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US Presidential Election 2024

The Financial Times’ coverage of the 2024 US elections. Stay ahead with the latest news, analysis and opinion pieces about the race for the White House.

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US election 2024: Republican presidential candidates

A rundown of the leading hopefuls and several long-shot contenders

US presidential election 2024

Biden campaign launches new push to revive poll numbers

Retiring Romney urges Trump and Biden to ‘step aside’ for younger leaders

News in-depthUS presidential election 2024

From biotech booster to Republican contender: the rise of Vivek Ramaswamy

Lawsuit seeks to declare Trump’s presidential bid unconstitutional

Opinion & Analysis

Trump’s status as an anti-hero is making him unstoppable

US presidential election 2024

Republican megadonors wait for their anti-Trump champion

FT MagazineSimon Kuper

The biggest risk to US democracy? You’ve probably never heard of them

How Trump’s criminal charges are defining his White House race

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Sunday, 1 October, 2023

Some Republican donors worry legal troubles will win nomination for Trump
Former US president’s lead over Republican rivals grows as prosecutors lay out cases against him
Thursday, 28 September, 2023

Absent Trump draws fire from Republican rivals
Former president’s policies on China and decision to skip debate bring sharp criticism
Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

Nikki Haley seeks breakout moment in second Republican debate
Former UN ambassador has gained in polls in recent weeks but remains well behind Donald Trump
Tuesday, 26 September, 2023

Janan Ganesh
What the world should expect from a second Trump term
The jilting of Ukraine, a bonfire of treaties, but perhaps a surprise on China
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
Sunday, 24 September, 2023

Glenn Youngkin is not running for president. Or is he?
Virginia’s Republican governor has become the dream candidate for many in the donor class
Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

DeSantis leads charge to pry Texas oil donors from Trump
Onetime supporters of ex-president are hunting for an alternative to roll back Biden’s green agenda
Wednesday, 6 September, 2023

Artificial intelligence
Google will require election ads to ‘prominently disclose’ AI content
Move comes a week before meeting between US tech bosses and politicians in Washington
Wednesday, 6 September, 2023

US politics & policy
Trump ally rails at ‘Trojan horse’ Republican rivals
GOP tensions rise as groups vie for influence over former US president and future of the party
Sunday, 3 September, 2023

Nikki Haley calls on ageing US leaders to ‘step away’ from power
Republican presidential hopeful also says Americans would not vote for Trump if he were convicted
Tuesday, 29 August, 2023

Tim Scott prepares ad blitz after raking in millions from big donors
Republican senator and groups backing his bid have a wave of TV spots coming in early primary states
Monday, 28 August, 2023

Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s federal election interference trial set for March 2024
Judge rejects former US president’s attempt to push back start of proceedings until after the next election
Thursday, 24 August, 2023

Instant InsightEdward Luce
A Republican debate that will change nothing
Donald Trump’s rivals needed to make him less relevant or take him down but they did neither
Thursday, 24 August, 2023

Jemima Kelly
The west is suffering from a crisis of courage
Trump’s refusal to turn up to the Republican debate is one more sign that this virtue is no longer held to be important
Thursday, 24 August, 2023

Republican candidates split over Trump, abortion and Ukraine at debate
GOP divisions laid bare as former US president skips event in favour of social media interview
Wednesday, 23 August, 2023

Fox News Network
Trump’s Republican debate no-show deepens rift with Fox News
Cable network’s primetime audience has declined by more than 1mn since former US president’s time in office
Tuesday, 22 August, 2023

The FT ViewThe editorial board
The hunt for Hunter Biden
He should be investigated, but the allegations are dwarfed by charges against Donald Trump
Tuesday, 22 August, 2023

News in-depth
Trump’s absence set to divide Republican primary debate
Former US leader and his legal problems set to upstage primetime GOP event
Monday, 21 August, 2023

Trump says he will not appear in Republican primary debates
Polls show former US president with large advantage over rival contenders
Saturday, 19 August, 2023

News in-depth
Fading DeSantis primary bid opens up Republican race for second place
The contest to be the GOP’s non-Trump candidate grows tighter as the Florida governor wilts
Saturday, 12 August, 2023

News in-depth
‘I don’t know if he can beat Trump’: DeSantis feels pressure to make gains in Iowa
Swing state’s fair has become critical testing ground for presidential hopefuls
Wednesday, 9 August, 2023

Donald Trump
Trump admits criminal charges will damage 2024 presidential campaign
Former president tells raucous New Hampshire rally he expects fourth indictment as soon as next week
Tuesday, 8 August, 2023

DeSantis replaces campaign chief in bid to reboot White House run
Florida governor’s move marks new attempt to revive push for Republican presidential nomination
Tuesday, 8 August, 2023

Janan Ganesh
The oneness of Ron DeSantis and Rishi Sunak
Both men are uncharismatic, populist pretenders — and prematurely written-off
Monday, 7 August, 2023

‘Of course he lost’: Ron DeSantis dismisses Trump’s 2020 election claims
Florida governor also appears to moderate hardline abortion stance in yet-to-air NBC interview