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Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor A Pennsylvania mortgage company owned by billionaire Warren Buffett deliberately discriminated against Black and Latino homebuyers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, federal officials said Wednesday while announcing a $20 million settlement with the firm. A U.S. Department of Justice investigation found Trident Mortgage Company, one of …

In Virginia, polling shows Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin in a tight race that’s focused on abortion and schools. Also worth watching: November elections in Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis, New Jersey and more. Terri Rupar Originally published by The 19th The year after a presidential contest is not a big one …

President Joe Biden traveled to New Jersey and New York City Tuesday to survey damage in parts of the northeast that suffered catastrophic flash flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Biden declared climate change “everybody’s crisis” after touring the neighborhoods severely damaged by Ida. He said it’s time for …

On Friday, a New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter plead guilty to assaulting a police officer during the January 6 attack at the Capitol. The man is the first insurrectionist from the January 6 domestic terrorist attack to be convicted of violence against a police officer. Scott Fairlamb …

Zahid Quraishi was confirmed on Thursday by the Senate as a US District Judge for the District of New Jersey. He is the first Muslim American federal judge in United States history. Quraishi, the third judicial nominee from President Joe Biden to be confirmed to the federal bench, was approved …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that half of U.S. adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the CDC, about 131 million Americans are fully vaccinated. “The progress that we have made… is due to all of you who have gotten vaccinated, who have contributed not only …

According to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 50% of adults are fully vaccinated in 25 states, including Washington D.C. “Across the country, cases of COVID-19, serious illness, and loss of life are all down dramatically,” Andy Slavitt, White House senior COVID-19 adviser, said. …

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced three new US Court of Appeals nominees and three new District Court nominees. Of the six new nominees, five are women, and half are Black women. The President is nominating Gustavo Gelpí Jr. to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. …

10 members of Congress have joined the NAACP lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani. The lawsuit accuses Trump and Giuliani of inciting the deadly Capitol Riot that took place on January 6. “As I sat in my office on January 6th with rioters roaming the …

Virginia and New Jersey has joined other Democratic-led states to pass new laws to expand voting access. According to the Brennan Center for Justice, 843 bills expanding voting access have been introduced in 47 states. “Your access to the ballot depends a lot on where you live,” Jon Greenbaum, Chief …