Democrat Rep. Ritchie Torres said he is backing Andrew Cuomo for New York City mayor, parting with incumbent Eric Adams before June's primary.

A federal judge has vacated the upcoming trial date for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, but declined to immediately dismiss the charges all together.

A judge overseeing the Eric Adams corruption case in New York has asked an independent lawyer to review the case. MSNBC Host Reverend Al Sharpton weighs in on the matter and raises some concerns with the arguments by the DOJ and Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove.

Mayor Eric Adams on Monday brushed off Rep. Ritchie Torres’ early-bird backing of Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race – making a veiled jab at the sexual harassment scandal that toppled the former governor.

Stacy Schneider and Mimi Rocah join The Lead

In an extraordinary courtroom showdown, a federal judge pressed the Justice Department on Wednesday on its demand to throw out New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case, grilling a top official and putting the Democratic mayor under oath to answer concerns that the Trump administration’s lifeline came with strings attached.

The scandal-scarred Cuomo and his confidants have been making overtures to crucial New York City labor and business leaders, wooing Black and Orthodox Jewish voters and making inroads with the influential New York Post — amounting to a multi-pronged effort to capitalize on Adams’ pillars of political support as the mayor’s career withers.

A federal judge has vacated the upcoming trial date for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, but declined to immediately dismiss the charges all together.

Appointed counsel will advise court about the Justice Department’s controversial request to drop charges against Adams.

A judge in New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case has appointed an outside attorney to argue over the Department of Justice's request to drop the federal charges.