The Justice Department’s independence from politics has always been a matter of rituals and appearances more than reality.

The Justice Department has filed a motion to dismiss its case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, putting the fate of the ...

A top Justice Department official and former defense lawyer for President Donald Trump has seen six top prosecutors quit over ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted last fall on bribery, fraud and other charges in Manhattan federal court.

New York City’s mayor was accused of bribery, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. President Trump’s ...

On Monday, the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove, issued a memo to prosecutors at Manhattan ordering that they ...

The federal case against Mayor Eric Adams has gone through a roller coaster of events since he became the first sitting New ...

Hagan Scotten, the lead prosecutor in Mayor Eric Adams’s federal corruption case, has quit over the Justice Department’s demand that the case be dismissed, calling any lawyer who would move in court ...

A top Trump appointee guided Mr. Adams’s legal team as they crafted an argument for dismissing corruption charges against the ...

The Justice Department asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, with a top ...

The Justice Department moves to dismiss corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, prompting resignations and controversy.