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Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, a Democrat representing Queens and Brooklyn, has been in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993.
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Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, a Democrat representing Queens and Brooklyn, has been in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993.
A tumultuous time in government stretches from NYC to Washington, D.C. and back again. Rep. Nydia Velazquez and Lee Zeldin, President Trump's EPA administrator, appear on this episode of "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
The Justice Department's motion to drop charges against Mayor Adams ends a days-long public over the decision to abandon the case.
State Senate majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says New York City Mayor Eric Adams should resign because his legal troubles are too much of a distraction.
Federal prosecutors have formally asked a judge to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. It's the next step to a days-long battle that's upended the Justice Department. As CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports, this comes as calls for the mayor's resignation continue.
Adams is at the center of a controversy over a directive by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against him.
The Justice Department has officially filed a motion to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said allegations of a quid pro quo to help ICE in exchange for the DOJ dropping charges against him are "silly."
There are new developments in the efforts by the Justice Department to dismiss corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams. The lead prosecutor in the case is now the seventh person to resign since Thursday. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has the story.
Calls for Mayor Eric Adams to resign are getting louder, but Adams moved to shut out the "noise," as he calls it, saying it's "silly" to question whether the corruption charges against him were dropped in exchange for his cooperation on deportation. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer sorts it all out.
The former acting New York U.S. attorney said Adams' attorneys had offered "what amounted to a quid pro quo" — helping the U.S. with immigration enforcement "in exchange for dismissal of his case."
Mayor Eric Adams spoke out after Manhattan's top prosecutor resigned. Danielle Sassoon called a DOJ directive to drop the charges breathtaking and dangerous.
Mayor Eric Adams is refuting insinuations the DOJ's efforts to erase his legal troubles leave him indebted to President Donald Trump. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
Danielle Sassoon, the interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, inherited the case when Damian Williams resigned after President Donald Trump's election win. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
After meeting with the White House border czar on Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams says he agreed to allow ICE agents onto Rikers Island to find violent criminals.
After meeting with the White House border czar, Mayor Eric Adams says he agreed to allow ICE agents onto Rikers Island to find violent criminals. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Adams and Homan were expected to discuss immigration enforcement and scaled-back FEMA money, among other topics. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams will meet with "border czar" Tom Homan on Thursday, a day after U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi announced she is suing the state over immigration enforcement. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian has the latest.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' attorney Alex Spiro criticized the mayor's corruption case after the DOJ recommended dropping the charges.
Alex Spiro leveled stunning charges at former U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, saying he "would stop at nothing" to get Adams because he apparently had a political agenda of his own. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
During his news conference on Wednesday, Alex Spiro outlined why he feels the case against Adams is weak and should never return. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' lawyer held a news conference Wednesday to address the recent Department of Justice order to drop the charges against the mayor.
The mayor wants to move forward after the Justice Department ordered prosecutors to drop the charges against him, but critics say the move puts him in a compromising position. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
The Department of Justice's order to end the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has not come as a surprise to some city officials.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams spoke less than 24 hours after the DOJ ordered prosecutors to drop their charges against him.
