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Judge declines to immediately dismiss Eric Adams’ corruption case, delays trial
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a press conference at the 40th precinct, in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., Feb. 20, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters A New York judge on Friday said he would not immediately dismiss Eric Adams’ corruption case, but ordered the Democratic New York City mayor’s trial delayed […]
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New York Gov. Hochul will not remove Mayor Eric Adams ‘right now’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives for a court hearing at Thurgood Marshall Courthouse on February 19, 2025 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to announce Thursday afternoon that she will not remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office “right […]
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DOJ offers new Eric Adams case dismissal justification ahead of key hearing
NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch at Bellevue Hospital Center on Feb. 18, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A top Department of Justice official on Wednesday offered a new rationale for the DOJ’s controversial decision to ask a federal judge to […]
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Trump Media sues Brazil Supreme Court judge who once crossed Musk
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Trump Media and its fellow conservative-oriented social media company Rumble on Wednesday sued a Brazil Supreme Court justice who clashed with Elon Musk last […]
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Trump administration to continue Biden’s strict scrutiny of corporate mergers
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it will keep using strict guidelines by the administration of former President Joe Biden to review proposed corporate mergers. The decision to retain the regulatory guidelines —which have been widely disliked by corporations since their adoption in 2023 — was detailed by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and […]
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Judge orders Mayor Eric Adams, DOJ lawyers to appear in court to explain case dismissal request
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks with members of the media as he arrives for an Adult Town Hall at Sunnyside Community Services Older Adult Center on Feb. 12, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A federal judge ordered embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, […]
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Singapore court finds opposition party leader guilty of lying to parliament
Pritam Singh, leader of Singapore’s main opposition Workers’ Party, arrives at its State Courts on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | Getty Images A court in Singapore on Monday found opposition Workers’ Party leader Pritam Singh guilty of two counts of lying to parliament, a verdict that could see him barred from contesting a general election this year. Singh had pleaded not guilty and his sentencing was due […]
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Trump wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed
A supporter of U.S President-elect Donald Trump takes pictures of the U.S. Capitol after it was announced that Trump’s inauguration is being moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures expected on Monday, in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Carlos Barria | Reuters The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing […]
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Trump border czar warns Eric Adams not to violate ‘agreement’ as DOJ orders case dismissal
President Donald Trump’s border czar Thomas Homan, left, and New York Mayor Adams, right, and others, meeting in New York, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Ed Reed | Office of the Mayor of New York via AP President Donald Trump’s border czar implicitly warned New York Mayor Eric Adams during a joint televised interview Friday to […]
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Top federal prosecutor, DOJ official quit after refusing order to toss Eric Adams case
Danielle Sassoon, assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, exits court in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images A top federal prosecutor in New York and a senior Department of Justice official resigned Thursday after refusing a DOJ order to dismiss the pending […]
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