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President Biden; former president Donald Trump. (Demetrius Freeman and Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/The Washington Post)

Biden continues outreach to Black voters; Trump heading to Minnesota

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During an address Friday marking the 70th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court case on school desegregation, President Biden took aim at former president Donald Trump and his allies for seeking to curb voting rights and “gut” affirmative action on college campuses. Biden is also scheduled to meet at the White House with leaders of the Divine Nine, a group of historically Black sororities and fraternities. It’s part of a flurry of outreach to Black voters this week.

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Trump has been given a day off from his hush money trial in New York so he can attend his youngest son’s high school graduation.
Later Friday, Trump is scheduled to headline the Republican Party of Minnesota’s annual fundraising dinner in St. Paul. He has vowed to compete in the state this year.
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Trump has been given a day off from his hush money trial in New York so he can attend his youngest son’s high school graduation.
Later Friday, Trump is scheduled to headline the Republican Party of Minnesota’s annual fundraising dinner in St. Paul. He has vowed to compete in the state this year.
Sign up for our elections newsletter, The Campaign Moment, by Aaron Blake.
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