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3:10 PM ET, March 12, 2023

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Washington Post:
U.S. officials weigh protecting all deposits at Silicon Valley Bank  —  Extraordinary step eyed if plan to sell SVB to another institution fails  —  Federal authorities are seriously considering safeguarding all uninsured deposits at Silicon Valley Bank, weighing an extraordinary intervention …
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Politico:
'There's going to be more': How Washington is bracing for bank fallout  —  The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves across Washington, sparking fears that its failure could threaten the financial system and rattle the economy.  —  Lawmakers are scrambling to get information …
CBS News:
Transcript: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on “Face the Nation,” March 12, 2023  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that aired on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, March 12, 2023.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Mark Strassmann, thank you.
A.G. Gancarski / Florida Politics:
Ron DeSantis blames Silicon Valley Bank's collapse on DEI … A.G. Gancarski  —  A.G. Gancarski has written for FloridaPolitics.com since 2014.  He is based in Northeast Florida.  He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
Hannah Levintova / Mother Jones:
Long Before Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse, Its CEO Helped Kill Tougher Oversight of Banks Like His
Associated Press:
Pence says Trump ‘endangered my family’ on Jan. 6  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday harshly criticized former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, widening the rift between the two men as they prepare to battle over the Republican nomination in next year's election.
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Pence says ‘history will hold Donald Trump accountable’ for Jan. 6th  —  ‘Make no mistake about it, what happened that day was a disgrace,’ the former vice president said at Washington's annual Gridiron Dinner  —  In a speech Saturday night, former vice president Mike Pence delivered …
Politico:
Playbook: Pence goes where no 2024 contender has gone before  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Former VP MIKE PENCE seized the spotlight at the Gridiron yesterday evening — but not for the reason speakers at the annual high-brow journalism dinner typically do.
Isobel van Hagen / Insider:
Former Vice President Mike Pence openly mocked Donald Trump with a series of pointed jokes ridiculing his former boss
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
A Trump veteran at Fox struggled to balance election lies with the network's interests  —  Documents show Fox VP Raj Shah privately derided the White House's narrative of a stolen election.  But he also pushed back on efforts to dispute the claims.  —  As Rudy Giuliani railed about voter fraud …
Discussion: Raw Story
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Ratings were dropping’: Fox News reverses course and allows host to report on Dominion lawsuit
Discussion: The Hill and Al Jazeera
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:   Fox's P.R. Woes May Not Directly Translate to Legal Ones
Wall Street Journal:
China Plans New Middle East Summit as Diplomatic Role Takes Shape  —  Beijing's involvement in the details of dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran led to a re-establishment of ties  —  When Arab leaders met Xi Jinping at a regional summit in Riyadh last December, the Chinese head …
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Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
Netanyahu's Response to Iran-Saudi Deal Shows a Growing Detachment From Reality
Discussion: Associated Press
Bethany Barnes / Tampa Bay Times:
A Tampa teen was racially harassed by her teacher.  He's bullied students for years.  —  Hillsborough records show allegations ranged from performing a Nazi salute to calling a transgender student a slur. … TAMPA — Until her teacher brought up her race, it had been an otherwise unremarkable …
CNN:
Democratic leaders want the party to stop its Kamala Harris pile-on ahead of 2024  —  Elizabeth Warren has called twice to apologize.  Over a month later, Kamala Harris hasn't called back.  —  In a local Boston radio interview in late January, Warren was enthusiastic about President Joe Biden running …
Washington Post:
Judge in abortion-pill lawsuit schedules hearing but delays announcing it  —  Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk wanted to minimize protests and threats in connection with the closely-watched case, people familiar with the plan said  —  The Texas judge who could undo government approval of a key abortion drug …
Discussion: CNN, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
Ex-Trump White House Press Secretary Makes Revealing Claim On Work With Fox News  —  Stephanie Grisham said she “would get a talking to” for not speaking with Fox News stars ahead of Trump.  —  Grisham, during an interview with CNN's Jim Acosta, weighed in on the news outlet following startling revelations …
Discussion: Mediaite
Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
Saudi Arabia's golf case threatens to spill kingdom secrets  —  Officials who oversee Saudi Arabia's tens of billions of dollars in U.S. investments haven't been shy about flaunting their ties with top American business and political figures, down to wearing MAGA caps as they swing golf clubs alongside former President Donald Trump.
Alayna Treene / CNN:
As Trump embarks on 2024 journey, some longtime allies go their own way  —  As Donald Trump's onetime campaign manager and a New Hampshire resident, Corey Lewandowski has been by the former president's side for many of his trips to the Granite State.  But when Trump traveled to the state in late January …
Karl Ritter / Associated Press:
Russian advance stalls in Ukraine's Bakhmut, think tank says  —  Russia's advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war.
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Gun reform coming in Michigan after 2nd school mass shooting  —  Armed with two handguns and dozens of rounds of ammunition, 43-year-old Anthony McRae open fired on the Michigan State University campus on the night of Feb. 13, killing three students and wounding five more.
Lou Paskalis / Lou Paskalis on LinkedIn:
Recent revelations emanating from the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit against Fox Corporation are very troubling and present a moral hazzard for advertisers.  —  1) FOX “news” repeatedly dissemenated false information mischaracterizing the results of the 2020 Presidential election.
Washington Post:
McCarthy and Jeffries want the House to work.  So they started with each other.  —  The speaker and Democratic leader have reached a truce, of sorts, but future fiscal showdowns and the scars of Jan. 6 still loom  —  Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is known for his calm demeanor …
 
 
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CNN:
Half a million Israelis join latest protest against Netanyahu's judicial overhaul, organizers say
Discussion: Haaretz and Raw Story
Sharon Lerner / ProPublica:
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Discussion: WTOP News
Politico:
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