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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson dodged several questions by MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Tuesday about whether increased police presence in the city would help cut down on crime.
President Trump suggested he will "straighten out" Chicago next. Mayor Brandon Johnson told NPR that would be "illegal and costly" — but said there are other ways the federal government could help.
CNN’s Anderson Cooper interviews Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson about President Donald Trump potentially deploying the National Guard into the city after Trump signed an executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities.
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough repeatedly asked Chicago Mayor Brandon Johndson on Tuesday morning whether more police on the streets could make the city safer. Johnson said he would prefer more affordable housing.
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Chalkbeat on MSNChicago’s mayor fills vacant school board seat ahead of key budget vote
The new member will be sworn in the same day the school board is set to take a pivotal budget vote ahead of a Friday deadline to get a spending plan in place.
As Chicago leaders look for ways to shrink a massive budget deficit for next year, Mayor Brandon Johnson gave his take at a town hall.
Sources tell WGN News that Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago alders will brief city leaders on their plans in the event the National Guard is deployed to Chicago, as President Donald
The heated exchange took place between Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and MSNBC's Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough.
On Morning Joe, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushed back on President Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard to his city, saying real safety requires investment in people, not just policing. “We are standing up to tyranny,
RCP co-founder Tom Bevan discussed Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's preemptive outcry against President Trump expanding his federal crackdown on crime, Monday morning on FOX News. Trump touted one full week without a murder in Washington D.
The Story' panel discusses President Donald Trump mulling the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments regarding police funding and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's remarks to Trump.