The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown resigns

Every one of the eight mayoral challengers vowed to fire Brown as their first order of business, including the two remaining candidates in the April 4 runoff, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023

Ga. GOP backs "voter suppression" bill

GOP lawmakers advance last-minute bill to ban drop boxes and make it easier to challenge voters' eligibility

Salon · Mar 1, 2023

Three charts on diversity in the federal government's workforce

A new Office of Personnel Management report reveals that the proportions of white workers and men in the government are higher than their proportions of the US population overall. This is especially true at the senior level.

USAFacts · Mar 1, 2023

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #50

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia · Mar 1, 2023

FBI reportedly resisted searching Trump’s Mar-a-Lago for classified documents

The FBI pushed back against federal prosecutors’ plans to search former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort for classified documents last year, according to a news report.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

White House calls senior Republican ‘despicable’ for wishing Biden’s dead son had been prosecuted

‘Jim Comer has a Trumpian blend of incompetence and malice,’ former Obama adviser says

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Fresh on the runoff trail, Johnson vows to provide ‘what the families want’ — not rival’s ‘failed politics of old’

The mayoral candidate said he wants to ensure that “our schools are fully supported and funded,” and Chicagoans have “reliable transportation, good-paying jobs, affordable housing” and can own their own homes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023

Biden faces split Congress, 1st veto as bipartisanship ebbs

President Joe Biden is getting ready to speak to House Democrats in a private meeting later Wednesday

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

14 runoffs — maybe more — likely in City Council races

Three of those runoffs would involve incumbents appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot over the last year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023

Chicago mayor's race shows impact of crime in COVID's wake

Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas ran a campaign laser-focused on public safety and support for the police as he advanced to a runoff

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023