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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Joint Statement by Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC — Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System — Washington, DC — The following statement was released by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell, and FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg:
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Silicon Valley Bank Bailout Didn't Need to Happen — The debate over protecting all deposits in a blink looks past the incompetence that got us here. — Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) is seen at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 7, 2023. Crapo was a principal sponsor of a bank deregulation bill in 2018.
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Yun Li / CNBC:
Regulators close crypto-focused Signature Bank, citing systemic risk — U.S. regulators on Sunday shut down New York-based Signature Bank, a big lender in the crypto industry, in a bid to prevent the spreading banking crisis. — “We are also announcing a similar systemic risk exception for Signature Bank …
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Steve Randy Waldman / drafts:
Unlimited deposit insurance — Tonight the US Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC delivered a joint statement in order to staunch the panic provoked by last week's resolution of Silicon Valley Bank. (ht Steve Herman). — Regulators shocked the market last week, not because SVB was shut …
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Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
We Can Prevent More Bank Failures — No one should be mistaken about what unfolded over the past few days in the U.S. banking system: These recent bank failures are the direct result of leaders in Washington weakening the financial rules. — In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Biden says ‘the banking system is safe’ after Silicon Valley Bank shutdown — President Joe Biden delivered remarks Monday on his administration's efforts to ease uncertainties about the banking system in the wake of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week, the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history.
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Philip Klein / National Review:
Silicon Valley Bank Depositor Bailout Makes Mockery of ‘Too Big to Fail’ — The 2008 financial collapse and resulting Wall Street bailout popularized the concept of “too big to fail” — the idea that certain institutions were so massive, and so intertwined with the rest of the financial system …
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Rob Wile / NBC News:
Is Silicon Valley Bank getting a government bailout? Not in the 2008 sense. — Federal officials insisted their emergency measures to shore up deposits wouldn't come at taxpayers' expense. But the public could still bear some indirect costs, one expert warned.
Bloomberg:
SVB Failure Sparks Blame Game Over Trump-Era Regulatory Rollback
SVB Failure Sparks Blame Game Over Trump-Era Regulatory Rollback
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New York Times:
Regulators Race to Contain Silicon Valley Bank Fallout and Close Signature Bank
Regulators Race to Contain Silicon Valley Bank Fallout and Close Signature Bank
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Wall Street Journal:
How Silicon Valley Turned on Silicon Valley Bank
How Silicon Valley Turned on Silicon Valley Bank
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Wall Street — not taxpayers — will pay for the SVB and Signature deposit relief plans
Wall Street — not taxpayers — will pay for the SVB and Signature deposit relief plans
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The Silicon Valley Bank Bailout
The Silicon Valley Bank Bailout
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Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
Banking crisis: President Joe Biden says taxpayer funds won't be used to bailout SVB, Signature bank
Banking crisis: President Joe Biden says taxpayer funds won't be used to bailout SVB, Signature bank
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve Board announces it will make available additional funding to eligible depository institutions to help assure banks have the ability to meet the needs of all their depositors
Federal Reserve Board announces it will make available additional funding to eligible depository institutions to help assure banks have the ability to meet the needs of all their depositors
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Inside Pence world's decision to go hard at Trump at the Gridiron — The Friday after Jan. 6, 2021, then-Vice President Mike Pence sat down for his daily devotions, thumbed his Bible to the New Testament and James 1:19, and read these words: “Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”
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David Siders / Politico:
Trump continues to suck the air out of the GOP primary — It wasn't long ago that many Republicans believed the party might finally be ready to move past former President Donald Trump. Nikki Haley was running for president. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was embarking on a book tour …
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Colorado GOP's Slow-Rolling MAGA Suicide — A MAGA lunatic who tried to legally add “Let's Go Brandon” to his name now leads a decaying state party. — It was the early hours of November 5, 1998, well past my bedtime on a school night. Sister Sledge blared over the house speakers …
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Fox News braces for more turbulence as second defamation lawsuit advances — New York court greenlights $2.7bn suit against news channel by election company Smartmatic over 2020 presidential election lies — As Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corporation battles to contain the Dominion lawsuit scandal …
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Glen Weldon / NPR:
Michelle Yeoh is the first Asian woman to win best actress Oscar — For the first time in its 95-year history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded the Oscar for best actress in a leading role to an Asian woman. Michelle Yeoh accepted the Oscar for her role …
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Washington Post:
Biden will approve Alaska oil project, alongside Arctic protections — The administration will approve three pads for the Willow drilling project, according to people familiar with the matter. The move comes after announcing a new ban on U.S. oil and gas leasing in the Arctic Ocean.
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden approves controversial oil drilling project in Alaska
Biden approves controversial oil drilling project in Alaska
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ABC News:
Trump has ‘no plans’ to participate in Manhattan grand jury probe, attorney says — Attorney Joe Tacopina spoke with George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America. — Former President Donald Trump has “no plans” to participate in a Manhattan grand jury investigation into a — hush money payment
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Irin Carmon / The Cut:
Let's Talk Barbara Walters Seventeen leading broadcasters on her legacy and making their way in the world she made. — Barbara Walters died on December 30 at the age of 93 during a low ebb in the news cycle. Her home of 50 years, ABC News, pressed PLAY on a two-hour prime-time special …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Florida book bans are not a hoax — For months, Popular Information has documented how thousands of books have been removed from the shelves of Florida school libraries or have otherwise been made unavailable to Florida students. These actions were taken in response to new laws …
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Marlise Simons / New York Times:
International Court to Open War Crimes Cases Against Russia, Officials Say — The cases before the International Criminal Court would accuse Russia of abducting Ukrainian children and of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure. — The International Criminal Court intends to open …
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Public Policy Polling:
Trump and Mastriano have big leads in Pennsylvania Republican Primary for President and Senate — A new Public Policy Polling survey of Pennsylvania Republicans finds the party base wanting to continue its recent direction, with Donald Trump and Doug Mastriano holding 18 point leads in the races for President and Senate.
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Republicans release top targets of Democratic-held House seats in 2024 — The National Republican Congressional Committee will target 37 Democratic seats — sending the message that they are looking to expand their majority in 2024 rather than play defense.
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New York Times:
Judge in Abortion Pill Case Set Hearing but Sought to Delay Telling the Public — Saying he wanted safe and orderly proceedings, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk asked lawyers not to disclose the hearing and planned to add it to the public case file only the evening before.
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Texas judge ignores his own rules to keep mifepristone case moves hidden from public
Texas judge ignores his own rules to keep mifepristone case moves hidden from public
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