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Van Drew will chair Judiciary subcommittee in 119th Congress

January 6, 2025 12:48 pmJanuary 6, 2025 12:52 pm

As he begins his fourth term in Congress, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) will get to fulfill a role he’s never held before: chairman of a House subcommittee. In late December, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan announced that Van...

How N.J.’s congressional delegation voted in October

November 1, 2023 10:07 amNovember 1, 2023 7:42 pm

It…hasn’t exactly been a great month for effective governance in Washington D.C. After lawmakers narrowly avoided a government shutdown on September 30, a few renegade Republicans initiated a successful process to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, prompting a bitter three-week contest...

Kean will vote for Mike Johnson for speaker

October 25, 2023 11:44 amOctober 25, 2023 12:25 pm

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) will support Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) for Speaker of the House on the House floor today, according to Kean’s chief of staff Dan Scharfenberger. “Congressman Kean is going to support Mike Johnson on the floor...

GOP puts forward yet another speaker nominee, Mike Johnson

October 24, 2023 10:35 pmOctober 24, 2023 10:49 pm

House Republicans have nominated Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to be the next Speaker of the House, their second speaker nominee of the day and their fourth – fifth if you count ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy – this month. Johnson won...

Emmer bows out, throwing House Speaker race back into chaos

October 24, 2023 5:50 pmOctober 24, 2023 6:01 pm

Just a few hours after he had won the GOP nomination to be Speaker of the House of Representatives, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) has bowed out of the race due to opposition from a cohort of a few...

House GOP ditches Jordan, plans to choose new speaker nominee next week

October 20, 2023 3:38 pmOctober 20, 2023 6:18 pm

After House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) failed a third time today to be elected Speaker of the House, House Republicans have officially dumped Jordan as their speaker nominee. The secret-ballot caucus vote – which came out as 86...

Kean flips against Jordan on 3rd speaker vote

October 20, 2023 11:37 amOctober 20, 2023 3:39 pm

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) voted against House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as Speaker of the House today, after twice voting in favor of Jordan during speaker votes earlier this week. Kean instead voted for former Speaker Kevin...