Plus: A judge holds off on deciding whether to drop a corruption case surrounding New York City Mayor Eric Adams. This and more on The Excerpt.

Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart . • A mass resignation of prosecutors related to the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has sparked a crisis inside President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.

US President Donald Trump has escalated his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling him a “dictator” and saying he “better move fast” on a deal to end the war with Russia. A US judge has delayed a decision on whether to grant a request from the US Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled she may use her authority to remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office. And, high-stakes negotiations to end the war in Ukraine begin today.

Ukrainian Member of Parliament Kira Rudik reacts to President Donald Trump blaming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the war in Ukraine. NBC News’ Tom Winter and Politico’s Emily Ngo report on the Justice Department's effort to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

White House deputy chief of staff James Blair discusses talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine and the DOJ moving to dismiss the federal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams on 'Sunday Night in America.

In our news wrap Friday, President Trump levied new shots against Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, a federal judge adjourned the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dismissed the city's fire chief over her handling of last month's deadly wildfires.

NPR rounds up what happened this week, the fourth week of President Trump's administration, and takes a look at some developments that have been overlooked.

Eric Adams has added a new wrinkle to the ongoing saga over the Trump Justice Department’s bid to dismiss his case, moving to dismiss the case with prejudice.

Mounting calls demand New York's governor to remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office ... together to discuss ways to halt the war in Ukraine. But Ukraine was not present and says ...

Nothing Trump and co-president Elon Musk have done so far — pardoning people who assaulted police officers; surrendering Ukraine to Vladimir Putin; taking over the Kennedy Center; taking food out of the mouths of starving children in South Africa;