Iowa Democratic caucus internal review blames DNC for botched results

Mariannette Miller-Meeks, an Iowa Republican who ran for Congress four times, is expected to be sworn in Sunday -- even as a challenge to her razor-thin, six-vote victory looms.  Her journey to the House of Representatives has been longer and tougher than probably anyone else's in the 2021 freshman class, so her swearing-in -- albeit provisional -- is especially meaningful. "It has been a tumultuous, arduous journey to get here," Miller-Meeks said in a recent interview with Fox News.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot met with the Black woman who was handcuffed by police while naked when officers raided the wrong home, the pair said in a joint statement. The Democratic mayor and Anjanette Young met Thursday for what they described in the statement as "a very lengthy, very candid and productive conversation about the unacceptable raid on Ms.

Recently released emails show Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot first learned in November 2019 of a "pretty bad wrongful raid" at the home of a Black woman who said she was not allowed to put on clothes before police handcuffed her. Chicago city leaders on Wednesday released more than 150 emails, as well as other documents, photos and police body camera footage in connection with the botched February 2019 raid at Anjanette Young's home.

A planned in-person inauguration ceremony for several freshman Democratic state senators in Minnesota drew bipartisan criticism this week after a permit detailing the event appeared to show violations of Gov.Tim Walz’s executive order barring outdoor gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic. The state’s department of administration granted a permit request filed by the Muslim American Society of Minnesota for an event entitled "Inauguration Day of MN Senators." The Jan.

A meeting scheduled between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and a woman handcuffed naked during a botched police raid was canceled after the parties failed to agree on terms of the gathering, a spokesperson for the woman said. Anjanette Young, who is Black, invited Lightfoot, and other city officials and police for a closed-door meeting and public forum Wednesday to discuss "transparency, accountability and justice," a spokesperson for her attorney said in a press release.

A Chicago family says one haircut led to the coronavirus-related deaths of their two parents after the illness ripped through several family members within days. Joe Bruno, the son of Mike and Carol Bruno, said his sister, who works in a hair salon, had tested negative for the virus right before Thanksgiving and then quarantined for several days before heading to his apartment with their mother Carol to give him a haircut, WECT.com reported.

A tweet by Ivanka Trump is raising eyebrows in the political world as it may hint that President Trump's daughter and adviser may have national aspirations of her own. The younger Trump took to Twitter on Monday to write that she loves Iowa, using an exclamation point for extra emphasis.

The date of R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago for child pornography and obstruction charges has been moved due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Associated Press.

An unidentified Iowa woman found dead in a home Tuesday was likely killed, police said. Details about the woman's death were not disclosed.

John Mulaney‘s family is proud of him after he recently checked into a rehab facility.The 38-year-old comedian made headlines on Monday, December 21, when news broke that he’s seeking treatment for cocaine and alcohol abuse at a 60-day program in Pennsylvania. Mulaney, who married makeup artist Annamarie Tendler in July 2014, had been sober for 15 years before relapsing and deciding to get help.“It was a relief to his wife and family that he checked in,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.

Iowa Democrat Rita Hart was on the payroll of two Chinese companies while running to represent the state’s 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives, a financial disclosure shows.

Iowa Democratic congressional candidate Rita Hart says she is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to get involved after her state certified the results of her race with Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks winning by six votes.

Clayton Davis The Chicago Film Critics Association has named Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” as this year’s big winner, netting five prizes, including best picture, director, actress (Frances McDormand), adapted screenplay and cinematography. Leading the CFCA nominations with seven, the Searchlight Pictures drama has performed astoundingly with the half dozen critics awards that have been announced thus far.

The New York, Los Angeles and Boston critics have had their say and now we begin the long, tedious rollout of other critics groups who insist their honors are not meant to have any influence on guild or Oscar voters. The Chicago Film Critics Association and Florida Film Critics Circle have now made their selections and anointed, respectfully, “Nomadland” and “First Cow” as Best Picture.

Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx revealed an ambitious plan to wipe clean the records of convicted marijuana dealers and expressed a willingness to support expunging the records of those found guilty of more serious crimes such as heroin and cocaine possession.  Foxx, who oversees prosecutions in a county that includes Chicago, told the Chicago Sun-Times that her goal is to help people move on with their lives by automatically expunging some criminal records so they don't have to go through

An ex-con with a long rap sheet admitted decapitating the body of a Chicago woman in her apartment with a handsaw — but denied killing her, prosecutors said. Eric Bryant, 49, was ordered held without bail Thursday by a Cook County judge on a charge of dismembering 61-year-old Kimiko Armstrong.

A potential House vote on who will be seated in an ongoing Iowa House congressional race could have far-reaching political ramifications for another Iowan. Democrat Rita Hart said she'll petition the U.S.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that her staff informed her in November 2019 about a botched police raid that happened nine months earlier – thus revising her office’s Tuesday claim that she hadn’t learned about the February 2019 raid until this week.

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