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Oct 2023
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US House Speaker: Fourth time's the char...

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Mike Johnson, a loyal ally of Donald Trump, has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Plus, in the first instalment of our Investing In America series, we travel to the Port of Albany to look at how money outside the US is changing the country. 


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Donald Trump ally Mike Johnson elected US House Speaker after weeks of gridlock

Investing in America 


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, 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.


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