Today in Black History: Congressman Mickey Leland, a fierce advocate for the poor, was born in 1944 in Lubbock, Texas
The New York Times
National
Chicago Journalist Faces Showdown Over Sources
Congress Faces Calls to Reveal Settlements for Harassment
Suit Aims to Block Trump’s Pick From Taking Over Agency
Tax Bill Provision Would Let Churches Into State Affairs
$250 Tax Break for Teachers Puts House and Senate at Odds
Time Inc. Sells for Nearly $3 Billion as Kochs Back the Deal
Culling Voter Rolls: Battling Over Who Even Gets to Go to the Polls
Jared Kushner’s Vast Duties, and Visibility in White House, Shrink
Local
A Tired Brooklyn Transit Hub Is Finally Getting Attention
Campaign to Prevent Violent Traffic Stops Tells Drivers to Keep Cool
Philly.com
After 12 years as controller, Alan Butkovitz eyes mayor's office
Should this former inmate, a La Salle great, finally get his shot at the Big Five Hall of Fame
Philly paying millions to resolve allegations of police misconduct
The Detroit Free Press
Conyers steps down from Judiciary Committee
After 53 years as civil rights icon, Conyers' legacy in danger after harassment charges
Office tackles waste, fraud in Detroit schools cites more than 700 investigations
Detroit corporation counsel Melvin Hollowell to leave city post for law firm position
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Woman found dead, hanging from balcony in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood
Rally held after shooting that killed 12-year-old boy and injured five others in Cleveland
Residents, business owners upset over shooting that left a 12-year-old killed in Cleveland
12-year-old boy killed by stray bullet at dad's Cleveland beauty supply store loved sports & family
The Chicago Tribune
9 shot, 2 fatally, Sunday on West, South sides
Woman who killed disabled daughter found dead 2 days before prison stint was to begin
U. of C. statue gives black scholar her place in history
Later start times, less homework: Here’s what elite schools are doing to help students cope with stress
The Star-Ledger
Arrest made in vandalism of 5 black churches; Bias ruled out as motive
A concussion registry makes N.J. high school sports safer | Editorial
The scandals, turmoil that have put this N.J. college in jeopardy
City paid $26K to consultants who admitted to tax evasion
The Washington Post
Official sues Trump to block his pick for head of consumer watchdog agency
Congress confronts jam-packed agenda with shutdown deadline looming
Senate GOP tax bill hurts the poor more than originally thought, CBO analysis finds
GOP lawmaker uses fuzzy math to make case for small-business tax cuts
Comey tweeted about freedom of the press — minutes after Trump attacked CNN
Allegations against Roy Moore create awkward choice for suburban women in Alabama
Rep. Conyers steps down from Judiciary Committee amid ethics probe
The shrinking profile of Jared Kushner
Washington-area schools show a building commitment to science
D.C. establishes $10 million fund to preserve disappearing affordable housing
Why a historically conservative county in Virginia is making national Republicans nervous
The Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court to decide who is a protected whistle-blower in corporate America
Republicans say corporate tax cuts will boost workers' wages, but CEOs might have other plans
Whites are moving back to Inglewood. There goes our neighborhood.
A new California gold rush for homeowners, the poorhouse for renters
USA Today
Sen. Al Franken: 'I want to be a better man'
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