Takeaways From a Contentious Hearing on Big-City Immigration Policies
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Takeaways From a Contentious Hearing on Big-City Immigration Policies

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines House Republicans cast the mayors of four major American cities as willful impediments to President Trump’s mass deportation agenda during a tense congressional hearing on Wednesday. But in doing so, Republicans also gave the leaders a national platform to passionately defend their cities’…

Sylvester Turner, Sworn In as U.S. Representative in January, Dies at 70
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Sylvester Turner, Sworn In as U.S. Representative in January, Dies at 70

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston who was sworn in as a U.S. representative in January, died on Tuesday night in Washington. He was 70 and had been in attendance at the president’s speech on Capitol Hill. His death was announced on…

Adrienne Adams, N.Y.C. Council Speaker, Attacks Trump Ahead of Potential Mayoral Bid
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Adrienne Adams, N.Y.C. Council Speaker, Attacks Trump Ahead of Potential Mayoral Bid

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The annual State of the City address by the speaker of the New York City Council, Adrienne Adams, would typically be seen as a blueprint for the Council’s agenda in the coming year. But her speech on Tuesday carried far more weight. Ms….

Cuomo Jolts New York’s Mayoral Race as His Challengers Attack
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Cuomo Jolts New York’s Mayoral Race as His Challengers Attack

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For months, the race for mayor of New York City felt stuck in suspended animation. No more. The contest burst into motion on Sunday as a new front-runner, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, began a comeback campaign in Lower Manhattan, and Mayor Eric…

Black Leaders on Why They’ve Turned Against Eric Adams
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Black Leaders on Why They’ve Turned Against Eric Adams

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The speech by Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, in the closing week of Black History Month, seemed to be hitting all the right historical notes. He outlined the lineage tying together Nat Turner, Marcus Garvey, Rosa Parks and Barack Obama and…

Adrienne Adams Moves Closer to Running for NYC Mayor
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Adrienne Adams Moves Closer to Running for NYC Mayor

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines With the turmoil surrounding Mayor Eric Adams casting uncertainty onto this year’s mayoral race, some Democratic leaders in New York City have been trying to persuade Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker, to enter the race. Ms. Adams, the first Black woman to…

Aiding Trump Outweighs Prosecutions, Justice Dept. Official Suggests
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Aiding Trump Outweighs Prosecutions, Justice Dept. Official Suggests

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A senior Justice Department official suggested Wednesday that President Trump’s administration is justified in putting aside allegations of corruption against a public official if the official cooperates with the president’s political agenda. The Justice Department official, Emil Bove III, raised the idea during…

Hochul Meeting on Eric Adams’s Future Plunges Him Deeper Into Crisis
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Hochul Meeting on Eric Adams’s Future Plunges Him Deeper Into Crisis

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On the 39th floor of a Midtown Manhattan high-rise, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday presided over a series of meetings to discuss one of the most consequential decisions of her tenure: whether to remove Mayor Eric Adams from office. She solicited opinions from…

5 Factors That May Shape Hochul’s Decision on Adams’s Fate
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5 Factors That May Shape Hochul’s Decision on Adams’s Fate

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There is little doubt, as far as the New York State Constitution is concerned, that Gov. Kathy Hochul has the power to remove Mayor Eric Adams of New York City from office. But as she faces growing pressure to exercise that authority, the…

Hochul to Weigh Removing Mayor Eric Adams. Here’s What to Know.
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Hochul to Weigh Removing Mayor Eric Adams. Here’s What to Know.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gov. Kathy Hochul raised the prospect of removing Mayor Eric Adams from office late Monday and met with “key leaders” in Manhattan on Tuesday to discuss “the path forward, with the goal of ensuring stability for the City of New York.” “Overturning the…