How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams
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How the Justice Dept. Helped Sink Its Own Case Against Eric Adams

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump had just taken office when lawyers for Mayor Eric Adams of New York went to the White House with an extraordinary request: They formally asked in a letter that the new president pardon the mayor in a federal corruption case that…

Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan Federal Prosecutor, Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped
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Danielle Sassoon, Manhattan Federal Prosecutor, Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney resigned on Thursday after the Justice Department ordered her to drop a corruption case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The resignation of the U.S. attorney, Danielle R. Sassoon,…

Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader
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Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has quietly explored running in this spring’s Republican primary as he searches for a path to a second term, according to one Republican official and two people familiar with his deliberations. The mayor, a Democrat, had…

Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence
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Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Danielle R. Sassoon shot like a laser through the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, with stints fighting violent crime and securities fraud as well as handling appeals before she was elevated, at age 38, to be its interim head. There, just weeks into her…

Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway
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Push to Drop Adams Charges Reveals a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Justice Department on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, a remarkable incursion into a continuing criminal case that raises questions about the fair administration of justice during President Trump’s second term. The…

Officers Flee as N.Y.P.D. Confronts Its Billion-Dollar Overtime Problem
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Officers Flee as N.Y.P.D. Confronts Its Billion-Dollar Overtime Problem

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Angeliesse and Mike Nesterwitz met and married as New York Police Department officers. They each made more than $100,000 a year, but life had become unbearable. The couple were eager to start a family, but they barely saw each other because they were…

Illegal N.Y.P.D. Stop-and-Frisk Tactics Continue Unchecked, Monitor Says
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Illegal N.Y.P.D. Stop-and-Frisk Tactics Continue Unchecked, Monitor Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Police Department anti-crime units are stopping, frisking and searching too many New Yorkers unlawfully — and at levels far outstripping those of regular patrol units, a court-appointed monitor said. The monitor, Mylan L. Denerstein, filed a report in federal court in Manhattan on…

Top Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case
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Top Justice Department Officials Meet Lawyers in Adams Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Justice Department lawyers in Washington were meeting on Friday with Manhattan federal prosecutors and defense lawyers representing Mayor Eric Adams of New York City to discuss dropping the corruption case against him, people with knowledge of the matter said. Details of the meeting,…

Eric Adams to Limit Public Schedule to Undergo Routine Medical Tests
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Eric Adams to Limit Public Schedule to Undergo Routine Medical Tests

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York City will keep a limited public schedule this week as he attends doctors’ appointments and undergoes routine medical tests, his office said early Monday. “Over the last few days, Mayor Adams hasn’t been feeling his best,” Fabien…

Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality
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Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “When you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins.” Benjamin Cremer, a Wesleyan pastor and writer who is based in Idaho, posted that thought last year. I saw it last week and immediately forwarded it to some of my close friends…