Silicon Valley Bank collapses after failing to raise capital  —  New York CNN —  Silicon Valley Bank collapsed Friday morning after a stunning 48 hours in which a bank run and a capital crisis led to the second-largest failure of a financial institution in US history.

As Fox News panicked in 2020, leaders warned of featuring Buttigieg, Coons  —  The top Biden campaign surrogates were singled out in the post-election period, with CEO Suzanne Scott saying 'audiences don't want to see too much' of guests like them  —  It's a rather small cadre of politicians …

Yale Law Is No Longer #1—For Free-Speech Debacles  —  Congratulations, Stanford Law, you're the new poster child for intolerance.  —  Congratulations, Stanford Law School.  You're the nation's new top law school—when it comes to free-speech debacles.1 (And I'm interrupting my vacation to cover you—so thanks for that too, SLS.)

Biden Administration Expected to Move Ahead on a Major Oil Project in Alaska  —  The decision would allow an enormous $8 billion drilling project in the largest expanse of pristine wilderness in the United States.  —  WASHINGTON — In one of its most consequential climate decisions …

Can Trump's ‘Straight Man’ Lighten Up?  —  The last time Mike Pence headlined the Gridiron Club dinner, he was a stand-in.  His boss, whose media baiting was already reaching highway-speed just two months into his first term, had no interest in playing nice with his critics, so he palmed off the job to his vice president.

A Va. bakery gave BLM activists free coffee.  Then came the backlash.  —  Brian Noyes and Josephine Gilbert agreed to sit down on March 1 and talk it out.  Noyes, founder of the celebrated Red Truck Bakery, and Gilbert, the leader of a loose coalition that demonstrates under the banner of All Lives Matter …

Inside Ron DeSantis's Politicized Removal of an Elected Prosecutor  —  The Florida governor accused the Democratic prosecutor of undermining public safety.  But a close examination of the episode reveals just how fueled it was by Mr. DeSantis's political aims.

New paint design for ‘Next Air Force One’  — Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs  —  President of the United States Joe Biden has selected the livery design for the “Next Air Force One,” VC-25B, a design that will closely resemble the livery of the current Air Force One, VC-25A, while also modernizing for the 21st century.

Michael Cohen to Testify at Grand Jury as Likely Trump Indictment Looms  —  Mr. Cohen, Donald J. Trump's former fixer, is the key witness in a case built around a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.  —  Michael D. Cohen, the former fixer who for years did Donald J. Trump's dirty work …

The true cost of Dominion's devastating Fox News bombshells  —  I spent almost 25 years as a trial lawyer before I became the host of the Katie Phang Show.  Whether it was a criminal or civil case, the facts and the evidence are what mattered the most.  And my currency as a trial lawyer?  The truth.

5 archaic D.C. laws still technically on the books after crime bill is nixed  —  When D.C. embarked on a years-long process to overhaul its criminal code, one of the things city council members set out to do was remove from the books antiquated laws that are no longer relevant to modern society.

China brokers Iran-Saudi Arabia detente, raising eyebrows in Washington  —  After decades of U.S. failures in the region, China takes a turn as Middle East power broker  —  China's successful brokering of a detente between Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday forced the United States …

Three Texas women are sued for wrongful death after assisting with abortion  —  In the first lawsuit of its kind since Roe v. Wade was overturned, a husband seeks damages from women who helped his ex-wife obtain the medications to terminate her pregnancy.  —  A Texas man whose ex-wife terminated …

Family: Activist's hands raised when shot by troopers near training center site  —  Family files lawsuit against city of Atlanta for release of information  —  An independent autopsy showed Manuel Teran's hands were raised when the activist was fatally shot by state troopers in January near …

Man accused of painting ‘groomer’ on Md. libraries charged in child porn case  —  Charles Sutherland had previously been charged over the vandalism authorities alleged was fueled by hate  —  A 31-year-old Takoma Park man alleged to have spray-painted the word “groomer” …

Eric Swalwell Perfectly Shames Jim Jordan Over Hypocritical ‘Subpoena Compliance’ Demand  —  Eric Swalwell calls out Jim Jordan's hypocrisy for issuing subpoenas after defying them when Democrats were in control.  —  California Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell called out the hypocrisy …

Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy comes into focus at Proud Boys trial as classified ‘spill’ roils proceedings  —  The Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial started this week with prosecutors rolling out meticulous frame-by-frame video footage from Jan. 6 that, for the first time in more than a month …

SVB CEO Sold $3.6 Million in Stock Days Before Bank's Failure  —  Silicon Valley Bank Chief Executive Officer Greg Becker sold $3.6 million of company stock under a trading plan less than two weeks before the firm disclosed extensive losses that led to its failure.

Tensions in West Bank threaten Israel-US intelligence cooperation  —  Top US Gen. Milley delivered “unprecedented message” to Israeli officials, warning that internal chaos and growing tensions in the West Bank could endanger the country's strategic relations with the United States.