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Joe Biden · CaliforniaAs calls for President Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race grow, Democratic lawmakers from two states are taking a larger role in the effort to persuade the president to step away from his campaign: California and Illinois.
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California, Illinois Democrats dominate list of those asking Biden to exit race
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Joe Biden · IllinoisThe Democratic National Convention is set to be a week of "chaos and confusion" following President Biden's disastrous debate performance that opened the floodgates to calls for him to bow out of the race, and the assassination attempt on former President Trump, Illinois Republican Rep. Darin LaHood told Fox News Digital.
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Dems' Chicago convention promises 'chaos and dysfunction' as Biden future uncertain: Illinois congressman
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
North American Politics · ChicagoMayor Brandon Johnson’s administration plans to remove the George Washington statue from outside the mayor’s office, his spokesman confirmed Tuesday while hinting at instead honoring a Black Chicagoan with a City Hall display. See the Story
Mayor's office reverses plan to remove City Hall George Washington statue
56% Right coverage: 9 sources
Homeless · ChicagoHomeless people who have been living in one of Chicago’s largest and most visible encampments will be relocated to a shelter by next week so the area will be emptied before the Democratic National Convention in August, a city official said Friday. The encampment is along Interstate 90 just southwest of the city center, an area that’s a main thoroughfare between the two sites where the Democratic convention will be held starting Aug. 19.See the Story
Chicago removing homeless encampment ahead of Democratic National Convention
46% Center coverage: 22 sources
North American Politics · IllinoisA former Illinois state senator and candidate for governor was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 3 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to fraudulent use of campaign funds, money laundering and tax evasion.See the Story
Ex-senator, Illinois governor candidate McCann gets 3 1/2 years for fraud and money laundering
46% Left coverage: 11 sources
Gun Violence & Control · IllinoisChicago’s lefty Mayor Brandon Johnson blamed former President Richard Nixon, who resigned from the presidency in 1974 and died in 1994, for the Windy City’s crippling crime problem — after a bloody holiday weekend in which 19 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in shootings.
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Chicago mayor blames Richard Nixon as over 100 people shot at weekend
83% Right coverage: 12 sources