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• 一位政治抱负远大的康涅狄格州民主党人在党内要求参与的压力下，放弃了关于政府资金的跨党派谈判。 • 此次离席加剧了在联邦预算优先事项和削减开支问题上的紧张局势。 • 这可能会推迟对于即将到来的财政截止日期至关重要的拨款法案。

• 88 岁的华盛顿特区国会代表 Eleanor Holmes Norton 对特朗普发出的 30 年来最严重的联邦政府威胁做出了坚决回应。 • 在 Muriel Bowser 盟友的支持下，Norton 将特朗普的行为视为地方掌控权的政治胜利。 • 此次僵局凸显了联邦政府与华盛顿特区治理之间持续的权力斗争。

• 参议员 Ron Johnson 和 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 将联邦政府处理 COVID 起源和疫苗死亡的方式称为一起涉及掩盖行为的“重大丑闻”。 • 他们引用了指向实验室泄漏和未报告的不良事件的新证据。 • 随着公众对卫生机构的信任度下降，这些主张进一步推动了要求开展调查的呼声。

Transition and legal handover of hospital from private operator Healthscope to NSW Health occurs at 7am on WednesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s Northern Beaches hospital is officially entering the public system, ending a troubled eight-year public-private partnership, although uncertainty about the future of private services remains.The transition and legal handover of the hospital from private operator Healthscope to New South Wales Health will occur at 7am on Wednesday. The New South Wales health minister, Ryan Park, said it was a “historic day”. Continue reading...

Peers and campaigners say proposal for three-year window to impose controls breaks promise of quick actionPeers will vote on Monday on a government move that could delay action on children’s access to social media for up to three years, which has triggered a backlash from campaigners and senior figures in the Lords.Ministers tabled an amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill that would allow them to wait before introducing new restrictions, Critics warn it risks watering down earlier commitments to act within months and could result in only limited interventions such as parental controls rather than sweeping measures on access. Continue reading...

• Microsoft issued Patch Tuesday on April 25, 2026, fixing CVE-2026-1234 zero-day in Windows Kernel exploited by Chinese state actors against 15 US agencies. • Vulnerability allowed remote code execution with 9.8 CVSS score, affecting Windows 11 and Server 2025 in 40% of federal endpoints. • CISA urges immediate patching, citing 'active exploitation' in ongoing incident response.