Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses calls to testify in Washington about sanctuary city policies
Mayor Johnson was asked​ by the House Oversight Committee to testify on Capitol Hill next month about Chicago's sanctuary city status — along with other big city mayors.
Congressional panel calls Johnson, other sanctuary city mayors to testify about 'obstructionist policies'
The mayors of Chicago, Boston, Denver and New York were also asked to hand over all documents and communications related to their cities' sanctuary status, including those between each city, non-governmental organizations and state officials.
Mayor called to testify on sanctuary status
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been called to testify before a congressional committee about the city’s sanctuary city status — a demand that came Monday as federal agents fanned across the Chicago area to carry out the Trump administration’s deportation operation.
Mayor Brandon Johnson asked to testify before Congress about sanctuary city policies
Johnson also has been asked to hand over all documents and communications related Chicago's sanctuary policies.
Johnson weighing congressional invite to testify over sanctuary cities
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he has not decided whether to testify before Congress over the city's sanctuary city policies. Why it matters: If the mayor testifies, he will attempt to fend off federal pressure while supporting the city's immigration policy that has stood for 40 years.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's office improperly denied access to gift room with designer items, inspector general finds
While attempting an undercover inspection of the mayor's gift room, investigators were denied access to a log of gifts that ...
OIG report finds Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office improperly blocked access to gift room with Gucci bags, other designer items
A report released Wednesday found Johnson’s office violated a policy requiring mayors to record gifts above $50 and “accepted ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson Accepted Gifts of Whiskey, Luxury Handbags, Cuff Links Without Reporting Them as Required: Watchdog
"These gifts are, by definition, city property; if they are squirreled away and hidden from view, people are only left to ...
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 ...
‘Yo!’ Mayor Brandon Johnson’s texts reveal governing style and intrigue at City Hall
The mayor’s exchanges with officials show he is more reluctant than predecessors Lori Lightfoot and Rahm Emanuel to put much ...
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Dem Mayor Doubles Down On Sanctuary Policies Amid ICE Crackdown, GOP Investigation
Mayor Brandon Johnson stood by his city’s sanctuary law during a Tuesday press conference in response to Immigration and ...
Mayor reaffirms Chicago's welcoming city status amid ICE raids; at least 100 arrested in area
The federal government is stepping up its recent immigration sweeps across the country with sanctuary cities like Chicago ...
'Bumbling idiot': Freshman GOP senator unleashes on Mayor Brandon Johnson
Ohio GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno ripped Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson as the "worst mayor in American history" and called on ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to protect rights as immigration raids continue in Chicago, around U.S.
Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will continue to protect civil and human rights, a day after the mayor received a letter ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson says Trump move to cut federal funding is outside president’s authority
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday sought to tamp down concerns over the late-night order from President Donald Trump’s ...