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    Lauren Fedor

    US political correspondent and deputy Washington bureau chief

    Lauren Fedor is the FT's US political correspondent and deputy bureau chief in Washington, where she covers the White House, Congress and national politics. Lauren joined the FT in 2016 in London, where she worked in a variety of roles, including as an editor on the UK and technology news desks.
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    • Sunday, 10 December, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Nearly half of US voters think Biden is spending too much on Ukraine aid

      FT-Michigan Ross survey shows obstacle to White House push for more support as Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to visit Washington

      Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Joe Biden
    • Friday, 8 December, 2023
      News in-depthHunter Biden
      New Hunter Biden indictment puts foreign ventures in focus

      Allegations come as his father faces threat of impeachment by US House Republicans

      Hunter Biden
    • Thursday, 7 December, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Republican rivals turn on Nikki Haley in heated fourth primary debate

      Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy target former UN ambassador in Alabama event laced with insults

      Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis at the Republican primary date in Alabama on December 6 2023
    • Wednesday, 6 December, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Kevin McCarthy says he will leave Congress at the end of December

      Decision caps dramatic fall from power for former House Speaker and Republican leader

      Kevin McCarthy
    • Sunday, 3 December, 2023
      News in-depthUS presidential election 2024
      Nikki Haley tries to be all things to all Republicans as she takes on Trump

      Former South Carolina governor has momentum but a steep climb ahead if she is to be her party’s presidential nominee

      Nikki Haley addresses a crowd in Meridith, New Hampshire
    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Is Gavin Newsom running a ‘shadow campaign’ for US president?

      California governor’s Fox News appearances prompt debate about whether he is a Biden surrogate — or rival

      California governor Gavin Newsom
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Rosalynn Carter
      Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter dies aged 96

      Mental health advocate and fierce ally of President Jimmy Carter sat in on cabinet meetings

      Rosalynn Carter, left, and Jimmy Carter
    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      US and Qatar say deal closer over Hamas hostages

      Any breakthrough is expected to lead to a multi-day pause in Israel’s offensive in Gaza

      An Israeli armoured vehicle rolls past Palestinians fleeing the fighting in war-torn Gaza on Salaheddine road in the Zeitoun district of Gaza City
    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Israeli forces advance in Gaza City as Netanyahu resists ceasefire calls

      Defence minister says entire enclave ‘will feel IDF’s lethal strength’ as allies urge caution

      Palestinians walking in a street full of rubble
    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Biden says ‘a ceasefire is not peace’ and calls on Hamas to release hostages

      US president also suggests visa bans for those behind ‘extremist violence’ against Palestinian citizens in the West Bank

    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      US politics & policy
      OnlyFans and Botox: US House panel claims Santos misused campaign funds

      Committee report says Republican sought to ‘fraudulently exploit’ position for personal gain

      George Santos
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      US politics & policy
      US House approves government funding bill with bipartisan support

      New Republican Speaker Mike Johnson prevails in move to avert shutdown

      Mike Johnson, Speaker of the US House
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Only 14% of US voters say Biden has made them better off

      FT-Michigan Ross poll underlines president’s struggle to overcome impact of inflation on voters’ economic outlook

      Joe Biden
    • Friday, 10 November, 2023
      Democratic Party US
      Voter ‘backlash’ against abortion restrictions boosts US Democrats

      Efforts to protect women’s reproductive rights are helping Joe Biden’s party, strategists say

      Kamala Harris
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      Joe Manchin
      Joe Manchin will not seek US Senate re-election in blow to Democrats

      West Virginia lawmaker’s decision gives Republicans the chance to pick up a seat in 2024 election

      Joe Manchin
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      North Carolina governor tells Biden’s Democratic critics to ‘get on board’

      Roy Cooper says hand-wringing in party about president’s re-election chances is hurting campaign

      Roy Cooper
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      US presidential election 2024
      Republican 2024 rivals tear into an absent Trump in Miami debate

      Candidates blame ex-president for election losses as they spar on foreign policy in feisty exchanges

      Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Democratic wins in US state votes boost Biden

      Closely watched contests give glimmer of hope to president’s party as 2024 campaign gets into gear

      Andy Beshear and his wife Britainy
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      The Big Read
      Will US voters believe they are better off with Biden?

      Under pressure after a string of damning polls, the US president is resting his hopes for re-election on his personal economic blueprint

      FT montage of President Joe Biden surrounded by a basket of food items and dollar bills
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      Special ReportInvesting in America
      Ohio’s rustbelt turns into a magnet for chip fabs

      Tech investors say ‘Hi, not Goodbye, Columbus’ as projects worth tens of billions crowd in

      Aerial view of the Intel chip manufacturing site in Licking County
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      Donald Trump
      Trump shows his influence over Congress in election of Mike Johnson as Speaker

      Louisiana congressman was staunch supporter of former US president’s false claims of election fraud

      Donald Trump outside a court in New York
    • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
      US House of Representatives
      Mike Johnson gives House Republicans hope of fresh start after chaos

      Rightwing Louisiana congressman and Trump ally is now one of the most powerful people in Washington

      Congressman Mike Johnson
    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      Republican Party US
      Trump ally Mike Johnson elected US House Speaker after weeks of gridlock

      Louisiana congressman voted against certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and opposed more Ukraine aid

    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      Republican Party US
      Can anyone end the Republican House Speaker chaos?

      The party’s deepening divisions have paralysed the US Congress, leaving it unable to legislate

      Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz
    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      US House of Representatives
      Republicans select fourth Speaker nominee after Trump torpedoes Emmer bid

      Mike Johnson of Louisiana put forth as party struggles to break through gridlock

      Mike Johnson
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