Governors

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker began isolating Friday after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said.

About 400 members of the National Guard will be deployed in Wisconsin to compensate for any shortages of poll workers in the state for Tuesday’s presidential election, Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday.

A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor places, a move that comes as the state breaks records for new coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations.

California is proposing safer ways to celebrate Halloween this year- and trick-or-treating is not included. In its latest health and safety guidelines, state officials are discouraging Californians from partaking in traditional holiday activities in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday morning touted a victory in a court battle over his proclamation that each county in the state can only have one location for people to drop off their mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election, even as the court admonished the governor for his efforts to expand voting opportunities without consulting the state legislature.

"You can't kneecap your own society and think you're going to successfully handle a pandemic," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told Fox News' "Life, Liberty & Levin" in an interview airing Sunday night.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left the hospital on Saturday after a week-long stay that began shortly after he tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

As the race for the White House nears and could hinge on the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, a parallel battle is being waged down the ballot in the race to control the state legislature.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee flip-flopped during a Wednesday gubernatorial debate, on his position regarding the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), seemingly contradicting his earlier claims about what he knew and when he knew it. 

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf in a press conference Thursday called on Sen. Pat Toomey, who was one of the last Republicans to come out in favor of moving the President Trump's Supreme Court pick ahead of the presidential election, to vote against Trump nominee Amy Coney Barrett, citing a "looming threat" that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could be overturned.