FT News Briefing

Trump indicted over attempt to overturn 2020 election

US prosecutors have charged Donald Trump in connection with his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Uber reported its first operating profit, and Fitch Ratings has cut the US debt rating from triple A to double A plus. Plus, the US Federal Reserve has become a target for Republican presidential candidates.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3Ok9OTx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump indicted over attempt to overturn 2020 election</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/47qduw2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Uber makes first operating profit after racking up $31.5bn of losses</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3qcOEyO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fitch strips US of triple A rating after borrowing stand-off</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3DEFn5S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ron DeSantis vows to crack down on Federal Reserve’s ‘social engineering’</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3qi6KPS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Uniper’s chief vows to deliver a ‘good return’ for Berlin after state rescue</a> The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Monique Mulima, Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. 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.  <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/31a92108-262c-4be6-ac0a-04e21c681b80" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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