Italy’s PM seeks to shore up government

Letta looks for fresh support after Berlusconi withdrawal

BP faces claims it rejected leak plan

Group accused of ‘cover up’ over rate of oil escaping

Washington faces shutdown over budget

FT research finds better-off bearing brunt of government cuts

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US budget: Sequestration nation

The first of a three-part series on the effects of automatic spending cuts

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Republican lost cause – Obamacare

Stand-off over healthcare reform puts the US at a bizarre juncture

US-Iran diplomatic dance will be no waltz

Talks over nuclear issues face many historical and political difficulties, writes Richard Haass

Berlusconi calls for snap Italy elections

Former prime minister orders his ministers to quit coalition

Yellen’s Fed record shows shrewd analyst

Frontrunner to lead US central bank a defender of dual mandate

A view of the US Capitol Building

US moves closer to partial shutdown

Republicans vote on budget that delays Obamacare

Berlusconi’s ministers resign

Italy’s left-right coalition hovers on brink of collapse

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US regulator turns its sights on patent trolls

Republican civil war comes to Idaho Falls

Political fight 2,000 miles from Washington casts light on Congress battles

Public relations: We can handle the truth

Companies must own bad news rather than underplaying and equivocating

US budget: an open and shut(down) case

Without market retribution, Washington’s maximalist tendencies are perfectly rational

Mortgage insurer taps $1.7bn from Treasury

Transatlantic tussle over ICAP three

UK politicians weigh into debate over US charges in Libor probe

Budget battles, debt limits: An explainer

US Congress edges close to September 30 deadline

UN set to vote on Syria weapons resolution

No threat of instant punishment if Damascus fails to comply

US and Iran set date for nuclear talks

Kerry and Zarif to build on ‘constructive’ discussions at UN