Brandon Johnson, Chicago and congress

Mayor Brandon Johnson accepts GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month as part of a Republican-led House probe into sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday.
Mayor Brandon Johnson agrees to testify before Congress on Chicago's sanctuary city policies
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters Johnson and the mayors for three other major cities – Boston, Denver, and New York – last week, asking them to testify before the committee and hand over all documents and communications related to their city's sanctuary policies.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s approval drops to 14%, unfavorable reaches 80%
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s approval rating is down to 14%, the lowest in Chicago mayoral history. Nearly 80% of those polled hold an unfavorable view of Johnson.
What will Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s playbook be against ‘raggedy’ Trump White House?
Over the past decade, the job description for the mayor of Chicago has included a new duty: responding to Donald Trump. The question before Brandon Johnson is, how does the freshman mayor come out on top against a reality TV-bred GOP president made famous for breaking the rules?
Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses Chicago’s 2025 budget amid federal funding threats
Mayor Brandon Johnson held a first of its kind "Lakeside Chat" Tuesday evening, a public but personal conversation about the City of Chicago's fiscal future.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify for House committee on sanctuary cities on March 5
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is one of four mayors who have confirmed they will travel to Washington, D.C. at the beginning of March to testify on sanctuary cities.
Johnson to testify on sanctuary cities for House Oversight Committee
The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies.
Mayor Johnston agrees to testify before Congress on Denver's sanctuary city policies
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Wednesday agreed to testify before Congress over Denver's status as a sanctuary city. Why it matters: Johnson will be pressed to defend Denver's policies protecting migrants from deportation at a time when the U.
Mayor Johnson to testify before Congress on sanctuary city policies
Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to testify at a congressional hearing on Chicago's status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants.
Mayor Johnson to appear before Congress to discuss Chicago's status as a sanctuary city
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will appear before Congress next month to discuss the city’s status as a sanctuary city.
Following budget strife, Mayor Brandon Johnson says passing a spending plan is ‘City Council’s responsibility’
Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a pointed message to aldermen Tuesday evening about their “responsibility” to finalize his ...
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Trump's Justice Department sues Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson over sanctuary status
The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago claims sanctuary policies in Illinois that keep local ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2025 to-do list: tax hemp, pass 'Anjanette Young ordinance’
The mayor is laying out his priorities for the year. But what's not on the list are solutions to the big fiscal cliffs for ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign pledge to ban no-knock warrants uncertain amid renewed talks on Anjanette Young ordinance
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s working on a new draft of the Anjanette Young ordinance, but wouldn’t say if it includes ...
Chicago cops block inspectors from ‘Gift Room’ filled with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ritzy freebies: report
When OIG officials requested access to check out the room, they were met with Chicago cops who told them to wait in the ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to protect rights as immigration raids continue in Chicago, around U.S.
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will continue to protect civil and human rights, a day after the mayor ...
Mayor Johnson talks deportations, Trump executive orders, Bears stadium
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson holding his semi-regular weekly news conference on Tuesday morning. Johnson ...
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Johnson Vows to Try Again to Hike Taxes on Sales of Million-Dollar Homes to Fight Homelessness
At the point of which we go for this revenue again, let’s not allow the interests of the corporations as well as the ultra rich to dictate what working people deserve in this city,” Mayor Brandon ...