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From Mitch McConnell to Joe Biden: are US politicians older than in the UK?

Are US politicians so much older? Should there be an upper-age limit in the UK?

Evening Standard

Ex-Proud Boys organizer sentenced to 17 years in prison for plot to keep Trump in power

A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for spearheading the U.S. Capitol attack to try to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost 2020 presidential election

The Independent UK

An October trial and cameras in court: What to expect after Donald Trump’s Georgia surrender

Former president was named alongisde 18 other co-defendants in a lengthy indictment accusing them of violating the RICO Act, among other charges

The Independent UK

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When is Donald Trump going on trial? Here are all the court dates

Ex-president will be attending multiple trials in 2024 while campaigning for the White House

The Independent UK

Who is Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who could take down Trump

A district attorney with a long history of targeting organised crime gangs has the former president in her sights, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

What is an arraignment? Trump has just avoided his fourth

Republican 2024 candidate is the first former US president ever to face criminal charges

The Independent UK

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president faces 91 felony counts across four prosecutions

The Independent UK

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'We’ll … kill you:' Election workers get threats, warnings they'll be lynched, US government says

More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a special Justice Department unit

The Independent UK

Can Donald Trump still run for president after four indictments?

Republican former president faces federal indictments in Florida and DC and criminal and civil cases in both New York and Georgia

The Independent UK

Tracking Trump’s criminal charges and lawsuits - and where they stand

Former president faces cases in Washington, Florida, New York and Georgia which could land him in prison. Josh Marcus explains each one

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell cleared for work by congressional doctor after freezing

Physician says 81-year-old Senate Republican leader is ‘medically clear’ to continue with schedule after second freezing episode

The Guardian - US

What to know about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is preparing to face his impeachment trial in the state Senate. Here’s what you need to know

The Independent UK

Who’s Vivek Ramaswamy? He's the Trump 2.0 candidate who’s making waves in the Republican primaries

The New York Times described him as promising “to exert breathtaking power in ways that Donald Trump never did”. An article for Time magazine called him a “rockstar for those who think cancel culture is threatening every corner of American life”.

The Conversation

Two Trump codefendants ask judge to sever their trials from former president

‘She had no contact with most of her purported conspirators and rarely agreed with those she knew or spoke with,’ Ms Powell’s lawyers wrote in the court filing

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Trump says he would have ‘no choice’ but to jail his political enemies if he wins 2024 election

This time round, former president said that he would have ‘no choice’ but to follow through with threats

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Georgia election subversion trial will be broadcast live on YouTube, judge says – as it happened

Former president enters not guilty plea via attorney, skipping arraignment planned for Fulton county next week

Salon

The dumbing of America: Reagan to Trump

Every Trump tantrum makes headlines, while the actual president's work is ignored. This is Reagan's legacy

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks ageing lawmakers after Mitch McConnell freezes again

While answering questions from reporters on Wednesday, Mitch McConnell experienced another episode of ‘freezing’, leading to questions about his well-being

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The Conversation

RICO is often used to target the mob and cartels − but Trump and his associates aren't the first outside those worlds to face charges

It might seem odd to some that former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants, many of whom are lawyers and served as senior government officials, were charged with racketeering regarding their alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.

The Conversation

Special counsels, like the one leading the Justice Department's investigation of Hunter Biden, are intended to be independent − but they aren't entirely

On June 20, 2023, Hunter Biden, the second son of President Joe Biden, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors related to tax-related charges and the illegal possession of a firearm.

Ballotpedia

Two school board members recalled in West Bonner County School District, Idaho

Welcome to the Thursday, August 31, 2023, Brew.

WEKU

Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike

The American Political Science Association, or APSA, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles this weekend despite calls from striking hotel workers for conferences to stay away from the city.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Donald Trump allegedly inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2bn in 2014

Lawyers for Letitia James, the New York attorney general, claim he then used that blown-up value for business deals. Plus, how athletes manage to train during scorching heat

WEKU

Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it

Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

WEKU

Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One

The built-in stairs lead to the belly of the plane. They're less photogenic than the tall, outdoor steps. But the sturdier stairs pose less of a health and political risk to the 80-year-old president.

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