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*Illinois Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday March 23, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Duckworth, Warren Demand Answers from Hegseth on Reports of Musk's Planned Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans for China
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Warren Demand Answers from Hegseth on Reports of Musk's Planned Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans for China March 21, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--joined U.S. Senator and fellow SASC colleague Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in demanding clarity from U.S. Secretary of Defens  more

Federal Reserve System Reviews Proposed Changes in Bank Control for Merchants Bancorp in Indiana
WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced that several individuals and trusts have applied to acquire or retain voting shares in Merchants Bancorp, a bank holding company based in Carmel, Indiana, and its subsidiary, Merchants Bank of Indiana. The applications were submitted under the Change in Bank Control Act, which requires the Federal Reserve to evaluate such transactions based on financial stability, competition, and the interests of depositors and the public.  more