Fox News Politics Newsletter: Baraka Sues Trump-appointed Prosecutor

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Baraka v. Habba

Newark Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, accusing her of false arrest and malicious prosecution in connection with his May 9 arrest and charges outside a federal immigration center.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey, accuses Habba of acting politically in Baraka’s May 9 arrest outside the Delaney Hall detention center, near Newark Liberty International Airport. Baraka was arrested during a protest outside the facility, after being accused of trespassing and ignoring warnings from law enforcement officials to leave. He was held in custody for several hours before being released. The U.S. attorney’s office said 13 days after it brought charges against Baraka that it was dismissing the case “for the sake of moving forward.” 

The civil lawsuit filed by Baraka’s attorneys seeks damages for what they described as his “false arrest and malicious prosecution,” as well as the allegedly defamatory remarks Habba made about his case, including on social media. The lawsuit includes screenshots of Habba’s social media posts in question…READ MORE

White House

SIGNATURE ISSUE: Trump DOJ investigating Biden pardons to family, death row inmates

Terror in Boulder 

‘REALLY SAD’: Boulder terror attack witness describes ‘horrific’ scene at pro-Israel rally

LOOKING BACK: Lawmakers, officials warned about terrorist attacks from foreign nationals long before Colorado

TERROR UNLEASHED: Mohamed Soliman planned Molotov cocktail attack after gun purchase denial

GROWING THREAT: Boulder terror attack suspect showed signs of growing ‘lone-wolf’ radicalization, says former FBI supervisor

SERVE AND PROTECT: Boulder antisemitic terror attack spurs response from major cities 

World Stage

WARTIME READY: Challenges posed by Trump and Putin push UK to adopt new NATO first defense policy

HOMELAND ON EDGE: After Ukraine’s surprise drone assault on Russia, new attention drawn to sensitive sites stateside

CRIMEA CHAOS: Ukraine targets bridge linking Russia to Crimea with massive underwater blast, video shows

DIVINE PRESENCE: Huckabee condemns efforts to erase Jewish history to the Holy Land as ‘absurd’

‘BETRAYAL’: US citizen who fought for ISIS in Syria sentenced to 10 years in prison

ATOMIC IMPASSE: Ukraine targets bridge linking Russia to Crimea with massive underwater blast, video shows

A NATION ON EDGE: After Ukraine’s surprise drone assault on Russia, new attention drawn to sensitive sites stateside

Capitol Hill

‘AGGRESSIVE AFFRONT’: House Dems urge GOP to condemn DHS for handcuffing Rep Nadler staffer, order Noem to testify

‘PART OF THE DESIGN’: Jasmine Crockett agrees during town hall that ‘Republicans want poor people to die’

FISCAL SHOWDOWN: Rand Paul says $5 trillion debt increase in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ a deal-breaker

Across America 

‘HELPING OUT DHS’: Patel’s immigration push at FBI yields 10,000 arrests since January

PAPER TRAIL: Liberal city mayor hit with ethics complaint over alleged lavish gifts

TAXPAYER WASTE: HHS ends Biden-era COVID-19 testing program that bled taxpayers years after pandemic

HOPE UNDER FIRE: DeSantis punches back at Hope Florida controversy, likens ‘lawfare’ to attacks on Trump and nominees

PROTECTING CHILDREN: FBI urges public to provide tips on mutilation of children with ‘gender-affirming’ surgeries

CAMPUS DECEPTION: Red state dean ousted after admitting on hidden cam she was secretly pushing DEI

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