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Gov. Abbott tells Texas universities to ignore Biden's Title IX revisions
After telling the Texas Education Agency last month to ignore President Joe Biden’s recent revision of Title IX, which now includes safeguards for LGBTQ+ students, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott extended that directive Wednesday to the state’s universities.
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Biden condemns antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance speech amid college protests and Gaza war
President Joe Biden has condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world.”
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Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Biden honored 19 people, including civil rights icon Opal Lee, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday, the nation’s highest civilian honor,
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Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee It will be awarded with the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to the country’s success in many categories, including public and private endeavors.
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Fort Worth's Opal Lee among 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
President Biden will award 19 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday, the nation’s highest civilian honor. One of the recipients is Fort Worth’s own Opal Lee.
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North Texans react to Biden's reclassification of marijuana
The Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, moving it from a Schedule I drug to the same legal category as Tylenol with codeine. NBC News reports on this historic change in federal regulation. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard covers a NorthTexas community fighting for increased access to marijuana despite opposition.
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North Texas advocates, opponents react to potential easing of federal marijuana restrictions
NBC News reports the Biden Administration is proposing to reclassify the drug from its current Schedule I controlled substance designation alongside LSD and heroin, down to Schedule III.
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Gov. Abbott orders TEA to ignore Biden's Title IX revisions protecting LGBTQ+ students
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) are pushing back on President Joe Biden’s recent revision of Title IX, which includes safeguards for LGBTQ+ students.
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Biden swipes at Trump at White House correspondents' dinner
President Joe Biden on Saturday used his White House correspondents’ dinner speech to swipe at former President Donald Trump, taking shots at the presumptive GOP nominee while highlighting the stakes of the election.
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Biden to speak at Morehouse College commencement, sparking faculty concerns
Morehouse College is set to announce that President Joe Biden will deliver its commencement address on May 19, but some faculty members have raised concerns about the decision, according to two people familiar with the matter and an email to faculty members reviewed by NBC News.
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Kennedy family makes ‘crystal clear' its Biden endorsement in attempt to deflate RFK Jr.'s candidacy
President Joe Biden has accepted endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family.
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Biden is off on details of his uncle's WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military
President Joe Biden has misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man’s wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving as commander in chief.
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Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas
The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas.
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How will Israel respond after Iran drone attack? US leaders urging restraint
As Israel weighs just how severe its answer will be, U.S. leaders are urging caution due to concerns about wider destabilization of the Middle East.
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Biden to convene Group of 7 nations for ‘united diplomatic response' to Iran after attack on Israel
President Joe Biden on Saturday lauded American forces who helped Israel down “nearly all” of the drones and missiles fired by Iran and vowed to coordinate a global response to Tehran’s unprecedented attack. And the Pentagon said its forces intercepted “dozens of missiles” and drones launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen that were headed toward Israel.
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Biden asks ‘Are you better off today?' question to contrast himself with Trump during Dallas visit
President Joe Biden opened a new line of attack against former President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Dallas, asking and answering the classic, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago,” question to remind voters of what it was like when Trump was in office.
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Biden visits Dallas for two top-dollar fundraisers, forgives nearly $6 billion in student loan debt
President Joe Biden came to North Texas to secure campaign dollars at several fundraisers. NBC 5’s Ben Russell has the details.
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President Joe Biden visits North Texas for private campaign fundraisers
Security is tight in Dallas as President Joe Biden visits North Texas for a pair of private campaign fundraisers. DFW Airport says this was the first time in ten years they welcomed Air Force One. NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans has more.
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President Biden in North Texas on Wednesday
President Biden visited North Texas on Wednesday evening and then headed to Houston on Thursday. NBC 5’s Vince Sims and Meredith Yeomans provide updates.
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President Biden to visit Dallas
President Biden will visit North Texas Wednesday evening attending events before heading to Houston Thursday morning. Crowds were at DFW Airport to welcome the president as he arrived in Air Force One.