The Table Shrinks: How the White House Hijacked a 50-Year Bipartisan Tradition

A Loyalty Test Disguised as a Governors Summit

Once a symbol of unity and federal-state cooperation, this year’s National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting is ending not with a reaffirmation of bipartisanship, but with a closed-door Republican strategy session and a selective dinner guest list.

Democratic governors Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado were both explicitly uninvi…