Today in Black History: Barbara Jordan of Texas and Andrew Young of Georgia become the first Blacks from the South elected to Congress since Reconstruction.
The New York Times
National
Air Force Error Let Gunman Buy Weapon
A Family Prayed in Church. Then 8 of Them Were Dead.
EDITORIAL: Mass Shootings Don’t Have to Be Inevitable
Domestic Abusers Are Barred From Gun Ownership, but Often Escape the Law
Opinion: Violence That Never Sleeps
G.O.P. Plan Would Raise Taxes on Millions of Families
How a Utah Bank Secretly Helped a High-Flying Russian
Saudi Money Fuels the Tech Industry. It’s Time to Ask Why.
Federal Trial Begins for the Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy
Florida State Halts Fraternity Activities After Student’s Death
Local
Police Officer Found Not Guilty in Off-Duty Shooting of Unarmed Man
New York’s Leadership is Mostly White. That’s Roiling the Speaker’s Race.
In Menendez Corruption Trial, Both Sides Make Their Final Cases
The Star-Ledger
Polls are open in N.J. elections today
Jury starts deliberations in Menendez corruption trial
Is Trump withholding $4M from N.J. due to sanctuary cities?
Owner of Newark political consulting firm admits to tax evasion
Racist election fliers part of rise in bias rhetoric nationwide, groups say
Philly.com
Philadelphia Sheriff Jewell Williams accused of sexual harassment
'The time does not fit the crime': Meek Mill fans angered by sentence
Philly police officer attacks critics of Rizzo statue in foul-mouthed Facebook comments
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Three teens sexually assaulted, robbed at gunpoint near RTA rapid stop, Cleveland police say
Reggie Rucker, imprisoned ex-Cleveland Brown, ordered to pay restitution with concussion settlement
Ohio State University President Michael Drake receives raise; base pay nearly $849,000
Akron asks voters to approve income tax increase to pay for roads, police and fire services
The Detroit Free Press
It's Michigan Election Day 2017: Here's what you need to know
Detroit City Council debate: At-large candidates
The Chicago Tribune
2 pedestrians, 67 and 49, shot in Heart of Chicago
After Texas mass shooting, Chicago-area churches seek balance between hospitality and security
EDITORIALS: How to help prevent the next gun massacre
Glanton: Concealed carry laws are a useless weapon against church shootings
The Los Angeles Times
Paradise Papers spotlight Apple tax strategies amid GOP push to cut corporate rates
Charters schools, L.A. Unified likely to strike compromise to avoid showdown at board meeting
L.A. City Councilwoman says she asked Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra if there have been accusations from other women
The Washington Post
FBI was not alerted to ex-service member’s assault conviction
Gunman had hurt people and animals years before shooting
Trump adviser sent email describing ‘private conversation’ with Russian official
Virginia governor’s race seen as key test of Trump ahead of 2018 midterms
Analysis: Why Democrats are worried
Democrats are winning in Oklahoma. But it’s not because voters resent Trump.
Influential think tank, citing a computational error, retracts analysis of GOP tax plan
Democrats to huddle with White House officials Tuesday on tax reform
Montgomery County Council to vote on latest minimum wage bill
Most Democrats running for Md. governor say they won’t seek public matching funds
USA Today
Why AR-15 style rifles are common among mass shootings
Timeline: How Congress has responded to mass shootings
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