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• 周五发布的 POLITICO‑Citrin Center‑Possibility Lab 最新调查显示，共和党和民主党的绝大多数受访者均支持由独立委员会划定 U.S. House 选区线，这削弱了反对结束党派 gerrymandering 的论点。 • Trump 政府正在评估将独立 redistricting 委员会法制化的提议，通过将联邦资金与采用此类委员会的州挂钩，这一策略可能会重塑 2026 年及以后的 battleground 选区。 • 民权组织和投票倡导者对民调结果表示赞赏，认为独立委员会将减少对目前向两党倾斜的地图进行的党派操纵。

工党称苏格兰民族党 (SNP) 首席部长 John Swinney “不知廉耻”，指其在关税取消实为国王访美成果的情况下抢占功劳。 Donald Trump 宣布将取消美国对苏格兰威士忌征收的惩罚性关税，但这一决定因苏格兰各对立政党领导人之间争相邀功的争端而蒙上阴影。 威士忌行业和商界领袖对美国总统周四在其 Truth Social 网络上发布的突然声明感到欣喜，该声明称他将取消关税以纪念 King Charles 和 Queen Camilla 的访问。 继续阅读...

• Mark Rowley 表示 Zack Polanski 的言论存在削弱警员处理“危险”嫌疑人信心的风险 • 据 Metropolitan police 负责人称，在 Golders Green 持刀伤人事件发生后，Green party 领袖 Zack Polanski 通过分享一篇批评性的社交媒体帖子，轻率地削弱了警员应对危险人物的信心 • 周三，在 London 西北郊区两名犹太人被刺伤后，警员拘留嫌疑人的画面被拍摄了下来。继续阅读...

• 该决定是在 Italian government 和 European Commission 的强烈反对下做出的

• 在共和党人利用程序性工具为 ICE 和边境巡逻队通过高达 750 亿美元资金后，国会推进了国土安全拨款 • 订阅 Breaking News US 电子邮件以在您的收件箱中获取新闻提醒 • 在众议院深夜举行共和党集会以推动 GOP 预算蓝图并投票通过推进 DHS 资金拨款后，一场长达 75 天的历史性政府部分停摆宣告结束

随着选民忠诚度已成为遥远的回忆，Lib Dems 的生活成本政策以及对 Trump 的批评可能会让他们赢得支持。选举前的造势一直由 Reform UK 和 Greens 的崛起，以及 Labour 和 Tories 截然不同的困境所主导。但在 5 月 8 日，近几周基本被忽视的 Liberal Democrats 仍有可能一觉醒来成为 English 地方政府的第一大党。这只是该党领袖 Ed Davey 及其团队面临的几个矛盾之一。他们在许多全国性民意调查中排名第五，支持率与 2024 年相比几乎没有变化。但 Lib Dem 的高层们很乐观，坚信现在的 UK 政治已经截然不同且极度碎片化，使得头条民调几乎变得无关紧要。继续阅读...

• 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。

• 由于 Avi Yemini 详细计划在州选举中将选票引导至保守党派，工党面临取消团体投票票单（group voting tickets）的压力。 • 一名右翼煽动者计划注册“Free Palestine party”，并将其用于在维多利亚州州选举中将选票引导至保守党派，此举再次引发了人们对该州投票制度的担忧。 • Avi Yemini 曾是一名以色列士兵，自称是一名调查记者，为其 YouTube 频道 Rebel News Australia 创作内容。他在周二宣布了注册该党的计划，并表示该党将在 11 月的投票中“将我们的偏好票流向那些希望将巴勒斯坦从 Hamas 统治中解放出来的政党”。

• 在波士顿红袜队失去经理 Alex Cora 后的首场比赛中，一名新秀表现强劲，并将这一天形容为“旋风般”的经历。 • 该新秀对这一突然变动做出了积极反应，在球队过渡期间起到了稳定作用。 • Cora 的离职给红袜队带来了不确定性，在赛季初期考验着年轻阵容的韧性。

• 根据 2026 年 3 月 17 日发布的 Axios/Ipsos 美国健康指数（American Health Index），大多数美国人对医疗成本上涨表示担忧，并支持增加联邦税收支出以应对这些挑战。 • 此次民调显示，在医疗可负担性方面的政府行动得到了跨党派的支持，反映出美国公众对医疗费用攀升的普遍担忧。 • 美国人对政府处理儿童疫苗接种决定的信任度也有所提高，表明公众对健康政策干预的信心在增强。

• 最近的一项研究表明，在过去的一个季节中，更新的疫苗配方使健康成年人的急诊就诊量和住院率降低了约 50%。 • 这一显著的有效性提升代表了疫苗研发和公共卫生防护策略的一次重大进步。 • 这些发现为美国不断演变的疫苗政策格局提供了支持，具体可见于 CIDRAP 2026 年 4 月 28 日发布的最新疫苗政策状态报告。

• 在此前关于国会听证证词的案件被撤销后，此次指控的具体内容尚不明确 • 美国政治实时报道 – 最新更新 • 订阅 Breaking News US 简讯邮件

据国家通讯社新华社报道，执政的共产党最高决策机构——政治局表示，今年经济开局好于预期。

Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races ‌in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials said on Sunday, in a vote that for the first time in nearly two decades included a city in the Gaza Strip run by rival Hamas.

The chief of the ​District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was ​taking place, but that no motive had been determined.

One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groupsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA majority of surveyed Australians approve of Pauline Hanson’s leadership of One Nation, giving her a higher job approval rating than Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor, as the Guardian Essential poll finds the rightwing populist party is outperforming the Coalition for the first time.The results come as Australians are becoming more pessimistic about the country and the economy, with the majority of respondents saying they expected things to get worse in coming months. Continue reading...

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...

• Anthropic's Mythos AI model, which the company deemed too dangerous for public release, has reportedly been accessed by an unauthorized third party in a significant security breach. • The incident has raised global concerns about AI safety and the security protocols surrounding advanced AI systems, particularly models flagged as high-risk by their developers. • The breach underscores ongoing tensions between AI safety considerations and cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the management of cutting-edge language models.

‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in powerWelsh Labour is the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, coming first in Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come next month’s Senedd election, however, this history-making run is expected to end.Labour’s collapse has left a vacuum, and former Labour voters are going to opposite ends of the political spectrum. Plaid Cymru and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are neck and neck in the latest poll, although coalition maths make it highly unlikely Reform would be able to form a government. Continue reading...

Former chief of staff who helped bring Mandelson out of Labour shadows for Washington post to be questioned by MPs on vetting processLike many Labour stories, Peter Mandelson’s and Morgan McSweeney’s both start at Lambeth council.Mandelson was in his mid-20s. It was 1979, and he was a new councillor under the leadership of “Red” Ted Knight. He came to despise the local party, describing the Lambeth Labour party’s leadership as “contributing very little to the economic development of south London, instead politicising everything, attacking the police and the Tory government, and making the council go broke.” Continue reading...

Extreme weather likely to continue after devastating homes and endangering millions in US south and midwestAt least one person was killed after a very powerful tornado struck northern Texas on Saturday night, as extreme weather continued to devastate homes and put millions across the south and midwestern US at risk, with wildfires also raging on in parts of Georgia.Officials from Wise county in Texas said the storm reached the area at around 10pm and caused significant damage across multiple neighborhoods. In addition to the confirmed death, six people were treated or transported by emergency responders to be treated for storm-related injuries. Continue reading...

Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zeroOne vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower.The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their numbers. Continue reading...

Some familiar, arcane terms are returning to the fore as the Tories study the tactics Labour used against Boris JohnsonThe lexicon of a British parliamentary scandal is arcane.As Keir Starmer fights to remain prime minister, he has had to respond to a “humble address”, had his judgment picked over during an “emergency opposition day debate” and now faces the ignominy of a “privilege motion”. Continue reading...

Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issueSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US justice department said on Friday it had intervened in a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s xAI challenging a Colorado law aimed at regulating artificial intelligence systems.In its intervention, the justice department said the law violates the 14th amendment’s equal protection guarantee by requiring companies to guard against unintended discriminatory effects while allowing some discrimination aimed at promoting diversity. Continue reading...

Philip Rycroft says promises on issues from economics to immigration have not lived up to expectationsBritain should start talking about rejoining the EU, according to a former senior civil servant who ran the Brexit department.Philip Rycroft, who was permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting the EU, said the “argument was there to be won” about going back into Europe, adding that a “clear-headed appraisal of what is in the country’s best interests” was needed. However, he said rejoining the bloc could be a “long and windy” road. Continue reading...

The department of justice has refused to hand over key evidence from the Jeffrey Epstein files and could delay Scotland Yard’s criminal inquiry.Good morning. The UK criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson has reportedly ground to a halt after the US justice department refused to hand over evidence contained in the Epstein files.The documents relate to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which Scotland Yard believes could hold key evidence related to Mandelson, who served as business secretary and US ambassador. While the Met has asked for voluntary disclosure, the US department of justice is insisting on a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request, a legal back and forth between countries to obtain evidence, the Telegraph has reported. Continue reading...

• The acting Attorney General announced charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center alleging fraud in its informant program. • Authorities assert that the SPLC's informant program paid sources to "stoke racial hatred," suggesting deliberate misuse of funds and inflammatory activities. • The investigation remains ongoing with the possibility of future indictments naming SPLC executives as defendants.

• OpenAI and Microsoft announced an expanded cybersecurity partnership aimed at combating emerging cyber threats in the AI era. • The two companies plan to deploy advanced artificial intelligence tools to enhance security capabilities across their platforms. • This collaboration reflects the growing recognition that AI-powered security solutions are essential to address increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.