The mayor of Newark, N.J., is in custody for allegedly trespassing at an ICE detention facility where he was protesting its opening. The interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey said that Mayor Ras Baraka trespassed and "ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security" officials.
From a controversial wealth tax proposal and yet another summertime hike in gas fees to city-specific sales tax increases in consecutive years, 2026 is shaping up as a testing ground for how much more...