Even mayors, judges aren't safe from federal overreach

We are already living under a form of authoritarian rule.

Federal agents arresting Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at a migrant detention center in Newark, on May 9, 2025. (Photo: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman)

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