The agencies don’t plot presidential coups — but few heroes emerge in David Rohde’s study ‘In Deep’

John Ratcliffe testifies at confirmation hearing held under social distancing rules

Rick Bright alleges government ignored coronavirus warnings and engaged in ‘cronyism’

Data give snapshot of shifting battlegrounds ahead of November’s presidential election

As relations deteriorate over virus, Washington considers curbing supply chains and investment flows

FT-Peterson survey finds 71% back states as support slips for president’s economic stewardship

Unanimous decision finds that two former Chris Christie aides did not commit a federal crime

Democrats outraged by move to clear former national security adviser who already pleaded guilty

Facebook and Google show resilience through the crisis thanks to uptick in ‘direct response’ ads

Consumers who use tax preparation services or software could have to wait months for money

Tax authority switches focus to supporting businesses and individuals via job retention scheme 

Decision follows scrutiny of senior executives’ use of workplace training scheme  

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords

Deans come out against government plan to cut senior executive courses from workplace training scheme

Spookily effective savings tips if your money has vanished by the end of the month

The violinist on making high art popular and what #MeToo means for musicians

Her gene-editing tool could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?

As chief executive of 23andMe, she holds the key to a vast genetic database. What will she do with it?

The economist has long argued that governments should spend whatever it takes. Has her time now come?

The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labelled a pariah

Supply disruptions expected to increase as governments impose lockdowns 

Prime minister escalates dispute over Canada-listed group’s licence

In the resort where winter tourism began, warm weather forced the cancellation of the White Turf horse race

Commentators have forsworn understatement

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Matthew Engel tours Middle England in search of the root of voter disillusionment

Doyen of radio cricket commentary will hang up his microphone in September

The pursuit of novelty is leading to ever-shorter forms of the game

Business ease in adapting to lockdowns changes attitudes to remote set-ups

President acts as though Latin America’s second-largest economy is immune to pandemic

Flashpoint between Brazil’s populist leader and political establishment over response to virus

Region’s ‘Pink tide’ leaders see chance of revival as inequality and public health concerns take centre stage

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put

Tensions escalate between president and the speaker of Congress’s lower house over response to coronavirus 

Sérgio Moro was the face of nation’s long-running ‘Car Wash’ anti-corruption probe

Finance minister Paulo Guedes has had his liberal economic agenda sidelined by emergency measures

Decades of philanthropy pay off for one of Wall Street’s most complicated figures

Governors seize on criticisms of president over lack of coronavirus stimulus

Former prime minister intervenes with warning that both Tories and Labour ‘pose a risk’ to country, Conservative manifesto in the spotlight, Lib Dems change tune with calls to avert Johnson majority, Sterling rallies as Tories extend lead.

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Tweaking pre-pandemic indirect EU subsidies is not the way to rescue struggling businesses

More volatility ahead as US oil storage capacity is depleting, analysts warn

With its candidate favourite to win, Law and Justice party was insisting poll should go ahead on May 10

Plaintiffs plan fresh challenge against central bank’s emergency bond-buying programme

Europe commemorates Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945

Maker of Budweiser and Corona to cut costs by renegotiating contracts such as sponsorship deals

The race for the US Democratic presidential nomination is hotting up with a huge field of 23 candidates all hoping run against Donald Trump in 2020.  Courtney Weaver has focused in on one of the candidates, Kamala Harris, and she talks to Neville Hawcock about how the campaign for the Democratic nomination is shaping up. Read Courtney's article here

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Neville Hawcock, acting deputy editor, FT Weekend Magazine, and Courtney Weaver, Washington correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Greece’s centre-right New Democracy party has returned to power after defeating the far-left party Syriza at the ballot box on a promise of reviving the economy through tax cuts, reduced bureaucracy and more foreign investment.  Katie Martin discusses the new government and the challenges it is facing with Ben Hall and Kerin Hope.

Contributors: Naomi Rovnick, FT Live reporter, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor, and Kerin Hope, Athens correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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David Pilling takes us on a tour of the African ghetto he visited with Bobi Wine, the rap singer turned politician, who has confirmed he will challenge Yoweri Museveni for the presidency of Uganda in 2021.

Contributors: Alec Russell, editor of FT Weekend, and David Pilling, Africa editor. Producer: Fiona Symon. Music clip: Kyarenga by Bobi Wine

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