Today in Black History: Congress abolishes slavery with the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. The vote in the House is 121 to 24.
The New York Times
National
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Philly.com
Trump and his teleprompter assure America that the State of the Union is strong. No, really.
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The Detroit Free-Press
Kaffer: Trump's first State of the Union ahould scare you
MSU board picks former governors Engler, Blanchard to run embattled university
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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United Way looking to purchase Sojourner Truth Building from Summit County
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The Star-Ledger
Only a handful of states can match Jersey's disdain for President Trump
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The Chicago Tribune
Tension grips Congress as Trump calls for unity, then touts GOP agenda
Fact check: Trump's State of the Union speech doesn't skimp on exaggerations
Rauner to issue bipartisan call in State of the State speech days after calling Madigan 'a crook'
U. of C. alumni deliver petition urging school to rescind Steve Bannon invite
CLARENCE PAGE: Beware the paranoid style of Trump’s politics
The Los Angeles Times
Dueling Trumps deliver a State of the Union speech likely to widen a deep partisan divide
Fact check: What Trump got wrong in his State of the Union address
Opinion: Well, that was dispiriting: Let's make Trump's State of the Union the last of its kind
Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway team up to lower healthcare costs for their workers — and maybe everyone
ACLU sues Bakersfield police over arrest of black passenger in car stopped for dangling air freshner
Garcetti choosing between two close aides to head L.A.'s budget office
The Washington Post
A call for unity comes amid a backdrop of controversy and division
The Fix Analysis: Winners and losers from the State of the Union
Fact Checker Analysis: Speech used soaring rhetoric — and many dubious facts and figures
Editorial: A misleading State of the Union
Trump’s plans for immigration, infrastructure meet swift resistance in Congress
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Justice Dept. officials asked White House to halt release of memo alleging FBI abuses in Russia probe
Trump tells GOP lawmaker he’ll ‘100 percent’ release the memo
Air Force suspends sergeant who ranted about her black subordinates
Doug Williams’s Super Bowl win 30 years ago changed the game for black quarterbacks
Student at Ballou dies nearly three weeks after being attacked in classroom
Investigation finds D.C. schools fostered a culture of passing students
Md. board presses Prince George’s officials about graduation-rate scandal
USA Today
We fact checked 15 Trump State of the Union points. Some rang true, others mostly false or exaggerated
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