He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.
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He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo may not yet have entered the race for mayor of New York City, but his campaign in waiting received its most significant endorsement on Saturday from H. Carl McCall, a Black elder statesman who was once Mr. Cuomo’s…

Mayor Adams May Avoid a Criminal Trial. He Still Faces Political Peril.
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Mayor Adams May Avoid a Criminal Trial. He Still Faces Political Peril.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When the Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors on Monday to drop the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, he hoped that it would save his political career and allow him to better focus on governing the nation’s largest city….

Hagan Scotten, Adams’s Lead Prosecutor, Quits Defiantly
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Hagan Scotten, Adams’s Lead Prosecutor, Quits Defiantly

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hagan Scotten, the lead prosecutor on the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, resigned after Justice Department officials ordered the dismissal of charges he had helped bring, suggesting that only a “fool” or a “coward” would obey. In…

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

ByNews Polite

#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

ByNews Polite

#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

ByNews Polite

#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…

Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters
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Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it had fired four employees from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the agency’s chief financial officer, over their roles in disbursing federal funds to house migrants in New York City hotels. The firings capped a…

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

ByNews Polite

#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…

Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of Ducks and Wild Birds at N.Y.C. Zoos
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Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of Ducks and Wild Birds at N.Y.C. Zoos

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Three ducks at the Queens Zoo died because of bird flu, and as many as 12 more birds at the Bronx Zoo that died after possible exposure were being tested for the virus, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, the nonprofit that operates…