Takeaways from Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani visit: Both men get something they want, GOP loses a punching bag • Imprisoned ex-Speaker Michael Madigan formally disbarred after nearly 60 years as a lawyer
The Spin Friday, November 21, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his country in an address Friday that it could face a pivotal choice between standing up for its sovereign rights and preserving the American support it needs. | | | | | When President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faced reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, they were just two iconoclastic New York politicians who were all smiles. | | | | | Nearly 60 years after earning his law degree, imprisoned former House Speaker Michael Madigan was formally disbarred this week in a one-paragraph notice buried in a monthly list of attorney discipline from around the state. | | | | | Mayor Brandon Johnson’s police settlement borrowing plan revives a practice past mayors discontinued and derided as financially reckless. | | | | | Sean Morrison, the only Republican on the Cook County Board, drops his reelection bid leaving Elizabeth Doody Gorman uncontested. | | | | | Politicians gathered in Elmwood Park to make a plea for financial support for efforts to replace aging lead pipes in area water systems. | | | | | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a recent Wednesday showered in praise from the vice president and health technology CEOs at a glitzy “Make America Healthy Again” event in Washington, designed to celebrate the health secretary’s successes and the movement he has built. | | | | | After months of rancor, Congress has passed and President Donald Trump has signed legislation compelling the Justice Department to give the public everything it has on Epstein. | | | |