CHRIS CHRISTIE

"We didn't get a lot of stuff done," said Christie, who blames an incompetent and poorly-managed White House for Trump's policy failures.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been on a PR blitz promoting his new book.

Chris Christie is everywhere. The former New Jersey governor and onetime Republican presidential candidate denounced “conspiracy theorists” during a September appearance at the Ronald Reagan Library in California. In between, he's been interviewed by everyone from Laura Ingraham on Fox News to David Axelrod, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, on CNN.

Christie was hospitalized in October 2020. He said Donald Trump called him there to make sure he wouldn't blame the president for the infection.

The MSNBC host asked the former New Jersey governor how he could write a book about conspiracy theorists without taking on Fox News.

Obama famously skewered Trump in 2011 over his aggressive promotion of the racist "birther" conspiracy theory.

Christie also wrote in his memoir that Trump's speech made him "physically sick," but he didn't rule out supporting Trump if he runs again in 2024.

“We lost, we got our butts kicked," the former New Jersey governor told "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah.

Trump was admitted to the hospital on October 2, 2020, while Christie checked himself into Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey the day after.

An elite but often-underwater beach town at the Jersey Shore is looking for its own solutions to back bay flooding, deciding it can’t wait for state and federal officials to agree on a fix.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke exclusively with "Face the Nation" about the increasing labor shortages, and said many of the issues are because of the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. Moderator Margaret Brennan joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss that interview and more.

A federal appeals court is blocking a request for Trump White House documents from the House committee investigating the Capitol riot. The move allows former President Donald Trump's team to prepare an appeal. CBS News legal contributor Keir Dougall joined CBSN to discuss.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeals to richer countries to place more "cash on the table" to secure a climate breakthrough at COP26 in Glasgow.

Hundreds of civil society representatives at the COP26 conference chant as they march through the convention centre and leave it in sign of protest, denouncing the conference a "failure" and the influence of the fossil fuel industry, on the last day of the climate summit in Glasgow.

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of Trump White House records that a House committee wants as part of its investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Mr. Trump is claiming executive privilege. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joined CBSN with more.

Republican state Sen.-elect Ed Durr says he will have a learning curve in his new post but plans to try thwart Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy once he gets to Trenton next year.

Former Gov. Chris Christie told attendees at a Republican convention it is time to focus on a “plan for tomorrow, not a grievance about yesterday.”

The potential presidential contender boasted in the aftermath of a big victory for the...

The former New Jersey governor warns the party about Trump's talking points.

New Jersey’s longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent little money and underscoring Democratic woes in the Biden era.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has won reelection over Republican Jack Ciattarelli.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has brought out the biggest names in Democratic politics as he’s tried to maintain his edge in Virginia’s hotly contested gubernatorial race.

New Jersey's decidedly liberal shift under first-term Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is facing a test as he seeks reelection against Republican Jack Ciattarelli.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said former President Donald Trump should stop peddling conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen, arguing that the claims are inconsistent with putting America first and damage the Republican Party’s efforts to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda.

President Biden is campaigning alongside California Governor Gavin Newsom ahead of the state's gubernatorial recall election on Tuesday. Associated Press reporter Kathleen Ronayne joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the important issues for voters and how California has changed politically since the state's last recall election in 2003.

Iran's new president, Ebrahim Raisi, took office this summer signaling that his government would return to the nuclear negotiating table. But so far he appears to be in no rush. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.

North Korea says it tested a new, more sophisticated long-range cruise missile over the weekend. That comes days after the country celebrated the 73rd anniversary of its founding. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio joins CBSN from Hong Kong with the latest details.

California Governor Gavin Newsom's political future faces a critical test when voters have their final chance to cast ballots in the recall election on Tuesday. CBS News political reporter Adam Brewster joins Tanya Rivero on CBSN to discuss the latest.

The United Nations put out an urgent plea for countries to fund humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as people there face displacement and hunger. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has the latest on that and other developments from across the border in Pakistan.

The U.S. Capitol Police chief is briefing House and Senate leaders today, ahead of a rally planned for Saturday by far-right groups who say they want "justice" for people charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about what to expect from the briefing, plus what House Democrats and Republicans will likely ask the Secretary of State during a hearing about the U.S.'s withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The White House is defending President Biden's new COVID-19 vaccine mandates as several Republican leaders threaten to take legal action against the administration over its renewed push to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Mr. Biden is traveling west to campaign for embattled California Governor Gavin Newsom before the last day to vote in the state's recall election and to visit areas damaged by wildfires. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN to discuss.

"I think they're really on shaky ground as to whether they can force this or not. So, it's subject to legal challenge," the former New Jersey Governor said on Sunday.

"We need to quit wasting our time, our energy, and our credibility on claims that won't ever convince anyone of anything," Chris Christie told Republicans.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tied himself to a very conventional set of GOP positions, implying that Republicans can win on policies pushed by Donald Trump so long as they reject him and the fanaticism he inspires.

"We need to quit wasting our time, our energy, and our credibility on claims that won't ever convince anyone of anything," Chris Christie told Republicans.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie offered a sweeping critique of the GOP on Thursday, urging it to become "the party that's perceived to be telling the American people the truth" after months of "pretending we won" the 2020 election.

Surveying storm damage, President Joe Biden has declared climate change has reached “code red” and now has become “everybody's crisis.”.

Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told residents “I know you’re hurting."

Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told local residents, “I know you’re hurting, I know you’re hurting.”.

The fall book season will be packed with new works by such high-profile authors as Jonathan Franzen, Sally Rooney and Colson Whitehead.

Christie was candid with Trump about the realities of running for reelection, when voters are looking for a fresh message from political candidates.

A year removed from the Supreme Court’s tossing of her conviction in New Jersey's ‘Bridgegate’ case, Bridget Kelly is seeking to resurrect her political career.

Rudy Giuliani’s advice to tackle then presidential candidate Joe Biden was ‘supremely unhelpful’, says the book

Nearly 150 speakers (including 20 more biggies revealed today) across more than 50 sessions. Four days of virtual programs. Two jampacked days of in-person programs. Everything streamed. Everything on demand. Are you as excited as we are?

Even for Christie, who is known for his blunt talk, the comments were notable since he was considered to be an ally of the Trump White House.

US military can’t be a ‘cureall’ for world problems, ex-gov warns

The tragedy in Surfside, Florida, is exposing voters to a different side of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for a reelection bid next year that could propel him into a presidential campaign.

The next book by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is addressed to his fellow Republicans.

"In the end, not much was accomplished, but no damage was done," Christie said. "That's probably all they were looking for ... to come out unscathed."

Former Vice President Mike Pence and several other potential 2024 presidential candidates are descending upon Texas next week to thank donors to the 2020 campaign here and to help raise money to flip the U.S House next year.

The event next week is attracting a who's who of big-name Republicans who could run for...

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Former Vice President Mike Pence and other potential GOP presidential contenders plan to attend a private donor meeting next week in Texas hosted by Karl Rove.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ripped President Joe Biden's address to Congress on Wednesday, interrupting the president's near unanimous praise from ABC's panel giving initial reactions to the speech.

Christie has joined the board of directors of the New York Mets. His son Andrew has worked for the team since 2018 and is the Mets' coordinator of international scouting. Chris Christie has joined the board of directors of the New York Mets. Jeanne Melino also joined the Mets board under new owner Steve Cohen, and New York said Friday she will be hired by the team as senior vice president of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation. The Mets' board also includes chairman emeritus Fred Wilpon and vice chairman Andrew Cohen, who is not related to Steve.

Laura Biggs, a 56-year-old who has already recovered from the virus, is wary of taking the vaccine. “The way I feel about it is: I don’t need the vaccine at this point," she said. She said partisan differences were obvious among her friends and family in all aspects of the pandemic, including vaccine acceptance. I don’t think it is the way God intended for us to be,” said Holloway. “The people who voted for Trump and don’t want to take the vaccine are committed in their opposition.

Laura Biggs, a 56-year-old who has already recovered from the virus, is wary of taking the vaccine. “The way I feel about it is: I don’t need the vaccine at this point," she said. She said partisan differences were obvious among her friends and family in all aspects of the pandemic, including vaccine acceptance. I don’t think it is the way God intended for us to be,” said Holloway. “The people who voted for Trump and don’t want to take the vaccine are committed in their opposition.

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Yet Trump will try to go on offense in his last 10 days, with no plans of resigning. Instead, Trump is planning to lash out against the companies that have now denied him his Twitter and Facebook bullhorns. Cut off from the social media channels that have been the lifeblood of his presidency, Trump will nonetheless try to go on offense in his last 10 days, with no plans of resigning. Instead, Trump is planning to lash out against the companies that have now denied him his Twitter and Facebook bullhorns.

Cut off from the social media channels that have been the lifeblood of his presidency, Trump will nonetheless try to go on offense in his last 10 days, with no plans of resigning. Instead, Trump is planning to lash out against the companies that have now denied him his Twitter and Facebook bullhorns. Trump has not taken any responsibility for his role in inciting Wednesday's violence amid a rebellion from members of his own party and ongoing efforts to remove him from office. Concerns continued to bubble through the weekend about how Trump, who thrives on chaos and attention, might respond. While his legacy will surely forever be stained by Wednesday’s violence, aides nonetheless are pushing Trump to spend his final days trumpeting his policy achievements.

AdvertisementLater Thursday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos also resigned, calling the Capitol violence an “inflection point” and saying Trump’s rhetoric contributed to it. By Thursday it was the White House under siege, by people in both parties. Inside the White House, uncertainty reigns. Late Wednesday, Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, was barred from the White House complex in retaliation for Pence’s refusal to contest the election results before Congress. “It’s really heartbreaking to see,” said Joe Grogan, who led the White House Domestic Policy Council and resigned last May.

NEW YORK – The Republican Party is facing a defining moment. But what comes next for the Republican Party is anything but clear. Trump’s hold over his adopted party has been all but absolute in his time in office. If he does, the Republican Party could continue to shape itself in his image. “I believe he will have as much hold over the party as he wants to,” said Alice Stewart, a Republican strategist who advised Cruz's 2016 campaign.

FILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2019 file photo, Paul Manafort arrives in court in New York. President Trump's former campaign manager is to be arraigned on state mortgage fraud charges. Manafort, who led Trump's campaign during a pivotal period in 2016 before being ousted over his ties to Ukraine, was among the first people charged as part of Mueller’s investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Though the charges against Manafort did not concern the central thrust of Mueller's mandate — whether the Trump campaign and Russia colluded to tip the election — he was nonetheless a pivotal figure in the investigation. Trump and the elder Kushner knew each other from real estate circles and their children were married in 2009.

After Charles Kushner discovered his brother-in-law was cooperating with federal authorities, the wealthy real estate executive and father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared, hatched a scheme for revenge and intimidation. Kushner later pleaded guilty to tax evasion and making illegal campaign donations in a case tailor-made for tabloid headlines. Christie did not respond to a request for comment on Trump's decision to pardon a man he'd sent to prison. Kushner eventually pleaded guilty to 18 counts including tax evasion and witness tampering. But Charles Kushner told The New York Times in 2018 that he wasn't interested in clemency, saying he “would prefer not to have a pardon” because it would garner publicity.

President-elect Joe Bidens first wave of Cabinet picks and choices for his White House staff have prized staying power over star power, with a premium placed on government experience and proficiency as he looks to rebuild a depleted and demoralized federal bureaucracy. President-elect Joe Biden has prized staying power over star power when making his first wave of Cabinet picks and choices for White House staff, with a premium placed on government experience and proficiency as he looks to rebuild a depleted and demoralized federal bureaucracy. “Collectively, this team has secured some of the most defining national security and diplomatic achievements in recent memory — made possible through decades of experience working with our partners,” Biden said Tuesday as he unveiled his national security team. His choice for national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, was the deputy to that post under President Barack Obama. ___EDITOR'S NOTE — Jonathan Lemire has covered the White House and national politics for The Associated Press since 2013.

The picks include former Secretary of State John Kerry to take the lead on combating climate change. “America will soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as the urgent national security threat it is,” Kerry said. At 43, he will be one of the youngest national security advisers in history. Blinken, 58, served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration and has close ties with Biden. Blinken recently participated in a national security briefing with Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and weighed in publicly just last week on notable foreign policy issues in Egypt and Ethiopia.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. President Trump and his allies are harking back to his own transition four years ago to make a false argument that his own presidency was denied a fair chance for a clean launch. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany laid out the case from the White House podium last week. That's a far cry from the description issued by McEnany as pressure mounts for Trump to concede and for his administration to begin cooperating with Biden's transition team. But Trump's team largely ignored advice from Obama staffers, leaving briefing books unopened and ignoring special iPads loaded with materials.

Chris Christie said Sunday that the president should end his legal fights challenging the results of the election and concede to president-elect Joe Biden. The Trump campaign continues to question the integrity of the election through a series of legal actions across battleground states. On Saturday a federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit by Trump's campaign that sought to block that state's certification of millions of votes. The Trump campaign and its allies now have lost or withdrawn more than 30 lawsuits that were part of that effort. The former governor and federal prosecutor slammed Trump's legal team as a "national embarrassment."

Blinken is the leading contender to become President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's planning. Blinken, 58, served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration and has close ties with Biden. Biden is likely to name his Cabinet picks in tranches, with groups of nominees focused on a specific top area, like the economy, national security or public health, being announced at once. Jake Sullivan, a longtime adviser to Biden and Hillary Clinton, is also in the mix for a top job, including White House national security adviser. Biden's secretary of state would inherit a deeply demoralized and depleted career workforce at the State Department.

(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)WASHINGTON – Key Republican lawmakers, including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, on Friday slammed President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that Democrats are trying to “steal” the election. But some GOP leaders struck a more neutral tone — and others urged the White House to fight. But Trump “is wrong to say the election was rigged, corrupt and stolen,″ Romney said on Twitter. Before Trump's speech in the White House briefing room, several Republicans challenged his attempts to halt vote-counting in Pennsylvania and other battleground states. "It is critical that we give election officials time to complete their jobs, and that we ensure all lawfully cast ballots are allowed and counted,'' she said in a statement.

The race between Ossoff and Perdue, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has been characterized by sharp attack ads but relatively moderate political positions. In Detroit, dozens of Trump supporters returned to the streets outside the city’s convention center, where election workers counted ballots. — The New York Times8:13 p.m.: Biden’s lead grows in battleground PennsylvaniaDemocrat Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump is growing in battleground Pennsylvania. Biden is on the cusp of victory as he opened narrow leads over President Donald Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania. CISA principally helps local and state election departments protect themselves against cyberattacks.

Trump did not back up his claims with any details or evidence, and state and federal officials have not reported any instances of widespread voter fraud. Counting votes is often “long” and “frustrating,” Romney said. Most in the GOP take pains to avoid directly criticizing Trump, even when they find his conduct unhelpful or offensive to their values and goals. But one of Trump’s top congressional supporters said he supports efforts to question the vote counting process and is donating money to shore up legal challenges. Chris Christie, a Trump ally who is an analyst for ABC News, said there was no basis for Trump's argument.

Chris Christie, arrives for a news conference at the White House in Washington, with President Donald Trump. Christie said Thursday, Oct. 15, that he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House, where he and President Donald Trump both came down with the coronavirus. Chris Christie said Thursday that he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House, after he and President Donald Trump both came down with the coronavirus. Christie, in a statement, said he has recovered from COVID-19 after a weeklong stay in a hospital's intensive care unit. “I believed that when I entered the White House grounds, that I had entered a safe zone, due to the testing that and I and many others underwent every day," Christie said.

Chris Christie said Saturday he has been discharged from a New Jersey hospital where he spent a week, following his announcement that he had contracted the coronavirus. “I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center," Christie said in a Saturday morning post on Twitter. “I want to thank the extraordinary doctors & nurses who cared for me for the last week. Christie was part of a string of virus cases connected to President Donald Trump’s inner circle. In 2013, during Christie’s first term as New Jersey governor, he underwent lap-band surgery and lost a significant amount of weight.

Chris Christie was released from Morristown Medical Center on Saturday after testing positive for the coronavirus one week ago. "I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center. I want to thank the extraordinary doctors & nurses who cared for me for the last week," Christie wrote in a tweet. Before Trump announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus, Christie helped the president prepare for the presidential debate against Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Christie had also attended Trump's Supreme Court nomination announcement at the White House on Saturday, Sept. 26.

White House director of communications Alyssa Farah waves after speaking with reporters at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in Washington. “Yeah, I’m not going to give you a detailed readout with timestamps every time the president’s tested," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters last weekend. And the White House refusal to answer makes it hard not to wonder what they're hiding, given other details they've shared. Senior White House staff and those who are in direct contact with the president are tested for the virus daily. What about Sept. 27, when he visited his golf course in Sterling, Virginia, held a late afternoon news conference in the White House briefing room, and held an evening reception for Gold Star families on the White House state floor?

WASHINGTON – His press secretary once described President Donald Trump as the “most tested man in America” when it came to COVID-19. And variations on that message were the White House ready response any time critics questioned the president's lax approach to following guidelines for avoiding the novel coronavirus. Trump demonstrated in dramatic fashion that relying on testing alone isn’t enough to create a safe bubble. Mask wearing and social distancing are other key ingredients for preventing the spread of COVID-19, and both have often been in short supply at the White House. There were also several indoor receptions, where Barrett, her family, senators and others gathered in the close quarters inside the White House.

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was also in the room, but not pictured, according to the White House. (Tia Dufour/The White House via AP)WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s long-hidden tax returns leaked out. And even the first lady was captured on tape expressing disdain for having to decorate the White House for Christmas. Pence attended a Sept. 26 White House event where Trump announced his Supreme Court pick. Still, Zelizer said it would be premature to count Trump out, with a full month to go until Election Day.

What we know, and what we don’t know:WHAT WE KNOWTrump made clear he is eager to put his three-night stay at Walter Reed behind him, and to play down a pandemic that has killed more than 209,000 Americans. WHAT WE DON’T KNOWWe don’t know how sick Trump got. With treatment still evolving in the pandemic, Trump’s doctors concede they themselves don’t know everything about the interplay of the medications he is taking. The White House also is withholding details on what steps it is taking to stop the spread of the outbreak underway in Trump’s circle. Trump on Sunday insisted on a drive outside Walter Reed to wave to supporters, heightening risk of infection for those guarding and driving him.

Trump's reelection team, battered on all sides, now enters the final month of the campaign grappling with deficits in the polls, a shortage of cash and a candidate who is at least temporarily sidelined. Both heads of Trump’s political apparatus — campaign manager Bill Stepien and Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel — tested positive for COVID-19 this week. We have a month to go,” senior campaign adviser Jason Miller said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press." “He’s losing, and the debate was a disaster, and the campaign is imploding,” said Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, a vocal Trump critic. Still, Zelizer said it would be premature to count Trump out, with a full month to go until Election Day.

Conley was evasive when asked whether Trump’s blood oxygen level had dropped below 90%: “We don’t have any recordings here on that.” The level currently stands at 98%, Trump’s medical team said. WHAT WE DON’T KNOW: TRUMP’S MEDICAL CONDITIONTrump's medical team continued to dodge many questions Sunday, such as the specific timing of the president’s dip in oxygen and the impact of the disease on his lungs. WHAT WE DON’T KNOW: WHEN TRUMP FELL ILLConley declined to say when Trump had last been tested before Thursday’s test confirmed COVID-19. WHAT WE DON’T KNOW: HOW TRUMP WAS INFECTEDThere's no way to know for sure if the Rose Garden event was where Trump — who typically shuns a mask and has kept holding big public gatherings during the pandemic — was exposed. The administration says a White House medical team is tracing contacts.

Still, the doctors said Trump’s health is improving and that he could be discharged as early as Monday. In a short video released by the White House on Sunday, Trump insisted he understood the gravity of the moment. It was the second straight day of obfuscation from a White House already suffering from a credibility crisis. He was evasive about the timing of Trump oxygen drops. At the time of the briefing, Trump’s blood oxygen level was 98% — within normal rage, Trump’s medical team said.

President Donald Trump has been hospitalized with the virus and Biden was potentially exposed during Tuesday night’s presidential debate in Cleveland. ___6 p.m.President Donald Trump has told his longtime friend and sometimes lawyer Rudy Giuliani that he’s “going to beat” the coronavirus. ___5:30 p.m.With President Donald Trump in the hospital, his campaign is launching an effort it’s calling “Operation MAGA” to maintain momentum. ___1 p.m.White House doctors said President Donald Trump began exhibiting “clinical indications” of COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, earlier than previously known. One by one, President Donald Trump and a series of GOP lawmakers have fallen ill with the virus that has killed more than 208,000 Americans.

Chris Christie tested positive for COVID-19, he tweeted Saturday morning — the latest in a string of virus cases connected to President Donald Trump’s inner circle. Christie said that he will be receiving medical attention and “will keep the necessary folks apprised of my condition.”He did not say whether he had symptoms. Christie had tweeted Friday morning that he had last tested negative ahead of Tuesday’s debate and was not having any symptoms then. Christie is the latest person who has been in close contact with the president recently to test positive for the virus. In addition to Trump and first lady Melania Trump, multiple people who have traveled with Trump or attended events with the president have contracted the virus over the last several days.

Chris Christie speaks during a news conference in Newark, N.J. Christie tweeted on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Chris Christie tweeted Saturday that he's checked himself into a hospital, hours after he announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Christie, who has publicly struggled with his weight, is the latest in a string of virus cases connected to President Donald Trump's inner circle. Christie had tweeted Friday morning that he had last tested negative ahead of Tuesday’s debate and was not having any symptoms then. He once called himself “the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen.”Text messages were left seeking comment from Christie early Saturday evening.

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Briefing Room of the White House on September 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Chris Christie has tested positive for the coronavirus and checked into Morristown Medical Center as a precautionary measure on Saturday afternoon. "While I am feeling good and only have mild symptoms, due to my history of asthma we decided this is an important precautionary measure," Christie wrote. Christie's diagnosis comes as several aides and Senators who attended President Trump's Supreme Court nomination announcement at the White House last Saturday have since announced positive Covid-19 test results. "No one was wearing masks in the room when we were prepping the president during that period of time," Christie said in an interview on ABC.

White HouseCounselor to the president Hope Hicks : Tested positive: Tested Director of Oval Office operations Nick Luna : Tested positive on Saturday, October 3.: Tested positive on Saturday, October 3. Senior adviser Stephen Miller : Tested positive on Tuesday, October 6.: Tested positive on Tuesday, October 6. Vice President Mike Pence : Tested negative on Thursday, October 8.: Tested negative on Thursday, October 8. Chief of staff Mark Meadows : Tested negative on Thursday, October 8.: Tested negative on Thursday, October 8. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar : Tested negative on Friday, October 2.: Tested negative on Friday, October 2.

Then, just as quickly, they receded into memory with the revelation Friday that Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta called it “a bit unsettling.”Meanwhile, the White House Correspondents Association said three journalists there tested positive for COVID on Friday. All had covered White House events last weekend. Then, at 12:54 a.m. Eastern, the president tweeted that both of them were positive. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was asked pointedly why he was not wearing a mask when he briefed reporters Friday afternoon.

Notre Dame President Father John Jenkins stands at back right. – The University of Notre Dame’s president announced Friday he tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after he attended a White House event without wearing a mask. Trump also announced early Friday that he and the first lady, Melania Trump, tested positive for the virus. Notre Dame’s football team suspended practice and postponed its scheduled Sept. 26 game at Wake Forest after 18 players tested positive for COVID-19. Jenkins Joined Notre Dame's faculty in 1990 and has been the school's president since 2005.

President Donald Trump listens to Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

___10:20 p.m.President Donald Trump has sidestepped a question from moderator Chris Wallace about whether he was willing to condemn white supremacists and militia groups. The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden has gotten off to an contentious start, breaking down after just a few moments with Trump interrupting Biden on several occasions and Biden calling the president a clown and a liar. Biden made the comment during Tuesday night’s debate after President Donald Trump accused him of supporting abolishing private insurance. ___2:15 p.m.Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, have released more of their personal tax returns ahead of the first presidential debate. ___12:30 p.m.President Donald Trump spent Tuesday morning in informal preparations for the first debate with Joe Biden.

(Scott Olson/Pool via AP)NEW YORK After a night in which television struggled to keep up with the Democrats' virtual convention, networks were rewarded with the most traditional of political events a powerful speech. This will not be like any convention we have seen before, ever, CNNs Anderson Cooper said at the opening of his networks coverage. Segments spent on broadcast networks previewing speeches by Obama and Sanders seemed like time-wasters when there were other things to show. Wallace's colleague, Dana Perino, stumbled into an unfortunate word choice in an effort to convey enthusiasm for Obama's address. Four years ago, when Hillary Clinton was nominated, 25 million people tuned in to the first night.

FILE - In this June 20, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak at a campaign rally at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. Trump is privately reassuring Republicans anxious about his deficits to Democrat Joe Biden, noting there are three months until Election Day and reminding them of the late-breaking events that propelled his 2016 comeback. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

And they warned that time is running out: The first state to hold early voting, the vital battleground of North Carolina, begins the process Sept. 4. Trump campaign officials said the focus in August will be on states where more than half of the ballots will be cast before Election Day. The digital countdown clock on the wall may say 90-some days, but we all know the calendar is condensed with early voting, said campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh. Still, the Trump campaign has been wavering for weeks. They also downplayed the chances of losing reliably Republican states, though Trump did make a campaign stop in Texas last week.

NEW YORK President Donald Trump is adamant that he wants another four years in office. But he offered few clues about what he would do if he remains in the White House. He similarly stammered through an interview last month when pressed by a friendly TV host to talk about what a second term would look like. Trump is reshaping his campaign, announcing Wednesday that veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien will replace Brad Parscale as campaign manager. When asked for the presidents second-term agenda, the White House pointed to Trumps response to COVID-19 but offered little in the way of specifics.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two aides to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who were at the center of the Bridgegate scandal engaged in corruption and abuse of power but not criminal acts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday as it unanimously threw out their convictions and placed new limits on political corruption prosecutions. The decision marked the latest instance in which the court hemmed in prosecutors in political corruption cases. The Supreme Court ruled that their actions did not fit within the definition of fraud under federal law. Baroni started serving his 18-month sentence but was released when the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case last year. Slideshow (3 Images)Mark Coyne, a Justice Department lawyer, said prosecutors are bound by the Supreme Court ruling, which he said speaks for itself.

FILE PHOTO: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, in Manchester, New Hampshire, May 12, 2015. The Supreme Court ruled that their actions did not fit within the definition of fraud under federal law. Baroni started serving his 18-month sentence but was released when the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case last year. The ruling marks the latest instance in which the Supreme Court hemmed in prosecutors in corruption cases involving political figures. Wildstein, the accused Bridgegate mastermind, was sentenced to probation in 2017 after pleading guilty and cooperating with prosecutors.

Chris Christie (L) and Bill Baroni, former deputy executive director of The Port Authority of New York and New JerseyThe Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the fraud convictions of two aides to former New Jersey Gov. Christie was dropped as the head of President Donald Trump's White House transition team in 2016 shortly after Kelly and Baroni were convicted. Trump celebrated the decision on Twitter, writing that "a complete and total exoneration (with a 9-0 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court) on the Obama DOJ Scam referred to as 'Bridgegate.'" Baroni was sentenced to 18 months in prison, and actually began serving that term in 2019, before being released after the Supreme Court said it would take Kelly's appeal. He was not a party to the Supreme Court case and pleaded guilty in 2015.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are seeking to have their convictions in the Bridgegate scandal overturned in a case focusing on what kinds of political acts can be prosecuted as criminal fraud. Bill Baroni, a former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after it heard oral arguments over his criminal prosecution in the New Jersey "Bridgegate" scandal, in Washington, U.S. January 14, 2020. A ruling in favor of Kelly and Baroni could make it harder to prosecute public officials for certain political acts. The Supreme Court in 2016 threw out former Republican Virginia Governor Robert McDonnells bribery conviction in a ruling that narrowed the types of conduct that can warrant such prosecution. Baroni initially started serving an 18-month prison sentence but was released after the Supreme Court agreed last year to hear the case.

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared skeptical about the criminal prosecution of two associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who are appealing their convictions in the "Bridgegate" scandal involving retribution against a local mayor who refused to endorse Christie. Chris Christie, arrives to testify in the Bridgegate trial at the Federal Courthouse in Newark, New Jersey, U.S. October 27, 2016. Circuit Court of Appeals in 2018 upheld the 2016 convictions of Kelly and Baroni for wire fraud and misusing Port Authority resources. Baroni initially started serving an 18-month prison sentence but was released after the Supreme Court agreed last year to hear the case. The Supreme Court in 2016 threw out McDonnell's bribery conviction in a ruling that narrowed the types of conduct that can warrant a corruption prosecution.

Visitors finally took their first steps inside the American Dream mall on Friday. An estimated 2,500 people visited the mall on Friday, according to an American Dream press release. On its website, American Dream lists parking prices listed for $3-$24. Phil Murphy, the governor of New Jersey, called the first phase opening a "great first step." "There's that great line, 'I don't know how to define it, but I'll know it when I see it.'