When Mayor Brandon Johnson lands in the nation’s capital this week to testify at a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, he will be walking into one of the riskiest arenas of his political career.
Category: Politics
‘Hurt the park, you hurt us’: Cuts at National Parks protested at Indiana Dunes
Scores of people, many toting homemade signs, braved the briskly cold weather Saturday afternoon to gather at the Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center to protest the loss of park employees.
US auto industry could be collateral damage in President Trump’s trade wars
President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo launches political comeback with a run for New York City mayor
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that he is running for mayor of New York City, relaunching his political career following a yearslong exile over a barrage of sexual harassment accusations.
President Trump’s moves test the limits of presidential power and the resilience of US democracy
President Donald Trump has worked to tear down the federal government and attack long-standing institutions.
Judge blocks President Trump’s order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youth
A judge has continued to block President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
West Harvey-Dixmoor District 147 parents, community advocates seek school board seats
Harvey resident Lizzie Welch-Aguiniga says she gave up on schools being support systems for children by the time she was 13. The oldest of 11 children raised by a mother struggling with drug addiction, Welch-Aguiniga says she reported the regular mental, physical and sexual abuse she and her siblings faced to anyone who would listen. […]
Trump administration to slash funding for enforcement of fair housing laws
President Donald Trump’s administration has begun terminating grants to organizations that enforce the Fair Housing Act by taking complaints, investigating and litigating housing discrimination cases for Americans across the country.
Illinois hit by President Donald Trump’s cancellation of foreign aid contracts
A major soybean lab at the University of Illinois among the victims of President Donald Trump’s termination of foreign aid.
What US lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Key Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but the blowup between the Ukrainian leader and President Donald Trump is threatening to change that.