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Former President Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity goes before the Supreme Court on Thursday. The decision in the case could determine whether Trump will be tried in at least two other cases.

The trial resumes at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president. Speaking Thursday morning, Trump said: "A president has to have immunity."

Most of the cases are centered on election corruption.

The indictment charges 18 people, including Rudy Giuliani and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, with trying to keep former President Donald Trump in office after the 2020 election.

The Supreme Court is taking up the monumental question of whether a former president turned GOP nominee can be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to stay in power.

President Joe Biden notched the endorsement of North America’s Building Trades Unions at a Wednesday event where he went on the attack against Republican rival Donald Trump. The backing adds to the president's roster of support from organized labor.

STORY: "2024 is our final battle." Former U.S. President Donald Trump could return to power in November elections. Everywhere, U.S. allies are preparing for such an event. From Japan lining up its Trump-whisperer, to Germany waging a charm offensive inside the Republican Party, nations are taking steps to defend or advance their interests. Reuters spoke to diplomats and government officials in five continents about preparations for Trump 2.0. Here's what we found. America's closest ally in Asia worries Trump may revive trade protectionism and demand more money for the upkeep of U.S. forces in Japan. That's according to government officials. The country is preparing to deploy Sunao Takao to bolster its diplomatic engagement with the Trump camp. In the past, the Harvard-educated interpreter helped former prime minister Shinzo Abe bond with Trump over games of golf. Japan's former prime minister Taro Aso also recently met Trump in New York. (Trump) “We got to know each other, we like each other, and we'll be talking about Japan and the United States right now, and lots of other things also. “ In Mexico, government officials have been meeting people close to Trump to discuss issues including migration and the trafficking of fentanyl into the U.S. Mexico could face more U.S. pressure on these issues under Trump. The former president has said he would order the Pentagon to attack cartel leadership and infrastructure. “Our border is an open and gushing wound." And in a sign of how much personal relationships matter under Trump, sources say Mexico's ruling party is considering alternative candidates to appoint as the next foreign minister depending on whether Trump wins or not. Germany has been building bridges with Trump's Republican base at a state level. Mindful that Trump threatened harsh tariffs on Germany's car industry back when he was in office, Berlin is using a transatlantic coordinator to ready for Trump 2.0. This coordinator – Michael Link – is leading what Berlin calls "bypass diplomacy", crisscrossing the union and targeting swing states where Germany invests heavily. And behind the scenes, Australia is trying to make a key defense deal from being unwound by Trump. That's according to one diplomatic source. Biden’s administration has agreed to help Australia develop a nuclear naval fleet by selling Canberra three to five attack submarines. Australia's U.S. ambassador, Kevin Rudd, is pushing Canberra to act fast on enacting defense legislation hoping it would make the sale harder for Trump to unpick, the source said. Australia’s embassy declined to comment, while Canberra did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Reuters could not determine Trump's view on the matter.

ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire breaks down when to expect a decision regarding the 11 alleged gag order violations against Donald Trump in the hush money trial.

Former first lady Melania Trump made a return to her husband’s presidential campaign with a rare political appearance after months of being absent from Donald Trump’s latest run for the White House.

The judge in Trump’s hush money trial is expected to issue his ruling on whether Trump violated a gag order. ABC News' Andrew Dymburt reports on preparations the Secret Service is making.

There have not been discussions yet about what to do if Trump is convicted and sentenced to prison.

STORY: The former president is in court for the second day of his trial on charges he falsified business records to cover up a $130,000 payment before the 2016 election to buy port star Stormy Daniels' silence about a sexual encounter she says they had in 2006. Vida Johnson, an associate law professor at Georgetown University, said that Trump is likely the beneficiary of his wealth and power, and that a less privileged citizen could have already faced penalties as severe as imprisonment. Judge Juan Merchan is considering whether Trump should be punished for violating a gag order that prevents him from criticizing witnesses and others involved in the case. Prosecutors are asking Merchan to fine Trump for criticizing Stormy Daniels and his former lawyer Michael Cohen, both of whom are expected to testify. They also have highlighted Trump's claim last week that people were lying to get on the jury so they could convict him. Merchan could opt to fine Trump $1,000 for each of those violations, as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office has requested. Those fines, Georgetown Law’s Vida Johnson told Reuters, are relatively mild. “It is absolutely common in courthouses around the country for judges when they use their contempt power, to hold people in contempt of court and they face jail time,” she said. “It appears to me that Trump is the beneficiary of any politics that might be at play. And I think those politics are that he's a wealthy person with a lot of power, and that's why both the prosecutors haven't asked for more serious sanctions.” Justice Merchan said on Tuesday he would not immediately rule on the fine request, but he appeared unmoved by Trump defense lawyer Todd Blanche's arguments that Trump was responding to political attacks, not intimidating witnesses. "You've presented nothing," Merchan said. "I've asked you eight, or nine times, show me the exact post he was responding to. You've not even been able to do that once." "I have to tell you right now, you're losing all credibility with the court," the judge added. After the session, Trump repeated his claim that the gag order violated his constitutional free speech rights, calling the proceedings a “kangaroo court”. On Tuesday, the first trial witness, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump's 2016 presidential bid.

New filings with the Federal Election Commission are giving insight into how much money the Biden and Trump campaigns have on hand. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall joins "America Decides" to look at the numbers.

David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, detailed an alleged "catch and kill" scheme in which his paper would buy the rights to damaging stories about former President Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign and never publish them. Pecker testified it was this scheme that ultimately led to the payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Robert Costa reports.