加美会晤敲定贸易协议 细节浮出水面

2026年8月20日 23:16 / 联合早报

8月11日，加拿大负责加美贸易的部长多米尼克·勒布朗（左）和加拿大驻美首席贸易谈判代表珍妮丝·沙雷特在华盛顿特区美国贸易代表办公室与美国贸易代表杰米森·格里尔会面后离开。 （路透社）

在加拿大总理卡尼向加拿大地区领导人简要介绍加拿大与美国的双边贸易协议概要后，加美谈判代表定于星期四（8月20日）在华盛顿恢复贸易谈判。

法新社报道，渥太华方面证实，加拿大负责加美贸易的部长多米尼克·勒布朗（Dominic LeBlanc）定于星期四午后与美国贸易代表杰米森·格里尔（Jamieson Greer）会面。

双方星期三说接近达成最终协议，协议旨在缓解因美国总统特朗普的严厉关税政策引发的数月紧张局势。

美国原定于星期三对加拿大进口商品加征50%的新一轮关税，但特朗普前一天说，由于双方即将达成协议，他将推迟72小时落实计划。

目前，这项潜在协议的细节尚不明确，但卡尼星期三向加拿大各省和地区的领导人通报了谈判进展。

新斯科舍省（Nova Scotia）省长蒂姆·休斯顿（Tim Houston）告诉记者，卡尼提出了美国希望加拿大各省执行的具体要求，包括把美国葡萄酒和烈酒重新上架。此前，由于特朗普对加拿大汽车、钢铁、铝和木材加征关税，一些省份已将这些商品下架。

大西洋沿岸省份的领导人指出，即使美国酒类重返加拿大市场，也无法保证人们会购买，因为民众对特朗普对待加拿大的方式，包括他一再威胁吞并加拿大，产生根深蒂固的不满情绪。

各省仍然可以优先选择加拿大供应商，但不能使用直接排除美国供应商参与项目的条款。

休斯顿拒绝讨论任何拟议中的美国关税削减方案，但他指出，这份协议似乎是“我们在与本届政府打交道时所能期望的最佳结果”。

他还强调，此举保留了“核心要素”，指的是加拿大对乳制品和家禽供应的监管政策。

加美会晤敲定贸易协议 细节浮出水面

2026年8月20日 23:16 / 联合早报

8月11日，加拿大负责加美贸易的部长多米尼克·勒布朗（左）和加拿大驻美首席贸易谈判代表珍妮丝·沙雷特在华盛顿特区美国贸易代表办公室与美国贸易代表杰米森·格里尔会面后离开。 （路透社）

在加拿大总理卡尼向加拿大地区领导人简要介绍加拿大与美国的双边贸易协议概要后，加美谈判代表定于星期四（8月20日）在华盛顿恢复贸易谈判。

法新社报道，渥太华方面证实，加拿大负责加美贸易的部长多米尼克·勒布朗（Dominic LeBlanc）定于星期四午后与美国贸易代表杰米森·格里尔（Jamieson Greer）会面。

双方星期三说接近达成最终协议，协议旨在缓解因美国总统特朗普的严厉关税政策引发的数月紧张局势。

美国原定于星期三对加拿大进口商品加征50%的新一轮关税，但特朗普前一天说，由于双方即将达成协议，他将推迟72小时落实计划。

目前，这项潜在协议的细节尚不明确，但卡尼星期三向加拿大各省和地区的领导人通报了谈判进展。

新斯科舍省（Nova Scotia）省长蒂姆·休斯顿（Tim Houston）告诉记者，卡尼提出了美国希望加拿大各省执行的具体要求，包括把美国葡萄酒和烈酒重新上架。此前，由于特朗普对加拿大汽车、钢铁、铝和木材加征关税，一些省份已将这些商品下架。

大西洋沿岸省份的领导人指出，即使美国酒类重返加拿大市场，也无法保证人们会购买，因为民众对特朗普对待加拿大的方式，包括他一再威胁吞并加拿大，产生根深蒂固的不满情绪。

各省仍然可以优先选择加拿大供应商，但不能使用直接排除美国供应商参与项目的条款。

休斯顿拒绝讨论任何拟议中的美国关税削减方案，但他指出，这份协议似乎是“我们在与本届政府打交道时所能期望的最佳结果”。

他还强调，此举保留了“核心要素”，指的是加拿大对乳制品和家禽供应的监管政策。

The Odds: The Spending Backlash

9:57 AM EDT, Thu August 20, 2026 / By Ainsley Ehlers, CNN

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With President Trump’s approval on government spending falling, the GOP has lost its edge on the issue as an overwhelming majority of Americans now see spending as wasteful. CNN News Central’s John Berman and Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten look at this reversal and whether prediction markets expect the national debt to increase further.

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FBI raids former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s home, seizes devices in probe tied to sexual assault claims

Aug 20, 2026, 10:35 AM ET / CNN

By Allison Gordon, Pamela Brown, Evan Perez

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Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell at the San Francisco airport on Saturday and then raided his home in Washington, DC, the next day as part of an ongoing probe connected to sexual assault allegations, sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.

Swalwell and his lawyer did not immediately respond to messages from CNN.

Swalwell resigned from Congress in April after reporting from CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle detailed allegations of sexual misconduct.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department opened criminal investigations into Swalwell in the wake of the reporting. The raids this weekend are part of a federal investigation connected to the claims of sexual assault, the sources told CNN.

Three women who have spoken publicly about sexual misconduct allegations against Swalwell also told CNN they spoke with the FBI.

This story was updated to reflect that three women say they have been contacted by the FBI.

尼日利亚超载船只倾覆 约40名孩童罹难

2026年8月20日 23:57 / 联合早报

8月20日，在尼日利亚索科托州戈劳的船难中，死亡者的遗体停放在一座社区清真寺的前院，等待下葬。 （路透社）

尼日利亚西北部索科托州（Sokoto）一艘超载船只倾覆，目前已找到约40名儿童的遗体。

路透社报道，国家内陆水路管理局区域经理阿卜杜勒卡迪尔·优素福星期四（8月20日）在声明中说：“目前已找到约40名孩童的遗体。”

当地一名传统领袖萨尔金·达吉说，事故发生在星期四上午，当时乘客们正前往播种或收割水稻。

当地居民纳西鲁·戈劳说：“我们的潜水员已经打捞起遇难者遗体，搜寻工作仍在进行。”

尼日利亚的船只往往存在安全隐患，致命的船只事故时有发生。今年1月，在尼日利亚东北部的约贝州（Yobe），一艘漏水船只倾覆，造成至少25人死亡。

FBI seizes Swalwell’s devices, executes search warrants in sexual misconduct probe

August 20, 2026 / 11:12 AM EDT / CBS News

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Washington — FBI agents executed search warrants targeting former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell over the weekend and seized his electronic devices, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, as part of a criminal probe into allegations of sexual misconduct by the former lawmaker.

One of the warrants was executed Saturday night after Swalwell landed at San Francisco International Airport, the sources said. The second targeted his residence and was executed on Sunday. The Daily Mail first reported the searches.

News of the warrants comes months after Swalwell ended his gubernatorial bid and resigned from Congress in April over allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct from several women.

Swalwell, who represented Bay-Area districts from 2013 until his resignation, faced accusations from multiple women, including rape and unsolicited explicit messages and nude photos, prompting the bipartisan House Ethics Committee to launch an investigation. But the probe ended with Swalwell’s resignation from Congress, since the committee only has jurisdiction over current members and staff.

Swalwell acknowledged making “mistakes in judgment,” but said an assault allegation was “false” and vowed to fight it.

On Monday, the White House also released declassified documents on the FBI’s investigation into Swalwell regarding his alleged relationship with a suspected spy more than a decade ago. The 97-page documents stem from the FBI’s investigation into Swalwell and his 2015 relationship with Christine Fang, a suspected Chinese intelligence operative. Many of the details provided by the administration were already publicly known, and Swalwell was never charged in the matter.

Sources told CBS News that FBI Director Kash Patel had been pressing to release the files from the investigation into Swalwell, a detail that was first reported by The Washington Post.

尼日利亚超载船只倾覆 约40名孩童罹难

2026-08-20 23:57 / 联合早报

8月20日，在尼日利亚索科托州戈劳的船难中，死亡者的遗体停放在一座社区清真寺的前院，等待下葬。 （路透社）

尼日利亚西北部索科托州（Sokoto）一艘超载船只倾覆，目前已找到约40名儿童的遗体。

路透社报道，国家内陆水路管理局区域经理阿卜杜勒卡迪尔·优素福星期四（8月20日）在声明中说：“目前已找到约40名孩童的遗体。”

当地一名传统领袖萨尔金·达吉说，事故发生在星期四上午，当时乘客们正前往播种或收割水稻。

当地居民纳西鲁·戈劳说：“我们的潜水员已经打捞起遇难者遗体，搜寻工作仍在进行。”

尼日利亚的船只往往存在安全隐患，致命的船只事故时有发生。今年1月，在尼日利亚东北部的约贝州（Yobe），一艘漏水船只倾覆，造成至少25人死亡。

Trump reveals exact number of North Korea’s nuclear weapons

The precise figure appears to mark the first time a US official has publicly numbered Pyongyang’s arsenal

August 20, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News

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Trump says North Korea has 57 nuclear weapons, expects to meet Kim Jong Un

President Trump says his relationship with Kim Jong Un is a “good thing” as he signals a possible meeting later this year and scales back U.S.-South Korea military drills.

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that North Korea possesses 57 nuclear weapons as he previewed a possible meeting with leader Kim Jong Un later this year.

Trump made the remark while defending his relationship with Kim, arguing that his rapport with the North Korean leader is “a good thing,” not a bad one.

Trump’s unusually precise figure appears to be the first time a U.S. official has publicly put an exact number on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. Public assessments have generally estimated that Pyongyang has roughly 50 to 60 assembled warheads, while warning that the country’s secretive program makes a definitive count impossible. It was not immediately clear whether Trump’s specific figure was based on a classified U.S. intelligence assessment.

TRUMP ORDERS MAJOR CUT TO US-SOUTH KOREA DRILLS AS NORTH KOREA RAMPS UP MISSILE TESTS

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un take a walk after their first meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, in Hanoi.

Trump said Kim is “a very powerful player” and blamed prior administrations for allowing North Korea to develop a nuclear arsenal.

“The fact that I get along with him, that’s a good thing,” Trump said. “You can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon. And I know Kim Jong Un very well, and he’s going to be fine as long as we have a smart president.”

Trump said he expected to meet with Kim later this year, though he did not provide a date or location.

NORTH KOREA EXPERT WARNS US CAN ‘NEVER TAKE THEIR EYE OFF’ KIM JONG UN FOLLOWING MISSILE TEST DURING IRAN WAR

North Korea’s nuclear stockpile is closely guarded, and public estimates vary. The Federation of American Scientists estimated in 2024 that Pyongyang may have assembled roughly 50 nuclear warheads, while possessing enough fissile material for up to 90.

Trump’s comment came after he ordered War Secretary Pete Hegseth this week to substantially scale back the annual U.S.-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, arguing that the drills were costly and sent an “inappropriate and hostile” signal to North Korea. The U.S. and South Korean militaries said Wednesday they would shorten the exercises and end them Friday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday ordered his country to ramp up production of “weapon-grade nuclear materials.”(KRT/via Reuters TV/Handout)

The decision is one of several overtures Trump has made toward Kim as he seeks to revive diplomacy with Pyongyang. Trump has said he expects to meet with Kim later this year, potentially during a planned November trip to Asia, though no summit has been announced.

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Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, dismissed the reduction in drills as insufficient, saying Washington’s policy toward North Korea remains hostile. Trump and Kim met three times during Trump’s first term, but their negotiations broke down in 2019 without an agreement to curb North Korea’s nuclear program.

Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, dismissed the reduction in drills as insufficient, saying Washington’s policy toward North Korea remains hostile.(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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North Korea’s arsenal remains far smaller than those of the world’s two largest nuclear powers. Russia has about 4,400 nuclear warheads in its military stockpile, while the United States has 3,700, according to January estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. China has 620, followed by France with 290, the United Kingdom with 225, India with 190, Pakistan with 170 and Israel with 90. SIPRI estimated North Korea has about 60 assembled warheads — broadly in line with Trump’s figure — while cautioning that the secrecy surrounding Pyongyang’s program makes precise counts uncertain.

Biden admin released illegal immigrant accused of fatally stabbing Fairfax County mother

2026-08-20T06:00:59-04:00 / Fox News

Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, was allowed into the country in El Paso, Texas, in April 2024, a federal source tells Fox News

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El Salvadorian illegal immigrant accused of killing Virginia mother, federal sources say

Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin has details on the arrest of Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador suspected of brutally stabbing a woman in Virginia, on ‘Special Report.’

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The man allegedly behind the stabbing death of a Virginia mother in Fairfax County is an immigrant in the country illegally who was admitted by the Biden administration, a federal source tells Fox News.

Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, a 19-year-old Salvadoran national, was caught and released at the southern border during the Biden administration. The source said Cedillos-Campos was allowed into the U.S. in El Paso, Texas, in April 2024.

“Former President Joe Biden and former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas hand-delivered alleged killer Cedillos-Campos to the streets of Fairfax County. They recklessly unleashed millions of unvetted illegal aliens into American communities and abused the law to do so,” DHS said in a statement to Fox News. “President Donald Trump and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin are now enforcing the law, arresting illegal aliens who have no right to be in our country — and have reversed Biden’s deadly catch and release policy.”

Fairfax County Police arrested Cedillos-Campos Wednesday on charges in connection with Monday’s stabbing death of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch. He is being held in the Prince George’s County jail pending extradition to Fairfax County, where he faces a second-degree murder charge, according to police.

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Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, right, a 19-year-old illegal immigrant accused of a brutal fatal stabbing of Fairfax County woman Carmen Lizet Puch, was allowed into the country under the administration of former President Joe Biden, according to a federal source.(Scott Olson/Getty Images; Courtesy of federal source)

A jogger spotted Puch unconscious just off a popular trail in the affluent Northern Virginia suburb. She had trauma to her upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene, Fairfax County Police Capt. Jason Chandler said during a news conference.

Fairfax County, one of the most affluent counties in America, has seen a series of violent and sexual crimes involving immigrants in the country illegally, including several who were admitted under the Biden administration.

Puch was from Reston, a suburb of Washington, D.C. She was the mother of a young daughter and worked at a nearby restaurant, according to NBC Washington. The outlet reported that “people who knew her … said she was soft-spoken and worked hard to support her young daughter.”

After a jogger called police at about 6:45 a.m. Monday, officers found Puch lying beside her vehicle. NBC Washington reported that sources familiar with the investigation said she was stabbed inside the vehicle.

Puch is not the only Fairfax County victim of violent crime involving an immigrant in the country illegally who was admitted under the Biden administration.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ISRAEL FLORES ORTIZ GETS 360 DAYS FOR GROPING GIRLS AT FAIRFAX COUNTY VA. HIGH SCHOOL

Carmen Lizet Puch, 42, was found fatally stabbed Monday in the parking lot of Difficult Run Park in Great Falls, Va., according to police.(Facebook/Carmen Lizet Puch)

One case involved 18-year-old Salvadoran immigrant Israel Flores Ortiz, who entered the country illegally in 2024, and was convicted this year of assault and battery involving the groping of several underage girls at Fairfax High School.

Fox News Digital also reported on several homicides and other violent crimes involving immigrants in the country illegally in Fairfax County earlier this year.

Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger has faced criticism over her handling of crime involving immigrants in the country illegally.

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On her first day in office, Spanberger rescinded an executive order by her predecessor, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, that directed state law enforcement agencies to assist federal immigration authorities. She also ordered state and local law enforcement agencies to terminate all 287(g) agreements with ICE and signed an order prohibiting ICE from using state property as a staging area, processing location or operations base for federal civil immigration enforcement activities.

On Wednesday, the White House blamed the Biden administration’s immigration policies for Cedillos-Campos’ presence in the country.

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“This brutal killing of this mother was 100% preventable,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News. “The Biden administration released this illegal alien MURDERER into our country.”

Bis added that “extreme Democrat politicians’ open border policies have consequences,” pointing to murders, rapes and other violent crimes committed against Americans.

Fox News Digital reached out to Biden and Spanberger for comment.

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

Top Dem group reveals new congressional targets in bid to flip House: ‘Proven fighters’

August 20, 2026 5:15am EDT / Fox News

Tom Perriello, Nancy Lacore, Matt Dunlap, Zach Dembo and Leela Gray will receive fundraising support and strategic guidance

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House Democrats’ campaign chair says ‘we’re going to have the resources’ to get their message out

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene speaks one-on-one with Fox News Digital about the House Democrats’ midterm playbook.

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is adding five new races to its Red to Blue list, a program that looks to equip candidates in particularly competitive districts.

The Red to Blue program is backing Tom Perriello in Virginia, Nancy Lacore in South Carolina, Matt Dunlap in Maine, Zach Dembo in Kentucky and Leela Gray in Florida, bringing the program’s designated races to a total of 37.

The additions indicate a growing number of seats the party’s House campaign arm believes it can win as they try to retake the House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a slim majority. The announcement also telegraphs further investment in those particular races.

DEMOCRATS TARGET MORE GOP HOUSE SEATS AFTER SOCIALIST VICTORIES ROCK LEFT-WING PRIMARIES

U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA) answers questions during a news conference about the recent Congressional delegation trip to the Indo-Pacific region, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., August 10, 2022.(REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)

“All of these candidates are proven fighters who are running strong campaigns, talking to every voter, and building coalitions across the ideological spectrum to power their victories in November,” DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., said in a statement.

The five new candidates can expect to receive strategic guidance, staff resources, training and fundraising support “to ensure they are in the best possible position to win in November,” Red to Blue stated in a press release.

Notably, all five candidates have some record of prior public or military service.

Leela Gray, running in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, captured the Democratic nomination on Tuesday evening, highlighting her 30-year Army career, during which she rose to the rank of brigadier general.

Her record is similar to that of Nancy Lacore, the Democratic candidate in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, and her story as a former three-star Navy admiral.

HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ CAMPAIGN ARM DRAWS PROGRESSIVE FURY FOR TRYING TO ‘TIP THE SCALES’ IN KEY HOUSE PRIMARY

U.S. Captain Nancy S. Lacore delivers a speech during a handover ceremony at the Camp Lemonier U.S. navy base in Djibouti on July 20, 2017. Captain Lacore was the first woman captain to be in charge of the overall command of Camp Lemonier.(Houssein Hersi/AFP via Getty Images)

Similarly, Zach Dembo, who is trying to flip Kentucky’s 6th District, served as a Navy JAG officer and DOJ prosecutor.

The remaining two candidates — Matt Dunlap in Maine’s 2nd District and Tom Perriello, the Democratic nominee in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District — both have held public office before.

Dunlap served as Maine Secretary of State, while Perriello is a former congressman.

Despite the additional focus, most of the districts are relatively safe for Republicans. Three of them, VA-05, S.C.-01 and KY-06, were all won by the GOP by an average 19.3% margin of victory.

Only two of them, FL-13 and ME-02, were decided by less than 10%.

Notably, the Maine race is the most competitive out of the group, having been decided by just 0.6% in 2024 in a narrow win for Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine. Golden is not pursuing re-election.

In addition to their service backgrounds, DelBene, the DCCC chair, said the candidates would stress areas where voters might feel like Republicans have overpromised and underdelivered.

REPUBLICAN MOVES CLOSER TO REPLACING NANCY MACE AS GOP LOOKS TO HOLD COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA SEAT

Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Suzan DelBene speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“American families are struggling under the broken promises and higher costs caused by House Republicans, and they’re eager for leaders who will always put the well-being of their communities first, not rubber-stamp Trump’s failed agenda,” DelBene said.

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Having cleared their respective primaries, all five candidates are now headed to their general elections on Nov. 3.

Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.