Federal authorities arrested a former high-ranking official in Eric Adams’s administration Tuesday, the latest in the corruption investigation that has continued to dog the scandal-ridden New York City mayor’s circle even after his departure from City Hall.  Anthony Herbert, who served as a liaison to the city’s public housing residents and worked within the Mayor’s […]

EXCLUSIVE — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has tentatively agreed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in February but is at a crossroads with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the panel chairman, over the length of her testimony. “She’s willing to come, but she wanted to limit it to one five-minute round, and we won’t […]

Debates over how to handle the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have temporarily frozen plans to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security, with leadership pushing a lofty goal to include it in contentious legislation next week. The House plans to vote on a two-bill “minibus” this week, which originally was set […]

The attorney who helped bring federal charges against dozens of defendants accused of defrauding Minnesota of billions in taxpayer dollars resigned from the Justice Department. Joe Thompson, who served as Minnesota’s acting U.S. attorney, has resigned from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, according to an email from him cited by the Minnesota Star Tribune. Thompson’s email […]