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Biden goes straight from G7 to Hollywood fundraiser, balancing geopolitics with his reelection bid
Hollywood’s A-list is turning out for President Joe Biden’s campaign at a glitzy fundraiser headlined by George Clooney and Julia Roberts that features former President Barack Obama as well.
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Aspects of US restrictions on asylum-seekers may violate international protections, UN agency says
The head of the U.N. refugee agency says he understands that the Biden administration enacted new restrictions on asylum-seekers entering the United States, but cautioned that some aspects of the executive order may violate refugee protection required in international law.
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Biden honors US war dead with a cemetery visit ending a French trip that served as a rebuke to Trump
President Joe Biden has closed out his trip to France by paying his respects at an American military cemetery that Donald Trump skipped visiting when he was president.
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Biden calls France ‘our first friend' and enduring ally as he's honored by Macron with a state visit
President Joe Biden says France was America’s “first friend” at its founding and is one of its closest allies more than two centuries later. Biden is in Paris where he’s being honored with a state visit Saturday by French President Emmanuel Macron. The leaders are aiming to show their partnership on global security issues and ease past trade tensions. The...
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Biden rolls out asylum restrictions, months in the making, to help ‘gain control' of the border
President Biden signed an executive order that would close the southern border if too many people try to cross. NBC 5’s Brian Curtis reports while supporters say it’s a step in the right direction, opponents argue it’s too little too late.
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U.S. Secretary of Energy visits North Texas for energy and technology summit
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm was in North Texas Friday, sharing some powerful words on the future of America’s climate and power problems.
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United States Secretary of Energy visits North Texas for summit
NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen is live at the Gaylord Texan to tell us about the US Secretary of Energy’s visit.
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President Biden asserts executive privilege to deny House GOP access to his special counsel interview audio
President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur at the center a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
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Biden on campus protests: ‘Order must prevail'
President Joe Biden said Thursday peaceful protests are “the best tradition of how Americans respond to controversial issues” but stressed that the United States is not a lawless country.
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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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Biden administration postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes
For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden’s administration has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes.
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Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes
For the second time in recent months, President Joe Biden’s administration is delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes.
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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 says he's considering Australia's request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks founder Assange
President Joe Biden says he’s considering a request from Australia to drop the decade-long U.S. push to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing American classified documents.
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US will push China to change policy that threatens American jobs, Treasury Secretary Yellen says
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the Biden administration will push China to change an industrial policy that poses a threat to U.S. jobs.
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Biden announces new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans
President Joe Biden is announcing new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk.
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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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GOP state attorneys push back on Biden's proposed diversity rules for apprenticeship programs
While President Joe Biden and many Democratic-led states seek to require greater consideration of diversity, equity and inclusion, many Republican elected officials are seeking to eliminate such initiatives.
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What you need to know before Thursday's State of the Union, from policy to guests to fashion
One of the biggest political theater events of the year is the State of the Union speech. Here are some tips for watching and things to look out for during President Joe Biden’s speech on Thursday.
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Biden issues executive order cracking down on sales of Americans' personal data to China, Russia
President Joe Biden is signing an executive order aiming to better protect Americans’ personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia.