White House officials meeting with Arab, Muslim leaders in Chicago ahead of Illinois primary

White House officials are set to meet on Thursday with Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian Americans leaders in Chicago, a source familiar with the meeting confirmed to The Hill. The meeting, which was first reported by CNN, comes as President Biden has faced increasing pushback from the pro-Palestinian community over his stance on the Israel-Gaza war. The Illinois Democratic primary is next week and there’s an effort there to get Democrats to cast protest votes against Biden. The organization, Muslim Civic Coalition-Activate, launched a Protest Power Vote campaign that is encouraging...