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Trump gives Smithsonian days to replace ‘strange modernist sculpture’ with Founding Father

September 13, 2026 10:05am EDT / Fox News

Trump claims the modernist artwork outside National Museum of American History ‘says nothing about America’

By Stephen Sorace Fox News

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President Donald Trump is calling on the Smithsonian to replace a decades-old modernist sculpture outside the National Museum of American History with a towering, 30-foot statue of George Washington.

In social media posts late Friday, Trump said the “Infinity” sculpture that has stood outside the museum since 1967 “says nothing about America,” while Washington, he argued, “more than anyone else, says everything about America.”

Trump also called for the museum to open a five-year exhibition honoring Washington that would run through Feb. 22, 2032, the 300th anniversary of the first president’s birth.

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People walking past the “Infinity” sculpture outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump also wants the Smithsonian to install an 11-foot statue of Washington in the museum’s Flag Hall by Constitution Day on Sept. 17. The statue was featured at the recent Freedom 250 Grand Prix race.

“Immediately design and display a five-year exhibition worthy of the Life, Sacrifice, and Contributions of George Washington,” Trump wrote.

“Then, as soon as it is ready, install a 30-foot Washington Colossus where ‘Infinity’ stands today,” he added.

“Infinity,” created by New York artist José de Rivera, was commissioned by the federal government and installed outside the museum in 1967.

President Donald Trump has argued the Smithsonian should place greater emphasis on America’s founding principles, national achievements and patriotic history.(Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

It is unclear whether Trump can order the Smithsonian to make the changes. The institution is outside the executive branch and is overseen by a Board of Regents that includes Vice President JD Vance, Chief Justice John Roberts, lawmakers from both parties and citizen members.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Smithsonian for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Trump has repeatedly criticized how the Smithsonian presents American history, particularly as the country celebrates its 250th anniversary.

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In his posts Friday, he accused the National Museum of American History of giving too little attention to Washington and other Founding Fathers.

Trump singled out Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night in 1776 and the American victory at Trenton, saying the museum does not give those events the attention they deserve.

This painting, Washington Crossing the Delaware (by Emanuel Leutze, American, 1816 – 1868), 1851, shows George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on the night of December 25-26, 1776, as part of a surprise sneak attack on the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.(GraphicaArtis via Getty Images)

“He is easily America’s Greatest Hero,” Trump wrote of Washington. “Without him, our Country and our Freedoms wouldn’t exist.”

Trump also criticized the Smithsonian’s recently ended Center for Restorative History, an initiative created to spotlight stories that have been excluded from the national historical narrative.

Trump said the museum should instead create a “Center for American Heroes.”

“Tell the stories of Americans who faced great challenges, overcame them, built great things, defended our Country, made America better, and helped our Nation more fully live up to our Founding Ideals,” he wrote.

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Those criticisms have also led to action by the White House.

In March 2025, Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating what the White House called “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology” at the Smithsonian.

The White House followed this year with a report criticizing the Smithsonian, including what it said was a lack of attention to Washington and other Founding Fathers.

The Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025.(Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In July, Trump ordered his administration to place signs outside the National Museum of American History telling visitors that some exhibits are inaccurate.

In a statement last year, the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents said it was committed to keeping the institution nonpartisan and its scholarship free from political or partisan influence.

The board also acknowledged that the Smithsonian “can and must do more” and directed its leadership to ensure museum content is unbiased.

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Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch announced last week that he will step down at the end of the year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Missile crisis: The hard truths about America’s military arsenal

September 13, 2026 / 10:11 AM EDT / CBS News

On the floor at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Camden, Arkansas, Tim Cahill, head of the company’s missile division, showed “Sunday Morning” the latest model of the Patriot air defense missile, a state-of-the-art weapon designed to shoot down the deadliest of threats: an incoming ballistic missile. It destroys an incoming missile by impact – a classic “bullet hitting a bullet” scenario.

“It’s going to vaporize pretty much whatever it hits,” Cahill said.

Assembling Patriot missiles at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Camden, Arkansas. CBS News

Each of these “bullets” costs about $4 million, and Lockheed Martin is currently turning out 750 of them a year – not nearly enough to replenish the estimated 1,500 fired in the war against Iran.

Mark Cancian, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has compiled estimates of the Patriot and six other critical weapons (including the Tomahawk; the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile, or THAAD; and the long-range Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM) used against Iran. He says the cost of munitions already fired off against Iran is in the vicinity of $25 billion.

Estimated expenditure of key munitions by the U.S. against Iran as of April 2026. Center for Strategic and International Studies

“If they fire a ballistic missile, we have to use one of our high-end systems to defend,” Cancian said.

Now in its seventh month, the unpopular war with Iran has exposed for all to see an unsettling fact: A chronic shortage of high-tech weapons, which was largely ignored by both Democratic and Republican administrations, until the U.S. increased military aid to Ukraine after the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022.

“The war in Ukraine was the wake-up call,” Cancian said, “because it became clear that we did not have adequate inventories or the surge capability to supply a protracted conflict.”

Then, this February, the U.S. attacked Iran. By April 8, according to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, the United States Joint Force had struck more than 13,000 targets.

“It depleted the stockpiles quite considerably,” Cancian said.

Asked if the U.S. has enough weapons to see the war through, Cancian replied, “For a war against Iran, the answer is yes. The problem is a war against China. We might be able to provide enough munitions for a month, but getting on to month two or month three or four, that’s a great challenge.”

The Pentagon says, “Claims of U.S. munition shortages are false,” and only embolden enemies to attack American troops.

But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been exhorting industry to increase weapons production to what he calls a “wartime footing,” which Lockheed Martin’s Tim Cahill describes as “controlled chaos.” “It’s just, move fast, figure it out, find what our obstacles are, break them down,” he said.

Lockheed Martin intends to increase Patriot production from 750 a year to 2,000, by laying on more shifts and increasing automation on the assembly line. “Hours are going to become minutes as we fully automate this factory to drive those rates up,” Cahill said.

It takes some six weeks to assemble a Patriot, but about two years to manufacture the 4,000 parts that go into it. Lockheed Martin depends on a vast supply chain – on the order of 500 to 1,000 suppliers – creating potential bottlenecks. “Our joke is, ‘How many parts does it take to build a missile?’ And the answer is, ‘All of them,’” Cahill said. “And so, all it takes is one single part somewhere along the line to keep from building up … we’ve had to rely upon single-source suppliers for many of our systems.”

The rocket motors which power the Patriot are made five miles away by the defense contractor L3Harris under time-consuming safety regulations. “We are working with a product that is certainly dangerous if not handled properly,” said Ken Bedingfield, the company’s president of missiles.

Manufacturing missile components at the L3Harris facility in Camden, Ark. CBS News

He says the rocket fuel in each of these motors has to be cured in an oven much like pottery in a kiln. “That cure time in the oven can take from days to weeks,” said Bedingfield.

The company has nearly doubled production of motors for the Patriot, and broken ground on a new, more automated plant, which is still 16 months away from completion. And as with Lockheed Martin, Bedingfield’s schedule is hostage to his ability to get enough of the parts he needs. “Sometimes there is only one qualified supplier, but we want that to be the absolute exception, not the rule,” he said. “Nozzles and cones are some parts that are schedule-challenged.”

Hegseth’s call for speed, scale, volume, efficiency, maximum urgency in rebuilding America’s arsenal is fueled by record trillion-dollar defense budgets, which polls show a majority of Americans do not support. Think of it as the rebirth of the Cold War military-industrial complex – only this time the complex includes disrupters like CoAspire, in Manassas, Virginia, run by Doug Denneny.

His company is producing a cruise missile meant to be launched from aircraft, at a fraction of what most cruise missiles cost. “A couple hundred thousand dollars,” he said.

CoAspire’s Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile (RAACM) is a modular, air-launched weapon system. CBS News

High-tech cruise missiles carry bigger warheads, and have a longer range than Denneny’s. “We’re trying to build these in high quantities, knowing that they’re not as exquisite,” he said, “but many of these will get through to the target.”

The Pentagon plans to buy 10,000 low-cost cruise missiles from CoAspire and other startups. Asked if his missile is a good enough weapon to go up against Chinese air defenses, Denneny replied, “It is. And if you have thousands of these, it’s very challenging for even a very sophisticated air defense system to take care of.”

CoAspire’s cruise missile has just 200 parts, some of them off-the-shelf commercial products, including BBs glued into the nose for ballast. “The engine comes originally from the hobbyist market,” Denneny said.

While Denneny is working on contracts worth $400 million to make affordable missiles, Lockheed Martin just signed a $59 billion contract to build high-performance Patriots.

Asked how long it might take the U.S. to replenish its stockpiles to pre-Iran war levels, the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Mark Cancian replied, “It’s about one to five years, depending on the munition. Once we’ve rebuilt the inventories to the pre-war level, then we’ll take several years to get to a level that the war planners would be comfortable with for a war against China.”

For more info:

• Lockheed Martin: Missiles and Fire Control
• Mark F. Cancian, senior adviser, Defense and Security Department, Center for Strategic and International Studies
• L3Harris
• CoAspire

Story produced by Robert Marston. Editor: Jason Schmidt.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: “For too long the industry lied” about AI risks

September 13, 2026 9:35 AM EDT / CBS News

By Jo Ling Kent Senior Business and Technology Correspondent
Journalist Jo Ling Kent joined CBS News in July 2023 as the senior business and technology correspondent for CBS News. Kent has more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of technology and business in the U.S., as well as the emergence of China as a global economic power.

“I won’t lie to you – there are real dangers,” said Anthropic CEO and cofounder Dario Amodei about the development of artificial intelligence. “And I think for too long the industry lied to people about the fact that this technology had risks.”

And the biggest risk could be the end of humanity, former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned on social media this past Tuesday, saying Anthropic and OpenAI are gambling with our lives with the development of self-improving superintelligence.

“It doesn’t look that different from, say, ‘Terminator’ or from science fiction films,” Coxon told CBS News Thursday. “It will be smart enough to kill us.”

In response, Amodei told “Sunday Morning” yesterday, at Anthropic’s headquarters in San Francisco, “I don’t think I fully just appreciated what it would actually be like when the progress was as fast as it was.”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. CBS News

He said the development of AI has been on an exponential curve, which is starting to get steeper. Asked what that means, Amodei said, “It doesn’t mean we need to panic today. It doesn’t mean we need to shut it all down. But I would say it’s a warning sign. It’s a warning sign that we need to slow down.”

In an essay published Saturday, Amodei wrote that the entire tech industry must work together to slow the pace of AI capabilities.

Asked if Anthropic is going to stop releasing more advanced models, Amodei replied, “It doesn’t mean that. What it means is that we need to make sure that every generation of models that we release is properly tested.”

To attempt that, Amodei says Anthropic will now give independent evaluators permanent “employee-like” access to their models. “Whenever anyone builds an AI model, there’s a third-party evaluator who can verify whether that company is following the safety practices that they’re committed to – it’s like a food inspector,” he said.

But AI experts say this is hardly enough, and Amodei agrees, claiming he supports federal regulation. So far, proposed legislation ranges from an outright ban on superintelligence, to a mandatory “kill switch” that could shut down risky AI.

“The AI kill switch could be a good idea,” Amodei said. “But I don’t think banning it, completely banning it, is the right approach. One, the idea that we would never get the incredible benefits, never get the medical cures, that doesn’t sit right with me. Second, this technology will be built in other countries, including authoritarian countries.”

Asked if the U.S. should slow down AI development if China would not, Amodei replied, “This is the toughest dilemma. This is the toughest aspect of our situation.”

He looks to the nuclear arms agreements with the former Soviet Union as a potential model, but cautions even his expectations are low. “The more long-term thing would be working together to put a speed limit on the rate of AI progress,” he said. “I think that’s going to be very difficult, because the incentives to pull ahead in the military advantage that you get from that are so large. And honestly, I don’t know if it’s possible, but we should try.”

With the fate of humanity seemingly at risk, how much personal responsibility does Amodei feel about where we are going? “My view here is, it has always been very strange that this technology is being built by a private company,” he said. “People ask me that question all the time: Why isn’t this being built by government? And the strangest thing about it is, I agree with them. I’m uncomfortable.”

Asked if he is willing to give up the technology to the government, Amodei responded, “To the right combination of governments. The worry I have – I am concerned that one single government could abuse this technology just as easily as a single company could. But I think a combination of democratically-elected governments, I don’t know about handing over, but some kind of oversight, some kind of joint governance.”

The question is no longer whether AI will become powerful enough to require constraint, but who in power will take action.

“If we build in the right way, I think the probability of something bad happening is very low,” he said. “If we build in the wrong way, the probability of something bad happening is very high.”

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Story produced by John Goodwin and Dustin Stephens. Editor: Jennifer Falk.

消息：卡尼力推加拿大成为欧盟“准成员国”

2026年9月13日 20:02 / 联合早报

《华尔街日报》报道，加拿大总理卡尼经常与多位欧盟领导人，尤其是法国总统马克龙沟通，讨论加强加拿大与欧盟的联系。 （路透社）

据《华尔街日报》星期天（9月13日）报道，加拿大总理卡尼希望与欧盟建立更紧密的联系，正在探讨加拿大能否成为欧盟的“准成员”。

报道引述欧盟和加拿大官员的话称，过去在成员资格规则上并不灵活的欧盟，如今对给予加拿大一种尚未设立的“准成员”身份持开放态度。

加拿大驻布鲁塞尔大使馆和欧盟委员会发言人均未回应置评请求。

自美国总统特朗普于2025年初重返白宫以来，加拿大与华盛顿的关系急剧恶化，双方在贸易及其他问题上存在分歧。

《华尔街日报》称，加拿大和欧盟正在讨论，如何让涉及能源、人工智能、国防和关键矿产等战略供应链的加拿大商品、服务和人员自由流动，实际上相当于把欧盟的边界向加拿大延伸。

报道还指出，加拿大和欧盟还在讨论铺设海底电缆、共同建设数据中心、云存储设施和新的卫星网络，以及建设把加拿大能源输送到欧盟所需的基础设施。

《华尔街日报》引述两名知情官员的话报道称，卡尼经常与多位欧盟领导人，尤其是法国总统马克龙沟通。他们讨论的内容包括是否允许加拿大人在欧盟免签证居住和工作。

不过，要让加拿大与欧盟建立如此紧密的联系并非易事。此前，一项范围相对有限的贸易协定就曾遭到强烈反对。

这项协定达成至今已超过10年，并已临时实施九年，但欧盟仍有数个成员国尚未批准。

消息：卡尼力推加拿大成为欧盟“准成员国”

2026年9月13日 20:02 / 联合早报

《华尔街日报》报道，加拿大总理卡尼经常与多位欧盟领导人，尤其是法国总统马克龙沟通，讨论加强加拿大与欧盟的联系。 （路透社）

据《华尔街日报》星期天（9月13日）报道，加拿大总理卡尼希望与欧盟建立更紧密的联系，正在探讨加拿大能否成为欧盟的“准成员”。

报道引述欧盟和加拿大官员的话称，过去在成员资格规则上并不灵活的欧盟，如今对给予加拿大一种尚未设立的“准成员”身份持开放态度。

加拿大驻布鲁塞尔大使馆和欧盟委员会发言人均未回应置评请求。

自美国总统特朗普于2025年初重返白宫以来，加拿大与华盛顿的关系急剧恶化，双方在贸易及其他问题上存在分歧。

《华尔街日报》称，加拿大和欧盟正在讨论，如何让涉及能源、人工智能、国防和关键矿产等战略供应链的加拿大商品、服务和人员自由流动，实际上相当于把欧盟的边界向加拿大延伸。

报道还指出，加拿大和欧盟还在讨论铺设海底电缆、共同建设数据中心、云存储设施和新的卫星网络，以及建设把加拿大能源输送到欧盟所需的基础设施。

《华尔街日报》引述两名知情官员的话报道称，卡尼经常与多位欧盟领导人，尤其是法国总统马克龙沟通。他们讨论的内容包括是否允许加拿大人在欧盟免签证居住和工作。

不过，要让加拿大与欧盟建立如此紧密的联系并非易事。此前，一项范围相对有限的贸易协定就曾遭到强烈反对。

这项协定达成至今已超过10年，并已临时实施九年，但欧盟仍有数个成员国尚未批准。

日本核电站运营公司高管因数据造假辞职

2026年9月13日 20:06 / 联合早报

NHK星期五报道，中部电力公司正准备撤回重启滨冈核电站反应堆的申请。报道发布后，公司股价一度下跌4.2%。 （彭博社）

据日本广播协会（NHK）星期天（9月13日）报道，日本中部电力公司的两名高管将辞职，他们在部分核反应堆重启监管审查中伪造安全数据。

NHK引述未具名知情人士说，中部电力公司社长林欣吾和会长胜野哲已决定辞职，为这起丑闻负责。NHK称，公司预计星期一（14日）宣布两人离职。

不过，中部电力公司在官网说，目前尚未作出这样的决定。

今年1月，中部电力就相关指控委托展开调查。公司被指伪造地震风险数据，并在安全审查期间向日本核监管机构作不实陈述。这些评估是重启静冈县滨冈核电站3号和4号反应堆的必要程序之一。

负责调查违规行为经过和原因的独立委员会星期四向公司提交了报告。

NHK星期五报道，中部电力公司正准备撤回重启滨冈核电站反应堆的申请。报道发布后，公司股价一度下跌4.2%。

中部电力公司此前还出现过错误计算零售电价成本的问题。日本经济产业大臣赤泽亮正称这些问题“极其令人遗憾”，并说有关部门将考虑采取必要的、最严厉的应对措施。

日本核电站运营公司高管因数据造假辞职

2026年9月13日 20:06 / 联合早报

NHK星期五报道，中部电力公司正准备撤回重启滨冈核电站反应堆的申请。报道发布后，公司股价一度下跌4.2%。 （彭博社）

据日本广播协会（NHK）星期天（9月13日）报道，日本中部电力公司的两名高管将辞职，他们在部分核反应堆重启监管审查中伪造安全数据。

NHK引述未具名知情人士说，中部电力公司社长林欣吾和会长胜野哲已决定辞职，为这起丑闻负责。NHK称，公司预计星期一（14日）宣布两人离职。

不过，中部电力公司在官网说，目前尚未作出这样的决定。

今年1月，中部电力就相关指控委托展开调查。公司被指伪造地震风险数据，并在安全审查期间向日本核监管机构作不实陈述。这些评估是重启静冈县滨冈核电站3号和4号反应堆的必要程序之一。

负责调查违规行为经过和原因的独立委员会星期四向公司提交了报告。

为满足电力需求 日本拟在2050年代前重建14座老旧核反应堆 日本首次启动商用核反应堆拆除工程

NHK星期五报道，中部电力公司正准备撤回重启滨冈核电站反应堆的申请。报道发布后，公司股价一度下跌4.2%。

中部电力公司此前还出现过错误计算零售电价成本的问题。日本经济产业大臣赤泽亮正称这些问题“极其令人遗憾”，并说有关部门将考虑采取必要的、最严厉的应对措施。

韩国扩大间谍罪定义范围 保护晶片机密免受中国威胁

2026年9月13日 20:17 / 联合早报

韩国修订后的间谍法律旨在保护本国先进存储晶片技术，从而应对日益强大的中国竞争对手。图为韩国三星电子位于平泽市的晶片制造厂。 （路透社档案照片）

（首尔综合电）韩国修订后的间谍法正式生效，在半导体产业竞争日益激烈之际，新法将间谍罪的适用范围从仅针对朝鲜的行为扩大到所有其他国家，刑期三年起步。

韩国国会2月26日通过修订版《刑法》，经过半年过渡，新法条星期天（9月13日）正式生效。自此，间谍罪的适用对象从“敌国（朝鲜）”扩大至“外国或与之相当的团体”。

修法前，韩国的间谍罪只适用于有利于朝鲜的行为。向中国等海外国家和地区泄露产业技术的犯罪行为，无法按间谍罪处理，即便能定罪，实际处罚也往往过轻。

根据新的法律，即便不针对朝鲜，向外国泄露核心产业技术等国家机密的“产业间谍”，也可按间谍罪进行处罚，最高可判处30年有期徒刑。

此举旨在保护韩国的先进存储晶片技术，从而应对日益强大的中国竞争对手。

韩国国家情报院说，新法可增强韩国防止半导体、显示器、电池和人工智能（AI）等战略技术泄露的能力。

法律和安全专家也认为，修订后的间谍法填补了长期存在的法律漏洞。

彭博社报道称，这次修法实际上将窃取工业机密的行为，从单纯的企业违规提升到威胁国家安全的高度，反映出半导体产业对韩国经济及战略实力的核心重要性。

首尔致力于巩固在全球晶片制造领域的领先地位，虽然新法并未点名任何国家，但中国技术的飞速进步无疑给韩国捍卫本国晶片产业优势带来巨大挑战。三星电子和SK海力士正面临来自长鑫存储（CXMT）和长江存储（YMTC）等中国竞争对手的压力，这些中国企业正在缩小在全球存储晶片市场份额上的差距。

此外，根据韩国警方的数据，去年发现的涉及向外国实体泄露敏感技术案件中，一半与中国有关。

中国外交部发言人毛宁上周五（11日）在例行记者会上被问及韩国这项新法时说，中国政府一贯要求中国企业在遵守国际规则和法律法规的基础上开展国际合作。同时中方认为，各国都应当保障企业正常投资经营活动，并为此提供公平、公正、非歧视的营商环境。

韩国新法虽然建立起打击半导体技术窃取行为的新框架，但首尔西京大学军事科学教授蔡成俊（音译）指出，此类案件的起诉难度依然很大，因为必须证实有国家力量的介入。

韩国扩大间谍罪定义范围 保护晶片机密免受中国威胁

2026年9月13日 20:17 / 联合早报

韩国修订后的间谍法律旨在保护本国先进存储晶片技术，从而应对日益强大的中国竞争对手。图为韩国三星电子位于平泽市的晶片制造厂。 （路透社档案照片）

（首尔综合电）韩国修订后的间谍法正式生效，在半导体产业竞争日益激烈之际，新法将间谍罪的适用范围从仅针对朝鲜的行为扩大到所有其他国家，刑期三年起步。

韩国国会2月26日通过修订版《刑法》，经过半年过渡，新法条星期天（9月13日）正式生效。自此，间谍罪的适用对象从“敌国（朝鲜）”扩大至“外国或与之相当的团体”。

修法前，韩国的间谍罪只适用于有利于朝鲜的行为。向中国等海外国家和地区泄露产业技术的犯罪行为，无法按间谍罪处理，即便能定罪，实际处罚也往往过轻。

根据新的法律，即便不针对朝鲜，向外国泄露核心产业技术等国家机密的“产业间谍”，也可按间谍罪进行处罚，最高可判处30年有期徒刑。

此举旨在保护韩国的先进存储晶片技术，从而应对日益强大的中国竞争对手。

韩国国家情报院说，新法可增强韩国防止半导体、显示器、电池和人工智能（AI）等战略技术泄露的能力。

法律和安全专家也认为，修订后的间谍法填补了长期存在的法律漏洞。

彭博社报道称，这次修法实际上将窃取工业机密的行为，从单纯的企业违规提升到威胁国家安全的高度，反映出半导体产业对韩国经济及战略实力的核心重要性。

首尔致力于巩固在全球晶片制造领域的领先地位，虽然新法并未点名任何国家，但中国技术的飞速进步无疑给韩国捍卫本国晶片产业优势带来巨大挑战。三星电子和SK海力士正面临来自长鑫存储（CXMT）和长江存储（YMTC）等中国竞争对手的压力，这些中国企业正在缩小在全球存储晶片市场份额上的差距。

此外，根据韩国警方的数据，去年发现的涉及向外国实体泄露敏感技术案件中，一半与中国有关。

中国外交部发言人毛宁上周五（11日）在例行记者会上被问及韩国这项新法时说，中国政府一贯要求中国企业在遵守国际规则和法律法规的基础上开展国际合作。同时中方认为，各国都应当保障企业正常投资经营活动，并为此提供公平、公正、非歧视的营商环境。

韩国新法虽然建立起打击半导体技术窃取行为的新框架，但首尔西京大学军事科学教授蔡成俊（音译）指出，此类案件的起诉难度依然很大，因为必须证实有国家力量的介入。

2026 midterm election races to watch

2026-09-13T09:18:53-0400 / https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2026-midterm-election-races/

CBS News’ Battleground Tracker polling is back for 2026, capturing what’s on voters’ minds and the key groups to watch coast to coast, as well as what it means for districts, seat estimates and control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Every district and state matters, but CBS News also identifies nine key Senate and 42 House races that will likely decide the majority — all of which can change as the campaign rolls on.

Democrats and Republicans are focusing on a small number of races in the House and the Senate as they fight for control of Congress in the midterm elections this fall.

Republicans, who currently have the majority in both chambers, are vulnerable primarily because of the unpopular Iran war and continuing cost-of-living economic pressure.

Senate

Republicans have 53 seats, and Democrats have 47. Most of the 22 seats the GOP is defending are in states Mr. Trump easily won in 2024. Democrats must add a net total of four seats to take the majority while also defending a few seats against GOP challenges.

Here are the nine 2026 Senate races to watch:

Alaska

GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan and former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola are the front-runners in Alaska’s top-four primary, where another candidate by the same name as the incumbent is also on the ballot. Alaska hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 2008, but the party is eyeing the race as a pickup opportunity.

Iowa

GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson and state Rep. Josh Turek are facing off in Iowa after Sen. Joni Ernst decided not to seek reelection. The race has grown surprisingly competitive in a state that’s shifted to the right in recent years, as affordability issues and the Trump tariff policies weigh on Iowans.

Maine

GOP Sen. Susan Collins is defending her seat against Troy Jackson, who became the Democratic nominee after Graham Platner bowed out of the race in July following a sexual assault allegation. Collins has survived challenges in previous reelection fights, but Democrats are optimistic about their chances in a state that Kamala Harris won in 2024 by almost 7 points.

Michigan

Former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed are vying for an open seat in Michigan after Sen. Gary Peters decided to retire from Congress. El-Sayed is a progressive former Michigan health official who defeated a more moderate opponent in a divisive Democratic primary, while Rogers is seeking the seat after losing a bid to Sen. Elissa Slotkin last cycle.

Ohio

GOP Sen. Jon Husted is defending his seat against a comeback bid by former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who lost his reelection bid in Ohio’s other Senate seat last cycle. Democrats are hoping Brown’s working-class brand will propel him to victory against Husted, the former lieutenant governor who was appointed to JD Vance’s seat last year after Vance became vice president.

Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Rep. James Talarico are competing in a closely watched contest in the Lone Star State. Democrats saw their chances of flipping the seat improve after Paxton defeated incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn, given Paxton’s history of personal controversies and more conservative positions. But Republicans remain confident in their chances of holding onto the seat, though some concede that the race will be tough — and expensive.

Georgia

GOP Rep. Mike Collins is taking on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia in a competitive race that was once expected to be the easiest pickup opportunity for Republicans. But a messy Republican primary slowed the launch of Republicans’ general election fight to unseat the first-term senator.

North Carolina

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley are jockeying for a seat representing North Carolina in the Senate after GOP Sen. Thom Tillis announced he wouldn’t seek reelection. Democrats see the seat in the Tar Heel State as a key prize, representing their best chance at flipping a seat this cycle.

New Hampshire

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas and former GOP Sen. John Sununu are running for an open Senate seat in New Hampshire to fill Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s seat upon her retirement. New Hampshire hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010, but Republicans are hopeful about the prospects for Sununu, whose family has been dominant in Granite State politics.

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House

All 435 House seats are up for election, with 218 as the threshold for the majority. The House is currently very narrowly divided, with 218 Republicans, plus an independent who caucuses with the GOP, and 214 Democrats. Two seats are vacant.

These are the 42 House races to watch:

Arizona’s 1st Congressional District

Republican Jay Feely and Democrat Amish Shah are vying to replace eight-term GOP Rep. David Schweikert, who ran unsuccessfully for governor. Feely, an NFL veteran and former analyst for CBS Sports, initially ran in another district, but he switched at the urging of President Trump. Shah failed to unseat Schweikert in 2024.

Arizona’s 6th Congressional District

Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani is up against Marine veteran JoAnna Mendoza in the district that stretches from the Tucson-area suburbs down to the southeastern corner of the state along the U.S.-Mexico border.

California’s 13th Congressional District

The seat held by Democratic Rep. Adam Gray is one of the House Republicans’ campaign arm’s top targets. Gray flipped the seat in 2024, narrowly winning by fewer than 200 votes. In 2022, he lost by fewer than 600 votes. In June’s nonpartisan primary, he had a significant advantage over Republican Kevin Lincoln, a Marine veteran.

California’s 22nd Congressional District

GOP Rep. David Valadao is one of two remaining House Republicans in Congress who voted to impeach President Trump in 2021 over the Capitol riot. He is the last one running for reelection, since Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse is retiring. Valadao is running against Democrat Randy Villegas in the newly redrawn district.

California’s 45th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Derek Tran’s district was redrawn as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting push, making his new district one that Vice President Kamala Harris won by only 4 points. The House Republicans’ campaign arm is backing former Cerritos Mayor Chuong Vo in its effort to target the Orange County-area district.

California’s 48th Congressional District

Republican Jim Desmond and Democrat Marni Von Wilpert are on the ballot to replace outgoing GOP Rep. Darrell Issa in a newly redrawn Southern California district.

Colorado’s 8th Congressional District

GOP Rep. Gabe Evans, who flipped a seat held by a Democrat in 2025, is running for reelection against Democrat Manny Rutinel, a progressive state representative. The district, which is north of Denver, has a sizable Latino population.

Florida’s 14th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor’s Tampa-area district has been redrawn to be more friendly to Republican, but it is still rated as Lean Democratic. Former state Rep. Mike Beltran won the crowded GOP primary to take on Castor in the fall.

Florida’s 22nd Congressional District

After this district was gerrymandered to be more GOP-friendly, its congresswoman, Democrat Lois Frankel, opted instead to run in the 23rd District. Democrat Pia Dandiya won the August primary, and Republican Casey Askar prevailed in the crowded GOP primary. Both parties’ campaign arms are targeting the Palm Beach County district.

Florida’s 25th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz is running for reelection here, though the Boca Raton-area district’s boundaries were altered to be more favorable to Republicans. Moskowitz faces former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer on the ballot.

Iowa’s 1st Congressional District

Democrat Christina Bohannan is trying for a third time to unseat Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Miller-Meeks has won several close races since 2020.

Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District

Republican Joe Mitchell and Democrat Lindsay James are on the ballot to replace GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running for Senate.

Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District

GOP Rep. Zach Nunn is defending his seat against Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott. Nunn, who has represented the Des Moines-area district since 2023, won reelection in 2024 by less than 4 points.

Michigan’s 4th Congressional District

Longtime GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga is trying to fend off a challenge from Democrat Sean McCann, a state senator.

Michigan’s 7th Congressional District

GOP Rep. Tom Barrett, who was first elected in 2024, is one of a handful of Republicans who have supported Democratic-led war powers resolutions to rein in President Trump on Iran. He’s facing Democrat William Lawrence, who cofounded the Sunrise Movement and is a former member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Michigan’s 8th Congressional District

After suspending his campaign, Thomas Smith defeated a Trump-backed candidate to win the GOP primary and take on Democratic Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Though the district elected McDonald Rivet in 2024, it also voted for President Trump.

Michigan’s 10th Congressional District

Republican Michael Bouchard and Democrat Christina Hines are competing for the open seat, which is currently held by GOP Rep. John James, who is running for Michigan governor.

Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District

Republican Brinker Harding and Democrat Denise Powell are hoping to replace retiring GOP Rep. Don Bacon in the Omaha-area district. Though the seat has been in GOP hands for all but two years in the last three decades, the district has voted for a Democrat in three of the last five presidential elections.

Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District

Video game music composer Marty O’Donnell is hoping to unseat Democratic Rep. Susie Lee in the 3rd District, which touches parts of Las Vegas.

New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas opted to run for Senate this year, leaving the swingy seat open. Pappas has held the seat since 2017, but before that, it flipped five times between Republican and Democrats. Democrat Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, will face Republican Anthony DiLorenzo.

New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District

GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is defending his seat against Democrat Rebecca Bennett, after his lengthy absence from Congress earlier this year. Upon his return to work in June, he disclosed he had been diagnosed with depression and was hospitalized for treatment.

New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District

Marine veteran Greg Cunningham is challenging Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez in the district, which spans the southern half of the state and includes part of Albuquerque. Vasquez was elected to the House in 2022, flipping the seat.

New York’s 3rd Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi is defending his seat against former New York state Rep. Mike LePetri in the Long Island district. The longtime Democratic district flipped Republican in 2022, but after former Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress, Suozzi won the special election for the seat. He was reelected in 2024, though Mr. Trump won the district.

New York’s 4th Congressional District

In 2024, Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen defeated the Republican incumbent, Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, after he beat her in the race for the open Long Island seat in 2022. She’ll face local tax receiver and GOP candidate Jeanine Driscoll.

New York’s 17th Congressional District

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler has held the lower Hudson Valley seat since 2023, casting himself as a moderate who can work across the aisle. Democrat Cait Conley, a national security expert and Army combat veteran, moved to the district shortly before announcing her candidacy, though she grew up in the region. Harris narrowly won the district against Mr. Trump in 2024.

New York’s 19th Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Josh Riley is trying for a second term in a district that has been competitive. GOP state Sen. Peter Oberacker is his opponent.

North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District

The race is a rematch between Republican Laurie Buckhout and Democratic Rep. Don Davis. Davis is facing a tough reelection bid in a district that has leaned further to the right after several rounds of gerrymandering by state Republicans.

North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District

GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards dropped his reelection bid after a House Ethics Committee investigation concluded he engaged in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two young women who worked for him. Republican state Rep. Jennifer Balkom replaced Edwards on the ballot and will face Democrat Jamie Ager.

Ohio’s 1st Congressional District

With Ohio’s new court-approved congressional map, Republicans are targeting the 1st District, represented by Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman since 2023. Air Force veteran and former CIA case officer Eric Conroy won the crowded GOP primary with Mr. Trump’s backing. Although Mr. Trump won the new district under its new boundaries, CBS News rates the district as Lean Democratic.

Ohio’s 9th Congressional District

Voters have another chance to pick between longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Republican Derek Merrin. Merrin tried to unseat Kaptur in 2024, but lost by about 2,400 votes — just above the threshold needed to trigger an automatic recount. The Northwest Ohio district was redrawn in October 2025, creating a more Republican-leaning seat.

Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District

Democrat Bob Harvie is taking on GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, who has been one of a few House Republicans to vote to limit President Trump’s ability to further strike Iran. Fitzpatrick won reelection in 2024 by nearly 13 points.

Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District

GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie flipped the district in 2024, beating the Democratic incumbent by 1 percentage point. This year, he faces retired firefighter Bob Brooks.

Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District

Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan is running against Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti. In 2024, Bresnahan defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright by less than 2 points.

Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District

The race is a rematch between former TV news anchor Janelle Stelson and Republican Rep. Scott Perry. Stelson narrowly lost to Perry in 2024 by about 5,000 votes in the district that covers Harrisburg, York and the surrounding areas.

Texas’ 15th Congressional District

Tejano musician Bobby Pulido is trying to unseat GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz in the Hispanic-majority district. De La Cruz flipped the seat in 2022 and President Trump won it by nearly 20 points in 2024, but Latino voters have shown a swing to the left since then.

Texas’ 28th Congressional District

After Texas redrew its congressional districts, 11-term incumbent Democrat Henry Cuellar’s district has become more friendly to Republicans. The GOP has long targeted Cuellar and considers the district a priority, but Cuellar has proven resilient. He also faced federal charges of bribery and money laundering, but Mr. Trump pardoned him last Decembercorruptionto have strength. Cuellar faces Republican Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina in November.

Texas’ 34th Congressional District

Mr. Trump made inroadsgains withamong Latinos in Texas in 2024, but though he won despite his winning the 34th District along the U.S.-Mexico border, incumbent Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez prevailedsurvived in his 2024 race. Redistricting has made the district slightly more GOP-friendly, making it a top target for Republicansof House Republicans’ campaign arm. Republican Mayra Flores is challenginggoing up against Gonzalez in the general election for a third time.

Texas’ 35th Congressional District

After Texas’ gerrymander, the new 35th District is more Republican-friendly, encompassinges only 10% of the current district. Itand excludes solidly blue Austin, where its current Rep.representative, Greg Casar, lives, and to become more friendly to Republicans. Casar opted to run in the new 37th District, leaving the 35th District open. Democrat Johnny Garcia and Republican Carlos De La Cruz, the brother of Rep. Monica De La Cruz, won their crowded primaries and are competing for the seatnow will face off on the ballot.

Virginia’s 1st Congressional District

GOP Rep. Rob Wittman is hoping to extend Republicans’ control of the seat for another two years. Republicans have held the seat since 1977. Wittman’s Democratic rival is Henrico County’s top prosecutor, Shannon Taylor.

Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District

GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans is defending her seat against former Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria, who represented the district for two terms before losing to Kiggans in 2022 after redistricting made the area more favorable to Republicans.

Washington’s 3rd Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez twice defeated far-right conservative Joe Kent, who went on to become Trump’s counterterrorism chief before he resigned in protest over the Iran war. This year she’s defending her seat against John Braun, who has served in various leadership roles since his election to the state Senate in 2012. Mr. Trump won the district in 2024.

Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District

The race is a rematch between Democrat Rebecca Cooke and the Republican incumbent, Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who is running for his third term. Cooke, who owned a store that closed after the pandemic, lost to Van Orden in 2024 by less than 3 points. She has been balancing campaigning with waitressing, her website says.