NYC Mayor Eric Adams holds a press briefing to promote the budget. Jury in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial reaches verdict on all counts Senate passes big changes to student loans in reconciliation bill

New York City's Mayor Eric Adams, who won as a Democrat in his first mayoral bid in 2021, launched his reelection campaign on Thursday as an independent, after the surprise victory of progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary earlier this week.