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Trump's firing of Bharara is unlikely to significantly derail the ongoing investigation into NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's fund - raising — or the political calculations of those considering running against the mayor in November, experts say.

Mr. Thompson recently told Mr. Jeffries that he viewed the congressman as the strongest black candidate who could run against the mayor in 2017 — and one of only two Democrats, along with Scott M. Stringer, the current comptroller, able to mount a real challenge to Mr. de Blasio.

President Trump's firing of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Saturday is unlikely to significantly derail the ongoing investigation into de Blasio's fund - raising — or the political calculations of those considering running against the mayor in November — experts told the Daily News.

Not exact matches

The Queensland government has sacked the Ipswich City Council and appointed administrators in response to fraud charges against the mayor, Andrew Antoniolli.

But London's mayor asked TfL to meet Uber's chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, after he said in an open letter that Uber would appeal against the city's decision but accepted the company «must change».

In the 1997 election, alderman and future mayor Dave Bronconnier led an unsuccessful campaign against him as the Liberal Party candidate.

When saying Merry Christmas has become a bad thing, when we can no longer have the peoples vote counted and respected by judges and elected officials, when health care for aids and other associated dieses is covered, when kids in school have to be subjected to demonstrations of gay bedroom life when the mayor of NY will no longer without reason and against the law rent churches public buildings, when teen pregnancies up 45 percent will be paid for by us the people of the US with all the cost completely covered.

Matthew Harrison Brady, populist icon, three - time Democratic presidential candidate, and leader of the crusade against evolution, arrives in Hillsboro to prosecute the case, where he is greeted by the mayor and a large, enthusiastic crowd singing «Give me that old - time religion.»

The mayor is in favor of lake water and some members of the City Council are against the idea.

The London mayor fired one of his strongest salvos yet against the Conservatives» coalition partners on the way down to Hampshire from the capital, in a move only likely to send coalition relations further into the mire.

Hiram Monserrate is circulating petitions to run against him, Queens Assembly hopeful Francisco Moya announced today he has landed the support of three Democratic elected officials expected to run for mayor in 2013.

The list of the mayor's 2013 bundlers includes a real - estate executive who cut a deal to testify against crooked ex-pols Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos — and another poised to take the witness stand in the NYPD corruption scandal.

I will put my credentials of fighting for progressive causes up against my two opponents any day of the week — one of whom lobbied for a Republican mayor in Albany, and another who paved the way for an unprecedented third term for a Republican mayor.»

The mayor pushed back against Cuomo's proposal to lift a regional charter - expansion cap, arguing that there are enough slots already in place.

In the weeks following his better - than - expected showing against Mayor Bloomberg last fall, the ex-comptroller announced his intention to run for mayor again in 201In the weeks following his better - than - expected showing against Mayor Bloomberg last fall, the ex-comptroller announced his intention to run for mayor again in 201in 2013.

Thompson placed second in the Democratic primary for mayor this year, his second run for mayor since 2009, but did not qualify for the runoff against the eventual winner, Bill de Blasio.

There were as many as five complaints of sexual harassment made against employees in the mayor's office during the de Blasio administration, City Hall officials said, but they refused to say how the perpetrators in those cases were disciplined.

Few potential challengers would ever openly commit to launching a primary challenge against a sitting mayor — especially this early in the game.

The good people of Newcastle, Gateshead's neighbour, voted against introducing a city mayor in 2012.

The revolt of MPs and councillors against the imposition of mayors in large swathes of the North is jeopardising the political hopes of a Chancellor yearning to prove himself as a reformer who reshaped the governance of Britain.

The AFL - CIO has been pushing back hard in particular against the mayor's plan as well, while a rally of labor groups was held at the Capitol today to back the prevailing wage component.

In a wrongful termination suit against Black Equity, Johnson claims that the board of the organization told her it didn't look good for her to be seen endorsing a Jew for mayor.

The general election should be a breeze against David Patterson but Lazio may have a tough time in the GOP primary if former New York City mayor Rudy...

As for Masterpole, the state party needed no help recognizing that she would support Masterpole over Republican Steve Kimatian, who ran against Miner for mayor in 2009 and chairs the Syracuse GOP committee.

They were joined by more than a dozen Democratic City Council members on the steps of City Hall in railing against the mayor's support for what amounts to a promotion of Cassano, 28, the son of former Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano.

Opening arguments began Monday in the case against John Haggerty, a Queens political operative and Bloomberg campaign volunteer who is accused of stealing $ 1.1 million of the mayor's money in 2009.

The general election should be a breeze against David Patterson but Lazio may have a tough time in the GOP primary if former New York City mayor Rudy Guliani enters the race.

«Cuomo has seethed about what he believes is Mr. de Blasio's hidden hand in her run, and has signaled to allies that he intends to punish the mayor for it, even against the counsel of his advisers,» the Times reported.

The winner of the Nov. 3 general election will replace Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside), who was first elected in 2001 and opted to run in the Democratic primary for mayor against city Comptroller William Thompson, who defeated him.

In that district, Democrat Adam Haber is running against Republican Elaine Phillips, the mayor of the village of Flower.

David Wildstein, the professed mastermind in the so - called Bridgegate scandal, was spared prison when he was sentenced for his role in the blocking of lanes near the George Washington Bridge as political revenge against a New Jersey mayor, closing a final chapter in a bizarre episode that grounded the national political ambitions of Gov. Chris Christie.

I hope the Conservatives will turn against their current cult of personal power which is now evident in their support for directly - elected executive mayors.

(My own city, San Diego, removed its 21 red light cameras in 2013 at the direction of the mayor, who had campaigned against them.)

This is a particularly interesting development because it differentiates Liu from NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, against whom the comptroller might be running for mayor in 2013.

But while Mr. Bratton dominated city headlines last year — going against the mayor to call for more cops in the

It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the Board's $ 450 million lawsuit against Lou Ciminelli, for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.

Former Randolph mayor and insurance company owner Tom MacArthur, a Republican running against Burlington County Freeholder Aimee Belgard in New Jersey's open 3rd District.

In a theoretical head - to - head match - up where Jeffries ran as an independent against de Blasio as a Democrat, Jeffries pulled support from 26 percent of city voters, to the mayor's 43 percent.

Pretty much all the left press other than Solidarity [Workers Liberty's paper] has denounced the election court decision against Lutfur Rahman, mayor of Tower Hamlets in East London, and most of the left has backed Rabina Khan, Rahman's ally, for the new mayoral election on 11 June.

Despite winning both major party nominations — the first New York City mayor to do so — Mayor Ed Koch announced that he would wage a full - scale campaign for re-election against minor - party opposition during this week in 1981.

He says the Bridgegate scandal in New Jersey, where Gov. Chris Christie's staff was accused of closing traffic lanes to retaliate against a local mayor, spawned several state - based investigations there.

Questions during the off - topic portion of the press conference included his opinion of the expected Democratic candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election and whether he'll campaign for Gentile, the prospect of Department of Homeland Security losing funding, religious organizations renting City school facilities for prayer / worship services and the related lawsuit, a NY Post report criticizing a newly - created NYPD training program, reported terror threats against shopping malls, the absence of a Lunar New Year message from the mayor and his non-attendance at the Lunar New Year parade, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's comment that their relationship will be «the best relationship between a mayor and governor in modern political history,» his scheduled trip to Albany on Wednesday and delays in federal funding of Sandy rebuilding.

In 2014, Bill de Blasio was one of the first mayors of a major city to come out strongly against fracking.

Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his record against Sal Albanese, the former city councilman, in the first Democratic primary debate in the race for mayor, which NY1 hosted, with partners NYC Votes, WNYC, POLITICO New York, the Citizens Union, the Latino Leadership Institute, Civic Hall, and Intelligence Squared US.

Several officials, including the head of the NYPD's biggest union, former mayor Rudy Giuliani, for whom Bratton served as police chief in the 1990s, and former Gov. George Pataki have criticized the mayor in the wake of the officers» deaths and ongoing protests against grand jury decisions not to indict police in the Garner and Brown cases.

Assemblyman Sean Hanna, a Rochester - area Republican, is speaking out against what he deemed the «bully tactics» of Ed Koch, accusing the former NYC mayor of being dishonest and disingenuous in his independent redistricting push.

«It is certainly not an illustration of courage or leadership on the part of the council members, legislators, mayor or county executive, who have joined in the chorus of racist and incompetent Board of Ed members seeking my removal, so as to push back on me to not disclose their culpability in rigging the recent teacher's contract, or their complicity in trying to unfairly settling the board's $ 450 million lawsuit against (developer) Lou Ciminelli for fleecing the citizens and children of Buffalo.

Hogan, with support from Denno and Joy, ran against Miner for mayor in 2013.

David's missive asserted that Johnson had agreed that the city should kick in $ 400 million toward the MTA's emergency construction plan — against de Blasio's wishes — and that the state would withhold $ 200 million in funding from the Housing Authority until the mayor, council and tenant leaders picked a private contractor to undertake repairs.

Ferrer and Lasher, who announced his run in April, sparred in 2001, when Lasher was part of the campaign team for Public Advocate Mark Green, who ran against Ferrer for the Democratic nomination for mayor.