Today in Black History: The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1870, beginning the long struggle for voting rights for Black Americans.
The New York Times
National
EDITORIAL: Wanted: One Republican With Integrity, to Defeat Betsy DeVos
Opinion: Make the G.O.P. Go Nuclear
DeVos, Pick for Education Secretary, Is the Most Jeered
Trump Veers Toward Pillars of Obama’s Foreign Policy
Trump Provokes Allies. Congress Does Damage Control.
New Yorker and Vanity Fair Pull Out of Correspondents Dinner Parties
New C.I.A. Deputy Director Had Leading Role in Torture of Detainees
Justice Dept. Reverses Policy That Sped Up Deportations
The Johnson Amendment, Which Trump Vows to ‘Destroy,’ Explained
Anarchists Respond to Trump’s Inauguration, by Any Means Necessary
After Outcry, Murder Charge Filed in Death of Former N.F.L. Player Joe McKnight
Local
New York Police Dept. Agrees to Curb Stop-and-Frisk Tactics
Kirsten Gillibrand and the Anti-Trump Left: 2020 Foresight?
The Christian Science Monitor
Why Black History Month still matters in 2017
Prayer breakfast: Why Christian conservatives are happy with Trump
The Gorsuch test: Can Democrats afford the politics of revenge?
Surge in young women planning to run for office
The Star-Ledger
Toy guns look like the real thing
Wiretap privacy rules don't apply to social media messages, N.J. court rules
$25K report reveals Trenton clerk's office is 'out of control'
EXCLUSIVE: Video shows fans' racist taunts at high school basketball game
Philly.com
Ubiñas: Temple's own Tamron Hall a casualty of Trump-era diversity
NAACP calls for new trial for collapse demolition contractor
Philly watchdog pushes for Pa. minority-contracting reform (Update)
Leader of Philly Police oversight board resigns
As Kenney defends sanctuary city policy, Clarke calls for flexibility
The Detroit Free Press
Warren Mayor Fouts faces toughest test of his career. Will he survive?
Suit settled over false fraud claims against Michigan's jobless
Feds subpoena state housing agency
Wayne County Commission resolution blasts President Trump order
Eastern Michigan drops sanctions against black student protesters
Michigan Senate passes bills aimed at reducing recidivism
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Senate phone lines jammed in advance of Betsy DeVos vote; Portman and Brown have minds made up
Doctor from Sudan fears repercussions from Trump's immigration ban
Cleveland police make arrest in connection with killing of Alianna DeFreeze
Rep. Pat Tiberi seeks tax reforms to promote inner-city investments
Ohio voters want energy choice, oppose return to monopoly utilities
The Chicago Tribune
Sisters among last refugees to arrive at O'Hare as 120-day ban takes hold
Detained Jordanian teen sent to Chicago couldn't talk to lawyers for days
1 dead, 11 others wounded in city shootings
Judge's secrecy shrouds case of Chicago cop charged with killing Laquan McDonald
The Washington Post
He’s only 7, but this Maryland boy ‘could be the next Einstein’
Sharp lessons in ‘Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies’
Trump’s administration isn’t very diverse. Photo ops make it glaringly obvious.
Trump will take executive action against Wall Street regulations, adviser says
Trump warns Israel: New settlements ‘may not help’ achieve Middle East peace
Repeal Obamacare? Not so fast, say two GOP senators who are now open to repairing the health-care law.
Education nominee clears procedural hurdle in Senate, setting up tight final vote
‘Bowling Green massacre’ cited by Trump adviser never happened
A special warfare unit was spotted flying a Trump flag in public. Now the Navy is investigating.
Life, death and demolition
How Donald Trump redrew the political map in 2016
NFL players’ union expresses support for Muslim players in wake of Trump’s travel ban
Suspensions and expulsions in D.C. schools decrease, but racial disparities persist
Veteran D.C. judge named chief of Court of Appeals
The Los Angeles Times
Trump to order review of Dodd-Frank financial regulations, suspend retirement advisor rule
Could Trump really cut funding to UC Berkeley? It would be very difficult
USA Today
Kellyanne Conway invents 'Bowling Green massacre' to defend refugee ban
Anti-immigration history repeats itself 100 years later
Some clips might require your registering for the paper's website. Sites like The Chicago Tribune are free while The New York Times and others have a pay wall that will allow you to see a specific number of articles per month for free and require a paid subscription for further reading.
