Kamala Harris said during a campaign event that she would use executive order to pause imports of the firearm until the ATF can analyze whether the ban should be permanent.
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2020 frontrunner in May? It’s probably not a good thing
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2020 Election: Elizabeth Warren wants to spend $100 billion on opioid addiction battle
The Democratic presidential hopeful unveiled her plan as she prepares to make a campaign trip this week to Ohio and West Virginia, two states battered by opioid addiction.
Jussie Smollett fallout: Suburban Chicago police chiefs call on prosecutor Kim Foxx to resign
A group of suburban Chicago police chiefs as well as the Chicago police union on Thursday called on Kim Foxx, the Chicago-area prosecutor whose office abruptly dropped charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, to immediately resign fr…
Jussie Smollett case: City of Chicago to sue actor over alleged hoax attack
The city of Chicago will sue “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to claw back more than $130,000 to cover overtime costs of investigating what authorities say was a staged racist, homophobic attack, the city’s law department announce…
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Lori Lightfoot’s race, gender and sexual orientation mattered little to most Chicago voters in a city that’s exhausted by corruption and gun violence.
Chicago elects Lori Lightfoot as first gay and first black female mayor in city’s history
The win by Lightfoot, who identifies as a lesbian, also means the Windy City is the biggest U.S. city to pick an openly gay mayor.
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Chicago’s police union, activists hold competing protests over Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case.
As Chicago readies to elect first black female mayor, campaign rhetoric gets ugly
The historic election that will lead to the nation’s third-largest city electing a black woman as mayor for the first time has been ugly.
Jussie Smollett investigation cost $130,000 in OT. Rahm Emanuel says Chicago will make ‘Empire’ actor pay
Chicago will attempt to force ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett to pay for the police investigation of what investigators say was a staged attack.