Rep. LaMonica McIver Is Setting the Record Straight

The New Jersey congresswoman, the only member of Congress indicted by the Trump administration, isn’t backing down, even as she campaigns for reelection and awaits the birth of her second child.

Rep. McIver at a check presentation in Orange, N.J., in May 2026. (Courtesy of Rep. LaMonica McIver’s Office)

For years, the trope of the indestructible, hyper-resilient Black woman has persisted in nearly every form of popular culture. The trope is so pervasive that many people believe it to be fact.

So when you look at Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), you…