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 ...

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said she authorized the probe after Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments about hiring ...

It is the Trump administration’s latest effort to remake the department’s civil rights division, which has historically ...

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 Democrat's win over the city's three-term Republican mayor touched on national hot-button issues, a possible bellweather ...

The Department of Justice is investigating progressive Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for possible racial discrimination after ...

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

Marshall Simien is Lake Charles' first elected Black mayor. Columnist Will Sutton takes a look at his journey to making ...