His Star Faded, Chris Christie Faces the Challenge of a More Modest Political …

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Kenneth G. Langone, the billionaire co-founder of Home Depot who was a leading supporter of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, has thrown his support behind Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, the Kasich campaign said Thursday 

With his star power and influence diminished after a desultory performance on the presidential campaign trail, Gov. Chris Christie has returned to New Jersey to tend to a state he had at times abandoned during his run.

In the weeks before his re-election as governor of New Jersey in 2013, Chris Christie avoided campaigning for Republican legislators in his state. Instead, he aggressively courted endorsements from elected Democrats, racking up dozens. His office

“And although I've got huge differences with Chris Christie, the fact that I gave him a bro hug or something right after his state had gone through this enormous disaster and we were trying to work together to help them, those things suddenly became

With his star power and influence diminished after a desultory performance on the presidential campaign trail, Gov. Chris Christie has returned to New Jersey to tend to a state he had at times abandoned during his run.