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  • Former President Donald Trump was charged yesterday with 34 counts of falsifying business records.
  • JP Morgan Chase Chairman Jamie Dimon has warned shareholders that the crisis sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is “not yet over,” but struck an optimistic tone that the structural problems of 2008 are not repeated in the current crisis.
  • Trade ministers of the G7 met virtually yesterday to discuss issues related to export controls.
  • House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will host Taiwan President Tsai ing-Wen for a politically sensitive meeting in California today.
  • Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, travelled to Kyiv yesterday to stake out a pro-Ukraine position.
  • The United States has announced more military aid for Ukraine ahead of an expected spring offensive.
  • President Biden said yesterday "I am proud to welcome Finland as NATOs 31st Ally," as the NATO foreign ministerial continues in Brussels.
  • President Biden will travel to the United Kingdom and Ireland from April 11-14 but will not attend the Coronation of King Charles III on May 6.
  • Poll of the Day: Republican Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)may be the biggest loser from the Trump indictment.
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