Introduction

A federal judge denies Donald Trump’s long bid for a trial after the election, instead scheduling it two years sooner than the former president wanted and on the eve of one of the biggest dates on the political calendar. Plus, Mark Meadows takes the stand for hours in his own defense, offering his explanation of that phone call now at the center of the Georgia case. Also, prosecutors in Spain are launching an investigation after an unwanted kiss at the World Cup. 

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