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SVB collapse: Is Biden’s response a bailout and will taxpayers foot the bill?
The government’s response to the failure of two large banks has already involved hundreds of billions of dollars. So will ordinary Americans end up paying for it, one way or another? And what will the price tag be?...
Orthodox Jewish newspaper editor charged over Capitol Riot
A former top editor of an Orthodox Jewish newspaper in New York City was arrested Thursday on charges that he interfered with police officers who were trying to protect the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. Elliot Resnick,...
Steven Bannon associate Guo Wengui charged with fraud
Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon greets fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui before introducing him at a news conference on November 20, 2018 in New York.Don Emmert | AFP | Getty ImagesControversial exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui...
Exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui close to Trump world arrested
A business tycoon long sought by the government of China and known for cultivating ties to Trump administration figures including Steve Bannon was arrested Wednesday in New York on charges that he oversaw a $1 billion fraud conspiracy....
Silicon Valley Bank failure has investors calling for government aid
Employees stand outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesBig names in Silicon Valley and the finance sector are calling publicly for the federal government...
Biden proposes stricter limits on toxic wastewater from coal plants
The U.S. flag flies on Campbell Transportation's towboat M.K. McNally as it passes Mitchell Power Plant, a coal-fired power-plant operated by American Electric Power (AEP), on the Ohio River in Moundsville, West Virginia.Brian Snyder | ReutersThe Environmental Protection...
Rupert Murdoch criticized Fox host Sean Hannity: Court filing
A billboard truck seen outside Fox News HQ. Members of the activist groups Truth Tuesdays and Rise and Resist gathered at the weekly FOX LIES DEMOCRACY DIES event outside the NewsCorp Building in Manhattan, this time with a...
DOJ says at least 1,000 Trump supporters arrested for Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Tear gas is released into a crowd of protesters, with one wielding a Confederate battle flag that reads "Come and Take It," during clashes with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S....
Twitter must keep certain national security details secret, judge rules
The US can stop Twitter from releasing details about the government’s demands for user information in national security investigations, a court ruled, in the same week House Republicans are to grill national security officials over surveillance. Twitter had protested the...
Trump pledges to stay in 2024 presidential race even if he is criminally charged
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the recent derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste, during an event at a fire station in East Palestine, Ohio, February 22, 2023.Alan Freed | ReutersFormer president Donald Trump said on...
