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Republican misgenders McBride at candidate forum before removal

Republican nominee Joe Arminio was removed from a forum debate in Wilmington, Delaware after misgendering his opponent, Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.). During the debate between the candidates competing for Delaware’s lone congressional district, Arminio used the incorrect pronouns when referring to McBride – who made history in 2024 as the first openly transgender member of Congress. “I’m sorry to have…

GOP Senators defend Federal Reserve’s decision

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP senators rebuff Trump attacks on Federal Reserve President Trump’s sharp criticisms of the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates are making some Republicans uncomfortable. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press Trump declared that “Interest Rates…

Shaheen blocks $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, joining House counterpart

The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has exercised a hold on a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, The Hill has learned, allying with her counterpart in the House and underscoring deep mistrust with the Trump administration and Israeli government. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) has expressed frustration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Will there be anyone left covering this White House?

Trump has once again escalated his capricious assault on journalism. The president said today that “effective immediately” he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House, and threatened for “other fake news media outlets to follow.” In 2025, he banned the Associated Press during a temper tantrum over its refusal to go along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s not clear what set the president off this time. [Link: Trump says he's banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/trump-white-house-ban-msnow-cnn-politico.html | CNBC]

Silicon Valley Bank failure review finds Fed staff ‘should have known’ about risks

A new review of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse found Federal Reserve supervisory staff “knew or should have known” about the institution’s vulnerabilities, Michelle Bowman, the Fed’s vice chair for supervision, said Friday. The initial findings from an outside consulting firm’s independent review suggested the biggest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis resulted from…