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US Presidential Election 2024

The Financial Times’ coverage of the 2024 US elections. Stay ahead with the latest news, analysis and opinion pieces about the race for the White House.

US presidential election 2024

Trump would gut Biden’s landmark IRA climate law if elected

Former president plans to scrap clean energy rules and expand drilling to boost fossil fuels, say advisers

US presidential election 2024

‘There needs to be a purge’: Trump’s plan for a second term

US presidential election 2024

Only 14% of US voters say Biden has made them better off

US presidential election 2024

Wall Street megadonors warm to Nikki Haley as their anti-Trump Republican

What investors should know if Trump wins in 2024 Premium

Opinion & Analysis

Biden can’t spin his way to re-election

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Do not discount the chance of a Trump return

Joe Biden’s year of living dangerously

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Friday, 24 November, 2023

News in-depthUS society
Cannabis redraws US’s 2024 electoral map
Republicans and Democrats face an electorate that increasingly favours looser marijuana laws
Friday, 24 November, 2023

Ben Ansell
Parallel US and UK elections could bring dangers
Cyber manipulation and contagious polarisation are higher risks if both polls are held next autumn
Monday, 13 November, 2023

US senator Tim Scott drops out of Republican presidential primary
Candidate from South Carolina had support of just 2.5% of party’s voters in race dominated by Donald Trump
Sunday, 12 November, 2023

Third-party candidates pose new threat to Biden re-election bid
Joe Manchin’s retirement from US Senate adds centrist to list of possible presidential rivals
Thursday, 9 November, 2023

Joe Biden
Biden courts union votes in trip to Midwest car plant
US president hails ‘game-changer’ deals struck by workers and backs unionisation at Tesla and Toyota
Thursday, 9 November, 2023

Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin will not seek US Senate re-election in blow to Democrats
West Virginia lawmaker’s decision gives Republicans the chance to pick up a seat in 2024 election
Thursday, 9 November, 2023

North Carolina governor tells Biden’s Democratic critics to ‘get on board’
Roy Cooper says hand-wringing in party about president’s re-election chances is hurting campaign
Thursday, 9 November, 2023

Republican 2024 rivals tear into an absent Trump in Miami debate
Candidates blame ex-president for election losses as they spar on foreign policy in feisty exchanges
Wednesday, 8 November, 2023

Meta Platforms
Political adverts must disclose the use of AI, Meta says
Move by Facebook and Instagram parent comes as social media platforms confront concerns about digital alterations
Wednesday, 8 November, 2023

Looking ahead to 2024’s biggest horror show
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Wednesday, 8 November, 2023

News in-depth
Ron DeSantis’s biggest donor is considering backing Trump
Space-exploring property baron Robert Bigelow says Florida governor is not the ‘commander’ US needs
Tuesday, 7 November, 2023

Biden’s weak polling numbers spark alarm among Democrats
Party strategists and commentators trade barbs over whether US president should drop re-election bid
Sunday, 5 November, 2023

Trump leads in 2024 polls as fears over war and economy hurt Biden
Warning signs for Democrats as America appears to be heading for close presidential rematch
Friday, 3 November, 2023

Republican Party US
Republicans’ climate stance sets up new 2024 election front line
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s rise comes amid the party’s shift to the right on global warming
Saturday, 28 October, 2023

Mike Pence
Mike Pence suspends 2024 presidential campaign
Former vice-president’s White House bid was struggling for support and funds
Saturday, 28 October, 2023

US politics & policy
Questions over fundraising dog new US House Speaker
Concern among Republicans regarding Trump ally Johnson’s ability to match war chest amassed by predecessors
Friday, 27 October, 2023

Donald Trump
Trump shows his influence over Congress in election of Mike Johnson as Speaker
Louisiana congressman was staunch supporter of former US president’s false claims of election fraud
Friday, 27 October, 2023

Democrat Dean Phillips launches long-shot bid for White House
Congressman from Minnesota aims to capitalise on unease about Joe Biden’s age
Monday, 16 October, 2023

Biden and Trump leap ahead of presidential rivals in fundraising race
But donations to both men are lower than comparable figures for Obama, Clinton and Trump in 2020
Monday, 9 October, 2023

Robert Kennedy Jr launches independent bid for US president
Political scion drops Democratic primary challenge to Biden as he attempts to appeal to voters disaffected with both parties
Thursday, 5 October, 2023

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The Biden scorecard
Both parties are going to use the US economy as a selling point, but which side is right?
Monday, 2 October, 2023

Marietje Schaake
When it comes to AI and democracy, we cannot be careful enough
Without adequate precautions, next year’s elections could descend into chaos
Monday, 2 October, 2023

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Biden wins on helping working people and running government in the public interest
Sunday, 1 October, 2023

Some Republican donors worry legal troubles will win nomination for Trump
Former US president’s lead over Republican rivals grows as prosecutors lay out cases against him
Thursday, 28 September, 2023

Absent Trump draws fire from Republican rivals
Former president’s policies on China and decision to skip debate bring sharp criticism