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Trump blasts Christie for ignoring ‘deeply troubled’ N.J.

assetContent (25)TRENTON — Republican front-runner Donald Trump hurled an attack at Gov. Chris Christie over Twitter Monday morning, accusing the governor of spending too much time away from his day job. The billionaire businessman questioned how Christie is running the “deeply troubled” state of New Jersey when he’s “spending all of his time” in New Hampshire. The… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: November 30th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Trump blasts Christie for ignoring ‘deeply troubled’ N.J.

Christie to Obama: N.J. won’t accept Syrian refugees

assetContentTRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday sent a letter to President Obama saying New Jersey will not accept any Syrian refugees from the war-torn country. In the letter, Christie argued the Obama administration failed to notify the state or coordinate with New Jersey agencies on resettling refugees in the Garden State. Christie, who is running… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: November 17th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Barack Obama, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Syria, War on terror | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on Christie to Obama: N.J. won’t accept Syrian refugees

Christie gives fiery speech in Florida in aftermath of Paris attacks

ORLANDO, Fla. — In the wake of the deadly terrorist attacks that rocked Paris, Gov. Chris Christie offered one of his fiercest rebukes of President Obama’s strategy to defeat terrorism here and abroad, and vowed Saturday to be a president who puts the “safety, security and freedom” of Americans first before all else. The governor, speaking… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: November 15th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, War on terror | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Christie gives fiery speech in Florida in aftermath of Paris attacks

Christie: Steps being taken to protect N.J. after Paris attacks

assetContentORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Chris Christie indicated Friday night New Jersey officials are on alert following the deadly series of attacks in Paris that have claimed lives across the city. Christie, tweeting from his gubernatorial account, said he’s working with New Jersey State Police and the state’s Homeland Security department in the wake of the attacks.… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: November 14th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, Terrorism, War on terror | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments »

Feds Agree to Pony Up $10B for Trans-Hudson Tunnel –Can NJ Cover Its Share?

New Jersey commuters traveling to and from New York’s Penn Station rely on two century-old trans-Hudson tunnels. New Jersey commuters got a jolt of good news yesterday: The federal government will cover at least half of the up to $20 billion price tag for a new trans-Hudson tunnel. That could go some way toward… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 13th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment »

Could Trump pick Christie as his running mate?

assetContentTRENTON — Trump/Christie in 2016? It’s a possibility, Donald Trump told a crowd in New Hampshire on Wednesday, according to a report by NBC News. As Trump made an appearance at a political speaker series in Manchester, a man in the crowd asked the billionaire businessman and Republican presidential candidate if he’d given any thought to… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: November 12th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Donald Trump | Tags: , , | 7 Comments »

Bridgegate scandal defendants say critical evidence being withheld

assetContent (12)NEWARK–In the first defense motions challenging the evidence in the George Washington Bridge scandal, lawyers for two former allies of Gov. Chris Christie late Tuesday complained the government failed to produce “critical facts essential to their ability to prepare for trial.” They also said that the mountain of documents produced by the government against Bill Baroni,… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: November 11th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Bridgegate, Chris Christie | Tags: , , , , , | 4 Comments »

See which bills Christie acted on in big frenzy on Monday

assetContentGov. Chris Christie has a busy day Monday, acting on dozens of bills sitting on his desk. Here is a look at some key measures he either vetoed or signed: BILLS HE VETOED * He outright vetoed legislation that… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 10th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Chris Christie, New Jersey, News | Tags: , , | Comments Off on See which bills Christie acted on in big frenzy on Monday

Christie knocked out of 4th GOP primetime debate

assetContentSOMERSWORTH, N.H. — Gov. Chris Christie was edged out of the upcoming GOP debate’s main stage event scheduled for Tuesday, delivering a major blow to the struggling campaign that had just begun showing signs of gaining momentum. The line was announced Thursday night on Fox Business just as Christie campaigned in New Hampshire, where the latest… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: November 5th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Christie knocked out of 4th GOP primetime debate

Democrats win their largest N.J. Assembly majority in 36 years

IMG_2800TRENTON — Democrats tightened their control of the state Assembly in Tuesday’s elections, wresting three seats away from a Republican party ruled by Gov. Chris Christie, a presidential candidate whose popularity has dropped at home. It means Democrats will control 51 seats in the 80-seat lower house as of January — their biggest majority since 1979.… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: November 4th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2015 Legislative Races, Chris Christie, NJ GOP | Tags: , , | 5 Comments »