The NYC mayor’s statement was in response to a claim in the resignation letter of Danielle Sassoon, the former acting Manhattan U.S. attorney. New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Feb. 14 rejected allegations of a quid pro quo deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to have his criminal corruption case dismissed in exchange
Reporter’s Notebook: John Dickerson on Danielle Sassoon’s resignation – CBS News Watch CBS News Danielle Sassoon resigned Thursday as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York when she was asked to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and she refused. John Dickerson gives his perspective on the significance
The headlines from Trump’s first weeks in office – CBS News Watch CBS News It has been 25 days since President Trump returned to the Oval Office, and he has kept his campaign promises, which have included mass firings, sweeping layoffs, and the upending of international policy, and all of that in just the last
A federal judge in New York on Friday extended a temporary order blocking the Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department payment systems.
Behind the scenes battle unfolds in Justice Department over Eric Adams case – CBS News Watch CBS News The aftershocks of the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams might be more powerful than the initial earthquake itself. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emile Bove instructed federal prosecutors to dismiss the case against Adams,
Zelenskyy meets with Vance at Munich Security Conference – CBS News Watch CBS News Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated discussions at the Munich Security Conference Friday, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met face-to-face with the Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Munich. View CBS News In Be
Inside El Salvador’s notorious CECOT mega-prison – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News this week got a first-hand look at El Salvador’s notorious Center for the Confinement of Terrorism, a prison that could soon house deportees from the U.S. Lilia Luciano went inside the prison and has more. View CBS News In Be the