Supreme Court rejects Trump’s move to halt hush-money case sentencing The US Supreme Court on Thursday denied a last-minute bid by President-elect Donald Trump to halt sentencing in his hush-money case. The top court, which includes three justices appointed by Trump, rejected his emergency application seeking to block Friday’s sentencing by a 5-4 vote. The court, in a brief unsigned order, said the “burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect’s responsibilities is relatively insubstantial” and noted that Trump will be allowed to attend virtually. The court also noted that Judge Juan Merchan,...