This Month
Trump changes tune on mail-in ballots, early voting
Donald Trump used a rally in swing state of Pennsylvania to pitch to early voters, who are becoming increasingly more important in US elections.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
Biden-Trump debate comes with great risks and rewards for both men
In appealing to divided and often angry voters, the past and present presidents will need to navigate a minefield of perceptions and realities.
- Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman
Trump presents himself as a martyr to Christian right
The former US president portrayed himself as having “wounds all over”, alluding to his legal troubles while suggesting he is targeted for his beliefs.
- Chris Cameron
- Opinion
- Joe Biden
Why billionaires support Trump
Business people struggle to understand fanaticism. In commercial life, all actors are negotiable, even if their price is high. They also tend to overrate contrarianism.
- Janan Ganesh
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why next week’s Biden v Trump debate is so important
A set piece clash between Joe Biden and Donald Trump will turn less on policies than on manner and appearance. What they say will matter less than how they seem.
- Updated
- Edward Luce
Here’s how investors should trade the US election
Goldman Sachs says these commodities are the best way to protect investments against the threat of a fresh wave of inflation.
- Alex Gluyas
- Analysis
- US politics
Trump, Biden switch election battle to capture middle America
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are starting to give some ground to catch the all-important voters in the centre who are still not convinced about either candidate.
- Matthew Cranston
Why investors should care about the Biden-Trump debate
Global markets have been rocked by shock voting in India, Mexico and France, but next week’s first US presidential debate is tipped to exacerbate that turbulence.
- Alex Gluyas
Biden courts Hollywood, while Trump tackles swing state
Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars headlined a glitzy fundraiser for the president, while his opponent was on the hustings in the crucial battleground state of Michigan.
- Darlene Superville and Will Weissert
Trump promises tax cuts in pitch to top CEOs
The former president delivered his populist economic pledges to Wall Street titans at a business roundtable event in Washington before the US election.
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- Analysis
Why Republicans wanted a Hunter Biden acquittal
Republicans aren’t relishing the opportunity to extract political mileage from the conviction of the president’s son. Now they can’t claim Department of Justice bias.
- Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Michael Gold
The Trump trade hawk who is plotting from jail
Peter Navarro has a dark vision of the global economy. In a Trump 2 presidency which he may shortly be able to put into action.
- The Economist
Joe Biden cuts Trump’s lead on handling of US economy
An FT-Michigan Ross poll also finds the Democratic president edging ahead of the Republican among older voters.
- Lauren Fedor and Eva Xiao
Trump ally Steve Bannon ordered to prison
The ideological champion of the former US president’s MAGA movement was convicted of contempt of Congress.
- Andrew Goudsward
‘We will not walk away’: Allies return to the D-Day beaches
As world leaders gathered in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, US President Joe Biden warned against surrendering to dictators.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
How Donald Trump was created by a reality TV show
The Apprentice was an American fraud that ballooned beyond its creators’ wildest imaginations, one of the producers of the show says.
- Bill Pruitt
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why Trump, and not Hunter Biden, is trashing America’s courts
Treating the rule of law as a partisan issue is the mark of a corroded political culture.
- Edward Luce
Biden to get power to seal US border in tough immigration move
A surge in border crossings from Mexico has become a potent political issue for the president and rival Donald Trump ahead of the November 5 election.
- Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
- Opinion
- Opinion
It’s not the economy, stupid. Voters blame Biden for inequality
It’s unfair to blame the US president alone for imbalances that have been widening for decades, but nor will selling the good news harder make any difference.
- Ruchir Sharma
‘It’s my honour’: Trump joins TikTok, the app he once tried to ban
The former president made his debut on the video-sharing app in a bid to appeal to younger voters – and attracted 2 million followers.
- Stephanie Lai and Michael Sin
