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Today in Black History: Sammy Davis, Jr, legendary entertainer, died on this date in 1990.

The New York Times

National


Trump Shared Classified Data With Russians, Officials Say

DAVID BROOKS: When the World Is Led by a Child

Right and Left React to Trump’s Sharing Classified Information With Russia, and More

How Government Secrets Are Declassified and Disclosed


Editorial: Trump’s Fraudulent Voter-Fraud Commission

3 Judges Weigh Trump’s Revised Travel Ban, but Keep Their Poker Faces

Medicaid Expansion, Reversed by House, Is Back on Table in Senate


Strict North Carolina Voter ID Law Thwarted After Supreme Court Rejects Case

‘We Have to Repudiate It’: A City Confronts White Nationalist Protests


Tulsa Officer Cites Her Training in Testimony About Fatal Shooting



Local

De Blasio Raises More Than G.O.P. Challenger for the First Time

Parties Tussle Over Legality of Stipends Given to New York Senators


The Star-Ledger


There's a $687M revenue shortfall in Christie budget estimates, analysts project

N.J. bank in Frelinghuysen letter furor says political activity OK for its workers


Lawmakers sue to slam brakes on Christie's $300M Statehouse renovation

Here's N.J. lawmaker's plan to legalize recreational marijuana after Christie leaves


Newark Ironbound residents cringe at plans for huge residential building


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Democrat, urban concerns might get more attention if Ohio were split


Schools, prisons, roads: Where Western Reserve would win -- and lose tax dollars


Cleveland Councilwoman Mamie Mitchell resigns

Blaine Griffin takes oath of office as newest member of Cleveland City Council (video)


Private colleges discount tuition by 49 percent, highest ever in annual study


The Detroit Free Press

Detroit's tentative teacher contract deal rejected by union's board

Detroit school district has the cash to pay $31M debt, firm says

Ellen DeGeneres gift: Prefab house for Mama Shu's Avalon Village in Highland Park


Mayoral candidate Coleman Young II unveils neighborhood-focused TV ad

Wage law, part-time Legislature efforts set to go before board



The Chicago Tribune


GOP senator says Trump administration 'in a downward spiral' after intel disclosure

Analysis: In one explosive Russia story, two of the worst fears about Trump collide

Madigan Democrats to present wish list to skeptical Rauner today

17 wounded in city shootings

'I’m on the block right now please don't send me off': slain Tatyanna Lewis' last Facebook post


Benefit Chicago fund makes first round of loans to 6 small businesses, nonprofits


The Los Angeles Times


'Old school versus new school:' The battle over who will run the California Democratic Party

Despite efforts on equal pay, the gender salary gap in California government jobs persists

California lawmakers want to rein in Wells Fargo's arbitration clause. But can they?



The Washington Post


Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian diplomats

Lawmakers express shock, concern about disclosure

Cornyn’s GOP colleagues are less than enthusiastic about his candidacy for FBI director

A Virginia mayor is slammed with anti-Semitic tweets after criticizing alt-right rally


Possible 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls gather for progressive ‘ideas’ conference


Supreme Court won’t review decision that found N.C. voting law discriminates against African Americans

Clapper says Trump weakening U.S. institutions

More CEOs are getting forced out for ethics violations


At Howard, a story of grit and grace


Regional cooperation sought to create more affordable housing


Post-Schar poll finds Ed Gillespie with big lead for GOP gubernatorial nomination


Philly.com


Polls open in Pennsylvania for 2017 primary election

Pa. Democrats' email misfire targets U.S. Rep Bob Brady on 'Trumpcare'

Lincoln U. picks North Carolina provost as new president


Wolf, Shapiro tout program to help prisoners reenter society


Lawsuit seeking to remove Philly's city commissioners from office shot down -- again


USA Today


Conservative media not sold on story of Trump revealing classified info


Ford Motor will slash workforce by 10 percent










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