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Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York dies at 94

Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94. His family confirmed the death in a statement provided by City College of New York spokesperson Michelle Stent. He died at a hospital in New York, Stent said. A veteran of the Korean War, he defeated legendary Harlem politician Adam Clayton Powell in 1970 […]

May 26, 2025 5

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New York AG Letitia James hits back at Trump amid criminal referral: ‘I will not bow’

New York State Attorney General Letitia James isn’t flinching amid a criminal referral letter recently sent to the U.S. Department of Justice over claims about her personal real estate properties. “The allegations are baseless,” James told Spectrum News NY1. “The allegations are nothing more than a revenge tour.” James pointed to her successful prosecution of President Donald Trump for financial fraud, which concluded that, as a real estate mogul, Trump inflated the value of his assets to secure better bank […]

April 18, 2025

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Trump accused of ‘revenge tour’ after criminal referral targets New York AG Letitia James

New York Attorney General Letitia James was referred for criminal prosecution on Wednesday by a Trump official, signaling an escalation of President Donald Trump’s political animus against James, who previously prosecuted him for financial fraud and continues to challenge his administration in court on behalf of New York state. In a letter dated April 14, Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, told the Department of Justice that James “appeared to have falsified records” related to properties […]

April 16, 2025 1

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Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, acquiescing to the Justice Department’s extraordinary request to set aside criminal charges so the Democrat could help with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The judge, though, denied prosecutors the ability to potentially bring the criminal case back after the mayoral election. Judge Dale E. Ho’s order to dismiss the case “with prejudice” spares Adams from having to govern in a way that pleases Trump, or potentially risk having the Republican’s […]

April 2, 2025 1

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Judge adjourns trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams but appoints counsel to advise on next steps

A federal judge on Friday adjourned the corruption trial for New York City Mayor Eric Adams and appointed counsel to advise him on how to handle the Justice Department’s controversial request to drop charges against the Democrat. The ruling by Judge Dale E. Ho will delay by at least a couple weeks when he will decide whether to grant the request to dismiss the case against the embattled mayor of the country’s largest city. At a hearing Wednesday, Acting Deputy U.S. […]

February 21, 2025 2

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Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

The Justice Department formally asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, an expected move after that was fiercely opposed by the federal prosecutors in Manhattan who brought the case. Acting Deputy U.S. Attorney General Emil Bove and lawyers from the department’s public integrity section and criminal division in Washington filed paperwork seeking to end the case. A judge still has to sign off on the request. The formal move to end the prosecution […]

February 14, 2025 2

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Trump’s Justice Department orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

A top official at the U.S. Department of Justice has ordered federal prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has cultivated a warm relationship with President Donald Trump. In a two-page memo obtained by The Associated Press, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, an alumnus of the Manhattan office that brought the case, said that the decision to dismiss the charges was reached without an assessment of the strength of the prosecution of the […]

February 10, 2025

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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hold, clearing the way for him to be sentenced for felony crimes days before he returns to the presidency. The court’s 5-4 order clears the way for Judge Juan M. Merchan to impose a sentence Friday on Trump, who was convicted in what prosecutors called an attempt to cover up a $130,000 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels. Trump has denied any […]

January 9, 2025 1

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Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York. Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court Wednesday after New York courts refused to do postpone the sentencing by Juan M. Merchan, the judge who presided over Trump’s trial and conviction last May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Merchan has indicated he will not impose jail time, fines or probation. Trump’s attorneys have pointed to the Supreme Court’s ruling […]

January 8, 2025