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Nov 10, 2023 | 915thebeat.com | Eric Tucker

A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president’s defense lawyers to postpone the date “premature.” But she pushed back other deadlines in the case and signaled that she would revisit the trial date later.

Sep 22, 2023 | 915thebeat.com | Jake Offenhartz |Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer

Powerful U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian government of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in exchange for gold bars and cash under a corruption indictment that accuses him of using his foreign affairs influence for personal gain.

Sep 14, 2023 | 915thebeat.com | Stephen Groves |Lisa Mascaro |Matthew Lee

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly. Zelenskyy’s trip comes as Congress is debating President Joe Biden’s request to provide at least US$21 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.

Sep 11, 2023 | 915thebeat.com | Matthew Lee

The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer US$6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. In addition, as part of the deal, the administration has agreed to release five Iranian citizens held in the United States.

Jul 27, 2023 | 915thebeat.com | Eric Tucker

Former President Donald Trump is facing accusations that he and aides asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the classified documents investigations. The allegations were made Thursday in an updated grand jury indictment that adds new charges against Trump and adds another defendant to the case, identified as Carlos De Oliveira, who prosecutors say was the property manager at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.