Welcome back to your weekly update on US politics, where North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan catches you up on the biggest developments in America as we hurtle towards election day in November. Five weeks after Donald Trump's New York criminal trial began, it looked like the court could be racing towards the finish line. Prosecutors rested their case, hoping they'd painted a convincing picture of a criminal conspiracy involving a former president, his fixer, a tabloid and a porn star. As the defence took its turn, one big question remained unanswered: would Trump himself take the stand? He'd talked...