"Political Tensions Rise Over Crime, Prosecution, and Race"

New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticized former President Donald Trump's renewed presence in the city and national Republicans' depiction of Manhattan as a dangerous place. Trump is scheduled to return to New York to give a deposition in a business fraud lawsuit against him and his real estate firm. Meanwhile, House Republicans plan to hold a "field hearing" in New York City next week on violent crime, drawing criticism from Adams for its singular focus on the city and not on violent crime in Republican areas. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is pursuing 34 felony charges against Trump, who has pleaded not guilty.