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Mayor Johnson to testify before Congress about Chicago's sanctuary city policies
Johnson and three other big-city mayors, all Democrats, will attend the March 5 hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is investigating how local policies affect enforcement of President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to accept GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month in a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday. Last month, Oversight Committee chair U.S. Rep James Comer,
Trump Administration Sues Chicago, Cook County And Illinois Over Sanctuary Policies
The Trump Administration filed a lawsuit Thursday against Chicago, Cook County and Illinois over its sanctuary policies that prohibit local law enforcement from coordinating with federal immigration officials.
Mayor Johnston agrees to testify before Congress on Denver's sanctuary city policies
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Wednesday agreed to testify before Congress over Denver's status as a sanctuary city. Why it matters: Johnson will be pressed to defend Denver's policies protecting migrants from deportation at a time when the U.
What will Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s playbook be against ‘raggedy’ Trump White House?
Over the past decade, the job description for the mayor of Chicago has included a new duty: responding to Donald Trump. The question before Brandon Johnson is, how does the freshman mayor come out on top against a reality TV-bred GOP president made famous for breaking the rules?
Johnson to testify on sanctuary cities for House Oversight Committee
The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2025 to-do list: tax hemp, pass 'Anjanette Young ordinance’
The mayor is laying out his priorities for the year. But what's not on the list are solutions to the big fiscal cliffs for ...
Chicago cops block inspectors from ‘Gift Room’ filled with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ritzy freebies: report
When OIG officials requested access to check out the room, they were met with Chicago cops who told them to wait in the ...
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Chaotic Committee Meeting Video Briefly Removed After ‘Improper’ Ask From Mayor’s Office, Clerk Says
A Mayor's Office request led to the brief removal of video from a heated public committee meeting Tuesday. The City Clerk ...
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Mayor reaffirms Chicago's welcoming city status amid ICE raids; at least 100 arrested in area
At the press conference, Mayor Johnson reaffirmed Chicago's status as a welcoming ... "It would be premature to talk about going until such time that we properly digested all the legal issues.
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Mayor's office asked City Clerk to temporarily remove video of heated meeting
City Clerk Anna Valencia said today a video of a contentious hearing was temporarily taken offline yesterday after the ...
Hundreds of valuable gifts not properly reported by mayor’s office, access blocked to room, inspector general says
Chicago mayors Brandon Johnson and Lori Lightfoot did not report several gifts and the inspector general’s office is ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson's office improperly denied access to gift room with designer items, inspector general finds
CHICAGO (CBS) --Mayor Brandon Johnson's office improperly declined ... The mayor's office then failed to respond to a FOIA request on time, and more than a month after the request was filed ...
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Chicago Mayor Under Fire for Trove of Luxury Gifts Found Stashed in a City Hall Office
The mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is facing accusations he received luxury gifts ... Mr. Brandon’s office did not respond to the Sun’s request for comment by the time of publication.