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Some of Trump’s loyalty-first picks for prosecutors draw opposition from senators who can block them
Senate opposition led President Donald Trump to abandon his candidate to be the top prosecutor in the nation’s capital.
Federal judge tells Alina Habba to "operate with a higher standard"
Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa scolded interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba after the dropped charge against Newark Mayor ...
Another judge rebukes Habba
During a hearing in Newark yesterday over Ras Baraka’s dropped ICE facility trespassing charge, U.S. Magistrate Judge André M ...
Judge chides feds in dismissing ICE trespassing charge against Newark mayor
Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested May 9 outside an immigrant detention center, though federal prosecutors later decided to ...
U.S. attorney drops case against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, charges Rep. LaMonica McIver for ICE protest
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's federal trespassing charge has been dismissed, but Rep. LaMonica McIver is now facing charges.
Judge blasts ‘embarrassing retraction’ of charge against Newark mayor
The Justice Department charged Newark Mayor Ras Baraka with trespassing during a visit to an ICE facility in the city, but ...
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Judge scolds DOJ over Newark mayor arrest
Jesse Watters has described the arrest of a Democrat congresswoman as “a dream come true.” The host of the Fox News program ...
New Jersey Democratic Rep. McIver released on recognizance on federal assault charges
A federal judge in New Jersey ordered Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver released on her own recognizance during the ...
Alina Habba taunted with boos and shouts of ‘shame’ as she arrives at hearing for arrested Newark mayor
Ras Baraka says he was ‘targeted’ by the Trump administration with politically motivated selective prosecution ...