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U.S. NEWSTuesday 29 March 2016
Trump set to visit Wisconsin, but Cruz has head start
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and wife Heidi walk on stage before day, where the upcoming such as former Florida Gov.
the candidate spoke at a campaign stop in Dane, Wis. Donald Trump is planning to make his first Republican presidential pri- Jeb Bush, adamant about
campaign visit to Wisconsin on Tuesday, where rival Ted Cruz has already gotten a head start on mary could mark a turning eliminating Trump.
next week’s contest. point in the unpredictable As Cruz campaigned
race. across the state, he was fol-
(AP Photo/Andy Manis) But rival Ted Cruz has got- lowing a winning roadmap
ten a jump-start on next drawn by Wisconsin gover-
THOMAS BEAUMONT OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (AP) to make his first campaign week’s contest, collecting nor Scott Walker in 2010 in
Associated Press — Donald Trump is planning visit to Wisconsin on Tues- influential endorsements Wisconsin’s rural and work-
and campaigning in key ing-class midsection, the
regions. same demographic that
A solid Cruz win in Wiscon- has driven Trump’s success
sin would narrow Trump’s thus far.
path to the nomination, put Trump has slightly fewer
pressure on the billionaire than half of the Republican
to sweep the remaining delegates allocated so far,
winner-take-all primaries short of the majority need-
this spring and increase the ed to clinch the nomina-
chances of a contested tion before the party’s na-
party convention in July. tional convention this sum-
“The results in Wisconsin will mer. Cruz has more than a
impact significantly the pri- third of the delegates.
maries to come,” Cruz told If Cruz wins most of the 42
The Associated Press after delegates in Wisconsin,
a rally Friday. then the remaining winner-
Next Tuesday’s contest will take-all contests in Dela-
be the first primary since ware, Montana, Nebraska,
the Texas senator began New Jersey and North Da-
collecting the backing of kota could determine the
establishment Republicans, future of the race. q
Chicago mayor names interim top cop with eye on challenges
SOPHIA TAREEN cago’s police chief, but reeling from a police shoot- department morale and Echoing that, Johnson said
Associated Press the department’s chief of ing scandal. intensified scrutiny of po- officers must watch out for
CHICAGO (AP) — Eddie patrol could address many Emanuel is searching for a lice shootings, in particular each other but also hold
Johnson didn’t apply for a challenges facing Mayor new chief at a time of a the death of Laquan Mc- each other to a high stan-
chance to become Chi- Rahm Emanuel and a city spike in violent crime, low Donald, a black teen shot dard.
16 times by a white officer. Johnson grew up in the
Former Superintendent rough Cabrini Green hous-
Garry McCarthy was fired ing project until the age of
days after police video of 9, when his family moved
McDonald’s death was re- to a South Side neighbor-
leased in November. hood where he still resides.
Johnson, a 27-year depart- He joined the police de-
ment veteran, was named partment in 1988 and held
interim police chief Mon- supervisory roles, rising to
day after Emanuel by- the post of chief of patrol,
passed three finalists rec- where he commanded
ommended by the city’s 8,000 officers. The black
police board. A former and Latino caucuses of
commander on the South the Chicago City Council
Side, Johnson is black and say they’re pleased with
a Chicago native, satisfy- Emanuel’s choice, but
ing concerns from alder- some community leaders
men who urged Emanuel raised questions about the
to involve them in the se- pick and criticized Eman-
lection after two consecu- uel’s process in bypass-
tive white superintendents ing the three finalists. The
came from outside Chi- Revs. Jesse Jackson and Ira
cago. Former colleagues Acree said the mayor’s ac-
credit Johnson with the tions undermined the po-
ability to unify officers. lice board. Emanuel won
Emanuel called Johnson a tough re-election bid last
well-respected in the de- year — in which black and
partment and cited his Latino votes were key — af-
knowledge of Chicago’s ter vowing to listen more.
communities and its resi- Emanuel has also been ac-
dents. He said Johnson cused of a cover-up in the
would have officers’ backs McDonald case for releas-
when they do their job and ing the video only after be-
hold them accountable ing ordered to by a judge.
when they do not. q
