Brown v. Board plaintiffs and their family members were invited to the White House today to meet with President Biden in honor of the landmark school desegregation ruling's 70th anniversary.

• Why it matters: Biden is expected to appear at several events this week before mostly Black voters. This group has historically backed him as a candidate — but could be less supportive of him this year, Axios' April Rubin reports.

⏳ A telling moment may occur this weekend, when Biden is set to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College, an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in Atlanta.

Between the lines: The president's address comes as pro-Palestinian protests have sprouted up across U.S. college campuses.

• Some have called for Biden's speech at Morehouse to be canceled over his handling of the war in Gaza.

🖼️ The big picture: Black voter support for Trump in national and state polls has been "surprisingly robust," according to the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.

• Our thought bubble, via Axios' senior justice and race reporter Russell Contreras: Some working class Black voters are showing signs they may be open to supporting Trump, but Democratic officials say there's still time to engage them and stop defections.

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"Standing back and standing by, Mr. President," Republican firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz tweeted this morning during former President Trump's latest day in Manhattan criminal court.

Why it matters: Gaetz was one of nearly a dozen House Republicans who made up the conference's largest turnout yet at the trial, Axios' Andrew Solender and Juliegrace Brufke report.

Between the lines: Gaetz's phrasing harkened back to Trump's "stand back and stand by" in a 2020 debate.

🧮 State of play: The Republican lawmakers' focus on showing loyalty at the trial appears to have actively interfered with congressional business.

• Several of the Republican spectators sit on the House Oversight Committee, which delayed a planned markup today.
• One House Republican told Axios their colleagues "genuinely think this is a farce" but acknowledged they also "want to curry favor with Trump."
• A second GOP member referred to the trial as "The Apprentice 2024."

Between the lines: Many attendees are likely trying to preserve their political standing back home or position themselves for a Trump administration gig, the first lawmaker said.

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1. 💸 The Dow's record-high 40,000 — despite ongoing inflation worries and delayed rate cuts — marked a "big psychological boost" for investors, Axios' Javier David reports.
2. ⚖️ The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was handed a lifeline from the Supreme Court, which approved its funding model over a challenge from payday lenders, Axios' Ivana Saric reports.
3. ⚡ President Biden invoked executive privilege today to deny House Republicans audio recordings of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, Axios' Andrew Solender reports.
4. 📺 The Biden-Harris campaign accepted an invitation from CBS News today to participate in a VP debate in July or August, Axios' Erin Doherty reports.

It's not just you. Emoji use has stumped 8 in 10 Americans, Axios' Eleanor Hawkins writes from a new report by language education platform Preply.

• Quick, visual communication makes emoji fun to use.
• But cultural and generational uses continue to create communication roadblocks — including, of course, at work.

Zoom in: The most confusing emoji is 💅.

• While 40% of more than 2,200 Americans surveyed use the icon to signify luxury or indulgence, others say it means "nail polish," "don't mind me" and "self-care."
• The 💨 and 🙃 are the second-and third-most misinterpreted emoji in 2024.

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