That’s the backdrop as Murphy, long one of the nation’s most aggressive governors on health restrictions, announced this week that he was lifting New Jersey’s school mask mandate — one of a slew of governors in his party to do so as polls suggest voters are weary of restrictions and […]
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Moderate non-Trump Republican governors are disappearing from the political landscape
WASHINGTON — Governors, traditionally insulated from national politics, are one of the last bastions of Republican elected leaders able to maneuver around former President Donald Trump. But maybe not for long. Trump is stepping up his involvement in gubernatorial primaries, looking to make examples of critics in his own party […]
Instabilities and contradictions shape political landscape: The Note
The TAKE with Rick Klein Washington is hopelessly paralyzed until just enough bipartisanship breaks through to avoid another crisis. The pandemic isn’t over, but neither is it dominating most people’s lives anymore. The economy isn’t great, but it’s not terrible, either — with new inflation figures out Friday that are […]