In Seeking Adams Dismissal, Trump’s Appointees Use Legal System to Their Advantage

In doing so, Mr. Trump’s team precipitated a serious crisis inside the department’s besieged unit responsible for investigating and prosecuting political corruption, and the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office. The astonishing move also drew Mr. Adams, who had begun to cultivate a close relationship to Mr. Trump, closer to the White House — at a time … Read more

Tramell Tillman of ‘Severance’ Gives Himself a Performance Review

This interview contains spoilers from Season 2, Episode 5 of “Severance.” It’s hard to imagine Seth Milchick being late for anything. The manager of the “severed” floor in Apple TV+’s darkly satirical workplace thriller “Severance,” Mr. Milchick, as he is mostly known, is the consummate company man. He is a silky-voiced, coldhearted enforcer and is … Read more

How Nick Gaga, a Lady Gaga Impersonator, Spends Sundays

For the Lady Gaga impersonator Nick Gaga, Sundays get increasingly intense toward the end of the month, when preparations start ramping up for a new installment of Gaga Ball, the drag performer’s signature event. This month’s Gaga Ball happens Feb. 22 at Balcon Salon in Midtown Manhattan. Adding to the usual buildup is the release … Read more

Seven Former Manhattan U.S. Attorneys Voice Their Support for Danielle Sassoon

Seven former top Manhattan federal prosecutors, including several who served under Republican presidents, issued a statement Friday praising Danielle R. Sassoon’s decision to resign rather than obey an order to seek dismissal of corruption charges against New York City’s mayor. “Her commitment to integrity and the rule of law reflects the finest traditions of the … Read more