Virginia GOP leader blasts ‘power-hungry’ Jeffries as Dems mount ‘insane’ gambit to overpower high court

2026-05-12 12:09pm EDT / Fox News

Virginia Republicans are ‘crazy’ to believe they can ‘throw out judges for making the right decision’ on redistricting, the commonwealth’s top elected Republican told Fox News Digital.

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EXCLUSIVE: Virginia Republicans blasted national and state Democrats over their “insane” ideas on how to reverse the Supreme Court of Virginia’s 4-3 ruling against their redistricting gambit, targeting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other national Democrats’ latest intercession.

The New York Times reported Monday on a meeting between national and Virginia Democrats to discuss ways to revive their now-blocked 10-1 map, drawing sharp backlash.

“It is insane — is my first take on that, because I mean, it would be crazy to throw out judges for making the right decision,” said Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Gate City.

“That would just be beyond the pale. I think a lot of Virginians would see through that. And it’s too late for them to do it as a matter of law,” he said, citing a May 12 pre-primary deadline.

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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left; Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore, right.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Douglas Graham/Getty Images)

The report claimed Jeffries, D-N.Y., was party to discussions that ranged from lowering the retirement age of state justices to ostensibly re-trying the case before a handpicked court, as well as using the otherwise Republican-favorable ruling out of Tazewell County.

The Tazewell decision — from Judge Jack Hurley — initially invalidated the redistricting referendum, but SCOVA allowed the vote to proceed. The Times reported Democrats are considering using Hurley’s reasoning to instead invalidate the 2020 referendum that created the independent redistricting commission they tried to circumvent with their April vote.

“That just shows you how power-hungry Hakeem Jeffries and his Democrats are up there, and I’m glad the Supreme Court followed the rule of law, and it was a good day for Virginia,” Kilgore said.

Democrats disagreed, with Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Mount Vernon, announcing an emergency application for relief was made to the Supreme Court of the United States by late Monday.

Surovell said in a statement that the response was brought by himself, House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and Senate President Pro Tem L. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth.

VIRGINIA GOP, DEMS BATTLE IT OUT OVER REDISTRICTING BEFORE STATE SUPREME COURT

Critics pointed out the haste with which the case was filed, evinced by several visible typos on the first page.

The case was filed with SCOTUS, but the page itself indicated in its second reference that it was filed to the “Supreme Court of Virginia.”

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, center, addresses reporters while flanked by Democrats.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, the original plaintiff, was labeled as a “Sentator” — leading to potato memes from critics on X, while a Virginia political commentary account renamed itself “Virgnia Sentator” over that and a second misspelling in Scott’s title.

In a Thursday statement following the original ruling, Scott said he “respect[ed]” it and said the close vote showed Virginians wanted to “fight back” against President Donald Trump — and that Virginia Democrats will “keep fighting for a democracy where voters — not politicians — have the final say.”

Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., whose Shenandoah Valley district was primed to be chopped in three, agreed with Kilgore in a statement saying Jeffries and national Democrats are “furious” at SCOVA for “up[holding] the rule of law.”

Cline urged Virginians to get involved politically, warning of what he called an “illegal” Democratic push to reshape the maps.

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Kilgore dismissed the idea of using the Tazewell ruling to dismantle the redistricting commission as “grasping at straws,” noting the panel has already drawn state-legislative districts without challenge.

Amid the current battle, neighboring West Virginia lawmakers launched a bid to allow some of Virginia’s more conservative, rural communities to secede from the Old Dominion, as the Mountaineer State itself did on June 20, 1863.

Kilgore’s delegate district comprised a large swath of the mountainous country featured in maps put out by proponents in Charleston.

“I think that’s a little bit premature,” Kilgore responded. “I took an oath to uphold the Constitution of Virginia, and I’m going to stay right here and take Virginia back.”

“We can take Virginia back, as you saw the close vote in the yes-no. That’s where Virginians are. We’re a close state. We’re a purple state.”

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Kilgore said he expects Virginia voters to “swing back hard” toward Republicans in response to the hijinks playing out so far this year – which could create a purple-state pendulum just in time for Trump’s own effort to hold the House of Representatives in November.

Fox News Digital reached out to Jeffries for comment.

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Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed governor, clearing path to replace Powell as chair

May 12, 2026 / 12:29 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington— The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors on Tuesday, a crucial step in President Trump’s push to make Warsh the central bank’s leader after months of uncertainty due to a criminal probe of outgoing chief Jerome Powell.

The chamber voted 51-45 to confirm Warsh to a 14-year term as one of the Fed’s seven governors. The Senate still needs to vote separately to confirm Warsh as chair of the Board of Governors, replacing Powell, whose four-year term as chair ends Friday. That vote is expected later this week.

Warsh is taking the board seat held by Stephen Miran, a Trump adviser who was confirmed to the Fed last September to fill a vacancy created by an early resignation. Miran’s term technically ended in January, but he was allowed to remain on the board until his successor was confirmed. Miran previously chaired the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, and in an unusual move, took a leave of absence to serve on the Fed for a few months.

Warsh’s term as Fed governor will run until 2040.

An alumnus of Stanford University and Harvard Law School, Warsh is returning to the Fed after a five-year stint as a governor that ended in 2011, spanning the global financial crisis. Since leaving the Fed, he has worked as a Hoover Institution fellow and an adviser for billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller. Warsh’s net worth exceeds $100 million, and he is married to Jane Lauder, the billionaire granddaughter of cosmetics magnate Estée Lauder.

Kevin Warsh is sworn in during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on April 2 in Washington, D.C. Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images

Warsh has been a frequent critic of the Fed, questioning everything from the size of its balance sheet and its approach to regulating banks, to the ways it uses data and communicates to the public. Warsh has also signaled at times over the last year that he’s open to lowering interest rates, though in his prior run as a Fed governor, he was known as more of a hawk, focused on inflation risks and wary of overly loose monetary policy.

Mr. Trump has made no secret of his desire for the Fed to lower interest rates, calling Powell a “moron” and a “stubborn mule” for not agreeing to aggressively slash rates. The Fed faces tough trade-offs in its rate-setting decisions: Lowering them can boost economic growth, but sometimes at the cost of causing inflation to heat up.

Since joining the Fed board last fall, Miran has dissented from every decision by the Fed’s interest rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee. When the 12-member panel left rates stable in its three meetings so far this year, Miran called for rate cuts. When the panel had reduced rates for its final three meetings of 2025, Miran argued the cuts should’ve been larger.

In confirmation hearings, Warsh promised to safeguard the Fed’s power to set interest rates independently. He said Mr. Trump “never asked me to predetermine, fix or decide on any interest rate decision, nor would I ever do so.”

“I will be an independent actor if confirmed as chair of the Federal Reserve,” he said last month.

Warsh’s confirmation was thrust into uncertainty earlier this year, after Powell revealed that the Fed had received subpoenas as part of a criminal probe into his testimony to the Senate about a multibillion-dollar renovation to the central bank’s headquarters. Powell argued the investigation was an attempt to intimidate him, which prosecutors deny. A judge quashed the subpoenas, finding they were intended to “harass” Powell into either lowering rates or resigning.

The investigation worried some Senate Republicans, with Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina refusing to vote any Fed nominees out of the Senate Banking Committee unless the investigation ended.

Tillis lifted his block on nominees after U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said last month her office would close its probe. Pirro said the Fed’s Inspector General will look into the issue, and she will “not hesitate to restart a criminal investigation should the facts warrant doing so.”

As a member of the seven-person Fed board, Warsh will serve with two governors who were nominated during Mr. Trump’s first term, plus three Biden nominees. Mr. Trump’s attempts to fire one of the Biden picks have been blocked in court so far.

And, at least for now, Powell will round out the board. He has said he will remain a rank-and-file member of the Fed’s Board of Governors until he’s confident the investigation is “well and truly over,” making him the first outgoing Fed chair in more than 75 years to stick around after his chairmanship is up.

Powell has not specified how long he will stay on the board. His term ends in January 2028. He has promised to keep what he said would be a “low profile.”

Trump wants to rebrand ICE as NICE. Not everyone agrees

May 12, 2026, 1:45 PM ET / CNN

By Michael Williams, Priscilla Alvarez
Updated May 12, 2026, 3:33 PM ET

ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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President Donald Trump has made clear on social media and in interviews that he thinks Immigration and Customs Enforcement needs a rebrand — more specifically, a new name: National Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or NICE.

Whether that change will move forward, in the form of an executive order, or whether it will just be a meme, has been the topic of internal debate at the White House and the Department of Homeland Security.

The idea to change the name of ICE — which would require an act of Congress, not simply an executive order — appears to have originated on social media. In late April, the president shared to his Truth Social account a screenshot of a suggestion made on X that the name be changed “so the media has to say NICE agents all day.”

“GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

Since then, both the White House and the Department of Homeland Security, the Cabinet agency that oversees ICE, have shared memes to their social media accounts endorsing the name change. As the memes took off, officials at ICE remained on standby in case the White House chose to move forward with a name change and crunched numbers on what that would look like, from changing stationary to vests, per a source familiar.

Trump said he’s felt pushback from rank-and-file officers, along with the White House’s border czar, Tom Homan, who were not as enthusiastic.

“But I’m not sure that the guys liked it, because … I think they like their image of being strong, and they’ve done a great job,” he said during a Tuesday interview on WABC’s “Sid and Friends in the Morning.”

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that “the NICE men and women of ICE continue to risk their lives to arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from American communities.”

A White House official denied that a name change was ever seriously being considered.

“This has always just been a fun meme to troll the libs – and it’s worked!” the official said. “Ultimately, President Trump always wants to do what’s in the best interest of the men and women who keep Americans safe.”

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ICE has been perhaps the most heavily and publicly scrutinized federal agency in Trump’s second term, as its agents have deployed nationwide to conduct at-times controversial immigration arrests.

Following the shooting of US citizen Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis in January, public opinion polling found that slightly more than half of Americans believed the agency was making US cities less safe.

Aware of that criticism, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has frequently said he wants to take a “quiet” approach to immigration enforcement while maintaining an aggressive posture.

“We’re staying focused on all illegals, without question,” Mullin, who took over DHS in March, told Newsmax last week. “We’re purposefully trying to be a little more quiet. … That doesn’t mean we’re slowing down even a little bit.”

ICE was created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the post-9/11 law enacted by Congress that also created the Department of Homeland Security. Because the agency was created by Congress, changing its name would require congressional action.

But such technicalities have not prevented the administration from acting outside of its authority to change agencies’ names in the past.

In September, the president signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War — reverting the Cabinet agency’s moniker to one was used from the end of the American Revolution to the end of World War II.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated earlier this year that the Department of Defense rebrand could cost up to $125 million. It’s not clear how much the ICE rebrand could cost; the Department of Defense is a much larger entity than ICE. But if the immigration agency commits to a rebrand, it would require extensive changes to everything from official letterhead and email addresses to building facades, badges and patches, and vehicle decals.

Trump officials and allies have also moved to add the president’s name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the US Institute of Peace, despite questions about whether they could do so without congressional approval.

The White House has shown a willingness to lash out at those who do not use the president’s preferred nomenclature.

Shortly after Trump was inaugurated for the second time, he signed an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to redesignate the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. After the Associated Press declined to use the administration’s preferred name in its written copy, the White House sought to ban the AP from covering some events with the president.

The AP sued over those restrictions, and that litigation is ongoing.

This article has been updated with additional developments.

CNN’s Alejandra Jaramillo and Alayna Treene contributed to this report.

Marty Makary resigns as FDA commissioner after internal tensions

May 12, 2026 / 3:34 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — Marty Makary resigned as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, stepping aside amid a swirl of reports that his tenure was coming to an end over internal policy disagreements.

His departure follows reports of conflict and tension over the FDA’s agenda. On May 6, the FDA approved some flavored e-cigarettes from the vaping company Glas Inc., and touted its safety restrictions to limit use by young people. According to The Wall Street Journal, the move came only after Mr. Trump pressured Makary to approve the fruit-flavored vapes, which he had been refusing to do.

One source familiar with the matter told CBS News that Makary is leaving over the e-cigarette dispute, adding that the commissioner didn’t want to approve the flavored varieties but had been forced to by other members of the administration.

CBS News and other outlets had reported in recent days that President Trump had signed off on a plan to fire him. Makary didn’t appear Monday in the Oval Office alongside the president and other top public health officials for an event on maternal health.

Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday afternoon, the president said he did not want to discuss the circumstances of Makary’s departure, but called him a “great guy” and a “friend of mine.”

“Marty’s a terrific guy, but he’s going to go on and he’s going to lead a good life,” Mr. Trump said. “He was having some difficulty. You know, he’s a great doctor. And he was having some difficulty. But he’s going to go on and he’s going to do well.”

Later in the afternoon, the president posted to Truth Social a screenshot of a text from Makary submitting his resignation. “It’s been the honor of a lifetime to serve as your FDA Commissioner. I am forever grateful,” he wrote.

In a separate post, the president said that Kyle Diamantas, the deputy commissioner for food, would step into Makary’s role on an acting basis.

Makary’s resignation is the latest shakeup within the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA. Vaccines chief Vinay Prasad — an ally of Makary — recently departed for a second time.

Makary was expected to testify on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Diamantas is expected to testify in Makary’s place, according to one source.

The FDA commissioner is responsible for overseeing and regulating drugs, vaccines and tobacco, among other things. The FDA regulates one-fifth of consumer spending in the U.S., making it a powerful agency within American public health.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who served as FDA commissioner for two years during Mr. Trump’s first term, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sunday that the role is a “very difficult job,” and noted the upheaval at the FDA since last year has been detrimental.

“There’s been a lot of departures from the agency. You’ve seen political appointees take over what are typically career leadership positions, running the medical product centers, the drug center and the biologics center,” Gottlieb said. “So, I think cumulatively, that’s taken a toll on the agency, and this continued speculation that we saw on Friday, I think is just going to be another step downward.”

Makary, a British-American surgeon, was confirmed to lead the FDA in March 2025. He was an avid supporter of the Make America Healthy Again movement and had been highly critical of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The vaping issue wasn’t the only one that caused friction for Makary. Conservatives and anti-abortion groups also sought Makary’s ouster after pressing the FDA to take action on the abortion drug mifepristone.

In 2021, the Biden administration made it possible for women to receive the pills via telehealth and by mail. The majority of women who terminate pregnancies do so through medication abortions.

Last June, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked Makary to review mifepristone to examine “real-world outcomes and evidence, relating to the safety and efficacy of the drug.”

In December, there were reports he had slow-walked the study, and soon afterward, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and other conservatives called for Makary’s firing.

The group called for an immediate study and went on to accuse Makary of “severely undermining” Mr. Trump and Vance on the issue.

“Makary must go,” SBA Pro-Life America said at the time.

Kristin Brown, Alan He and Dr. Céline Gounder contributed to this report.

How can movement boost your brain health? Alzheimer’s Association unveils new daily challenge

May 12, 2026 / 10:28 AM EDT / CBS News

“CBS Mornings” is partnering with our sponsor the Alzheimer’s Association for a three-part series, “Brain Health: From Awareness to Action,” to explore the brain-healthy habits people can establish that may help lower the risk of dementia later in life.

A recent survey by the Alzheimer’s Association found that nearly 9 in 10 adults say maintaining brain health as they age is very important. However, 91% of those surveyed said they didn’t know how to maintain it.

“There is a growing body of research from the Alzheimer’s Association that shows lifestyle can impact your brain health,” said Alzheimer’s Association CEO and president Joanne Pike. “These are things like nutrition, movement, sleep and connection between people.”

The organization has developed a “6-Step Challenge” to help guide healthy lifestyle changes.

The idea is to “think about how you can take easy, actionable steps every day to maintain and grow your brain health,” Pike told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King. “These are things that you can incorporate every day.”

The importance of movement for brain health

Increased physical activity is linked to better blood flow and brain function, Pike said. It is linked to better cognition and has benefits for mood, stress and sleep. Research shows it is also linked to a lower risk of dementia.

“Walking and physical activity is great for the brain,” Pike said.

Adding more movement doesn’t necessarily mean spending hours at the gym. Instead, Pike suggested thinking about easy ways to incorporate it into your existing routine. An exercise log can help with consistency.

“Think about not only walking, but maybe gardening or dancing, doing something you enjoy, and increase that on a regular basis in order to build that momentum,” Pike said. “You ultimately want to get to 30 to 45 minutes (of physical activity) several times a week.”

More information about the Alzheimer’s Association’s “(re)think your brain” initiative and “6-Step Challenge” is available online at rethinkyourbrain.org. Users can sign up for the challenge there, and elect to receive daily action steps and guidance via text or email.

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离卫冕差三分钟但被自家球迷冲场 布拉格斯拉维亚遭重罚

2026年5月12日 23:39 / 联合早报

进入完场补时阶段时，数百名布拉格斯拉维亚球迷手持烟火棒冲进球场，让绿茵场变成了硝烟弥漫的“战场”。 （互联网截图）

（布拉格法新电）在一度3比2领先、离卫冕联赛冠军只差三分钟的情况下，捷克甲级联赛领头羊布拉格斯拉维亚（Slavia Prague）遭遇自家球迷冲入球场，最终被判0比3告负，还被处以1000万捷克克朗（约61万4000新元）的顶格重罚。

在上星期天（5月10日）主场对阵同城死敌布拉格斯巴达（Sparta Prague）的比赛中，斯拉维亚在进入完场补时阶段时还以3比2领先，只要顺利保住比分，就能在还剩三轮的情况下领先斯巴达11分，从而提前卫冕联赛冠军。

然而进入补时第七分钟时，数百名斯拉维亚球迷疑似按捺不住激动的心情，不等比赛正式结束就冲进球场。他们还向斯巴达的客队球迷看台投掷烟火弹，并袭击球员。

在骚乱中，斯巴达门将苏罗夫奇克（Surovcik）成为重点攻击目标之一，有球迷甚至将啤酒泼到他的脸上，导致他明显受到惊吓。裁判随后中止比赛，并迅速将球员带离球场。

随后，斯巴达方面拒绝返回场内完成最后三分钟比赛。捷克足球联赛总会纪律委员会最终判定，比赛“出于安全原因无法完成”，斯拉维亚最终以0比3告负。同时，纪律委员会主席马茨纳（Matzner）指出，斯拉维亚接下来四场正式比赛将空场进行。

这样一来，斯拉维亚从原本只差三分钟夺冠，到现在领先优势缩水到五分，下来三轮还要积极抢分。

此外，斯巴达球迷也向场内投掷照明弹并破坏球场设施，导致球队被罚款60万捷克克朗。

数安联盟将培训学生义工 教年长者数码与网安知识

2026年5月12日 23:45 / 联合早报

数码发展及新闻部兼教育部政务部长刘洁敏（右）与新加坡数安联盟主席苏朱娣（左）一起启动“数码卫士计划”。 （郑一鸣摄）

本地年长者若不会使用数码服务或担心会误坠网络骗局，日后可向高等学府学生的义工求助。

由业界主导合作的新加坡数安联盟（Digital Defence Alliance Singapore，简称DDAS）将培训学生义工，由他们教导年长者数码技能与网络安全知识，目标是最迟在明年5月触达1000人。

DDAS于星期二（5月12日）成立一周年晚宴上宣布这项计划。DDAS同工艺教育学院属下三所学院、南洋理工学院，以及新加坡理工学院签署合作谅解备忘录，推动数码安全培训，提升青年与大众对数码防卫的意识。合作内容包括联合培训课程、学生实习与海外学习机会、推广数码安全工读文凭课程，以及举办促进数码信任的相关活动。

配合这个学生义工计划，DDAS也推出“数码卫士计划”，鼓励青年参与数码技能培训、网络安全活动与比赛，从而推动建设一个更安全的数码环境。这个计划希望接触1万名青年。

刘洁敏：通过科技凝聚 不让任何人掉队

数码发展及新闻部兼教育部政务部长刘洁敏在DDAS周年晚宴上说，过去10年来，我国致力于将新加坡打造成为智慧国，并取得显著进展，而“社区”就是智慧国愿景的三大支柱之一，就是要通过科技将人们凝聚在一起，不让任何人掉队。

然而，近期人工智能（AI）引发了热烈讨论，很多人担心像AI这样的新兴科技会将人与人之间的距离拉大，而不是将人们凝聚起来。此外，来自数码世界的威胁显著增长，对年长者而言更是如此。很多年长者因为害怕诈骗而不再轻易接听电话；有些年长者因为怕犯错，甚至不想继续使用数码服务。

刘洁敏说：“我们为他们感到担忧。我们担心他们会受骗，但也担心当一切都逐渐转上线时，他们会被抛在后面。”

她说，政府不断竭尽所能保护国人，但没有任何计划是万无一失的。因此，像DDAS这样的组织所做的事情意义重大，而且在今天年轻人的成长过程中，科技是不可分割的一部分。

“我想对年轻人说，数码工具就是你们的超能力。不过，这种能力也伴随着责任。”

她指出，喜见有这么一群年轻人在这么认真地承担起这份责任。但这样的年轻人难得，他们多数都是自发的，要培养出更多这样的年轻人非常困难，因此与高等学府合作至关重要。

刘洁敏强调，其实人人都能成为年长者的“数码卫士”。“当你的父母问你：为什么Wi-Fi连不上？我该不该打开这个？这是真的还是假的？——我们很多人不知不觉就成了上一代人的数码卫士。因此，无论是否主动选择，我们都已经处于最前线了。”

马国政府否认准备削减RON95补贴汽油的每月配额，从目前200公升减至150公升。 （档案照片）

马来西亚财政部副部长刘镇东澄清，政府目前并没有计划将符合资格者每月享有的RON95补贴汽油配额从200公升降至150公升。至于是否排除高收入群体享受燃油补贴，政府目前仍处于研究阶段，尚未最终定案。

刘镇东周二（5月12日）下午通过社交媒体紧急辟谣，否认他在当天上午的一场财经对谈中，宣布过“RON95补贴汽油配额降至150公升”的说法。刘镇东强调，他并未代表政府宣布任何政策，更从未说“150公升配额”是政府拟议中的政策。

周二上午，马国多家媒体报道称，刘镇东提及政府正考虑将RON95补贴汽油配额降至每月150公升，随即在民间引发广泛焦虑。

此外，首相安华的“取消高收入群体燃油补贴”表态也持续发酵。安华星期天（10日）说，政府原则上同意取消高收入群体的燃油补贴，目前正在评估是针对收入最高的20%（T20）还是15%（T15）人口撤除补贴。

不过，交通部长陆兆福星期二告诉媒体，内阁尚未讨论此事，安华的说法仅表明政府仍在研究，而非宣布落实政策。

马国符合资格者每月可以每公升1.99令吉（约0.64新元）的价格，购买200公升RON95汽油。这是经政府补贴的价格。

受访学者认为，无论政府如何削减补贴，都将引起不满。政府应该加强沟通，包括说明削减补贴后的资金用在何处，或可稍解民怨。

专家建议按可支配收入制定补贴标准

马国资深经济师孔令龙告诉《联合早报》，政府量入为出调整补贴的做法无可厚非，但无论是要排除特定群体或削减燃油补贴配额，都必须有更细致的规划，不能按收入一刀切。

他建议按可支配收入制定补贴标准。“同样月入1万令吉，在登嘉楼和在吉隆坡（的可支配收入）是完全不同的。”

政治学者潘永强向《联合早报》分析指出，安华关于取消高收入群体燃油补贴的谈话，有试水温的意味，但他认为在大选来临前这么做不甚明智。

“T20或T15在吉隆坡等大城市并不算真正的高收入群体。若以此为标准撤除补贴，将使生活压力倍增，原本还相当支持希盟的城市居民肯定强烈反弹。”

他说，民众能理解政府因财政压力而削减补贴，但也要知道省下来的资金用在何处。“政府要有一套说法说服城市居民，例如将省下来的资金补贴公共交通，或能稍微安抚民众因汽油补贴减少的不满。”

澳大利亚塔斯马尼亚大学亚洲研究院院长詹运豪指出，中东局势导致国际油价波动，马国政府的补贴负担日益沉重，财政已难以为继。然而，削减补贴在政治上极其敏感，尤其安华据传准备在今年举行全国大选，任何不审慎的改革都可能演变为政治灾难。

EBay rejects GameStop’s $55.5 billion takeover bid, calling it “neither credible nor attractive”

May 12, 2026 8:33 AM EDT / CBS News

By Aimee Picchi

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports.

EBay on Tuesday said it is rejecting GameStop’s $55.5 billion takeover bid, calling the offer “neither credible nor attractive.”

The rejection comes about a week after GameStop made its offer, with CEO Ryan Cohen arguing that the video game retailer’s 1,600 locations would give eBay a “national network” for authentication, intake and fulfillment.

In a statement, eBay said it rejected the bid because of uncertainty around GameStop’s acquisition financing, as well as the leverage and operational risks of combining the two companies.

GameStop, which already owns a 5% stake in eBay, offered $125 per share in cash and stock.

GameStop didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

GameStop, with a market capitalization of about $10.4 billion, is much smaller than eBay, which is valued at about $48 billion. GameStop became a so-called “meme stock” in 2021 after retail investors, mobilized on Reddit, started buying its shares, driving it up by more than 2,000%.

Edited by Alain Sherter

勿洛肺结核筛查结果陆续出炉 血检呈阳者星期三起照X光

2026年5月12日 23:56 / 联合早报

勿洛第216座巴刹与熟食中心人潮有所回流。 （谢智扬摄）

勿洛中区肺结核筛查结果陆续出炉，当局星期三（5月13日）起将为血液检测呈阳性的公众进行胸部X光检查。

为帮助受影响摊贩熬过低潮，甘榜菜市公民咨询委员会、勿洛中心商联会，以及第216座巴刹与熟食中心联谊会将向公众派发10元餐饮固本，吸引居民回流消费。

勿洛中区出现肺结核感染群，当局从5月4日起为受影响的商户和员工安排免费强制检测，曾频密到访受影响地点的公众也可主动接受筛检。如今，他们陆续收到筛查结果。数码发展及新闻部兼保健卫生部高级政务部长陈杰豪星期二（5月12日）在脸书贴文指出，在下一阶段，当局将部署流动X光车，以进行进一步的评估和筛查。

随着筛查结果陆续发出，他希望公众理解，即使结果是阳性也无须担心，因为那可能是潜伏型肺结核感染（latent TB），不具传染力。

这个星期三（13日）至五（15日），当局将在勿洛心动大厦提供X光检查，供血液检测呈阳性的公众进一步确认病菌是潜伏型还是活跃型，只有接获通知者才须前往照X光。

从星期一（5月11日）起，部分接受筛查的勿洛摊贩和公众陆续收到检测结果。（郭跃男摄）

办歌台向公众派发10元餐饮固本 望吸引食客回流

肺结核相关消息重创勿洛小贩的生意，为吸引顾客回流，甘榜菜市公民咨询委员会联合勿洛中心商联会和第216座巴刹与熟食中心联谊会推出“吃得安心，聚得放心”（Still Safe To Eat, Still Safe To Meet）计划，向公众分发每人最高10元的餐饮固本。

5月23日至6月7日期间，公众可以在第216座巴刹与熟食中心、勿洛转换站熟食中心，以及周边参与的咖啡店使用。

第216座巴刹与熟食中心联谊会秘书陈红红说，人潮现在虽然未完全恢复到往日周末的水平，但已经回流了80%左右。

原定于6月的巴刹清洗活动也会提前到5月18日和19日。22日则会举办歌台，固本也将在歌台活动现场开始分发，送完为止。陈红红说：“通过歌台助兴是想向大家证明，我们这里是安全的。”

错过歌台的居民，也可前往甘榜菜市民众俱乐部或勿洛心动大厦领取。

勿洛中心商联会荣誉会长符福金说，几天来，他们积极向食客解释，请他们无须担心，也常带头消费以安抚民心。小贩们经历两天的严重亏损后也较能把握人流量，开始主动减少备货量，以适应现状，减少亏损。

关档休息 轮流开门 摊贩盼生意再红火

尽管近日人潮已有所回升，仍有不少第216座巴刹与熟食中心的摊贩大吐苦水。

温姓蔬菜摊主（68岁）说，这次事件对生意的打击甚至比沙斯和冠病疫情时期更严重。他和妻子透露，平时一天营业额可达2000多元，如今可能连四位数都不到，还得承担货车油费和司机薪资等成本。

他们也说，如今不少摊贩“投降”暂时收档，一些售卖同类食品的摊位开始轮流营业，彼此帮忙维持生意，也有摊位只在周末开档。

“我们现在还继续开门，是想让顾客知道，我们还在。”

小贩摊主沈慧珠（68岁）说，消息发出后，她一度关门。“因为没有人买，我倒掉了很多食材，后来一度不敢开，关门休息了五天。”

沈慧珠说，关门休息是因为她无须承受摊位租金的压力，但那些新标到、租金高达数千元的摊位的困难可想而知。

蔡姓摊位负责人（37岁）说，自己的摊位是以6000多元的高价标到的，以目前的情况来看，本月的收入不知道是否能和租金持平。“生意掉超过50%，不少摊贩只能延迟关档，希望能多卖一点。”

国家环境局日前也宣布将为符合条件的摊贩与商户提供半个月的租金回扣。摊主林升庆（37岁）说，减租金虽然不错，但当然更希望是生意再次好起来。“勿洛一带有七个小贩中心，顾客如果去其他的地方，可能就再也不回来了。”

他对餐饮固本表示欢迎，并期待在歌台“冲喜”后，小贩中心能恢复往日红火。