The Department of Justice has eliminated its national database that tracked misconduct incidents among federal law enforcement officers. “Agencies can no longer query or add data” to the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, the Justice Department posted in an online statement, confirming that it is being decommissioned as a result of an order signed by…
Judge weighs DOJ motion to drop corruption case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge said he needs more time to decide whether to accept the Justice Department’s request to drop its corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, so that the mayor can devote his…
Eric Adams reacts to Justice Department motion to drop his corruption charges – CBS News Watch CBS News The Department of Justice submitted an official request to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption case. Adams is trying to reassure New Yorkers that he is solely beholden to them, saying he never offered…
DOJ drops charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams – CBS News Watch CBS News The Department of Justice has filed paperwork to drop the charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The move came after more than a half-dozen federal prosecutors who raised concerns about the order after the deputy attorney general said a…
Behind the scenes battle unfolds in Justice Department over Eric Adams case – CBS News Watch CBS News 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 prosecutors to dismiss the case against Adams,…
The headlines from Trump’s first weeks in office – CBS News Watch CBS News It has been 25 days since President Trump returned to the Oval Office, and he has kept his campaign promises, which have included mass firings, sweeping layoffs, and the upending of international policy, and all of that in just the last…
Amid a swirl of resignations, charges and calls for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to step down, one person who remains in the mayor’s corner is his predecessor. Bill de Blasio, the former New York City mayor and a fellow Democrat, believes the case against Adams should never have been brought. The charges, which…
Reporter’s Notebook: John Dickerson on Danielle Sassoon’s resignation – CBS News Watch CBS News Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York when she was asked to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and she refused. John Dickerson gives his perspective on the significance…
Eye Opener: Threat of floods, mudslides forces evacuations in California – CBS News Watch CBS News The threat of floods and mudslides forces evacuations in California as a major storm hits areas already devastated by wildfires. Also, top Department of Justice officials resign in protest after being ordered to halt the corruption case against New…
Mayor Adams meets with “border czar” Tom Homan Mayor Adams meets with “border czar” Tom Homan 02:16 New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” met on Thursday, a day after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced she is suing the state over immigration enforcement. The 90-minute closed-door meeting…