#Democrats defend deregulation vote amid banking blame game

#Democrats defend deregulation vote amid banking blame game

Democrats defend deregulation vote amid banking blame game Democrats on Capitol Hill are defending their vote for a 2018 banking deregulation bill that President Biden and other members of the party are blaming for last week’s stunning collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Forty-nine Democrats — 33 in the House and 16 in…

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#Trump attorney ordered to testify in Mar-a-Lago documents probe

#Trump attorney ordered to testify in Mar-a-Lago documents probe

Trump attorney ordered to testify in Mar-a-Lago documents probe A federal judge ordered Trump attorney Evan Corcoran to testify before the grand jury assembled to review the mishandling of White House records at Mar-a-Lago, multiple outlets reported Friday.  In a sealed ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell, she found sufficient evidence that Corcoran’s…

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#Only two large US cities are affordable for new home buyers

#Only two large US cities are affordable for new home buyers

Only two large US cities are affordable for new home buyers Only two of the 50 largest U.S. cities are affordable for first-time home buyers, according to a new analysis that weighs average list prices against local incomes.  The report on first-time home buyer affordability, released this month by the personal finance site NerdWallet, invokes…

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#Senate Republicans distance themselves from DeSantis’s Ukraine stance

#Senate Republicans distance themselves from DeSantis’s Ukraine stance

Senate Republicans distance themselves from DeSantis’s Ukraine stance Senate Republicans on Wednesday signaled growing concerns about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) stance on Ukraine after he likened Russia’s invasion of the country to a “territorial dispute” and argued becoming further involved is not a “vital” national interest for the U.S. Multiple Republicans took aim at…

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#US, Russia on the hunt for downed drone

#US, Russia on the hunt for downed drone

US, Russia on the hunt for downed drone Both the U.S. and Russia have signaled an interest in hunting for an advanced, $32 million drone downed over the Black Sea on Tuesday, but the search is complicated by the fact the unmanned aerial aircraft plunged into deep water near Crimea. The U.S. will also face serious…

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#Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions

#Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions

Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions Tensions have grown heated over the past month between Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). First, Warren offended Harris and her team after she was asked in a January interview if President Biden should keep Harris as his vice president.   “I really want to defer to what makes…

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