David Wildstein, the mayor turned blogger turned disgraced Port Authority figure that Governor Chris Christie has spent the past two weeks distancing himself from, is cited as the governor’s “eyes and ears” in a 2012 article from the Bergen Record which
As the violence escalates in the increasingly volatile Syrian civil war, Reuters is reporting that Russia is sending more ammunition to aid Bashar al Assad’s forces in combating rebels, including “armored vehicles, drones and guided bombs.” Prominent among global supporters of Assad,
A long week of explanations and apologies for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is close to its end, but the scandals continue. On Friday a new study tracking the use of Hurricane Sandy funds showed that a black or Latino
Cuban-Venezuelan actress Maria Conchita Alonso is one of the most prominent conservative voices in Hollywood, citing her family’s history with the extreme left as fueling her passion for politics. Now she is ginning up controversy once again for endorsing a
The NJ Legislature’s committee in charge of investigating what is now known as “BridgeGate” is ready to issue 20 subpoenas to individuals and organizations to appear before them. Among the big names expected to testify are Gov. Chris Christie’s Chief
After canceling a meeting in the southern part of the state with victims of Hurricane Sandy due to the ongoing scandal surrounding closures of lanes on the George Washington Bridge, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie met with homeowners Thursday to
More bad news for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. As he tries to survive an explosive corruption scandal and stave off a federal audit on use of Hurricane Sandy funds, a new study ranks New Jersey the least economically solvent
As the investigation into the scandal now known as BridgeGate continues, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie prepares his own internal investigation to ensure that all those involved (assuming he was not) are discovered and removed. To do that, Christie has
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a long way to go before restoring the national trust after his senior staffers were caught orchestrating a major traffic jam for political retribution. Many Republican leaders are remaining silent, however, as the Governor
Perhaps just saying the sentence “I am not a bully” convinced some of his constituents. A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows that a higher number of New Jerseyans see their governor, Chris Christie, as a “leader” than as a
The storm has not yet cleared for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who continues to face the fallout of “bridgegate.” Among the biggest headlines are the continued backhanded attacks from former NJ Governor Tom Kean, Sr., Christie’s one-time mentor who
A county prosecutor who says he was abruptly fired by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s staff for investigating Christie allies says the Bridgegate scandal looks a lot like the case he tried to bring to court. Bennett Barlyn spoke with
At least one potential Republican in the 2016 presidential field is lending New Jersey Governor Chris Christie his full support: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who praised Christie’s handling of the George Washington Bridge scandal and said he believed the Governor’s
Governor Chris Christie has learned the hard way that conservatives have not forgotten the distance he put between them and himself. Many of the most prominent voices in conservative media have not defended Christie during the past week and, in
New Jersey’s GOP Congressional delegation is mostly taking a “wait and see” approach to their governor’s role in this month’s traffic scandal and subsequent investigations into use of Hurricane Sandy funding. While two representatives expressed hope that Christie would make
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has found himself in a volatile political situation as the blame for what appears to be a politically motivated traffic disaster tears at his credibility. Standing beside him, however, is one Republican Christie himself tried
Governor Chris Christie delivered his State of the State address Tuesday with high expectations: to bring his usual policy proposals forth amid a sea of corruption allegations related both to the bridge scandal and Hurricane Sandy. He addressed the former,
The slow and continuing demise of Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey as a viable 2016 presidential contender is leaving a significant void where a front-runner once stood. Who steps in to fill it will depend on many factors, but
Mexican civilians have taken up arms in the southwestern region of Michoacán to forcibly remove the Knights Templar drug cartel from their cities, a situation so volatile that the congressman representing Michoacan has called it a potential “civil war.” The Los
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s week is not beginning any better than the last one ended. Monday morning, CNN reported that Christie has an entirely new scandal on his hands: the federal government investigating potentially inappropriate use of Hurricane Sandy
The astronomical costs and development in urban Beijing before and during the 2008 Summer Olympics made property values skyrocket so quickly that an estimated “hundreds of thousands” of Chinese live in bomb shelters, abandoned parking lots, and other underground areas
In a day full of inconsistencies and wrinkles in the developing story of how cars on the country’s most trafficked bridge came to a halt to please NJ Governor Chris Christie’s senior officials, the Wall Street Journal adds another: Christie
Republicans have spent the week watching raptly as Chris Christie defended himself from corruption allegations. Speaking exclusively to Breitbart News, Newt Gingrich, GOP adviser Mary Matalin, and GOP strategist John Feehery have some advice for Christie: tell the truth, be
The New Jersey Legislature’s enormous volume of correspondence released over the Chris Christie bridge scandal gave the media more than a thousand pages of homework to pore over through the weekend. Overall, media outlets covered the documents in a way that
The Chris Christie bridge scandal has kept journalists reading all weekend, as the New Jersey Legislature released thousands of pages of documents related to the incident Friday. Among them is the actual traffic study those involved claim was responsible for
