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Brandon Johnson

Brandon Johnson
The latest news and top stories on Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago since May 2023. Previously, he served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023 and was a social studies teacher and organiser for the Chicago Teachers Union.
Donald Trump

Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire

The Illinois governor says the US president is politicising a ‘heinous tragedy’ in which a man is accused of dousing the victim in petrol.

Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor, governor as troops move in

Trump’s Insurrection Act threat escalates showdown with Democratic US cities

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‘Trump’s invasion’: Illinois sues to halt National Guard deployment to Chicago

US president suggests invoking the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court restrictions to deploying troops to police US cities.

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