US Politics
Biden prepares for battle with GOP over tax hikes for billionaires
A collapsed bank and contested budget will add up to a challenging week on a few fronts for Joe Biden
Joe Biden has a daunting week ahead of him, and not because the Irish delegation will be whooping it up in the White House during the St Patrick’s week festivities.
Friday’s implosion of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), less than 48 hours after it announced a $2.5 billion capital-raising drive, set off a financial earthquake in San Francisco, with aftershocks reverberating on Wall Street.
On Friday night, California Democrats held an emergency meeting with the Federal ...