UNCF president Dr. Frederick Patterson meeting with President Lyndon Johnson
Today in Black History: The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was incorporated on this date in 1927 with 27 member colleges.
The New York Times
National
Will the Government Be Open in a Week? These Are the Issues
Republicans Agree on No Shutdown, but Not on How to Avoid One
800 Workers Had Their Jobs Saved. Over 700 Didn’t.
Free-Speech Legend Sees Trump Tweets as Assets in Court
Blow: Resilience of the Resistance
Comey Tried to Shield the F.B.I. From Politics. Then He Shaped an Election.
For Indians, Trump’s America Is a Land of Lost Opportunity
Trump Plan Could Erase This School Program
‘Dreamers’ Are Not Target of Immigrant Crackdown, Cabinet Officials Say
Local
Amtrak at a Junction: Invest in Improvements, or Risk Worsening Problems
Brooklyn Moves to Protect Immigrants From Deportation Over Petty Crimes
‘Soft on Crime’? Bill de Blasio Turns Gibe Into Campaign Fuel
Video Shows Judge on Hudson Shore Before Her Death
Judge Clears Way for Police Body Cameras in New York
The Christian Science Monitor
Those obituaries for Trump-style populism? A bit premature.
Breakthroughs arise from a precise mix of old and new knowledge, say scientists
O'Reilly and changing a culture of sexual harassment
The Star-Ledger
Your property taxes are sky-high. Here's what N.J. governor candidates would do about it.
N.J. assemblyman: Rededicate income tax to school funding, cut property taxes | Opinion
1 dead, 4 others reportedly shot during weekend of violence in Paterson
N.J. town's 1st woman police officer wins $355K in discrimination case
AG wants automatic jail time for gun cases under N.J. bail reform
Newark PD gets mostly good news from 'encouraged' federal monitor in landmark report
Philly.com
Amid questions, officers cleared of shooting innocent deliveryman
Clarke calls Rebuild path to privatization of city facilities
For Philly's voter fraud reputation, more poll watchers may be the cure
Philly's GOP chairman steps down as a battle brews to replace him
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Federal prosecutors will not pursue cases against two Lorain officers accused of using excessive force
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidates make their pitches: Ohio Politics Roundup
One school district and 5 communities asking voters to increase taxes, 4 school districts asking for renewals
Cleveland Facebook shooter latest example that widespread responsible gun ownership is a myth: Cyrus Guzdar (Opinion)
Ohio will forego $22M of its $71M federal charter school grant
The Chicago Tribune
4 dead, 6 wounded in shootings over seven hours
Inundated with gunshot victims, Chicago doctors and nurses face 'compassion fatigue'
Obama launches Chicago trip with visit to South Side job training group
'It's like coming home': Obama re-enters public life with visit to Chicago
Sears to close 50 auto centers, 92 Kmart pharmacies to cut costs
The Los Angeles Times
In a California farm town, the border is just a line that must be crossed every day
The billion-dollar budget item Garcetti didn't mention in his State of the City speech
An up and down week for L.A. Unified and charter schools
California could finally resume executions next year
The Detroit Free Press
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley teases run for governor
Common goal at NAACP dinner: Fight President Trump
New Detroit schools superintendent says he's willing to start early
Michigan Senate, House pare Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed budget
How state workers, Facebook, Twitter have $1B in common
The Washington Post
Trump’s boastful AP interview, annotated
Here’s how congressional Democrats plan to mark Trump’s first 100 days
Showdown looms over money for border wall as budget deadline nears
Analysis: The facile claim that Obama’s Iran negotiator was ‘the architect of the North Korean nuclear deal’
A popular public school Bible class faces a constitutional challenge
Lawyer of man dragged off United plane now represents mother in American Airlines incident
Analysis: In Trump’s America, who’s protesting and why? Here’s our March report.
Two-thirds of Americans think that the Democratic Party is out of touch with the country
Why your children’s day care may determine how wealthy they become
Minimum wage hikes do close restaurants. Just not the ones you care about.
Race is more than just black and white. This new podcast explores some of that middle ground.
Deep thinking and writing bloom at an unlikely high school in the District
Rush Holt, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science, spoke at the March for Science
USA Today
John Kasich says cultural erosion helped Trump rise
Confederate Memorial Day is still celebrated in these states
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