Of the eight Republicans on stage at the party’s first presidential debate, six were current or former governors.
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A former executive director of the National Governors Association explains what it is about certain governors that makes them less suited for the presidency.
Republican nominee Donald Trump gestures as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton looks on during the final presidential debate in 2016.
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Debates have played an important part in the American political process. And when candidates don’t participate, democracy suffers.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, hugging another guest, along with Kellyanne Conway (left) and Notre Dame University President Rev. John Jenkins (right) tested positive for COVID-19.
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The outdoors is less risky than an enclosed room, but it isn’t a COVID-19-free zone. Here’s what you need to know.
Bridget Kelly, one of two aides to Gov. Chris Christie whose convictions in the Bridgegate scandal were reversed.
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The Supreme Court has overturned a series of corruption convictions of public officials by federal prosecutors. Can public corruption be successfully prosecuted? Yes, by the states.
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Even by the standards of the Trump campaign, the Republican jamboree in Cleveland was a sorry spectacle.
Can’t touch this.
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With the results in, Trump stands proudly on top of what looks like a five-way car crash. What now?
Marco Rubio in Exeter, New Hampshire.
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For 100 years, retail politics has ruled the New Hampshire primary. We may be seeing a new dynamic emerge in 2016.
Pop quiz! How many of the GOP presidential candidates can you name?
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Fox News is using polling to justify their picks for the GOP debate, but the way they averaged those polls was a little fast and loose.
Same as the old boss? Christie’s stubborn style is back to haunt him.
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Chris Christie has always encouraged voters to see him as anything but a politician. His lips seem to curl with contempt whenever he mentions New Jersey’s state capital, Trenton. He has long portrayed…