The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., has two big recent victories, but still has not said whether he is seeking re-election. Source: New York Times
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After Trump’s Supreme Court Loss, D.A. Moves Closer to Getting Tax Records
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2020
A lower-court judge swiftly scheduled a hearing for next week on the Manhattan prosecutor’s demand to see President Trump’s financial records. Source: New York Times
Michael Cohen Is Returned to Federal Custody Over Home-Confinement Rules
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
President Trump’s former personal lawyer balked at signing an agreement not to publish a book while serving his sentence at home, his legal adviser said. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Front of Trump Tower
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
The public art project was the latest battle in a feud between President Trump and Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
The Cafe Has Black Lives Matter Signs. The Owner Voted for Trump.
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2020
“I’m a liberal guy,” said Thomas Bosco, who is facing backlash after he said in an MSNBC interview that he voted for the president in 2016 and was likely to do so again. Source: New York Times
N.J.'s 2020 Primary Is Mostly by Mail. Here's Why That Matters.
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
Amy Kennedy, a former teacher, is married to Patrick Kennedy, a retired congressman. She will face Representative Jeff Van Drew, who quit the Democratic Party and is backed by President Trump. Source: New York Times
Mary Trump's Book: Why the President's Niece Wrote a Tell-All
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
President Trump’s niece was a family outcast. Her new book casts a cold light on the relatives she describes as dysfunctional. Source: New York Times
Who Tore Down This Frederick Douglass Statue?
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
President Trump and others have speculated about why vandals destroyed a Rochester, N.Y., statue of the prominent Black abolitionist even as protests against systemic racism continue. Source: New York Times
A Kennedy Wife and a Professor Compete to Run Against a Trump Backer
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2020
Stakes are high in the Democratic primary for a New Jersey congressional seat: The winner will face a candidate who defected from the party to support Trump. Source: New York Times
U.S. Attorney Ousted by Barr Will Testify Privately Before Congress
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2020
The interview with Geoffrey S. Berman, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, is part of Democrats’ inquiry into potential Justice Department politicization. Source: New York Times
Trump Fired Her Boss. Now She’s Taking Cases That Incensed White House.
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2020
Audrey Strauss has been a behind-the-scenes force in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan as it pursued cases against people connected to President Trump. Source: New York Times
Trump Fires Berman at S.D.N.Y. After Tensions Over Inquiries
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2020
The president’s move heightened criticism that he was purging his administration of officials whose independence could be a threat to his re-election. Source: New York Times
Trump and de Blasio: ‘Together, at the Wrong Time in History’
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2020
The chief executives of the country and its biggest city have found themselves diminished as leaders, lacking the trust of the people they serve. Source: New York Times
Judge to ICE: Don’t Ambush Immigrants at New York Courthouses
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2020
For years, federal officers have been taking undocumented immigrants into custody when they come to state courts. A judge said the practice was illegal. Source: New York Times
Trump Falsely Targets Buffalo Protester, Martin Gugino, as ‘Antifa Provocateur’
By Gotham Rex on June 9, 2020
The president attacked Martin Gugino even as the activist was in the hospital recovering from a head wound sustained when the police shoved him to the ground. Source: New York Times