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Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) advocated for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the lead 2024 presidential candidate, arguing he has earned the right to be “at the head of the class.”

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) argued that the best remedy for the Silicon Valley Bank collapse would be an acquisition.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) returned to his home state on Saturday to rally state Republicans, where the party has struggled against state Democrats for years.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) panned President Joe Biden's roughly $6.9 trillion budget proposal as "not serious" and warned him not to "play games with the debt ceiling."

Biden's Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young said that President Joe Biden wants the debt ceiling to be raised but not be "tied to any other discussions."

The State Department denied claims from Iran that the United States reached a deal with Tehran about a prisoner swap.

Regulators dealing with the Silicon Valley Bank's collapse are reportedly planning to give depositors access to 30% to 50% of their uninsured deposits Monday.

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) rebuffed calls for increased banking regulations in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) voiced openness to raising the retirement age for Social Security as many conservatives have pushed against entitlement reform.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus deemed the quest for COVID-19's origins both a scientific and moral imperative as the organization passed the three-year anniversary of classifying the illness as a pandemic.