Today in Black History: Educator self-help and business advocate Booker T. Washington was born on this date in 1856 in Hale's Ford, Virginia.
The New York Times
National
Trump Gives Military New Freedom. But With That Comes Danger.
Russian Spies Tried to Recruit Carter Page Before He Advised Trump
Fact Check: Trump, Faulting Obama on Syria, Contradicts Himself
If Republicans Blow Up the Filibuster Over Gorsuch, Is Legislation Next?
EDITORIAL: The Supreme Court as Partisan Tool
Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil
How Gorsuch Could Pull the Eight Other Justices Rightward
Ceding to One Side on Health Bill, Trump Risks Alienating Another
Democrats Are Bad at Midterm Turnout. That Seems Ready to Change.
2 Education Dept. Picks Raise Fears on Civil Rights Enforcement
Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers, Court Rules
Police Unions Hail Trump’s Easing of Scrutiny. Local Officials Worry.
Local
New York Assembly Clears a Major Obstacle in Budget Talks
At Penn Station, Rail Mishap Spurs Large and Lasting Headache
The Christian Science Monitor
Will GOP leadership work with Democrats? These Republicans hope so.
Equal Pay Day is earlier this year, but how far have women really come?
Without FAFSA simplification tool, students find extra hurdles to funding college
The Star-Ledger
The Art of the Deal: How to profit off your Presidency | Editorial
N.J. activist pushes for Christie ally David Samson to face jail time
Teen charged with murder in killing of 16-year-old Newark boy
Teen writes 'BlackLivesMatter' 100 times on college app - gets in
Philly.com
Jones: Black lives don't matter to Jeff Sessions' Justice Department
Philly teachers: District windfall should mean new contract
Scholar Charles Blockson receives 2016 Philadelphia Award
Judge who stole cocaine from evidence challenges disbarment
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frank Jackson says Jeff Sessions' Justice Department could shape, but not dismantle Cleveland police reform
John Kasich mulls Ohio's future in State of the State address: Ohio Politics Roundup
John Kasich, during State of the State address, says Ohio must innovate to keep up with changing economy
Talk it Out: Is it worth investing millions to reinvigorate Akron's most impoverished neighborhoods?
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court plans partnership with bail reform nonprofit
The Detroit Free Press
School bus company benched in Detroit because of insurance problem
Wayne County's CFO leaving Evans administration
The Chicago Tribune
1 dead, 8 wounded in city shootings
Teen fatally shot by Chicago cop in 2013 didn't point gun at police, lawyer says
Cunningham declares victory in tight Waukegan mayoral race
Advertisers flee Fox News' Bill O'Reilly amid sexual harassment claims
Latest Sessions move leaves future of Chicago police reform in question
The Los Angeles Times
Trump's border wall just got real: The builders have submitted their plans
This group wants to bar children in the U.S. illegally from attending some schools
Trump’s War on Journalism
At Police Commission hearing, LAPD and critics agree: policing alone isn't the answer to homelessness
Pay gap between men and women in California is nearly $79 billion a year
L.A. County supervisors looking into how to discipline its bad workers
The Washington Post
Senate plunges toward historic, bitter showdown over Supreme Court nominee
Rice denies leaking names of Trump officials from intelligence reports
Former Trump adviser admits to 2013 communication with Russian spy
Please, can someone brief the president on the unemployment rate?
As GOP presses for new health bill, lawmakers weigh letting states skip certain mandates
Advertisers flee Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News show amid sexual-harassment claims
Accepted, 8 times over: Ohio quadruplets earn spots at Yale, Harvard
Trump touts plans for $1 trillion in infrastructure spending — and possibly more
Congress passes comprehensive weather forecasting and research bill
Baltimore mayor, police commissioner pledge to move forward on reform efforts
Quarter issued honoring Frederick Douglass site
USA Today
Mayor who led Ferguson through unrest after Michael Brown's death re-elected
Tent City, infamous home of inmates who wear pink underwear, is closing
New Republican rift opens as debate turns to tax reform
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