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House adopts new stopgap funding bill to keep government open

November 14, 2023 6:13 pm

With a government funding deadline looming this Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed another stopgap measure today that keeps the government funded at current levels through January 19 or February 2, depending on the department. The bill, known as...

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...

The U.S. House has a Speaker once again

October 25, 2023 1:55 pmOctober 26, 2023 9:31 am

22 days after Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted in a historic vote, the United States House of Representatives finally has a Speaker again: Rep. Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican who was previously the vice chair of the Republican conference. The...

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...