Tom Kean Jr, a New Jersey Republican who has not cast a vote since March 5, has been spotted back on Capitol Hill.
All Things Considered host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR's editor-in-chief Thomas Evans and Nina Totenberg about her reporting on the final day of the Supreme Court term.
In a speech on the House floor, Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., explained that his nearly four-month absence from Congress was to seek treatment for depression. Kean thanked his family, supporters and fellow lawmakers and stressed the importance of mental health care.
After months of mystery, the New Jersey representative broke his silence about the undisclosed health issue that prompted his 117-day absence.
The Supreme Court’s final opinion day was full of landmark decisions, in a term marked by them. The justices handed down major rulings that rejected a core facet of President Trump’s immigration agenda, upheld statewide bans on transgender athletes in sports and dismantled a federal law enacted in the wake of the Watergate scandal that capped…
Some media outlets reported on Tuesday that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of birthright citizenship by a 6–3 vote. But that’s not quite right.
'Every step of this story is incorrect," Alito wrote. 'The Declaration of Independence repudiated the foundation on which the British rule was based.'
The Supreme Court upheld the right of children born on U.S. soil to automatic American citizenship. In so doing, the court rejected President Trump's most aggressive attempt to limit immigration.
New Jersey Representative Tom Kean Jr. revealed that he has been treated for depression as he returned to the US House for the first time in nearly four months.