Election 2025: Spadea, Ciattarelli offer contrasting takes on the House speakership battle
Kevin McCarthy was only four votes short of the speaker’s gavel as of 3:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon, but the most dramatic speakership election in […]
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The Orderly and Peaceful Transition of Power | Howes
Last night, I celebrated the re-organization of one school board and two local governing bodies. It was a great night. Each year, I attend as […]
Trump urges House GOP to select McCarthy, avoid “embarrassing defeat”
The 20-member revolt preventing Kevin McCarthy from assuming the speakership is being explained as a “MAGA” thing by many elements of the media, but the […]
Kean can’t take office while speaker impasse continues
Tom Kean Jr. is ready to take his seat in Congress, but the U.S. House can’t organize until a speaker is elected. That means no […]
Readying to replace Malinowski, Congressman-elect Kean preps qualified blind trust
Tom Kean, Jr. will officially join Congress on Tuesday, and he’s working on a “Qualified Blind Trust” in part to avoid the mistakes of his […]
Kean co-signs letter pledging to reject a McCarthy alternative
Congressman-elect Tom Kean Jr. (R, NJ-07) isn’t new to Team McCarthy, Save Jerseyans, but he doubled down this week by co-signing a letter pledging not […]
Kean “excited to hit the ground running” after freshman orientation
The 118th Congress will convene on January 3rd, Save Jerseyans, and Republicans will control the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since January […]
Jan. 6th Commitee uses Ian as an excuse to keep going
The only thing that wasn’t predictable was the actual, specific excuse. Wednesday’s hearing was supposed to be the infamous January 6th Committee’s final staged performance, […]