Joe Biden drops out of US presidential race
The president announced his decision on Sunday, throwing the White House race into turmoil
FT News Briefing · Forhecz Topher
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Show Notes
US President Joe Biden has abandoned his re-election bid following overwhelming pressure from fellow Democrats, and India’s prime minister Narendra Modi faces an early test to his third term in office. Plus, the UK’s new chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will present a fiscal statement to parliament later this month.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Joe Biden drops out of 2024 US presidential election race and endorses Kamala Harris
Labour’s moment to blame, borrow and tax
India’s Narendra Modi faces budget demands from ‘kingmaker’ allies
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Mischa Frankl-Duval, Denise Guerra, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
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