The Hill Articles: March 12, 2023

Biden, Democrats applaud ‘decisive action’ to protect Silicon Valley Bank depositors Sunak to invite Biden to Northern Ireland for Good Friday agreement anniversary Schiff says there’s ‘profound concern in California’ over Silicon Valley Bank collapse Moscow fumes as Ukraine considers changing Russia’s official name Russian opposition leader’s wife gives emotional speech after ‘Navalny’ wins Oscar Kimmel jokes about Smith’s slap, snubbed women directors in Oscar’s monologue Biden expected to OK controversial Alaska drilling project Monday J6 Prison Choir song featuring Trump reaches No. 1 on iTunes Wanted: Evidence-based discourse on pandemic origins and prevention Silicon Valley Bank depositors will have access to all funds starting Monday: fed agencies Republicans brace for Tim Scott’s entrance into 2024 race Biden blocks some Arctic oil drilling as Willow decision looms Don’t destroy entrepreneurship with poorly designed antitrust legislation Fox News’ Howard Kurtz calls Dominion lawsuit a ‘major test of the First Amendment’  Silicon Valley Bank paid bonuses hours before takeover: report GOP senator says lawmakers should ‘talk’ about changing retirement age Regulators auctioning Silicon Valley Bank in effort to contain fallout: reports No ‘appetite’: Lawmakers in consensus on opposing potential Silicon Valley Bank bailout McCaul says Jan. 6 tapes not going to show ‘tourism at the Capitol’   Khanna: Money from Silicon Valley Bank stock sale should be ‘given to the depositors’ Porter on Silicon Valley Bank collapse: ‘You can’t bet on’ interest rates staying low forever Kennedy: Biden decided to ‘demagogue the issue’ of Social Security, Medicare NJ Democratic governor dodges question on possible White House bid Congress wants to label Wagner group as a terrorist organization. Why is Biden opposed? US dismisses ‘cruel’ Iran prisoner swap claim Kennedy: The only way to improve the president’s budget ‘is with a shredder’ DeSantis laughs off Iowa trip as prep for presidential bid Mace says raising retirement age should be ‘on the table’ Spy balloons steered national security toward the sky: Are ‘exotic’ UFOs next? Fauci on calls to prosecute him: ‘There’s no response to that craziness’ Menendez says he’s not ready to offer Silicon Valley Bank a bailout ‘by any stretch of the imagination’   McCarthy says he will ‘slowly roll out’ Jan. 6 tapes to other news agencies As military spending soars, Congress must take critical look at Pentagon budget Fox News takes the hits, but its audience looks resilient GOP senator says DeSantis has earned right to be ‘at the head of the class’ GOP senator says McCarthy should not have released Jan. 6 tapes to only Tucker Carlson Handicapping presidential primary ‘madness’ McCaul says Pence right in condemning Trump for Jan. 6 GOP senator on Trump: ‘We’re in desperate need of some new leadership’ China’s ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine is a Trojan horse for Beijing and Moscow Biden’s new IRS chief is raising questions and dodging answers Spring break: What to know about Mexico’s ‘do not travel’ warnings Menendez worries Biden could become ‘asylum denier-in-chief’ in weighing family detention policy Yellen rules out bailout of Silicon Valley Bank owners, investors Are we in a recession? Will there be a downturn in 2023? Economists weigh in GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls for ‘Declaration of Independence’ from China House Intelligence chair: China-brokered Saudi-Iran truce ‘troubling’ Mace doesn’t support a bailout for Silicon Valley Bank In defense of space colonies and mining the high frontier Rising: March 12, 2023 OMB director: US banking system is ‘resilient’ amid Silicon Valley Bank collapse Warner: US needs to find buyer for Silicon Valley Bank Yellen says banking system is strong in wake of Silicon Valley Bank collapse Congress and split intelligence decisions Is Will Smith invited to the 2023 Oscars? Patents, spy balloons and outcompeting China: What our leaders are missing 2024 Republican primaries may be a rerun of 2016 Thousands evacuated after California levee breached Carlson comes up short on Jan. 6 bombshells  Pence says Jan. 6 was ‘disgrace’ and ‘history will hold Trump accountable’ Sports media, bias and activism come to an insufferable head Mexico’s democracy matters — to Mexico and America Bolton warns US against ‘sitting still’ as China and Russia grow closer Biden’s $5 trillion tax gambit catches Congress by surprise  Republicans use new majority to take on Biden regulations