• August 3 2023
  Donald Trump

  Trump heads to court for first appearance in 2020 US election case

  Former president has remained defiant despite third indictment against him this year

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• August 3 2023
  Gillian Tett

  There is political logic to Fitch’s downgrading of US debt

  A divided Congress is in no position to tackle America’s serious fiscal problems

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• August 3 2023
  FT MagazineSimon Kuper

  Israel and the US are battling identity crises

  Could they both end with the dismantling of democracy?

  
• August 2 2023
  Niger

  US orders partial evacuation of embassy in Niger after coup

  State department move comes after west African leaders threaten junta with military intervention

  
• August 2 2023
  Donald Trump

  Trump’s co-conspirators: indictment puts focus on 2020 inner circle

  Lawyers, a US justice department official and consultant are accused of helping former president challenge election results

  
• August 2 2023
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  Let the legal process play out against Donald Trump

  Even more than 2020, next year will herald a battle for the future of US democracy

  
• August 2 2023
  US economy

  US downgrade greeted with Washington outrage and bond investor calm

  Treasury market moves modestly after Fitch knocks down rating a peg to double A plus

  
• August 2 2023
  Donald Trump

  Trump’s legal team calls push for speedy trial ‘absurd’

  Former president’s lawyer resists move to take 2020 election case to court in a matter of months

  
• August 2 2023
  Instant InsightGideon Rachman

  Trump and American democracy’s time of trial

  The US political system will come under huge pressure over the coming year

  
• August 2 2023
  Biden to ask Congress to fund Taiwan arms via Ukraine budget

  White House request designed to speed up weapons transfers to Taipei amid rising threat from China

  
• August 2 2023
  The indictment of Donald Trump

  Trump prosecutor takes his biggest swing yet with 2020 election case

  Jack Smith’s second tilt at the former president is far more complex — and potentially challenging to prove

  
• August 2 2023
  Donald Trump

  Trump bets indictments will keep propelling his White House bid

  Former US president’s legal battles are the animating essence of his campaign

  
• August 1 2023
  The indictment of Donald Trump

  Trump indicted for ‘unprecedented’ attempt to overturn US election

  Former president ‘determined to remain in power’ despite losing 2020 poll, alleges justice department

  
• August 1 2023
  US economy

  Fitch strips US of triple A rating after borrowing stand-off

  Agency cites ‘erosion of governance’ as it downgrades debt of world’s largest economy

  
• August 1 2023
  News in-depth

  The indictment of Donald Trump

  News and analysis on the former US president’s legal problems as he prepares to face trial in New York

  
• August 1 2023
  The indictment of Donald Trump

  The cases against Donald Trump

  Former US president entangled in at least six legal cases, including indictment related to attempts to overturn 2020 election

  
• August 1 2023
  US presidential election 2024

  Top Republican donors plough money into effort to stop Donald Trump

  Ron DeSantis holds GOP’s biggest cash pile as mounting legal fees strain former president’s war chest

  
• August 1 2023
  US-China relations

  House committee quizzes BlackRock and MSCI on China investments

  US lawmakers accuse firms of facilitating capital flows to ‘America’s foremost foreign adversary’

  
• August 1 2023
  Hungary

  US tightens travel rules for Hungarians over ‘security vulnerabilities’

  Washington curbs Esta visa waiver scheme amid concerns about identity checks for citizenship applicants

  
• August 1 2023
  US foreign policy

  US seeks to deepen Tokyo-Seoul security links to boost Pacific deterrence

  White House pushes trilateral defence co-operation amid rising threat from China and North Korea

  
• August 1 2023
  Stephen Bush

  What Barbenheimer teaches us about the pointlessness of rivalry

  From film to politics to life, we spend too much time focused on others

  
• July 31 2023
  US presidential election 2024

  Trump donor pours cash into Robert Kennedy Jr’s White House run

  Federal filings show businessman Timothy Mellon gave $5mn to back Biden rival’s presidential bid

  
• July 31 2023
  Ron DeSantis

  Ron DeSantis vows to crack down on Fed’s ‘social engineering’

  Republican presidential candidate blames US central bank for high inflation and says he would pick new chair

  
• July 31 2023
  Donald Trump

  Oil magnate told Trump to drop presidential bid and be ‘kingmaker’

  Shale pioneer Harold Hamm says US needs to move beyond ‘chaos’ dogging former president

  
• July 30 2023
  US presidential election 2024

  Trump’s costs mount as he battles legal peril on several fronts

  Fundraising figures expected to show former president spends millions from campaign donations on lawyers

  

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