Today in Black History: Isabella Baumfree, who took on the name Sojourner Truth and was a fearless abolitionist, was born into slavery in 1797 in Swartekill, NY.
The New York Times
National
Trump-Size Idea for a New President: Build Something That Inspires Awe
EDITORIAL: Donald Trump’s Plan to Purge the Nation
Trump Said to Offer National Security Role to General Flynn
Trump’s Son-in-Law Tests Legal Path to White House Job
Giuliani, Possible Cabinet Pick, Faces Financial Scrutiny
Donald Trump’s Parade of Cabinet Prospects Looks Like His Old Enemies List
The Glaring Contradiction at the Heart of Donald Trump’s Economic Policy
Colorado Voters Keep Slavery Exception in State Constitution
Nonprofits Opposed to Trump’s Ideology See a Surge in Donations
Local
New York Today: Our City That Never Was
Election Themes Clash in Capra-esque Seneca Falls, Cradle of Women’s Rights
How Rudolph Giuliani, Possible Cabinet Pick, Made Millions as Ex-Mayor
Report Spurs CUNY to End Its Contracts With Outside Lobbyists
Mayor de Blasio Increases New York’s Budget by $1.3 Billion
The Christian Science Monitor
The Trump voters you don't know
US homelessness declines: What's working?
Coding at the homeless shelter
The new face of the sanctuary movement: college campuses (+video)
Philly.com
Guilty, but reelected, Rep. Acosta finds a chill at the Capitol
Dissecting the Democrats' loss in Pennsylvania: 'We failed in hearing people, hearing their voices'
Clout: Island casino pays Rendell 5G a month for...what?
City Council weighs higher pension costs for union workers, but not for Council
SRC agrees to more transparency
City's pre-K chief leaves job
The Star-Ledger
Christie readies to remain in N.J., 'no reason to believe' Trump job offer imminent
The tug-of-war for Bernie Sanders' love in N.J. governor's race just started
4 things we can expect from the mega development replacing Bears Stadium
N.J. outperforms other states on most PARCC exams
Acting mayor named after Passaic leader pleads guilty to bribery
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Cleveland schools' six most critical reforms: editorial
Rocky River schools send letter after divisive election, amid incidents across country
Black students feel less safe on college campuses, survey shows
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan is challenging Nancy Pelosi for House Democratic leader
Cleveland police union president suspended for altercation at union hall
The Detroit Free Press
Motown Museum expansion gets $6 million from Ford
L. Brooks Patterson draws fire for speaker's anti-refugee views
Snyder continues wrong path on Flint
The Los Angeles Times
California Democrats ask Obama to pardon nearly 750,000 'Dreamers,' but White House says it wouldn't work
Trump's win brings 'white pride' out of the shadows
In tough talk on Muslims, Japanese internment survivors feel a dark deja vu
Civil rights advocates brace for a radical shift in Justice Department priorities under Trump
The Chicago Tribune
4 dead, 7 wounded in city shootings
Why Chicago top cop Johnson is in Rome with Emanuel to see to see Cupich’s elevation
EDITORIALS: Some common sense amid the bombast: Trump's big league bet on jobs
The Washington Post
The manufacturing jobs Trump promises now require education after high school. Are apprenticeships the answer?
A pastor to evangelical Trump voters: I believe you are not racist. But how will you combat hate?
This Democratic congressman is challenging Nancy Pelosi
Baltimore middle school teacher fired after racial tirade is captured on video
Life and death in the United States, in two maps
JPMorgan Chase to pay $264 million in fines for bribing foreign officials by hiring their friends and family
Deep in Trump country, this Clinton voter found renewed faith in her neighbors and America
After Clinton’s loss, two female lawmakers in Md. consider statewide run
Leggett proposes Montgomery Liquor Authority to upgrade service
Superintendent in Maryland calls for end of off-campus student protests
Fairfax school board hires firm to search for new superintendent
D.C. becomes first predominantly black city to legalize 'death with dignity'
USA Today
Donald Trump's Big 10 foreign policy pledges -- will he stick to them?
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