Today in Black History: Famed scientist Dr. George Washington Carver is born in 1864.
The New York Times
National
Trump Names Son-in-Law as Senior Adviser in White House
Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track
Transition Briefing: Retired Generals Tell Trump Not to Reinstate Torture
Education Nominee Backs Ideology With Aggressive Spending
EDITORIAL: Worries About Betsy DeVos
Women’s March on Washington Opens Contentious Dialogues About Race
Obama Races to Overhaul Police in Baltimore and Chicago Before Trump Era
How to Prevent Gun Deaths?: Where Experts and the Public Agree
Local
New York City’s Fire Deaths Reach Lowest Point in Over 100 Years
In Address, Cuomo Posits New York’s Policies as an Answer to Trump
Andrew Cuomo Raises His Profile, Stirring Talk of a 2020 Run
The Christian Science Monitor
In a divided America, can Hollywood act as change agent?
Concern over Trump nominees: Legitimate or just politics?
Philly.com
Comcast warns of costly legal battle if Kenney doesn't veto wage discrimination bill
Feds: Pa treasurer Rob McCord secretly taped millionaire pal nearly 20 times in pay-to-play scheme
Diversity at colleges?
Philadelphia Futures names new executive director
The Star-Ledger
School groups to Christie: Don't raise salary cap, eliminate it
Booker to testify against Trump's pick for attorney general
Little-known N.J. governor candidate says he reached key fundraising mark
Why you still need to care about Christie's State of the State
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Cuyahoga County prosecutor backs out of predecessor's dash camera gift to Cleveland police
How the old B.F. Goodrich building in Akron is helping 21st century start-ups
Ohio Supreme Court to weigh traffic camera legality Tuesday
Cleveland-Akron consumers have best credit score among Ohio metro areas
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan's error-prone system may leave wrongly accused out of luck
Activists urge caution on Flint water despite improved tests
The Chicago Tribune
Rauner: $50M campaign check is about encouraging 'bipartisan compromise'
Brother writes book about sister's murder, killer discovered 23 years later
Obama's economic legacy: Big bailouts that worked
Emanuel wins approval of pension bill, but Rauner may veto
State impasse continues as plug quickly pulled on Senate plan
The Washington Post
Trump scrambles to avoid conflicts between public, business interests
Days before hearings, ethics reports for four Trump nominees not yet public
Attorney general nominee to press image of tough lawman at confirmation hearing
GOP seek to ease concerns about replacing the Affordable Care Act
Federal workers filled with fear as they face the Trump presidency
Men are slow to show support for the Women’s March. Is it considered unmasculine?
Sen. Patty Murray seeks update on ethics review for Trump’s education pick, Betsy DeVos
Sen. Tim Scott, the GOP’s only African American senator, to back Sessions as attorney general
Roy Innis, embattled leader of the Congress of Racial Equality, dies at 82
D.C. will go ‘beyond sanctuary,’ create legal defense fund for illegal immigrants
Democratic activist Jheanelle Wilkins appointed to Montgomery state House seat
New D.C. Council faces early deadline on campaign finance reform
Roy Innis, embattled leader of the Congress of Racial Equality, dies at 82
Congressman plans to block D.C. law to let terminally ill patients end their lives
The Los Angeles Times
Democrats and their allies are planning a huge fight to save Obamacare
A proposal to give civilians more say in LAPD's disciplinary system could end up being more lenient for officers
L.A. needs to borrow millions to cover legal payouts, city report says
USA Today
Trump pick Monica Crowley has a plagiarism problem
Black pastors rally in Washington for AG nominee Jeff Sessions
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