FORMER President Donald Trump sits in the court room with his lawyers at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Thursday, April 25 2024. (Mark Peterson/Pool Photo via AP)

The sentencing of former president Donald Trump for his convictions in the “hush money” trial has been postponed at least until Sept. 18 after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity.

Pronouncement of the sentence on Trump, who was convicted on 34 felony counts related to falsification of legal documents in connection with paying money to a former porn star to remain silent on their relationship in order to protect his political future, was originally set for July 11.

But Trump and his defense team arguing that the high court ruling – which gives the president “absolute” immunity in his capacity as chief executive, but none for private acts – exonerates him.

Biden to push back after debate

Seeking to “turn the page” after his shaky debate performance against Donald Trump last week, President Joe Biden plans to hold a press conference, meet with Democratic partly leaders and conduct a televised interview within the next few days.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN (Shutterstock).

Rep. Lloyd Dogget (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first Democrat in Congress to say that Biden should end his campaign for re-election.

The polls in the aftermath of the debate are muddled. The latest Fox News poll has Biden ahead of Trump by 50 to 48 percent, while the Morning Consult has Trump leading 44-43 percent.

Polling by Ispos-Reuters “testing” how other Democrats would fare against Trump showed Trump defeating them all, except for Michelle Obama, who outpaced Trump by 50-39.

Giuliani disbarred in New York state

RUDY GUILIANI (Shutterstock).

Rudolph “Rudy” Giuliani, once lauded as “America’s Mayor,” was disbarred Tuesday from practicing law in the state of New York.

The ruling was from a Manhattan appeals court. It followed the suspension of his law license in 2021. He was sanctioned for “repeatedly making  false statements” about former president Donald Trump’s election loss in 2020.

The court said that he had “flagrantly misused his position” and “baselessly attacked and undermined the integrity of this country’s electoral process, for which he is entirely unrepentant.”

A spokesman for Guiliani called the ruling “objectively flawed” and promised an appeal.

High court won’t hear rapid-fire gun case

THE AR-15 rifle (Shutterstock).

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal on Illinois state laws that prohibit the sale of rapid-fire assault weapons such as the AR-15 to civilians.

The vote was 7-2 with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting.  The Illinois law in question bans the sale of semiautomatic reels and pistols as well as large capacity magazines.

Such weapons are legal in many states, but rifles can be modified for fully-automatic use.

Sports: Angels vs. A’s, Dodgers host D-backs

The Los Angeles Angels are in Oakland to take on the A’s and the Los Angeles Dodgers are home, hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Check back later for the outcomes.

Weather: Still warming up

It’s T-shirts and shorts time in our West Orange County area as things heat up, weather-wise. The daytime high will climb from 84 on Wednesday to 87 on Saturday. Overnight lows will also ascend, from 65 to 68. Skies will remain partly cloudy.