It's been a week of Irish pride, historic Oscar wins, and Senate testimonies. Here's your GIFcap of this week's news.
1. The 2023 Academy Awards opened the week Sun. marking several barrier-breaking firsts for Hollywood.
"Everything Everywhere All at Once" swept this year's Oscars, winning several awards including Best Picture.
"Everything Everywhere" star Michelle Yeoh made history Sun. as the first Asian woman to win Best Actress.
2. Pres. Biden reassured Americans Mon. that their banking system was safe in wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse Fri..
What happened? Regulators shut down SVB after it collapsed in the second-largest bank failure in US history. (Vox)
The Biden administration announced Sun. that all SVB depositors would have access to their funds on Mon.. (WaPo)
3. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine took to the Senate floor Wed. to share his experiences living with long COVID.
Kaine shared his long COVID journey Wed. to mark the first-ever International Long COVID Awareness Day.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, as of Jan. 2023, 5.8% of Americans are living with long COVID.
4. OMB Director Shalanda Young testified before the Senate Wed. on Biden's $6.8T budget proposal for fiscal year 2024.
Young appeared before the Senate Budget Committee Wed. for her first testimony on Capitol Hill since her confirmation.
Biden released his 2024 budget proposal on Thu.; Young told senators Wed. that the budget would reduce the deficit by $3T.
5. The Senate on Thu. advanced a bill repealing the 2002 and 1991 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq.
The chamber voted to advance the bill by a bipartisan 68–27 vote. A final floor vote is expected "early next week." (CNN)
Pres. Biden voiced his support for the repeal of the AUMFs Thu.: "...the Administration supports Senate passage of S. 316."
6. The International Criminal Court on Fri. issued an arrest warrant for Pres. Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine.
According to a statement released Fri., the ICC charged Putin with illegally deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.
14K+ Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia since Feb. 2022, according to Ukrainian officials. (CNN)