<p>The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agency faces growing backlash after federal agents fatally shot a second protester in two weeks, and Trump teases his pick for the US’s next Federal Reserve chair. Plus, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer goes on the charm offensive in Beijing, and why the US is investing in rare-earths companies.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3YYuVkg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump faces growing backlash against immigration crackdown after shooting</a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/4bXP9SG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BlackRock’s Rick Rieder surges ahead in race to chair Federal Reserve</a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/3YUyO9U" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer prepares for his Chinese charm offensive</a></p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/4sYa1iZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US to invest $1.6bn into rare earths group in bid to shore up key minerals</a></p><br><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;</p><br><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by <a href="https://www.ft.com/victoria-craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victoria Craig</a>, and produced by Julia Webster.&nbsp;Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2f888861-5545-4389-b949-95c97df96718" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>