Today in Black History: Filmmaker and producer Sheldon Jackson "Spike" Lee was born on this date in 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The New York Times
National
To the Young, Authors Find, Racial Issues Matter
How to Con Black Law Students: A Case Study
Arkansas’s Cruel and Unusual Killing Spree
Wiretap Claims Discredited, but Renew Real Debate
Kellyanne Conway’s Husband Is Trump’s Choice for Key Justice Post
Trump Adopts Hands-Off Style on Military Operations
What to Watch: Judge Gorsuch’s Confirmation Hearings
... and What to Expect When Comey Meets Lawmakers
Confirmation Puts 2 Difficult Paths Before Democrats
RETRO REPORT: Want to Know Where Nominees Stand? Don’t Ask
G.O.P.’s Health Care Tightrope Winds Through the Blue-Collar Midwest
Local
CUNY to Revamp Remedial Programs, Hoping to Lift Graduation Rates
Cuomo Plots Demise of Bronx’s Unloved Sheridan Expressway
Questioning Whether de Blasio Will Learn From a Teachable Moment
The Christian Science Monitor
Why Trump's budget may be 'devastating' to his supporters
New protest bills: Stamping out 'economic terrorism' or chilling free expression?
Cutting ties with YouTube: A win in the fight against racist web content?
'Apartheid': How one word reignited UN tensions over Israel
The Star-Ledger
Criminalizing our best neighbors in Trump World | Editorial
Will these Trump budget cuts slamming N.J. be blocked by Congress? What might happen
Real estate group doubles down on affordable housing in N.J.
N.J. Republican says no to NRA bill allowing 'mentally incompetent' vets to buy guns
Philly.com
Former chair of Mayor's Fund spent $52,000 with no documentation
American Muslim teens learn to disarm Islamophobia
Philadelphia's 'Carnaval' canceled amid immigration concerns
GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says he can't support Obamacare repeal in current form
Exclusive Hill School fights perception, and Pottstown's economic challenges
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
New data on Cleveland shows the economic impact of immigrant population: Joe Cimperman (Opinion)
Meetings to address community policing in Cleveland
Ohio nursing homes among the nation's lowest rated in quality of care: A Critical Choice
Local tests are part of Ohio's testing crush too, says state superintendent
Cleveland's poor, elderly would be hurt by Trump's proposed budget cuts, city officials say
Gov. John Kasich among 4 GOP governors who propose Medicaid fix for GOP health care reform
The Chicago Tribune
Rauner vs. Mendoza latest front in political battle at Capitol
State Sen. Daniel Biss expected to announce Democratic governor bid Monday
Democrat who wants matchup with Rauner would consider term limits
Science community 'woken up' in opposition to Trump, plans Chicago march
7 wounded in city shootings
Editorial: Building a professional Chicago Police Department — with or without a consent decree
The Detroit Free Press
In Detroit, more people rent homes than own them
Mitch Albom: Budget's view of waste? Meals for old and young
Effort to replace pipes to Flint homes off to slow start
Search sex assaults on Michigan’s public university campuses
Barbara McQuade: Ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could've had it worse
The Los Angeles Times
Chuck Berry brought a poet's touch — and respectability — to a brash new style of music
In Los Angeles, fans and musicians react to Chuck Berry's death
Trump's crackdown focuses on people in the U.S. illegally – but not on the businesses that hire them
Judge Gorsuch, Trump's Supreme Court nominee, goes before GOP-controlled Senate committee
FBI director to testify at first congressional hearing into Trump's wiretap claims and Russia's role in the election
Two sheriffs elected as reformers end up destroyed by corruption scandals
Metro is spending billions of your tax dollars to build L.A. a world class transit system. Don't let them blow it
The Washington Post
Intelligence chairman: Justice report shows no evidence for Trump’s claims of wiretapping
What will it take for the president to retract his tweets about Obama?
White House installs political aides at Cabinet agencies to monitor loyalty
Neil Gorsuch could be the most conservative justice on the Supreme Court
Tillerson appears to give ground during visit to Beijing
‘Your child is safe’: Schools work to address deportation fears among immigrant families
Sean Spicer had another very bad week
There are still more than 60 Republicans with major concerns about the GOP’s health care bill
Supporters, opponents of health-care bill make their case on Sunday shows
Md. House approves ‘yes means yes’ requirement for sex education
This Virginian Democrat vying for governor expressed his past love for Lauryn Hill, Tupac and A Tribe Called Quest
Governor calls for ban on fracking in Maryland
USA Today
FBI Director James Comey is expected to offer definitive rebuke of Trump wiretap
People are canceling their Iowa vacations because of Steve King's words
Here's the truth about Meals on Wheels in Trump's budget
‘I was supposed to be here’: How 3 teachers responded to gunfire to save a life
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