Today in Black History: New York Supreme Court Judge, the late Bruce H. Wright, author of "Black Robes, White Justice," is born in 1918 in Princeton, New Jersey.
The New York Times
National
Once-Mighty Deficit Hawks Hardly Peep at Tax Cut Plan
Six Charts That Help Explain the Republican Tax Plan
Fact Check: Trump Misleads on Who Benefits
Twitter Seen as Key Engine in Russian Influence Campaign
McConnell Gambled on Health Care and Alabama. He Lost.
Blow: ‘The Flag Is Drenched With Our Blood’
New York Village’s Seal, Widely Criticized as Racist, Has Been Changed
E.P.A. Threatens to Stop Funding Justice Dept. Environmental Work
Wealth Grew Broadly Over 3 Years, but Inequality Widened
Local
Overturned Convictions Loom Over Menendez’s Corruption Trial
With Construction Worker Deaths Up, City Council Tightens Regulations
After Disasters, New York Goes Into Overdrive in Gathering Aid
Philly.com
Council Rock parents say schools not doing enough about racist incidents
Are temp workers in danger? A Philly study says yes.
Test scores inch up in Philly, Pa. schools
For juvebnile lifer who killed policeman, 44 years to life
The Detroit Free Press
Rep. Levin blasts Republican tax plan
Snyder backs state police director amid backlash over FB post condemning NFL protests
Return of PTAs key to Detroit school district's parent outreach
Warren panel won't hear complaint that mayor helped aide get life-time job protection
The Star-Ledger
Trump tax plan would end key break for N.J. residents battered by high property taxes
Scandal envelops N.J. college facing down doomsday scenario
Fewer people are going to prison in N.J.
Should Asbury Park tear down statue of segregationist founder?
Should Christie offer $5B in tax breaks to lure Amazon (and its 50,000 jobs)?
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland starts training police officers to file reports from field, as required by consent decree
Judge won't dismiss lawsuit over fatal 2014 Akron police shooting (video, warning: graphic images)
Hearing for Steubenville rape convict's lawsuit against Youngstown State postponed
Knight Foundation awards $720K to three Akron neighborhood groups to spur revitalization
Say Yes to Education can change Cleveland's "no-win" poverty issues, schools CEO Eric Gordon says in state of the schools speech
The Chicago Tribune
1 dead, 14 wounded, including 14-year-old girl, in Chicago shootings
Chicago police officer is reprimanded for NFL protest photo while in uniform
U46 school board member: 'Flag nothing more than toilet paper to me'
EDITORIALS: The public's right to know about a violent incident in Aurora
The Los Angeles Times
The GOP tax plan could hit Southern California hard. Will the Republican House members here support it?
Essential California: California's winners and losers from Trump's tax plan
Occidental College announces new Obama Scholars program
UC Irvine opens expansive food pantry as more college students struggle with hunger
Did the D.A.’s office accidentally tip off L.A. gang member to witness’ address where two people were later shot?
The Washington Post
Trump waives shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico for hurricane relief
How a hurricane could cause Florida — the swingiest of swing states — to turn a bit more blue
Perspective: The ongoing legacy of discrimination in one very disturbing graph
Fact Checker Analysis: Trump sells his vague tax plan with a speech filled with inaccuracies
The Debrief: Trump stays unusually subdued in Indiana pitch for tax plan
EPA’s Pruitt took charter, military flights that cost taxpayers more than $58,000
Interior secretary says workers are disloyal. They see his personnel moves as illegal.
How a little-known financial adviser launched a college hoops corruption case — and why it may get bigger
Alabama basketball administrator resignation reportedly tied to major FBI probe
She confronted another driver. She says he called her a racial slur before shooting her in the neck.
Anger and calls to action after racially charged incident at American University
USA Today
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on protest pushback: 'They don't like the message'
O.J. Simpson could be set free from Nevada prison Monday
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