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Harris’s trip to Planned Parenthood clinic will be first time a president or vice-president has visited a reproductive health clinic
Good morning US politics readers. Kamala Harris today will visit a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota that provides abortion services, marking the first time a president or vice president has been to a reproductive health clinic, according to her office.
Harris’ trip to the Twin Cities is part of a nationwide tour she began in January to draw attention to the fallout after the reversal of Roe v Wade, and comes as Democrats play up their opposition to the rollback of reproductive rights ahead of the November election. Harris, the first woman elected vice president, has emerged as the administration’s most vocal and prominent defender of abortion access. She has pointedly attacked Donald Trump for saying he was “proud” of helping to limit abortions, and blasted Republicans as extremists while pledging to push for federal legislation to restore the federal right to abortions.
A federal judge in Florida will hear arguments on whether to dismiss the federal criminal case against Donald Trump involving his handling of classified documents. In addition to Trump, his co-defendants in the case, Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira, are expected to attend the hearing.
10am. The Senate will meet to take up Dennis Hankins’ nomination as US ambassador to Haiti, with a vote at noon.
2pm. Joe Biden will participate in a campaign event in Saginaw, Michigan.
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