The Trump administration, which has been moving like a juggernaut across the political landscape, has hit a land mine. The decision by Trump’s Justice Department to halt the prosecution of New

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has denied he agreed to cooperate with Trump immigration policies in exchange for his corruption case being tossed.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was dispatched to the capital Riyadh earlier this week, for talks with Russia about the war in Ukraine. Two major players in Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy chaired that meeting, but did not stay in the room for the bulk of the talks.

The DoJ memo stated explicitly that it was seeking to drop the charges so Adams could assist the administration in carrying out its policies, particularly as related to crime and immigration. The prosecutors retained the right to pick up the case again,

The measure seeks to prevent the use of US taxpayer funds to assist undocumented migrants, the White House confirms.

NEW YORK (AP) — At an extraordinary hearing Wednesday, a federal judge pressed the Justice Department over its demand to throw out New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case, grilling a top official and putting the Democratic mayor under oath to answer concerns that the Trump administration’s lifeline came with strings attached.