德国总理默茨3月3日访问白宫，与美国总统特朗普会晤。 （路透社）

德国总理默茨称德黑兰在谈判桌上“羞辱”了华盛顿，美国总统特朗普反唇相讥，称默茨“根本不知道自己在说什么”。

特朗普星期二（4月28日）在社媒平台Truth Social贴文说，默茨“认为伊朗拥有核武器没问题，他根本不知道自己在说什么”。

特朗普写道：“如果伊朗拥有核武器，全世界都会被挟为人质。我正在对伊朗采取行动，这本是其他国家或总统早就应该做的事。难怪德国如此糟糕，无论是经济还是其他方面！”

默茨27日在德国北莱茵－威斯特法伦州一所中学出席活动时说，美国在没有制定任何战略的情况下对伊朗发起军事行动，导致现在进退两难，正遭到伊朗方面“羞辱”。

默茨说，他看不出美国会选择什么样的战略性退出方案。伊朗在谈判中显得非常老练，或者说非常老练地拒绝谈判，“让美国人前往伊斯兰堡，又一无所获地离开”。

他说，开启战端后“必须找到退出的方式”，美国显然没有退出战略，美国在阿富汗和伊拉克的战争都是这样。

美国和以色列2月28日对伊朗发动军事打击后，德国拒绝卷入战事。默茨此前说，这场战争对包括美国在内的各方都造成损害，欧洲希望美以伊战争早日结束，避免中东地区局势进一步升级。

Pentagon urges Congress to codify ‘Department of War’ name change it estimates will cost $52 million

April 28, 2026 10:04pm EDT / Fox News

Rep Pramila Jayapal says Americans cannot afford groceries while the Pentagon wants millions more for a name change

By Landon Mion Fox News

The Pentagon has formally asked for congressional approval to codify its “Department of War” moniker, estimating it will cost taxpayers around $52 million.

The estimate from the Pentagon is significantly lower than what the Congressional Budget Office projected in January, when it estimated the rebranding could cost as much as $125 million if it were adopted “broadly and rapidly” throughout the department.

The Pentagon claimed the change, which includes renaming the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of War, would have no “significant impact” on President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 defense budget request because most implementation costs will be absorbed during the current 2026 fiscal year.

The “actual costs are being collected during implementation and will be available” once the current fiscal year’s execution of the name change is completed, according to the department.

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The Pentagon has formally asked for congressional approval to codify its “Department of War” moniker.(Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

In its legislative proposal, the Pentagon said roughly $52 million is expected to be used, including $44.6 million for the Defense Agencies and the department’s field activities, $3.5 million for the military departments, $3 million for Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth’s office and Washington Headquarters Services, $400,000 for the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands and National Guard Bureau.

“The revision to the designation of the Department serves as a fundamental reminder of the importance and reverence of our core mission, to fight and win wars,” the proposal reads.”It serves as a strategic objective in which to measure and prioritize all activities.”

The request to rebrand the department would make around 7,600 changes to federal law. The Pentagon has already changed its website and social media accounts to reflect the rebranding, and Hegseth’s nameplate on his office door already reads, “Secretary of War.”

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The estimate from the Pentagon is significantly lower than what the Congressional Budget Office projected in January.(Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

This comes after Trump signed an executive order in the fall to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, a move that sparked criticism but that some anti-war advocates argued was more fitting for an administration they say is eager to wage war.

“The name change really does help highlight how rogue, unconstitutional, and unlawful the president’s actions are,” former Rep. Justin Amash, a Republican turned Libertarian, wrote on X in September.

But some of Trump’s Republican allies in Congress have signaled support for the name change, with Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introducing legislation in their respective chambers seeking to codify the rebranding.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle, Democrats have criticized the Pentagon’s request to codify the moniker, as lawmakers begin hashing out the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the fall to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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“The American people can’t afford groceries, gas, or rent — and the Pentagon has ALREADY wasted $50 million on renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Now they want more money,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., wrote on X.

The Department of War was established in 1789 by President George Washington. It was later replaced by the National Military Establishment in 1947, which was redesignated as the Department of Defense in 1949.

阿曼的穆桑代姆省位于霍尔木兹海峡的战略要冲。图为4月27日，穆桑代姆省岸外有一些船只。 （路透社）

联合国说，数据显示，自2月28日以来，与霍尔木兹海峡相关的船舶通行量已下降95.3%。

新华社报道，联合国秘书长发言人迪雅里克星期二（4月28日）说，联合国贸易和发展会议最近推出的霍尔木兹海峡在线追踪看板的最新数据同时显示，全球大宗食品价格上涨6%，欧洲市场原油价格上涨53%。

美国和以色列2月28日向伊朗发动空袭后，伊朗向以色列及有美军设施的中东国家进行反击，并封锁霍尔木兹海峡，美国随后宣布对伊朗港口和船只实施海上封锁。

鉴于中东地区军事冲突升级，联合国贸发会议推出了霍尔木兹海峡在线追踪看板，聚焦受霍尔木兹海峡危机影响的航运情况、食品和能源价格及金融市场动态。

联合国：霍尔木兹海峡船舶通行量下降逾九成

2026年4月29日 11:16 / 联合早报

阿曼的穆桑代姆省位于霍尔木兹海峡的战略要冲。图为4月27日，穆桑代姆省岸外有一些船只。 （路透社）

联合国说，数据显示，自2月28日以来，与霍尔木兹海峡相关的船舶通行量已下降95.3%。

新华社报道，联合国秘书长发言人迪雅里克星期二（4月28日）说，联合国贸易和发展会议最近推出的霍尔木兹海峡在线追踪看板的最新数据同时显示，全球大宗食品价格上涨6%，欧洲市场原油价格上涨53%。

美国和以色列2月28日向伊朗发动空袭后，伊朗向以色列及有美军设施的中东国家进行反击，并封锁霍尔木兹海峡，美国随后宣布对伊朗港口和船只实施海上封锁。

鉴于中东地区军事冲突升级，联合国贸发会议推出了霍尔木兹海峡在线追踪看板，聚焦受霍尔木兹海峡危机影响的航运情况、食品和能源价格及金融市场动态。

彭博：习近平在特朗普访华前握有1.2万亿美元稀土筹码

2026年4月29日 10:39 / 联合早报

彭博：习近平在特朗普访华前握有1.2万亿美元稀土筹码

去年10月30日，在韩国釜山举行的亚太经合组织（APEC）峰会期间，美国总统特朗普与中国国家主席习近平举行双边会晤并握手。 （路透社档案照）

中国在稀土供应链中的主导地位，使中国国家主席习近平在下个月于北京与美国总统特朗普举行的峰会中，握有价值1.2万亿美元（1.53万亿新元）的经济筹码。

彭博经济研究的最新分析显示，美国约4%的国内生产总值，即约1.2万亿美元，来自使用稀土的相关行业。虽然部分行业或可应对供应中断带来的影响，但多数行业缺乏有效替代，一旦供应被切断，部分行业将不得不停产。

彭博经济研究的卡拉泰利和肯尼迪在报告中写道，“在某些情况下，稀土投入就像‘黄金螺丝’；一旦供应中断，制造商将难以找到替代方案，或即便可以替代，也需要数月甚至数年的时间才能完成”。

他们写道，这些行业约占美国GDP的1.4%。对于其他行业来说，替代是可能的，但成本更高。

去年4月，北京为反制美国关税而收紧稀土出口管制，一度引发全球市场供应紧张，对美出口量隔月骤降至不足50吨。

不过，中美元首10月底在韩国釜山会晤并达成临时贸易休战协议，双方同意暂停相关限制措施，促使中国稀土出口反弹。

特朗普将于5月14日至15日赴北京，与习近平举行峰会。外界普遍预计，此次会晤将涵盖一系列商业协议及采购承诺。有关行程原定于3月下旬进行，但因伊朗战争期间特朗普须留在华盛顿而推迟。

美国官员称，特朗普认为恢复轰炸或退出伊朗战争比维持封锁的风险更大。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普已指示幕僚，为长期封锁伊朗做准备。

《华尔街日报》星期二（4月28日）引述多名美国官员说，对伊朗实施长期封锁，旨在打击伊朗政权的资金来源，以高风险方式迫使德黑兰放弃核计划。德黑兰长期以来一直拒绝这么做。

特朗普倾向于取得决定性的胜利，但目前所有的选项都无法让他迅速结束伊朗战争。

美国官员称，在近日的会议中，包括27日在战情室举行的一次讨论，特朗普选择通过阻止船只进出伊朗港口来继续打压伊朗经济和石油出口。他认为恢复轰炸或退出伊朗战争比维持封锁的风险更大。

然而继续封锁伊朗，也意味着延长这一场已经导致汽油价格上涨、损害了特朗普的民调支持率的战争，并使共和党在11月中期选举的前景更为暗淡。

此外，霍尔木兹海峡的船舶通行量也降至美以伊战争爆发以来的最低水平。

美国官员称，特朗普认为恢复轰炸或退出伊朗战争比维持封锁的风险更大。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普已指示幕僚，为长期封锁伊朗做准备。

《华尔街日报》星期二（4月28日）引述多名美国官员说，对伊朗实施长期封锁，旨在打击伊朗政权的资金来源，以高风险方式迫使德黑兰放弃核计划。德黑兰长期以来一直拒绝这么做。

特朗普倾向于取得决定性的胜利，但目前所有的选项都无法让他迅速结束伊朗战争。

美国官员称，在近日的会议中，包括27日在战情室举行的一次讨论，特朗普选择通过阻止船只进出伊朗港口来继续打压伊朗经济和石油出口。他认为恢复轰炸或退出伊朗战争比维持封锁的风险更大。

然而继续封锁伊朗，也意味着延长这一场已经导致汽油价格上涨、损害了特朗普的民调支持率的战争，并使共和党在11月中期选举的前景更为暗淡。

此外，霍尔木兹海峡的船舶通行量也降至美以伊战争爆发以来的最低水平。

Judge tosses out Trump administration lawsuit seeking access to Arizona voter data

April 28, 2026 / 10:32 PM EDT / CBS News

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from the Justice Department seeking information on Arizona voters, another defeat in the Trump administration’s nationwide push for voter data.

U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich sided with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, finding that Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 doesn’t grant the Justice Department the power to demand that Arizona produce its statewide voter registration list.

“This case presents a legal question: is the Attorney General entitled to the SVRL under Title III,” the Trump-nominated judge wrote. “It does not present a political question: should the Attorney General be entitled to the SVRL.”

Fontes and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes hailed the ruling, writing in a joint statement Thursday that the data sought by the Justice Department “contains the sensitive personal information of millions of Arizona voters.”

“Arizona acted correctly in refusing this request, and today’s ruling vindicates that decision,” they said. “Our offices will continue to defend the privacy of Arizona voters against federal overreach.”

CBS News has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.

The ruling marks the Justice Department’s sixth loss in lawsuits seeking state-level voter data, following similar rulings in California, Oregon, Michigan, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The Justice Department asked Fontes to hand over Arizona’s voter registration list last summer, saying it was checking the state’s compliance with the National Voter Registration Act and Help America Vote Act. The department later clarified that it needed voters’ full names, dates of birth, home addresses and either their driver’s license numbers or partial Social Security numbers.

Fontes declined to share that data, citing state and federal privacy laws. The Justice Department then sued the state in January.

The Justice Department has sued dozens of other states and Washington, D.C., for voter data, usually citing a need to ensure that states were complying with federal laws requiring states to maintain accurate voter registration lists. A department official wrote last month that the government is looking to do an “individualized assessment” of Arizona’s voter registration data.

The federal government acknowledged in a separate lawsuit involving Rhode Island’s voter registration list that it planned to run that state’s data through a Homeland Security database to check if any noncitizens are registered to vote. CBS News reported last month on a deal between the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security to use voter registration data for immigration and criminal investigations.

Mr. Trump has sought for months to expand the federal government’s role in elections, accusing states of mismanaging the process and claiming — without evidence — that U.S. elections are riddled with fraud. He has often focused on voting by noncitizens, which is rare.

The president has pushed lawmakers to pass legislation called the SAVE America Act that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register to vote and an ID to cast a ballot.

He also signed an executive order last year that sought to impose a proof-of-citizenship requirement, which a judge struck down. Earlier this year, Mr. Trump signed a separate order that directed his administration to draw up lists of confirmed U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state, and said the U.S. Postal Service can only send absentee ballots to people on each state’s federally prepared list. Almost two dozen states are suing over the order.

Former FBI chief charged with threatening the life of the president

2026-04-28 20:16:23 UTC / Reuters

By Reuters

April 28, 2026 8:16 PM UTC Updated 4 hours ago

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Feds have rejected 15% of businesses’ tariff refund claims

April 28, 2026 / 6:16 PM EDT / CBS News

Roughly 15% of tariff refund requests have been rejected since a government reimbursement portal launched on April 20, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

As of April 26, the federal agency had received more than 75,000 refund requests from U.S. businesses and other importers. More than 47,000 claims encompassing some 11 million tariff payments were properly filed, CBP official Brandon Lord said in a filing with the Court of International Trade on Tuesday.

The agency launched the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries tariff refund system, known as CAPE, to comply with an order issued following the Supreme Court’s February ruling striking down emergency levies imposed by President Trump.

The agency launched the new tariff refund hub, known as CAPE, for Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries, to comply with an order following the Supreme Court’s February ruling striking down emergency levies imposed by President Trump.

Nick Richards, a partner at law firm Greenspoon Marder who has advised clients seeking tariff refunds, told CBS News that some businesses are likely making errors in their claims submissions. In the first phase of the refund process, CAPE is only accepting applications for tariffs that have been finalized by CBP or estimated duties that can still be estimated.

Additionally, businesses may only seek refunds for tariffs imposed by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

“There are parameters, and I would imagine some of the submissions are outside of that scope,” Richards said.

Apart from some glitches when CAPE launched last week, the portal is running smoothly, according to CBP.

“Since the opening of CAPE on April 20, 2026, the only time during which the CAPE functionality was not available for use by importers and their brokers was an 18-minute period on April 20, 2026, when CBP briefly paused the ability to submit declarations to reconfigure resources and optimize the processing of CAPE declarations,” Lord said in the filing.

Despite some hiccups, Richards said the process appears to be going smoothly. “I was amazed at the speed with which Customs put up this portal, so kudos to them,” he said. “They’ve done an amazing job rolling this out.”

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