Trump asks Supreme Court to block his criminal hush money sentencing

(WASHINGTON) -- President-elect Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent Friday's sentencing in his New York criminal hush money case.In a filing Wednesday, defense lawyers argued that a New York judge lacks the authority to sentence the president-elect until Trump exhausts...

Appeals court denies Trumps bid to halt Fridays hush money sentencing

(NEW YORK) -- A New York appeals judge has denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay the Jan. 10 sentencing in his criminal hush money case.Trump’s sentencing will proceed as planned on Friday, pending potential additional legal maneuvers by the president-elect’s lawyers.Judge Ellen Gesmer...