Bonnie Watson Coleman, a Democratic Trailblazer, to Retire from Congress

Ms. Watson Coleman, 80, the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in Congress, said she would not run for a seventh term in the state’s 12th Congressional District, near Trenton.

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Rep. McIver Charged With Assault Over Clash Outside Newark ICE Center

The Department of Justice also announced it was dropping a trespass charge against the city’s mayor stemming from the same episode.

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3 Lawmakers Involved in Newark ICE Protest Could Be Arrested, DHS Says

The legislators were with Mayor Ras Baraka when he was arrested Friday outside an immigration detention facility. A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman said they could face assault charges.

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