The Department of Homeland Security reached out to a naval base near Chicago for help with ICE operations.

The residents of the nation’s capital have long been denied their democratic rights. If Trump has his way, other cities may soon feel what that’s like.

As the Illinois governor infuriates Trump with an extraordinary response to his threat to send troops into Chicago, a political writer argues that pundits are wrong: Dems can challenge Trump on this issue—and win.

The president had a despotic message for Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.

It isn’t pretty.

The president has some disturbing thoughts about what the American people really want.

The Windy City is set to be the next place the president intends to send an occupying army under the pretext of fighting crime.

Political violence in this country is growing day by day.

Federal law allows members of Congress to visit any Department of Homeland Security facility unannounced to conduct oversight visits.

The Justice Department is taking aim at so-called “sanctuary cities” and states.

Donald Trump insisted on bulldozing through gibberish answers during the train-wreck interview.

Surprise, surprise: Donald Trump is spreading more xenophobic falsehoods.

Three views on the 2024 Democratic National Convention

The convention in Chicago was loads of fun. Getting to it was ... challenging.

The Democratic National Committee projected messages such as “Weird as Hell” and “Project 2025 HQ” onto Donald Trump’s Chicago property.

The Chicago police seem to be directly warning protesters ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

An interview with Jesse Jackson about the 2024 race, his own legacy, and how he’s not actually retiring.

One recent media report is emblematic of the kinds of errors the press makes when it sees a chance to put pressure on a Black progressive mayor.

Brandon Johnson offered voters a new way to think about public safety.

Tuesday’s twin victories of progressive Brandon Johnson in Chicago and liberal Judge Janet Protasiewicz in Wisconsin disprove the argument that Democrats need to embrace centrism.