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• 一位具政治野心的康乃狄克州民主黨人在黨內要求參與的壓力下，退出了關於政府撥款的跨黨派談判。 • 此次退出行動加劇了在聯邦預算優先事項和開支削減問題上的緊張局勢。 • 這可能會推遲對即將到來的財政期限至關重要的撥款法案。

• 88 歲的 DC 國會代表 Eleanor Holmes Norton defiance 地回應了 Trump 近 30 年來對該市政府最嚴重的聯邦威脅。 • Norton 在 Muriel Bowser 盟友的支持下，將 Trump 的行動視為地方控制權的一次政治勝利。 • 這次僵局凸顯了聯邦政府與 DC 治理之間持續存在的權力鬥爭。

• 參議員 Ron Johnson 與 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 將聯邦政府對 COVID 來源及疫苗死亡事件的處理定調為一場「重大醜聞」，並指稱其中存在掩蓋行為。 • 他們引用了指向實驗室外洩以及未報告的不良反應之新證據。 • 隨著大眾對衛生機構的信任度下降，這些指控進一步推動了要求進行調查的呼聲。

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.