#Under pressure in Ukraine, Putin lashes out at US in Syria

#Under pressure in Ukraine, Putin lashes out at US in Syria

Dangerous confrontations between Russia and the United States in the skies over Syria point to an escalating shadow war as Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers more losses in Ukraine.  Experts warn that Putin is looking to strike against the U.S. for supporting Ukraine in its defensive war, with Moscow focusing its retaliatory actions in the…

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#Judge orders Trump response to DOJ request for protective order in 2020 election case

#Judge orders Trump response to DOJ request for protective order in 2020 election case

The federal judge presiding over former President Trump’s election fraud case has ordered his attorneys to respond to prosecutors’ request for a protective order by Monday, according to a court filing Saturday. Judge Tanya Chutkan gave Trump’s attorneys a single business day to respond to special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a strict protective order which would prevent Trump from discussing case evidence…

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#Trump’s Jan. 6 legal defense comes into focus

#Trump’s Jan. 6 legal defense comes into focus

Donald Trump’s legal team is signaling his defense will focus on the First Amendment and his reliance on counsel in the battle over charges connected to Jan. 6 and the former president’s efforts to remain in power following the 2020 election. Trump, who pleaded not guilty during a Thursday arraignment, has denounced the prosecution as…

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#Pelosi takes shot at ‘scared puppy’ Trump

#Pelosi takes shot at ‘scared puppy’ Trump

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday said former President Trump had looked like a “scared puppy” a day earlier as he traveled to Washington, D.C., to appear in court in his arraignment on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and his efforts to remain in power. “I wasn’t in…

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