<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[US politics & policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[US politics & policy]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/6f7d5d90-ac15-41fe-9e31-e69b42a013c6</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:15:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/6f7d5d90-ac15-41fe-9e31-e69b42a013c6?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2024. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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he is a ‘dissident’ under siege from thugs in bleak speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-president puts his legal grievances at the heart of election campaign]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9aed41b4-0382-4a1d-8d01-3d370a5c1c9b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9aed41b4-0382-4a1d-8d01-3d370a5c1c9b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 21:57:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nato chief says it is inevitable Ukraine will join defence alliance  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Western leaders pledge to support Kyiv on second anniversary of Russia’s invasion as doubts over US aid mount]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3f7fd1cf-56f5-40ad-935f-839d76fd1e9c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3f7fd1cf-56f5-40ad-935f-839d76fd1e9c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 19:13:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much more cash does Nikki Haley have for her primary run?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former South Carolina governor has deep-pocketed supporters — but keeps losing to Donald Trump]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/73234782-720e-4134-bb87-915607675fe7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">73234782-720e-4134-bb87-915607675fe7</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:00:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Republicans call for McKinsey to be banned from federal contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senators say think-tank led by consultancy undermined national security by advising China’s government]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/641fde96-6bb5-4d98-88f0-6e8b382a4b7b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641fde96-6bb5-4d98-88f0-6e8b382a4b7b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 01:20:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IVF ruling puts reproductive rights back at heart of US politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alabama judgment that frozen embryos are ‘children’ follows Supreme Court’s overturning of abortion rights]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d96f639f-79c9-4353-ba7a-005fe5aca289</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d96f639f-79c9-4353-ba7a-005fe5aca289</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:35:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden issues new sanctions against Russia in response to Navalny death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Measures on eve of second anniversary of Ukraine invasion target war effort and attempts to get round oil cap rules]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/df8bc2cd-97ea-4379-b4c9-1af9e17f679d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">df8bc2cd-97ea-4379-b4c9-1af9e17f679d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:05:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The troubling decline in the global fertility rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Developed economies need to be better prepared for a drop in younger workers]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/008a1341-1882-4b98-83d4-0d7dc08a4134</link><guid 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2024 12:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why friends are always right — no matter their views]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don’t blame politicians for group polarisation. We’re more than capable of doing this to ourselves]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/cfa85b4e-025a-44b7-b45b-9407aae5a5e7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cfa85b4e-025a-44b7-b45b-9407aae5a5e7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A second dose of Trump on trade would differ from the first]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expect more emphasis on global trade deficits, more dramatic intervention and bigger problems for Europe]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9b6b92b7-7884-4983-9286-fa5a97f1e076</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9b6b92b7-7884-4983-9286-fa5a97f1e076</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will ‘micro-influencers’ sway tight US election races?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political campaign groups spend millions on social media users with small followings to target messages better]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/7fb6177c-30b7-4f30-b7ac-de89398ea350</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7fb6177c-30b7-4f30-b7ac-de89398ea350</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans fret about Trump’s fundraising machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[FT analysis shows small donors down 224,000 on last campaign]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3a1db8dd-78b6-419f-bb18-89ea1afe4082</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3a1db8dd-78b6-419f-bb18-89ea1afe4082</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The strange lack of electoral reward for the success of Bidenomics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is it not the economy, stupid?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/28595fda-16ee-4124-9348-187f622d5619</link><guid isPermaLink="false">28595fda-16ee-4124-9348-187f622d5619</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:08:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel-Hamas hostage talks test US diplomatic heft]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington is caught between support for Israel and desire to halt Gaza war]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/55181ce0-7274-415b-8da6-b71c2c0723f3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">55181ce0-7274-415b-8da6-b71c2c0723f3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:00:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House moves to defend US ports from Chinese cyber threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move includes billions of dollars to replace container cranes amid concerns hackers could disrupt supply chains ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a430819f-7a8e-4d5d-b21d-bd32bf1f5fba</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a430819f-7a8e-4d5d-b21d-bd32bf1f5fba</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:12:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s campaign is bankruptcy protection]]></title><description><![CDATA[American voters are the only force capable of stopping the Republican frontrunner from cashing in on the presidency]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0ab5594a-0126-493a-a978-1ff467bc88d6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0ab5594a-0126-493a-a978-1ff467bc88d6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:59:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China circumvents US tariffs by shipping more goods via Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data highlight difficulties in cutting Chinese exporters out of American supply chains]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2ca4da83-f858-4215-88e7-544adf0aa18e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2ca4da83-f858-4215-88e7-544adf0aa18e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s donor numbers fall by 200,000 compared with 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drop sparks Republican concerns about depth of enthusiasm for party’s 2024 presidential frontrunner    ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9fd06baa-f447-4518-8d10-be4e92a836c3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9fd06baa-f447-4518-8d10-be4e92a836c3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:00:54 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>