The disclosure that NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo is the subject of a federal investigation into COVID nursing home deaths​ is roiling the political world.

The once-epicenter of Covid served as the stage Thursday for New York City mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams to tear into opponent Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic response as governor. Adams, the New York City Council speaker,

Cuomo has avoided sharing the stage with other mayoral hopefuls, seeking to give his campaign the aura of a foregone coronation.

In a deeply personal speech, Ms. Adams, who is running for mayor, will speak about her father’s death from Covid in 2020. She says that as governor, Mr. Cuomo “failed him.”

Andrew Cuomo is facing a federal criminal investigation over claims he misled Congress — just as he attempts a political comeback in New York City’s pivotal 2025 mayoral race. The Department of Justice is examining whether the former New York governor gave false testimony to the House Oversight Committee last year,