Biden's Morehouse graduation invitation is sparking backlash, complicating election-year appearance


by The Independent

The Independent— President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker for Georgia's Morehouse College and at West Point next month

NBC News—Biden’s election-year move on weed: From the Politics Desk. Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, we examine the political implications of the Biden administration's decision to reclassify marijuana. Plus, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down how Donald Trump seems to have broken through his 2020 polling ceiling. Sign up to receive this...

Raw Story—Biden, in election year, gives top U.S. honor to leading Democrats. President Joe Biden will award the top US civilian honor Friday to a host of Democratic allies some six months before elections, including former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, secretary of state John Kerry and vice president Al Gore.The 19 winners of the Presidential Medal of Freedom also include Oscar-winning Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky and, posthumously, a Black civil rights leader who was murdered in 1963.The 81-year-old Biden, who faces a tough...

Reading Eagle—Biden’s historic marijuana shift is his latest election year move for young voters. President Joe Biden has made a number of election year moves intended to appeal to younger voters.