The Cook Controversy: Vacation Home, Mortgage Claims, and the Push to Penalize Democrats

The Cook Controversy: Vacation Home, Mortgage Claims, and the Push to Penalize Democrats

By: Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Melnikov Dmitriy / Shutterstock.com A recent flurry of documents has added new chapters to the high-stakes political and legal battle over Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The core issue: whether she misrepresented her housing status—listing homes as primary residences or “vacation/second homes”—in mortgage or government disclosure forms. These […]

Prosecutors in Adams Case Disagreed Charges Had Political Motives, Internal Messages Show

Prosecutors in Adams Case Disagreed Charges Had Political Motives, Internal Messages Show

By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY | Editorial credit: lev radin / shutterstock.com  Judge Dale Ho ordered the emails and texts released after the Department of Justice surfaced snippets to bolster its claim Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams acted to further his ambitions. Manhattan federal prosecutors worked for weeks behind the scenes to push back […]

Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze Could Hit New York Hard

Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze Could Hit New York Hard

By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY  State Attorney General Letitia James and counterparts sue to ensure Medicaid and other dollars continue to flow. An order from President Donald Trump’s budget office to freeze grant funding to states has already sown confusion and spurred pushback in New York. The state’s Attorney General, Letitia James, and five other […]