In a widely expected move, the U.S. Justice Department filed a civil complaint against New Jersey on Wednesday over the state’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic at its veterans homes, where hundreds died in the wake of lax infection controls and allegations of substandard care of residents. At the same time, New Jersey officials entered into a consent decree that called for a federal monitor to oversee two of the three long-term care facilities operated by the state. “Our veterans, who

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