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U.S. Senate voted to end a partial government shutdown that has snarled airports across the country

Politics Jun 03

Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s absence raises broader questions about Congress

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Leila Jackson

Politics Jun 03

Rebecca Bennett
New Jersey Democrats pick Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett to face absent GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr.

Bennett’s victory over three other Democrats on Tuesday sets up the state’s premier contest in November, when the party hopes it can flip the onetime Republican stronghold that has proven competitive in recent years.

By Mike Catalini, Associated Press

Politics Jun 02

People vote during the primary elections for U.S. Congress, in New Jersey
New Jersey Democrats pick opponent in district where U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has been absent

New Jersey’s 7th District, nestled amid suburban towns and rolling farmland — and including one of President Donald Trump’s golf clubs — is the highest-profile race in the state on Tuesday.

By Mike Catalini, Associated Press

Politics Jun 02

"I Voted" stickers are seen as voters head to the polls for election day in Princeton, New Jersey
Live Results: New Jersey midterm primaries

New Jersey voters will nominate candidates for both chambers of Congress in a state primary on Tuesday, including in one key battleground district that could decide control of the U.S. House.

Politics Jun 01

A worker passes the office door of U.S. Rep. Kean on Capitol Hill in Washington
New Jersey voters look for answers about Tom Kean Jr.'s prolonged absence from Congress

The pressure is ratcheting up in the 7th Congressional District as Democrats are hoping to unseat Kean in their bid to regain control of Congress.

By Mike Catalini, Associated Press

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