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Former FBI agent charged in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

A former FBI agent has been arrested for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and charged with four misdemeanor counts, including unlawfully entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct, according to court filings.

Reuters · May 3, 2023

Voters oust Michigan clerk who doubts election results

Voters in one of Michigan’s most conservative counties have ousted a small-town clerk who was accused of improperly handling voting equipment after casting doubt on President Joe Biden’s election victory

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Ex-NFL player Colin Allred launches challenge to Ted Cruz for Senate seat

Allred, a rare Democratic congressman in Texas, says he has ‘taken down a lot tougher guys’ than Republican senator

The Guardian - US · May 3, 2023

Federal Reserve increases interest rates by a quarter point to 16-year high – as it happened

Central bank announces 10th straight increase – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US · May 3, 2023

Psychologist expected to tell Trump rape trial of harm to E Jean Carroll

Trauma specialist Dr Leslie Lebowitz likely to explain advice columnist’s behaviour during and after alleged attack

The Guardian - US · May 3, 2023

Exhausted: Trump fatigue kicks in early

Republican voters are finally growing weary of their dear leader

Salon · May 3, 2023

Dallas Democrat Colin Allred announces 2024 challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

Allred was first elected to Congress in 2018 and quickly became a rising Democratic star. Cruz is Texas’ junior senator and unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

The Texas Tribune · May 3, 2023

Democrats eye young voters for an edge in 2024 election

"We have to engage young voters not only in the two weeks before the election, but in the two years before the election."

Axios · May 3, 2023

Jack Lew had a front-row seat to debt ceiling fights under Obama. Here's his advice

The U.S. came dangerously close to defaulting on its debt in 2011. Jack Lew, chief of staff and then treasury secretary under President Obama, offers some advice to the current administration.

WEKU · May 3, 2023

Donald Trump ‘had 40 zillion hands as he groped me in tussle on plane’

Alleged victim, Jessica Leeds, claimed the former US president pounced on her “out of the blue” whilst on a plane

Evening Standard · May 3, 2023