Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
RNC’s Ronna McDaniel moves on after messy chair race, puts fresh focus on GOP grassroots
Ronna McDaniel easily won reelection as Republican National Committee chairwoman, but the aggressive campaign to topple her nevertheless succeeded in spilling what is usually a private quarrel into the public sphere. Published January 29, 2023
McDaniel wins reelection for fourth term as RNC chair
Ronna McDaniel was reelected Friday to an unprecedented fourth term as chair of the Republican National Committee after members of the national party veered away from calls for a leadership shakeup following a disappointing midterm election cycle. Published January 27, 2023
Dhillon banks on secret ballot surprise to beat McDaniel in RNC chair election
The consensus among members of the Republican National Committee gathered here for their winter meeting is Ronna McDaniel is on a glide path to capturing an unprecedented fourth term as their chairwoman. Published January 26, 2023
DeSantis calls for change at RNC, boosts Harmeet Dhillon’s insurgent bid against McDaniel
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Thursday gave a boost to Harmeet Dhillon's bid for chair of the Republican National Committee, saying it is time for a change of leadership after "three substandard election cycles in a row." Published January 26, 2023
Harmeet Dhillon’s team says McDaniel losing support, race for RNC chair ‘closer than people think’
Harmeet Dhillon's supporters insist she's got a shot at beating Ronna McDaniel in the secret ballot vote Friday to name the new chair of the Republican National Committee. Published January 26, 2023
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel expected to win reelection; backers say she unites, builds the party
The prevailing chatter at the Republican National Committee's winter meeting is that RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will easily win an unprecedented fourth term when the votes are tallied Friday. Published January 26, 2023
Rough-and-tumble race for RNC chair gives the party’s committeemen the willies
The race for chair of the Republican National Committee has turned into an acrimonious affair that has exposed lingering rifts and left some members wondering whether this family feud has been good for the GOP. Published January 25, 2023
Kevin McCarthy blocks Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell from Intel panel
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy officially rejected the appointments of Democratic Reps. Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell to the Select Committee on Intelligence. Published January 24, 2023
Speaker McCarthy losing GOP support to strip Dems from committees
Some House Republicans have broken with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over plans to oust Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Adam B. Schiff and Eric Swalwell from committees. Published January 24, 2023
GOP keeps diversity and inclusion as priorities on House financial services committee
Republicans hold the reins of the House Financial Services Committee and have no plans to kill off a Democratic relic that prioritized diversity and inclusion on the panel. Published January 23, 2023
Jeffries prepares for fight with McCarthy after renominating Swalwell, Schiff to Intel Committee
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries formally nominated two California Democrats on the Select Committee on Intelligence and is expected to nominate another Democrat on the Foreign Affairs panel, all three of whom Speaker Kevin McCarthy pledged to block. Published January 23, 2023
Dems quick to blame ‘bigotry’ in California shooting before suspect identified
Democratic lawmakers blamed ethnic bigotry as the motivation behind Saturday night's mass shooting at a Los Angeles dance club before authorities released information about the suspect. Published January 22, 2023
Mayors insist they are addressing their cities’ crime problems that they attribute to pandemic, guns
When mayors from the nation's biggest cities gathered for a conference in Washington, they boasted about having a handle on the violent crime crisis that's exploded on their watch. Published January 19, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar are back on committees after two-year exile under Dem rule
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona have been given committee assignments for the new Congress, ending two years of being banished from committees by Democrats. Published January 17, 2023
Illegal immigration, migrant busing get closed-door treatment this week at U.S. Conference of Mayors
The immigration crisis that's being bused into big cities was on the agenda when the U.S. Conference of Mayors kicked off its winter meeting Tuesday in Washington, but the mayors' big discussion about border jumpers will happen in private. Published January 17, 2023
Rep. Jim Jordan says new subcommittee will probe ‘disparate’ treatment of Jan. 6 defendants
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan said the new subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government wants to investigate the alleged mistreatment of Jan. 6, 2021, defendants during their detainment. Published January 17, 2023
McCarthy says embattled Rep. Santos won’t have access to top-secret information
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says embattled first-term Rep. George Santos, New York Republican, is unlikely to have access to anything top secret. Published January 12, 2023
Kevin McCarthy prepared to release all Capitol footage of Jan. 6 protest
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he is willing to make public unreleased security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Published January 12, 2023
House Republicans pass first pro-life measures in post-Roe era
The new House Republican majority launched its pro-life legislative agenda on Wednesday, passing measures protecting infants born alive during an abortion and condemning recent attacks on anti-abortion facilities and churches that provide aid to pregnant women. Published January 11, 2023
More Republicans join in calls for George Santos to resign
Fellow New York Republicans and GOP officials in Rep. George Santos' home county have joined the chorus of calls for him to resign. Published January 11, 2023
