Exclusive: ex-New Jersey governor, who had prosecuted Kushner’s father, was sacked as head of Trump’s transition team Chris Christie, who was ousted as chairman of Donald Trump’s White House transition team in 2016, has written a blistering attack on Jared Kushner, whom he accuses of having carried out a political “hit job” …
This wasn’t how he figured it would end. A year after being steamrolled by Donald Trump, Chris Christie is hobbling out of office as the most unpopular governor in the history of New Jersey—a casualty of scandal and hubris, and a guy freed up to quietly pursue the toughest job …
One would have hoped that the scale of devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey would not have triggered another bout of political bickering. One would have hoped that the scale of devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey would not have triggered another bout of political bickering. Alas, an unseemly spat has erupted between Ted …
“As we came back up, I’m looking, I’m like, ‘that’s him,’ there’s no doubt in my mind that’s him.” ~ANDY MILLS, a photographer for The Star-Ledger who photographed Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey on a beach he had ordered closed as part of a government shutdown. (There is an …
DALLAS (AP) — With the federal government and a Senate committee looking into the dragging of a man off a United Express flight, airlines are beginning to speak up against any effort to bar them from overselling flights. The CEO of Delta Air Lines called overbooking “a valid business process.” …
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — As the last of the top jobs in the Trump administration are handed out in Washington, Gov. Chris Christie is looking increasingly like the guy in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” who is told: “You get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir!” With his own …
“Let me be clear once again. I had no knowledge prior to or during these lane realignments, and had no role in authorizing them. No believable evidence was presented to contradict that fact.” ~GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE, of New Jersey, in a statement after two of his former aides were convicted …
On Friday, Bridget Anne Kelly, Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, testified that Christie knew and approved of a “traffic study” that would close access lanes to the George Washington Bridge at least a month before the lanes were closed. The lane closures were allegedly political payback against a …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anxiety over Donald Trump spread among congressional Republicans Monday, pushing several to follow House Speaker Paul Ryan’s lead and withhold their support from the divisive billionaire. Ryan himself declared there’s no point in trying to “fake” party unity. “If we go forward pretending that we’re unified, then …
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A project to build a long-delayed second rail tunnel under the Hudson River will get $70 million to start preliminary engineering work and will benefit from accelerated federal environmental reviews, officials announced Wednesday. The money will come from the Port Authority of New York and New …
Lawmakers in every state have adopted laws requiring most government meetings and records to be open to the public. But in some states, lawmakers have exempted themselves from complying. The Associated Press sent open-records request to the top lawmakers in all 50 states and most governors, seeking copies of their …
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