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  • 共和党议员推出全面受害者保护法案:定罪性侵者将面临终身禁令


    2026年9月3日 美国东部时间早上6:30 / 福克斯新闻

    该法案由亚利桑那州共和党众议员安倍·哈马德提出,目前已提交至参议院,由迈克·李牵头推动相关工作

    —— 斯蒂芬妮·普莱斯 福克斯新闻

    亚利桑那州联邦众议员亚伯拉罕·哈马德向定罪性侵者发出警告,此前众议院全票通过一项法案,旨在防止施暴者在案发数年后再次将受害者拖入法庭。

    众议院通过《凯莉法案》后,亚利桑那州共和党众议员安倍·哈马德在X平台上写道:“保护受害者。打击施暴者。终结循环往复的司法程序。”

    “当施暴者被定罪后,法院应出具终身禁止接触令,”他补充道,“既不是在缓刑期结束后,也不是由某位法官认定其‘改过自新’后。这份禁令将伴随终身。”

    哈马德告诉福克斯新闻数字频道,这项立法将为联邦性犯罪和暴力重罪的受害者提供永久保护,要求法院对定罪的罪犯出具终身禁止接触禁令。

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    “这是一项合乎常识的法案,我们站在受害者这边,将受害者置于罪犯之前,”哈马德说。

    这项2026年《凯莉法案》由哈马德以H.R. 8481号法案形式提出,周一在众议院以全票通过,目前已提交至参议院。

    该法案以凯莉·科扎克的名字命名,她是亚利桑那州五个孩子的母亲,童年时曾遭受性虐待,后来当施暴者试图解除禁止接触保护令时,她被迫再次出庭。

    哈马德表示,科扎克在受侵害13年后被再次传唤出庭,次年这名男子再次提出类似申请时,她不得不再度出庭。

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    “你能想象你不得不坐在这个男人对面吗?”哈马德说,“受害者永远不该经历这种事。”

    这项联邦法案将禁止罪犯在余生中直接或间接接触受害者,即使在服刑、缓刑或监督释放期满后也不例外。

    “当你虐待儿童,或者对儿童实施性虐待,或者针对儿童实施暴力犯罪,你永远都不该再与受害者有任何接触,”哈马德说。

    科扎克争取永久保护的斗争源于她与约书亚·雅各布森的经历。雅各布森曾是一名教师和足球教练,对性虐待和引诱未成年人进行性剥削的指控认罪。据福克斯10凤凰城频道报道,案发时科扎克年仅12岁,是他的学生。

    纽森支持的法案让非法移民儿童强奸犯可再次申请提前释放,地方检察官敦促“停止这种疯狂行为”

    雅各布森被判处六个月监禁和终身缓刑。近20年后,他向马里科帕县法官提出终止缓刑的申请,辩称自己18年来的行为表明他已改过自新,准备好“重新开始”,该媒体报道称。

    科扎克再次出庭反对他的申请。

    “我就是他有能力对儿童实施性伤害的活证据,”科扎克在法庭上说,“他蓄意选择伤害我,并且在身居权力职位期间,因针对儿童的危险犯罪被定罪。”

    雅各布森的申请最终被驳回。据亚利桑那家庭频道报道,马里科帕县一名法官于2026年6月驳回了他的请求,理由是他违反了缓刑规定,包括未经授权接触儿童以及违反陪护限制。

    雅各布森目前仍处于马里科帕县成人缓刑部门的监管之下,需遵守终身缓刑规定。

    科扎克在X平台上庆祝众议院投票结果,称美国距离为恶性犯罪受害者提供应得的永久保护“又近了一步”。

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    “没有受害者应该再经历我不得不忍受的地狱,”她写道,“当我发现保护并非永久时,我知道必须做出改变。”

    《凯莉法案》的类似版本已在亚利桑那州和威斯康星州通过。哈马德表示,该州法律实施的第一年,就有超过1000名亚利桑那州受害者获得了终身保护。

    在宣布众议院投票结果的声明中,哈马德的办公室表示,该立法旨在结束“法律拉锯战”——这种程序迫使受害者多次出庭面对袭击者,以维持基本的保护措施。

    “受害者再也不必因为刑期届满、司法系统敷衍了事而再次填写表格、坐在施暴者对面或整日提心吊胆,”哈马德在投票后的声明中说。

    早在进入国会之前,这个问题就对哈马德有着特殊意义。

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    哈马德敦促参议院通过《凯莉法案》,此前该法案在众议院全票通过(比尔·克拉克/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

    大约五年前,他在竞选亚利桑那州司法部长时结识了科扎克。多年后,在竞选国会期间,两人在一家In-N-Out汉堡店外见面,他向她做出了承诺。

    “我告诉凯莉,我说:‘凯莉,我一到国会,这就会是我最先推进的法案之一,’”哈马德回忆道。

    众议院通过该法案时,科扎克和她的孩子们也加入了哈马德在国会山的活动。

    “许下的承诺就要兑现,”哈马德说,“亲眼看到它成为现实,感觉棒极了。”

    哈马德曾是检察官和陆军退伍军人,他表示科扎克将自己遭受的创伤转化为一场能够保护数百万其他受害者的运动。

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    亚利桑那州共和党众议员安倍·哈马德与凯莉·科扎克、她的丈夫以及五个孩子在众议院就《凯莉法案》采取行动后合影(X/@RepAbeHamadeh)

    “她将这场悲剧转化为激励无数人的力量,”他说,“从事情发生的那一刻起,这件事对我来说就一直很私人。”

    当被问及被告的正当程序权利时,哈马德指出,这些限制仅适用于定罪之后。

    “这与定罪前的正当程序无关,”他说,“他们最终必须被认定有罪。”

    一旦罪犯被定罪并判刑,哈马德认为,不应允许他们再接触受害者,或多次传唤受害者出庭。

    “受害者不应该一次又一次地遭受心理创伤,”他说,“在那个节点,他们应该永远无法再接触受害者。”

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    亚利桑那州共和党众议员安倍·哈马德表示,《凯莉法案》将阻止定罪罪犯多次将受害者拖入法庭(汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

    哈马德表示,他作为检察官的经历让他看到,司法系统对被迫再次直面深刻个人创伤的受害者造成了多大的情感伤害。

    “你不得不一遍又一遍地重温那段经历,”他说。

    “如果受害者仍然生活在恐惧之中,正义就不算完整,”哈马德说,“亚利桑那州已经填补了这项空白。现在是联邦政府也这么做的时候了。”

    据哈马德透露,该法案目前已提交至参议院,由犹他州共和党参议员迈克·李牵头推动相关工作。

    哈马德还感谢亚利桑那州共和党众议员安迪·比格斯帮助该法案在众议院司法委员会通过,并敦促美国人致电参议员,推动该法案提交全院投票。

    “它在众议院全票通过,也应该在参议院全票通过,”哈马德说,“我们应该一劳永逸地解决这个问题,让受害者免受如此多的创伤和恐惧。”

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    哈马德表示,他希望该法案能在11月前送达唐纳德·特朗普总统的办公桌。

    “致电你的参议员,”他说,“要求他们将《凯莉法案》提交全院投票。”

    斯蒂芬妮·普莱斯是福克斯新闻撰稿人,专注报道西海岸和中西部新闻、失踪人员案件、国内及国际犯罪故事、凶杀案以及边境安全问题。

    Convicted predators face lifetime barrier under GOP lawmaker’s sweeping victim protection bill

    September 3, 2026 6:30am EDT / Fox News

    The bill, introduced by Rep Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz, now heads to the Senate where Mike Lee is leading the effort

    By Stepheny Price Fox News

    Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., explains why Kayleigh’s Law is personal to him, reflects on the emotional House vote, and details how the bill would protect survivors from repeatedly facing their convicted abusers as it heads to the Senate.

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    An Arizona congressman is putting convicted predators on notice after the House unanimously backed a bill designed to prevent abusers from dragging their victims back into court years after their crimes.

    “Protect the victim. Stop the predator. End the revolving door,” Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz. wrote on X after the House passed Kayleigh’s Law.

    “When a predator is convicted, the court issues a lifetime no-contact order,” he added. “Not until probation ends. Not until some judge decides he’s ‘moved on.’ For life.”

    Hamadeh told Fox News Digital that the legislation would deliver permanent protection to survivors of federal sex crimes and violent felonies by requiring courts to issue lifetime no-contact injunctions against convicted offenders.

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    “This is a common-sense type of bill where we’re supporting victims, and we’re prioritizing victims over criminals,” Hamadeh said.

    The Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026, introduced by Hamadeh as H.R. 8481, passed the House with unanimous support Monday and now heads to the Senate.

    The legislation is named after Kayleigh Kozak, an Arizona mother of five who was sexually abused as a child and later forced to return to court when her abuser sought to have a no-contact protection lifted.

    Hamadeh said Kozak was hauled back into court 13 years after the abuse, and then had to return again when the man made another attempt the following year.

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    Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., promised Kayleigh Kozak he would champion her victim-protection measure if elected to Congress.(X/@RepAbeHamadeh)

    “Can you imagine that you have to sit across the room from this man?” Hamadeh said. “That’s something a victim should never have to do.”

    The federal bill would prohibit an offender from contacting the victim directly or indirectly for the rest of the offender’s life, even after prison, probation or supervised release ends.

    “When you abuse a child, or you sexually abuse a child, or if you commit a violent offense against them, you should never have to interact with that person ever in their lives,” Hamadeh said.

    Kozak’s fight for permanent protections grew out of her own experience with Joshua Jacobsen, a former teacher and soccer coach who pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and luring a minor for sexual exploitation. Kozak was 12 years old and one of his students when the abuse occurred, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.

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    Jacobsen was sentenced to six months in jail and lifetime probation. Nearly two decades later, he asked a Maricopa County judge to end that probation, arguing that his conduct over the previous 18 years showed he had reformed and was ready to “move on,” the outlet reported.

    Kozak returned to court to oppose his request.

    “I am living proof that he is capable of sexually harming children,” Kozak told the court. “He consciously chose to violate me, and he was convicted of committing a dangerous crime against a child while he was in a position of power.”

    Jacobsen’s effort ultimately failed. A Maricopa County judge denied his request in June, citing probation violations that included unauthorized contact with children and breaches of chaperone restrictions, according to Arizona’s Family.

    Jacobsen remains on lifetime probation under the supervision of Maricopa County Adult Probation.

    Kozak celebrated the House vote on X, saying the country was “one step closer” to giving victims of heinous crimes the permanent protection they deserve.

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    Joshua Jacobsen remains on lifetime probation after a judge denied his request to end the court supervision in June 2026.(Phoenix Police Department)

    “No victim should ever have to endure the hell I had to walk through,” she wrote. “When I discovered protection wasn’t permanent, I knew it had to change.”

    Versions of Kayleigh’s Law have passed in Arizona and Wisconsin. Hamadeh said more than 1,000 Arizona survivors secured lifetime protection during the state law’s first year.

    In a statement announcing the House vote, Hamadeh’s office said the legislation aims to end the “legal tug-of-war” that forces survivors to repeatedly face their attackers in court to maintain basic protections.

    “Victims should never again have to fill out another form, sit across from their abuser, or look over their shoulder because the sentence ran out, and the system shrugged,” Hamadeh said in a statement following the vote.

    The issue became personal for Hamadeh long before he entered Congress.

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    Hamadeh urged the Senate to approve Kayleigh’s Law after the measure passed the House unanimously.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

    He met Kozak about five years ago while running for Arizona attorney general. Years later, as he campaigned for Congress, the two met outside an In-N-Out Burger, where he made her a promise.

    “I told Kayleigh, I said, ‘Kayleigh, the moment I get to Congress, it’s going to be one of my first bills that I get done,’” Hamadeh recalled.

    Kozak and her children later joined Hamadeh at the Capitol as the House approved the legislation.

    “Promise made, promise kept,” Hamadeh said. “To actually see it done has been really wonderful.”

    Hamadeh, a former prosecutor and Army veteran, said Kozak transformed the trauma she endured into a campaign that could protect millions of other survivors.

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    Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., poses with Kayleigh Kozak, her husband and their five children following House action on Kayleigh’s Law.(X/@RepAbeHamadeh)

    “She’s turned this tragedy into something that’s an inspiration to so many,” he said. “From the moment it happened, it’s always been personal to me.”

    Asked about defendants’ due process rights, Hamadeh noted that the restrictions would apply only after a conviction.

    “This is not about the due process beforehand,” he said. “They ultimately have to be found guilty of a crime.”

    Once an offender has been convicted and sentenced, Hamadeh argued, that person should not be allowed to contact the victim or repeatedly summon the survivor back to court.

    “The victim shouldn’t be re-traumatized over and over again,” he said. “At that point, they should have no ability to contact the victim ever in their lifetime.”

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    Rep. Abe Hamadeh said Kayleigh’s Law would prevent convicted offenders from repeatedly dragging their victims back into court.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

    Hamadeh said his time as a prosecutor showed him how emotionally punishing the court system can be for survivors forced to revisit deeply personal trauma.

    “You have to relive that over and over again,” he said.

    “Justice is not complete if the victim still lives in fear,” Hamadeh said. “Arizona already closed that gap. It is time the federal government did the same.”

    The legislation now faces the Senate, where Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is leading the effort to move it forward, according to Hamadeh.

    Hamadeh also credited Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., for helping move the measure through the House Judiciary Committee and urged Americans to call on senators to bring it to the floor.

    “It passed unanimously in the House. It should pass unanimously in the Senate,” Hamadeh said. “We should fix this once and for all and be able to save victims so much of this trauma and this terror.”

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    Hamadeh said he hopes the bill reaches President Donald Trump’s desk before November.

    “Call your senators,” he said. “Ask them to bring up Kayleigh’s Law to the floor.”

    Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.

  • 2028年民主党总统 hopeful 的长期盟友被曝与中共官员关系密切:“好朋友”


    2026年9月3日 东部时间早上7:00 / 福克斯新闻

    一张2013年被挖出的照片似乎显示方芳与美亚公共事务联盟(APAPA)官员及康纳的前高级顾问同框

    作者:卡梅伦·考索恩、彼得·皮内多 福克斯新闻

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    FOX独家报道: 福克斯新闻数字频道的调查发现,加州民主党众议员罗·康纳被视为2028年民主党总统候选人的潜在人选,但他的长期盟友、前外贸与经济发展高级顾问因与中国共产党官员关系密切,可能成为其政治负担。

    亨利·尹是加州资深商人和政治操盘手,康纳曾称赞他“富有领导力”,并在脸书上称他是自己的“好朋友”之一。他出生于中国,在台湾长大,之后移居美国,已在美生活数十年。

    然而,在加州生活期间,尹在过去数十年间通过多个角色助力中国在加州立足,包括担任加州经济发展委员会委员,以及创办一家咨询公司,其多家企业客户与中共官员存在关联。

    一篇2011年的人物专访显示,尹“靠向中国销售二手电脑设备发家”,且“在中国经商已超过25年”。该报道还称,尹“人脉广泛,熟悉[中国的]商业环境”,并“带领城市贸易代表团访华,助力多家中国企业——最近的是软件公司Trunkbow International——在该市设立办事处,同时帮助本市商人在中国站稳脚跟”。

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    加州民主党众议员罗·康纳2024年1月18日在华盛顿国会山出席边境谈判新闻发布会,当时避免部分政府停摆的最后期限临近。(莉亚·米利斯/路透社)

    “亨利在建立关系方面有某种特殊本领,”一位商人在专访中称赞尹,“中国的政府参与度很高,你需要与当地政府官员建立关系。”

    除了咨询业务和多次访华,中国问题专家、国防研究机构长期战略集团主席杰基·迪尔称,尹至少出席过10场由统一战线团体举办的活动,包括中国侨联。福克斯新闻数字频道此前曾大量报道中共统一战线及其对美国机构构成的威胁,随着中共在美国影响力不断扩大。

    2019年9月的一篇脸书帖子中,康纳宣布,尹将“担任我的外贸与经济发展高级顾问”。尹于2010年由时任共和党州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格首次任命至加州经济发展委员会,2015年由继任的民主党州长杰里·布朗连任该职位。

    “我们讨论了改善美中关系的重要性,以便在气候变化和医学研究等问题上开展合作,同时保护知识产权并开放市场准入,”康纳继续说道,“亨利和团队为我准备生日蛋糕,这让我特别感动。和他们一起庆祝真是太棒了!”

    数月后,同年12月,康纳再次在脸书上发帖提及尹,写道:“感谢亨利·尹的领导力!”

    同月,尹邀请康纳担任他的“荣誉嘉宾”,出席一场题为“硅谷美华贸易伙伴关切团体晚宴议程”的活动,该活动由尹的咨询公司美中链接(USA-China-Link)赞助。活动展示材料显示,与会者将讨论一系列议题,包括中国投资、技术和商业资产管理等。康纳原定就知识产权问题发表讲话。

    美国精英大学与中国监控实验室有关联,研究警告其推动维吾尔“种族灭绝”

    2020年2月,康纳再次发帖分享自己与尹共进晚餐的照片,并称尹是他的“好朋友”之一。在该帖中,康纳谴责“华裔美国人感觉自己被刻板印象为新冠病毒的象征”。

    “现在是时候接纳我们的华裔邻居和朋友,继续光顾华人商店、餐馆和购物中心了。”

    在尹的领英主页上,仍保留着康纳办公室高级顾问的头衔,他上传了十余张幻灯片,详细介绍其咨询公司美中链接,并展示其在中国的商业才能,这些内容曾被多家中国官方媒体的专访报道。其中一张幻灯片称,其公司“专注于高科技和绿色技术”,助力中国在加州开展业务,反之亦然。其他幻灯片列出了他的中国客户,并附有一张称他为“中国福建省驻美国官方商务代表”的幻灯片。

    另一张幻灯片展示了2009年尹在北京人民大会堂出席中国国庆晚宴的照片,他在配文中将自己称为“VIP”。据当时的活动报道,该晚宴有多名中共高级官员出席,包括时任中国国家主席胡锦涛、其继任者习近平,时任中共中央政治局常委排名第三的温家宝等多位高层官员。

    作为众议院中共问题特别委员会成员的康纳发言人今年早些时候告诉福克斯新闻数字频道,“亨利·尹从未受雇于康纳议员”,且“他未在其办公室或竞选团队中担任任何职务”。当周三被问及办公室是否坚持这一说法时,康纳的办公室未立即回应。尽管此前遭到否认,但今年早些时候的一场活动中,康纳和尹被拍到并肩而坐。

    2026年2月,康纳发帖展示了自己与尹在加州桑尼维尔一场政治行动委员会会议上并肩而坐的照片。康纳写道,他“很荣幸回到选区,直接听取华裔社区领袖的意见”。其他社交媒体帖子显示

    在过去十年间,尹多次出国访华,包括今年7月率领代表团访问广州,会见广东省商务厅副厅长朱小丹——该职位由中共控制。一篇关于此次访问的中文报道称,双方就加州与广东省的双向贸易开展合作。活动前两个月,尹出席了由中国驻洛杉矶总领事馆主办的2026年中国-加州经济贸易论坛,多名中共官员出席了该活动。

    据另一篇中文媒体报道,2023年末,尹还作为顾问陪同加州州长加文·纽瑟姆率团访华。此次访问期间,纽瑟姆会见了中共高层官员,包括中国国家主席习近平和王毅——王毅自1981年起成为中共党员,现任“中共中央政治局委员、中央外事工作委员会办公室主任、外交部长”。纽瑟姆还会见了中国副主席韩正。

    福克斯新闻数字频道查阅尹的脸书账号还发现了他的其他中国之行,包括他协助在加州接待的中国代表团。2014年,尹与加州绿色科技中心和中国 Venture Capital Association 签署了一份谅解备忘录(MOU),该协会似乎是其公司的客户之一。其他帖子显示他多次访华,包括2015年“中国-南亚博览会”,时任中国副主席李源潮在会上发表演讲。2019年的一篇帖子突出了他的另一次中国之行,他称此次访问“成果丰硕”,并附上了十余张他与会见的中国官员的照片。其中一张照片列出了他正在推动贸易项目的中美企业名称。

    这张照片拍摄于2023年10月25日周三,由加州州长办公室发布,加州州长加文·纽瑟姆(左)在北京人民大会堂会见中国国家主席习近平。(加州州长办公室 via 美联社)

    美国精英大学与中国监控实验室有关联,研究警告其推动维吾尔“种族灭绝”

    福克斯新闻数字频道的调查还挖出了一张2013年的照片,似乎显示方芳——深陷丑闻的前众议员埃里克·斯沃威尔相关案件中的中国间谍——与关键政治人物同框。在一场公开集会上合影时,方芳站在时任中国驻旧金山总领事高占生和亚太岛民公共事务联盟(APAPA)高层身后,尹也在其中。

    一份最近解密的关于斯沃威尔与方芳关系的FBI报告显示,一名“与APAPA有关联的湾区知名商人”将斯沃威尔介绍给方芳。尽管福克斯新闻数字频道无法确认FBI报告中被编辑的部分是否指尹,或其兄弟C.C.——APAPA的创始人并开设了多家麦当劳分店——但Axios此前援引尹的话称,方芳“在APAPA湾区分会非常活跃”,并记得在多个活动中见过她。

    这张照片最初于2013年2月由已故的唐·孙分享至脸书,他是加州知名公民领袖和科技高管,于2024年去世。

    在照片配文中,唐·孙写道,尹一家和APAPA为中国总领事在旧金山渡轮大厦中心举办了告别晚宴。唐·孙称,照片中是总领事和“我在APAPA的所有朋友”。

    挖出的斯沃威尔与中共高层官员会面照片引发警报:“非常令人不安”

    加州民主党众议员罗·康纳2026年2月20日在加州斯坦福的一场市政厅活动中就座,该市政厅聚焦对亿万富翁征税和人工智能的未来。(本杰明·范乔伊/盖蒂图片社)

    APAPA的一位发言人证实,尹目前是该组织董事会成员。该发言人今年早些时候在一封电子邮件声明中称,这张照片“似乎反映了一场私人聚会,并不代表APAPA的项目、伙伴关系或运营”。他们强调,APAPA个别成员出席活动“并不反映组织的立场、隶属关系或相关活动之外的内容”。

    “APAPA没有文件证实孙先生帖子中关于该晚宴由APAPA‘联合主办’的描述,我们无法仅凭一张照片和社交媒体配文来验证第三方对该活动的描述,”该发言人表示,并补充道,“个人可以以个人身份出席活动,此类出席不应被视为组织的活动或认可。”

    该发言人还指出,“APAPA没有记录显示他[尹]曾担任康纳议员的高级顾问”,尽管2022年1月的一份APAPA新闻稿宣布尹加入该组织的全国治理委员会,并称他“曾担任代表南湾地区的美国众议员罗·康纳的高级顾问”。

    加州民主党众议员罗·康纳在一场集会上接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访,该集会由他组织,包括民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳,2026年6月5日在缅因州巴尔港。(保罗·斯坦豪斯/福克斯新闻)

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    当福克斯新闻数字频道就此向其施压时,APAPA发言人表示,“APAPA现任总部领导层和团队此前并不知情,也没有任何记录证实亨利·尹曾担任康纳议员的高级顾问。APAPA不监督、核实或保存与个人与公职人员的外部头衔或角色相关的记录。”

    他们补充道,“关于旧版APAPA网页或帖子中出现的历史提及内容,APAPA正在审查和删除过时或不准确的内容,这些内容未反映当前的领导层、治理或已核实的记录。”他们还表示,“有关与康纳议员办公室过去或当前任职情况的问题,应直接向该办公室或尹先生本人提出。”

    尹未回应福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求。

    卡梅伦·考索恩是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治编辑。新闻线索可发送至Cameron.Cawthorne@Fox.com,或在Twitter上关注:@cam_cawthorne

    2028 Dem hopeful’s longtime ally exposed for deep ties to CCP officials: ‘Good friends’

    September 3, 2026 7:00am EDT / Fox News

    An unearthed 2013 photo appears to show Fang Fang posing alongside APAPA officials and Khanna’s former senior advisor

    By Cameron Cawthorne , Peter Pinedo Fox News

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    FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has been floated as a potential 2028 Democratic contender for president, but his longtime ally and former senior advisor on foreign trade and economic development could be a liability due to his deep ties to Chinese Communist Party officials, a Fox News Digital investigation found.

    Henry Yin is a longtime California businessman and political operative who Khanna has praised for his “leadership” and has called one of his “good friends” on Facebook. He was born in China, raised in Taiwan and then moved to the United States, where he has lived for several decades.

    However, while living in California, Yin has been a major player helping China get a foothold in California over the last several decades through multiple roles, including serving as a member of the California Commission for Economic Development and founding a consulting firm that included multiple corporate clients with ties to Chinese Communist Party officials.

    A 2011 profile piece revealed that Yin “made his fortune selling used computer equipment to China” and had “done business in China for more than a quarter-century.” The profile piece went on to say Yin has “good connections and a sense of [China’s] business climate” and was “leading city trade delegations to China, which have contributed to several Chinese firms — most recently software company Trunkbow International — setting up offices in the city and helping city businessmen get a foothold in China.”

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    Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., joins fellow Democrats during a press conference on border negotiations as a deadline to avert a partial government shutdown approaches at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 18, 2024.(Leah Millis/Reuters)

    “Henry has some sort of special skill-building relationships,” one businessman said in the profile piece, praising Yin. “There’s a lot more government involvement in China, and you need relationships with local government officials.”

    In addition to his consulting business and several overseas trips to China, Yin has allegedly attended at least 10 events hosted by United Front groups, including the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (ACFROC), according to China expert Jackie Deal, the president of Long Term Strategy Group, a defense research firm. Fox News Digital has extensively reported on the CCP’s United Front and the threat it poses to U.S. institutions as the CCP gains influence in the United States.

    In a Sept. 2019 Facebook post, Khanna announced that Yin, who was first appointed to the California Commission for Economic Development in 2010 by then- Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and later reappointed to the position in 2015 by the succeeding Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, would “serve as my Senior Advisor on Foreign Trade and Economic Development.”

    “We discussed the importance of improving the US China relationship to cooperate on issues of climate change and medical research while protecting intellectual property and opening access to markets,” Khanna continued. “I was particularly touched that Henry and the group had a birthday cake for me. It was wonderful celebrating with them!”

    A few months later, in December of the same year, Khanna posted about Yin on Facebook again, writing, “Thank you Henry Yin for your leadership!”

    That same month, Yin invited Khanna to be his “honorable guest” for an event titled, “S.V. U.S.-China Trading Partners Concerned Group Dinner Meeting Agenda,” which was sponsored by Yin’s consulting firm, USA-China-Link. A review of the event’s presentations showed the attendees were slated to talk about an array of topics, including China investments, technology and business asset management, among other topics. Khanna was slated to discuss intellectual property.

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    In Feb. 2020, Khanna posted another photo of himself having dinner with Yin, who he referred to as one of his “good friends.” In the post, Khanna decried that “Chinese Americans are feeling they are being stereotyped as the symbols for the coronavirus.”

    “This is a time to embrace our Chinese American neighbors and friends and continue to frequent Chinese-American stores, restaurants and shopping centers.”

    On Yin’s LinkedIn profile, which still includes the senior advisor title with Khanna’s office, he includes over a dozen slides detailing his consulting business, USA-China-Link, and showcasing his business acumen in China, which was featured in several profile pieces in Chinese state media. One of the slides says his firm “specialized in high-tech and green tech” and helped China do business in California and vice versa. Other slides show a list of his Chinese clients and a slide that called him an “Official Commerce Rep in US for the Province of Fujian, China.”

    Another slide shows a photo of Yin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2009 for the China National Day Banquet, where he calls himself a “VIP” in the caption. According to reports on the event, the banquet included several senior-level CCP officials in attendance, including then-Chinese President Hu Jintao and his successor Xi Jinping, the former third-ranking member of the CCP’s Politburo Standing Committee, Wen Jiabao, among other top officials.

    A spokesperson for Khanna, who is a member of the House Select Committee on the CCP, told Fox News Digital earlier this year that “Henry Yin has never been employed by Rep. Khanna” and “he doesn’t serve in any role in his office or campaign.” When asked Wednesday whether his office stands by the quote, Khanna’s office did not immediately respond. Despite the previous denial, Khanna and Yin were pictured sitting beside each other earlier this year at an event.

    In Feb. 2026, Khanna posted a photo showing him sitting beside Yin at a political action committee meeting in Sunnyvale, California. Khanna wrote he was “honored to be back in the district, hearing directly from Chinese American community leaders.” Other social media posts

    Yin has made several trips abroad to China over the last decade, including aJuly trip where he led a delegation to Guangzhou to meet with Zhu Xiaojun, the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province’s deputy director, which is a CCP-controlled position. A Chinese report on the trip said the two sides collaborated on two-way trade between California and the Guangdong province. Two months before the event, Yin attended the 2026 China-California Economic and Trade Forum, which was hosted by the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles and included multiple CCP officials in attendance.

    He also accompanied California Gov. Gavin Newsom in late 2023 for a delegation, where he served as an advisor, according to another Chinese media report. During the trip, Newsom would meet with top CCP officials, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Wang Yi, who has been a CCP member since 1981 and is currently serving as a “Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Newsom also met with Han Zheng, China’s vice president.

    A Fox News Digital review of Yin’s Facebook account also unearthed other China trips he made, including Chinese delegations he has helped host in California. In 2014, Yin signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the California Green Tech Center and China Venture Capital Association, which appeared to be one of his firm’s clients. Other posts showmultiple China visits, including the 2015 “China South Asia Expo,” which featured a speech from the now-former Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao. A 2019 post highlights another China trip he took, which he called “fruitful” and included over a dozen photos of Chinese officials he met with. One of the photos included the names of Chinese and American companies where he was facilitating trade projects.

    In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023 and released by Office of the Governor of California, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.(Office of the Governor of California via AP)

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    The Fox News Digital investigation also unearthed a 2013 photo that appears to show Christine Fang—the Chinese spy at the center of the scandal involving disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell—alongside key political figures. Posing together at a public gathering, Fang stood behind then-Chinese Consul General to San Francisco Gao Zhansheng and top leaders from the Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA), including Yin.

    A recently declassified FBI report on Swalwell’s ties to Fang Fang revealed that a “prominent businessman in the Bay Area” tied to APAPA introduced Swalwell to Fang Fang. While Fox News Digital could not confirm whether the redacted section of the FBI report was referring to Yin, or potentially his brother,C.C., who founded APAPA and opened up several McDonald’s franchises, Axios previously quoted Yin saying that Fang Fang was “very active” with the APAPA Bay Area chapter and remembered seeing her at several events.

    The photo was originally shared on Facebook in February 2013 by the late Don Sun, a prominent California civic leader and tech executive who passed away in 2024.

    In the photo caption, Sun wrote that the Yin family and APAPA had thrown a farewell dinner for the Chinese consul at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center. Sun said the photo depicts the consul and “all my friends at APAPA.”

    UNEARTHED PHOTO OF SWALWELL MEETING WITH TOP CCP OFFICIAL RAISES ALARM BELLS: ‘VERY DISTURBING’

    Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) sits at a town hall event on February 20, 2026 in Stanford, California. The town hall focused on taxing billionaires and the future of AI.(Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)

    An APAPA spokesperson confirmed that Yin is a current member of the group’s board. The spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement earlier this year that the photo “appears to reflect a private gathering and does not represent APAPA programming, partnerships, or operations.” They emphasized that attendance by individual members of APAPA at events “does not reflect organizational positions, affiliations, or activities beyond that context.”

    “APAPA does not have documentation to substantiate the characterization in Mr. Sun’s post that the dinner was ‘co-hosted’ by APAPA, and we cannot validate third party descriptions of the event based on a photo and a social media caption,” the spokesperson said, adding, “Individuals may attend events in a personal capacity, and such attendance should not be construed as an organizational activity or endorsement.”

    The spokesperson also noted that “APAPA has no records indicating that he [Yin] has served as a senior advisor to Rep. Khanna” despite an APAPA press release from January 2022 announcing Yin joining the group’s national governing board and states that he “has served as Senior Advisor to U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, who represents the South Bay Area.”

    Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California speaks with Fox News Digital ahead of a rally that he organized which included Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, in Bar Harbor, Maine on June 5, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

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    Pressed by Fox News Digital on this, the APAPA spokesperson said, “The current APAPA headquarters leadership and team had no knowledge of, and do not maintain any records confirming, Mr. Henry Yin serving as a senior advisor to Rep. Khanna. APAPA does not oversee, verify, or maintain records related to an individual’s outside titles or roles with public officials.”

    They added that “With respect to historical references appearing on legacy APAPA web pages or posts, APAPA is in the process of reviewing and removing outdated or inaccurate content that does not reflect current leadership, governance, or verified records.” They added that “questions regarding any past or current status with Rep. Khanna’s office should be directed to that office or to Mr. Yin directly.”

    Yin did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

    Cameron Cawthorne is a politics editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Cawthorne@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cam_cawthorne

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    柯志恩搭乘丈夫摩托车登记参选高雄市长

    2026年9月3日 19:15 / 新明日报

    国民党高雄市长参选人柯志恩星期四(9月3日)搭乘丈夫洪德成驾驶的摩托车前往登记参选,前立法院长王金平率蓝营民代站台。柯志恩宣誓一定胜选,要让高雄“绿草除尽、蓝天再现”。

    综合《联合报》、《自由时报》、中天新闻网等报道,柯志恩星期四上午由洪德成骑着摩托车载抵高雄市政府凤山行政中心,之后与多名同党市议员步行前往高雄市选举委员会。

    代表民众党参选市议员的林于凯特别到场献花给柯志恩,象征“蓝白合”;同时,王金平亲自陪同柯志恩登记。

    王金平致词时说,四年前也是在同样的场景陪着柯志恩参选高雄市长,当时外界对她并不看好。如今四年后再度站在同一个地方,他认为不仅柯志恩更加成熟,今天陪同登记的市议员参选人也更多。

    柯志恩宣誓一定要胜选,要让高雄“绿草除尽、蓝天再现”。她认为高雄不能只有科技业、指标建筑物,高雄最需要教育跟文化底蕴,“高雄需要往前走,但绝对不让新潮流再走回头路”。

    隶属民进党党内新潮流系的立委赖瑞隆,将代表民进党出征高雄市长选举。

    民进党在高雄执政逾20年,2018年因国民党籍的前高雄市长韩国瑜掀起的“韩流”旋风败北。但韩国瑜2020年参选总统失败,同年6月被高雄市民罢免。

    民进党的陈其迈随后在补选中当选高雄市长,并在2022年击败柯志恩成功连任。陈其迈将在2026年底卸任。

  • 增加水源抑制烟霾 东西马29地人工造雨


    2026年9月3日 19:54 / 联合早报

    马国空军C130H型运输机星期四(9月3日)在古晋空军基地载上盐水,准备进行人工造雨。 (法新社)

    马来西亚的烟霾情况略有改善,当局决定星期四(9月3日)至星期六(5日)在东西马29个水坝与集水区展开人工造雨行动,希望加速抑制烟霾并缓解水坝缺水问题。

    造雨目标包括烟霾最严重的东马砂拉越五省16个地点,以及西马缺水最严重的吉打与玻璃市13个地点。

    据《中国报》报道,马国气象局星期四发文告说,当局希望人工造雨将水坝水位拉抬至正常水平。

    吉打与玻璃市的人工造雨地区共有13个,首日造雨地点包括玻璃市的知马打苏水坝,还有吉打的柏杜、慕达、阿宁和贝里斯等四个水坝。

    据介绍,气象局属下人工造雨团队先将200公斤的氯化钠(即普通食盐)和1500公升的水混合后,将盐水倒入特别容器,再放入空军C130H型运输机,接着飞至目标区上空泼洒。造雨行动星期四下午12时30分开始,下午3时30分结束。

    气象局今年内联合马国空军在玻璃市、吉打、霹雳、柔佛、马六甲、森美兰、沙巴和砂拉越进行多次人工造雨行动,并取得九成的成功率。

    砂拉越的人工造雨情况方面,据法新社报道,砂拉越邦副总理道格拉斯星期四告诉记者,第一天造雨行动集中在峇丹艾、巴贡和姆伦三座主要水坝。这是砂拉越今年5月和7月后,第三次进行人工造雨。

    他透露,当局接下来两天将在另外13个重要集水区造雨,这些集水区位于三马拉汉省、斯里阿曼省、木中省、加帛省和林梦省。

    道格拉斯说,当地一些水库的水位目前低于正常水平,但情况仍受控。当局预测下月天气将更炎热干燥,因此希望趁目前云层条件合适时,尽量提高水坝水位。

    增加水源抑制烟霾 东西马29地人工造雨

    2026年9月3日 19:54 / 联合早报

    马国空军C130H型运输机星期四(9月3日)在古晋空军基地载上盐水,准备进行人工造雨。 (法新社)

    马来西亚的烟霾情况略有改善,当局决定星期四(9月3日)至星期六(5日)在东西马29个水坝与集水区展开人工造雨行动,希望加速抑制烟霾并缓解水坝缺水问题。

    造雨目标包括烟霾最严重的东马砂拉越五省16个地点,以及西马缺水最严重的吉打与玻璃市13个地点。

    据《中国报》报道,马国气象局星期四发文告说,当局希望人工造雨将水坝水位拉抬至正常水平。

    吉打与玻璃市的人工造雨地区共有13个,首日造雨地点包括玻璃市的知马打苏水坝,还有吉打的柏杜、慕达、阿宁和贝里斯等四个水坝。

    据介绍,气象局属下人工造雨团队先将200公斤的氯化钠(即普通食盐)和1500公升的水混合后,将盐水倒入特别容器,再放入空军C130H型运输机,接着飞至目标区上空泼洒。造雨行动星期四下午12时30分开始,下午3时30分结束。

    气象局今年内联合马国空军在玻璃市、吉打、霹雳、柔佛、马六甲、森美兰、沙巴和砂拉越进行多次人工造雨行动,并取得九成的成功率。

    砂拉越的人工造雨情况方面,据法新社报道,砂拉越邦副总理道格拉斯星期四告诉记者,第一天造雨行动集中在峇丹艾、巴贡和姆伦三座主要水坝。这是砂拉越今年5月和7月后,第三次进行人工造雨。

    他透露,当局接下来两天将在另外13个重要集水区造雨,这些集水区位于三马拉汉省、斯里阿曼省、木中省、加帛省和林梦省。

    道格拉斯说,当地一些水库的水位目前低于正常水平,但情况仍受控。当局预测下月天气将更炎热干燥,因此希望趁目前云层条件合适时,尽量提高水坝水位。

  • 科林斯回应民主党挑战者与亲属育有子女一事引爆网络:“冷血狠辣”


    2026-09-03 06:00 美东时间 / 福克斯新闻

    缅因州参议员否认曾提及杰克逊的私生活,却在《政治报》采访中明确点出此事
    作者:罗伯特·施马德、安德鲁·马克·米勒 福克斯新闻
    发布于2026年9月3日 美东时间早上6:00

    缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·科林斯就民主党挑战者特洛伊·杰克逊的“脾气”敲响警钟

    2026年8月14日,缅因州基特里,缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·科林斯在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示,她的民主党对手特洛伊·杰克逊显然“难以控制自己的脾气”。

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    缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·科林斯用一种巧妙的方式回应了有关其民主党对手特洛伊·杰克逊与自己的第二代表妹育有两名子女的报道。

    “好吧,我不会提他那两个孩子的母亲是他第二代表妹这件事,”当被问及杰克逊的私生活是否会成为竞选活动中的合理讨论话题时,科林斯告诉《政治报》的一名记者,“我不知道人们是否知道这件事。”

    “但你刚才提到了,”记者反驳道。

    这段视频迅速在社交媒体上传播,保守派人士称赞科林斯深谙政治手腕。

    顶级民主党战略家将困扰缅因州参议院候选人的最新丑闻斥为“低俗八卦”

    前缅因州参议院议长特洛伊·杰克逊(左)正顺理成章地取代前候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳,成为缅因州民主党提名的参议院候选人,并将在中期选举中与长期任职的共和党参议员苏珊·科林斯展开对决。(瑞安·墨菲/盖蒂图片社;安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社)

    共和党政治策略家杰西·亨特针对这段采访视频发表评论,称科林斯是一名“沉默的杀手”。

    “这段不到两分钟的片段完整展现了苏珊·科林斯是参议院有史以来最冷血的政治斗士之一,”《政治报》编辑迈克·德博尼斯在X平台上写道。

    全国步枪协会公共事务主任、缅因州本地人贾斯汀·戴维斯对这段视频做出回应,预测“即将到来的辩论将变得极具看点”。与此同时,NOTUS记者伊戈尔·博比奇表示,科林斯使用了“特朗普式策略”,一边假装不提某个话题,一边又主动提及。

    “别把宝押在科林斯身上(就像2020年所有人那样),赌错了后果自负,”Targeted Victory首席沟通官马特·戈尔曼在X平台上发帖称。
    “苏珊·科林斯在特洛伊·杰克逊的问题上展现了顶级水准,”共和党沟通专家史蒂夫·格斯特在X平台上发帖称。

    有关杰克逊与其第二代表妹关系的报道最早于7月浮出水面,当时《缅因州有线报》报道称,杰克逊与其长期伴侣拥有共同的曾祖父母。

    缅因州民主党推举特洛伊·杰克逊接替普拉特纳,新审查阴云笼罩参议院竞选重组

    缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·科林斯于2025年7月24日离开华盛顿国会大厦议事厅。(J.斯科特·阿普怀特/美联社照片)

    “民主党人似乎找不到一个正常的人来竞选公职,这真的很可笑,”保守派评论员格雷格·普莱斯在X平台上发帖称,他暗指杰克逊在格雷厄姆·普拉特纳因强奸指控终止竞选后,接替其成为缅因州的 ballot 候选人。

    杰克逊的私生活其他方面也浮出水面,成为其参议院竞选的焦点,包括一份1988年的警方报告,该报告称他在一家酒吧袭击了一名男子。报告还称,他的伴侣指责他推搡自己。

    杰克逊并不否认自己袭击过另一名男子,但强烈否认曾动手碰过他的伴侣,而其伴侣则表示不记得曾就此向警方做过陈述。

    8月被问及这份警方报告时,科林斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道:“他才是需要回应这些报道的人。我不会对此发表评论。但我想说,根据广泛报道,他似乎难以控制自己的脾气……在我看来,审查候选人背景非常重要。我们从格雷厄姆·普拉特纳身上看到了审查不力的教训。但这实际上取决于民主党人。”

    最新民调显示:尽管争议缠身,处境艰难的缅因州民主党候选人仍与科林斯势均力敌

    2026年7月25日,缅因州班戈,特洛伊·杰克逊在发表讲话,他已被缅因州民主党推选为该党美国参议院候选人,接替格雷厄姆·普拉特纳参与11月的选举。(乔·雷德代尔/盖蒂图片社)

    在接受《政治报》采访时,科林斯否认杰克逊会比普拉特纳更容易对付,她指出前者拥有长期从政记录,可被拿来批评,而普拉特纳作为政治圈外人则没有这方面的问题。

    杰克逊将共和党对其私生活的关注描述为对缅因州民众真正关心的议题的转移注意力的手段。

    “苏珊·科林斯不择手段转移视线,回避自己96%的投票都与特朗普一致,以及她背叛缅因州工薪阶层的事实,”他的竞选团队此前告诉福克斯新闻数字频道,“对特洛伊家庭的人身攻击是可耻且孤注一掷的。”

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    福克斯新闻数字频道周三联系杰克逊竞选团队请求置评,但未得到回应。

    福克斯新闻数字频道的保罗·斯坦豪瑟对本文亦有贡献。

    Collins lights up internet with response to Dem challenger fathering children with relative: ‘Stone cold’

    2026-09-03 06:00 EDT / Fox News

    The Maine senator denied bringing up Jackson’s personal life while pointedly mentioning it in a Politico interview

    By Robert Schmad, Andrew Mark Miller Fox News

    Published September 3, 2026 6:00am EDT

    Republican Sen Susan Collins of Maine raises red flags over Democratic challenger Troy Jackson’s ‘temper’

    GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine told Fox News Digital her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson apparently “struggles to control his temper” in Kittery, Maine, on Aug. 14, 2026.

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    Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, had a sly way of addressing reports that Troy Jackson, her Democratic opponent, fathered two children with his second cousin.

    “Well, I’m not going to bring up the fact that the mother of his two children is his second cousin,” Collins told a Politico reporter when asked if Jackson’s personal life would be fair game on the campaign trail. “I don’t know whether people know that or not.”

    “But you just mentioned it,” the reporter shot back.

    The clip quickly spread across social media as conservatives praised Collins for her political savvy.

    TOP DEM OPERATIVE BRUSHES OFF LATEST SCANDAL PLAGUING MAINE SENATE CANDIDATE AS ‘SALACIOUS GOSSIP’

    Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, left, is on a glide path to replace former candidate Graham Platner as the Democratic Party’s Senate nominee in Maine and face off in the midterm elections against longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.(Ryan Murphy/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

    Republican political operative Jesse Hunt reacted to a clip of the interview by calling Collins a “silent killer.”

    “A less-than-2-minute precis of how Susan Collins is as stone-cold a political combatant as the Senate has ever seen,” Politico editor Mike DeBonis wrote on X.

    National Rifle Association public affairs director and Maine native Justin Davis responded to the clip by predicting that “the upcoming debates are going to gold.” NOTUS reporter Igor Bobic, meanwhile, said that Collins used a “Trump tactic” by bringing up a subject while pretending not to mention it.

    “Count Collins out (like everyone did in ‘20) at your own peril,” Targeted Victory CCO Matt Gorman posted on X.

    “Susan Collins from the top rope on Troy Jackson,” GOP communicator Steve Guest posted on X.

    Reports about Jackson’s relationship with his second cousin first surfaced in July, when The Maine Wire reported that Jackson and his longtime partner share the same great-grandparents.

    MAINE DEMOCRATS CROWN TROY JACKSON AS PLATNER REPLACEMENT AS FRESH SCRUTINY CLOUDS SENATE RESET

    Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, departs the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, on July 24, 2025.(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

    “It’s truly hysterical how Democrats can’t seem to find one normal dude to run for office,” conservative commentator Greg Price posted on X, alluding to the fact that Jackson replaced Graham Platner on the ballot in Maine after he terminated his campaign amid a rape allegation.

    Other aspects of Jackson’s personal life have come to the forefront of his Senate campaign, including a 1988 police report which claims he assaulted a man at a bar. The report also states that his partner accused him of pushing her around.

    Jackson does not dispute that he attacked another man, but strongly denies laying a hand on his partner, who has said she does not recall giving a statement to that effect to the police.

    When asked about the police report in August, Collins told Fox News Digital that “he’s the one that needs to respond to the reports. I’m not going to comment on them. But I will say that based on widespread reporting it appears that he struggles to control his temper … From my perspective, it seems that vetting is very important. We learned the failure of vetting with Graham Platner. But that’s really up to the Democrats.”

    EMBATTLED MAINE DEMOCRAT DEADLOCKED WITH COLLINS DESPITE CONTROVERSIES IN KEY SENATE RACE, NEW POLL SHOWS

    Troy Jackson speaks as he became the Maine Democratic Party’s choice to be their U.S. Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

    During her interview with Politico, Collins denied that Jackson would necessarily be an easier opponent than Platner, pointing out that the former has a long political record that he can be criticized over — something that Platner lacked as a political outsider.

    Jackson has framed the GOP focus on his personal life as a distraction from the issues Mainers actually care about.

    “Susan Collins will do anything to distract from the fact that she votes with Trump 96% of the time and has sold out working people in Maine,” his campaign previously told Fox News Digital. “Personal attacks on Troy’s family are shameful and desperate.”

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    The Jackson campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

    Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

  • 伊瓜苏瀑布大雨后水位暴涨形成壮丽景观


    2026年9月3日 19:23 / 联合早报

    位于巴西和阿根廷边境交界处的伊瓜苏瀑布(Iguazu Falls)星期三(9月2日)在一场大雨后河床水位暴涨,湍急的水流与迷蒙的雾气交织成一幅壮丽景观,吸引大批游客登上步道观赏。

    伊瓜苏瀑布由275股流水沿着宽约2.7公里的河床断崖冲泻而下形成,是世界最宽的瀑布,与东非的维多利亚瀑布和美加边境的尼亚加拉瀑布并列世界三大瀑布。它的河床断崖落差最短处60米,最长达82米,仅次于维多利亚瀑布,在2013年被选为联合国世界自然遗产。(路透社)

    伊瓜苏瀑布大雨后水位暴涨形成壮丽景观

    2026年9月3日 19:23 / 联合早报

    位于巴西和阿根廷边境交界处的伊瓜苏瀑布(Iguazu Falls)星期三(9月2日)在一场大雨后河床水位暴涨,湍急的水流与迷蒙的雾气交织成一幅壮丽景观,吸引大批游客登上步道观赏。

    伊瓜苏瀑布由275股流水沿着宽约2.7公里的河床断崖冲泻而下形成,是世界最宽的瀑布,与东非的维多利亚瀑布和美加边境的尼亚加拉瀑布并列世界三大瀑布。它的河床断崖落差最短处60米,最长达82米,仅次于维多利亚瀑布,在2013年被选为联合国世界自然遗产。(路透社)

  • 联合国儿童基金会报告:互联网有上千万儿童遭性剥削


    2026年9月3日 19:46 / 联合早报

    分析显示,遭受科技助长的性剥削的儿童,出现自杀念头、自杀行为或自残的可能性,是其他儿童的四倍。 (路透社)

    (日内瓦综合电)儿童面临来自网络的性剥削与性虐待问题日益严重。联合国最新报告估计,在21个国家,12岁至17岁的互联网使用者中,近五分之一在过去一年曾遭遇至少一种由数码科技助长的此类侵害,相当于约2000万人。

    联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF)星期四(9月3日)发布的报告,综合分析了21个国家于2020年至2025年间开展的全国调查数据,涵盖非洲、亚洲、拉丁美洲和东欧等地区,调查对象是约2万1000名12岁至17岁的互联网使用者。

    报告估计,在所调查的国家中,约1500万名儿童曾在未经同意的情况下接触色情内容;约900万名儿童曾被迫进行性方面的对话或分享色情照片;另有约400万名儿童的私密照片未经同意被他人传播。由于同一名儿童可能遭受不止一种形式的侵害,这些数字之间存在重叠。

    近六成相关事件发生在社交媒体平台,以脸书(Facebook)、WhatsApp、Instagram、Snapchat和TikTok为主;另有14%发生在网络游戏平台。

    57%的案件涉及儿童原本认识的人,包括朋友、亲属或恋爱对象;另有38%的儿童是在网上首次结识施害者。

    延伸阅读

    专家:社媒禁令无法真正保护儿童安全涉性剥削两名未成年少女 八男一女被控上法庭

    报告也对人工智能(AI)引发的安全隐忧提出警告。在九个国家接受调查的儿童中,约110万人说,他们曾遭遇由AI生成的性相关图像或视频的网络侵害。

    分析显示,遭受科技助长的性剥削的儿童,出现自杀念头、自杀行为或自残的可能性,是其他儿童的四倍。

    针对报告内容,脸书、WhatsApp和Instagram的母公司Meta Platforms发言人回应称,这些调查涵盖的时期从2020年开始,当时公司尚未落实联合国儿童基金会所建议的一些保护措施;接下来公司旗下的各个应用会继续积极打击儿童剥削行为,并协助执法部门起诉犯罪分子。

    Snapchat则表明,公司正通过主动检测和封禁违规账户,以及提供用户举报工具等安全功能,积极打击网络的性勒索行为。

    TikTok称,已设立一系列保护未成年人的安全机制,包括限制年幼用户使用部分功能,以及将18岁以下用户的账户设为私密等。

    报告呼吁各国政府和科技公司加强数码平台安全措施,更新相关法律,并加强儿童保护、举报和求助机制。

    联合国儿童基金会报告:互联网有上千万儿童遭性剥削

    2026年9月3日 19:46 / 联合早报

    分析显示,遭受科技助长的性剥削的儿童,出现自杀念头、自杀行为或自残的可能性,是其他儿童的四倍。 (路透社)

    (日内瓦综合电)儿童面临来自网络的性剥削与性虐待问题日益严重。联合国最新报告估计,在21个国家,12岁至17岁的互联网使用者中,近五分之一在过去一年曾遭遇至少一种由数码科技助长的此类侵害,相当于约2000万人。

    联合国儿童基金会(UNICEF)星期四(9月3日)发布的报告,综合分析了21个国家于2020年至2025年间开展的全国调查数据,涵盖非洲、亚洲、拉丁美洲和东欧等地区,调查对象是约2万1000名12岁至17岁的互联网使用者。

    报告估计,在所调查的国家中,约1500万名儿童曾在未经同意的情况下接触色情内容;约900万名儿童曾被迫进行性方面的对话或分享色情照片;另有约400万名儿童的私密照片未经同意被他人传播。由于同一名儿童可能遭受不止一种形式的侵害,这些数字之间存在重叠。

    近六成相关事件发生在社交媒体平台,以脸书(Facebook)、WhatsApp、Instagram、Snapchat和TikTok为主;另有14%发生在网络游戏平台。

    57%的案件涉及儿童原本认识的人,包括朋友、亲属或恋爱对象;另有38%的儿童是在网上首次结识施害者。

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    专家:社媒禁令无法真正保护儿童安全涉性剥削两名未成年少女 八男一女被控上法庭

    报告也对人工智能(AI)引发的安全隐忧提出警告。在九个国家接受调查的儿童中,约110万人说,他们曾遭遇由AI生成的性相关图像或视频的网络侵害。

    分析显示,遭受科技助长的性剥削的儿童,出现自杀念头、自杀行为或自残的可能性,是其他儿童的四倍。

    针对报告内容,脸书、WhatsApp和Instagram的母公司Meta Platforms发言人回应称,这些调查涵盖的时期从2020年开始,当时公司尚未落实联合国儿童基金会所建议的一些保护措施;接下来公司旗下的各个应用会继续积极打击儿童剥削行为,并协助执法部门起诉犯罪分子。

    Snapchat则表明,公司正通过主动检测和封禁违规账户,以及提供用户举报工具等安全功能,积极打击网络的性勒索行为。

    TikTok称,已设立一系列保护未成年人的安全机制,包括限制年幼用户使用部分功能,以及将18岁以下用户的账户设为私密等。

    报告呼吁各国政府和科技公司加强数码平台安全措施,更新相关法律,并加强儿童保护、举报和求助机制。

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    高盛:人民币料每年升值3%至5% 五年后或升至5.5兑1美元

    2026年9月3日 19:57 / 联合早报

    美国投行高盛预计,人民币未来将持续有序升值,每年升幅约3%至5%。 (档案照)

    (香港综合讯)美国投资银行高盛预计,人民币未来将持续有序升值,每年升幅约3%至5%,五年后或升至5.5元人民币兑1美元。

    综合《香港经济日报》和星岛头条报道,人民币今年以来累升约4%,是表现最佳的亚洲货币之一。高盛发表报告称,人民币升值并非昙花一现,相信中国决策者将继续倾向让人民币逐步升值。

    目前人民币汇率约为6.72元兑1美元。高盛称,中国对汇率具备强大的管控能力,例如可通过每日中间价引导,以及使用外汇干预工具等。

    高盛预计,人民币每年升值3%至5%,美元兑人民币汇率将在2028年底降至6.0,2031年底进一步降至5.5;人民币五年内潜在升幅约22.2%。

    高盛认为,这种渐进式升值是北京在兼顾出口份额、金融安全,以及宏观经济大局下的最佳政策选择,并称这种有序且可预期的升值步伐,将对其他亚洲货币形成支撑。

    高盛也提到,人民币升值对中国而言不单是汇率问题,更关乎三大核心战略目标。其中,中国作为全球最大制造国,人民币适度升值可被视为向国际贸易伙伴释放“善意信号”,有助降低关税报复风险,减少贸易摩擦。

  • 特朗普陆军部长人选遴选初现端倪,内部人士透露潜在候选人名单


    2026-09-03 06:40:53 EDT / 福克斯新闻

    众议院外交事务委员会主席布莱恩·马斯特也在考虑之列,此时德里斯科尔即将离开五角大楼

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    在丹·德里斯科尔向白宫提交辞呈后,美国陆军正着手寻找下一任陆军部长,这一职位是美国最大军种的关键领导空缺。

    德里斯科尔表示,周三将是他担任陆军部长的“最后完整工作日”,并补充道,在特朗普总统和国防部长皮特·赫格斯瑟手下任职是“一生的荣幸”。

    下一任陆军部长将接手正经历重大转型的陆军,随着与伊朗的冲突持续,战备状态和陆军角色的问题仍待解答。

    陆军削减直升机项目,推进“战争版亚马逊”,无人机作战重塑军事格局

    2026年3月22日,陆军部长丹·德里斯科尔和陆军总军士长迈克尔·R·韦默在一场私人仪式上,向 Old Dominion 大学陆军后备军官训练团的学员颁发了8枚功绩服务勋章和2枚紫心勋章,以表彰他们在3月12日校园枪击事件中的英勇表现。(伊恩·艾夫斯/美国陆军)

    陆军副部长迈克·奥巴德尔将在德里斯科尔正式离职后担任代理部长。作为前特种作战军官和国防行业高管,奥巴德尔还承担了更多面向公众的工作,包括在各类会议上发表演讲。

    在特朗普政府时期,多名副部长曾在高层辞职或被解雇后接任代理最高领导职务——包括今年约翰·费兰离职后,海军副部长洪·曹出任代理海军部长。

    据消息人士透露,五角大楼首席发言人、赫格斯瑟高级顾问肖恩·帕内尔已成为潜在候选人之一。

    马克·凯利指责皮特·赫格斯瑟针对女性和黑人军官,五角大楼予以驳斥

    2025年3月17日,五角大楼首席发言人肖恩·帕内尔在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿五角大楼的新闻发布会上发言。(亚历克斯·王/盖蒂图片社)

    “战争部办公厅内很多人都希望肖恩·帕内尔成为下一任陆军部长,因为他们曾与他共事,了解他的能力,”一名资深政府官员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。

    帕内尔现任战争部公共事务部长助理,曾是美国陆军上尉,其所在排曾在阿富汗战争高峰期击毙超过350名敌方武装人员。

    他在2020年竞选众议院议员失利后,于2021年启动宾夕法尼亚州参议院空缺席位竞选,并获得了特朗普的背书。后来因前妻劳里·斯内尔提出的家庭暴力指控暂停竞选,他对此予以否认。

    赫格斯瑟在听证会交锋中反击民主党,场面激烈

    2026年7月31日,美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和美国战争部长皮特·赫格斯瑟在马里兰州戴维营的内阁会议上回答记者提问。(亚伦·施瓦茨/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社)

    这名资深政府官员表示,帕内尔兼具军旅经历和在五角大楼最高层的工作经验,了解国防部及其内部问题。

    “他也明白与勒内夫将军合作的重要性,勒内夫将军一直承担着巨大压力推动陆军前进,他将为陆军参谋部提供所需的领导和支持,帮助其重回正轨,”该官员在谈及代理陆军参谋长时说道。

    一名五角大楼高级官员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道,帕内尔“一次又一次证明”他对总统忠心耿耿,并指出帕内尔曾出席特朗普在宾夕法尼亚州巴特勒的竞选集会,当时特朗普遇刺。

    该官员称,总统被带离集会现场后,帕内尔留下来帮助其他人撤离。遇刺事件三个月后,帕内尔与特朗普一同返回巴特勒。

    “他们的交情可以追溯到很多年前,而且不只是和总统本人,还包括每天伴随总统左右的多名白宫高级官员,”这名五角大楼高级官员说道。

    共和党议员违抗约翰逊,推进民主党支持的乌克兰援助法案

    2026年,战争部长皮特·赫格斯瑟周三在五角大楼英雄厅举行的荣誉升级仪式上发言,该仪式是为表彰2021年在阿富汗喀布尔修道院门执行任务的美国海军陆战队队员。( pooled / 福克斯新闻)

    第三名资深政府官员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道,“肖恩·帕内尔100%专注于他被特朗普总统和赫格斯瑟任命的现有工作。”

    另一名知情人士告诉福克斯新闻数字频道,佛罗里达州众议员布莱恩·马斯特也在考虑范围内。这位获得特朗普背书的议员现任众议院外交事务委员会主席,曾在陆军服役12年。

    福克斯新闻数字频道此前曾报道,德里斯科尔离职前据传与赫格斯瑟存在分歧,他对政府有关陆军转型和战备状态的计划表示担忧,认为赫格斯瑟阻碍了这些努力。

    帕内尔为赫格斯瑟的领导辩护,并表示国防部仍团结在他的愿景之下。

    “赫格斯瑟部长是战争部的变革型领导人,在特朗普总统的指示下,他开启了‘实力换和平’的新时代。标准和才能重新回归,我们的武库比以往任何时候都更强大,各军种的士气和征兵率都创下历史新高,”帕内尔告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。

    “赫格斯瑟部长削减了官僚主义,释放了创新活力,全程为我们的作战人员谋福祉,”他补充道。

    “整个国防部都团结在部长的愿景之下,将继续致力于将作战人员和美国的利益放在首位。”

    民主党和部分共和党议员就战争部的变动抨击特朗普和赫格斯瑟。

    北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯表示,赫格斯瑟“正在我们军队高层制造领导真空”,而参议院军事委员会民主党高级议员、罗德岛州的杰克·里德则称,“赫格斯瑟正在培育一种文化,异见会遭到惩罚,能力次于个人效忠。”

    海军部长约翰·费兰于4月被解职,据传他与赫格斯瑟在造船和管理问题上存在分歧。

    福克斯新闻独家报道:特朗普将与军属开通直接沟通渠道,推进自下而上的战备工作

    2026年3月31日,战争部长皮特·赫格斯瑟在华盛顿特区五角大楼的新闻发布会上发言。(奥利弗·孔特雷拉斯/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社)

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    当被置评请求时,白宫指引福克斯新闻数字频道联系战争部。

    福克斯新闻数字频道已联系帕内尔、马斯特、陆军和战争部置评。

    阿什利·J·迪梅拉为福克斯新闻数字频道报道政治新闻。

    Trump’s Army secretary hunt takes shape as insiders float potential picks

    2026-09-03 06:40:53 EDT / Fox News

    Brian Mast, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is also under consideration as Driscoll’s Pentagon exit nears

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    The hunt is on for the next secretary of the Army after Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation to the White House, opening a key leadership vacancy atop the nation’s largest military branch.

    Driscoll said Wednesday will be his “last full day” serving as Army secretary, adding that serving in the role under President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been “the honor of a lifetime.”

    The next Army secretary will inherit a service undergoing a major transformation, with questions over readiness and the Army’s role as the conflict with Iran continues.

    ARMY CUTS HELICOPTERS, PUSHES ‘AMAZON FOR WAR’ AS DRONE COMBAT RESHAPES MILITARY

    Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and Sergeant Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer honored Old Dominion University Army ROTC cadets with eight Meritorious Service Medals and two Purple Hearts during a private ceremony on March 22, 2026, recognizing their courage in the March 12 classroom shooting.(Ian Ives/U.S. Army)

    Army Undersecretary Mike Obadal could serve as acting secretary once Driscoll’s departure is finalized. A former special operations officer and defense industry executive, Obadal has also taken on a more public-facing role, including speaking at conferences.

    In the Trump administration, deputy officials have repeatedly stepped into top leadership roles after resignations or firings— including then-Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao becoming acting Navy secretary after John Phelan’s departure this year.

    Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman and a senior adviser to Hegseth, has emerged as one potential candidate, according to sources.

    PENTAGON FIRES BACK AFTER MARK KELLY ACCUSES PETE HEGSETH OF TARGETING WOMEN AND BLACK MILITARY OFFICERS

    Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon on Mar. 17, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)

    “A lot of people inside Office of the Secretary of War want to see Sean Parnell become the next Secretary of the Army because they’ve worked alongside him and know what he brings to the table,” a senior administration official told Fox News Digital.

    Parnell, who serves as assistant to the secretary of War for Public Affairs, is a former United States Army captain whose platoon killed over 350 enemy fighters at the height of the Afghan War.

    He unsuccessfully ran for the House in 2020 before launching a 2021 campaign for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat, earning Trump’s endorsement. He later suspended his campaign amid domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife, Laurie Snell, which he denied.

    HEGSETH TURNS TABLES ON DEMS AS SPARKS FLY DURING HEARING CLASH

    U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listen to questions from the press during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland, on July 31, 2026.(Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)

    The senior administration official said Parnell understands the Pentagon and the problems inside from military experience paired with his work at the highest levels of the institution.

    “He also understands the importance of working alongside General LeNeve, who has been carrying an enormous load to keep the Army moving, and giving the Army Staff the leadership and support they need to get it back on track,” the official said, referring to the acting Army chief of staff.

    A senior Pentagon official told Fox News Digital Parnell has “proven time and time again” that he is loyal to the president, citing that Parnell was present at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump was shot.

    After the president was removed from the rally, Parnell stayed behind to help others get out, the senior Pentagon official said. Parnell returned with Trump to Butler three months after the assassination attempt.

    “Their relationship goes back many, many, years at this point, and it’s not just with the president. It’s also very senior members of the White House that are with the President every single day,” said the senior Pentagon official.

    REPUBLICANS DEFY JOHNSON TO ADVANCE DEMOCRAT-BACKED UKRAINE AID

    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks Wednesday during a valor upgrade ceremony at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes in Arlington, Va., for U.S. Marines who served at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021.(Pool / Fox News)

    A third senior administration official told Fox News Digital that “Sean Parnell is 100% focused on the job he was appointed to by President Trump and Secretary Hegseth.”

    Florida Rep. Brian Mast may also be under consideration, a source with knowledge told Fox News Digital. The Trump-endorsed candidate serves as chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and previously served in the Army for 12 years.

    Driscoll’s exit comes after reportedly butting heads with Hegseth over concerns with the administration about the Army’s transformation and readiness, including his belief that Hegseth had hindered those efforts, Fox News Digital previously reported.

    Parnell defended Hegseth’s leadership and said the department remains united behind his vision.

    “Secretary Hegseth has been a transformative leader for the Department of War and, at President Trump’s direction, has ushered in a new era of Peace Through Strength. Standards and merit are back, our arsenal is stronger than ever before, and morale and recruitment across every service are at all-time highs,” Parnell told Fox News Digital. “Secretary Hegseth has slashed bureaucracy, unleashed innovation, and delivered for our warfighters every step of the way.”

    “The entire Department is unified behind the Secretary’s vision and will continue working to put our warfighters and America first,” he added.

    Democrats and some Republican lawmakers unloaded on Trump and Hegseth over the changes in the Department of War.

    North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Hegseth is “creating a leadership void at the top of our military ranks” while ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee Jack Reed of Rhode Island said, “Hegseth is cultivating a culture where dissent is punished and competence is secondary to personal allegiance.”

    Navy Secretary John Phelan was ousted in April after reportedly clashing with Hegseth over shipbuilding and management.

    FIRST ON FOX: TRUMP TO OPEN DIRECT LINE WITH MILITARY FAMILIES IN GROUND-UP READINESS PUSH

    Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2026.(Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

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    Fox News Digital reached out to Parnell, Mast, the Army and DOW for comment.

    Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.

  • 特朗普内阁仅剩的女性阁员之一主要忙于危机公关


    2026-09-03T10:00:29.398Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/politics/brooke-rollins-trump-agriculture-beef-screwworm

    农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯在农场长大,曾自述与姐姐一同赢得过捕猪比赛,上周本该在爱荷华州博览会上如鱼得水。

    但当她在得梅因的博览会上亮相时,白宫突然宣布将进口30万吨牛肉,这让她措手不及。

    该举措本意在平抑杂货店的高肉价,但牧场主们对此并不满意。

    她为这项计划辩护道:“我们会看到碎牛肉价格下降的。”她在爱荷华州对记者如是说,但几天后她又表示自己“并不了解相关细节”。

    据一名参会者透露,罗林斯最初是在与爱荷华州谷物种植户和畜牧生产商的会谈变得紧张后,才出面回应媒体的。最终,她闭门与官员们磋商的时间,比公开露面、参观博览会场地的时间还要多。

    对牛肉政策的焦虑,是这个通常低调的内阁职位最新遭遇的烦心事。未来几个月内,罗林斯能否安抚农民与农业行业的情绪,将对今年秋季的选举产生切实影响——共和党正努力保住全美传统红区的农村选民支持。

    对十余名相关人士——包括现任和前任官员、行业人士、州官员以及熟悉美国农业部应对举措的人员——的采访显示,罗林斯是一名干练、精明的政治操盘手,她常常迅速行动以平息农民的不满,在庞大的农业部内部争取资金,并维持自己在特朗普面前的良好形象。

    作为内阁领导层中为数不多的女性,内部人士称罗林斯是一名精明的谈判者,她还成功打入了以敌视“大型农业企业”著称的群体:小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪的MAHA支持者群体。

    “她外表看起来甜美无害,”曾在德克萨斯公共政策基金会与罗林斯共事多年的前加州州议员查克·德沃尔说道,“柔外表下藏着钢铁般的意志。”

    但消息人士也指出,农业部因特朗普政府的“DOGE式”削减政策而承受着巨大压力,并因与利益相关方沟通不一致而饱受批评。

    其中一个关键案例是,罗林斯因建设一座用于应对新大陆螺旋锥蝇——一种寄生在牛身上的苍蝇——疫情的设施进度滞后而遭到抨击。批评人士称,她当时在考虑一名有政治关联的建筑承包商的提案时浪费了时间,一些内部人士如今表示,这一时间延误导致疫情更难控制。

    罗林斯是土生土长的德克萨斯人,也是特朗普内阁中最精通政治的成员之一。自2025年2月接手农业部以来,她一直肩负着保护农民和牧场主免受一连串危机冲击的重任,而当时该行业已经面临诸多问题。

    当时禽流感正在家禽群中肆虐,还蔓延至奶牛群,推高了鸡蛋价格。几十年前已在美国被根除的食肉性螺旋锥蝇寄生虫,正通过墨西哥向北扩散。而负责应对这些威胁的农业部,正随着DOGE式削减政策导致数万名员工流失,面临预算和人员编制的动荡。

    自那以来,情况愈发糟糕。

    干旱、关税、受伊朗战争推高的燃料和化肥成本,以及今年6月爆发的螺旋锥蝇危机,导致牛群数量减少,挤压了农场利润。根据破产报告平台Epiq AACER的数据,目前美国农场破产率已达六年来的最高点。

    为平息不满情绪,拜登政府于周五宣布了简化牛肉加工流程的新举措。罗林斯随后在周一提出了投资重建美国牛群的计划。

    然而,全国养牛者协会将这些加工流程调整称为“短期政治权宜之计”,称其无法解决农民的实际痛点——美国农业部则反驳这种批评“极为短视”。

    罗林斯未就此次报道接受CNN采访,但农业部发言人表示:“罗林斯部长明确支持总统的‘美国优先’贸易议程”,并列举了近期在学校食品、化肥生产以及牧场主现代化建设方面的举措和成就。

    发言人还称,本届政府的议程已大幅减少了农业贸易逆差。

    去年,随着寄生苍蝇的威胁从南部边境逐步北上,罗林斯曾考虑启用特朗普青睐的一家公司,来开展一项价值数百万美元的灭蝇项目。

    目前,应对新大陆螺旋锥蝇最有效的方法之一,是培育并释放数百万只不育苍蝇,它们交配后无法产出携带寄生虫的存活幼虫,从而根除害虫。

    据一名前高级官员透露,在6月份德克萨斯州首次发现小牛感染病例之前,特朗普政府官员对建设美国不育苍蝇繁育设施的高昂成本犹豫不决,预估成本高达数亿美元。

    “要说服[罗林斯和农业部领导层]必须立即行动,为即将到来的威胁做好准备,这极其困难,”该人士说道。

    但据直接了解此事的消息人士透露,在罗林斯的推动下,最终与一家曾参与去年建造“鳄鱼恶魔岛”移民拘留设施的建筑公司展开了磋商。

    该移民拘留设施建设速度极快,旨在配合联邦移民打击行动,但很快因被报道存在不人道待遇而引发争议。随着法律挑战不断增加,佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯于今年6月宣布该设施已关闭。

    这家曾在特朗普和前总统乔·拜登任期内都获得过边境墙建设政府合同的公司,提出了极具吸引力的方案:一项2500万美元的快速项目。

    但据该官员透露,大约六个月后,该公司表示无法像最初提议的那样快速、低成本地建设一座大规模不育苍蝇繁育设施。消息人士还称,官员们担忧该公司无法遵守承诺的成本,且其方案可能对转基因苍蝇带来生物安全 containment 问题。

    农业部未就其对该公司的考虑和相关流程的具体批评作出回应,但表示其应对螺旋锥蝇问题的举措已取得成功。

    “2026年6月3日德克萨斯州发现首例病例时,许多‘专家’和媒体 outlets 预测会出现大规模疫情,但实际上该计划已见成效,截至今日,美国仅存在3例活跃的新大陆螺旋锥蝇病例,总计48例,”发言人说道。

    尽管罗林斯于去年6月宣布计划在美墨边境附近的德克萨斯州建设一座设施,但直至约10个月后才付诸行动。两名熟悉相关讨论的消息人士称,这一延迟令农业行业和担忧潜在威胁的农民难以理解。

    “我们浪费了大量时间听取这些提案,”其中一人说道。

    美国农业部和美国陆军工程兵团最终于2026年3月将大部分合同授予了莫滕森建筑公司。建筑商于今年4月破土动工。罗林斯近日宣布,工程进度比计划提前七个月,有望在明年春季完工。预估总成本为7.5亿美元。

    在德克萨斯州,即将卸任的农业委员西德·米勒——今年早些时候连任失败的共和党人——一再批评他认为的反应缓慢且不足。

    “美国农业部没有动用所有可用工具,行动过于迟缓,仅依赖一种需要数年才能全面实施的部分解决方案,”他在6月的一份声明中说道。

    米勒还暗示,农民可能不愿上报螺旋锥蝇病例,因为担心牲畜被检疫。

    罗林斯当月回应了米勒的批评,称其指责“是非常不严肃的言论,或许来自一位只剩几个月任期的不严肃的农业委员”。尽管米勒在今年选举前几天获得了特朗普的背书,但他此前因一系列涉嫌腐败的丑闻,遭到包括共和党州长格雷格·阿博特在内的德克萨斯州政客的批评。

    其他与罗林斯会面过的德克萨斯州人士则态度更为温和。

    德克萨斯州农场局主席拉塞尔·博宁告诉CNN,罗林斯在获得确认后的几周内就开始讨论螺旋锥蝇问题。“我的意思是,当时她还在应对禽流感,鸡蛋价格飙升,所以她同时处理着多件事,”他说道。

    “我们确实希望进度能快一点?没错,但事已至此,”他补充道,“所以,你知道,现在不要再互相指责了。我们就尽最大努力利用现有条件吧。”

    农业部发言人表示,该机构的方针是“竭尽所能尽快增加产能”。

    “所有举措都在以极快的速度推进,”他们补充道。

    美国农业部称,自今年2月以来,截至上月末,他们已在美墨边境释放了10亿只不育苍蝇。

    尽管罗林斯的批评者抱怨她没有农业部的直接工作经验,但她的农业背景深厚。

    她曾是一名律师,来自德克萨斯州沃斯堡外一个小镇的农场。

    在2024年《卢·霍尔茨秀》播客采访中,时任特朗普盟友组织“美国优先政策研究所”所长的罗林斯——该智库是她与经济学家拉里·库德洛共同创立的——回忆了大约十年前与姐姐一同赢得捕猪比赛的经历。

    “我们制定了策略和计划,这似乎是我人生中的一个常见主题。你必须始终有策略,必须有计划,”她对这位著名的前橄榄球教练说道,“我们制定了计划来制服那头野猪——它是一头野性十足的大野猪——把它装进袋子里,拖过终点线。”

    她在处理政策工作时似乎也采取了类似的策略。与她共事过的人表示,她注重细节、讲求实际,专注于达成共识并采取行动。

    德克萨斯州农场局的博宁回忆起罗林斯去年召集13名德克萨斯州州主管开会的情景。

    “她说:‘我希望你们每个人都告诉我一个对你或你所在地区至关重要的问题,’”他说道,“她把所有问题都记了下来,然后逐一落实解决。”

    特朗普团队早在2016年就曾联系过她,当时她因领导总部位于奥斯汀的德克萨斯公共政策基金会而声名鹊起,该基金会从一个小型保守智库迅速发展成为小政府、自由市场的强大力量。

    “那不是智库,而是‘行动智库’。所以她始终专注于将理念付诸实践,”曾在该基金会与她共事的德沃尔说道。

    罗林斯于选举前数月加入特朗普的首次总统竞选团队,担任经济顾问,但在特朗普胜选后拒绝前往华盛顿任职。

    直到2018年,她才加入特朗普政府,受命将“德克萨斯模式”引入联邦政策。

    到2018年,罗林斯已升任特朗普美国创新办公室主任,随后出任白宫国内政策委员会主任,她的职业生涯也由此重新与农业政策产生交集。

    尽管长期效忠特朗普,但两名熟悉内部过渡谈判的人士表示,在特朗普的第二届政府中,罗林斯原本并没有明确的职位。她是特朗普赢得第二届总统任期后,最后一名获得提名的内阁级职位人选。

    “我当时有机会问:‘农业部怎么样?’我完全不知道她……学过农业,”特朗普今年3月在向农民发表演讲时说道,“就算她没学过,我也会把她安排到那里。”

    罗林斯曾表示,她不确定“还能找到比这位总统更支持牧场主、农民和美国农村地区的人了”,并称特朗普从本届政府伊始就完全支持她的工作需求。

    “我走进椭圆形办公室说:‘先生,我们的牲畜正面临相当严重的威胁,’”罗林斯今年6月在参议院委员会上说道,“他说:‘那你需要什么?’”

    特朗普则称罗林斯工作“出色”,并称她是天生的领导者。

    “布鲁克,我一直说,她可以经营世界上任何一家公司。她能管理这些大公司。她是一位优秀的高管,”他在3月的演讲中说道。

    但罗林斯不得不创造性地利用农业部的预算,来解决特朗普第二届任期内农民遭遇的诸多困境。

    消息人士此前告诉CNN,去年,在关税压力挤压农民利润之际,她曾冲进椭圆形办公室,宣称自己找到了30亿美元的紧急救助资金。

    政府随后宣布设立120亿美元的救助基金。

    目前另一项潜在的紧急救助基金也在酝酿中:上个月,众议院通过了一项同样为120亿美元的救助方案,目前正等待参议院审议。

    由阿肯色州参议员约翰·布兹曼领导的参议院共和党人,似乎急于敲定救助方案,以便农民规划2027年的播种季。但由于9月日程繁忙,包括需要通过更广泛的联邦预算或持续决议案,该方案的命运仍未可知。

    堪萨斯州农民联盟执行主任尼克·列文多夫斯基表示,对于正在规划下一个播种季的农民来说,救助可能来得不够快。除了伊朗冲突带来的压力,美国还在与主要农机供应商加拿大就贸易协定展开争执。

    “这些挑战不会很快消失。我们要到2027年很久之后,甚至更久,才能看到任何形式的缓解,再加上关税的影响,”列文多夫斯基说道,“农民和消费者、普通民众一样,正四面受困。”

    特朗普宣布进口牛肉一事——尽管进口来源地仍存在诸多疑问——引发了新一轮的不满和共和党内部的公开担忧。

    研究肉类定价的堪萨斯州立大学农业经济学家格林·汤森表示,养牛生产者“越来越担忧政治政策环境的不可预测性”。这种不确定性对养牛行业尤为棘手,因为扩大牛群需要5至15年的投资周期。

    “大多数人只有在经济回报看起来非常丰厚足以承担风险,或者他们对相当程度的有限风险和不确定性感到安心时,才会进行多年期投资,”他说道,“而现在,养牛场主看不到这两个条件得到满足。”

    “距离中期选举还有71天,目前我们没有可以传递给农业地区的积极信息,”即将退休的北卡罗来纳州参议员汤姆·蒂利斯在8月24日对记者说道,“如果你认为在一段时间内提供补贴牛肉就能让农民满意,并系统性地降低价格,那你就错了。”

    CNN的杰夫·泽莱尼、亚当·坎ryn、伊丽莎白·布查瓦尔德和摩根·里默为本报道贡献了内容。

    One of the only women left in Trump’s Cabinet has mostly been doing damage control

    2026-09-03T10:00:29.398Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/03/politics/brooke-rollins-trump-agriculture-beef-screwworm

    Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, who grew up on a farm and once described winning a hog-catching contest with her sister, should have been in her element at the Iowa State Fair last week.

    But she seemed to have been caught off guard when, just as she was making an appearance at the fair in Des Moines, the White House announced a deal to import 300,000 tons of beef.

    It was intended to offset high prices at the grocery stores, but ranchers were not pleased.

    She defended the plan – “We’re going to see that cost of ground beef go down,” she told reporters in Iowa – even as days later she said she was “not privy” to talk about the details.

    Rollins had initially addressed the media after a meeting with Iowa grain farmers and livestock producers grew testy, according to one participant. The secretary ended up spending more time behind closed doors with officials than in public, touring the fairgrounds.

    The consternation over beef policy is the latest headache for a normally low-profile Cabinet post. Rollins’ ability to keep the peace with farmers and the agriculture industry over the next few months could have real impacts on elections this fall, as Republicans work to hold onto rural voters in traditionally red districts across the country.

    Interviews with more than a dozen people, including current and former officials, industry figures, state officials and people familiar with the US Department of Agriculture’s response depict Rollins as a capable, savvy political operator who has often moved quickly to contain farmer anger, find money inside a sprawling agency and keep herself in Trump’s good graces.

    One of few women remaining in the leadership ranks, insiders say Rollins is a shrewd negotiator who has also managed to make inroads with a constituency known for its animosity to “Big Ag”: Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s MAHA supporters.

    “She’s deceptively sweet,” said Chuck DeVore, a former California state assemblyman who worked with Rollins for years at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “There’s a lot of steel underneath that velvet.”

    But sources also describe a department under severe strain from DOGE-driven cuts and criticized for inconsistent communication with stakeholders.

    In one key instance, Rollins came under fire over delays to build a facility needed to help combat an epidemic of New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, in cattle. Critics say time was lost while she entertained a proposal from a politically connected construction contractor — time some insiders now say made the outbreak harder to manage.

    Rollins, a native Texan and one of Trump’s most politically fluent Cabinet members, has been saddled with shielding farmers and ranchers from cascading crises since she took over USDA in February 2025, when the sector was already facing a slew of problems.

    Bird flu was ravaging poultry flocks, spreading through dairy herds and driving up egg prices. The flesh-eating screwworm livestock parasite, which had been eradicated from the US decades ago, was creeping north through Mexico. And the agency charged with managing those threats was bracing for budget and staffing upheaval as DOGE cuts began thinning its ranks of tens of thousands of employees.

    Since then, things have only gotten worse.

    Drought, tariffs, fuel and fertilizer costs pushed up by the war in Iran and the screwworm crisis that hit this June have depleted herds and squeezed farm profits. Today, US farm bankruptcies are at a six-year high, according to data from Epiq AACER, a bankruptcy reporting platform.

    In an apparent bid to assuage discontent, on Friday, the administration announced new efforts to streamline beef processing. Rollins followed up with plans Monday to invest in rebuilding American cattle herds.

    Yet the National Cattlemen’s Association called the processing maneuvers a “short-term political fix” that doesn’t help farmers where they need it – a criticism USDA contended was “extremely shortsighted.”

    Rollins did not speak to CNN for this story, but a USDA spokesperson said: “Secretary Rollins has unequivocally supported the President’s America First trade agenda,” pointing to recent initiatives and accomplishments on school food, fertilizer production and modernization efforts for ranchers.

    The administration’s agenda has significantly reduced the agricultural trade deficit, they said.

    As the threat of parasitic flies crept up from the southern border last year, Rollins weighed tapping a company Trump has favored to helm a multimillion-dollar effort to eradicate them.

    Currently one of the most effective methods for dealing with New World screwworm is through breeding and releasing millions of sterile flies who mate without producing viable larvae carrying the parasite, thus eradicating the pests.

    Before the first US case popped up in a calf in Texas in June, Trump officials balked at the steep costs of building a US sterile fly facility, which were estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a former senior official.

    “It was extremely difficult to convince [Rollins and USDA leadership] that we had to get going then, in order to be prepared for what was coming at us,” the person said.

    But with Rollins’ guidance, discussions eventually began with a construction company involved in building “Alligator Alcatraz,” last year, according to the source, who had direct knowledge of the matter.

    The immigration detention facility was built rapidly and meant to keep up with the federal immigration crackdown but it quickly became a source of controversy with reports of inhumane conditions. Amid mounting legal challenges, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in June that the facility had been shut down.

    The company under consideration, which had previously snagged government contracts under both Trump and former President Joe Biden for border wall construction, made an appealing pitch: a speedy $25 million project.

    But about six months later, it said it could not build a massive facility to churn out sterile flies quickly, or as cheaply, as initially proposed, according to the official. Officials were also concerned that it could not keep to promised costs and that their plans could raise biosecurity containment issues regarding the genetically modified flies, according to the source.

    The USDA did not answer specific criticisms over its consideration of the company and the process but said its response to the screwworm problem has been successful.

    “When the first case was identified in Texas on June 3, 2026, many ‘experts’ and media outlets projected major infestations, but instead the plan has been working and as of today, there are only 3 active cases of NWS and 48 total in the USA,” the spokesperson said.

    While Rollins announced an intention to build a Texas facility near the Mexican border last June, it was roughly 10 months before there was action. The delay was inscrutable for the agriculture industry and farmers worried about the coming threat, according to two sources familiar with discussions.

    “We wasted a lot of time listening to these pitches,” one of them said.

    USDA and the Army Corps of Engineers eventually awarded the bulk of the contract to Mortenson Construction in March 2026. Builders broke ground this April. Rollins announced recently that it is seven months ahead of schedule and could open in the spring. It will cost an estimated $750 million.

    In Texas, outgoing Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller — a Republican who lost a reelection bid earlier this year — has repeatedly criticized what he sees as a slow and inadequate response.

    “Instead of using every available tool, USDA moved too slowly and relied solely on a partial solution that takes years to fully implement,” he said in a June statement.

    Miller also suggested farmers would be unwilling to report screwworm cases, fearing quarantine of their livestock.

    Rollins responded to Miller’s criticism that month, calling his charge “a very unserious comment, from perhaps an unserious ag commissioner with just a few months left,” she said. Though he won Trump’s endorsement days before this year’s election, Miller had been hammered by criticism from Texas politicians including Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, over a series of alleged corruption scandals.

    Other Texans who have met with Rollins have had a more tempered view.

    Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening told CNN that Rollins began discussions on screwworm within weeks of being confirmed. “I mean, she was also dealing with the avian flu at that time, egg prices were through the roof, and so she was dealing with that,” he said.

    “Do we wish it would have been done a little faster? Yeah, but it wasn’t,” he added. “So, you know, at this point, let’s don’t do any more blame game. Let’s just, let’s just do our best with what we have.”

    The USDA spokesperson said the agency’s approach “has been to turn over every rock to bring additional production online as fast as possible.”

    “All efforts have moved at a breakneck speed,” they added.

    Since February, it has released a billion sterile flies along the US-Mexico border as of late last month, USDA has said.

    Though Rollins’ critics complain she does not have direct experience with USDA, her farming credentials run deep.

    Previously a lawyer, she hails from a farm in a small town outside of Fort Worth, Texas.

    In a 2024 podcast interview on the Lou Holtz Show, Rollins — Rollins, then president of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute, the think-tank she co-founded with economist Larry Kudlow — recalled winning a hog-catching contest with her sister about a decade ago.

    “We had a strategy and a plan, which seems to be a common theme in my life. You always have to have a strategy, and you always have to have a plan,” she told the famed ex-football coach. “We had a plan to wrestle that wild hog — and he was a wild, big hog — and put him into a bag and drag him across the finish line.”

    She seems to have taken a similar tack in approaching policy work. Those who have worked with her say she is detail oriented and practical, focused on what building consensus and acting.

    Boening, of the Texas Farm Bureau, recalled a meeting Rollins convened last year with 13 Texas state directors.

    “She said, ‘I’d like for each of y’all to give me one issue that’s really important to you or to your area,’” he said. “She wrote down every one of those issues, and she went back and addressed them to every person.”

    Trump’s team first approached her in 2016 after she had risen to prominence leading the Austin-based Texas Public Policy Foundation, rapidly expanding the tiny conservative think tank into a small government, free-market powerhouse.

    She would say that it was not “a think tank, it’s a do tank. So she was always focused on practical implementation of ideas,” Devore, who worked with her at the foundation, said.

    Rollins joined Trump’s first presidential campaign as an economic adviser just months before Election Day, but resisted a move to Washington when Trump won.

    It was not until 2018 that she joined his administration with a mandate to bring ‘the Texas model’ to federal policy.

    By 2018, Rollins had ascended to lead Trump’s Office of American Innovation and later the White House Domestic Policy Council, where her career started to circle back to agricultural policy.

    Yet despite her longtime loyalties, there was not an obvious place for Rollins in the second Trump administration, two people familiar with internal transition discussions said. She was the last nominee named to a Cabinet-level position when Trump won his second presidency.

    “When I had a chance, I said, ‘What about Department of Agriculture?’ I had no idea that she … went to school on agriculture,” Trump said during a speech to farmers this March. “I would have put her there even if she didn’t.”

    Rollins has claimed she is unsure “that you could ever find someone that is more pro-rancher, pro-farmer, pro-rural America than this president,” and that Trump has been fully bought in to what she has needed since the start of the administration.

    “I walked in the Oval Office and I said, ‘Sir, there is a pretty serious threat to our livestock that’s headed our way,’” Rollins told a Senate committee in June. “And he said, ‘Well, what do you need?’”

    Trump, in turn, said Rollins is doing “a fantastic job” and has called her a natural leader.

    “Brooke, I always said, could run any company in the world. She could run these big companies. She’s a great executive,” he said during the March speech.

    But Rollins has had to get creative with the agency’s budget to cover the many woes that have befallen farmers in Trump’s second term.

    Sources previously told CNN that, last year, amid tariff pressures on farmers’ profits, she once burst into the Oval Office to declare that she had found a critical $3 billion in emergency relief.

    The administration later announced a $12 billion relief fund.

    Another prospective emergency fund is on the table now: Last month, the House passed a relief package – also for $12 billion – that will now be considered by the Senate.

    Senate Republicans, led by Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, appear eager to finalize a bailout as farmers plan for their 2027 planting season. But with a packed September agenda, including the need to pass a broader federal budget or continuing resolution, its fate remains to be seen.

    The relief may not come soon enough for farmers planning their next planting season, said Nick Levendofsky, executive director of the Kansas Farmers Union. On top of pressures from the Iran conflict, the US is sparring over trade agreements with Canada, a major supplier of farm equipment.

    “These challenges aren’t going to go away anytime soon. It’s going to be well into 2027, maybe even longer before we start to see any kind of relief, and then you throw the tariffs in there,” said Levendofsky. “Farmers are getting squeezed from all sides, just like consumers, everyday people are.”

    Trump’s agreement to import beef — amid outstanding questions about where it is coming from — has set off a fresh round of frustration and open GOP concern.

    Cattle producers are “increasingly concerned about the unpredictability of the political policy environment,” Glynn Tonsor, an agricultural economist at Kansas State University who studies meat pricing, said. That uncertainty is particularly problematic for an industry where expanding a herd requires a five- to 15-year investment.

    “Most people only make multi-year investments if either the economic return looks very lucrative to support the risk or you’re comfortable with a fair amount of limited risk and unpredictability,” he said. Right now, cattle ranchers don’t see either condition being met.

    “We’ve got 71 days [until the midterms], and right now we don’t have a positive message to tell farm country,” retiring North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis told reporters on August 24. “If you think that providing subsidized beef for some period of time is going to make farmers happy and prices go down on a systemic basis, you’re wrong.”

    CNN’s Jeff Zeleny, Adam Cancryn, Elisabeth Buchwald and Morgan Rimmer contributed to this report.

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