President Donald Trump announced Thursday that U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a South Jersey Democrat who broke with his party to vote against Trump's impeachment, is becoming a Republican.
President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be impeached.
Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s decision to switch parties may have less to do with political ideology and more to do with political reality and self-preservation.
Murphy made no mention of Republican President Donald Trump and the impeachment inquiry he faces in the Democrat-led House as he discussed his plan for next year.
A congressman from South Jersey was one of just two Democrats on Thursday to vote against a package of ground rules for the impeachment inquiry of President Trump.