Author: Ella Lee, USA TODAY

Trump accuser Samantha Holvey said the jury reaching its verdict quickly sends a message: “The good ol’ boys club is not going to work anymore.”

Time is running out for Democrats and Republicans to reach a deal on raising the debt limit. Meanwhile, major trials wrap up this week in politics.

The Georgia probe development comes as local prosecutors continue to pursue a wide-ranging inquiry involving ex-President Donald Trump and his allies.

The sentencing request is the first for a person convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants were found guilty of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

Trump is the first former president to face criminal charges, but other American politicians have been indicted or convicted while running.

Sen. Mitch McConnell updated his health status, saying he’s home after a fall that led to stays in the hospital and a rehabilitation facility.

Wary of China’s growing spying prowess, Republicans have been especially critical of TikTok, owned by Beijing-based Bytedance.

Jeremy Bertino, an ex-Proud Boy who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy, testified this week in the Jan. 6 trial of five members of the group.