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竞逐接替 Gavin Newsom 的选战局势动荡不安，在 Democrats 陷入混乱之际，这位 Republican 前 Downing Street 顾问在民调中处于领先地位。他真的能成功吗？在过去的二十年里，几乎没有任何政治抱负比作为 Republican 在 California 竞选全州公职更显徒劳。然而，Steve Hilton —— 这位移居美国的 Brit、昔日的商业企业家、David Cameron 的前 Downing Street 顾问，以及自称与 Donald Trump 半数内阁成员交好的前 Fox News 主持人 —— 现在的处境却出奇地好。距离一场既具戏剧性又变幻莫测的初选还有不到六周的时间，大多数民调显示，在接替 Gavin Newsom 担任州长的角逐中，Hilton 微弱领先于四分五裂的 Democrats 阵营。在一个 Democrats 在州议会拥有绝对多数，且选民登记人数对 Republicans 拥有二比一优势的州，这确实是一个令人震惊的局势转变。继续阅读...

Move to back the Republican candidate could dash party’s hopes of locking Democrats out of the November runoffDonald Trump has endorsed Republican former Fox News host Steve Hilton in the California governor’s race, a move that could dash Republican hopes of locking Democrats out of the November runoff.Trump announced his backing on Monday on Truth Social, writing that Hilton “has my COMPLETE & TOTAL ENDORSEMENT” and pledging federal support for his candidacy. “Steve can turn it around, before it is too late, and, as President, I will help him to do so,” he wrote. Continue reading...

This blog has now closed. Follow our Middle East blog hereBoth Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine were asked today about energy secretary Chris Wright’s comments to CNBC on Thursday, where he said that the US Navy cannot escort ships through the strait of Hormuz now but it was “quite likely” that could happen by the end of the month.Gen Caine appeared to agree with Wright’s assessment, calling the waterway a “tactically complex environment”. Continue reading...