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Jonny Williams

Former President Donald Trump speaks at an America First Policy Institute agenda summit in Washington on July 26, 2022.
U.S. & World
An ‘overdue library book’: the latest on the Mar-a-Lago legal saga
A federal judge is weighing Donald Trump’s request for a special master.
By Jonny Williams
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U.S. & World
Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies
Gorbachev helped end the Cold War and led Russia into modernization
By Jonny Williams
Bush fires outside of the main power plant facilities at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Russian occupied Ukraine.
U.S. & World
What would a nuclear disaster in Ukraine look like?
Energy experts fear a disaster is imminent at Europe’s largest nuclear plant
By Jonny Williams
A court filing by lawyers for former President Donald Trump is photographed Monday, Aug. 22, 2022.
Politics
Trump files motion to freeze DOJ investigation of Mar-a-Lago files
The documents are intended for his future presidential library, claims the former president.
By Jonny Williams
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U.S. & World
Why Taiwan matters
Why the small island, measuring roughly 90 miles wide by 245 miles long, is at the heart of U.S.-China tensions.
By Jonny Williams
Destroyed Russian aircraft at Saki Air Base after an explosion in the Crimean Peninsula.
U.S. & World
Has foreign military aid made a difference in Ukraine?
This week Congress approved a $1 billion aid package for Ukraine, the largest to date.
By Jonny Williams
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Justice Department Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Washington.
Politics
AG Merrick Garland says he approved search at Mar-a-Lago, DOJ filed motion to unseal warrant
Trump called the raid “prosecutorial misconduct,” but the FBI and DOJ may have the law on their side.
By Ashley Nash and Jonny Williams
New York Attorney General Letitia James acknowledges questions from journalists at a news conference on May 21, 2021, in New York.
U.S. & World
Trump pleads the 5th in deposition with New York’s attorney general
The deposition is part of a yearslong investigation into whether Trump manipulated the valuation of his assets for financial gain.
By Jonny Williams
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech in St. Petersburg, Russia.
U.S. & World
How Russia turned Brittney Griner into a bargaining chip
Foreign prisoners give Russia an asymmetric advantage at the negotiation table
By Jonny Williams
WNBA star Brittney Griner stands in a cage in a courtroom outside of Moscow on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.
U.S. & World
News roundup: Brittney Griner trial, abortion on the ballots and Jackie Walorski’s death
Also, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones finally admits Sandy Hook shooting is ‘100% real.’
By Jonny Williams
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U.S. & World
News roundup: Pelosi in Taiwan, primary results, abortion rights
Catch up on the latest events
By Jonny Williams
People walk past a billboard welcoming U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in Taipei, Taiwan.
U.S. & World
Taiwan or bust: Why Pelosi’s trip matters
The trip reveals how Biden and Pelosi diverge on their approach to Taiwan
By Jonny Williams
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U.S. & World
Gas and grains: Russia’s unconventional weapons of war
Also, a roundup of recent news: Al-Qaeda leader’s death, Pelosi in Taiwan, Arizona primaries, monkeypox and Kentucky floods
By Jonny Williams
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Up, up and away? Inflation soars globally
Economists fear rising rates forebode a global recession.
By Jonny Williams
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., joined by Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, criticizes Biden administration policies as responsible for the inflation, during a news conference.
U.S. & World
What does ‘inflation’ actually mean?
Like the term itself, the word’s meaning has expanded over time
By Jonny Williams
David Jakubonis is subdued as he brandishes a sharp object during an attack on U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin,
U.S. & World
Armed man attacks N.Y. gubernatorial candidate on stage
The assailant was reportedly a military veteran.
By Jonny Williams