Nov 06 Top deputy tries to distance herself from Chris Christie in New Jersey governor’s race By Michael Catalini, Associated Press Lt Gov. Kim Guadagno has done whatever she could to create distance from a Republican colleague whose popularity has hovered in the teens and low 20s for the last year as voters have tired of his "tell-it-like-it-is" style and in… Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: Trump’s opioid commission meets before issuing final report By Laura Santhanam President Donald Trump's opioid commission will meet today fewer than two weeks before its deadline to issue a final report with strategies for how to lead the nation out of a public health crisis. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Approaching deadline, Trump’s opioid commission weighs successes and setbacks By Laura Santhanam The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, convened for the third time. Watch the full meeting here. Continue reading
Sep 11 Chris Christie on Steve Bannon: “This, I suspect, is his last 15 minutes of fame.” By Travis Daub In a PBS NewsHour interview, Gov. Chris Christie shared his thoughts about former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and the conservative firebrand's attacks on Christie's tenure in the Trump campaign. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 11:38 Christie: After Sandy, Congress learned its lesson for Harvey aid By PBS News Hour Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey in 2012 and killed more than 150 people. As Florida copes with Tropical Storm Irma and Texas rebuilds in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Jul 31 Trump needs to declare national emergency for opioid crisis, commission says By Laura Santhanam Opioids “now kill more people than gun homicides and car crashes combined,” the commission wrote in its report, saying that with nearly 150 Americans dying every day, “America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11th every three weeks.”… Continue reading
Jul 04 Christie signs $34.7B budget to end New Jersey state government shutdown By Michael Catalini, Associated Press The Assembly and the Senate approved the budget early Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Chris Christie draws fire for using closed state beach By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Monday, it's day three of a state government shutdown in New Jersey over a budget showdown between Gov. Chris Christie and Democratic lawmakers. On Sunday, he drew criticism for using the governor's residence at a… Continue watching
Jul 03 New Jersey government shutdown drags into 3rd day By Michael Catalini, Associated Press State parks are shut down along with other nonessential state services, including state courts and the motor vehicle offices where people go to get driver's licenses. Tens of thousands of state workers are furloughed until Christie signs off on a… Continue reading
Jul 03 Christie spotted at beach during state government shutdown By Michael Catalini, Associated Press The budget stalemate between Republican Gov. Chris Christie and the Democrat-controlled Legislature smoldered on Monday with the state government shut down and state parks closed to the public — but not to Christie and his family — as the Fourth… Continue reading