21 Mar 2023

USA correspondent Ron Elving

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 21 March 2023
A worker (centre) tells people that the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters is closed on 10 March, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.

Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / AFP

The spotlight is on the banking sector after the failure of California based lender, Silicon Valley Bank, which regulators have intervened to take control of. Former President, Donald Trump is claiming he's about to be arrested and Ron says partisan wars are hobbling Congress.  

Ron Elving is a Senior Editor and Correspondent, Washington Desk for NPR news