Today in Black History: The late Congressman Charles C. Diggs from Michigan is born in Detroit in 1922.
The New York Times
National
Jewish Groups and Unions Grow Uneasy With Keith Ellison
EDITORIAL: Carrier Jobs, Saved by Government
Trump’s Good News in Indiana Comes With a Warning
Trump Chooses an Outspoken Ex-Marine to Lead Defense
Texas Again Places Obstacles in Front of Those Seeking Abortions
‘We’re Going to Get This Done’: Wisconsin Vote Recount Is Underway
Demonstrators Protest Keith Scott Decision
Partial Recount Ordered in North Carolina Governor’s Race
Deluged Immigration Courts, Where Cases Stall for Years, Begin to Buckle
Local
Cuomo Adds to His Wish List as State Legislators Seek a Raise
Anthony Weiner Fined $65,000 for Campaign Finance Violations
Ex-Advisers to Cuomo Plead Not Guilty in Bribery Scandal
The Star-Ledger
N.J. court rejects Christie administration's civil service changes for public workers
Christie seeking job as Republican National Committee chair under Trump, sources say
N.J. will have to pump its own gas if minimum wage is raised to $15, Guadagno says
N.J.'s congressional delegation gets more power
New class of Jersey City police recruits will do community work before academy, brass says
Police chief suspended over racial profiling email agrees to retire
The Detroit Free Press
There's never been a recount like this in Michigan election history
Ex-lobbyist for Quicken Loans named to Trump's HUD transition team
Smart justice reforms find unlikely ally in business community
Stricter voter ID laws on fast track to pass in Legislature
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland officials ask state lawmakers to help quash $15 minimum wage proposal
In closing Public Square, people say Mayor Jackson forgot about them
Lakewood shooting of Muslim teen may have been targeted, civil rights group says
Ohio religious liberty bill clears House committee, faces uncertain future
Clarence Tucker sworn in as Akron Fire Department's 19th chief
The Washington Post
Trump picks retired Marine Gen. Mattis for defense secretary
Shouting match erupts between Clinton and Trump aides at post-election Harvard event
The election is over, but the Trump rallies continue: The president-elect’s fans turn out for him in Ohio
Trump is shocked that Carrier took him literally. That doesn’t bode well for his many promises.
Why some think Trump’s deal to save 1,000 Indiana jobs was a bad idea
Donald Trump will be president thanks to 80,000 people in three states
Hundreds demand an Ohio State official be fired after she called for compassion for campus attacker
Trump files objection to Stein recount request in Michigan
3 issues Trump may have changed his mind on after the election
McAuliffe upbeat about working with Trump, says Clinton is done with politics
Progressive think tank: Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan ‘shovels money at wealthy investors’
Alexandria facing ‘enormous challenges’ in infrastructure needs, manager warns
Virginia Board of Education member resigns after vulgar tweets surface
First a senator resigned. Then he rescinded. What that means for Maryland Democrats.
The Christian Science Monitor
Why Jews are coming to the defense of mosques in America
Free speech vs. hate speech: How Reddit navigates the crosscurrents
What do the SPLC's post-election hate-incident reports mean?
Why Iran's nuclear program is back on US agenda
Philly.com
Kenney: Anti-Trump vandalism involving city attorney 'dumb mistake'
Months after conviction, Fattah collecting government pension
What do 100K people say about Philly schools?
Pennsylvania principal on leave after pupil records threats
The Chicago Tribune
Chicago tops 700 homicides — with a month to go in violent 2016
EDITORIALS: The case for Betsy DeVos
Lawmakers and Gov. Rauner pass ComEd rate hike bill, but little else
CPS proposes closing 3 schools that district says have no students enrolled this year
Stateville's controversial 'roundhouse' prison area shuttered
Kim Foxx promises 'new path' of transparency as Cook County state's attorney
The Los Angeles Times
LAPD officers who fatally shot homeless man on skid row were legally justified, D.A. says
Former USC star Joe McKnight shot to death in streets of Louisiana
Judge rules ex-L.A. Times reporter must testify in corruption trial of former Sheriff Lee Baca
Wells Fargo customers harmed by fake accounts would get to sue under proposed legislation
Immigration detainees should be held in for-profit prisons, panel says
California health officials report first death of flu season
USA Today
White House: Obama supports registering women for military draft
Rep files amendment to eliminate Electoral College
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