Aldermen called on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to change the rules governing the do-not-hire list used to block several former employees from future city jobs.

Mayor Brandon Johnson floated the benchmark — which has not been achieved since 2015 — after noting this year’s drop in homicides and shootings so far.

After six days of testimony against ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan, Ex-Ald. Daniel Solis left the witness stand and the public eye, perhaps this time for good.

Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration.

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay.

Senate Democrats reelected Chuck Schumer as party leader on Tuesday as the party moves into a deeply uncertain time, with no real consensus on a strategy as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s government lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule.

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“