Newark mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka is now a martyr.

As Democratic lawmakers allege that President Donald Trump is weaponizing the justice system in New Jersey, the leading ...

In an era marked by deep political divisions, it's rare to find common ground between progressive urban leaders and ...

The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside Delaney Hall on Friday provided him with new political fuel — even as the ...

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who evaded federal charges following his arrest May 9 at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ...

If Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is elected governor of New Jersey in this year’s election, he’d make a lot of history. He’d be the ...

dispassionate evaluation of credible evidence" and never "to advance political agendas." The "reprimands did not go unnoticed," the New Jersey Globe said, quoting Baraka commenting into a hot mic ...

A federal judge chided the Department of Justice (DOJ) during a Wednesday hearing where he agreed to dismiss a trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) that stemmed from his visit to ...

Mayor Baraka’s arrest at Delaney Hall highlights the growing conflict over immigration enforcement and its chilling effect on ...

LaMonica McIver and Robert Menendez Jr., said the lawmakers haven’t heard from DHS after the tense encounter on Friday that culminated in the detention of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. “We have no ...