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The Federal Reserve is being credited, in a Financial Times commentary, with prioritising ordinary households and small businesses over financial markets. The piece argues this marks a departure from the central bank's usual pattern of acting to protect Wall Street first, and is drawing attention to how monetary policy choices weigh Main Street against investors.
- 2Supreme Court abortion vote shadows Susan Collins' Maine race▼Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision
Senator Susan Collins of Maine is facing her first re-election campaign since the Supreme Court overturned abortion rights, a decision she helped enable by voting to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Abortion is expected to be a central issue in the race, with opponents tying her directly to the ruling. Collins has argued her vote was justified but the issue continues to weigh on her campaign.
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Senator Susan Collins of Maine is facing renewed political pressure after a Supreme Court vote related to abortion, with the issue casting a shadow over her re-election prospects. Commentators and voters are weighing her record on the judiciary and abortion rights as the contest becomes a focal point in the broader national debate over reproductive rights.