美国拟向近百万人发放奥巴马医改退款

2026年9月10日 23:37 / 联合早报

美国总统特朗普星期四（9月10日）宣布，将向近100万名因奥巴马医改“被多收费”的美国人发放每人500美元的退款。从10月起，符合条件的美国人将陆续收到退款支票。 （法新社）

美国总统特朗普星期四（9月10日）宣布，将向近100万名因奥巴马医改“被多收费”的美国人发放每人500美元的退款。从10月起，符合条件的美国人将陆续收到退款支票。 （法新社）

美国白宫星期四说，政府将向近100万美国人退还奥巴马医改的“多收费用”，符合资格者可获得500美元（约633元新币）退款。

白宫星期四（9月10日）发布声明说，美国总统特朗普宣布，将向近100万名因奥巴马医改“被多收费”的美国人发放每人500美元的退款支票。

退款支票将从今年10月起陆续寄出，受惠者分布在30个使用联邦医保交易平台运营相关市场的州，包括阿拉巴马州、佛罗里达州、西弗吉尼亚州、威斯康星州等。

特朗普政府在声明中指责前拜登政府管理奥巴马医保不当，通过医保交易平台收取的“用户费”转嫁给消费者，推高保费，并为运营联邦医保平台筹集了超出实际所需的资金。

白宫说，这些资金后来形成可观的盈余，却没有用于惠及支付较高保费的民众。特朗普政府因此决定，将部分所谓多收费用退还给没有获得保费补贴的民众。

George W. Bush says Americans “don’t pay attention to the lesson of 9/11”

September 10, 2026 / 11:40 AM EDT / CBS News

Former President George W. Bush gave rare remarks on Wednesday as Americans mark25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, saying that Americans “don’t pay attention to the lesson of 9/11.”

“Our nation occasionally goes through isolationist periods, where the attitude is, ‘Well, we’ve got too many problems at home. Therefore, who cares about what happens overseas?’” said Bush, who was nine months into his first term when the attacks occurred. “Which really means to me they just don’t pay attention to the lessons of 9/11, because what happens overseas matters to our national security at home.”

Bush spoke about it at his presidential library in Dallas with Condoleezza Rice, who served as national security adviser at the time of the attacks and then went on to become secretary of state.

He said that as people are “struggling against tyranny, it makes sense” for the U.S. to get involved.

“We don’t have to send troops,” Bush said. “We ought to at least stand with them and stand beside them because this is what we went through 250 years ago. And again, it’s a belief that everybody wants to be free and we saw that in Afghanistan.”

Bush launched the war in Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks, and then supported the development of a democratic government after years of humanitarian abuses by the Taliban. But the conflict dragged on for 20 years, becoming America’s longest war, until the U.S. withdrew andAfghanistan came under Taliban rulerule again in 2021.

Bush said he disagrees with the view of some Americans who say people there “don’t know the difference” of what it is like to live under freedom.

“Of course they know the difference,” Bush said. “Young girls going to schoolfor the first time in their lives know the difference. Women becoming doctors and professors know the difference between a free society and a tyrannical society. And sadly, these women who begin to realize their full potential no longer have a chance to realize their full potential.”

Bush recalled on Wednesday that he had been visiting an elementary school on Sept. 11, 2001, when his then-chief of staff Andy Card told him about the attacks.

In that moment, “I became a wartime president,” Bush said. “This was a war, and that the job of the president and the country and his team is to rally the nation and to do what’s necessary to protect our people.”

Bush and Rice recalled that on 9/11, “every plane had become a missile,” so there were orders for all planes to land or they could be shot down. Then-Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, they said, was “trying to land planes on a legal pad” and they worried about whether Flight 93 had been shot down by the U.S. military — though that did not turn out to be the case. The plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers tried to wrest control from the hijackers.

“There was this horrible moment where the vice president kept trying to get confirmation as to what had happened, and for about 10 minutes, we thought we’d shot down a civilian aircraft,” Rice said. “And that always to me represented just how hard the decisions that you had to take under a lot of pressure.”

Bush said that in the aftermath of the attacks, he “had a sense there was a lot of trauma” but didn’t realize “how bad it was ’till I went there.”

He visited and gave a speech at Ground Zero, the site of the World Trade Center, on Sept. 14, 2001 — standing amid the wreckage with first responders. He said Wednesday that helping the country returning to normal was his highest priority.

Then-President George W. Bush speaks to rescue workers, firefighters and police officers at the site of the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 14, 2001. Eric Draper / White House / Getty Images / The White House

“I didn’t want us to lose our soul,” Bush said. “I wanted, as we defended our freedoms, I wanted people to remember how precious they are.”

He also also recalled how he visited a mosque shortly after the attacks “because I was deeply concerned about stories of women of color being harassed at shopping centers, particularly in Michigan.”

“It became clear to me that this is an ideological struggle, which is what I viewed it as, and we forego one of the most important parts of our ideology, which is the freedom to worship the way you want to worship,” he said. “All of a sudden, the enemy has won a victory, and so that was part of my thinking.”

Bush and Rice also recalled how they had to shift to a “Sept. 12” mentality because “we needed to go on the offense” to prevent another attack.

“People now don’t understand the heaviness of the days after 9/11 in trying to protect the country,” Rice said.

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美国拟向近百万人发放奥巴马医改退款

2026-09-10 23:37 / 联合早报

美国总统特朗普星期四（9月10日）宣布，将向近100万名因奥巴马医改“被多收费”的美国人发放每人500美元的退款。从10月起，符合条件的美国人将陆续收到退款支票。 （法新社）

美国白宫星期四说，政府将向近100万美国人退还奥巴马医改的“多收费用”，符合资格者可获得500美元（约633元新币）退款。

白宫星期四（9月10日）发布声明说，美国总统特朗普宣布，将向近100万名因奥巴马医改“被多收费”的美国人发放每人500美元的退款支票。

退款支票将从今年10月起陆续寄出，受惠者分布在30个使用联邦医保交易平台运营相关市场的州，包括阿拉巴马州、佛罗里达州、西弗吉尼亚州、威斯康星州等。

特朗普政府在声明中指责前拜登政府管理奥巴马医保不当，通过医保交易平台收取的“用户费”转嫁给消费者，推高保费，并为运营联邦医保平台筹集了超出实际所需的资金。

白宫说，这些资金后来形成可观的盈余，却没有用于惠及支付较高保费的民众。特朗普政府因此决定，将部分所谓多收费用退还给没有获得保费补贴的民众。

The Odds: Can Paxton Turn Things Around?

9:48 AM EDT, Thu September 10, 2026 / By Ainsley Ehlers, CNN

The Odds: Can Paxton Turn Things Around?

In the battle for one of the most competitive Senate races of this cycle, polls show the candidates neck and neck. Can Democrat James Talarico hold power in a state that historically leans GOP in the polls? CNN News Central’s John Berman and Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten break down the numbers on why prediction markets also see a tight race for the open Senate seat.

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Trump puts himself back on the ballot: 5 takeaways from GOP midterm convention night one

September 10, 2026 5:03am EDT / Fox News

The president unveiled the tariff-funded proposal at the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas

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Published September 10, 2026 5:03am EDT | Updated September 10, 2026 7:58am EDT

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Trump offers Americans $5,000 each if GOP wins midterms

The president is claiming that he will disburse over $1 trillion in payments to citizens if Republicans retain control of Congress.

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DALLAS – Facing a difficult political environment as Republicans fight to hold their congressional majorities, President Donald Trump used his address at the first-ever GOP midterm convention to unveil an unusual offer: a $5,000 dividend for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate.

With less than two months until the midterm elections — and early voting just weeks away — Trump and Republican leaders on the first night of the two-day convention used their speeches to showcase policy wins and paint Democratic Party politicians as far-left radicals.

Facing energized Democrats and stiff political headwinds, Trump and Republicans are using the gathering at the American Airlines Center in Dallas to motivate the party’s MAGA base and boost turnout in key races that will determine control of Congress.

“I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot,” the president urged, as he rallied his supporters.

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President Donald Trump speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas, Texas. Trump headlined the Republican National Committee’s first-ever midterm convention to highlight his administration’s achievements and rally support for GOP candidates ahead of the November elections.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Here are five takeaways from night one at what has been described by Republican leaders as a “Trumpapalooza.”

Trump’s offer to Americans

Nearly an hour into his address, Trump unveiled what he described as “the best part of the speech,” direct payments to the Americans funded by tariff revenues if Republicans retain control of Congress.

“If the Republicans win the ​House of Representatives and the United States Senate, ⁠ both of them,” Trump announced, “because of our ​tremendous strength and success economically, I will issue a ​dividend to every ‌adult citizen in the United States of ⁠ America for $5,000.”

The president didn’t reveal any other details, other than to add, “The only caveat I have is ​that the dividend that we’re making must be spent in the ‌United States of America.”

Democrats quickly pounced on the president’s proposal.

“Donald Trump and Republicans are once again offering empty promises to Americans,” Democratic National Committee (DNC) Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer claimed in a statement to Fox News Digital.

Trump’s ‘tremendous’ economy

Amid persistent inflation, a new surge in fuel prices due to a flare-up in the ongoing war with Iran, and a deepening trade war with neighboring Canada, public opinion polls indicate Trump’s approval ratings on the economy remain underwater.

But the president painted an optimistic picture of better times ahead.

Trump touted, “I’m bringing the prices down, way, way down.” He also said that “oil will be going down as soon as we win the war with Iran,” which he said “is taking place right now.”

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President Donald Trump greets attendees as he walks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2026. Trump headlined the Republican National Committee’s first-ever midterm convention as he aimed to highlight his administration’s achievements and rally support for GOP candidates ahead of the November elections.(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump also showcased the tax cuts passed last year along party lines by the GOP-controlled Congress.

“The largest tax cuts in the history of country,” he highlighted. “We gave you no tax on tips, no tax on overtime and no tax on Social Security.”

He also pointed to “the largest prescription drug price cuts in history… that alone should win the midterms.”

While Trump touted “tremendous economic success,” public opinion polls paint a very different picture, with the president’s approval rating on his handling of the economy well into negative territory. Inflation was a key issue that helped boost Trump and the GOP to sweeping election victories in 2024. But Democrats say affordability has been the issue that fueled their ballot box victories and overperformances since Trump returned to the White House.

The DNC, which remains in debt and decided against holding a similar convention, is more than happy to focus on the economy.

“The only people reaping the benefits of Trump’s economy are himself, his family, and his ultra-rich elite donors. Meanwhile, working families get nothing except sky-high receipts at the grocery store and the pump, unaffordable healthcare premiums, and wages that aren’t keeping up with inflation,” the DNC’s Witmer charged.

‘Crazed lunatics’

Midterm elections are often a referendum on the party in power, but Republicans aim to use the convention to draw a contrast as they spotlight Democrats’ leftward lurch in this year’s primaries and tie the party to far-left and socialist proposals.

“These people are radical left communists,” Trump claimed, as he referred to Democrats.

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“Crazed lunatics and radicals,” he added.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in his speech from the convention podium, argued “the radical left is relentless in their pursuit to remake America, in the image of every socialist hellscape of the last century.”

And Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the number three Republican in the chamber charged that “Democrats north, south, east and west are running on this radical roadmap. They sound like an anti-American hate group.”

Counter programming

Hours before the confab kicked off, Democrats presented their prebuttal.

“Voters can see through the BS that Republicans are spewing,” Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois told reporters at a DNC counterprogramming news conference across the street from the convention hall.

“This bizarre Republican midterm convention here can’t paper over the fact that Republicans have done nothing to earn your vote,” Pritzker said.

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Following Trump’s speech, which lasted nearly two hours, DNC Chair Ken Martin argued, “The biggest liability in American politics right now is Donald Trump — and he just proved it. Republicans now have to spin his disastrous, rambling speech when it’s clear that this bizarre dog-and-pony show is being held to placate Trump’s fragile ego.”

Fetterman draws hard line after surprise appearance

Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a centrist Democrat known for bashing his party’s left flank, made a surprise pre-recorded video appearance at the GOP convention.

As he introduced Pennsylvania’s other U.S. senator, Republican David McCormick, Fetterman explained his appearance.

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“Why am I here talking to you today? Because. Well, I’m a commonsense Democrat. I’m always going to stand with America. I’m always going to reject the extremes and socialism and that anti-American way of life,” the senator said. “Dave McCormick is the kind of senator that gets the job done, and he’s going to fight for Pennsylvania. I’m proud to count him as my friend right back over my shoulder.”

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Fetterman, who is a strong supporter of Israel, has increasingly railed against fellow Democrats who have criticized Israeli leaders over their ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. Fetterman has said he has “no plans” to leave the Democratic Party. But he added if Democrats officially became the “anti-Israel party,” count him out.

In a statement released after his appearance, Fetterman emphasized, “I’m a lifelong Democrat who votes overwhelmingly with my party—and should the Senate flip in November, I will still be the 51st vote that I ran on.”

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印尼婆罗洲野火威胁濒危红毛猩猩 一个月救出15只

2026年9月10日 19:43 / 联合早报

在印尼西加里曼丹省，为减轻动物压力及受伤风险，救援人员对红毛猩猩实施麻醉，将一对猩猩母子撤离到安全的场所。 （法新社）

印度尼西亚当局与救援人员星期四说，加里曼丹岛过去一周发生的野火，导致包括两只哺乳期幼猩猩在内的六只红毛猩猩受困并获救，使过去一个月获救的红毛猩猩增至15只。

路透社报道，这些极度濒危的红毛猩猩在印尼西加里曼丹省偏远地区的种植园内获救。森林大火切断它们返回森林栖息地的路径，迫使它们在不同种植园之间移动。

印尼林业部与野生动物保护组织YIARI联合声明说，发现这群红毛猩猩时，距离它们仅约200米处正有大火燃烧。救援人员说，除了面临大火和浓烟威胁，红毛猩猩在种植园之间移动，也可能增加与居民发生冲突的风险。

在居民和种植园工人的协助下，其中四只红毛猩猩在上星期五获救；随后于星期二（8日）再救出一对猩猩母子。为减轻动物压力及受伤风险，救援人员对红毛猩猩实施麻醉，随后将六只送往加里曼丹省吉打邦的YIARI康复中心。

印尼政府说，今年1月至7月全国已有超过20万2000公顷土地被烧毁。独立森林监测平台Nusantara Atlas估计，实际面积接近30万公顷，并估算截至8月累计达89万5657公顷。

印尼当局已派出约4万3000名消防员到印尼各地灭火。

红毛猩猩原生于婆罗洲和苏门答腊岛，这两个地区近年来均严重受到野火影响，大面积土地被烧毁，浓烟甚至飘至马来西亚和新加坡。

俄罗斯与越南深化战略伙伴关系 推动贸易达150亿美元

2026年9月10日 19:48 / 联合早报

越共中央总书记及国家主席苏林（左）本周访问俄罗斯，与俄罗斯总统普京一同见证两国代表签署在多个领域合作的文件。 （法新社）

（莫斯科综合讯）越南与俄罗斯同意继续深化两国全面战略伙伴关系，并推动双边贸易额尽早达到150亿美元（约190亿新元）的目标。

越共中央总书记及国家主席苏林星期一至三（9月7日至9日）到俄罗斯进行国事访问，并会晤俄罗斯总统普京。

两人会后发表联合声明，同意进一步加强双边全面战略伙伴关系，并重申能源和油气合作仍是俄越关系的重要支柱。

苏林说，在全球局势快速变化及日益复杂之际，越俄决心提升全面战略伙伴关系，具有深远意义。这不仅符合两国利益及发展战略，也有助于促进地区及全球和平、合作与发展。

经贸方面，越南与俄罗斯同意到2030年，将双边贸易额提升至150亿美元，并改善和拓展运输路线、保障供应链，以及推动社会经济可持续发展。

普京也对两国不断深化的经济关系表示赞赏。他指出，去年俄越贸易额增长近6%，而今年上半年的增长率更是近乎翻倍。

他说，近年来两国贸易额显著增加，得益于越南与欧亚经济联盟（EAEU）签署的自由贸易协定，为双边投资及技术交流注入强劲动力。

普京也强调，两国在水力发电、核能及造船领域拥有巨大合作潜力。随着俄越热带中心新实验室启用，双方也将加强新药研发和热带疾病研究。

此外，双方将根据今年3月签署的协议，合作建设越南首座核电站，并计划在越南建设核科学技术中心。

两国还计划拓展核电、风电和燃气发电等领域的合作，并把科技、创新和数码转型打造为双边关系的新增长动力，同时扩大人工智能、数码技术、生物技术、新材料、量子技术、航天技术和自动化等领域的合作。

下午察：赴港看演唱会 低保就该取消吗？

2026-09-10 19:51 / 联合早报

一名低保家庭学生赴港看演唱会引发资格争议。当消费行为成为审查线索，社会救助究竟该衡量经济状况，还是审视生活方式？

中国江西赣州一名低保家庭女学生赴香港观看演唱会后，网传全家被取消低保待遇。图为人们坐在香港维多利亚港旁的海滨长廊上，摄于2026年9月8日。 （法新社）

中国江西赣州一名低保家庭女学生赴香港观看演唱会后，网传全家被取消低保待遇。尽管当地官方澄清，相关情况仍在核查，尚未作出处理决定，但这场围绕一次演唱会的风波，已再次将争议多年的贫困救助问题推至舆论聚光灯下。

事情源于社交平台小红书的一则贴文。发贴者自称是涉事女生的表姐，并称女生是赣州一名在读中专生，家境困难，全家每月依靠约2000元（人民币，下同，376新元）低保金生活。女生利用暑假打工，再加上省下的部分补助，凑得约3000元至5000元，准备赴港观看偶像演唱会。

贴文称，女生出发前，当地帮扶人员和家人曾反复劝阻，提醒她出境和较高额消费可能触发低保资格复核，但她不为所动，仍按计划赴港。返程后，民政部门通过大数据监测发现她的出境记录，启动资格复核，并取消全家的低保待遇。发贴者形容，这一结果对全家打击很大，犹如“天塌了”。

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中共统战部副部长吁企业家学深悟透习近平思想 做政治明白人

2026-09-10 19:51 / 联合早报

第10期民营重点骨干企业高级经营管理人才培训班，星期二至四（9月8日至10日）在中国大连高级经理学院举行。 （取自微信公众号“统战新语”）

中国官方举办民营重点骨干企业高级经营管理人才培训班，中共中央统战部分管日常工作的副部长沈莹说，这对引导民营企业家认清时代大势有重要意义。她希望民营企业家学深悟透习近平思想，始终做政治上的明白人。

据中共中央统战部官方微信公众号“统战新语”消息，第10期民营重点骨干企业高级经营管理人才培训班，星期二至四（9月8日至10日）在中国大连高级经理学院举行，沈莹出席开班式并作动员讲话。

沈莹说，在中国式现代化建设关键爬坡阶段，举办民营重点骨干企业高级经营管理人才培训班，对于引导民营企业家认清时代大势、拓宽战略视野、提升治企兴企本领，具有重要意义。

她说：“希望广大民营企业家学深悟透习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想特别是习近平总书记在民营企业座谈会上的重要讲话精神，坚定拥护‘两个确立’、坚决做到‘两个维护’，始终做政治上的明白人。”

沈莹还提到，要准确把握中共中央关于经济发展的判断和部署要求，进一步坚定发展信心、保持发展定力、找准发展方向，实现企业成长与民族复兴同频共振；要加强技术攻关科技创新，建立完善中国特色现代企业制度，坚持诚信守法经营，积极投身先富促共富，扛起新时代民营企业家的使命责任。

据介绍，本次培训班由中共中央统战部举办，中国全国50余名民营企业家参加。中共中央和国家机关有关部门相关司局负责人和专家学者作专题授课。

GOP firebrand says he’s ‘not going to apologize’ after flipping script on Dems’ latest woke trend

September 10, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News

The Texas congressman told the crowd Texas is ‘the ancestral homeland of great American patriots’

By Elizabeth Elkind, Fox News

Brandon Gill talks Republican chances in midterms, viral land acknowledgment

Rep. Brandon Gill spoke with Fox News Digital on the sidelines of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas.

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Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, generated another viral moment on Wednesday during his speech at the Republican midterm convention — and he says he’s not sorry.

Gill opened his remarks with a land acknowledgment, a growing trend among Democratic politicians to begin speeches by noting the Native American tribes who historically lived on the land their events are on.

“I’d like to acknowledge that we stand here today in the great state of Texas and the United States of America is the ancestral homeland of great American patriots, pioneers and explorers who put down roots, fight for freedom all over the globe and bled and died to build the greatest civilization ever known to man,” Gill said, the Republican crowd roaring in response.

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U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 9, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

He told Fox News Digital afterward that it was his way of fighting back against Democrats’ way of viewing the United States.

“Listen, you see Democrats all the time wanting to begin their conventions or their gatherings by acknowledging, making some bizarre land acknowledgment that we live on stolen land, and they essentially just want to apologize for our country,” Gill said.

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The American Airlines Center, as preparations are underway for the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 7, 2026.(Jessica Koscielniak, Reuters)

“I think most Americans believe, rightfully so, that we live in the greatest country that’s ever existed, and I’m not going to apologize for it…certainly most Americans don’t want their elected officials apologizing for it either.”

An official with Michigan’s Democratic Party spurred ridicule on the right after her attempt at a land acknowledgment ended up with her bungling the names of the tribes she was trying to honor.

Brandon Gill mocks ‘land acknowledgments’ with patriotic twist at Texas convention.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Land acknowledgments were also made in Corpus Christi, Texas, where state Democrats met for their nominating convention.

Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.

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