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• Scott Jennings 就美國在對伊朗戰爭中獲得的政治讓步受到 Adam Mockler 的質詢。 • CNN 最著名的親川普評論員 Scott Jennings 在週四晚間的直播電視節目中，因被反覆要求指出美國從對伊朗戰爭中取得的哪怕一個政治讓步卻未能回答，最後被激怒而對同台來賓飆粗口。 • 這次衝突發生在《NewsNight With Abby Phillip》節目中，當時 Jennings 與來自進步派 MeidasTouch 的 23 歲評論員 Adam Mockler 發生爭執。當 Mockler 要求他指出衝突的具體收穫時，Jennings 以黨派路線的說辭回應，稱衝突有一個單一且明確的目的——防止神權政體取得核武器——但 Mockler 反擊稱，這種避重就輕的不回答本身就是一種答案。繼續閱讀...

• 批評人士認為女性面臨不平等待遇，但其他人則表示，更嚴格的控制反映了合法的醫學考量 • 一位被 NHS 拒絕提供結紮手術的心理學家，在將案件提交給健康監察員後成功挑戰了該項決定，引發了對該手術獲取途徑難易程度的質疑 • Leah Spasova 花了數年時間尋求透過阻斷輸卵管來避孕的手術

全國各地計畫舉行罷工、遊行及其他集會，響應「May Day Strong」示威活動。 數千人準備參加週五 International Workers’ Day 的經濟封鎖，這是全國 3,500 場「May Day Strong」活動的一部分。主辦單位呼籲「不上學、不工作、不購物」，並計畫在傍晚舉行罷工、遊行、街頭派對及其他集會。May Day 長期以來一直是勞工運動的年度抗議日，而今年許多活躍的運動正在匯集，爭取建立一個「將勞工置於億萬富翁之上」的國家。要求廢除 ICE、停止戰爭並向富人徵稅，「May Day Strong」聯盟成員包括工會、移民權利團體、像是 Democratic Socialists of America 這樣的政治組織，以及 No Kings 抗議活動的幕後組織者。週五的經濟中斷行動是延續一月份 Minnesota 的一項類似協調活動，當時數萬名 Twin Cities 居民停課、停工並湧向街頭，抗議聯邦移民官員突襲該市。Continue reading...

• Pete Hegseth 主張三週前與 Iran 達成的停火協議「意味著 60 day 的計時暫停或停止」 • 訂閱 Breaking News US 電子郵件以在收件匣中獲取 newsletter 提醒 • 您好，歡迎來到我們的今日即時報導

• U.S. House of Representatives 週四通過了一項 Homeland Security 撥款法案，為結束該機構長達兩個月的停擺鋪平了道路，此前該停擺已導致聯邦移民、邊境及 cybersecurity 運作的部分中斷。 • President Donald Trump 隨後簽署了該措施，恢復了對 Department of Homeland Security 的全面撥款，並避免了本財政年度內機場安檢、驅逐行動及邊境執法可能面臨的中斷。 • 這場停擺衝突使 Trump 盟友與溫和派 Republicans 及 Democrats 在邊境執法層次上產生對立，但最終法案在保留 Trump 時代核心邊境舉措的同時，也軟化了一些強硬的開支要求。

• Justice Department 宣布擴大對 Donald Trump 2024 年總統競選活動及相關政治行動委員會之募款與支出模式的刑事調查，重點在於是否遵守聯邦競選財務法以及外國捐贈者相關法律。 • 根據聽取過該調查簡報的執法官員透露，調查人員正在審查至少十幾筆大額捐款，這些捐款可能曾透過空殼公司帳戶或與外國有關聯的實體進行轉移。 • White House 發言人將此項行動描述為「例行選後審查」的一部分，而 Trump 盟友則指控該部門存在黨派偏見，並警告任何指控都可能在 2026 年期中選舉前引發政治風暴。

2025 年在 custody 和 police operations 中共有 66 人死亡 —— 比前一年增加了 18 人 警告：本文包含關於已故 Indigenous Australians 的內容 一份 coroners court 報告指出，去年 New South Wales 在 custody 和 police operations 中的死亡人數創下紀錄，其中將近四分之一的囚犯死亡被紀錄為 self-harm 在那些自殺身亡的人中，大多數是透過 hanging，儘管已投入數百萬資金來移除 ligature points。 Continue reading...

• 有推測性報導稱 Amazon 正考慮重新推出這檔曾由美國總統主持的真人秀，且其長子被提及為可能的候選主持人 • 獲取我們的週末文化與生活方式電子郵件 • 在有推測性報導指 Amazon 正考慮由 Donald Trump Jr 主導重啟版 The Apprentice 之際，他已獲得該真人秀前主持人——其父親——略顯委婉的認可

President Lula’s veto of the bill was overturned by Brazil’s congress and senate, meaning it now awaits confirmation by supreme court Brazil’s largely conservative congress has approved a bill reducing the prison sentence of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted last year of attempting a coup.The bill had initially been passed by congress in December, but president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed it in January in a symbolic move marking three years since Bolsonaro supporters ransacked the capital, Brasília. Continue reading...

Shayndi Raice to lead CBS’s foreign coverage after Weiss ousts bureau chief over reported tensionsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxBari Weiss, the CBS News boss, has ousted a veteran bureau chief following tensions over coverage of the Middle East and brought in a new foreign editor who, according to sources, is more aligned with Weiss’s pro-Israel agenda.Paramount, which owns CBS, announced on Wednesday that it had hired Shayndi Raice, a Wall Street Journal editor who most recently served as the paper’s deputy bureau chief for the Middle East and north Africa, based in Israel. Raice will move to London, where she’ll oversee the network’s international coverage in a newly created position, the company said. In a social media post, Weiss called Raice “a scoophound reporter, a brilliant editor, and a clear-eyed leader”. Continue reading...

Lee Zeldin claims before Senate that Trump administration plan will make Environmental Protection Agency ‘more efficient’Senate Democrats accused the Trump administration of abandoning the Environmental Protection Agency’s mission to protect human health and the environment at a congressional hearing Wednesday, slamming agency leadership over a proposal to cut its budget in half.Lee Zeldin’s appearance before the Senate environment committee was the EPA administrator’s last of three budget hearings this week where he argued for sharply reduced funding for the agency, which already has seen its staffing reduced to its lowest level in decades under his leadership. During much of the week, the former Republican congressman from New York took an aggressive approach, responding to Democrats in the House and Senate with his own questions and at times accusing them of being unprepared or failing to care about the EPA’s record. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Government should back projects that prioritise renewables to protect consumers from ongoing price shocks, they sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer oil and gas industry leaders, including senior executives from BP and Shell, are warning the Albanese government that Australians risk ongoing price shocks and higher costs if it prioritises fossil fuel development in response to the global energy crisis.Sixteen ex-executives and professionals – who had worked for companies including Woodside, Inpex, Exxon Mobil and Esso – have urged the government to reject calls for fast-tracked gas and coal extraction, arguing it would do nothing to improve the nation’s liquid fuel security. Continue reading...

Cryptocurrency ATMs also face ban, after public inquiry found Canada lacked anti-money-laundering strategyCanada is to establish a new and powerful law enforcement agency to investigate financial crime, in stark contrast to the US, where weakened federal investigators have struggled to pursue fraudsters and the White House has pardoned convicted money launderers.A bill to create the Financial Crimes Agency (FCA) completed its first reading in parliament this week. The legislation was introduced by the governing Liberals and with their parliamentary majority, the party is likely to move the it through both levels of government quickly. Continue reading...

Jitu Munda says he was repeatedly refused access to money left in her account in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracyThe sight of a man bringing the remains of his dead sister to a bank in India after officials had refused to let him withdraw money without proof of her death has caused shock in India.Jitu Munda, 52, from the Indian state of Odisha, was captured on video carrying the remains of his recently deceased sister through the streets of Keonjhar and placing them outside the local bank. Continue reading...

Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security lawThe jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award for his contribution to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.The German public broadcaster said on Thursday that Lai would be presented in absentia with the 12th iteration of the award on 23 June at the DW Global Media Forum in Bonn. Continue reading...

Treasurer tells Commonwealth Bank podcast that he aims to ‘recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExisting property investors look set to avoid paying more tax under Labor’s mooted changes to CGT in next month’s budget, after Jim Chalmers said he wanted to “make sure that we recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past” and flagged any reforms would not generate “a huge amount of revenue”.The treasurer is widely expected to modify the flat 50% tax discount on profits from the sale of assets held for more than one year, potentially returning to the pre-1999 model where capital gains are adjusted for inflation. Continue reading...

Human rights commissioner says alleged jailing highlights the ‘growing risks of transnational repression’ in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s human rights commissioner has said the Chinese student who was allegedly jailed for six years by Chinese authorities for joining protests in Sydney underscores the “very real and growing risks of transnational repression affecting people in Australia – including international students”.Commissioner Lorraine Finlay told Guardian Australia that while she couldn’t comment on the circumstances of individual cases, “no one should fear punishment abroad for exercising their lawful rights to free expression and peaceful protest here”. Continue reading...

Vote comes on same day the US supreme court rolls back a key provision of the Voting Rights ActThe Florida legislature approved a new congressional map intended to maximize Republicans’ advantage in the state as part of the national redistricting battle that Donald Trump launched before this year’s midterms.The vote came just two days after the governor, Ron DeSantis, unveiled his proposal and the same day the US supreme court rolled back a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The decision could make it harder for Democrats to challenge Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts in ways that limit the influence of voters of color. Continue reading...

• Gas prices have surged above $4 per gallon and flights skyrocketed as the Strait of Hormuz blockade impacts energy markets amid the US-Israel war with Iran, eroding Trump's key political advantage. • More than three-quarters of registered voters—including over half of Republicans and 82% of independents—now blame Trump for the cost-of-living crisis affecting fuel, groceries, housing, and healthcare. • Trump's second-term approval ratings have fallen far faster than previous presidents after a government shutdown, tariffs, and the joint US-Israel attack on Iran, with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warning the war is fueling inflation.

New court document made public in case of singer charged with murder and sexual abuse of Celeste Rivas HernandezProsecutors described in a new court document how D4vd, who has been charged with the murder and sexual abuse of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, allegedly fatally stabbed her to prevent the teen from speaking out about the abuse.The singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, killed Celeste to protect his music career, prosecutors said in a brief. He met Celeste when she was 11 and began a “sexual relationship” with her when she was 13 and he was 18, according to the document. Continue reading...

• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis unveiled new congressional district maps that could eliminate additional Democratic seats in the House. • The redistricting proposal targets areas with Democratic incumbents, intensifying battles ahead of the 2026 midterms. • Republicans see this as key to maintaining House majority, while Democrats warn of voter suppression tactics.

• Virginia voters narrowly approved a Democratic-backed congressional redistricting plan that endangers several Republican incumbents. • The measure redraws lines to favor Democrats in key districts, shifting the balance for 2026 midterm races. • This coastal redistricting battle highlights national tensions over fair maps and partisan advantage.

• The Pentagon launched GenAI.mil in December 2025 as part of Project Maven, providing secure generative AI access to approximately 3 million Department of Defense staff members. • The platform embeds multiple leading AI models including Anthropic's Claude, Google's Gemini, xAI's Grok, and OpenAI's ChatGPT, enabling widespread AI adoption across military operations. • The initiative reflects the U.S. military's strategic priority to integrate advanced AI capabilities into defense operations and demonstrates significant government investment in dual-use AI technology.

Attorneys, citing new evidence including selfies, filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal prosecutors provided in a filing Wednesday the most detailed account to date of Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged weeks-long plan to kill Donald Trump and several members of his cabinet who had joined more than 2,500 members of the Washington press corps for their annual White House correspondents’ dinner.The motion, aimed at keeping Allen detained and filed by the US attorney for DC, Jeanine Pirro, includes two selfies of the alleged shooter standing in front of a mirror in his hotel room in a black suit, a slight smirk crossing his face. He is kitted out with two firearms and multiple knives tucked into his belt. Prosecutors allege they are the same weapons that were confiscated from Allen after the attack. Continue reading...

Three defendants deny plotting arson attack on two homes and a car connected to prime minister in London last yearA series of arson attacks on property linked to Keir Starmer was masterminded by a Russian-speaking contact using the pseudonym “El Money”, a court has heard.Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Petro Pochynok, 35, both from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, a Romanian national, sat with their heads bent towards interpreters as Duncan Atkinson KC, prosecuting, opened the trial over the arson attacks in May last year. Continue reading...

Four years after president’s pledge, his would-be successors are divided on how to tackle rising guerrilla attacksThe landmark 2016 peace deal between the Colombian government and the largest insurgent army in Latin America succeeded in some ways: the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) agreed to lay down their weapons, and the violence that had racked the country was substantially reduced.But the deal alone could not end the decades-long armed conflict for good. Subsequent administrations slow-walked the implementation of the settlement, which was rejected by Farc dissidents and other rebel factions. Continue reading...

Government request follows contingency to stop planes being grounded if Iran war supply shocks continueBusiness live – latest updatesBritish refineries have been asked to maximise jet fuel supply as part of government contingency planning, amid growing fears the Iran war will force planes to be grounded.Energy minister Michael Shanks said the government is closely monitoring UK jet fuel stocks and working with airlines, airports, fuel suppliers and other governments, as carriers face rocketing fuel costs as a result of the conflict. Continue reading...