Meanwhile, a new SurveyUSA poll of 1,175 New Yorkers, including 511 likely Democratic primary voters, found Cuomo leading the field by more than 30 points. He received 43 percent of first-round votes in what will be a ranked-choice election. — Jason Beeferman and Jeff Coltin

Andrew Cuomo, running to be mayor of New York City, hit out at the Trump administration following a New York Times report that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation over testimony he gave relating to his actions as governor of the Empire State during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka reacts to the Trump DOJ charging Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver following a visit to an ICE facility in New Jersey. “It's political retribution. It is focusing on people who he thinks disagree with him,