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Demetri Sevastopulo covers the White House and Trump administration and has interviewed Donald Trump. He covered the 2016 presidential campaign and now leads our coverage of the 2020 race. He previously served as US political correspondent, Pentagon and intelligence correspondent, Washington business correspondent, South China correspondent and Asia news editor. An Irish national, Demetri speaks Chinese and Japanese. Follow me on Instragram.
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  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Biden portrays Trump as tax dodger after new revelations

    President paid just $750 in 2016 and 2017, report claims, and nothing at all in many years

  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    US-China trade dispute
    Judge blocks Trump’s app store ban on TikTok

    Ruling comes just hours before Apple and Google would have been forced to remove video app

  • Saturday, 26 September, 2020
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    Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

    Announcement begins fierce confirmation battle only weeks before presidential election

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
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    How a Supreme Court pick will shape the 2020 US election

    The politics behind president Donald Trump’s eventual US Supreme Court Justice nominee

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
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    Republicans vow peaceful transition after Trump equivocates

    Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham counter US president’s remarks that sparked post-election fears

  • Thursday, 24 September, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Trump refuses to commit to peaceful transfer of power

    US president also links need for Supreme Court appointment to a disputed election result

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
    US presidential election 2020
    Biden will end ‘artificial trade war’ with EU, adviser says

    US Democratic presidential candidate to heal ‘self-inflicted wound’ brought about by Trump

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
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    Trump steps up fight over Supreme Court nominee

    President says Biden would install ‘radical left’ judges following Justice Ginsburg’s death

  • Sunday, 20 September, 2020
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    Trump suffers blow after California judge blocks WeChat ban

    Order for Apple and Google to remove Chinese messaging platform from app stores put on hold

  • Sunday, 20 September, 2020
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    Trump agrees to Oracle deal for TikTok in US

    Ban on downloading popular video app to be delayed as president signs off on agreement with ByteDance

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
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    TikTok to be banned from US app stores from Sunday

    Trump executive orders also require removal of WeChat from Apple and Google’s app stores in US

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
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    Trump’s TikTok dance: the politicisation of American business

    A messy sale process triggered by national security concerns reflects the growing tech rivalry between the US and China

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    AnalysisUS presidential election 2020
    Biden struggles to close enthusiasm gap with Latino voters

    Democrat in race to boost popularity among Hispanics as he seeks to flip states like Arizona

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
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    TikTok US IPO, Mulvaney on Brexit, US Latino voters

    ByteDance agrees to list TikTok on a US stock market after its proposed deal with Oracle

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
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    Biden warns Russia will be punished for election meddling

    Democratic challenger says Putin must pay ‘economic price’ for interfering in presidential contest

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    TikTok Inc
    ByteDance proposes US IPO for TikTok to woo White House

    Trump staffers review details of deal with Oracle as national security concerns remain

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
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    Trump flags concerns about Oracle-TikTok deal

    President unhappy about reports ByteDance will retain majority stake in new company

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    US-China relations
    US plans $7bn arms deal with Taiwan as China ratchets up military threat

    Washington moves to bolster Taipei’s defences as concerns grow about Beijing’s intentions

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    US-Iran tensions
    Trump warns Iran of severe retaliation if diplomat attacked

    President issues missive after reports of plan to assassinate US ambassador

  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
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    Trump administration to review Oracle’s TikTok deal this week

    Panel will recommend whether to approve ‘technical partnership’ with China’s ByteDance

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
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    Trump said he wanted to ‘play down’ threat of Covid

    US president told journalist virus was ‘deadly stuff’ while publicly dismissing severity

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  • Wednesday, 2 September, 2020
    AnalysisUS presidential election 2020
    Trump doubles down on law and order strategy in Kenosha

    US president projects tough-on-crime image during visit to Wisconsin city scarred by violence

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