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

An order by Trump appointees to drop bribery charges against the New York City mayor had drawn protests from career ...

Following the departure of several federal prosecutors, the Department of Justice moved to dismiss corruption charges against ...

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

A crisis at the department over the Eric Adams case is an early test of the criminal justice system’s resilience against a ...

The drama — which recalls the Saturday Night Massacre of Watergate fame — represents the most high-profile effort yet by ...

Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor and five high-ranking Justice Department officials have resigned over the order.

The Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

As numerous DOJ lawyers resigned in protest, the department filed a motion seeking to abandon the Adams case late Friday.

The filing does not spell the end of the high-profile case. A federal judge must approve the decision to drop the charges.

The move was preceded by wave of resignations of prosecutors, each refusing to sign the motion and some criticizing the Justice Department order to do so in scathing terms.

A wave of resignations is shaking up the Justice Department after the Trump administration gave orders to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. William Brangham reports on ...