MIAMI (TND) — Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal judge appointed by then-President Donald Trump who is overseeing his classified documents trial in Miami, abruptly canceled the trial's already-long delayed start date Tuesday. The case has had multiple fits-and-starts, especially concerning the formal start of the trial, since Trump was indicted over a year ago by a federal grand jury in Miami on almost 40 felony counts related to violations of the Espionage Act and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Read More...
(TND) — Russian President Vladimir Putin switched up the makeup of his Cabinet by installing a new defense minister as he starts a fifth term in office and the war in Ukraine continues to slog into its third year with no end in sight with Russian troops mounting another offensive.
Putin replaced longtime ally and defense minister Sergei Shoigu in a decree published over the weekend, installing an economist in his place in a significant shake-up to the Kremlin’s defense structure and acknowledgement of the economic changes and challenges that come with a long-lasting war in Ukraine. Read More...