Attorneys for New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a U.S. judge to dismiss with prejudice all charges against their client on Wednesday, seeking to expedite the dismissal nearly two weeks after prosecutors moved to drop the corruption case. In the filing, Adams’ legal team asked the presiding judge in the case, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho, to grant the Justice Department‘s request to dismiss charges against Adams...

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Tuesday was slated to discuss billions of dollars in government waste identified by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), but first devolved into chaos when one Democrat repeatedly referred to the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as “President Musk” and to President Donald Trump as the “grifter in chief.”  Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., kicked off the hearing...