Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson finds himself at the center of a firestorm of controversy after an OIG report alleged a failure to disclose lavish, luxury gifts kept in a “windowless room in City Hall,” including Premium whiskey, Gucci bags and Hugo Boss cufflinks.
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- Trump's Qatar trip is off to a flying start as Air Force One gets another fighter jet escorton May 14, 2025 at 12:44 pm
President Trump's trip to Qatar is off to a flying start.
- Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll findsby Steve People and Linley Sanders on May 14, 2025 at 12:03 pm
Six months after Donald Trump's presidential victory, Democrats remain deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, although neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party is viewed favorably by a majority of U.S. adults.
- Buttigieg delivers a strident anti-Trump message in Iowaby Thomas Beaumont on May 14, 2025 at 2:09 am
Pete Buttigieg returned to Iowa on Tuesday with some subtle and not-so-subtle messages about what's changed since he ran in the state's 2020 Democratic presidential caucuses.
- Judge indicted for shielding illegal immigrant from ICEby Stephen Dinan on May 14, 2025 at 1:04 am
A Wisconsin judge not only helped an illegal immigrant escape from federal agents but told him he could appear for his next hearing online to continue shielding him in the future, a grand jury charged Tuesday.
- Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge in immigration case, allowing charges to continueby Todd Richmond on May 13, 2025 at 11:28 pm
A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, allowing the case against her to continue.