An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has reached out to the Department of Justice seeking to have the case against the mayor dropped, according to two people briefed on the matter.

The New York City mayor took a combative tone in a speech to clergy members after several days of absence from public appearances.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says that "a productive conversation" took place during a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on Friday.

Adams doubled down on defending his meeting with Donald Trump while at at a National Action Network event in Harlem, claiming he was “fighting for” New Yorkers, while Rev. Al Sharpton

It's not unusual for a high-profile defendant to ask the Justice Department under a new administration to take a fresh look at a case.

NEW YORK - Senior Justice Department officials have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to CBS News.

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City will undergo tests and meet with doctors this week because he is not “feeling his best,” his office said.

Back in the public eye for the first time in days after a brief health leave, New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave a fiery speech in which he shot down any possible resignation rumors. “Who started this stupid rumor that I was stepping down on Friday?

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams did not hold back as he returned to public duties on Thursday. He had not been seen since last week after taking himself out of the mix and undergoing some routine medical testing to determine why he wasn't feeling well.

A fired-up Mayor Eric Adams reemerged from seclusion Thursday, coming out swinging with a campaign-style speech ripping the political rumor mill that he was days from stepping down. Adams, however, didn’t offer any details on the mystery illness that kept him uncharacteristically out of public view most of this week – and prompted a torrent of chatter about his health and the corruption case casting a shadow over his administration.

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