Congress

Jersey Shore Congressman Chris Smith's (NJ-4th District-R) legislation to provide humanitarian relief to genocide victims in Iraq and Syria and hold ISIS perpetrators accountable passed the house on Tuesday night and now heads to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law.

It is finally official: Democrat Andy Kim has defeated Tom MacArthur in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District.

Fighting the war on drugs continues to be a top priority for Shore Congressman Tom MacArthur who's also co-chair of the Bi-Partisan Heroin Task Force in Washington.

Republican Rep. Leonard Lance found something in the speech to be pleased about that was not political.

 
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It wasn't easy but Congressman-Elect Tom Macarthur secured one of six open seats on the powerful House Armed Services Committee (HASC) for the incoming 114th Congress.

State lawmakers are hoping to get Congress and the U.S. Justice Department to investigate Superstorm Sandy related insurance claims.
Shore 10th district lawmakers State Senator Jim Holzapfel, Assemblyman Dave Wolfe and Assemblyman Greg McGuckin introduced resolutions requesting Congress to conduct a …

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, a Democrat and former college professor who has represented New Jersey's 12th Congressional District since 1999, announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election this November.

Steven Lonegan is throwing his hat into the political ring once again, declaring his intent to run for the 3rd District Congressional seat.

As another season of American Idol is underway, it's amazing to think that the show is already in season 13. Since the show first began, Idol alum have shown that there is life after singing for votes, doing everything from reality TV to winning major movie awards. But one former contestant is …