Today in Black History: President Barack Hussein Obama, the first Black elected President of the United States, was born on this date in 1961 in Hawaii.
The New York Times
National
Woman Who Urged Friend’s Suicide Gets 15-Month Sentence
Klansmen Survive Campus Upheavals
John Kelly Quickly Moves to Impose Military Discipline on White House
Trump Supports Plan to Cut Legal Immigration by Half
Affirmative Action, and Why Polls on Issues Are Often Misleading
Debate Is Over: Gerrymandering Is Crucial to G.O.P.’s Hold on House
Editorial: An Ally Is Set to Execute Critics. Will Trump Be Silent?
Republicans in Congress Agree on Need to Agree
U.S. Added 209,000 Jobs in July; Unemployment at 4.3%
The Markets Are Up, Unemployment Is Down. How Much Credit Should Trump Get?
Pence to Speak at Conservatives’ Meeting Organized by Koch Brothers
Local
A Microscope on Harvard, but a Shrug at Injustice on the Street
Mayor de Blasio, Receiving Maximum City Funds, Agrees to Debate
Kidd Creole Thought Man He Stabbed Was Making a Sexual Advance on Him, Authorities Say
Philly.com
BlackStar Film Festival celebrates filmmakers of color
Man charged in shooting death of Hatfield father of six
Pa. treasurer extends $750M line of credit to pay state bills
The Chicago Tribune
School funding talks continue, and so does the blame game
Trump picks John Lausch to be new U.S. attorney for Chicago
Lawsuit filed against Lansing cop seen on Facebook threatening black teen's life during altercation
IPRA reopens investigation into fatal 2014 shooting by Chicago police
The Star-Ledger
Court reinstates Bridgegate records suit against Christie administration
Inside the Lakewood scandal: What sparked the investigation?
This city issued $14 million in parking violations last year
This N.J. town raised transgender flag to protest Trump's military ban
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Councilman Matt Zone to focus on challenges facing nation's cities in City Club address (live coverage)
Kids talk trust, share stories on policing at Highland Hills camp (Video)
Senate confirms Jones Day attorney Justin Herdman as U.S. attorney
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Even those with felony records can get hired at UAW job fair on Saturday
Coleman Young II: 'My greatest strength is being able to listen'
Mike Duggan: In first term 'I think we’ve made a good start'
The Los Angeles Times
Asian Americans are divided after the Trump administration's move on affirmative action
Why Dana Rohrabacher's name keeps coming up in the Russia investigation
Strict mortgage rules from the subprime crisis could be making it hard to sell homes, so the industry's looking to ease them up
Hollywood picks Gavin Newsom over Antonio Villaraigosa in California's race for governor
The Washington Post
Mueller’s use of a grand jury makes it more politically difficult for Trump to fire him
Recess just started for Congress, and it’s not going to be much fun for Republicans
The signs were always there that John McCain would vote ‘no’ on the health-care bill
A park chief cited for sexual harassment has received a bonus and a new job
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice isn’t the only Democrat Trump won over
Perspective: Trump administration plan to sue schools for anti-white bias would reinforce white supremacy
Perspective: Why the next black president could be a Republican
Montgomery County council members question validity of minimum wage study
Vice President Pence to fundraise for Gillespie in Virginia governor’s race
Head of D.C. veterans hospital fired after new inspector general’s report
USA Today
Shattered faith: Nearly 100 sex abuse suits against Catholic priests rock island of Guam
Poll: Americans in battleground districts would strongly oppose Trump firing special counsel Robert Mueller
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