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Hearing soon on Justice Department decision to drop case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
A hearing will be held Wednesday where the Justice Department will have to explain its decision to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Attorney and CBS News Political ...CBS News - 1d -
Details from NYC Mayor Eric Adams' court hearing over motion to drop corruption case
A federal judge says he needs more time to decide whether or not to accept the Justice Department's request to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams after a hearing on the ...CBS News - 7h -
Judge weighs corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
The move to dismiss federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is now up to a judge. On Wednesday, the DOJ argued the case restricts the mayor's ability to help enforce ...CBS News - 5h -
Adams May Get His Charges Dropped, but His Re-election Fight Remains
It is unclear if the request to drop the indictment against the New York City mayor will sway enough disaffected voters to his side.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Jeffries: Trump wants to drop charges against Adams to keep him 'on a short leash'
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the Trump administration is moving to drop the criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in order to exercise control ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Justice Department officials ordered to appear in court
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his legal team have been ordered to appear before the judge deciding whether to throw out Adams' corruption case. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent ...CBS News - 2d -
Homan pushes back on idea on Adams case being ordered to be dropped for Rikers access
President Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan on Sunday pushed back on the idea that prosecutors were ordered to dismiss charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) by the Department of ...The Hill - 4d -
Manhattan D.A. Would Face Uphill Battle if He Took Adams Case
Now that the Justice Department has directed federal prosecutors to drop Eric Adams’s case, could Alvin L. Bragg’s office pick it up?The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
Top DOJ criminal prosecutor abruptly resigns
The head of the Justice Department's criminal division in Washington, D.C., quit on Tuesday, the latest of several resignations from high-ranking DOJ officials. CBS News Justice Department reporter ...CBS News - 1d -
Top criminal prosecutor in U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. resigns
The head of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C, has resigned her post, the latest in a string of Justice Department officials to leave.CBS News - 1d -
Eric Adams denies quid pro quo, urges New Yorkers to put this 'episode behind us'
Former U.S. attorney Danielle Sassoon alleged that New York City Mayor Eric Adams' lawyers "repeatedly urged what amounted to a quid pro quo" with Trump's DOJ.CNBC - 5d -
Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case after extraordinary internal revolt
The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.NBC News - 5d -
Eric Adams is not for sale. He’s for rent!
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted on five counts of bribery, wire fraud and soliciting illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals, had his case dropped by Deputy Attorney ...The Hill - 2d -
DOJ appeals judge's order to unfreeze federal grants
The Justice Department on Monday appealed a federal judge's order to unfreeze federal grants, hours after the judge ruled that the Trump administration had not complied with his directive. In a ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Judge and DOJ attorney get into heated exchange over pronouns and transgender military ban
A judge pressed the Justice Department on a Trump executive order directing the military to stop using preferred pronouns and argued there was no link between pronouns and military readiness.NBC News - 1d -
Manslaughter charges against Liam Payne's friend dropped
Roger Nores and two workers from the hotel where the singer died will no longer face prosecution.BBC News - 10h -
Eric Adams Curried Favor With Trump for Months
Mr. Adams has refrained from criticizing President Trump or his policies, even urging top aides not to do so, and has signaled a desire to work with the new administration.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Ritchie Torres: Eric Adams is 'compromised' by Trump
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) criticized New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) after the Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against the mayor, claiming ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Trump shrugs off controversy in Eric Adams case
President Trump on Friday shrugged off the resignations of top prosecutors involved in the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, suggesting they all would have been dismissed anyway in the ...The Hill - 5d -
Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has formally asked a federal district court to drop its corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) after federal prosecutors in Manhattan resigned ...The Hill - 5d -
Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’
Mayor Eric Adams spoke at two Black churches in Queens and pushed back at those who “are dancing on my grave.”The New York Times - 3d -
Hochul to Discuss Adams’s Future as Pressure Mounts for His Resignation
Adrienne Adams, the speaker of the New York City Council, said on Monday that Mayor Eric Adams should step aside.The New York Times - 2d -
4 Top Officials to Resign Over Adams’s Cooperation With Trump
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the resignations raised “serious questions about the long-term future of this mayoral administration.” She planned to meet with elected officials to discuss “the path forward.”The New York Times - 2d -
New York City Council speaker calls for Adams resignation
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams called on Mayor Eric Adams (D) to resign from his office, becoming the latest local official to raise concerns about his ability to govern after the ...The Hill - 2d -
Former prosecutor: Adams’s attorneys ‘repeatedly urged what amounted to a quid pro quo'
The former acting U.S. attorney overseeing New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s corruption case said the mayor’s attorneys pushed for a “quid pro quo” ahead of the Justice Department (DOJ) ordering the ...The Hill - 6d -
DOJ ordered review of ‘gender ideology’ compliance at child safety authority
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the primary U.S. nonprofit fighting child sexual exploitation, said Friday that it is removing all references to transgender people ...NBC News - Feb. 7 -
DOJ asks court to lift Treasury order that limits DOGE access
President Trump’s Justice Department moved Sunday evening to lift a judge’s expansive ruling that prevents non-civil servants from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment systems, such as Elon ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
As Trump pushes whirlwind agenda, DOJ is challenged to defend his orders in court
As Donald Trump presses his breakneck effort to remake the government, the flurry of lawsuits pushing back have seemingly overwhelming the lawyers defending his orders.ABC News - Feb. 12 -
Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts
Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health, did not give a reason for his departure.The New York Times - Feb. 12 -
Eric Adams Urges N.Y.C. Officials to Avoid Criticizing Trump Administration
In response to concerns about his cooperation with the Trump administration, Mayor Eric Adams on Monday told top aides that being confrontational could hurt New York City.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader
The mayor discussed options to run for re-election in the Republican contest as recently as Monday. Asked for comment, he said he was running as a Democrat.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
Eric Adams preparing 'for ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island'
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he met with President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, on Thursday to prepare for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to resume operations on ...The Hill - 6d -
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to allow ICE agents on Rikers Island
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will sign an executive order allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into Rikers Island, the city's largest jail. CBS News immigration and ...CBS News - 6d -
Eric Adams Highlights Coordination With Trump’s Border Czar on Fox News
Mayor Eric Adams, appearing alongside the border czar, Tom Homan, said he would work with the Trump administration on immigration as he faces calls to resign over his cooperation.The New York Times - 6d -
Read: Danielle Sassoon letter to Pam Bondi on Eric Adams case
Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, resigned from her post after the Justice Department (DOJ) directed her to drop charges against New York City Mayor ...The Hill - 6d -
Eric Adams rules out switching to GOP in NYC mayor's race
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) ruled out running as a Republican for reelection, following renewed speculation that he may switch parties after the Department of Justice moved to dismiss his ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump says he knows nothing about Eric Adams case
President Trump claims he knows little about New York City Mayor Eric Adams' legal controversy. The acting U.S. attorney for Manhattan and several top Justice Department officials have resigned in ...CBS News - 5d -
Behind the scenes battle unfolds in Justice Department over Eric Adams case
The aftershocks of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams might be more powerful than the initial earthquake itself. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emile Bove instructed federal ...CBS News - 5d -
A Justice Dept. in Turmoil Moves to Dismiss Eric Adams’s Corruption Case
New York City’s mayor was accused of bribery, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. President Trump’s administration wants him free to help with mass deportations.The New York Times - 5d -
Why Career Prosecutors Signed a Dismissal Request in Eric Adams Case
Lawyers in the Justice Department’s public integrity section came to believe that to save their jobs, one of them would have to sign the official request to dismiss corruption charges against Mayor ...The New York Times - 5d