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Fresh round of executive orders expected to push forward key agenda
Democrats worry the ‘snappy slogan’ could put voters off but it is driving necessary change
How 2020 is becoming ever more like an episode of the dystopian TV series Black Mirror.
Barack Obama’s prudence abroad is a good model for the president-elect
The former US president’s limpid memoir is a blast until he reaches the White House
Barack Obama learnt that politics was about conveying messages through emotion or rhetoric, rather than conducting public life as a seminar
Joe Biden is unlikely to bear a grudge against Boris Johnson, but the UK is losing its relevance
Donald Trump’s loss will deflate many autocrats outside the US, but it will not defeat them
Swings in foreign policy from president to president drain US power
A correction in stocks and higher yield bonds is increasingly probable
Former president says his successor ‘ignored’ the pandemic as Covid hospitalisations rise
The ad-hominem political attack designed to stir up anger or fear has become commonplace
A generation of young, conservative federal judges could block laws from a future Democratic Congress
A rush to replace the late justice would damage the Supreme Court
Two books quash any last hopes critics of the US president have of a secret ally
FT’s takeaways from first-ever virtual US presidential party convention
Hitting the all-caps button
Kamala Harris accepts historic vice-presidential nomination at Democrats’ virtual convention
Joe Biden is almost alone among Democrats in seeing the middle ground
Former first couple drafted to help reassemble winning 2008 and 2012 coalition
It is always better to have a plan than none, a lesson Republicans seem to have forgotten
The former First Lady’s first guest is her husband, in a new thoughtful and optimistic podcast
Former president sends strong political message in eulogy for civil rights activist John Lewis
US Supreme Court chief justice’s recent votes emphasise the independence of the judiciary
With the White House facing heavy criticism, the former vice-president leads the polls despite doing little campaigning
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