Tag: mayor
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Formerly Republican mayor in reliably red Wisconsin county endorses Harris
The mayor of Waukesha, the seat of a reliably Republican county outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Wednesday — the first time the formerly Republican city leader is supporting a Democrat for commander in chief, the campaign said. “It would be easier for me to stay quiet and vote my…
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Mexican mayor assassinated days after taking office
MEXICO CITY — The mayor of the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero was killed on Sunday less than a week after he took office, the state’s governor confirmed. Alejandro Arcos was killed just six days after he took office as mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, a city of around 280,000 people in…
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Mayor Adams urges judge to dismiss bribery charge brought by ‘zealous prosecutors’
Lawyers for New York Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the bribery charge included in his federal indictment, saying the government’s allegations are “extraordinarily vague” and failed to prove Adams broke the law. Adams was charged last week with five criminal counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and…
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NYC Mayor Adams turns himself in to federal authorities ahead of arraignment
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will step into a Manhattan courtroom and into the history books on Friday when he is arraigned on federal corruption and bribery charges that could force him out of office. Adams surrendered to federal authorities a day after he was hit with a 57-page federal indictment accusing him of…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with bribery and wire fraud in scheme spanning nearly 10 years
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been hit with five federal charges – including wire fraud, bribery and solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national – according to a sprawling 57-page federal indictment unsealed Thursday. Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York accuse the Democrat of seeking and accepting luxury international travel…
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The Republican mayor in Aurora is pushing back at Trump’s migrant depictions
AURORA, Colo. — The Republican mayor of Colorado’s third-largest city doesn’t think former President Donald Trump will follow through on his promise to visit the mountain community, which has become embroiled in the national debate over immigration that the GOP nominee is helping fuel. “I kind of doubt it by now,” Mike Coffman said in…
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New York City mayor expected to face federal charges
Share Who takes over as acting NYC mayor if Eric Adams leaves office? Adams has repeatedly said he is not going anywhere and has no plans to resign, despite mounting investigations and news last night that he was facing federal charges. Should the situation change and Adams resign or be suspended from office by the…
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams expected to face federal charges
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to face federal charges by prosecutors out of the Southern District of New York as soon as tomorrow, two sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday night. The Adams administration is reeling from a series of high-level resignations amid at least four federal probes. Adams has repeatedly denied…
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AOC says embattled NYC Mayor Eric Adams should resign for the ‘good of the city’
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Wednesday called for New York City’s embattled Mayor Eric Adams to resign. In a post on X, Ocasio-Cortez said the chaos in the Adams’ administration is rendering his government ineffective. Adams’ administration is the target of multiple federal investigations. “I do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing…
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Atlantic City mayor and his wife indicted and accused of physically and emotionally abusing teen daughter
The mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and his wife were indicted Tuesday on charges related to allegations of abuse of their teenage daughter. Prosecutors alleged that abuse occurred in December and January. Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta Small, are accused of physically and emotionally abusing the girl “on multiple occasions” when…