Chicago, Congress and Brandon Johnson

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.
Mayor Brandon Johnson agrees to testify before Congress on Chicago's 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. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent letters Johnson and the mayors for three other major cities – Boston,
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to accept GOP congressman’s invitation to testify on sanctuary city protections
Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify before Congress next month in a Republican-led hearing on sanctuary cities, his office announced Wednesday. Last month, Oversight Committee chair U.S. Rep James Comer,
Chicago mayor addresses sanctuary city issues; new poll shows low approval numbers
New poll numbers indicate that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a lower approval rating than any sitting politician in the country.
Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to protect rights as immigration raids continue in Chicago, around U.S.
Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will continue to protect civil and human rights, a day after the mayor received a letter from Washington, D.C., stating, in summary, that Chicago and other “sanctuary cities” like it are being investigated by the U.
Brandon Johnson to testify before Congress on Chicago's sanctuary city status
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will be "pressed" for answers about the city's status as a sanctuary city during an upcoming Congressional hearing in Washington, D.C.
Brandon Johnson Will Testify to Congress About Chicago’s Sanctuary City Status on March 5
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appearance is likely to represent a flashpoint in the ongoing battle with the GOP-controlled U.S House and the Trump administration, which is attempting to strip self-proclaimed sanctuary cities of all federal funding.
Mayor Johnson to testify next month before Congress about Chicago's sanctuary city policies
Johnson will attend the March 5 hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He and three other big-city mayors, all Democrats, had been asked to appear because they preside over so-called “sanctuary cities.
Johnson summoned to testify before Congress on Chicago's sanctuary city policies
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has been asked to appear before Congress next month to discuss the city’s status as a sanctuary city.
What will Mayor Brandon Johnson’s playbook be against ‘raggedy’ Trump White House?
The question before Brandon Johnson is, how does the freshman mayor come out on top against a reality TV-bred GOP president ...
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 ...
Brandon Johnson offers updates on ICE enforcement operations in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling spoke out Tuesday on immigration enforcement in the ...
Illinois quick hits: Johnson noncommittal on testifying before Congress; State officials urge taxpayers to use tax credits if eligible;
Johnson noncommittal on testifying before Congress Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson continues to be noncommittal about ...
Following budget strife, Mayor Brandon Johnson says passing a spending plan is ‘City Council’s responsibility’
At an inaugural community engagement event to tout Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget, he and his budget director sought to ...