Siona Jenkins
@SionaJ
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FT's US political news editor, rootless cosmopolitan, aspiring cyclist.
London, England
Joined April 2011
Latest #USChinaScoop 👇
SCOOP - White House memo claims Alibaba is helping Chinese military target the US https://t.co/iM3ZXSE7AX
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Donald Trump under pressure on economy after Democratic election wins https://t.co/QwrSJfP7Pk via @ft
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Republicans urge the president to focus on affordability in the wake of losses in New York, Virginia and New Jersey
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Fifa to award new ‘peace prize’ in Washington next month https://t.co/XoSOWW3sG7 via @ft
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Head of football governing body is close ally of Donald Trump, fuelling speculation US president may be first recipient
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Mamdani wins race to become New York City’s first Muslim mayor https://t.co/Ha55pAC2bA via @ft
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Left-wing candidate Zohran Mamdani, who shocked political establishment, will be first Muslim to lead US’s biggest city
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Dick Cheney, former US vice-president, 1941-2025 via @FT
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Influential politician was an apostle of unilateralism and among the strongest voices urging the US invasion of Iraq
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'There will be lots of gold' https://t.co/2nXya7sjv6 via @ft
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Tech giants, crypto tycoons and tobacco groups want to pay for the US president’s big ballroom
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US Ukraine policy on a sliding scale - literally https://t.co/fH9tCvHZXd via @ft
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Donald Trump’s stance has swung sharply between pro-Russia and pro-Kyiv over the past year. We chart the abrupt changes
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Trump Jr-linked drone company wins Pentagon contract https://t.co/SyaSOZJB5W via @ft
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Unusual Machines secures deal as US military accelerates domestic production of unmanned aircraft
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US sanctions Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil via @FT
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Measures mark Donald Trump’s first effort to punish energy companies that ‘fund the Kremlin’s war machine’
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Palestine's Mandela. Excellent piece on Marwan Barghouti by @MehulAtLarge
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Marwan Barghouti, whom Palestinian admirers have called their ‘Mandela’, not part of Gaza deal swap
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US Treasury arranging fresh $20bn in debt market support for Argentina https://t.co/6tJ5nXmIXp via @ft
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Facility builds on previously announced $20bn swap line as Washington seeks to boost libertarian ally Javier Milei
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In which I explore the history of socialism in America from Eugene Debs to DSA and the Milwaukee ‘sewer socialists’ to Zohran Mamdani
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[FREE TO READ] Tens of thousands of volunteers mobilised by the Democratic Socialists of America are working to elect a torchbearer for a beleaguered US left
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US justice department hits former FBI chief James Comey with criminal charges via @FT
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Indictment comes just days after US president called for swift prosecution of his opponents
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How Israel is dismantling the dream of a Palestinian state https://t.co/N8aeytCjiT via @ft
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While attention has been focused on Gaza, Israel has undermined the delicate architecture of governance in the West Bank built up over three decades
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The @FT blog on the Trump-Putin meeting is live: US and Russian leaders set for Alaska summit https://t.co/L0ikbAtGpb via @ft
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Trump open to future meeting but says responsibility for ending war now rests with Kyiv and European allies
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A summer fashion cri de coeur from @rbrtrmstrng (not sure about the long socks though) https://t.co/Q8BEngVryZ via @ft
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It’s getting hotter — and men need to rethink the way they dress for work
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Winging it in Anchorage? https://t.co/VtBNXkIDns via @ft
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Reduction in federal workforce has hollowed out the number of knowledgeable officials in Washington
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White House to issue order ‘clarifying’ tariff on gold bars
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Move follows surge in precious metal’s price after FT revealed US levy on imports
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“It’s a little bit like the court of Henry VIII,” said one former chief executive of a large US company. “How’s the sovereign this morning? Is he in a good mood? How’s the gout?” https://t.co/a3l5RpVa7G via @ft
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Tim Cook and Brian Moynihan are among bosses determined to keep the president happy
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