Police called on New York Times reporter at campaign event for rarely-seen Republican lawmaker

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPolice called on New York Times reporter who was barred from campaign event for rarely-seen Republican lawmakerKean, who had a three-month absence from Congress earlier this year, has developed a reputation for being intensely private Ariana Baio in New York Sunday 23 August 2026 17:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037775","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tom-kean-campaign-event-reporter-police-b3037775.html","title":"Police called on New York Times reporter at campaign event for New Jersey Republican"}}Close‘Missing’ Republican lawmaker Tom Kean Jr. explains his absence: 'I was given the diagnosis of depression'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWash...