Trump gets a new trial date
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🗓️ 22 July 2023
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Donald Trump gets a new trial date in his classified documents criminal case.
The DOJ warns Texas Governor Abbott over floating barriers and razor wire.
USA TODAY Education Reporter Alia Wong @aliaemily tells how AP African American Studies classes are in demand nationwide, but Florida has other plans.
All eyes on Wisconsin as the GOP pins its presidential hopes on the hotly contest state.
Hot Hot Heat - USA TODAY World Affairs Correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard tells us how the rest of the world is coping with summer heatwaves.
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning, I'm Mark Sovelle, filling in for Taylor Wilson, and this is five things |
| 0:06.7 | you need to know Saturday, the 22nd of July, 2023. |
| 0:13.2 | Today, a trial date set for Trump, plus the Texas Governor has put on notice an AP African-American |
| 0:29.7 | studies are flourishing in the US, but not everywhere. |
| 0:39.9 | The federal judge, overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case, |
| 0:45.7 | rescheduled the trial for May 20, 2024. |
| 0:49.8 | This was despite pleas from Trump's attorneys to hold off until after the 2024 presidential |
| 0:55.7 | election. |
| 0:56.9 | In the seven-page order released yesterday, US District Judge Eileen Cannon said the |
| 1:01.7 | interest of justice warrant a nine-month delay from the trial's original August start date. |
| 1:07.7 | The decision is a compromise between prosecutors' push for a four-month delay and the defense |
| 1:13.8 | attorney's bid for an indefinite one, and it followed a lengthy debate at a pre-trial |
| 1:18.9 | conference earlier this week. |
| 1:23.4 | The Justice Department has put Texas Governor Greg Abbott on notice that it intends to file |
| 1:29.1 | suit over a floating barrier wall the governor erected in the Rio Grande River. |
| 1:34.7 | It's intended to keep migrants from crossing the border illegally. |
| 1:38.3 | The letter raises humanitarian concerns that the barriers present serious risk to public |
| 1:43.8 | safety and the environment. |
| 1:46.1 | A copy of the letter obtained by USA Today gives Texas officials until Monday to commit |
| 1:51.4 | to removing the barriers. |
| 1:53.2 | But there's no response that Justice Department says it will pursue legal action. |
| 1:58.3 | Governor Abbott fired back on Twitter Friday saying Texas has sovereign authority to defend |
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