Two candidates running to be Oakland’s next mayor in April’s special election went head-to-head in a debate about how they would address the city’s most pressing issues. Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee ...

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday said he pulled out of a mayoral candidate forum after his lawyer told him to wait until a federal judge decides how to handle the ...

A northeastern Illinois politician and self-proclaimed “Super Mayor” was defeated by a landslide in Tuesday's democratic primaries. Tiffany Henyard (D), the scandal-plagued mayor of the ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Residents in a handfull of Chicago suburbs cast their votes in several key elections on Tuesday, including in Dolton, where Mayor Tiffany Henyard fought a fierce battle ...

Her platform also promises ethics, transparency and accountability, pointedly alluding to a corruption scandal involving former Mayor Sheng Thao. Lee, in the fall, had opposed the recall of Thao ...

Voters in Oakland, California, recalled Mayor Sheng Thao on November 5, 2024, with 60.6% voting in favor of her removal from office. This marked the first time in Oakland’s history that a mayor ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday ousted the chief of the city's Fire Department, weeks after blazing wildfires devastated the area. The mayor's office released a statement saying it was ...

LOS ANGELES — Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday she will not use her executive powers to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office, at least for now, instead opting to propose a set of guardrails that aim ...

In responding to President Donald Trump’s latest call for a federal takeover of D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated Thursday that she was eager to work with Trump on shared priorities ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A police investigation is reportedly underway into allegations that Mayor of Portmore, the People’s National Party’s Leon Thomas, assaulted three women during a recent ...