“There are a lot of voters who are undecided because they don’t like either one of these guys - this makes it harder for Trump to appeal to them. It doesn’t mean that he can’t, but it’s harder' Lauren Fedor and me on the political impact ft.com/content/00dc56… via @ft

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Joe Biden allows Ukraine to use US weapons to hit targets in Russia ft.com/content/cae8f2… via @ft

Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in ‘hush money’ trial ft.com/content/fce344… via @ft

Bill Ackman is likely going to back Donald Trump for president, all part of a big anti-Biden sentiment that is increasingly spilling out.

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Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman expected to back Donald Trump on.ft.com/3wYwhRK

NEW: US is close to signing new security pact with Ukraine in signal of support to assuage Kyiv after “tense” relations that some officials say have hit their lowest ebb since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Story w/ James Politi Henry Foy. More in 🧵below.
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New, with max seddon: US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will urge Ukraine’s allies and western business leaders in Berlin on Friday to choke off supplies for Russia’s defence industry through China, a vital route to sustain Putin’s war machine.
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“My wife is fond of flying flags,” he said. “I am not.” Stefania Palma via Financial Times ft.com/content/a8f462…

FT SCOOP via James Fontanella-Khan & Myles McCormick confirmed this morning:

ConocoPhillips to acquire Marathon Oil in a deal worth more than $15Bn

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“I know that for a lot of young people right now, they’re saying he hasn’t done enough,” Anderson Clayton, the Dem chair in NC says. “And I’m like, well, do you know what other presidents have done?' Aime Williams on Biden's climate struggles ft.com/content/421a20… via Financial Times

Quick break from vacation to share this scoop: US expected to lift ban on sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia ft.com/content/e2c327…

G7 finance chiefs back plan to leverage frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine ft.com/content/0657aa… via @ft

US neither endorses nor condemns the ICJ order: 'We’ve been clear and consistent on our position on Rafah,” a spokesperson for the White House’s National Security Council told the Financial Times, when asked about the court's decision. ft.com/content/ce9c86… via @ft

Blackstone chief Stephen Schwarzman backs Donald Trump ft.com/content/c0cab8… via @ft

Tech billionaires hedge their bets. ft.com/content/341376… via @ft

Democrats open probe into Trump ‘policies-for-money’ deal with oil chiefs ft.com/content/3afb0f… via @ft

“Fans pay more in fees, artists have fewer opportunities to play concerts, smaller promoters get squeezed out, and venues have fewer real choices for ticketing services” - Stefania Palma and Anna Nicolaou on the DOJ's latest antitrust crackdown ft.com/content/a72681… via @ft