He may be contemplating a run for president, but they need to preserve their thin majorities in the Legislature. If Governor Murphy wants to take a shot, he should. In Washington, Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s election as speaker came with conditions that gave the hard-right faction opposing him new powers. House republicans have been in charge a week and every single one of them just passed an extremist bill attacking women’s freedom and bodily autonomy. The funding that House Republicans cut was designated to ensure people making more than $400,000 per year were paying taxes.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2023 16:25 UTC