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The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after he says White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his opponent’s 26, according to results posted by the town. His …

Alabama Man Once Barred From Office by Rivals Is Elected Mayor  The New York Times Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election  AP News Black Alabama Mayor Once Blocked by White Town Leaders Wins Reelection  Capital B News Patrick Braxton, the first Black mayor of an Alabama town who was once barred from office, secures election …

Another Democratic councilmember, Brianne Nadeau, of Ward 1, posted on X that “DC is under siege” from the federal government, with “armed military patrolling our streets & masked agents scooping up neighbors & taking them away.” “Our residents are afraid, hesitant to go out & to work, angry that our limited autonomy is being eroded. There is nothing welcome about …

As President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge approaches the end of its third week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working to quell the fear and anxiety it has created for some city residents. As President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge approaches the end of its third week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working to quell the fear and anxiety it …

D.C. mayor: “Masked ICE agents” and out-of-town National Guard are ineffective  Axios DC mayor says she ‘greatly appreciates’ Trump’s surge of federal officers but adds there is ‘break in trust’ with residents – live  The Guardian DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Holds Press Conference on Federal Presence in the District  C-SPAN DC mayor walks tightrope during update on federal law enforcement surge  NBC4 Washington Bowser …

CHICAGO (WLS) — A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News Sunday that the Pentagon is drafting plans for the potential use of National Guard troops in Chicago. A Pentagon spokesperson said “We won’t speculate on further operations. The Department is a planning organization and is continuously… working with other agency partners on plans to protect federal assets and personnel.” Mayor …

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson attends a press conference in January. On Friday, Johnson called President Trump’s threat to send the National Guard to Chicago “uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound.” Scott Olson/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images North America Chicago political leaders are slamming a suggestion made by President Trump late last week that he may …

President Donald Trump threatened to remove D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) if she does not “get her act straight.” Trump escalated his attacks on Bowser in recent days after he ordered a federal takeover of Washington, D.C. earlier this month. He has repeatedly accused her of falsifying crime statistics of the nation’s capital despite presenting no evidence for his claim. …

CHICAGO – In response to President Trump’s renewed threats to illegally deploy the National Guard to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued the following statement:  “We take President Trump’s statements seriously, but to be clear the City has not received any formal communication from the Trump administration regarding additional federal law enforcement or military deployments to Chicago.  Certainly, we have grave …

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced that DOT has granted Waymo its first-ever permit to begin testing a limited number of autonomous vehicles (AV) in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn under the nation’s strictest AV safety rules, including a requirement to have a …