Brandon Johnson emerges victorious in Chicago mayoral runoff

Brandon Johnson, a former public school teacher, has won the Chicago mayoral race with a slim margin of victory over former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas. Vallas conceded to Johnson on Tuesday, even though mail-in votes for the runoff election will not be counted for days. Johnson capitalized on comments Vallas made years ago about critical race theory and he has blasted both endorsements and campaign donations Vallas received from prominent Republicans. Johnson was endorsed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.