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    James Politi is the Washington bureau chief, covering the White House and managing a team of reporters focused on American politics, economics, regulation and foreign policy. Since joining the FT in 2000, James worked in a variety of roles, including US M&A correspondent, US economics correspondent, World trade editor, and Rome bureau chief.
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    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Washington infighting puts US support for Ukraine in doubt

      Divides on Capitol Hill may well fracture foreign policy consensus as Kyiv awaits further aid

      US president Joe Biden and defence secretary Lloyd Austin at a cabinet meeting on Monday
    • Monday, 2 October, 2023
      US politics & policy
      California governor selects former Harris aide for Feinstein’s Senate seat

      Appointment of former adviser to vice-president and labour leader to maintain Democrat’s control of upper house

      Laphonza Butler
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Biden seeks to reassure Ukraine as war aid becomes US political battleground

      Support for Kyiv thrown into doubt as Republicans tie funding to border policies

      President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      US government shutdown
      US lawmakers pass short-term deal to avoid government shutdown

      Agreement to maintain funding until mid-November leaves out billions of dollars in Ukraine aid

      Tom Emmer, Kevin McCarthy and Elise Stefanik at the Capitol
    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      US government shutdown
      US on brink of shutdown as Republicans defeat funding bill

      Dissidents’ vote against their party’s own stop-gap measure is blow to House Speaker McCarthy as Saturday budget deadline looms

      Kevin McCarthy
    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      ExplainerUS government shutdown
      The radical Republicans willing to shut down Washington

      Trump loyalists in Congress have taken the US federal government to the brink of paralysis

    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Dianne Feinstein
      US senator Dianne Feinstein dies, aged 90

      Tributes pour in for long-serving California Democrat who was a pioneer for women in American politics

      Dianne Feinstein
    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Absent Trump draws fire from Republican rivals

      Former president’s policies on China and decision to skip debate bring sharp criticism

      Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis at the second Republican debate in California
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Biden and Trump plan rival Michigan trips in scrap for union votes

      President will visit picket line as autoworker strike raises temperature in 2024 swing state

      UAW members and workers at the Mopar Parts Center Line, a Stellantis parts distribution centre in Michigan
    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      US government shutdown
      Lawmakers warn that US is heading for shutdown as budget talks stall

      The economy could take a hit in less than a week if hardline Republic holdouts do not strike a deal

      Kevin McCarthy
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Biden urges world leaders to stop Ukraine from being ‘carved up’

      US president presses allies to maintain support as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares latest appeal to Washington

      Joe Biden addresses the UN General Assembly on Tuesday
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      Geopolitics
      US unveils Atlantic co-operation pact

      Partnership does not include security but comes as Washington tries to counter Chinese influence

      A man emerges from the Atlantic Ocean carrying a US flag
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Automobiles
      Tensions rise over US carmaker strike as Ford lays off 600 workers

      Joe Biden sends top aides to mediate as GM boss hits out at union’s rejection of ‘historic’ offer

      UAW members rally in Detroit in support of striking autoworkers
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Biden campaign launches new push to revive poll numbers

      Early ad blitz aims to change voters’ dim view of US president’s handling of the economy

      President Joe Biden speaks during a Labor Day event in Philadelphia
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      News in-depthRepublican Party US
      ‘It could backfire’: McCarthy’s Biden impeachment gamble

      Republican House Speaker hopes new inquiry will save his job — and tarnish the US president

      A montage of Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden and the US Capitol building
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Joe Biden
      Republican House Speaker launches Biden impeachment inquiry

      Kevin McCarthy has been under pressure from Trump allies to launch probe into president

      US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks from a podium in Washington on Tuesday
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      G20
      Yellen denies G20 weakened statement on Ukraine at New Delhi summit

      US Treasury secretary touts successes at world leaders’ meeting while rejecting criticism of language over war

      Rishi Sunak, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Antony Blinken and Janet Yellen at the G20 summit
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      News in-depthG20
      Western nations accept ‘climbdown’ on Ukraine to salvage G20’s relevance

      US, EU and others agreed to remove condemnation of Putin’s invasion from meeting’s communiqué

      G20 delegates join India’s prime minister Narendra Modi at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi on Sunday
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      US foreign policy
      Vietnam and US upgrade relations in move to counter China

      Biden signs deal between former foes during Hanoi visit in response to Beijing’s assertiveness

      US president Joe Biden attends a welcoming ceremony hosted Communist party leader Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on Sunday
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Biden edges closer to decision on supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles

      Washington fears striking Russian territory risks escalating the conflict

      A missile being fired
    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      G20
      US and EU back new India-Middle East transport corridor

      Project agreed on G20 sidelines would counter growing Chinese influence in Arab states

    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      G20
      G20 statement drops reference to Russia aggression ‘against’ Ukraine

      Joint language does not condemn Moscow’s invasion after China refused to repeat critical wording

    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      G20
      China opposed plans for US to host G20 in 2026

      Officials say Beijing unsuccessfully sought to delete reference to America’s presidency from this year’s declaration

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      G20
      Biden and Modi cement ties over defence and tech at New Delhi meeting

      Leaders tout ‘close and enduring partnership’ as they gather ahead of G20 summit

      A painting shows Narendra Modi and Joe Biden at an art school in Mumbai ahead of the G20 summit
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Chinese economy
      Janet Yellen says China has ‘policy space’ to boost its economy

      Treasury secretary indicates slowdown’s impact on US will be small as renminbi hits 16-year low against dollar

      US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen addresses the media ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, on Friday
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