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Opening statements set for Monday in Trump’s hush money case after judge rejects latest bid to delay

By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

An appeals court judge rejected a last-minute bid by the Republican to halt the trial over his claims that jury selection was unfairly rushed.

Person who was on fire outside Trump’s hush money trial is rushed away on a stretcher

By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The fire was extinguished Friday shortly after a jury and alternates had been seated in Trump's criminal case. A person could be seen lying on the ground on fire. People then rushed over to douse the person with a fire…

12 jurors have been picked for Trump’s hush money trial

By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Rather than propelling the case closer to opening statements, the latest selections simply brought the total number of jurors picked for the case back to seven, the same number as when the day started.

WATCH: Senate dismisses two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary, ends trial

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The Senate has voted to dismiss the first of two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the first step in ending its trial on his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump arrives at New York court for jury selection in hush money trial

By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

It’s the first criminal trial of any former U.S. commander-in-chief and the first of Trump’s four indictments to go to trial.

Judge declines to delay Trump’s New York hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity

By Associated Press

It's the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off the trial's start Monday with jury selection.

In classified documents case Trump’s co-defendants are asking judge to dismiss charges against them

By Eric Tucker, Stephany Matat, Associated Press

Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira are charged with conspiring with Trump to obstruct an FBI investigation into the hoarding of classified documents at the former president’s Palm Beach estate.

Actor Jonathan Majors sentenced to probation for assaulting ex-girlfriend, avoiding jail time

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

The conviction stemmed from an altercation last March in which Majors’ then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari accused him of attacking her in a car, but Majors claimed she was the aggressor.

Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial until mid-April, citing last-minute evidence dump

By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

A judge has delayed ex-President Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial in New York until mid-April after his lawyers said they needed more time to sift through new evidence.

Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead guilty to perjury

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

The judge in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial is demanding more information after a key witness was reported to be in negotiations to plead guilty to a perjury in connection with his testimony in the case.