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D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

March 27, 2026 5:46 pm

Thanks to collaboration between the White House and the federal judiciary, New Jersey at last has a lawfully appointed U.S. Attorney again, bringing to an end a battle that’s been hounding the state for more than a year. But another...

How federal judges and the White House came together to pick a new U.S. Attorney

March 26, 2026 1:19 pmMarch 27, 2026 12:24 am

The March 23 announcement that New Jersey’s District Court judges had appointed Robert Frazer as the next U.S. Attorney took almost everyone by surprise, but it followed several days of negotiations between the state’s top federal judge and a leading...

In lengthy brief, DOJ tells judge to keep McIver prosecution on track

September 16, 2025 11:32 amSeptember 22, 2025 10:33 am

Last month, New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark), under indictment for assault, asked a federal judge to throw out the charges against her for containing a number of supposedly fatal defects. In an 80-page brief filed yesterday, the Department of...

Alina Habba successor fired from Justice Department

July 22, 2025 5:54 pmJuly 22, 2025 9:22 pm

Desiree Grace has been removed as First Assistant U.S. Attorney after being picked by New Jersey’s federal judges to replace Alina Habba as the state’s top federal prosecutor. “This Department of Justice does not tolerate rogue judges, especially when they...

Deputy AG accuses judges of ‘act[ing] like activists’ in bypassing Habba

July 22, 2025 2:53 pmJuly 22, 2025 6:13 pm

After New Jersey’s federal judges declined to extend acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s tenure beyond its expiration date today, one top figure in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is signaling that the Trump administration is not happy. U.S. Deputy Attorney...

Federal judges told Habba has full confidence of Trump

July 20, 2025 3:54 pmJuly 21, 2025 9:24 am

A top Justice Department official has told the chief judge of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey that President Donald Trump has complete confidence in Alina Habbas, the U.S. Attorney, and wants the judges to extend her stay in...

Federal judges set to meet Monday, maybe to pick U.S. Attorney

July 17, 2025 1:18 pmJuly 17, 2025 4:16 pm

A meeting of the U.S. District Court Judges from New Jersey has been set for Monday to possibly vote to appoint a U.S. Attorney, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The meeting takes place amid uncertainties surrounding the tenure of...