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Jack Smith’s Legal Team Fires Back Against Ethics Complaint

For months, the former special counsel has remained silent as the president and his advisers have publicly attacked him.

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Jack Smith at a news conference announcing the indictment of Donald J. Trump in August 2023.
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Why Georgia, Once on Democracy’s Vanguard, Is Drifting Toward Russia

Two decades after the Rose Revolution, the former Soviet satellite is turning away from the West and back toward Russia. What happened?

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Anti-government protests in Tbilisi, Georgia, in March 2025.
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Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on One Issue: Biden

The Alaska summit between the U.S. and Russian leaders showcased their mutual animosity for the former president.

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President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a news conference in Anchorage on Friday.
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