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Today in Black America - June 14

POSTED: June 14, 2017, 7:30 am

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Today in Black History: Congress passed the Enrollment Act on this date in 1864, authorizing equal pay for Black Union soldiers in the Civil War.

The New York Times

National

EDITORIAL: Jeff Sessions Clams Up

Sessions Denies Collusion With Russians as ‘Detestable Lie’

Kamala Harris Is (Again) Interrupted While Pressing a Senate Witness

Trump Stews. Staff Steps In. Mueller Is Safe for Now.

New Bipartisan Sanctions Would Punish Russia for Election Meddling

Democrats to Sue Trump Over Foreign Business Deals


Trump, in Zigzag, Calls House Republicans’ Health Bill ‘Mean’

G.O.P. Senators Might Not Realize It, but Not One State Supports the A.H.C.A.


Upstarts Get Beaten Back in Primary for Virginia Governor

Who Is Ralph Northam, Virginia’s Democratic Nominee for Governor?


Who Is Ed Gillespie, Virginia’s G.O.P. Nominee for Governor?


Trial Opens for Milwaukee Shooting That Set Off Protests



Local


A $25 Million Mistake That the City Won’t Admit

De Blasio Is in Unfamiliar Territory in 2nd Run: Way Out Front

New York City Police Officers Told to Relax Stance on Petty Offenses

State Lawmakers Leverage Their Power Over de Blasio’s Schools Role


Philly.com

After 16 hours, Cosby jury breaks with no verdict

Shaurn Thomas officially free after DA's Office declines retrial

Philly: Soda tax revenue to fall short


Should Pa. change how lieutenant governors are elected?



The Detroit Free Press


Conyers to lead lawsuit being filed by 190 Democrats against Trump


Cass Corridor neighbors vow to save Detroit park: 'It's heartbreaking'

Federal grand jury issues subpoena in Detroit demolition probe

More Flint criminal charges could be announced Wednesday

Vitti: Give teachers better resources, rely less on contracted staff


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Anthem leaving Ohio could be the beginning of Obamacare exchange collapse

Conservative or liberal? Here are your Ohio Congress members, and we rank them all

Shut down Ohio's failed billion-dollar tax giveaway: editorial

John Kasich says he could accept Medicaid expansion rollback: Ohio Politics Roundup


Former Cuyahoga County Judge Lance Mason should be permanently disbarred, state board says


The Chicago Tribune

Saul Arellano is about to graduate high school. Then he plans to follow in his activist mother’s footsteps.


Immigration activist Arellano allowed to remain in United States for another year

At least 4 dead, 4 wounded in Chicago shootings

Sears cuts 400 jobs, no longer qualifies for state tax breaks


The Star-Ledger

Murphy, Guadagno get right down to it, start slamming each other

7 ways to go to college tuition-free in N.J.

Christie announces deal on expunging criminal records, toughening 'ban the box'


Christie breaks ground at Newark airport terminal project

Christie says Gateway Tunnel faces no delays despite lack of dollars in Trump budget


The Los Angeles Times


Grilling of Sessions shows who benefits from Trump's troubles


Meet our new U.S. Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith

Here’s the latest report card on California’s battle against climate change


L.A. school board approves last-minute extension for Supt. King

Los Angeles County supervisors endorse a spending plan for Measure H homelessness tax


USA Today

Runaway killed amid scrutiny over lack of available care


Column: A 2-year-old with a bullet to the head? For what?


The Washington Post


Sessions silent on talks with Trump, denies collusion with Russia

The Fix: 4 takeaways from Sessions’s feisty testimony to Congress about Russia

Analysis: Sessions finds a shield in executive privilege — but it might not be a strong one


As a prosecutor, Kamala Harris’ doggedness was praised. As a senator, she's deemed ‘hysterical.’

Billionaire David Bonderman resigns from Uber board after ‘inappropriate’ remark about women

Congressional Democrats to sue Trump, alleging improper payments from foreign nations

Trump calls mayor of shrinking Chesapeake island and tells him not to worry about it

These are the people who suffered when Kansas’s conservative experiment failed

Where the Obamacare exchanges might have zero insurance options in 2018


D.C. has one of the highest rates of children with health insurance, report says

America’s new tobacco crisis: The rich stopped smoking, the poor didn’t


D.C. Council finalizes $13.9 billion budget that includes more education spending




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