Top Justice Department official Emil Bove, who has been nominated for the federal appeals bench, testified before the Senate Wednesday that he never told department attorneys to ignore court orders, denying the account of a whistleblower. Bove, a former criminal defense attorney who represented President Trump, rejected suggestions by Democrats that the claims of…
Three more federal prosecutors who had been involved in the now-dismissed corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned on Tuesday, saying they felt pressured into admitting wrongdoing or regret as a condition for being reinstated to their jobs. “We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none,” Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach and…
At a press conference today, Adams wore an incredibly tight shirt with cheap-looking printing, similar to the one from just over a week ago, complete with an American flag and the phrase “in Dio confidiamo.” Adams told the press the sentence was Spanish and meant to honor the victims of the tragic Dominican Republic nightclub-roof…
A Siemens executive, his wife and their three children died when a tourist helicopter they were in plunged into the Hudson River in New York. The family of five were on board the helicopter when it is said to have broken apart in mid air at around 3.15pm on Thursday. Their identities were later revealed…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ historic federal corruption case has been dropped. Judge Dale Ho has agreed to the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to drop the charges against Adams, but he did so “with prejudice.” That means Adams cannot be re-tried on the same charges at a later time – a stipulation the Justice Department…
Democratic mayors push back on sanctuary city criticism at House hearing – CBS News Watch CBS News The mayors of four so-called “sanctuary cities” testified before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, where they defended their jurisdictions’ immigration policies and treatment of undocumented immigrants. Caitlin Huey-Burns has details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…
Announcing his bid to run for mayor of New York City over the weekend, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that he would “save our city.” On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams passed on several opportunities to punch back — but said he did agree with his fellow Democrat on one point. “I do believe we need…
Washington — Two top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have launched an investigation into the Justice Department for seeking to dismiss charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Sunday, Reps. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Jasmine Crockett of Texas accused the Justice Department of…
Andrew Cuomo is running for mayor of New York City, he announced Saturday afternoon. The move comes after Cuomo, who had been considering entering the race, met with his daughters to discuss his possible run. His supporters also filed paperwork to form a super PAC called “Fix the City,” designed to raise $15 million to boost…
Judge weighs corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams – CBS News Watch CBS News 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 President Trump’s immigration policies….