One person was killed and eight others injured in two separate incidents Friday night in downtown Chicago, shortly after the city’s annual tree-lighting ceremony. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday that the Chicago mayor and the Illinois governor have refused federal assistance “for a situation that could be quickly remedied.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has announced that she will resign from Congress next year. The announcement comes after Trump withdrew his endorsement of her. Greene posted a video on social media explaining her decision, tying it to her recent fallout with the president.
Federal police in Brazil Saturday arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged plot to escape and avoid a 27-year prison sentence. A judge ordered the preemptive arrest, saying Bolsonaro’s ankle monitor was violated around midnight.