Sep 26 WATCH: New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks after being indicted by federal prosecutors By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press “From here, my attorneys will take care of the case so I can take care of the city,” Adams said at a hastily assembled news conference after the charges were made public. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Federal prosecutors hold news briefing on indictment against New York Mayor Eric Adams By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging that he took illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign nationals in exchange for favors. Continue reading
Sep 26 NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he doesn’t plan to resign and is ‘not surprised’ by the federal corruption charges By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press “I ask New Yorkers to wait to hear our defense before making any judgments,” Adams told reporters after the indictment against him was made public. Continue reading
Sep 26 Read the full indictment against New York Mayor Eric Adams By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The indictment unsealed Thursday contends that Adams "compounded his gains" from the illegal contributions by gaming the city's matching funds program, which provides a generous match for small dollar donations. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Congress task force hearing on attempted Trump assassination and local law enforcement By Farnoush Amiri, Rebecca Santana, Colleen Long, Associated Press Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for the failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being… Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: 2024 United Nations General Assembly – Day 3 By Associated Press The topics of Israel’s war with Hamas and fighting in Lebanon have dominated speeches at the U.N. General Assembly’s meeting this week. On Thursday, one side finally got the podium — including a moment of drama amid the ocean of… Continue reading
Sep 26 U.S. attorney’s office in New York plans to announce ‘significant public corruption charges’ By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The announcement came hours after federal agents entered the mayor’s official residence and seized his phone early Thursday, hours before the indictment was made public. The news conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Continue reading
Sep 26 NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes, illegal campaign funds from foreign sources By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press FBI agents entered the official residence of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and seized his phone early Thursday morning, hours before an indictment detailing charges against the Democrat was expected to be unsealed. Continue reading
Sep 26 New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say By Jake Offenhartz, Larry Neumeister, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 9:19 Harris and Trump campaign in swing states with battling visions for the economy By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens, Eliot Barnhart, Hamada Hanoura The presidential candidates were on the campaign trail Wednesday laying out their plans to tackle one of the most consequential issues of the election, the economy. Lisa Desjardins reports from North Carolina. Continue watching