Today in Black History: Four North Carolina A&T students stage a sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960.
The New York Times
Global
After Years of Drought, Cape Town Is Close to ‘Day Zero’ of No Water
BOOKS OF THE TIMES: ‘Rise and Kill First’ Sheds Light on Israel’s Hidden Killings
Britain’s Model for Outsourcing May Be Cracking
National
Special Counsel Zeros In on a Trump Tower Cover Story
About 25% of Trump’s Re-election Spending Continues to Go to Lawyers
F.B.I. Chief Clashes With Trump Over G.O.P. Memo
Instead of Bridging Immigration Gap, Trump Widens It
Krugman: Worse Than Willie Horton
6,900 Syrians Win Permission to Stay in the U.S., for Now
Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is Light on the Details
E.P.A. Blocks Obama-Era Clean Water Rule
1 Dead in Amtrak Crash; Lawmakers Are Mostly Unhurt
Local
Justice Dept. Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Menendez
$82 Million Plan for New Boilers at New York Housing Projects
De Blasio, a Pro-Labor Mayor, Is Sued Over Bargaining Tactics
Chirlane McCray to Lead Effort to Help Female Inmates at Rikers
Philly.com
Who were the black soldiers of the Revolutionary War?
Pa. paid at least $3.2M to settle sex harassment claims against state workers
Flu cases up sharply in the region; Pa records 18 more flu deaths
Trump's talk on infrastructure leaves big questions for Pennsylvania, N.J. projects
Sen. Scarnati refuses Pa. Supreme Court order to turn over map data in gerrymander case
The Detroit Free Press
University of Michigan pours billions into funds run by contributors’ firms
Detroit schools seek out master teachers to help improve schools
Feds: Apartment managers extorted homeless Detroit women for cash
Craig Fahle resigns as spokesman for Detroit Land Bank
Civil rights lawyer who bankrupted KKK gets hero's welcome in Detroit
The Star-Ledger
Menendez stronger after charges dropped, but he still faces Senate ethics probe
Abrupt closure of 3 Sam's Club stores in N.J. cost more than 500 jobs
N.J. flu outbreak: All 21 counties ranked by how hard they've been hit
Murphy could be hedging on his vow to end state takeover of Atlantic City
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
No deal on gerrymandering fix from Ohio legislature after another day of talks
PAC raised nearly $300,000 from 11 Cleveland movers and shakers to support Mayor Frank Jackson's re-election
Ohio Supreme Court rules against Cleveland's efforts at local gun control
First Year Cleveland, county programs to receive another $3M in Medicaid funding to combat infant mortality
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor reminds judges that courts are not ATMs
The Chicago Tribune
Study on Cook County property tax system still not released as primary for Assessor Berrios approaches
Rauner tries to reframe with economic message, opponents say he's rewriting history
Chicago cops stripped of powers as FBI probes ripoffs of drug dealers, sources say
4 killed, 8 others wounded in Chicago shootings, including 11-year-old boy
Foxx recalls blatant sex harassment in Cook County justice system, including predecessor Alvarez’s office
The Los Angeles Times
Schiff accuses Nunes of making secret changes to classified memo before White House review
Here's why L.A.'s homelessness crisis has been decades in the making
New California legislation would make it easier to build projects that meet climate goals. But environmentalists don't like it
Gavin Newsom continues to dominate fundraising in California governor's race
Interest groups spent record $339 million on lobbying California state government in 2017
The Washington Post
Trump-FBI feud over classified memo erupts into open conflict
What we know about the warrant at the heart of dispute
FBI’s pushback on GOP memo could land its director in Trump’s crosshairs
Schiff: Rep. Nunes’s memo crosses a dangerous line
President’s appeal for unity faces a reality check at GOP retreat
Federal government on track to be out of money sooner than expected because of new tax law
Carson’s family participated in HUD events despite warnings from department lawyers
‘Eerily familiar’: For GOP, deadly train wreck brings a chilling reminder of baseball field shooting
Nashville mayor admits to affair with head of her security detail
Parroting Trump: Ill. GOP official resigns after calling East St. Louis a certain vulgar name
University of Iowa wants to drop Steve Wynn’s name from institute amid sexual misconduct allegations
Gov. Hogan’s State of the State speech lays groundwork for 2018 campaign
Md. lawmaker proposes ‘Jared Kushner Act’ to protect delinquent tenants
Their job was to take guns off Baltimore streets. They admitted stealing drugs and cash instead.
Candidates for Prince George’s County executive attack Baker on schools
USA Today
Rep. Schiff: Nunes gave the White House a secretly altered memo
House Republicans are retiring in droves. What's pushing them out?
Trump painted a dark picture of immigrants, despite the facts
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