President-elect Donald Trump was thwarted in his bid to indefinitely postpone this week’s sentencing in his hush money case.

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge overseeing ... In an 18-page legal opinion, Judge Juan Merchan laid out his reasoning for the ruling. His most important finding was that Trump’s conviction should ...

NEW YORK (AP ... after Merchan's ruling that the president-elect would continue to fight against the case, which he called a hoax. Here are some key excerpts from the judge's decision ...