Today in Black History: Elizabeth City State University, now a part of the University of North Carolina system, was founded on this date in 1891.
The New York Times
National
Welcome Refugees, Churches Say in a Public Challenge to Trump
Betsy DeVos' Power Over Black Colleges
A Debate: Should the Justice Department Police the Police?
Sessions Recuses Himself on Russia Inquiry
EDITORIAL: Jeff Sessions Had No Choice
Sessions Steps Aside on Russia. Here’s Who Could Step In.
Russian Envoy Has Cultivated a Powerful U.S. Network
Military Prepares Its Wish Lists, but the Budget Faces a Fight
Where’s the Health Bill? G.O.P. Accused of ‘Hide-and-Seek’
Kansas Court Says State Education Spending Is Too Low
Under Trump, an Already Depleted I.R.S. Could Face Deep Cuts
Ben Carson Is Confirmed as HUD Secretary
Senate Confirms Rick Perry as Energy Secretary
Local
One Way G.O.P. Hopes to Beat de Blasio: Avoid a Primary
Amid de Blasio’s Modest Goals on Homelessness, State Proposal Gains Support
Bill de Blasio’s ‘Vision’ Shrinks as His Re-election Campaign Begins
Five Boroughs? More Like Five Cities for Mayor de Blasio
The Bronx is Building
Anti-Black Slur in Stamford Is Painted Over After Two Months
The Christian Science Monitor
The Trump administration’s deepening Russia problem
Major companies back transgender teen in Supreme Court case: a new trend?
Can Trump and Congress turn outreach into legislation?
Could a 'Facebook' for democracy help save American politics?
DIFFERENCE MAKER: How a mother-daughter duo has helped inmates read with their kids
The Star-Ledger
'On this night, love beat hate,' organizer said at prayer vigil for tolerance
How lottery could fix pension system
Feds: Former Port Authority head not entitled to 'get out of jail card'
Christie-newspaper feud: Press association releases legal ad costs disputing governor
Camden on charter school closure: 'Where do we go from here?'
Philly.com
In budget address, Kenney calls for unity of Philadelphians ‘under attack’
At Philly shareholders meeting, Teamsters challenge drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen on opioid policies
Glitch causing city bills to back up
Byko: Councilwoman Quinones Sanchez ignored rules on homestead tax break
Ex-borough councilman found guilty of molesting young girl
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sen. Sherrod Brown speaks at OSU, pushing for worker protections with loads of data
Ohio lawmakers sponsored 91 bills that would send more people to jail, ACLU reports
Condemned Akron inmate's execution put on hold during appeals
Greater Cleveland Congregations pledges to take battle against Q renovations to Detroit
University of Akron may host University of Mumbai branch campus
Former Cleveland Municipal Court official charged with deleting records of his traffic case
The Chicago Tribune
Legal battle brewing in Chicago over alleged racial bias of ATF stash house stings
Talk radio star who mocks Chicago shooting victims wins national award from iHeartRadio
4 wounded in Thursday shootings
Downstate Illinois Rep. Mike Bost refers to 'Orientals' in describing town halls
The Detroit Free Press
Judge: Detroit DDA must halt decision-making on Little Caesars arena
Jobless agency testifies on false fraud fiasco
Nancy Kaffer: A fight that's more than drainage fees
Michigan prison stench inquiry: Worker feared retaliation
Judge OKs 27 more women, girls joining lawsuit against Nassar, MSU
The Los Angeles Times
L.A. is building lots of homes but too few for its growing population
Rising crime still an issue for Mayor Eric Garcetti
Baca 'was aware' of plan to obstruct FBI, former sheriff's official tells jury
Lazarus: Thanks to Trump and GOP, a California single-payer healthcare system is now possible
Students stage walkout, accuse Montebello Unified School District of being 'corrupt'
The Washington Post
After months in a notorious African prison, a mother finally hugs her kids
Attorney general will step away from any probe related to 2016 campaign, including Russian interference
Analysis: Could Sessions face perjury charges? Former federal prosecutors think not.
The nearly indestructible bond between Sessions and Trump
Trump’s presidency can’t shake Russia’s shadow
The Fix: Sessions’s puzzling news conference
Editorial: Sessions’s recusal can’t be the end of the story
Trump’s defense spending increase isn’t extraordinary, but its impact could be
Rand Paul protests outside room where House GOP is hammering out Obamacare replacement
Key GOP senator says Obamacare is ‘a subset’ of the Affordable Care Act
Your child’s been sent to jail. Then comes the bill.
This lawmaker’s bio touted a business degree. It was actually a Sizzler training certificate.
Gunfire on one D.C. road: Six people shot in seven days
Maryland Democratic Party picks Kathleen Matthews as interim chair
Republicans shrug off governor’s offer to seek nonpartisan redistricting
Graffiti criticizes Howard president for meeting with Trump
USA Today
Here are Congress' options for investigating Russian meddling in the election
Russian foreign minister: Allegations involving envoy to U.S. ‘reminiscent of a witch hunt’
Some vets call foul on Trump for wearing flight jacket, admiral's cap
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