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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 · Aug 31, 2023

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 · Aug 31, 2023

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 · Aug 31, 2023

'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 · Aug 31, 2023

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 · Aug 31, 2023

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 · Aug 31, 2023

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 · Aug 31, 2023

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 · Aug 31, 2023

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 · Aug 31, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023