More than anything else, Sandy was the one, single event that catapulted Gov. Chris Christie to national prominence. He was ever-present in his blue fleece jacket, comforting storm victims, making the rounds on the Sunday talk shows, and touring damaged boardwalks. “We are in this together,”… Read the rest of this entry »

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s town hall meetings are expanding beyond New Jersey and heading to the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state of New Hampshire – and likely beyond. The governor, who’s been hosting weekly town hall meetings in the Garden State, is scheduled to speak with New Hampshire voters on April 15 on what’s being called… Read the rest of this entry »

WHIPPANY — Gov. Chris Christie held another town hall today to press people to support his pension and health benefit reforms for New Jersey, but the only person who drew his ire and called out by name was President Obama. Christie, telling residents he’s never again running for office in the Garden State but will make… Read the rest of this entry »

TRENTON, N.J. — For months, deep-pocketed donors have had a place to send unlimited contributions to Jeb Bush and to Scott Walker. Those who similarly wanted to support New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who’s falling behind his GOP rivals in the race for money as well as in the polls, have not. But Christie’s political team… Read the rest of this entry »

In her last job, Amanda Devecka-Rinear’s office was in an historic brick Georgian mansion on DuPont Circle in Washington D.C., with rooftop views of Embassy Row. Her office now is in a fishing shack on Cedar Bonnet Island, with back porch views of Barnegat Bay and kitchen views of a boarded-up house across the sand-packed street.… Read the rest of this entry »

Frustrated Sandy survivors, unhappy with Gov. Chris Christie’s handling of the storm recovery, are beginning to dog him on the presidential campaign trail. After raising money through crowdfunding, several New Jerseyans followed him… Read the rest of this entry »

DES MOINES, Iowa — In the space of a 20-minute interview at the Iowa agricultural summit that drew numerous potential GOP candidates for president, Gov. Chris Christie on Saturday gave a glimpse of his national stands on taxes and immigration, railed against federal environmental regulations and took some more shots at President Obama. And he got… Read the rest of this entry »

OXON HILL, Md. — There were subtle jabs at Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, but the subject New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spent most of his time discussing at a conservative convention on Thursday was one he presumably knows best: himself. Christie touted his willingness to take unscripted questions from voters, even when that means having… Read the rest of this entry »