The Latest | Judge is sorting out the final stretch of Trump’s hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan Merchan says it is challenging to manage the trial schedule with myriad upcoming off days. There’s no court Friday so Trump can attend his son’s high school graduation, and an upcoming four-day weekend for Memorial Day. Court is also not in session on Wednesdays. It’s possible the trial could shift to closing arguments as early as Tuesday. Defense lawyer Todd Blanche has said he expects to finish the cross-examination of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen on Monday morning. Merchan said he’d like to have both sides give their summations on the same day and could start court early or end late to accommodate that. Or, he said, they may have to spill into another day.