FILE - In this March 24, 2017, file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott talks to reporters outside the White House in Washington. For months, Abbott stayed silent and Texas' bathroom bill languished, bogged down in the Legislature amid mounting criticism from LGBT activists and business lobbying groups. Now Abbott's all-in, becoming the nation's first governor to fully embrace the issue despite it being mulled by lawmakers in a series of other GOP-led states, and the prospects for Texas blocking its own cities and school districts from embracing transgender-friendly policies governing public restrooms is suddenly bright, even with barely five weeks to go in the session. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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