NEW YORK—After a short hearing in a state courtroom in lower Manhattan, Judge April Neubauer decided to postpone former Trump adviser Steven Bannon’s trial, originally set to begin on Dec. 9, until February 2025. He faces charges of defrauding investors in a scheme to finance the construction of a wall on the U.S. southern border.  […]

NEW YORK CITY—After months of legal wrangling over the issue, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Nov. 14 that she has decided to remove the pause she placed on congestion pricing in New York City and that implementation of the program, with $9 tolls instead of the $15 originally envisioned, will begin on Jan. […]

NEW YORK—As Nov. 5 draws near, a handful of hard-fought congressional races in New York state districts that could ultimately decide the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives have drawn national attention. While New York state has long had a reputation as solidly “blue”—no Republican presidential candidate has carried it since Ronald […]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the city’s first mayor to face criminal charges while in office, appeared on the morning of Oct. 2 in a Lower Manhattan federal courtroom, where Judge Dale Ho declined to set a trial date and federal prosecutors alluded to the possibility that new charges may be on the way. […]

News Analysis With the resignation of New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Edward Caban amid a federal probe of Mayor Eric Adams’s administration, city officials are facing a public trust crisis. Add to that an incident this past weekend in which officers in a Brooklyn subway station opened fire on an alleged turnstile jumper […]

UNIONDALE, N.Y.—Former President Donald Trump held his first full rally since surviving a second apparent assassination attempt over the weekend. The rally was held in Uniondale, a city on Republican-leaning Long Island in the deep-blue state of New York. Long Island is home to several highly competitive congressional districts that could determine control of the […]

NEW YORK—New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban on Sept. 12 resigned from his position, days after his phone was seized in a federal investigation. Caban said he made the decision to resign after the “news around recent developments” had “created a distraction for our department,” according to an email to the police department obtained […]

NEW YORK—Lawyers for former President Donald Trump argued in a Lower Manhattan courtroom on Friday morning, seeking to toss out a jury verdict that found that Trump liable of sexual abuse and defamation against writer E. Jean Carrol. Trump attended the hearing, sitting by himself in a chair behind a row of lawyers in a […]

NEW YORK CITY—Five people were shot at the annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, said authorities. At around 2:45 p.m., a male shooter opened fire into the crowd on the parade route at 301 Eastern Parkway in the borough’s Crown Heights neighborhood, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD). Four […]

NEW YORK CITY—Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) has lost a primary battle to Westchester County executive George Latimer, becoming the first member of the far-left “Squad” to be unseated by a centrist Democrat. Mr. Latimer leads Mr. Bowman 54.5 percent to 45.5 percentage points, with 53 percent reporting. The Associated Press called the race at 9:38 […]

NEW YORK CITY—The June 25 primary elections in several of New York state’s congressional districts are among the most closely watched contests in the nation, pitting against one another candidates with markedly different visions of the future of their own party, the nation, and the world. The near-even split in the U.S. House of Representatives, […]

Former President Donald Trump on Friday morning responded to his felony conviction for falsifying business records in New York, saying the trial was “very unfair” and said his team will appeal the case. Follow here for the live updates:  Biden Breaks Silence on Trump Conviction President Joe Biden commented for the first time on Friday […]

NEW YORK CITY—Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, as a jury of 12 unanimously returned its verdict on May 30 after less than two days of deliberation. With this result, President Trump becomes the first ever American president to be convicted of a crime. As the […]

What Happened Today Jurors returned a guilty verdict on all 34 counts at the end of the second day of deliberations. Trial began with jury selection on April 15 and jurors heard five weeks of testimony from 22 witnesses. The defense moved for judgment immediately after the verdict, arguing the jury was not allowed to […]

Jury deliberation began on Wednesday in former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial. The jurors went home without a verdict on the first day and will resume Thursday morning. Trump: ‘Nobody Knows What the Crime Is’ President Trump returned to speak with reporters around 5:30 p.m. He was asked if he had a fair […]

Former President Donald Trump’s trial in New York is nearing an end. On May 28, the prosecution and defense will sum up their cases, allowing jurors to deliberate on their verdict. Follow here for the live updates:  Judge to Give Instructions Wednesday Justice Merchan said court will start at 10 a.m. tomorrow and end at […]

Former President Donald Trump’s trial in New York is nearing an end. On May 28, the prosecution and defense will sum up their cases, allowing jurors to deliberate on their verdict. The Manhattan District Attorney has charged President Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records to the first degree, to which he has pleaded […]

News Analysis NEW YORK—As lawyers in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump prepare to deliver their summations on Tuesday, and the jury makes ready to begin deliberating as soon as the middle of the week, speculation runs high as to whether proceedings will end in an acquittal, a guilty verdict, or a hung […]

The trial against former President Donald Trump—the first-ever criminal trial against a former president—is entering the critical last phase, as both the prosecution and defense have rested. Testimony concluded Tuesday morning, but arguably, some of the most significant parts of the case took place in the courtroom hours later. During an afternoon hearing, attorneys argued […]

Former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial continues in New York on May 21. Follow here for the live updates: Trump Claims Judge ‘Hates’ Him “Such a disgrace,” President Trump said after leaving the courtroom. He claimed the case was brought on behalf of his political opponents, whom he referred to as “vultures that circle […]