The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into hiring practices at the city of Chicago in ...

The U.S. Department of Justice launched an investigation into the city of Chicago after Mayor Brandon Johnson touted the ...

The Justice Department launched a probe into whether Chicago engaged in racially discriminatory hiring practices after Mayor ...

The Office of Civil Rights opened a probe into Mayor Brandon Johnson after he touted his majority Black staff during a church ...

Oakland officially got a new mayor Tuesday as former Congresswoman Barbara Lee was sworn in. She is the first Black woman to ...

Barbara Lee received a standing ovation on Tuesday as she entered the Oakland City Hall to take the oath of office. A ...

The outcome is the latest in a string of losses in deep-blue cities that has raised questions about the power of progressive ...

Brandon Johnson said looking out for Black folks interests ensures "sustainable growth.” Now he's being investigated.

She became the highest-profile Democrat to announce her candidacy in an election that will be a crucial test of her party’s ...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, the city’s first Black mayor, is seeking a second term. Both are Democrats who originally ran as ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for potentially racially based hiring ...