New York City Eric Adams will seek reelection as an Independent. The announcement comes the day after corruption charges against him were dropped.

A federal judge ruled to dismiss the charges at the request of the Justice Department, which argued the case distracted from the New York City mayor's ability to enact President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.

The judge’s decision, which ends the case as Adams seeks reelection, also discredited the rationale of a top Justice Department official for pursuing the dismissal.

The department wanted to drop the charges while retaining the right to refile them someday — an arrangement that could have given Trump powerful leverage over Adams.