Paul Manafort is scheduled to be sentenced at 9:30 a.m. ET. This is the DC case, separate from the Virginia case he was sentenced in last week. TPM’s Tierney Sneed is at the courthouse and will be bringing the proceedings to you in real time. You can find her here.

Paul Manafort’s sentencing hearing in Virginia should be getting underway. TPM’s Tierney Sneed and Caitlin MacNeal are present. No electronic devices allowed in the courthouse, so we’ll be doing our best with analog coverage. They have quarters for the payphone. More soon.

We’re now learning that the Trump Organization/Trump campaign paid $1.7 million in legal bills for Michael Cohen before he flipped, at least according to Cohen.

Despite being under a court-imposed gag order, Roger Stone apparently has a new book coming out. Awesome! And the judge in his case ain’t happy.

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Looks like Roger Stone will escape the Instagram post fiasco without having his bail revoked, but will now be subject to a tighter gag rule, and runs the very real risk of going to jail if he violates the terms of the new gag order.

North Carolina Board of Election votes unanimously to call new election in NC-09 over absentee ballot fraud.

We expect a ruling from the judge in Roger Stone’s case within minutes.

The news is flying this afternoon, but don’t miss Tierney Sneed covering Roger Stone’s come to Jesus moment with the judge whose picture he Instagrammed with a crosshairs.

In an amazing reversal, Mark Harris conceded from the witness stand that there should be an election do-over–and then abruptly left the hearing room.

Here’s the latest on the implosion of Mark Harris in the absentee ballot fraud alleged in the NC-09.