November 22, 2016 Cooper, Dem lawmakers urge McCrory to concede in North Carolina governor race Incumbent Republican Pat McCrory was urged to concede the still-unresolved North Carolina governor’s race Monday nearly two weeks after Election Day.
November 12, 2016 Two former Christie aides seek new trial over 'Bridgegate' scandal Two former aides to Republican Gov. Chris Christie convicted in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing case filed for a new trial Friday, a week after a federal jury found them guilty on all counts in a scheme to use gridlock to punish a political opponent.
November 9, 2016 GOP wins governors' races in Vermont, Missouri, Indiana; NC too close to call Republicans won control of the Vermont governors' office Tuesday, picking up a previously Democratic seat in their quest to expand their statehouse leadership to their strongest levels in decades.
November 3, 2016 Indiana Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Rex Bell hospitalized Indiana's Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate Rex Bell has been taken to a Richmond hospital after complaining of illness while talking to newspaper reporters.
October 12, 2016 Democratic Minnesota governor says ObamaCare 'no longer affordable' Minnesota's Democratic governor said Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act is "no longer affordable," a stinging critique from a state leader who strongly embraced the law just a few years ago.
October 11, 2016 Russian woman accused of trying to extort money from ex-New York Gov. Spitzer A Russian woman who accused former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer of assaulting her was arrested Monday for trying to extort money from him, police said.
October 8, 2016 Trump apologizes for lewd remarks in video statement amid GOP uproar Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump released a midnight video statement early Saturday apologizing for crude comments about women that he made on a 2005 audio tape that was leaked Friday.
September 21, 2016 Texas to withdraw from feds' refugee program over terror threat The state of Texas on Wednesday announced that it is withdrawing from the Obama administration’s refugee resettlement program due to the administration’s inability to ensure that refugees resettled in the state do not pose terror threats, according to an announcement by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
September 19, 2016 Prosecutor: Gov. Christie was told about plan to close lanes A federal prosecutor told jurors Monday that a witness will testify that Republican Gov. Chris Christie was told about a plan to close traffic lanes near the George Washington Bridge as it was happening, a claim he has contested for years.
September 19, 2016 Bridgegate trial set to begin after years of gridlock Three years after gridlock paralyzed a New Jersey town next to the busy George Washington Bridge for four days, a federal jury will begin considering whether it was a criminal conspiracy cooked up by two former allies of Republican Gov. Chris Christie for political revenge.
