Jonathan D. Salant, Author at New Jersey Globe

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

June 26, 2026 9:24 amJune 26, 2026 10:15 am

WASHINGTON — Newly elected Rep. Analilia Mejia wasted no time in adding her voice to efforts to pass progressive legislation in Congress. Mejia (D-Glen Ridge) joined efforts by Democrats in both houses to raise the federal minimum wage to $25...

DCCC chair calls Kean’s unexplained absence ‘unacceptable’

June 25, 2026 11:29 amJune 25, 2026 2:47 pm

WASHINGTON — The chair of the House Democrats’ political arm said it was “unacceptable” for Rep. Tom Kean Jr. to be absent from the Capitol without an explanation. Kean has not been seen in Washington since early March, missing more...

‘An abject surrender,’ Booker says as he opposes Trump’s Iran deal

June 21, 2026 4:17 pm

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called President Donald Trump’s agreement to end the war with Iran “an abject surrender” and “a cataclysmic failure.” Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday,...