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应特朗普要求 韩美年度联合军演提前六天结束

2026年8月19日 09:22 / 联合早报

8月18日，在韩国东豆川靠近朝韩非军事区的一处美军基地内，美军准备移动一辆装甲车。 （路透社）

韩美两军决定，按照美国总统特朗普有关缩减联合军演规模的指示，将于本月21日提前结束正在进行的“乙支自由之盾”联合军演。

韩联社报道，韩国联合参谋本部星期三（8月19日）发声明说，依照美方提议，韩美两军对“乙支自由之盾”联演的天数和规模进行部分调整，并决定于21日结束演习。

已全面启动的韩美战区级联演因美方要求而中途叫停尚属首次。8月17日启动的美韩“乙支自由之盾”（UFS）年度大规模联合军演，原定举行至27日。

特朗普上周末在社媒平台发文，对美国与韩国的联合军演耗资巨大，而且大部分费用由美国承担感到不满。特朗普还说，基于他“与朝鲜领导人金正恩关系良好”，他命令战争部长赫格塞斯“大幅缩减”美韩军演规模。

Byron Donalds, David Jolly to face off in Florida governor’s race after primary wins

August 18, 2026 / 11:37 PM EDT / CBS News

Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican primary for governor and former Rep. David Jolly won the Democratic primary, The Associated Press projects, setting up the general election match to control the nation’s third-largest state.

Donalds defeated several primary challengers, including far-right online provocateur James Fishback. Fishback had garnered attention during the campaign for his support from Nick Fuentes while also using racial slurs and sexist language.

Donalds, first elected in 2020 to represent Naples, Fort Myers and the surrounding area, was backed by President Trump and has long branded himself as a “Make America Great Again” member of the House. He is a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus and in 2023, challenged Kevin McCarthy in the race to become speaker, forcing 15 rounds of voting. Donalds also put his name in the bid to replace McCarthy 10 months later when he was ousted from the speakership.

Jolly defeated several challengers for the Democratic nomination, becoming the second prominent Republican-turned-Democrat to run for governor in Florida in two cycles.

Donalds is considered the favorite to win in November as Florida has moved significantly to the right in the past decade. Cook Political Report rates the race as Solid R.

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/byron-donalds-david-jolly-to-face-off-in-florida-governors-race/

应特朗普要求 韩美年度联合军演提前六天结束

2026-08-19 09:22 / 联合早报

8月18日，在韩国东豆川靠近朝韩非军事区的一处美军基地内，美军准备移动一辆装甲车。 （路透社）

韩美两军决定，按照美国总统特朗普有关缩减联合军演规模的指示，将于本月21日提前结束正在进行的“乙支自由之盾”联合军演。

韩联社报道，韩国联合参谋本部星期三（8月19日）发声明说，依照美方提议，韩美两军对“乙支自由之盾”联演的天数和规模进行部分调整，并决定于21日结束演习。

已全面启动的韩美战区级联演因美方要求而中途叫停尚属首次。8月17日启动的美韩“乙支自由之盾”（UFS）年度大规模联合军演，原定举行至27日。

特朗普上周末在社媒平台发文，对美国与韩国的联合军演耗资巨大，而且大部分费用由美国承担感到不满。特朗普还说，基于他“与朝鲜领导人金正恩关系良好”，他命令战争部长赫格塞斯“大幅缩减”美韩军演规模。

墨西哥考虑收紧对华贸易措施

2026年8月19日 09:05 / 联合早报

彭博社引述四名知情者报道，墨西哥考虑进一步收紧对来自中国及其他国家部分产品的贸易限制，同时提高另一些产品的现有进口关税。

这些所谓的反倾销措施将使墨西哥在贸易政策上进一步向华盛顿靠拢。墨西哥总统辛鲍姆正寻求将《美墨加协定》（USMCA）延长数年；同时，在国内投资低迷之际，这些措施也有助于她推动本土制造业发展的计划。

知情者透露，墨西哥经济部和财政部正在评估，目前未涵盖在双边贸易协定中的产品中，哪些可能被征收新关税，哪些可能面临更高税率。其中一名知情者说，钢铁产品和汽车是重点考虑对象。

墨西哥经济部在声明中称，目前尚无实施新关税调整的具体计划或提案。不过，负责对外贸易的墨西哥经济部说，该部门持续与企业磋商，这与此前制定针对亚洲进口商品的一揽子关税方案时进行的磋商类似。有关方案已于今年早些时候实施。

墨西哥经济部称，将继续逐案调查进口商品涉嫌以低于生产成本的价格倾销的情况，相关调查可能导致加征新关税。

今年1月，墨西哥针对未与其签署自由贸易协定的国家，将约1500类产品的关税上调至最高50%。辛鲍姆政府希望借此保护本土生产商，同时缓解与美国总统特朗普的紧张关系。受影响的产品包括汽车、汽车零部件和钢铁，其中来自中国的进口商品相较其他国家受到更大影响。

当局考虑推出新的贸易措施之际，《美墨加协定》的前景也悬而未决。特朗普此前决定不续签这项让墨西哥享有进入美国市场优惠待遇的协定，取而代之的是每年进行滚动审查。

特朗普政府已要求墨西哥政府仿照美国依据“232条款”采取的关税措施，对中国钢铁和铝产品征收关税。此举旨在继续给予美国、墨西哥和加拿大产品更优惠的待遇，同时形成共同对华政策。

据彭博社上月报道，辛鲍姆对落实美方这一要求持开放态度，并可能在《美墨加协定》审议过程中推进相关措施。

墨西哥采取关税措施后，来自部分国家的特定商品进口大幅减少，其中中国商品的进口降幅尤其明显。中国尚未与墨西哥签署自由贸易协定。根据墨西哥经济部提供的数据，今年前五个月，受关税影响的中国商品进口额较去年同期下降近三分之一。

中国产轻型汽车、汽车零部件和鞋类的进口降幅均超过40%，反映出墨西哥关税措施生效后贸易格局的变化。

Trump’s support doesn’t save scandal-plagued lawmaker in primary

August 18, 2026 8:21pm EDT / Fox News

Former news anchor Ryan Elijah scored an upset victory in Florida’s 7th Congressional District despite Mills leading in polls

By Elizabeth Elkind, Fox News

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President Donald Trump’s endorsement was not enough to save one scandal-plagued Florida congressman Tuesday night.

Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., lost his bid for a third term representing the Sunshine State’s 7th Congressional District as a House Ethics Committee investigation and alleged federal probe weighed down his candidacy.

The winner in the race was Ryan Elijah, a former Orlando-area news anchor for FOX 35 and a one-time NFL sideline reporter.

WATCH: CORY MILLS BLASTS DOJ PROBE AS ‘POLITICAL OP’ AHEAD OF FLORIDA PRIMARY

Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on April 22, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Elijah lives in Seminole County with his wife, where the pair raised their two sons, according to his campaign website.

The win is undoubtedly an upset victory against Mills, who held a sizable lead in multiple polls leading up to primary night and earned the most important and coveted endorsement in GOP politics.

But the effort to oust Mills from Congress has lasted months and was ultimately successful.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., led a failed bipartisan effort to censure Mills and threatened to push for his expulsion, though she later backed off the latter measure. She also endorsed Elijah’s bid against the Florida lawmaker.

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One Aug. 9, 2026, at Morristown Airport in Morristown, N.J.(Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Earlier this month, Reps. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., and Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced they were also endorsing Elijah over Mills in a race for the seat in their home state.

Mills, a military veteran, referenced his Trump endorsement several times on the campaign trail as he downplayed scandals plaguing his bid to keep his job.

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Rep. Mike Haridopolos leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on June 10, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Mills is the latest in a string of House Republicans to fall amid scandals in recent months.

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., dropped his re-election bid in the wake of an explosive House Ethics Committee report that accused him of harassing two young female staffers.

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House Democrats also targeted Mills as a potential vulnerability for the GOP in the 2026 midterms. It’s not clear if they will put the same focus on Elijah now that he ousted the embattled congressman.

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

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美媒：特朗普寻求今秋与金正恩会晤

2026年8月19日 09:29 / 联合早报

2018年6月12日，金正恩和特朗普在新加坡举行历史性会晤。 （档案照片）

美国媒体称，美国总统特朗普正敦促幕僚，推动最早在今年秋季与朝鲜领导人金正恩举行会晤。

《华尔街日报》星期二（8月18日）引述美国官员的话说，特朗普曾私下讨论在下次亚洲之行期间与金正恩举行面对面会谈，时间可能选在11月。

报道还说，目前尚未正式启动筹备工作。

特朗普上周末在社交媒体发文说，考虑到他与金正恩有着“非常良好的关系”，他对于“美国很久以前同意参加与韩国的联合军演”感到不满，并称已要求美国战争部大幅缩减美韩联合军演规模。特朗普隔天也在白宫对媒体说，金正恩已回应他提出的“对话”请求，但他没有透露回应的内容。

韩国联合参谋本部星期三（19日）上午宣布，韩美“乙支自由之盾”联合军演将于21日提前结束。这场年度大规模联合军演原定举行至27日。

美媒：特朗普寻求今秋与金正恩会晤

2026年8月19日 09:29 / 联合早报

2018年6月12日，金正恩和特朗普在新加坡举行历史性会晤。（档案照片）

美国媒体称，美国总统特朗普正敦促幕僚，推动最早在今年秋季与朝鲜领导人金正恩举行会晤。

《华尔街日报》星期二（8月18日）引述美国官员的话说，特朗普曾私下讨论在下次亚洲之行期间与金正恩举行面对面会谈，时间可能选在11月。

报道还说，目前尚未正式启动筹备工作。

特朗普上周末在社交媒体发文说，考虑到他与金正恩有着“非常良好的关系”，他对于“美国很久以前同意参加与韩国的联合军演”感到不满，并称已要求美国战争部大幅缩减美韩联合军演规模。特朗普隔天也在白宫对媒体说，金正恩已回应他提出的“对话”请求，但他没有透露回应的内容。

韩国联合参谋本部星期三（19日）上午宣布，韩美“乙支自由之盾”联合军演将于21日提前结束。这场年度大规模联合军演原定举行至27日。

Trump administration antisemitism probes into universities lacked evidence, ex-DOJ attorney says

2026-08-19T00:40:49.204Z / Reuters

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• Trump has cracked down on top US universities
• Rights advocates have raised free speech, due process concerns
• Ex-DOJ attorney says probes had predetermined outcomes

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – A former Department of Justice attorney has said the Trump administration’s probes of ​U.S. universities over accusations of antisemitism lacked evidence and had predetermined outcomes.

Investigations by a Trump administration ‌task force into alleged antisemitism were “marked by extraordinary procedural irregularities, predetermined outcomes without factual or legal support, and disregard” for specific legal requirements and free speech rights, lawyers for Haley Van Erem, a former career attorney in the DOJ’s civil rights division, said in a ​complaint.

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sent to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee was made public on Tuesday by Democratic U.S. ​Representative Jamie Raskin.

The complaint said Van Erem and others suggested to also open probes into ⁠allegations of anti-Muslim bias on university campuses but those proposals “were not pursued by leadership.”

Republican President Donald Trump has targeted universities with ​probes and federal funding suspension threats over pro-Palestinian protests against U.S. ally Israel’s assault on Gaza. The Trump administration alleges the protesters ​were antisemitic and supported extremism.

Protesters, including some Jewish groups, say opposing Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and its assault on Gaza is not antisemitic and advocacy for Palestinian rights should not be equated with supporting extremism.

“While at the DOJ, Ms. Haley Van Erem did not ​work on university investigations. And for all matters, the department stands behind the integrity of these investigations,” a DOJ ​spokesperson said.

Senior DOJ and Department of Health and Human Services officials “departed from longstanding investigative practices designed to ensure due process, accuracy and ‌legal compliance,” ⁠the complaint said.

“For at least some of the investigations, there was little to no factual predicate justifying opening them. When they (Van Erem and others) asked questions, raised legal concerns, or sought to document their objections, they were sometimes admonished and their concerns were often disregarded,” it added.

The complaint said some DOJ assignees felt the mandate to conduct interviews with ​some Middle East studies professors “seemed ​like an attempt to intimidate ⁠those professors and was rooted in Islamophobic assumptions that Middle East Studies professors would harbor antisemitic viewpoints rather than any actual evidence of complaints about antisemitism.”

The government has also ​targeted universities over diversity initiatives, transgender policies and climate programs. Rights advocates have raised due process, free ​speech and ⁠academic freedom concerns.

Columbia University agreed to pay more than $200 million to the U.S. government to resolve federal probes and restore most of its federal funding in July last year. Brown University said it would pay $50 million to support local workforce development when it reached ⁠a settlement ​with the government in 2025.

Both institutions, who have said they oppose ​all forms of discrimination, had accepted certain government demands.

Harvard University is yet to make a deal. It has previously cast Trump administration probes as “retaliatory actions against ​Harvard for its refusal to surrender our independence and constitutional rights.”

Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Kate Mayberry

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Florida Senate race set between Ashley Moody and Angie Nixon after projected primary wins

August 18, 2026 / 11:33 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — GOP Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon will face off in November after winning their primaries for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, The Associated Press projects.

Moody defeated a handful of lesser-known Republicans to secure the GOP nomination Tuesday as she fights to hold onto the seat she was appointed to fill last year. But Democrats are eyeing a long-shot pickup opportunity in the Sunshine State in their effort to flip control of the Senate.

Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated Alex Vindman, a National Security Council whistleblower who testified in President Trump’s first impeachment trial, in Tuesday’s primary. The win marks the latest example of an insurgent Democrat pulling off a victory in the primary over a more moderate opponent with a significant cash advantage. It’s a dynamic that has defined the midterm elections so far, cropping up in races from New York City to Colorado to Michigan.

“Rep. Nixon ran a strong campaign. I will be standing by her side in the fight against Ashley Moody. I hope you’ll join me,” Vindman said in a statement Tuesday night.

In the primary, Nixon, 42, leaned on her deep roots in the state and ran on progressive policies like Medicare for All, free childcare, paid family and sick leave and a national rent freeze, while highlighting her background as a champion for working and middle-class Floridians. She’s represented portions of the Jacksonville area in the Florida statehouse since 2020.

“Like in many parts of the country, Florida voters were fed up,” Nixon said in a statement Tuesday night. “They made it clear that they want someone who will fight for the change that actually helps their lives such as lower costs, higher wages, Medicare for All, and a people-powered government that prioritizes families.”

“Winning the primary was only the beginning,” Nixon added. “We have 77 days to flip Florida blue, win this Senate seat, and help take back the U.S. Senate. And we cannot waste a single one. They tried to stop us. We won anyway. Now, we’re coming for the U.S. Senate.”

Meanwhile, a handful of Republicans, including Army veteran Chris Gleason, physician Neelam Perry and minister Ernie Rivera, had been vying for the GOP nomination. But Moody, a former Florida attorney general, secured the nomination, billing herself as a fifth-generation Floridian with a track record of backing law enforcement and fighting for safer communities.

The Florida Republican, 51, was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Congress’ upper chamber. Now, she’s aiming to win the special election to serve out the remainder of his term, which ends in early 2029.

Moody served as Florida’s attorney general from 2019 until her appointment to the Senate in January 2025. Before that, she worked as a commercial litigator and federal prosecutor, and became Florida’s youngest circuit court judge in 2007. In the Senate, she’s been a reliable supporter of Mr. Trump’s agenda, and received his endorsement last month. Ahead of the primary, Mr. Trump said she’s “doing a tremendous job representing the incredible people of Florida.”

With the primary victories, attention now turns to November’s general election. Democrats have been hoping to make inroads in Florida, despite the formerly purple state becoming increasingly red in recent years. Florida last elected a Democrat to the Senate in 2012.

With 53 Republicans in the Senate, Democrats would need to win four seats to flip the chamber. But with limited opportunities for pickups, and a handful of their own seats to defend, Democrats’ ability to take back control of the chamber has appeared to be an uphill battle. With the race in Florida, they’re aiming to improve that picture.

美媒：特朗普指示谈判团队停止与伊朗接触

2026年8月19日 10:35 / 联合早报

特朗普星期二（8月18日）晚发文说，目前没有与伊朗进行任何会谈，也没有安排任何会谈。一天之前，他还声称美国政府已与伊朗革命卫队建立秘密沟通渠道。 （彭博社）

美国媒体称，美国总统特朗普已指示谈判团队停止与伊朗方面接触。

美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）星期二（8月18日）引述美国官员说，特朗普对伊朗不愿满足他的要求感到不满，直到伊朗领导人释放新的意愿、表明愿意达成他所寻求的协议后，他才会与伊朗重新接触。

CNN认为，由于重启对话渠道的努力陷入僵局，加上各方对伊朗战事的质疑愈发强烈，特朗普正释放信号，表明他准备与伊朗战事“拉开距离”。

一名知情人士透露，白宫官员最近也向政治盟友指出，美方正调整策略，从原先的“尽快重创伊朗”转为“逐步扼杀伊朗”。

特朗普星期二晚在社媒发文说，目前没有与伊朗进行任何会谈，也没有安排任何会谈。一天之前，他还声称美国政府已与伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队建立了秘密沟通渠道。

特朗普在Truth Social写道：“目前没有与伊朗伊斯兰共和国进行任何会谈或对话，也没有安排任何会谈或对话。海上封锁仍然有效。霍尔木兹海峡开放通行。所有水雷都已被移除或引爆。”

美国财政部长贝森特上周警告，美国将在接下来一周宣布向伊朗实施“前所未见”的经济孤立措施，配合美国对霍尔木兹海峡的封锁，“阻止任何物资运入或运出伊朗港口”。