Signature and Silicon Valley Bank Collapses Followed Softened Regulation  —  Officials with Signature and Silicon Valley banks, which regulators seized in recent days, called for looser financial requirements for midsize banks.  —  In the spring of 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed …

GOP election deniers increasingly admit they're just going off vibes  —  There has never really been evidence the 2020 election was stolen, but even election deniers are acknowledging it  —  Sidney Powell has tacitly conceded that she didn't have the proof of a stolen election that she claimed.

DeSantis Sends Putin a Message  —  Hang on.  —  It probably should not come as a surprise that Ron DeSantis chose Tucker Carlson's show to make his first major foreign policy announcement.  Tucker, after all, remains the keeper of the right's restless ethical, moral, and ideological id.

Biden says Carter asked him to deliver his eulogy  —  Former President Jimmy Carter has asked Joe Biden to deliver his eulogy following his death, the president said Monday.  —  “He asked me to do his eulogy - excuse me, I shouldn't say that,” Biden told supporters during remarks at a fundraiser …

Meta to Lay Off Another 10,000 Workers  —  It would be the tech company's second round of cuts since November.  Mark Zuckerberg, its chief executive, has declared 2023 the “year of efficiency.”  —  Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday that it planned to lay off about 10,000 employees …

Here's What Happened When Judge Kacsmaryk Told Lawyers About Secret Hearing In Mifepristone Case  —  Start your day with TPM.  —  On March 10, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in the northern district of Texas gathered the lawyers in a banner case on mifepristone, the abortion drug …

Inflation gauge increased 0.4% in February, as expected and up 6% from a year ago  — The consumer price index rose 0.4% in February and 6% from a year ago, in line with market expectations.  — A drop in energy prices helped keep inflation in check, while shelter costs increased sharply.

Biden Unveils Plans for New Australian-US-UK Submarine  —  The plan also calls for Australia to buy three American-made Virginia-class submarines, with options for two more.  —  Australia will buy at least three American-made nuclear-powered submarines and co-develop a new class of submarine …

Comer says Treasury will allow Oversight Committee to review certain bank activity reports related to Biden family and business partners  —  House Oversight Chairman James Comer said in a statement Tuesday the US Treasury Department will allow him to review certain bank activity reports related …

Trump claims violence he inspired on Jan. 6 was Pence's fault  —  The former president suggested the riot could have been avoided if his vice president had cooperated in overturning the results.  —  Donald Trump on Monday sharply rebuked Mike Pence's assertion that history would hold …

Patricia Schroeder, Feminist Trailblazer in Congress, Dies at 82  —  Ms. Schroeder, who had a long career in the House, helped steer passage of legislation on family leave, pregnancy discrimination and other progressive causes.  —  Patricia Schroeder, a trailblazing feminist legislator …

Vermont Christian School that Refused to Play Trans Player Banned from Future Tournaments  —  A Vermont religious school that withdrew its girls' basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team won't be able to participate in future tournaments …

Matt Gaetz's New Staffer Identifies as a ‘Raging Misogynist’  —  Matt Gaetz's new legal counsel has quite the history online. … “Consent is probably modern society's most pernicious fetish.”  —  It would seem bad enough if that internet comment from the newly hired congressional counsel for Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was about women.

Biden Administration to Restrict Cancer-Causing ‘Forever Chemicals’  —  The government will strictly limit in drinking water two chemicals that are ubiquitous in modern society but are linked to a range of health effects.  —  WASHINGTON — For the first time, the federal government …

Student Activists Target Stanford Law School Dean in Revolt Over Her Apology  —  Hundreds of Stanford student activists on Monday lined the hallways to protest the law school's dean, Jenny Martinez, for apologizing to Fifth Circuit appellate judge Kyle Duncan, whom the activists shouted down last week.

Tesla Autopilot Doesn't Live Up to Its Name, Buttigieg Says  —  Tesla Inc.'s name for its trademark driver-assistance system lacks “common sense,” according to the country's top transportation regulator.  —  Using the term Autopilot as a feature of its electric vehicles belies Tesla's own requirement …

GOP leader ‘pausing’ social media after liking LGBTQ posts  —  Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced Monday that he is “pausing” all social media activity after revelations that he repeatedly commented on posts of nearly nude photos of a young gay model and other LGBTQ personalities.

U.S. Is Said to Open Investigation Into Silicon Valley Bank Collapse  —  Legal experts said a possible focus of the investigation could be insider sales by several bank executives in the weeks before the bank's failure.  —  The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the collapse …

Ex-intelligence officials challenge the Hunter Biden witch hunt  —  Right-wing House Republicans have left little doubt that they want to spend the bulk of their time and energy investigating phony conspiracies and made-up scandals.  Their main obsession appears to be Hunter Biden …

Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow  —  DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine — The quality of Ukraine's military force, once considered a substantial advantage over Russia, has been degraded by a year of casualties that have taken many of the most experienced fighters off …