Mayor Johnson was asked​ by the House Oversight Committee to testify on Capitol Hill next month about Chicago's sanctuary city status — along with other big city mayors.

On Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson received a letter from Washington, D.C., that states, in summary, that Chicago and other cities like it — notably Denver, New York and Boston, all of which hold sanctuary city status like Chicago — are being investigated by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will continue to protect civil and human rights, a day after the mayor received a letter from Washington, D.C., stating, in summary, that Chicago and

United Airlines said it was cooperating with U.S. and Nigerian investigators to determine what exactly happened on the flight.

While Illinois is mostly thought of as a blue state these days, close to 2.5 million people in the state voted for Donald Trump. It's no surprise there are a lot of Illinois folks in the capitol or on their way there ahead of Inauguration Day.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning a major enforcement operation that will target immigrants for several days following the inauguration of Donald Trump as president, according to a document reviewed by NBC News and a person familiar with the planning.

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 will mark the 60th presidential swearing-in ceremony in United States history.

Left-wing groups opposing Donald Trump’s second presidency had plans to “fight back” with thousands of protesters in

A dozen students from northwest Indiana flew to Washington D.C. Thursday to experience the week of the presidential inauguration and learn about the democratic process.

Fin Gómez has been named executive director, politics and White House, adding to his duties as CBS News political director. He will oversee daily coverage of the White House team and politics as well as running the political unit, and will report to Mark Lima, Washington bureau chief.

Mayor Michelle Wu, facing the possibility of Boston losing millions in federal dollars, on Tuesday spoke after being asked to testify at a sanctuary cities hearing on Capitol Hill.