"Trump's Last-Ditch Efforts Denied as Hush Money Trial Proceeds"

Donald Trump's attempts to delay his New York hush money case have been denied by a state appeals court judge, as he filed litigation against the judge and sought to move the case out of Manhattan. The former president faces 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments to his then-lawyer Michael Cohen. The district attorney's office has requested a gag order due to Trump's "inflammatory" remarks, and the judge has expanded the order to protect court staff and attorneys' family members. Trump's legal team also sought to delay the trial until the US Supreme Court rules on his "presidential immunity" defense.