The House is set to vote this week on a Republican measure to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) and remove one of her committee assignments.

Why it matters: With a Republican majority in the House, the resolution could pass — adding to McIver's woes as she faces prosecution by the Trump administration on charges of assaulting an ICE officer. • Democrats have accused the Justice Department of charging McIver for political reasons after she and two colleagues scuffled with officers outside the Delany Hall detention facility in Newark. • McIver has said she was the one who was assaulted by law enforcement as they moved to arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for trespassing.

Driving the news: Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) on Tuesday formally introduced a privileged resolution to censuring McI

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