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Democrats’ redistricting push in blue state hits legal snag

August 27, 2026 7:34am EDT / Fox News

Judge ruled Democrats violated state deadlines for adding ballot measures in the latest nationwide redistricting fight

By Anders Hagstrom, Fox News

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan

The Virginia Supreme Court strikes down the Democrats’ redistricting plan, overturning new congressional maps and dealing a blow to their midterm election hopes. Former President Donald Trump and former Governor Glenn Youngkin laud the ruling as a major victory. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries voice strong disappointment, vowing to explore options to challenge the court’s decision.

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A Maryland court blocked Democrats from adding a congressional redistricting initiative to the November ballot on Wednesday.

The Democrat-backed effort would have allowed Maryland residents to vote on an amendment to the state constitution to let lawmakers redraw district maps ahead of the 2028 elections.

The amendment would have removed the requirement that congressional districts be compact and follow “natural boundaries.” Democrats already control seven of Maryland’s eight congressional districts.

MARYLAND’S LONE CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICAN BLASTS MOORE’S REDISTRICTING PUSH AS ALLEGED 2028 WHITE HOUSE PLAY

Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, Sept. 9, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The lone Republican, Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., represents the district situated the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, and the change would allow Democrats to reshape his district.

County Circuit Court Judge Robert Thompson ruled that Democrats had violated state deadlines for adding ballot measures. Earlier this year, Maryland Democrats passed a law requiring the Maryland secretary of state to certify ballot summaries by July 1, but the amendment was submitted after that date.

EXCLUSIVE: OVERSIGHT PROJECT SUES TO BLOCK MARYLAND DEMOCRATS’ REDISTRICTING MEASURE BACKED BY GOV MOORE

The Maryland Senate Republican Caucus released a statement praising the ruling on Wednesday.

“The case has never been about preventing Marylanders from having a voice, it’s been about ensuring that before voters are asked to amend the constitution, the state first complies with the constitution and the election procedures established by law,” the statement read, according to Fox 5 DC.

REDISTRICTING WAR INTENSIFIES AS GOP SUFFERS SETBACKS IN TWO STATES

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks at a New Hampshire Democrats delegation breakfast, at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024(Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)

The Maryland ruling is the latest development in a nationwide battle over redistricting that first started in Texas.

Republicans and Democrats are vying for any and every advantage leading into the 2026 midterm elections.

A similar effort by Democrats was struck down in Virginia earlier this year by the state supreme court. Texas successfully redrew its maps in favor of Republicans, while California did the same in favor of Democrats.

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Redistricting battles remain ongoing in Georgia and elsewhere.

Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events.

俄乌团队或9月恢复直接谈判 美国代表料参与

2026年8月27日 18:47 / 联合早报

俄罗斯星期四（8月27日）向乌克兰首都基辅发动无人机袭击，造成市内浓烟四起。 （路透社）

乌克兰总统办公室主任布达诺夫说，乌克兰和俄罗斯谈判团队可能在9月举行会谈，届时美国代表也将参与。

路透社报道，布达诺夫星期四（8月27日）说，乌克兰正寻求重启谈判，预计下个月会有进一步进展。

他接受乌克兰媒体《Novyny Live》访问时，被问及是否意味着俄乌谈判代表将举行直接会谈。他回答说：“我希望如此，当然也包括美国代表。没有他们，我们无法推进。”

乌克兰总统泽连斯基近日说，乌方认为美国斡旋仍有机会持续至明年夏末，并已与美国及欧洲官员拟定一页和谈方案，准备提交给俄罗斯。

最近一次有美国代表参与的俄乌三边会谈于今年2月举行。此后，乌克兰和俄罗斯代表仅分别与美国团队举行会谈。

另一方面，乌克兰总理科列茨基星期四社交媒体发文称，俄军星期三（26日）连夜对乌克兰发动新一轮空袭，包括乌首都基辅市、哈尔科夫州、敖德萨州、苏梅州、波尔塔瓦州在内的10个地区遭到袭击，多个关键基础设施在袭击中受损。

新华社报道，科列茨基称，目前乌方投入约300名救援人员和100套救援装备在遇袭各地开展救援。

俄乌团队或9月恢复直接谈判 美国代表料参与

2026年8月27日 18:47 / 联合早报

俄罗斯星期四（8月27日）向乌克兰首都基辅发动无人机袭击，造成市内浓烟四起。 （路透社）

乌克兰总统办公室主任布达诺夫说，乌克兰和俄罗斯谈判团队可能在9月举行会谈，届时美国代表也将参与。

路透社报道，布达诺夫星期四（8月27日）说，乌克兰正寻求重启谈判，预计下个月会有进一步进展。

他接受乌克兰媒体《Novyny Live》访问时，被问及是否意味着俄乌谈判代表将举行直接会谈。他回答说：“我希望如此，当然也包括美国代表。没有他们，我们无法推进。”

乌克兰总统泽连斯基近日说，乌方认为美国斡旋仍有机会持续至明年夏末，并已与美国及欧洲官员拟定一页和谈方案，准备提交给俄罗斯。

最近一次有美国代表参与的俄乌三边会谈于今年2月举行。此后，乌克兰和俄罗斯代表仅分别与美国团队举行会谈。

另一方面，乌克兰总理科列茨基星期四社交媒体发文称，俄军星期三（26日）连夜对乌克兰发动新一轮空袭，包括乌首都基辅市、哈尔科夫州、敖德萨州、苏梅州、波尔塔瓦州在内的10个地区遭到袭击，多个关键基础设施在袭击中受损。

新华社报道，科列茨基称，目前乌方投入约300名救援人员和100套救援装备在遇袭各地开展救援。

Tate brothers to press for release from US jail during extradition fight

August 27, 2026 10:04 AM UTC / Updated 1 hour ago / Reuters

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate arrive before U.S. President Donald Trump to attend UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Miami, U.S., April 11, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

• Britain has until September 16 to submit full extradition request
• Defense proposes bond, passport surrender and location monitoring for release
• Prosecutors cite Romanian allegations brothers sought to influence witnesses

MIAMI, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate are due in U.S. court on Thursday ​to seek release on bail from a Miami jail as they contest extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on ‌rape charges.

The Tate brothers’ hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) before Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis in Miami federal court.

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Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 38, were arrested in Miami on July 18 after Britain requested their extradition to face charges of rape, assault and facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation. The Tate brothers, ​who have dual U.S. and British citizenship, have denied any wrongdoing.

The arrests marked a new phase in the legal troubles ​for the former kickboxers, who have built a large online following promoting their views on masculinity and wealth. ⁠Andrew Tate has previously described himself as a misogynist.

The Tates recruited dozens of women to work for a webcam pornography business starting ​in 2014, and later ran online courses called “Hustler’s University,” prosecutors with the Miami U.S. Attorney’s office said in an August 10 court filing.

DEFENSE ARGUES ​AGAINST DETENTION

The prosecutors said there was a strong presumption in favor of detention in international extradition cases. They said the Tates could pose a danger to the community if released, citing British authorities’ allegations that they strangled victims during forcible rapes, and that they could try to flee.

The prosecutors also pointed to allegations ​by authorities in Romania, where the brothers face human trafficking charges, that they sought to influence witnesses’ statements while released on judicial supervision ​there. Romanian authorities say the Tates threatened to release private information about alleged victims and bribed an alleged victim, the U.S. prosecutors said.

The brothers’ defense ‌lawyers have ⁠said in court filings there was no need to keep them behind bars while the extradition process played out because their “extraordinary public visibility” would make it impractical for them to flee.

They argued the brothers had regularly appeared in court in Romania, where they are on pretrial release. They said the witnesses the Tates were alleged to have bribed were women who wanted to speak on their behalf, and said the ​Tates helped coordinate their travel to ​Bucharest and hired lawyers for ⁠them.

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“The Tates’ compliance record is clear and convincing evidence they are not a danger to the community,” the defense lawyers wrote.

The defense lawyers proposed that Louis release them on the conditions they post bond, surrender ​their passports and submit to location monitoring.

BRITISH CHARGES SPAN SEVEN YEARS

The legal process for determining whether the ​Tate brothers may ⁠be extradited could take months. Britain has until September 16 to submit its full extradition request to the State Department, U.S. court records show.

The impetus for the brothers’ arrests in Miami was new charges brought by Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service relating to alleged offenses involving four alleged victims between ⁠July 2010 ​and August 2017.

They had previously faced rape and human trafficking charges in Britain related ​to three alleged victims, the CPS said. A British judge issued a warrant for their arrests in 2024. They have not appeared in British court to enter a ​plea to those charges.

Britain is seeking to extradite the brothers to face both sets of charges.

Reporting by Luc Cohen in Miami Editing by Rod Nickel

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Fundraising text signed by VP Vance admits, ‘groceries cost what they cost’

2026-08-27T11:52:03.426Z / CNN

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特朗普称霍尔木兹海峡水雷已清除 消息指盟友质疑此说法

2026-08-27 19:12 / 联合早报

美国与伊朗都在争夺对霍尔木兹海峡的控制权。图为伊朗南部阿巴斯港岸外的霍尔木兹海峡。 （路透社）

（华盛顿／德黑兰综合电）彭博社引述消息人士的话报道，美国盟友私下警告，美军并未完全清除伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡布置的80至150枚水雷，他们质疑美国总统特朗普称美军已完全清除伊朗水雷的说法。

美方官员反驳有关评估，称这些数据已经过时。美军中央司令部发言人霍金斯发声明说：“被国际认可的霍尔木兹海峡通行路线，已经完全没有伊朗的水雷。”

特朗普近日屡次称霍尔木兹海峡的扫雷工作已经完成，可以安全航行。但美国盟国的官员们认为，海峡的扫雷已经变得更加复杂，因为许多水雷很可能受海流影响，偏离了原先的位置。

他们说，要让商船有信心通过海峡，需要通过多国联合行动，动用先进扫雷设备及提供空中和海上的护航来同步进行，以解决水雷危害船只安全的问题。

作为国际调解方的卡塔尔，仍在尝试为化解美国与伊朗的僵局找出路。卡塔尔首相穆罕默德星期四（8月27日）访问伊朗首都德黑兰，要与伊方重启外交联系，讨论如何恢复霍尔木兹海峡的航行自由。

来自伊朗高级官员消息称，伊朗和阿曼仍在探讨霍尔木兹海峡协议的细节，双方仍未敲定协议。

过去几周，伊朗与阿曼就管控霍尔木兹海峡的通行问题进行谈判。根据伊阿星期二发表的联合声明，双方讨论了一系列安排，包括在海峡建立一条双方共同商定的安全航运走廊。

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队早前称伊阿已就领土和收入的分配达成协议，如果美国不接受伊朗的条件，海峡将不会在任何情况下重开。

另外，船运业者警告，美伊战争长期持续，最终可能陷入俄乌战争般的僵局。丹麦油轮公司Torm首席执行长梅尔高认为，市场低估了这场战争所带来的风险，也重演当年对俄乌战争的误判。

2022年2月俄乌战争爆发，不久后，市场人士就认为战争会很快结束。然而，到四年多后的今天，战争仍在持续。

梅尔高对《金融时报》说：“当前最可能的情况是，美伊除了继续当前僵局，都找不到其他解决方案。波斯湾国家领导人发现，他们必须准备应对局势持续多个月甚至几年。”

特朗普称霍尔木兹海峡水雷已清除 消息指盟友质疑此说法

2026-08-27 19:12 / 联合早报

美国与伊朗都在争夺对霍尔木兹海峡的控制权。图为伊朗南部阿巴斯港岸外的霍尔木兹海峡。 （路透社）

（华盛顿／德黑兰综合电）彭博社引述消息人士的话报道，美国盟友私下警告，美军并未完全清除伊朗在霍尔木兹海峡布置的80至150枚水雷，他们质疑美国总统特朗普称美军已完全清除伊朗水雷的说法。

美方官员反驳有关评估，称这些数据已经过时。美军中央司令部发言人霍金斯发声明说：“被国际认可的霍尔木兹海峡通行路线，已经完全没有伊朗的水雷。”

特朗普近日屡次称霍尔木兹海峡的扫雷工作已经完成，可以安全航行。但美国盟国的官员们认为，海峡的扫雷已经变得更加复杂，因为许多水雷很可能受海流影响，偏离了原先的位置。

他们说，要让商船有信心通过海峡，需要通过多国联合行动，动用先进扫雷设备及提供空中和海上的护航来同步进行，以解决水雷危害船只安全的问题。

作为国际调解方的卡塔尔，仍在尝试为化解美国与伊朗的僵局找出路。卡塔尔首相穆罕默德星期四（8月27日）访问伊朗首都德黑兰，要与伊方重启外交联系，讨论如何恢复霍尔木兹海峡的航行自由。

来自伊朗高级官员消息称，伊朗和阿曼仍在探讨霍尔木兹海峡协议的细节，双方仍未敲定协议。

过去几周，伊朗与阿曼就管控霍尔木兹海峡的通行问题进行谈判。根据伊阿星期二发表的联合声明，双方讨论了一系列安排，包括在海峡建立一条双方共同商定的安全航运走廊。

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队早前称伊阿已就领土和收入的分配达成协议，如果美国不接受伊朗的条件，海峡将不会在任何情况下重开。

另外，船运业者警告，美伊战争长期持续，最终可能陷入俄乌战争般的僵局。丹麦油轮公司Torm首席执行长梅尔高认为，市场低估了这场战争所带来的风险，也重演当年对俄乌战争的误判。

2022年2月俄乌战争爆发，不久后，市场人士就认为战争会很快结束。然而，到四年多后的今天，战争仍在持续。

梅尔高对《金融时报》说：“当前最可能的情况是，美伊除了继续当前僵局，都找不到其他解决方案。波斯湾国家领导人发现，他们必须准备应对局势持续多个月甚至几年。”

WATCH: El-Sayed praised ‘beautiful’ sense of community abroad while trashing US as ‘White supremacy’

2026-08-27T06:00:59-04:00 / Fox News

The Michigan Democratic Senate nominee contrasted childhood summers abroad with what he called ‘deeply atomized’ American life

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Published August 27, 2026 6:00am EDT | Updated August 27, 2026 6:21am EDT

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El-Sayed contrasts ‘beautiful’ life in Egypt with ‘deeply atomized’ America

El-Sayed praises Egypt’s community, saying “deeply atomized” Americans are “desperate to feel something.” (Credit: Exxodus Pictures via Youtube – Aug. 5 and 2019 University of Michigan School of Public Health Commencement via Youtube – May 7, 2019)

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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed described Americans as “desperate to feel something” and lamented that “we’re just all living it alone here” while reflecting on the community he experienced during extended childhood stays in Egypt during a podcast episode last year — remarks uncovered after the candidate recently declared that he “hates” one of his home state’s most iconic destinations.

During a late-October 2025 podcast interview, after getting asked what Americans could gain from life “back home,” El-Sayed had a one-word answer: “Community.”

“I think the hardest part about American life right now is that we’ve been, like, deeply atomized,” El-Sayed said, arguing that the connections offered through phones and social media are “not community.” In Egypt and other societies with far more constant human interaction, he said, “you’re constantly enveloped in other people’s humanity.”

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“It’s like a beautiful thing,” El-Sayed said. “And I wish we had more of that.”

Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, at a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan on August 2, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

The podcast remarks are not the first time El-Sayed has offered pointed criticism of American society and institutions.

During a 2019 University of Michigan School of Public Health commencement address, while discussing racial and economic disparities in Detroit, he said residents had been “directly and purposely marginalized by every level of government” in “a city and a state and a country that has baked racism into its foundation.” Later in the speech, while discussing the Flint water crisis and the country’s political climate, El-Sayed said he had watched American politics “revert to a strain of White supremacy and racism I never thought we’d go back to.”

The comments stand in tension with the Michigan-centered image El-Sayed has presented at times, at one point describing himself as the quintessential “Michigan man.” In recently resurfaced recordings, however, he said he “hates” Mackinac Island, questioned elements of football culture by linking its ethos to historical narratives of slavery and oppression, and argued Americans should find another way to celebrate the Fourth of July in a video sharing four reasons “why fireworks suck.” In a 2021 Substack post El-Sayed also said “toxic masculinity” was “at the heart of America’s most popular sport.”

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His campaign has pushed back on the resurfaced material, telling CNN that cherry-picked comments from old podcasts do not reflect his beliefs today and noting that El-Sayed played football and has publicly celebrated the Fourth of July.

During the October 2025 podcast interview, El-Sayed recounted how his parents would “ship me off to Egypt in the summers” so he would know his father’s language and culture, sometimes spending roughly four months with his working-class extended family in the one-bedroom apartment where his father grew up.

He told the hosts those experiences taught him something about “the human condition” that he believes can be harder to encounter in American life.

“I think in American life sometimes we’re not so privy to the lives other people lead,” El-Sayed said, adding that in societies like Egypt, “the humanity of it all, like the carnal nature of it all, hits you.” He called the experience “euphoric” and said exposure to other people’s lives “softens or should soften your heart” to their experiences.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., from left, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speak during the “The People v. The Powerful” campaign event at the Detroit Opera House in Detroit on July 18, 2026.(Nic Antaya/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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El-Sayed later pointed to weddings “back home” as a “celebration of humanity,” contrasting people spending hours together with social media, which he described as an attempt to recreate that experience through “some huge corporation that’s monetizing your eyeballs and your eardrums.” He said that type of human connection “can’t” be replaced and called it “the best of living.”

“I think that, like, the essence of our country is that we actually do come together and build things collectively,” El-Sayed said, arguing Americans have been “oscillating between that instinct and the instinct to chase money,” blaming the pursuit of wealth by a small number of people for problems ranging from the American healthcare system to U.S. military spending abroad.

“And, like, at some point I’d rather live in community where people have the basic things they need than be in a country where a few people get to be billionaires and the rest of us get to suffer.”

Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.

德国今夏热浪致1万5800人死亡 创10年来最高纪录

2026年8月27日 19:23 / 联合早报

6月底德国多地气温超过摄氏40度，单在一周内就有约9600人死于与高温相关原因。6月25日，一名男子在德国西部科隆，利用设在街道的喷水管降温。 （法新社）

受持续热浪影响，德国今年夏季估计已有约1万5800人死于高温相关原因，创10年来新高。

法新社报道，德国罗伯特·科赫研究所星期四（8月27日）说，75岁以上人士受影响最严重。

6月底德国多地气温超过摄氏40度，单在一周内就有约9600人死于与高温相关原因；7月底至8月中这期间，另有约4000起与高温相关的死亡案例。

欧洲今年夏季持续遭遇酷热和干旱，除推高高温相关死亡人数，也引发多地野火、农作物严重受损，以及主要河流水位下降。法国、英国和西班牙也相继报告数以千计的夏季超额死亡。

研究所说，它收集了过去10年的高温致死数据，此前最高纪录是2018年的约8900人。

极端高温可直接导致中暑死亡，但多数高温相关死亡发生在高温加剧心血管、肺部或肾脏等原有疾病的情况下。

德国总理默茨本周主持内阁为期两天的会议，气候变化及高温应对措施成为讨论议题，但政府尚未宣布新的措施。

他说，德国16个联邦州在防暑工作方面负有主要责任，且已确定将在未来12年内从一项专门的基础设施和气候保护基金中获得1000亿欧元（约1480亿新元）的拨款。

他星期三（26日）说，政府也会研究是否向受干旱及森林火灾影响的农业和林业部门提供援助。

德国今夏热浪致1万5800人死亡 创10年来最高纪录

2026年8月27日 19:23 / 联合早报

6月底德国多地气温超过摄氏40度，单在一周内就有约9600人死于与高温相关原因。6月25日，一名男子在德国西部科隆，利用设在街道的喷水管降温。 （法新社）

受持续热浪影响，德国今年夏季估计已有约1万5800人死于高温相关原因，创10年来新高。

法新社报道，德国罗伯特·科赫研究所星期四（8月27日）说，75岁以上人士受影响最严重。

6月底德国多地气温超过摄氏40度，单在一周内就有约9600人死于与高温相关原因；7月底至8月中这期间，另有约4000起与高温相关的死亡案例。

欧洲今年夏季持续遭遇酷热和干旱，除推高高温相关死亡人数，也引发多地野火、农作物严重受损，以及主要河流水位下降。法国、英国和西班牙也相继报告数以千计的夏季超额死亡。

研究所说，它收集了过去10年的高温致死数据，此前最高纪录是2018年的约8900人。

极端高温可直接导致中暑死亡，但多数高温相关死亡发生在高温加剧心血管、肺部或肾脏等原有疾病的情况下。

德国总理默茨本周主持内阁为期两天的会议，气候变化及高温应对措施成为讨论议题，但政府尚未宣布新的措施。

他说，德国16个联邦州在防暑工作方面负有主要责任，且已确定将在未来12年内从一项专门的基础设施和气候保护基金中获得1000亿欧元（约1480亿新元）的拨款。

他星期三（26日）说，政府也会研究是否向受干旱及森林火灾影响的农业和林业部门提供援助。