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House shoots down effort to oust Speaker Johnson, but two N.J. Dems break ranks

May 8, 2024 7:32 pmMay 8, 2024 9:26 pm

The House resoundingly rejected an effort by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson today, but two of New Jersey’s Democratic House members didn’t go along, saying that it’s not up to them to rescue a...

Unpredictable House schedule may have knock-on effects in Senate, gubernatorial campaigns

November 20, 2023 3:23 pmNovember 21, 2023 4:35 am

Last Tuesday, the New Jersey League of Municipalities kicked off its annual conference, a raucous, crowded event in Atlantic City that brings a colossal array of New Jersey elected officials and party leaders together to discuss politics and policy. But...

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

November 17, 2023 2:53 pmNovember 17, 2023 11:47 pm

This week, Congress successfully averted a government shutdown with another stopgap funding bill, and … that’s about it. A longer-term funding deal, as well as other priorities facing Congress like border security and aid for Israel and Ukraine, will have...

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...