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  • Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson speaks to supporters after defeating Paul Vallas in the mayoral runoff election, late Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)Politics

    Former teacher and union organizer Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor’s race in victory for Democrats’ left wing

    By Sara Burnett and The Associated Press
  • Brandon Johnson, Paul VallasSuccess

    A former teacher and union organizer is facing off against the former head of schools in the Chicago mayor’s race

    By Sara Burnett and The Associated Press
  • WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 27: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. The White House earlier this week put forward a $2.5 billion request for emergency funding to fight the coronavirus to which McCarthy responded, “I think $2 billion is a little low, I think we’re probably looking at $4 billion in this process, having spoken to Democrat House members from Appropriations.”Politics

    Republicans win a slim House majority, splitting control of Congress and complicating the agendas of both parties

    By Will Weissert, Sara Burnett, and others
  • Chuck SchumerPolitics

    Democrats retain control of Senate after Catherine Cortez Masto wins Nevada seat

    By Will Weissert, Jill Colvin, and others
  • John FettermanPolitics

    The red wave that wasn’t: Republicans’ dreams of a big midterm victory shattered with control of Congress too close to call

    By Sara Burnett, Jill Colvin, and others
  • Abortion ViolenceHealth

    Abortion providers on ‘heightened alert’ brace for Supreme Court ruling

    By Sara Burnett and The Associated Press
  • FILE – In this April 19, 2021 file photo, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, right, talks with Michael Tubbs, founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, after holding his annual State of the City address from the Griffith Observatory, in Los Angeles. In experiments across the country, dozens of cities and counties, some using money from the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package approved in March, and the state of California are giving some low-income residents a guaranteed income of $500 to $1,000 each month to do with as they please, and tracking what happens. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool File)Finance

    Free money for all? Some mayors are providing guaranteed income to qualified residents

    By Sara Burnett and The Associated Press
  • Andrew Yang Drops Out of Presidential RacePolitics

    Andrew Yang and Michael Bennet drop out of 2020 presidential race

    By Sara Burnett, Nicholas Riccardi, and others
  • 2020 fundraisingPolitics

    Warren, Klobuchar, and Booker Trail 2020 Rivals in Fundraising Last Quarter

    By Sara Burnett, Will Weissert, and others
  • US-VOTE-2020-DEMOCRATS-DEBATEPolitics

    4 Key Takeaways From Night 1 of the Second Democratic Debate

    By Sara Burnett, Brian Slodysko, and others
  • R KellyArts & Entertainment

    R. Kelly Arrested on Federal Sex Crime Charges Including Producing Child Pornography

    By Sara Burnett, Caryn Rousseau, and others