NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he's leaving Democratic primary to run for re-election as an independent

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced he will run his re-election campaign as an independent instead of participating in the Democratic primary.

Adams told Politico on Monday that he wants to "mount a real independent campaign," saying that the federal bribery charges, which have been dismissed, "handcuffed him." The New York City Mayor said he'd be "uninhibited" while campaigning.

"I’m in the race to the end. I’m not running on the Democratic line. It’s just not realistic to turn...