Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Jordan comes up short on the first vote for speaker
Republicans were on track to defeating Rep. Jim Jordan in his quest for the speaker's gavel, leaving the House grappling with a second week of paralysis. Published October 17, 2023
Jim Jordan stares down GOP lawmakers in House speaker’s vote
The House is set to gavel in to elect a new speaker Tuesday as the Republican nominee, Rep. Jim Jordan, tried to convince GOP holdouts to save his bid for the gavel. Published October 17, 2023
Jim Jordan scrambles to lock down support for Tuesday’s vote for House speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan gained significant momentum in his quest for the speaker's gavel but is still working to convince Republican holdouts to provide enough support to win in a floor vote Tuesday. Published October 16, 2023
Top holdout now backs Jordan’s bid for House speaker
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican who had threatened to cut a deal with Democrats to elect a speaker, announced Monday he'll instead back the lead GOP contender, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio. Published October 16, 2023
Jim Jordan gains support over weekend for speaker, says Thomas Massie
Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, gained more support over the weekend from his fellow Republicans to become speaker, Rep. Thomas Massie, a member of Mr. Jordan's whip team, told The Washington Times. Published October 15, 2023
Jim Jordan chasing votes while the House adjourns for the weekend
House Republicans left the U.S. Capitol Friday without electing a new speaker after their second nominee in two days, Rep. Jim Jordan, fell short of the 217 votes needed to win the gavel in a floor vote. Published October 13, 2023
Another House Republican enters the speaker race to challenge Jim Jordan
Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia jumped into the Republican race for speaker on Friday, offering a challenge to Rep. Jim Jordan in the latest twist to the infighting over who gets the gavel. Published October 13, 2023
GOP nominates conservative firebrand Jim Jordan for speaker
Republicans nominated Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on Friday, a day after Majority Leader Steve Scalise abandoned the nomination when he could not garner enough support to survive a vote on the House floor. Published October 13, 2023
Republican stalemate over speaker’s gavel drags on, paralyzing House
A group of conservative holdouts dashed Republicans' plans to elect a new House Speaker on Wednesday, leaving the chamber paralyzed for a second week as lawmakers struggled to unite their conference behind a candidate. Published October 11, 2023
Divided Republicans pause plans to elect new speaker
Republicans hit the pause button on their plans to elect a House speaker Wednesday afternoon as they worked to unite their GOP conference behind giving the gavel to Rep. Steve Scalise. Published October 11, 2023
House Republicans pick Steve Scalise for speaker
Republicans voted Wednesday to nominate Steve Scalise of Louisiana to serve as House speaker but are not done hashing out a way to ensure he'll get enough support to win the gavel in a vote on the House floor. Published October 11, 2023
House Republicans scramble to avoid chaotic floor fight for speaker
Republicans, divided over who to elect as House speaker, are pitching a plan to internalize the process to avoid chaos on the House floor. Published October 11, 2023
Plans to stop government shutdown prominent in tight race for House speaker
The plan for the looming shutdown showdown with the Senate emerged as a defining issue separating the two Republicans vying to be the next House speaker. Published October 11, 2023
House Republicans scramble to unite behind a speaker
More Republicans began taking sides Tuesday in a battle for the speaker's gavel that pits Majority Leader Steve Scalise against Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan. Published October 10, 2023
A faction of House Republicans wants a backroom deal on speaker
House Republicans, frustrated with the lack of consensus on who should be the next speaker, want the two contenders -- Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan -- to hash out which one of them should drop out. Published October 10, 2023
Congress frozen by stalemate in electing a new House speaker
Republicans on Monday were no closer to picking a new House speaker, leaving the chamber rudderless and GOP lawmakers shut out from legislating amid calls for congressional action on Israel's behalf. Published October 9, 2023
Kevin McCarthy accuses Biden, Democrats of not standing up to Hamas or antisemitism
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took to task the Biden administration and House Democrats for taking an "appeasement" stance with Hamas and not standing up to antisemitism within their party. Published October 9, 2023
Hawley chides Biden for ‘enjoying a picnic’ while Hamas holds Americans hostage
Sen. Josh Hawley criticized President Biden for hosting a barbecue Sunday evening at the White House during an American hostage crisis in Gaza. Published October 9, 2023
Rep. Scalise says cancer treatment going ‘phenomenally’ well
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a top contender for the next House speaker, says his doctors are very encouraged with the progress of his treatment for cancer. Published October 6, 2023
Rep. Stefanik pondering run for majority leader
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik is mulling a campaign for House majority leader, The Washington Times has learned. Published October 6, 2023