10 things you need to know today: August 3, 2023

Trump set to be arraigned on charges over effort to reverse election loss, a jury sentences Pittsburgh synagogue killer to death, and more

The U.S. Capitol building seen through barricades
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be formally charged Thursday in Washington
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1. Trump to be arraigned on election charges

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be formally charged Thursday in Washington under a grand jury indictment accusing him of crimes related to his effort to overturn his 2020 election loss. Trump is expected to appear in person for his arraignment on charges of plotting to defraud the United States, obstruct an official proceeding, and deny citizens their right to a free election. Former Vice President Mike Pence, now a longshot rival of Trump's for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, gave key testimony on Trump's effort to pressure him into blocking the certification of President Biden's victory on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump's lawyers have hinted that their defense will center on his free-speech right to claim the election was stolen.

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Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.