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CNN
14 hours ago
- Politics
- CNN
Eric Adams denies rumored deal with Trump over dropped ‘bogus charges'
CNN's Jake Tapper speaks with New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) about his 2025 re-election bid as an Independent and whether he made a deal with Donald Trump.
The Independent
a day ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Eric Adams launches campaign targeting Zohran Mamdani as being born with ‘silver spoon'
New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched his re-election campaign on Thursday by attacking Zohran Mamdani, the progressive upstart who delivered an upset in defeating favorite Andrew Cuomo in this week's Democratic primary vote. Mamdani, 33, a state assemblyman who centred his campaign around making the Big Apple a more affordable place to live, looks all but certain to secure his party's nomination when ballot counting concludes on July 1. But Adams – the 64-year-old incumbent who is seeking a second term as an independent on a law-and-order platform after Donald Trump 's Justice Department dismissed corruption charges against him in April – has sought to cast the race as a battle between experience and privilege. 'This is a choice between a candidate with a blue collar and one with a silver spoon,' he said, alluding to Mamdani as he stood on the steps of City Hall, attempting to project the power of his office. 'A choice between dirty fingernails and manicured nails. It is a choice between someone who's delivered lower crime, the most jobs in history, the most new housing built in decades than an assembly member who did not pass a bill.' Mamdani has, in fact, sponsored three bills that went on to be signed into law, contrary to the mayor's claim. Adams's address saw supporters and protesters attend and drown each other out with chanting, with the mayor reacting angrily to activists calling him a 'f***ing criminal' for selling out to Trump by telling them: 'We utilize the letter F for faith, our opponents use the letter F for profanity.' Responding to Adams's attacks on his supposed inexperience, Mamdani said in a statement: 'When we launched this campaign, we did so to defeat Eric Adams' second term. 'New Yorkers have been suffocated by a cost of living crisis and this mayor has taken almost every opportunity to exacerbate it, all while partnering with Donald Trump to tear our city apart.' Assuming Mamdani secures the nomination, he and Adams are likely to find themselves in a three-horse race with Republican Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels anti-crime group. However, Cuomo has signalled that he could run again, like Adams, as an independent. Adams, the son of a cleaner and a police captain who later became a state senator and Brooklyn's borough president, presents himself as a champion of working-class New York. He advocates public safety and an upbeat, self-believing attitude he calls 'swagger,' which he credits for his rise to become the second Black mayor of the nation's most populous city. Adams has complained that the long-running corruption saga surrounding him has prevented him from campaigning and fundraising until now. Mamdani is the son of an award-winning Indian filmmaker and an anthropology professor at Columbia University. He graduated from a private liberal arts college and worked as a foreclosure prevention counselor before first being elected to the New York Assembly in 2020. Despite his short resume, the democratic socialist picked up significant momentum in the primary thanks to an energetic, positive campaign that made inventive use of social media. After watching Mamadani's commanding win on Tuesday, which forced Cuomo's shock concession, Adams wrote on social media: 'The fight for New York's future begins tonight.' The young Democrat's pledge to raise taxes on the city's wealthiest one percent is likely to turn the city's business leaders against him, which could create a window of opportunity for Adams if they throw their support behind him as a means of blocking Mamdani's path to Gracie Mansion. Republican billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has already taken to X to offer 'hundreds of millions of dollars' in donations to a Mamdani challenger. 'There are hundreds of millions of dollars of capital available to back a competitor to Mamdani that can be put together overnight (believe me, I am in the text strings and the WhatsApp groups) so that a great alternative candidate won't spend any time raising funds,' Ackman said. 'So, if the right candidate would raise his or her hand tomorrow, the funds will pour in. I am sure that Mike Bloomberg will share his how-to-win-the-mayoralty IP and deliver his entire election apparatus and system to the aspiring candidate so that the candidate can focus all of his or her energy on the campaign.' Even the conservatives could not resist applauding Mamdani's 'superb' campaign, but insisted: 'His policies would be disastrous for NYC. Socialism has no place in the economic capital of our country. 'The ability for NYC to offer services for the poor and needy, let alone the average New Yorker, is entirely dependent on NYC being a business-friendly environment and a place where wealthy residents are willing to spend 183 days and assume the associated tax burden. 'Unfortunately, both have already started making arrangements for the exits.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
‘So many things we still need to accomplish here in Illinois': Pritzker starts campaigning for third term
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — It's more than 16 months away from November 2026, but Governor J.B. Pritzker kicked off his re-election campaign Thursday. Pritzker started off his campaign for his third term for governor focusing on his record of turning around the state's economic conditions. PREVIOUSLY: Illinois Gov. Pritzker announces bid for 3rd term 'It's hugely important, if after 25 years of credit downgrades, we're actually moving toward being AA credit,' Pritzker said. The governor rallied across four cities– Chicago, Rockford, Peoria and Springfield –to launch his campaign, touting to supporters the difference he says his leadership has made to the state. He also plans to stop in Belleville and West Frankfort Friday. 'One by one, we have taken on the big problems of Illinois, and we have begun to or completely solve them. But we've got more work to do,' Pritzker said. He also says he needs to focus on protecting the people of Illinois from Trump administration policies. 'It feels like walking away is the wrong thing to do, given who is in the White House and given how this administration is attacking people all across this country,' the governor said. MORE: Officials react to Pritzker running for third term as Illinois Governor House Republican Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) views Pritzker's history of state spending will haunt him on the campaign trail. 'Being a third-term governor, you're not going to be able to hide what's been done in the last two terms and that's a lot of sweeps and gimmicks for the budget,' McCombie said. 'We're already going to be in the FY27 $1 billion behind.' Pritzker was a finalist for Kamala Harris's Vice President pick last year, and several political experts have speculated Pritzker will run for President in 2028. He did not answer if he was planning to be a presidential candidate. 'Every day I wake up and try to figure out what more can I do for the people of Illinois as governor,' he said. 'The reason I'm running for reelection as governor is because it gives me an opportunity to actually get those things done.'McCombie is confident he will run for president in 2028. 'You heard in his remarks today, Trump, Trump, Trump,' she said. 'You'd think he was running against Trump for governor.'The next step for the governor is announcing his running mate. Pritzker will be making this push without his second in command, as Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton is running for US Senate. He told reporters Thursday that will happen before the end of July. If Pritzker is elected, that would make him Illinois' longest serving governor since Jim Thompson who left office in 1991. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Crowd jeers Trump-friendly Mayor Adams as ‘criminal' at reelection campaign launch against Dem ‘socialist' Mamdani
New York City Mayor Eric Adams officially launched his re-election campaign Thursday on the steps of City Hall, delivering a fiery speech that was nearly drowned out by a chaotic crowd of protesters and supporters shouting over one another. The raucous rally comes one day after Zohran Mamdani 's surprise Democratic primary win over former NYC governor Andrew Cuomo. Adams, a 64-year-old former police captain and self-described 'blue-collar mayor,' announced he will run as an independent this year, following low approval ratings and the dismissal of federal corruption charges against him. The reigning mayor declared New York a 'city of hands up, not handouts,' railing against Mamdani's affordability platform. "This is a city not of socialism. There's no dignity in someone giving you everything for free. There's dignity in giving you a job, so you can provide for your family and the opportunities that you deserve,' Adams said Thursday, rejecting Mamdani's vision of tuition‑free city colleges, rent freezes, free bus services, and publicly-run grocery stores. But as Adams spoke, demonstrators heckled him as a 'Trump Democrat' and 'f****** criminal,' referencing past federal investigations into his campaign and criticizing his cozying up with the current administration. Supporters responded by chanting 'four more years,' which Adams appeared thankful for, before waving his hand at the crowd to calm down so he could get through the announcement. Adams went on to contrast himself with Mamdani, calling him 'someone with a silver spoon' who 'would say and do anything to get elected.' Mamdani, a 33-year-old Assembly member backed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, won the primary on Tuesday with 43.5 percent of the vote, marking a major progressive shift despite his limited experience. Also in the race are Republican Curtis Sliwa, whom Adams previously defeated in 2021, and independent candidate Jim Walden. There remains speculation that Cuomo might re-enter the race as an independent. With ranked-choice voting set to conclude on July 1, the stage is set for a fierce general election on November 4, 2025.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pritzker announces run for re-election. Does Illinois have term limits for governor?
Gov. JB Pritzker announced his run for re-election in a June 26 news release, vowing at a Chicago rally today to "protect (Illinois') story." But how many terms are governors allowed to serve in Illinois? Is there a limit? Here's what to know. No, Illinois does not have a limit on the number of terms a governor can serve. It is one of 13 states without such a term limit. Pritzker visiting Peoria: Follow his stops throughout Illinois The following 13 states don't have gubernatorial term limits: Washington Idaho Utah Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Texas New York Connecticut Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Pritzker has served two terms (or seven years) since being elected in 2018. The term of a governor in Illinois is four years. The longest-serving governor in Illinois was James Robert Thomson, who served from 1977-1991, according to the National Governors Association. This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Does Illinois have term limits for governor? Pritzker runs for re-election
