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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations to examine U.S.-Russia policy on Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S. December 7, 2021. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Supreme Court Backs Ted Cruz, Dumps Campaign Finance Curb

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday further undermined campaign finance restrictions, striking down as a free speech violation part of a bipartisan 2002 law challenged by Republican Senator Ted Cruz that federal officials had touted as an anti-corruption safeguard.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (C) speaks with Chicago Fed President Charles Evans (L) and St. Louis Fed President James Bullard at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 4, 2019.

Powell's Fed Getting More Diverse, But Big Gaps Remain

By September, eight of the 18 officials who determine monetary policy for the world's biggest economy will be women and five will be people of color - both records - with more opportunities to diversify further in the months ahead.
An LNG tanker is guided by tug boats at the Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG export unit in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, U.S., April 14, 2022.

Surging Natural Gas Prices Squeeze U.S. Industrial Sector

Skyrocketing natural gas prices have raised manufacturing and transportation costs across many U.S. industries, and the situation should persist as the United States exports more gas to Europe to make up for Russian supplies lost to sanctions.

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