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GOP Rep. Kean speaks after mysterious monthslong absence
Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey announced on Tuesday that a diagnosis of depression kept him away from Capitol Hill for months. Kean's family and aides had said little about his absence except that he was recovering from a medical condition and "under a doctor's care," even as fellow Republicans had publicly urged him to divulge more information.
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The Daily Beast
· Jun 30, 2026
Missing Republican Finally Explains Three-Month Paid Absence
Photo Illustration by Eric Faison/The Daily Beast/GettyMIA Republican Tom Kean Jr. returned to Congress on Wednesday after a more than three-month absence, and said his disappearance was due to treatment for depression. The 57-year-old Republican’s last vote was on March 5 before his mysterious absence that left even his GOP colleagues concerned about his whereabouts. Unlike average Americans, he never lost a day of pay—and even kept trading stocks.Read more at The Daily Beast.
DNyuz
· Jul 1, 2026
After GOP Members Rebel, House Stalls Trump Agenda and Heads For Early Holiday Recess
Speaker Mike Johnson (R, La.), flanked by Rep. Lisa McClain (R, Mich.), left, and Rep. Beth Van Duyne, (R, Texas), talks to reporters after a Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol in Washington, on June 30, 2026. —J. Scott Applewhite—AP Photo House Republican leaders sent lawmakers home for a nearly two-week holiday recess Tuesday after []
Washington Examiner
· Jul 7, 2026
Top Republicans say they spoke with Mitch McConnell while still in the hospital
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and Kentucky-born political commentator Scott Jennings say they all spoke with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as the senior senator remains in the hospital, where he has been for several weeks. “Leader Thune spoke with Sen. McConnell yesterday by phone,” a Thune spokesperson told the Washington Examiner on []
Off The Press
· Jun 30, 2026
Lauren Boebert Scorns Tom Kean’s Long-Term Absence: ‘Embarrassing’
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) is continuing to take aim at her GOP colleague, calling Rep. Tom Kean’s (R-N.J.) absence “embarrassing.” “I mean, sure, take care of yourself, get healthy, but who gets to take four months off of work because they’re sad,” Boebert told TMZ on Tuesday. Hours before, Kean returned to work with a speech from []...Click to read more
Irish Star
· Jun 30, 2026
Missing GOP lawmaker faces calls to 'resign' after revealing health issue behind mystery extended absence
Missing Representative Tom Kean Jr stood before the U.S. House of Representatives and announced the reason as to why he has missed nearly 120 votes
The New American
· Jul 7, 2026
CNN’s Jennings, GOP Senators: McConnell Alive and Discussing Policy
After journalists said Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was “brain dead,” a top GOP strategist said he spoke to him on the phone. ... The post CNN’s Jennings, GOP Senators: McConnell Alive and Discussing Policy appeared first on The New American.
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Related coverage for "GOP Rep. Kean speaks after mysterious monthslong absence": The Daily Beast — Missing Republican Finally Explains Three-Month Paid Absence. DNyuz — After GOP Members Rebel, House Stalls Trump Agenda and Heads For Early Holiday Recess. Washington Examiner — Top Republicans say they spoke with Mitch McConnell while still in the hospital. Off The Press — Lauren Boebert Scorns Tom Kean’s Long-Term Absence: ‘Embarrassing’. Irish Star — Missing GOP lawmaker faces calls to 'resign' after revealing health issue behind mystery extended absence. The New American — CNN’s Jennings, GOP Senators: McConnell Alive and Discussing Policy