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Missing GOP congressman reveals heartbreaking health condition after 116-day absence from Capitol

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Tom Kean Jr, a New Jersey Republican who has not cast a vote since March 5, has been spotted back on Capitol Hill.

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GOP’s Lawler: ‘Birth tourism’ not an issue for ‘executive fiat or judicial activism’

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GOP’s Lawler: ‘Birth tourism’ not an issue for ‘executive fiat or judicial activism’

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Tuesday said “birth tourism” is an issue Congress should address, “not by executive fiat or judicial activism,” after the Supreme Court ruled against President Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship. Three conservative justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, joined all three liberal justices in ruling that the 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship…

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Tom Kean, New Jersey Congressman, Says Depression Led to Long Absence

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Tom Kean, New Jersey Congressman, Says Depression Led to Long Absence

After months of mystery, the New Jersey representative broke his silence about the undisclosed health issue that prompted his 117-day absence.

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Supreme Court Opens Midterm Ad Floodgates, Giving GOP an Edge

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Supreme Court Opens Midterm Ad Floodgates, Giving GOP an Edge

The Supreme Court has given political parties more advertising bang for their buck – and opened the floodgates to a gusher of midterm campaign commercials – with a Tuesday decision that strikes down an obscure provision of federal election law.

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House conservatives derail GOP agenda in SAVE America Act showdown

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House conservatives derail GOP agenda in SAVE America Act showdown

The House floor remained at a standstill Tuesday after more than a dozen House conservatives sustained their blockade over the stalled SAVE Act.

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Alito: John Roberts Sold Out The Declaration Of Independence ‘Only Days Before’ 250th Anniversary

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Alito: John Roberts Sold Out The Declaration Of Independence ‘Only Days Before’ 250th Anniversary

'Every step of this story is incorrect," Alito wrote. 'The Declaration of Independence repudiated the foundation on which the British rule was based.'

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House GOP agenda stuck over SAVE Act, again

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House GOP agenda stuck over SAVE Act, again

More than a dozen House Republicans tanked a procedural vote for the must-pass defense bill — once again over the GOP's signature election bill, the SAVE Act.Why it matters: The SAVE Act has become a recurring source of chaos for House Republicans, repeatedly derailing procedural votes and stalling unrelated legislation. The House has already passed the bill three times, but it's well short of the necessary votes in the Senate, where Democratic support is needed to pass it.House conservatives have mounted a pressure campaign to force Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster and pass the bill, but the effort has so far gained little traction in the chamber.Just last week, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was forced to scrap votes and end the House's workweek early after conservatives made clear they would block legislation on the floor over the Senate's failure to act on SAVE.Driving the news: Fourteen Republicans — Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (La.), Tim Burchett (Tenn.), Chip Roy (Texas), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Lauren Bobert (Colo.), Max Miller (Ohio), Victoria Spartz (Ind.), Eric Burlison (Mo.), Andy Harris (Md.), Eli Crane (Ariz.), Randy Fine (Fla.), Keith Self (Texas), Mike Turner (Ohio.) and Steve Scalise (La.) — voted against the rule for the National Defense Authorization Act because it doesn't include an amendment on the SAVE Act.Scalise, the majority leader, voted against the rule to allow GOP leadership to more easily bring it back up at a later date. The vote failed 198-224.Zoom in: As a compromise, Johnson agreed to package the SAVE Act with the NDAA before sending it to the Senate. But the Senate could easily strip out the election measure before final passage.The speaker has also floated including parts of the SAVE Act in a potential third reconciliation bill, another offramp conservatives have rejected as insufficient. President Trump publicly urged House Republicans to stop tanking procedural votes last week, but conservatives have so far ignored that warning. What's next: The path forward for passing the defense bill remains unclear, as does a mechanism for Johnson and his leadership team to move forward on other legislation they'd hoped to pass before the July 4 recess.

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GOP figures break with Trump on birthright ruling, argue constitutional amendment necessary

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GOP figures break with Trump on birthright ruling, argue constitutional amendment necessary

Several prominent elected Republicans with law backgrounds on Tuesday broke with President Trump on the Supreme Court’s ruling over birthright citizenship, arguing that a constitutional amendment would have to be passed to change this method of obtaining citizenship. The high court ruled 6-3 that the 14th Amendment automatically guarantees citizenship for nearly all children born…

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Missing US congressman explains mysterious four-month absence

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Missing US congressman explains mysterious four-month absence

New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr, told fellow lawmakers that depression was the reason he had been away since March.

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