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Politics</h1> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="tag-content"> <div class='simple-top-zone'> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8013728 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-national-politics category-new-york-news category-new-york-politics category-news category-politics tag-eric-adams location-city location-county location-new-york location-new-york-city location-new-york-county location-sub-county-region" data-id="8013728" data-timestamp="1732734844" > <figure> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/27/federal-prosecutors-push-back-on-mayor-adams-early-trial-bid-citing-shifting-stance-on-key-docs/" title="Federal prosecutors push back on Mayor Adams’ early trial bid, citing shifting stance on key docs" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/27/federal-prosecutors-push-back-on-mayor-adams-early-trial-bid-citing-shifting-stance-on-key-docs/" title="Federal prosecutors push back on Mayor Adams’ early trial bid, citing shifting stance on key docs"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Mayor Eric Adams" title="Mayor Eric Adams" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TNY-LCR660.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/TNY-LCR660.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/27/federal-prosecutors-push-back-on-mayor-adams-early-trial-bid-citing-shifting-stance-on-key-docs/" title="Federal prosecutors push back on Mayor Adams’ early trial bid, citing shifting stance on key docs"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Federal prosecutors push back on Mayor Adams’ early trial bid, citing shifting stance on key docs </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/author/chris-sommerfeldt/">Chris Sommerfeldt</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-27 19:38:44">November 27, 2024 at 7:38 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Federal prosecutors are opposing Mayor Adams' request for an early start to his criminal trial... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8012831 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-public-safety category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-new-york-news category-new-york-politics category-news category-politics location-city location-county location-new-york location-new-york-city location-new-york-county location-sub-county-region" data-id="8012831" data-timestamp="1732706210" > <figure> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/27/judge-holds-nyc-in-contempt-over-worsening-conditions-at-rikers-says-federal-takeover-likely-nunez-violence/" title="Judge holds NYC in contempt over worsening conditions on Rikers, says federal takeover likely" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/27/judge-holds-nyc-in-contempt-over-worsening-conditions-at-rikers-says-federal-takeover-likely-nunez-violence/" title="Judge holds NYC in contempt over worsening conditions on Rikers, says federal takeover likely"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="A federal judge ruled the Adams administration is in contempt of the 2015 decree on all 18 points, including key measures such as deaths in custody and violence behind bars." title="A federal judge ruled the Adams administration is in contempt of the 2015 decree on all 18 points, including key measures such as deaths in custody and violence behind bars." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/07/27/YWM4OAFKB5GZDDA2JCOMVPMXHA.jpg?w=135" data-srcset="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/07/27/YWM4OAFKB5GZDDA2JCOMVPMXHA.jpg?w=135 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/27/judge-holds-nyc-in-contempt-over-worsening-conditions-at-rikers-says-federal-takeover-likely-nunez-violence/" title="Judge holds NYC in contempt over worsening conditions on Rikers, says federal takeover likely"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Judge holds NYC in contempt over worsening conditions on Rikers, says federal takeover likely </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/author/chris-sommerfeldt/">Chris Sommerfeldt</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-27 15:11:11">November 27, 2024 at 3:11 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> A federal judge ruled the Adams administration is in contempt of the 2015 decree on... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8012350 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-new-york-news category-new-york-politics category-news category-politics location-city location-county location-new-york location-new-york-city location-new-york-county location-sub-county-region" data-id="8012350" data-timestamp="1732647536" > <figure> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/26/federal-investigators-raid-queens-pastor-alfred-cockfield-pac-support-mayor-adams/" title="Federal investigators raid home of Queens pastor who runs PAC formed to back Mayor Adams" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/26/federal-investigators-raid-queens-pastor-alfred-cockfield-pac-support-mayor-adams/" title="Federal investigators raid home of Queens pastor who runs PAC formed to back Mayor Adams"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Federal investigators earlier this month raided the Queens home of the the Rev. Alfred Cockfield II, an influential pastor who runs a political action committee he formed to support Eric Adams' 2021 run for mayor, the Daily News has learned." title="Federal investigators earlier this month raided the Queens home of the the Rev. Alfred Cockfield II, an influential pastor who runs a political action committee he formed to support Eric Adams' 2021 run for mayor, the Daily News has learned." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FRpUF6rXsAA-UmY.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/FRpUF6rXsAA-UmY.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/26/federal-investigators-raid-queens-pastor-alfred-cockfield-pac-support-mayor-adams/" title="Federal investigators raid home of Queens pastor who runs PAC formed to back Mayor Adams"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Federal investigators raid home of Queens pastor who runs PAC formed to back Mayor Adams </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/author/chris-sommerfeldt/">Chris Sommerfeldt</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-26 19:45:00">November 26, 2024 at 7:45 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Federal investigators earlier this month raided the Queens home of the the Rev. Alfred Cockfield... </div> </div> </article> </div><div class='load-more-wrapper'> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8011808 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-public-safety category-election category-latest-headlines category-new-york-politics category-news category-politics tag-eric-adams location-new-york" data-id="8011808" data-timestamp="1732646357" > <figure> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/26/mayor-adams-says-manhattan-stabbing-spree-was-byproduct-of-push-to-slash-rikers-population/" title="Mayor Adams says Manhattan stabbing spree was ‘byproduct’ of push to slash Rikers population" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/26/mayor-adams-says-manhattan-stabbing-spree-was-byproduct-of-push-to-slash-rikers-population/" title="Mayor Adams says Manhattan stabbing spree was ‘byproduct’ of push to slash Rikers population"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Ramon Rivera, the homeless man accused of killing three strangers during the Nov. 18 attacks, was released early from Rikers in mid-October after getting credit for good behavior while serving a one-year sentence on burglary charges." title="Ramon Rivera, the homeless man accused of killing three strangers during the Nov. 18 attacks, was released early from Rikers in mid-October after getting credit for good behavior while serving a one-year sentence on burglary charges." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54166902989_efb41cf32c_o2.jpg?w=138" data-srcset="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54166902989_efb41cf32c_o2.jpg?w=138 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/">Politics | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/26/mayor-adams-says-manhattan-stabbing-spree-was-byproduct-of-push-to-slash-rikers-population/" title="Mayor Adams says Manhattan stabbing spree was ‘byproduct’ of push to slash Rikers population"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Mayor Adams says Manhattan stabbing spree was ‘byproduct’ of push to slash Rikers population </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/author/chris-sommerfeldt/">Chris Sommerfeldt</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-26 19:27:57">November 26, 2024 at 7:27 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Ramon Rivera, the homeless man accused of killing three strangers during the Nov. 18 attacks,... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8011790 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-new-york-news category-new-york-politics category-news category-politics location-city location-county location-new-york location-new-york-city location-new-york-county location-sub-county-region" data-id="8011790" data-timestamp="1732645078" > <figure> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/26/nyc-mayor-adams-hopes-under-a-new-manhattan-u-s-attorney-justice-moves-to-be-proper/" title="NYC Mayor Adams hopes under a new Manhattan U.S. Attorney, ‘justice moves to be proper’" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/26/nyc-mayor-adams-hopes-under-a-new-manhattan-u-s-attorney-justice-moves-to-be-proper/" title="NYC Mayor Adams hopes under a new Manhattan U.S. Attorney, ‘justice moves to be proper’"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="New York City Mayor Eric Adams" title="New York City Mayor Eric Adams" subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54166597276_b2bbcc0347_k.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54166597276_b2bbcc0347_k.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/26/nyc-mayor-adams-hopes-under-a-new-manhattan-u-s-attorney-justice-moves-to-be-proper/" title="NYC Mayor Adams hopes under a new Manhattan U.S. Attorney, ‘justice moves to be proper’"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> NYC Mayor Adams hopes under a new Manhattan U.S. Attorney, ‘justice moves to be proper’ </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/author/chris-sommerfeldt/">Chris Sommerfeldt</a></div> <time datetime="2024-11-26 18:25:42">November 26, 2024 at 6:25 p.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Mayor Adams on Tuesday said he hopes that under Jay Clayton, Manhattan's likely next U.S.... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-8010372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-headlines category-local-news category-national-news category-new-york-politics category-news category-politics tag-donald-trump location-new-york location-new-york-city location-new-york-county" data-id="8010372" data-timestamp="1732535889" > <figure> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/25/manhattan-us-attorney-damian-williams-to-step-down-before-trump-takes-over-white-house-souther-district/" title="Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams to resign before Trump takes office" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/25/manhattan-us-attorney-damian-williams-to-step-down-before-trump-takes-over-white-house-souther-district/" title="Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams to resign before Trump takes office"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="In addition to making history as the first Black U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York when President Biden nominated him in late 2021, Williams, 44, is one of the youngest ever to hold the position." title="In addition to making history as the first Black U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York when President Biden nominated him in late 2021, Williams, 44, is one of the youngest ever to hold the position." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TNY-TNY-L-menendez-0923-NY0132013745.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TNY-TNY-L-menendez-0923-NY0132013745.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-politics/">New York Politics | </a></div> <a class="article-title" 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