The freshman congresswoman was charged by interim New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba for assaulting, impeding, or ...

The Justice Department also announced it would be dropping the misdemeanor trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver is facing federal assault charges after a clash with officers during the arrest of Newark ...

The complaint was presented to a U.S. magistrate judge shortly before New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney, Alina Habba, announced the charge.

The prosecution of McIver is a rare federal criminal case against a sitting member of Congress for allegations other than ...

McIver denounced the charge as "purely political" and said prosecutors are distorting her actions in an effort to deter ...