Lawmaker from party calls on US president to drop out as poll shows voters prefer different candidate
Republican candidate says he raised $331mn versus Democratic rival’s $264mn
Also in today’s newsletter, Democratic insiders attack Joe Biden’s inner circle and the FT’s new ad tracker
The left ignores problems on its own side, and recent history has turned on that failure
Investing after the Biden meltdown
Democratic insiders alarmed by advisers’ reluctance to consider president’s exit from White House race
Republicans and Democrats in one of America’s most narrowly divided counties found comfort watching together
Stepping down would be the patriotic thing for Biden to do
Calls for president to pull out of US election race shine light on event that could be display of unity or open warfare
How a Biden or Trump second term as president could affect the currency
Party in damage control as almost three-quarters of US voters in survey think president should not seek second term
Long-standing concerns in EU capitals about US president’s fitness are starting to be aired publicly
President met with Democratic donors amid calls for him to step aside over concerns about his fitness
The first lady may hold the decisive vote on whether the president stays in the race
Joe Biden had a lot to prove at the first presidential debate this week. He missed the mark.
US president’s team says he will take part in September debate despite disastrous Thursday performance
Many media outlets have seen dwindling interest in their coverage of this year’s presidential contest
Joe Biden looks too frail to fulfil his mission of defeating Donald Trump
Also in this newsletter: UK growth revised upwards, France readies for election, science round-up
Vice-president Kamala Harris leads a pack of political heavyweights with big ambitions
Halting performance from president comes amid concern over age and fitness for office
Also in today’s newsletter, more Patriot systems for Ukraine, and Gates defends AI’s high energy use
Democratic and Republican parties have contingency rules but White House contest could get messy
Clash rekindles doubts about president’s fitness for gruelling campaign
Democrats already knew the risks of replacing their candidate. The upsides are suddenly clearer
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