Today in Black America: Poet Countee Cullen wins Phi Beta Kappa honors at New York University on this date in 1925.
The New York Times
National
Democrats Ask Leader of House Russia Inquiry to Step Down
Senate Committee to Question Kushner on Meeting Russians
2018 Dilemma for Republicans: Which Way on Obamacare?
Once Just a Footnote, Medicaid Flexed Its Might in Showdown
EDITORIAL: Paul Ryan, Brought Down to Size
Leonhardt: Republicans for Single-Payer Health Care
An Alabama Prison’s Unrelenting Descent Into Violence
White House to States: Shield the Undocumented and Lose Police Funding
Fame, Fortune and an Itch to Run for Office
Roger Wilkins, Champion of Civil Rights, Dies at 85
THE UPSHOT: A 2016 Review: Turnout Wasn’t the Driver of Clinton’s Defeat
Local
White Suspect in Black Man’s Killing Is Indicted on Terror Charges
Editorial: A Bad Idea to Cut Prison Visitations
Software Engineer Starts Unlikely Business: A Weekly Newspaper
The Christian Science Monitor
'Sundown towns': Midwest confronts its complicated racial legacy
Health-care bill failure spotlights Republican leadership challenges (+video)
Will GOP's tax reform prove easier than health care? (+video)
The Star-Ledger
Jersey City got $1.9M to fight gun violence. Trump may take that away
Did Christie's job approval rating finally hit bottom?
Newark Street Team builds trust with youth to prevent violence
Pension debt triggers N.J.'s 11th credit downgrade under Christie
Trenton school board chooses new superintendent
Philly.com
Armstrong: Beloved grandson of WHAT's Mary Mason allegedly stole her savings
Worried that Seth Williams is broke, lawyer wants off his case
Black Lives Matter protesters call for Seth Williams to resign
Trial begins in 2015 rape and murder of Drexel grad student
Judge dismisses all charges in Chesco businessman's bribery case
The Chicago Tribune
Chicago area pays steep price for segregation, study finds
Prison officials appear to have ended controversial practice of suing inmates to pay for their room, board
Rauner makes prediction on Emanuel's political future: No 4th term
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Quicken Loans arena legislation could pass today at Cuyahoga County Council
Cleveland City Council OKs spending plan that bolsters safety forces, enhances city services
Cleveland shootings that killed four, injured five highlight troubling youth gun violence
10 Ohio job-creation projects granted tax credits: See the list
The Detroit Free Press
Law enforcement raids home, office of Sen. Bert Johnson
New alliance demands cheaper Detroit car insurance with same benefits
Deal to settle Flint lawsuit brings $87M for new water lines
Warren Mayor Jim Fouts recall try fails, but fight is not over
'12th and Clairmount' film takes look at Detroit's summer of '67
The Los Angeles Times
A trade war is brewing inside the White House between rival camps
House Freedom Caucus reemerges as a challenge to Trump's agenda and strategy
'Nothing short of blackmail': California Senate leader denounces DOJ plan to cut funding
California's state and local leaders strike a defiant tone on Sessions' call to end 'sanctuary cities'
The Washington Post
Trump’s approval hits a new low of 36% — but that’s not the bad news
Government watchdog to review Trump’s use of Mar-a-Lago
23 people ask the Justice Department to launch a criminal inquiry into its chief, Jeff Sessions
Who is Jared Kushner?
Nunes’s secret White House visit on Trump surveillance files triggers calls for recusal
Trump, Ryan differ on how much relief to offer the middle class in tax-code overhaul
Paul Ryan: House Republicans will continue push to overhaul nation’s health-care system this year
Gorsuch may fall short of votes needed for smooth Supreme Court confirmation
Trump order to take major step to wipe out Obama’s climate record
At Morehouse: When college boards of trustees won’t let presidents do their jobs
Entire senior class at D.C.’s Ballou High School applies to college
Uncovered boxes shed light on Maggie Lena Walker, an African American icon and first woman to own a U.S. bank
USA Today
'Pink Tax' forces women to pay more than men
'Dreamer's' post on paying taxes goes viral
Alarming UT-Austin report: 15% of female undergrads say they've been raped
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