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• 根据 POLITICO 2026 年 5 月 1 日发自 Washington 的报道，Republicans 正在利用一种立法手段，绕过 Senate 的 filibuster，向 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 拨付数十亿美元。 • 此举旨在 President Trump 专注于在即将到来的中期选举中维持 Republican House 多数席位之际，加强 ICE 的执法能力，目前现任政府正面临有关边境和驱逐政策的批评。 • 批评者警告说，这种做法可能会固定未来数年高度限制性的移民执法，而 GOP 则认为这将加强安全，并使政府履行其竞选承诺。

• 面对选举失利的担忧，领导层人选成为关注焦点，Greater Manchester 市长的盟友正在加紧为回归做准备 • 盟友称，Andy Burnham 计划在“几周内”重返 Westminster • 本周，当 Westminster 的目光集中在议会的委员会会议室和投票大厅时，Keir Starmer 的政治前途正在其他地方尘埃落定

• 在州首府Austin西南40英里处的城市发生深夜坠毁事故后，Cessna 421C机上所有人员全部遇难 • 官员于周五表示，一架小型飞机在Texas Hill Country的树林中坠毁，造成机上五人全部遇难 • Hays县法官Ruben Becerra在Facebook发布的一份帖子中表示，坠机事件于周四深夜发生在Wimberley，该市位于州首府Austin西南约40英里

独家：据称 Greater Manchester 市长已确定若干席位，相关 MPs 将辞职让位以支持其竞逐领导权。其盟友表示，Andy Burnham 拥有一个在“几周内”重返 Westminster 的可靠计划，预计这位 Greater Manchester 市长将利用补选之战为政府制定新议程。Andy Burnham 曾被 Labour 的领导机构阻止参加 2 月份的 Gorton 和 Denton 补选，目前他已确定了几个席位，那里的 MPs 准备为他的领导权之争而让位。继续阅读...

与人工智能公司的协议引发了对公共支出、网络安全和国内监视的担忧。 订阅 Breaking News US 电子邮件，在您的收件箱中获取新闻通讯提醒。 五角大楼周五表示，已与七家领先的人工智能 (AI) 公司达成协议：SpaceX、OpenAI、Google、Nvidia、Reflection、Microsoft 和 Amazon Web Services。 “这些协议加速了向建立美国军队为‘人工智能优先’战斗部队的转型，并将加强我们的战斗人员在所有战争领域保持决策优势的能力，”五角大楼在声明中表示。继续阅读...

• Anthony Odiong 被指控在 Waco 性侵三名精神脆弱的女性教友 • 据 Guardian 获悉，New Orleans 的 Roman Catholic archdiocese 正在计划从该市郊外的一座礼拜堂中移除一名神父的名字。该神父曾协助建造这座礼拜堂，而他因被控在 Texas 性侵三名精神脆弱的女性教友而面临刑事指控，审判迫在眉睫 • 据报道，Anthony Odiong 在 2020 年于 Louisiana, Luling 建造并开放 Our Lady of Guadalupe Healing Chapel 前筹集了 600,000 美元，当时他正担任相邻教堂的牧师。这发生在他被 Texas 当局（他此前也曾在该地传教）刑事起诉的数年前

高级警官在 Alfie Coleman 被定罪之际警告称，越来越多的年轻人正被诱导走向暴力极端主义。正如一名高级警官所警告的，随着一名年轻的新纳粹分子在 MI5 的卧底行动中被捕并因策划大规模枪击袭击而被定罪，越来越多的年轻人正被卷入暴力极端主义的世界。Alfie Coleman 曾是 Essex 郡 Great Notley 的一名超市员工，他编写了一份针对同事和顾客的仇恨名单，并用种族侮辱性言语或“种族叛徒”来标记他们。他在日记中写下了一份“宣言”，并确定了潜在目标，包括“Lord Mayor of London”和一座清真寺。继续阅读...

• SoftBank 正在筹备 Roze AI，该项目结合了机器人、数据中心和 AI 基础设施，目标是以 1000 亿美元的估值在美国进行 IPO。 • Masayoshi Son 支持这一风险投资，最早可能在 2026 年底或 2027 年公开上市。 • 高管计划在 7 月份举行分析师日，尽管目前尚未公布任何产品或收入计划。

• NUJ 的 FT 分会表示，针对编辑人员每周在办公室工作四天的强制规定缺乏“令人信服的理由”

• 弗吉尼亚州选民以微弱优势批准了一项由民主党支持的国会选区重划计划，该计划使多名共和党现任议员处于不利地位。 • 该措施通过重新划分关键选区的界线以利于民主党，从而改变了2026年中期选举的平衡。 • 此次沿海地区的选区重划之争凸显了全美范围内关于公平地图与党派优势的紧张局势。

• 住房大臣和住房部部长成为最新批评该主张的人员，唐宁街 10 号此前也已排除了这一可能。 • 在《卫报》披露 Rachel Reeves 正在考虑冻结私营部门租金一年之后不到 48 小时，多位高级部长对该想法表示不屑。 • 住房大臣 Steve Reed 和住房部长 Matthew Pennycook 成为最新公开批评该主张的政府官员，而唐宁街 10 号随后已将其否定。阅读更多...

• 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”。

唐宁街表示，重点仍将放在降低账单、支持租房者以及降低能源价格上。在《卫报》披露财政大臣 Rachel Reeves 正考虑将冻结私人部门租金作为降低生活成本的一种方案后，唐宁街否认了这一想法，尽管 Reeves 此前对此持开放态度。周二，一名唐宁街 10 号的发言人表示，冻结私人部门租金“并非我们将采取的方法”。此前有消息人士告诉《卫报》，在伊朗战争导致住房成本激增后，这是 Reeves 倾向于采取的解决方案。阅读更多...

Tim Heidecker could take over for Alex Jones as the head of conspiracy website Infowars in days as part of the Onion's acquisition. The comedian, actor and musician told As It Happens about his plan to get people laughing and smiling on a platform that inspired anger and fear.

US generated more power from renewables like solar and wind than fossil fuels recently for a full month in a firstDonald Trump has wielded the full might of his administration to crush the progress of clean energy, which has called a “scam” and “stupid”. But there are signs this assault is not going to plan.In March, the US generated more of its electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind than it did via gas, the first time clean energy has surpassed the planet-heating fossil fuel for a full month nationally, according to data from the Ember thinktank. Continue reading...

Actions expected to exceed 3,000 as unions and groups expand protests inspired by Minnesota ICE crackdownLabor unions, democratic organizations and community groups are organizing an economic blackout this year to commemorate May Day, International Workers Day, inspired by the economic blackout in Minnesota during the massive ICE operation in the state.May Day Strong events are being planned across the US, with organizers calling for “no school, no work, no shopping”, in protest of government policies they say put billionaires’ needs above those of workers. Continue reading...

FTSE 250 firms Paragon and OSB Group, owner of Kent Reliance and Precise Mortgages, slide on London Stock ExchangeRachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war falloutBusiness live – latest updatesShares in some of the UK’s biggest buy-to-let lenders such as Paragon and One Savings Bank have fallen after it emerged that the chancellor may make private landlords commit to a one-year rent freeze.In an effort to protect households from rising living costs as a result of the Iran war, Rachel Reeves is considering whether to ban landlords in England from increasing rents for a limited period of time, the Guardian revealed on Monday night. Continue reading...

Government’s draft news bargaining incentive scheme includes 2.25% levy on local revenues of digital giantsAnthony Albanese has urged Google, Meta and TikTok to make deals with Australian media outlets to avoid a dedicated 2.25% levy on local revenues, warning digital giants should not be able to exploit the work of journalists to boost profits.Releasing an exposure draft for the government’s news bargaining incentive (NBI) scheme on Tuesday, the prime minister said platforms who sign new deals with publishers to pay for news content would receive offsets of between 150% to 170% from the new levy. Continue reading...

Australia is dependent upon UK’s ability to deliver new submarines, but report finds ‘cracks are already beginning to show’ “Cracks are already beginning to show” in the UK’s funding for the Aukus agreement that could derail the ambitious nuclear submarine plan, a British parliamentary inquiry has found, highlighting a threat to Australia’s security.UK shipbuilding has been under-funded for decades and the country’s submarine availability is “critically low”, the House of Commons defence committee’s report found. Continue reading...

Proposal from Ron DeSantis would net Republicans up to four additional US House seats ahead of midterm electionsRon DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, on Monday unveiled his proposal for redistricting his state’s congressional maps, a move he hopes will net his party up to four additional House seats in November’s midterm elections.The long-awaited reveal, which will be debated during a special session of Florida’s legislature called by DeSantis beginning Tuesday, is the latest, and possibly final, act of a nationwide “gerrymandering” battle for control of Congress sparked by Donald Trump that looks increasingly to be moving back in Republicans’ favor. Continue reading...

• Months after restoring federal family planning funding, Missouri's only Title X grantee program now confronts fresh challenges from U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley. • The program provides essential reproductive health services amid ongoing political debates over federal support for family planning initiatives. • This development underscores persistent tensions in U.S. public health policy regarding access to contraception and reproductive care funding.

Millionaire funded operation called ‘pure animal cruelty’ after environment minister sent threats on social mediaFinal preparations are reportedly under way for a millionaire fundedplan to tow a sickly humpback whale into the North Sea.The 12-tonne whale, nicknamed Timmy, has been stranded on the Baltic Sea coastline for almost a month. A barge resembling a giant steel aquarium will attempt to transport Timmy 400km (248 miles) towards the North Sea, and then hopefully back to the Atlantic Ocean from where it is believed to have arrived. Continue reading...

Pesident presses case for controversial $400m project following White House correspondents’ dinner shootingThe shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel gives new urgency to the project to construct a 1,000-seat ballroom at the White House, Donald Trump claimed after the incident on Saturday night.The US president pressed the case for his controversial ballroom initiative at the press conference he held at the White House on Saturday and a social media post on Sunday, after an armed attacker was arrested as he rushed towards the Hilton’s ballroom, where Trump was attending the White House Correspondents Association’s annual dinner. Continue reading...

Liz Conmy’s death ‘is a profound loss’, Democratic party affiliate says following crash shortly after takeoffA small plane crashed just after taking off from Crystal airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing a North Dakota state legislator and the pilot, authorities said.Liz Conmy, a North Dakota state representative from Fargo, was killed in the crash, her colleague, state senator Tim Mathern, told the Star Tribune. Continue reading...

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found at least 41m ppt in groundwater at former military facility in LouisianaDonald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning a detention facility for children and their families on one the nation’s most Pfas-contaminated sites, which also serves as a hub for the president’s deportation program.The England air force base, now called England Airpark, is a sprawling former military facility in Louisiana where Pfas levels in the groundwater have been found at least 41m parts per trillion (ppt). Continue reading...

Former Liberal party senator, who was elected to state upper house in March, says flights ‘worth every cent’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s South Australian leader has paid back Australia’s richest person for private flights he took while campaigning in the state’s recent election.Cory Bernardi confirmed on Saturday that he had reimbursed a “substantial” sum of money to Gina Rinehart’s company S Kidman & Co, to comply with new state laws that prohibit political parties and candidates from receiving electoral donations or gifts from individuals, businesses or unions. Continue reading...

Languorous tree dwellers from Guyana and Peru died from ‘cold stun’ in warehouse with no power or running waterSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailWildlife officials in Florida said in a newly released report that dozens of sloths taken from South American rainforests for display at a controversial new tourist attraction in Orlando died in the care of their new owners.An incident report from the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) said that 31 of the mammals procured from Peru and Guyana by the owners of a forthcoming attraction called Sloth World perished in a storage warehouse more than a year ago, between December 2024 and February 2025. Continue reading...