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Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson (D.) during a congressional hearing Wednesday defended his city’s sanctuary policies, claiming they make the city safer because “undocumented immigrants come forward to report crimes.” Chicago is “safer because of our Welcoming City Ordinance,” Johnson told the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, referring to an ordinance that prohibits any city agency or

Former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg discussed a potential Senate bid in Michigan with Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) last week, according to individuals familiar with the conversation. While sources told Politico that Buttigieg remains undecided about entering the race to replace retiring Michigan senator Gary Peters (D.), the meeting signals that he is

Donald Trump pulled out all the stops during his Tuesday night congressional address. He announced the CIA had assisted Pakistan in the capture of the senior ISIS terrorist who plotted the Abbey Gate bombing. He made a young boy with brain cancer an honorary member of the Secret Service. He told a young attendee he’d

When the Department of Education published guidance last month targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on college campuses, the American Sociological Association (ASA) sprang into action. With help from Democracy Forward, a nonprofit legal organization whose board is chaired by disgraced Democratic superlawyer Marc Elias, the association sued to block the enforcement of the Education

The Biden Environmental Protection Agency gave a little-known social justice advocacy group $20 million to restore wetlands and remove lead pipes in hundreds of homes. The group has no experience doing either of those things. The EPA awarded the grant to Democracy Green in December as part of a $1.6 billion environmental justice initiative—the Climate Justice Community Change Program—championed by

‘There is absolutely nothing I can do to make them happy’ Getty Images Donald Trump made history on Tuesday by giving the longest speech of any president to a joint session of Congress. He touted his “swift and unrelenting” efforts to restore “common sense” in the first month of his presidency, which he hailed triumphantly

‘Remove this gentleman from the chamber,’ Johnson instructed the sergeant at arms Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R., La.) directed the House sergeant at arms to remove Rep. Al Green (D., Texas) from the floor after Green repeatedly disrupted President Donald Trump’s congressional address Tuesday night. “Mr. Green, take your seat. Take your seat,