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At a hearing Tuesday in New York, which former President Donald Trump attended via video conference, Judge Juan Merchan ordered Trump to obey a protective order or face a possible contempt ruling.

Jeb Boasberg is taking over as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington as grand jury investigations of former President Donald Trump intensify.

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover damaging information. Just getting up to speed on the news? Start here.

The criminal charges — a historic first against a sitting or former president — are the culmination of an investigation into hush-money payments that Trump paid to cover up an alleged affair.

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury. Trump's arraignment hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan criminal court.

The charges, which are expected to be released in coming days, make Trump the first former president in United States history to be criminally indicted.

The pre-planned break coincides with the holidays of Easter, Passover and Ramadan. That means an indictment, if it occurs, wouldn't come until the latter half of April, at the earliest.

Three Republican House chairmen had demanded communications, testimony and documents related to the investigation of the former president.

Trump already faces 34 felony counts related to his involvement in a hush-money arrangement. But that may not be all, as he faces scrutiny in other probes that could result in more criminal charges.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other top Republicans argue DA Alvin Bragg's probe is politically motivated and won't stand up in court. Donald Trump loomed over a Republican retreat in Florida.