DeSantis and other prominent Republicans blame 'woke' politics for Silicon Valley Bank's collapse instead of bankers miscalibrating risk

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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.

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Distancing himself further from Trump, Mike Pence praises journalists who 'never stopped reporting' about the Capitol riot and says they 'keep us a democracy'

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Former Vice President Mike Pence.
Former Vice President Mike Pence.

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Congress sends bill to Biden requiring his administration to declassify intelligence on COVID-19's origins

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Covid-19 on March 30, 2022.

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Biden's funding wish list quickly runs into headwinds as Republicans slam it as 'completely unserious' and 'a roadmap to fiscal ruin'

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., arrives to speak with journalists after winning the House Speaker nomination at a House GOP leadership meeting on Capitol Hill on November 15, 2022. Walking behind McCarthy are House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.

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DeSantis' approach to a possible 6-week abortion ban in Florida could torpedo his shot at the presidency

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Biden is set to use his first veto to save what Republicans call a "woke" rule that lets retirement fund managers consider companies' social and environmental records

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President Biden is set to end the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies in May.

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Nikki Haley on Republicans' tepid midterms: The party 'looked like chaos'

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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks to voters at a town hall campaign event, Monday, February 20, 2023, in Urbandale, Iowa.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks to voters at a town hall campaign event, Monday, February 20, 2023, in Urbandale, Iowa.

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Joe Biden says Marjorie Taylor Greene is helping Democrats recruit GOP support: 'You're gonna have a lot of Republicans running our way'

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A composite image of President Joe Biden and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, booing the president during the State of the Union.

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Republicans reportedly want to cut $150 billion in 'woke' spending for things like education and healthcare in a plan engineered by Trump's old budget chief

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Acting Director of Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought speaks during a news briefing at the White House.

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GOP Rep. Andy Ogles claimed to fight international sex crimes and be an economic expert. Like George Santos, his real resume tells another story.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Rep.-elect Byron Donalds (R-FL) (L to R), Rep.-elect Dan Bishop (R-NC), Rep.-elect Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Rep.-elect Chip Roy (R-TX) speak to the media after voting for Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for speaker of the house on January 6, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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