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Swing-seat Republican sidelined by ‘serious’ illness misses 88 votes as majority hangs by thread

May 18, 2026

An absent House lawmaker is expected to miss several more weeks of work after vanishing from Capitol Hill and the campaign trail due to an undisclosed illness. Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., has not voted in more than two months as House Republicans’ slim majority races to approve must-pass legislation ahead of the midterm elections. His father, former Gov. Tom Kean Sr., R-N.J., says his son may not...

Jackson protests as Supreme Court uses Louisiana gerrymandering ruling to instruct lower courts

May 18, 2026

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson protested the Supreme Court’s decision to use their recent ruling in a Louisiana gerrymandering case to instruct lower courts on how to define the Voting Rights Act, a move that could wipe out previous legal victories for voting rights groups. The Court on Monday sent a Mississippi case back down to U.S. District Court “for further consideration” following their ruling in Louisiana v. Callais,...

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