For third straight day, Trump fails to convince N.Y. appeals court to halt upcoming hush money trial

Donald Trump failed — for the third day in a row on Wednesday — to convince a New York appeals court to halt his hush money trial from beginning next week. Associate Justice Ellen Gesmer rejected the former president’s latest emergency request for a delay less than 30 minutes after hearing from his legal team and lawyers for the Manhattan district attorney. Trump’s appeal lawyer, Emil Bove, had asked Gesmer to stop the trial from going ahead on Monday while his side tries to get the judge off the case...