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(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Thanks to the quick action of my administration over the past few days, Americans can have confidence that the banking system is safe. Your deposits will be there when you need them. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President Biden speaking earlier this week. We’re joined now by NPR senior political …

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AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: We’ve been hearing about legal troubles surrounding former President Donald Trump for years now. He’s the subject of several civil and criminal investigations on state and federal levels. And on Saturday, he said he’s anticipating getting arrested this week. We have NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson with us now. Good morning, …

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Prescription drug coverage is just one part of Medicare, the federal government’s health insurance program for people age 65 and over. d3sign/Getty Images hide caption Prescription drug coverage is just one part of Medicare, the federal government’s health insurance program for people age 65 and over. The White House released President Biden’s $6.8 trillion proposed …

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AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: President Trump was wrong. That’s what former Vice President Mike Pence told D.C. insiders at a dinner last night. Pence was talking about the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when Trump urged his supporters to try and stop Pence and Congress from certifying the presidential election that Joe Biden …

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Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky (left) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have claimed that politics may have been behind Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall. AP Images/Insider composite Some Republicans blamed “woke” investment strategies for Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall. Economists say the bank was squeezed by high interests rate and a balance sheet laden with Treasury …

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The Biden administration’s scramble to prevent financial contagion from the crash of Silicon Valley Bank is both an attempt to shield a resilient but still-vulnerable economy and to prevent grave political fallout. The Treasury Department and federal regulators insisted there was no systemic risk to the banking system as a whole that could cause a …

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CNN  —  The US Air Force unveiled a new color scheme for the new Air Force One jets under construction on Friday, doing away with the darker red, white, and blue chosen by former President Donald Trump and opting for a modernized version of the classic design of the president’s aircraft. The color scheme also …

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We shift now to storm clouds in New York over Trump Tower. A source familiar with the investigation says the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has invited Donald Trump to testify before a grand jury next week. That’s where we’ll start this weekend with Ron Elving, NPR senior editor, congressional correspondent. Morning, Ron. …

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Embattled Rep. George Santos said he was “innocent” of an allegation that he had orchestrated a credit card skimming operation in 2017 in Seattle that led to the guilty plea and deportation of a Brazilian man. CNN’s Randi Kaye reports. This content was originally published here.