Breaking News: The U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey was thrown into chaos as Pam Bondi intervened to keep Alina Habba in the job. nyti.ms/4517c5q

UBER will soon allow women customers to request only women drivers, the company says in a statement.

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the state attorney general's office can retain control of the Paterson Police Department, reversing an appellate court’s decision in favor of city officials Via Sophie Nieto-Muñoz newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/23/nj-…

Congress taking an entire month off in a country where most people don’t get more than 2 weeks vacation is awesome

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Federal court proceedings throughout New Jersey were abruptly canceled on Monday because of uncertainty over whether Alina Habba had the authority to serve as the acting U.S. attorney - a title she was given last week. Via @traceytully.bsky.social nytimes.com/2025/07/28/nyr…

As many as 25,000 legal immigrants in New Jersey — including refugees and victims of domestic violence and human trafficking — are expected to lose their Medicaid coverage in the fall of 2026, according to state estimates. njspotlightnews.org/2025/07/thousa…

As federal cuts threaten food and housing assistance and other Medicaid benefits for thousands of residents, homelessness in NJ jumped 8% since last year. It's steadily risen since 2021, with an average increase of 14% annually in NJ. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/29/hom… via Dana DiFilippo

Eight days after Trump took office for his second term, a judge told a 14-year-old who was skipping school that “there’s a new sheriff in town." “You think I’m kidding? The ICE officials wait outside the door for people like you,” he said. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/30/nj-…

When people are from New Jersey I think that is beautiful

just watched my chemical romance perform “livin on a prayer” after being handed the keys to belleville by the mayor … the new jersey in me is alive and well

State prosecutors sought pretrial detention last month for an undocumented immigrant accused of killing a woman and her daughter in a drunken driving crash in Lakewood, but a judge denied the state’s request. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/11/jud…

“Her alleged conduct was manifestly less egregious than storming the Capitol, throwing explosives, beating officers with bats and riot shields, and spraying them with pepper spray," her lawyer say. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/18/fed…

A caller just reminded Brian Lehrer about a 2009 incident involving $97k stuffed in an Apple Jacks box, which came to light after the feds arrested 44 ppl—incl. 5 NJ politicians & 5 rabbis—in an investigation into corruption, organ sales, & bank fraud. NJ will never be outdone.

Rep. Nellie Pou, a Democrat who won her first election to Congress in 2024 even as her district swung to the right, is facing increasing attacks from progressives and Republicans as she gears up for her first reelection fight next year. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/26/fir…

i don't make the rules but new jersey political parties are banned from posting memes on twitter

Not the Times using the sandwich's government name

nyt putting the mini behind a paywall

Since 2021, undocumented drivers have been eligible to obtain NJ driver's licenses. But the Florida AG said this week those licenses are "no good here" — confusing lawmakers and concerning immigrant advocates who say the law works as intended. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/28/flo…