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Football great Emlen Tunnell, the first Black player inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame was born on this date in 1925 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

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Today in Black History: John Lee, first Black commissioned officer in the United States Navy, was assigned duty on this date in 1947.

The New York Times

National

EDITORIALS: Into the Void, With Steve King


Steve King, Hurling Insults at Immigrants, Is Rebuked by His Own Party

Nervous G.O.P. Senators Call for Changes in Health Care Bill


Trump’s Court Pick Has Web of Ties to Secretive Billionaire


Trump Puts Loyalty Over Experience in Filling Key Posts


Kushners Nearing $400 Million Deal With Chinese Firm

What Is Expected From the Fed on Wednesday

When the Federal Reserve Raises Rates, Credit Card Holders Feel It First

Protesting at Lunchtime: Defying Trump Becomes a Washington Lifestyle


Trump Wrote Off $100 Million in Losses in 2005, Leaked Forms Show


Admiral and 8 Other Navy Officers Indicted on Bribery Charges



Local

Cuomo’s $1.4 Billion Plan for Brooklyn Stirs Fears of Gentrification

Federal Inquiry of Fox News Moves to a Grand Jury, but Without Preet Bharara

Editorial: A way to Control Police Spying

Pregnant Inmates Say a Brooklyn Jail Is No Place for Them, and Some Judges Agree

An Inmate’s Medical Struggle


The Christian Science Monitor

Looming over GOP health bill, Obamacare's stubborn legacy


Obamacare overhaul: Why GOP says it's not about the number of people covered (+video)


Why Trump immigration reform faces uphill battle? The GOP.


Robust school choice and strong public schools – can US have both?



The Star-Ledger


Trumpcare blocks millions from drug treatment. Where is Christie? | Editorial

Uncertainty, warnings surround GOP health plan in New Jersey

Map shows N.J. poor, elderly to be hardest hit under GOP healthcare plan


ICE slams N.J. jail for releasing man despite detainer request


Philly.com


Medicaid cuts, CBO analysis worry Pa. and N.J. Republicans

New Parking Authority director hires daughter's roommate

Citizen activism is on the rise. Can it lead to real reform?

Homelessness and hunger a fact at community colleges, study finds


City beverage tax = meal plan hike for Temple students

Have you seen this Philly couple? They're wanted in a double homicide


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


24M more uninsured due to Republican health plan could crowd ERs, force hospitals to slash programs

Gov. Kasich appoints Ronald J. O'Leary as Cleveland Housing Court judge


What County Council members say about Quicken Loans Arena deal

Brown, Portman back Ohio native Robert Lighthizer as Trump's top trade official


Coroner: Family of 8 slain feared release of autopsy details

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan creates committee to find solutions to youth violence

Economic inequality in criminal justice system is topic of cleveland.com, ideastream forum


The Chicago Tribune


Chicago police release 'road map' to reform with federal efforts unclear


Judge signs order giving arrestees access to lawyers free of charge at Chicago police stations

ACLU rips Fardon for 'blindsided attack' on curtailing stop-and-frisk by Chicago police

Senators question Rauner involvement in U.S. attorney process


Feds: CPS consultant made millions through 'corrupt process from beginning to end'


Forensic expert says 'thousands' of pornographic searches found on fire department computers


The Los Angeles Times


GOP's stumbles over Obamacare underscore the party's competing goals for healthcare reform

Americans are skeptical about the Republican plan to replace Obamacare, new poll shows

ICE agents make arrests at courthouses, sparking backlash from prosecutors and attorneys

Trump to shelve fuel mileage rules, inviting a fight with California


The Detroit Free Press

Lawsuit: Defective robot killed factory worker; human error to blame

Detroit schools to extend search for permanent superintendent


Detroit schools board votes to sue Michigan over closures


Man alleges Detroit police framed him for 1992 slaying

Obamacare replacement hits Michigan's working poor hardest


The Washington Post


Black teens are reported missing — and far too few people notice

Trump’s new entry ban faces court challenges hours before it takes effect

Senate Judiciary chairman: No deputy AG vote until we get an FBI briefing on Russia

The Fix: Republicans are threatening to expose Trump as the emperor with no clothes


Trump’s agenda hinges on the fate of health-care plan

Trump allies call GOP health-care plan ‘a trap’

In Virginia, three GOP congressmen line up against GOP health care plan

White House tries to salvage health plan as criticism mounts

Trump set to issue sweeping order dismantling Obama’s climate plan


Administration to reexamine fuel-efficiency standards

Washington region braces for budget that could shake up the historically stable local economy


As Trump embraces the military, the brass weighs the relationship


Lawmakers skewer top Marine officer over nude-photo scandal


Eight current and ex-Navy officials, including admiral, charged in escalating ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery scandal

Trump summoned D.C. mayor to Oval Office for storm that brought 2.5 inches of snow

Maryland Senate to vote on paid sick leave, transportation-scoring compromise


For Hogan nominees, tough going in recent days

Maryland fracking opponents are right on the science


USA Today


Here's what we do and do not know about President Trump's tax returns

The real Trump tax scandal: David Cay Johnston

What a Fed rate hike means for you (get ready to pay more)







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