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民主党拟推翻特朗普部分关税 加拿大成首个目标

冯嘉年
更新/2026年11月6日 21:52
发布/2026年11月6日 21:52

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加拿大总理卡尼（左）和财政部长商鹏飞星期四（11月5日）手持以“掌握自身命运”为题的2026年联邦预算案，准备进入众议院。加拿大政府希望通过这份预算案降低对美国的依赖，推动经济独立自主。 （路透社）

（华盛顿综合电）美国民主党正筹划在明年掌控国会后，推动撤销特朗普政府的部分关税措施，首个目标是取消对加拿大商品加征的关税。

据《华尔街日报》星期四（11月5日）报道，参议院财政委员会首席民主党议员怀登透露，他已开始与其他议员商讨立法方案，准备在民主党明年1月接掌委员会后，推动撤销特朗普总统第二任期内实施的部分关税措施，而撤销加拿大关税最有可能争取共和党议员倒戈支持。

他说：“废除对加拿大商品征收关税的呼声获得了压倒性支持。”

国会消息人士透露，民主党接下来还可能推动立法，限制特朗普援引部分法律条款加征关税的权力。

其中包括《1930年关税法》第338条。特朗普今年首次援引这一此前从未用于征税的条款，对部分加拿大商品加征50％关税。另一个可能受到限制的是《1974年贸易法》第122条，特朗普今年2月首次援引这项条款，对进口商品征收临时关税。

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加拿大与土耳其建立战略伙伴关系 减少对美国依赖
特朗普称美加关税争端有望近期解决

特朗普早前已扬言动用总统否决权，阻止民主党推动相关法案。根据美国国会的立法程序，即使法案获得参众两院通过，若遭总统否决，仍须两院各有三分之二议员支持，才能推翻否决。

民主党希望通过促使国会议员就不受欢迎的关税措施表态，争取部分共和党人倒戈，并为2028年选举前推动更广泛的贸易政策改革积累支持。

然而，民主党能否迫使特朗普调整贸易政策，仍存在很大变数。美国总统仍掌握广泛的关税权力，而接近特朗普的人士透露，目前几乎没有迹象显示，中期选举失利会促使他放缓贸易议程。

加拿大推出“经济独立”预算案

尽管美国民主党有意缓和对加拿大的贸易战，加拿大政府星期四公布的预算案仍表明，两国“不会回到过去的关系”，渥太华将继续推动经济自主，减少对美国市场的依赖。

这份题为“掌握自身命运”的预算案指出，虽然推动贸易多元化需要时间，但“转型已经启动”。

加拿大总理卡尼当天告诉记者，美国政局的发展固然重要，两国关系也会继续演变，但加拿大政府的优先目标仍是加强经济独立自主。

过去近20个月，美国对部分加拿大商品加征关税，打乱供应链，冲击加拿大对美出口及经济增长。不过，美伊战争推高国际油价，也增加了加拿大的石油收入，为政府投资基础设施及刺激经济提供更多财政空间。

Democrats are pushing toward a historic majority as more House races called

Updated 10:21 AM EST, Fri November 6, 2026 / CNN

CNN gets an inside look at how Mississippi is counting ballots

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CNN gets an inside look at how Mississippi is counting ballots

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What we’re tracking

• High-water marks: Democrats, who have won their largest majority in the House in nearly 20 years, are on the verge of exceeding the 257 seats at the start of Barack Obama’s presidency and the 258 at the start of Bill Clinton’s tenure. They’ve already flipped over 40 seats.

• Stocks tumble:Global stocks are reeling following a steep sell-off on Wall Street over anticipation that Democrats could stymie an AI investment boom that has driven global stocks to record highs.

• Mississippi race: Democratic and Republican allies are closely watching the counting of provisional ballots in the Senate race. Democratic nominee Scott Colom is confident that he’ll win against Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, whose allies think there are enough GOP-leaning districts with votes still to be counted.

• Midterms report card: From JB Pritzker to JD Vance, potential candidates in the 2028 presidential race put themselves on the line in the midterms. Read how it could change the 2028 playbook.

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21 min ago

Here are the upcoming deadlines in Mississippi’s razor-thin Senate election

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By Fredricka Whitfield, Tierney Sneed and Annie Grayer

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As national party operatives, lawyers, grassroots activists and content creators descend on Mississippi to observe the vetting of thousands of provisional ballots in the tight Senate race there, here are the upcoming deadlines:

• Tuesday, Nov. 10: Deadline for voters to resolve ID issues on provisional or “affidavit” ballots (It’s also the deadline for counties to receive absentee ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day.)
• Friday, Nov. 13: Deadline for counties to certify their results
• Thursday, Dec. 3:Deadline for Secretary of State Michael Watson to certify

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30 min ago

Tucker Carlson blasts Trump and praises Vance

By CNN staff

Conservative media host Tucker Carlson, who broke with President Donald Trump over the Iran war, is weighing in on a difficult week for Republicans. CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan reports.

Tucker Carlson blasts Trump, praises Vance

Tucker Carlson, who broke with President Trump over the Iran war, is weighing in on a difficult week for Republicans. CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan reports.

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Tucker Carlson blasts Trump, praises Vance

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42 min ago

What can Democrats do with this many House votes?

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Analysis By Zachary B. Wolf

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Democrats have won at least 253 House seats and they’re leading in six of the outstanding House races.

That means their ultimate majority will approach and could exceed 260 House seats, depending on how things turn out.

By number of seats flipped — they’re currently at 43 and could end up around 50 — it’s not as big a shift as some other elections. In 2010, Barack Obama’s first midterm, Republicans picked up 64 House seats. And in 1994, Bill Clinton’s first midterm, Republicans picked up 54 seats. But in terms of the size of the majority, this is shaping up to be a banner year.

It would be the largest House majority since 1991, which was at the end of a decades-long era when Democrats routinely had 260 or more House seats before the 1994 “Republican Revolution.”

That’s a larger House majority than Democrats had when they passed the Affordable Care Act under Obama.

Democrats will still have to work with Republicans to pass major legislation. They will not have the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster in the Senate but rather will have between 54 and 56 seats when the outstanding races in Alaska and Mississippi are resolved. Plus, many of their incoming red state senators were elected with promises to intentionally work with Republicans.

It also means that soon-to-be House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries will have the luxury of being able to pass legislation without support from his entire caucus, meaning the most liberal or conservative members will have less power over him.

It will also still take buy-in from Republicans to get the 290 votes needed to override anticipated vetoes by President Donald Trump. In the Senate, it takes 67 votes to override a veto.

Bottom line: Democrats are looking at the kind of House majority not seen in decades in Washington — the kind of majority mandates are made of. But it’s not enough to govern on their own.

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Judge’s ruling blocking triumphal arch is ill-timed for the GOP

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Analysis by Aaron Blake

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A mockup of President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch stands at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, June 27, in Washington, DC.

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President Donald Trump has shown repeatedly this week that he simply doesn’t care that his preoccupation with construction projects is alienating Americans and hurting his party politically.

Not only did he make a bizarre visit to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday for his last public event before the Election Day 2026, but then he did a photo op in his under-construction White House ballroom the day after the election, despite the overwhelming GOP losses.

A judge’s ruling overnight has bad news for the GOP: They now face a legal battle over Trump’s coveted triumphal arch that means the subject is sure to continue occupying plenty of Trump’s mind space.

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily halted construction of the arch in a ruling around midnight.

Chutkan, notably, cast doubt on the administration’s belated argument that the arch is important for national security – a legal strategy Trump has repeatedly used, including for the ballroom. She called that assertion “recent and unsupported” and noted it appeared “nowhere in the planning documents on which the project was reviewed and approved.”

The ruling means the arch is set to be the latest Trump project that is due to be the subject of an extended legal battle, much like his ballroom, the Reflecting Pool and the Kennedy Center. And it’s particularly ill-timed, given this is a moment that many in the party would prefer Trump learned his lesson and started focusing on other things like affordability.

The White House X account posted on Friday morning calling the arch “a monumental tribute to America’s first 250 years.”

After Trump went to the ballroom on Wednesday, conservative radio host Steve Deace reflected on X that whoever was responsible “should be fired and never work in politics again, and perhaps even in prison forever like on the moon.”

Polls show these projects are broadly unpopular, and Trump’s focus on them epitomizes what voters say are his misplaced priorities. The CNN Voter Poll of the midterms showed 64% of voters said Trump does not have the right priorities.

But Trump defended focusing on things like the ballroom during his appearance there Wednesday.

“It was sort of mentioned a little bit during the campaign that – about, why does Trump spend time on the White House?” Trump said. “Well, first of all, it’s very little time. Second of all, I like it. It’s good. For me, it’s relaxing. For somebody else it’s the opposite, but for me it’s really – I love construction.”

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1 hr 3 min ago

Vance has no chance of becoming president, Trump’s former deputy press secretary says

By CNN staff

Sarah Matthews on Vance: ‘No chance’ of becoming president in 2028′

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Sarah Matthews on Vance: ‘No chance’ of becoming president in 2028′

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Sarah Matthews, former Trump White House deputy press secretary, said Vice President JD Vance has little chance of winning the 2028 Republican president nomination because he is tied to the Trump administration’s unpopular policies and failures. She believed that association could also hurt Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The other panelists argued Rubio and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are stronger contenders, with DeSantis appealing to both MAGA voters and traditional conservatives.

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1 hr 50 min ago

GOP shellacking shows a “brand problem,” says outgoing Republican senator

By CNN staff

Senator forced out by Trump on President’s focus on construction projects

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Senator forced out by Trump on President’s focus on construction projects

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The Republicans’ historic midterm losses shows “most voters don’t think that we were there to serve them,” outgoing Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy told CNN on Thursday.

“They thought once more that the politicians wanted to keep power so much that they were willing to change the rules to make the people serve the politician. That’s wrong. The politicians should serve the people well,” he said.

Cassidy added that the election losses pointed to a “brand problem” for the Republicans.

“Anybody that sees the shellacking that our party took… That’s not just the president. That’s a brand problem — and a brand that two years ago was riding high. So it should just be a lesson serve the American people: figure out what their issues are,” he said.

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2 hr 19 min ago

Musk spent big money in Texas and lost. Now his business empire braces for what’s next

By CNN staff

Musk spent big money in Texas and lost. Now his business empire braces for what’s next

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Musk spent big money in Texas and lost. Now his business empire braces for what’s next

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What does Elon Musk have to show for his nearly $500 million in campaign spending in the midterms? According to Charlie Warzel, staff writer with The Atlantic, “not a heck of a lot.”

“Six of his Senate candidates lost. Just three of the 37 Republicans that Musk backed for the House of Representatives won,” he told CNN.

“It’s a lot of money for a normal person to throw at a problem and not see any results. But for Elon Musk, it’s really not that much money to begin with. It’s a very small percentage of his net worth. So he didn’t win a lot, but he also kind of didn’t lose a lot.”

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2 hr 44 min ago

In Mississippi, the fight over ballot counting for its Senate race is growing

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By Fredreka Schouten, Annie Grayer and Tierney Sneed

National party operatives, lawyers, grassroots activists and content creators are descending on Mississippi to observe the vetting of thousands of provisional ballots in the coming days and to gear up for possible legal challenges over the final results.

Mississippi, a state not used to the national spotlight for close elections, now sits at the forefront of a fight that will determine the size of the Democrats’ majority in the US Senate next year.

Democrat Scott Colom has a razor-thin lead over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, in a state that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate in nearly 40 years and no Black person to the Senate since Reconstruction.

Colom tells CNN voters showed the country ‘Mississippi matters’

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Colom tells CNN voters showed the country ‘Mississippi matters’

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Both Colom and Hyde-Smith have assembled extensive teams ready to observe and potentially challenge ballot-counting procedures ahead of Mississippi’s December 3 deadline for certifying the results.

“We were prepared for this for months,” Colom told reporters Wednesday. “We have an army of lawyers. We have local lawyers. We have everybody involved to make sure the process is followed according to the law.”

At a press conference Thursday, the state GOP touted the 50-plus volunteer attorneys and observers it had sent across the state, and Mississippi Republican Party Chair Michael Hurst said many more are prepared to jump in to help.

“Our attorneys and observers will continue to be in different parts of Mississippi – watching as election commissioners review and process these outstanding ballots, ensuring that our elections are followed and that only ballots which have been legally cast are counted,” he said.

Read the full story here.

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3 hr 13 min ago

Global stocks slump following Wall Street sell-off

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By Stephanie Yang and Anna Cooban

Midterms fuel data center drama and send AI stocks plunging

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Midterms fuel data center drama and send AI stocks plunging

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A tech-driven market selloff is rippling across global markets, sending Asian and European stocks falling amid ongoing worries that a Democrat-controlled Congress could stymie the AI investment boom.

Tech-heavy indexes in Asia were particularly hard hit Friday, following a Wall Street rout that wiped out roughly $2.5 trillion in market value.South Korea’s Kospi index and Japan’s Nikkei 225 index both closed down 6%, while Taiwan’s benchmark Taiex index ended 4.5% lower.

The moves reflect a retreat among investors from some of this year’s hottest trades. Asian tech companies, which play an integral role in the global electronics supply chain, have been buoyed by insatiable demand for components such as semiconductor chips needed to build massive AI data centers.

US tech giants such as Meta, Amazon and Google have become known as “hyperscalers” for their heavy spending on new data centers to power AI.

But backlash against the environmental and community impact of new data centers turned AI spending into a key issue in the US midterm elections.

Democrats’sweeping victory has spurred concerns that representatives could now block or slow spending on new AI infrastructure, threatening a key driver of economic growth for both the US and Asia.

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3 hr 21 min ago

Pentagon staff rallies around Hegseth on social media as he faces impeachment threat

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By Haley Britzky and Alayna Treene

Hegseth faces impeachment threat amid rocky tenure as Defense Secretary

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Hegseth faces impeachment threat amid rocky tenure as Defense Secretary

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Public affairs staff and advisers to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth flooded social media on Thursday with images of Hegseth and one phrase, “Stand. Fight. Defend the Republic.”

The campaign appears to be part of an “aggressive defense” of Hegseth ahead of an anticipated impeachment fight. Deputy Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez said in a statement to CNN that chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell “convened the team to map the most aggressive defense of Secretary Hegseth and the President’s agenda ever assembled, paired with planned offensive maneuvers that will define the next phase.”

“The full scope of that strategy is not being disclosed,” Valdez said.

Posts were made by roughlya dozencivilianpublic affairsstaff and advisers and the Pentagon’s rapid response account, as well as accounts of others who have worked or currently work in the Pentagon for Hegseth, including at least one active duty Army lieutenant colonel. The White House social media account also posted a video of Hegseth and Trump’s praise of him.

A senior administration official told CNN that “the Pentagon and White House made their positions crystal clear tonight. They are coming out swinging in support of Hegseth and that should tell you everything you need to know.”

The social media campaign came just a couple of hours after Hegseth posted to X a defiant video on the steps of the Pentagon, criticizing the “sham” effort to impeach him by members of Congress. “At the War Department: We Stand. We Fight. We Defend the Republic,” Hegseth said in the post, referencing the Department of Defense’s secondary name.

Sec. Hegseth issues defiant statement amid renewed calls for impeachment

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a defiant video on social media Thursday amid news that he is facing possible impeachment by Congress, comparing his situation to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments.

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Sec. Hegseth issues defiant statement amid …

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Some background:The House of Representatives could vote as soon as next week to impeach Hegseth.

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, the outgoing anti-Trump lawmaker, told CNN he plans to trigger a vote to impeach Hegseth when Congress returns — and multiple GOP sources said they expect it to pass.

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3 hr 33 min ago

Two Senate races are yet to be called. Here’s the latest

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By Deva Lee

We’re learning how crucial the early vote was to Democrats in the midterms, with supporters significantly more likely to vote early this cycle.

Some Democratic candidates could have won their Senate races even if none of their voters showed up on Election Day due to early voting and absentee and/or mail voting numbers.

Ballots are still being tallied in two closely watched Senate competitions in Alaska and Mississippi. In both states, Democrats are leading by close margins.

Mississippi

CNN Sightline rates the Mississippi Senate race as neutral, with the contest too close to call. The margin remains razor-thin between Democratic candidate Scott Colom and Republican candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Mississippi Republicans raised the possibility of taking legal action, promising to “fight like hell” to make sure election officials were following the law when counting ballots. National party operatives, lawyers and grassroots activists are descending on the state to observe the vetting of thousands of provisional ballots.

CNN’s Annie Grayer gives us an inside look at how Mississippi is counting:

Inside a Mississippi election office in too-close-to-call vote count

With Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom leading by a razor-thin margin on Thursday, CNN’s Annie Grayer went inside an election office in Jackson, Mississippi, where county commissioners sorted through ballots as Colom seeks to unseat incumbent GOP Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.

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Inside a Mississippi election office in too-close-to-call vote count

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Alaska

CNN Sightline favors Democrat Mary Peltola, who has a very slight edge over Sen. Dan Sullivan.

The contest is mired in controversy, with theJustice Departmentinvestigating whether the Peltola campaign aimed to confuse voters by recruiting a second Dan Sullivan to take votes away from the Republican incumbent, after a bombshell New York Times report.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that all votes for Daniel J. Sullivan and Gerald Heikes should be handed to the incumbent, something he called the only “fair solution.”

Handing votes for one candidate to another would be unprecedented. And given Alaska’s ranked choice voting system, it was already possible for voters to indicate both Dan Sullivans on their ballot.

CNN’s Aaron Blake, Dianne Gallagher, Kit Maher, Tierney Sneed, Fredreka Schouten and Annie Grayer contributed reporting.

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3 hr 38 min ago

Here’s a snapshot of House results

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By Curt Merrill and Shikha Subramaniam

Democrats on verge of biggest House gain since Watergate wipeout

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Democrats on verge of biggest House gain since Watergate wipeout

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Democrats have won their largest majority in the House in nearly 20 years, and there’s a chance they could extend their gains, with the races not yet projected determining the strength of their success.

The incoming Democratic House majority is on the verge of exceeding the 257 seats at the start of Barack Obama’s presidency and the 258 at the start of Bill Clinton’s.

Democrats have already flipped more than 40 seats, with over 30 incumbent members of Congress losing their seats.

Vote counting continues, with several races too early for CNN to call. Some could be decided quickly, while others may take days.

Below are the House races where CNN has yet to project a winner, and races that were projected within the last hour. Follow along as results come in.

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英爱多家媒体机构接获炸弹威胁 爱尔兰新闻机构紧急疏散

发布/2026年11月6日 21:14

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11月6日，爱尔兰国家广播公司（RTE）位于都柏林多尼布鲁克的总部接获炸弹威胁，员工紧急疏散，警员到场调查。 （路透社）

欧洲多国航班本周接连遭遇炸弹威胁之际，英国和爱尔兰多家媒体机构星期五也接获安全威胁，其中爱尔兰多家新闻机构紧急疏散员工。爱尔兰政府认为，这些事件很可能是一场有组织的行动。

综合路透社和法新社报道，英国天空广播公司星期五（11月6日）证实，公司是多家接获安全威胁的媒体机构之一。

康卡斯特旗下的天空广播公司通过天空新闻台（Sky News）发表声明说，已完成安全风险评估，并向有关当局通报事件。

声明说：“同事的安全是我们的首要考量，我们正与当局密切合作，确保员工和业务运作安全。”公司透露，现阶段不宜进一步置评。

与此同时，爱尔兰多家媒体机构星期五接获通过电邮发出的炸弹威胁，员工被迫紧急疏散。

据报道，警方接报后赶往位于都柏林的爱尔兰国家广播公司（RTE）总部，现场也出现武装警员。

当地媒体报道称，爱尔兰国家广播电视公司、鲍尔媒体集团、维珍媒体集团均收到炸弹威胁并疏散办公场所人员。受事件影响，部分广播节目一度中断。

爱尔兰政府星期五在一份声明中说：“这些威胁发生在类似事件持续干扰欧洲航空交通之后，看来很可能是一场协调式干扰行动。”

爱尔兰副总理哈里斯（Simon Harris）形容这是“严重且仍在发展中的局势”，但强调警方、安全部门及网络安全专家都高度重视事件，正积极应对。

欧洲本周已有数十趟客运航班接获炸弹威胁，部分飞机被迫改道降落，甚至须由战斗机护航。

另据路透社报道，在爱尔兰国家广播电视公司收到的炸弹威胁电子邮件中，声称该威胁与本周针对欧洲多地航班的一系列炸弹威胁来自同一组织。

‘Money out of politics’ ballot measure sparks First Amendment fight in battleground state

Michigan’s new campaign finance measure could treat policy nonprofits as political committees, says the group suing

By Alec Schemmel

Published November 6, 2026 10:37am EST

El-Sayed explains what he means by getting the money out of politics

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed details his Medicare for All plan while advocating for politicians to not take money from big corporations on ‘The Story.

Michigan voters approved a ballot initiative called Proposal 2, pitched to them as a way to curb pay-to-play donations and get money out of politics. But the measure has also triggered a federal First Amendment lawsuit alleging its separate speech and disclosure provisions could ensnare journalists, nonprofits and policy researchers who discuss elected officials.

Michiganders for Money Out of Politics, also known as MOP UP Michigan, said the lawsuit was expected after voters approved Proposal 2. Campaign manager Maura Cowley said the group is “confident Proposal 2 will withstand legal scrutiny” after organizers said they submitted more than 560,000 signatures to place the measure on the ballot.

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, which filed the lawsuit, says it is not challenging the initiative’s central pay-to-play restrictions on political contributions from utility companies and government contractors. Its lawsuit instead targets provisions imposing reporting and disclosure requirements on certain communications that refer to candidates or ” promote, support, attack, or oppose” candidates or ballot questions, even without expressly urging voters to support or oppose them.

“Michigan voters deserve the freedom to research, debate, and report on the policies that shape their lives. But Proposal 2 is a Trojan horse: while it claims to target corruption, it would expose the Mackinac Center, its supporters, and ordinary Michiganders to criminal penalties and harassment simply for discussing public policy,” Patrick Wright, the Mackinac Center’s vice president of legal affairs, said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.

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Under Proposal 2, any person — not just a campaign or political committee — who makes “electioneering communications” aggregating at least $5,000 in a calendar year would have to file a report within 10 days. Additional reports would be required after each additional $5,000 in covered communications. The reports would include the dates and costs of the communications, candidates mentioned, vendors paid and information about donors who contributed more than $100 for the purpose of making the communications.

Proposal 2 defines “electioneering communications” as public messages — including broadcasts, print publications, mailings, telephone calls, internet communications and other forms of general public communication — that reference a clearly identifiable candidate, regardless of whether they contain express advocacy, within 100 days of a general election or 30 days before a primary or special election. The communication must also be targeted to the relevant electorate where the candidate appears on the ballot, according to the provision.

Mackinac argues the measure leaves important questions unanswered, including which expenses count toward the $5,000 threshold, what it means for a donor to contribute “for making electioneering communications,” and how the state will determine whether a communication is targeted to the relevant electorate.

SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN LIMIT ON PARTY CAMPAIGN SPENDING IN COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATES

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The Mackinac Center’s lawsuit also challenges Proposal 2’s expansion of the definition of an election-related “expenditure.” The amended definition includes public communications that “promote, support, attack, or oppose” a candidate or ballot question, regardless of whether they expressly advocate for or against the outcome. Under the proposal’s revised committee definition, an organization that spends at least $500 on such expenditures could be treated as a political committee if the state determines the spending was intended to influence voters.

Brett Nolan, an Institute for Free Speech attorney representing Mackinac, told Fox News Digital that the new electioneering-communications reporting provision contains no express exception for neutral reporting, legislative voting records or policy research. Proposal 2 does retain an existing exemption for certain news stories, commentary and editorials from being treated as campaign spending, but Mackinac argues that exemption does not resolve the reporting requirements for electioneering communications.

Mackinac’s complaint points specifically to its MichiganVotes project, policy scorecards, a neutral policy brief about Proposal 2, magazines, radio programs, podcasts and public-policy events as examples of speech that could be swept up in the new requirements because those materials sometimes discuss elected officials or candidates.

GOP LAWMAKERS URGE SUPREME COURT TO STRENGTHEN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS FOR STREET PREACHERS

“The Supreme Court has said several times in recent years that disclosure mandates like this create an ‘inevitable’ chilling effect on free speech because the risk of political harassment (or worse) is so significant. The more costs we impose on those who want to exchange ideas and discuss public policy, the fewer of those people we will have,” Nolan said.

“This law goes much further than addressing any interest the state may have in transparency about those who are funding campaigns and election advocacy,” he continued. “The notion that the government has an interest in monitoring people who talk about public policy if they dare mention an elected official is antithetical to the First Amendment.”

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The lawsuit against Proposal 2 seeks to block the electioneering-communications reporting requirement and the political-committee rules as applied to Mackinac — not to overturn Proposal 2 in its entirety. The measure is set to take effect 10 days after the official declaration of the vote, and no later than Dec. 3, according to the lawsuit.

“This lawsuit is no surprise,” Cowley said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The corporations bankrolling our opposition have been gearing up for this lawsuit since Proposal 2 first qualified for the ballot, if not before.”

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According to MOP UP Michigan, besides curbing pay-to-play political donations, Proposal 2 is designed to close what the group calls an “issue-ad loophole” — the ability to discuss candidates or ballot questions without expressly urging voters to support or oppose them in order to avoid certain disclosure rules.

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“Last night, Michiganders spoke loud and clear, voting to pass Proposal 2 with an overwhelming majority and delivering a resounding mandate to end pay-to-play politics and put power back where it belongs – with the people,” Cowley continued. “The bottom line is that we are confident Proposal 2 will withstand legal scrutiny, and we were fully expecting and are prepared to take on this challenge.”

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.

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比利时国王拒绝接受首相辞呈 要求立即恢复预算谈判

发布/2026年11月6日 21:34

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比利时国王菲利普星期五（11月6日）在王宫接见了比利时首相德韦弗（图），随后表明拒绝接受德韦弗的辞呈，并要求他立即恢复预算谈判。 （路透社）

比利时国王菲利普星期五决定拒绝接受首相德韦弗的辞呈，并要求他立即恢复预算谈判。

新华社报道，比利时王宫星期五（11月6日）发布公报称，国王当天在王宫接见了德韦弗。

国王确认，在与执政联盟五个政党的主席分别举行会谈后，各方均希望尽快恢复预算谈判，并表示愿尽最大努力，就未来三年稳健的预算规划达成协议。

国王还获得了五个政党主席的正式承诺，即各自政党愿意作出让步，以促成执政联盟内部达成协议。

国王强调，必须在维护社会凝聚力与促进经济增长之间保持良好平衡。各党主席均明确承诺，将本着妥协精神和负责任的态度，努力实现这一目标。

德韦弗星期一（2日）因联邦政府预算谈判失败向国王递交辞呈。国王当时暂缓决定是否接受辞呈，并于本周与执政联盟各政党领导人举行磋商，寻求打破预算僵局的办法。

德韦弗领导的联合政府由五个政党组成。执政联盟数月来一直就2027年联邦预算及到2029年实现约100亿欧元（约143亿新元）的财政调整目标进行谈判，但各党在削减公共支出和增加税收等问题上分歧明显，始终未能达成协议。

德韦弗将于11月16日再次向国王汇报有关进展。德韦弗星期四（5日）在议会说，希望达成一项能够确保未来几年财政稳定的预算协议。

高市强推降消费税法案获众院通过 参院闯关存变数

东京特派员 / 发布/2026年11月6日 22:27

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这是日本自1989年开征消费税、最初税率定为3%以来，首次出台降消费税政策。 （法新社）

日本首相高市早苗在年初众议院选战中承诺的食品消费税减税方案，星期五（11月6日）终于在众院获得通过。

法案的核心内容是，从2027年4月起，两年内将食品消费税率从目前的8%降至1%。政府也计划为中低收入受雇者提供补助金配套，以缓解通胀带来的生活压力。

这是日本自1989年开征消费税、最初税率定为3%以来，首次出台降消费税政策。执政党自民党和日本维新会在众院占多数席位，法案以绝大多数通过。

执政党计划11日在参议院启动审议，力争在本届国会于12月12日闭会以前完成立法，并希望争取部分在野党的支持。

然而，尽管执政党在众议院拥有约四分之三的席位，但在参议院却未占过半席位；若无法获得部分在野党议员支持，法案在参议院的审议仍可能受阻。

除了降低消费税，日本政府还计划向年收入低于350万日元的在职者发放支援金。然而，这项措施也意味着额外的财政负担，预计每年耗资约6000亿日元，相当于食品消费税一个百分点的税收。

令外界关注的是，反对声音不仅来自在野党。前首相石破茂、前经济产业大臣小渊优子，以及前经济企划厅长官船田元等在表决中途退席，表达反对立场。

分析指出，高市虽将调降消费税列为竞选承诺，却始终未能提出具说服力且稳定的财源方案，因此在朝野引发巨大争议。

金融市场担忧，减税恐迫使政府增发国债，进一步加重本已沉重的财政负担。此外，消费税向来是日本社保的关键财源，财政捉襟见肘或将迫使当局削减社会福利开支。

据日本劳动福祉调查，日本目前约有197万人领取生活保障金。

一名80岁老妇告诉《联合早报》，她每个月领取6万5000日元（约526新元）养老金。扣除每月必须缴付的护理保险费、医疗费和水电费后，伙食费不到4万日元。

对于降低消费税，这名老妇不见得开心，“我更希望的是，当局能为像我这样生活贫困的老人提供更切实的帮助”。

民主党拟推翻特朗普部分关税 加拿大成首个目标

2026年11月6日 21:52 / 冯嘉年

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加拿大总理卡尼（左）和财政部长商鹏飞星期四（11月5日）手持以“掌握自身命运”为题的2026年联邦预算案，准备进入众议院。加拿大政府希望通过这份预算案降低对美国的依赖，推动经济独立自主。 （路透社）

（华盛顿综合电）美国民主党正筹划在明年掌控国会后，推动撤销特朗普政府的部分关税措施，首个目标是取消对加拿大商品加征的关税。

据《华尔街日报》星期四（11月5日）报道，参议院财政委员会首席民主党议员怀登透露，他已开始与其他议员商讨立法方案，准备在民主党明年1月接掌委员会后，推动撤销特朗普总统第二任期内实施的部分关税措施，而撤销加拿大关税最有可能争取共和党议员倒戈支持。

他说：“废除对加拿大商品征收关税的呼声获得了压倒性支持。”

国会消息人士透露，民主党接下来还可能推动立法，限制特朗普援引部分法律条款加征关税的权力。

其中包括《1930年关税法》第338条。特朗普今年首次援引这一此前从未用于征税的条款，对部分加拿大商品加征50％关税。另一个可能受到限制的是《1974年贸易法》第122条，特朗普今年2月首次援引这项条款，对进口商品征收临时关税。

特朗普早前已扬言动用总统否决权，阻止民主党推动相关法案。根据美国国会的立法程序，即使法案获得参众两院通过，若遭总统否决，仍须两院各有三分之二议员支持，才能推翻否决。

民主党希望通过促使国会议员就不受欢迎的关税措施表态，争取部分共和党人倒戈，并为2028年选举前推动更广泛的贸易政策改革积累支持。

然而，民主党能否迫使特朗普调整贸易政策，仍存在很大变数。美国总统仍掌握广泛的关税权力，而接近特朗普的人士透露，目前几乎没有迹象显示，中期选举失利会促使他放缓贸易议程。

加拿大推出“经济独立”预算案

尽管美国民主党有意缓和对加拿大的贸易战，加拿大政府星期四公布的预算案仍表明，两国“不会回到过去的关系”，渥太华将继续推动经济自主，减少对美国市场的依赖。

这份题为“掌握自身命运”的预算案指出，虽然推动贸易多元化需要时间，但“转型已经启动”。

加拿大总理卡尼当天告诉记者，美国政局的发展固然重要，两国关系也会继续演变，但加拿大政府的优先目标仍是加强经济独立自主。

过去近20个月，美国对部分加拿大商品加征关税，打乱供应链，冲击加拿大对美出口及经济增长。不过，美伊战争推高国际油价，也增加了加拿大的石油收入，为政府投资基础设施及刺激经济提供更多财政空间。

原表明接受中期选举结果 特朗普改口批选举舞弊

蔡添成
发布/2026年11月6日 22:33

• 特朗普改口抨击美国中期选举存在严重舞弊，并将股市大跌归咎于民主党在选举中大获全胜。
• 民主党已确定取得参众两院多数席位，在参议院稳占至少54席，众议院则占超过250席。
• 特朗普扬言将动用总统否决权阻挠民主党法案；舒默警告此举或令共和党在2028年面临更糟局面。
• 分析指预期中的大规模法律挑战未出现；非党派机构人士称选民对否定选举结果的言论接受度降低。

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美国总统特朗普星期四在白宫办公室，对媒体指称中期选举舞弊严重。他还特地在办公桌上摆放一顶写着偌大”Veto“（否决）字样的帽子，暗示他接下来将动用否决权，阻挠民主党提出的法案。 （法新社）

（华盛顿综合电）原先表明会接受中期选举结果的美国总统特朗普改口，转而抨击选举舞弊。但随着民主党的胜利势头持续扩大，多数评论认为特朗普即使不接受选举结果，也无法掀起波澜或逆转局面。目前，连密西西比州都出现民主党可能赢得参议院席位的爆冷情况。

特朗普星期四（11月5日）在白宫椭圆形办公室对记者称，美国选举舞弊之严重是人们根本无法想象的。

他也在自家社交媒体平台Truth Social发文，将当天股市大跌归咎于民主党，指这是民主党在星期二选举中大获全胜的结果。“真的让人难受，你们（选民）只能怪自己！”

特朗普公然对选举表示不满，一改最初表明会接受中期选举结果的态度。不仅如此，他还要求把阿拉斯加州参议员选举中，另两名候选人所得的选票归给落后的共和党现任参议员沙利文。

由于其中一名候选人与沙利文重名，特朗普指民主党竞选团队刻意招募与沙利文同名的候选人以分散选票，所以将他的得票转给沙利文才公平。

民主党已确定取得参众两院多数席位。截至星期四，在参议院100个议席中，民主党稳占至少54席；在众议院435席中，民主党则占超过250席，是它近20年来的最大领先优势。

特朗普扬言，将动用总统否决权阻挠民主党提出的法案。不过，参议院民主党领袖舒默也警告，如果特朗普今后不断否决那些旨在降低生活费和终结腐败的法案，共和党人在2028年总统选举中将面临比这次中期选举更糟糕的局面。

特朗普支持者过去几个月不断散播的舞弊指控在民主党胜选后，却几乎销声匿迹，预期中的大规模法律挑战也没有出现。分析指出，原因之一是特朗普此前已表明会接受选举结果，已给追随者定下基调。此外，民主党取得的压倒性胜利，也让这样的指责显得无力。

非党派机构选举创新与研究中心的执行主任贝克尔认为，美国选民已经厌倦了毫无根据、否定选举结果的言论。

另一非党派机构核实投票的主席史密斯说：“与过往选举周期相比，这次对选举持怀疑态度的人数有所减少。而且，选民对这类论调的接受度似乎也大大降低”。

《纽约时报》也引述美国现任和前任官员报道，在这次选举中，少有外国干预活动。选举日虽然出现一些常见的技术故障和其他干扰，但没有发现海外黑客干扰投票或计票的迹象。

报道指出，外国势力更关心的是谁会入主白宫，美国中期选举对外国的吸引力较小，干预的难度也较大。

‘We didn\’t expect this\’: Texas Democrats stunned as blue wave topples GOP stronghold

GOP defectors like James, a lifelong Republican, say the party \’lost their way\’ as Democrats ride blue wave to flip Texas

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Published November 6, 2026 9:02am EST

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AUSTIN, Texas — As the Democrats’ blue wave began to slam into Texas, Richard Torres, a Texan who has voted blue his entire life, kept peering at the results pouring in on reporters’ screens all around him.

And when it was announced Texas state Rep. James Talarico had toppled Ken Paxton, he sat down to take it in. Torres was the former chair of the Williamson County Democratic Party, where Talarico grew up and attended high school in Round Rock, Texas.

He never thought that Texas Republicans would be swept away by the oncoming blue wave.

TEXAS\’ RED WALL FACING ITS BIGGEST THREAT IN DECADES AS REPUBLICANS SCRAMBLE TO DEFEND IT

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Voters at Sen.-elect James Talarico\’s election night watch party were surprised at Texas\’ massive shift but believed that only one Republican could be blamed for the state becoming blue: President Donald Trump.(Alex Miller/Fox News Digital)

“We started seeing some changes, but not what we expected tonight,” Torres told Fox News Digital. “We didn\’t expect this tonight.”

When asked why a deep-red stronghold like the Lone Star State had become so rapidly blue, Torres said that it started at the top with President Donald Trump and should serve as a message to GOP candidates and officials across the state.

“I think it sends a message that they\’re on the wrong track, and they\’ve been for a while, but they won\’t accept the problems we have with the president,” Torres said. “They\’re totally supporting him. I don\’t know why.”

“But they don\’t see the problems that we\’re having in this country with all the things that have happened with the war going on and things of this type,” he continued. “And they just seem to support him on it. This is a referendum against Trump.”

STATE OF PLAY: BLUE WAVE SWEEPS DEMOCRATS INTO POWER, WITH KEY RACES STILL HANGING IN BALANCE

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Talarico and several other Democratic candidates, including Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa, shattered the GOP’s grip on Texas, serving Republicans in Congress a stiff blow as their majorities in both chambers rapidly evaporated Tuesday night.

And the incoming lawmaker didn’t just squeak by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. He beat the Trump-backed candidate, who was not the first choice of Republicans in Washington, by over 12 percentage points, or well over 1 million votes, in a state that Trump won in 2024 by nearly 14 points.

To secure that win, Talarico needed to capture Republicans and Democrats in Texas. One of those Republicans, James, told Fox News Digital that he had always voted for the GOP until this election.

TEXAS SENATE VICTOR JAMES TALARICO LAYS OUT COMMON GROUND WITH TRUMP, VOWS TO \’WORK TOGETHER\’

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“I\’ve been a Republican my whole life, but I\’m voting Democratic this year because I think we need to,” James said. “The Republicans have lost their way, I believe.”

While the optimism at the watch party was palpable, be it through the pumping music or over half a dozen mobile bars with lines dozens of people deep, there was still a cautious anxiety among some voters.

Particularly after Democrats had gotten so close to flipping the Senate seat before in 2018, when former Texas state Rep. Beto O’Rourke gave Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a run for his money. O’Rourke would end up losing by roughly two points, but the exuberance that turned to heartbreak wasn’t soon forgotten by the Lone Star State’s Democratic voters.

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As results began to roll in and the crowd’s energy began to explode, Beverly, another longtime Texas resident and voter, said Tuesday night was bigger than Texas.

“This feels like a now or never moment in the entire United States,” she said. “We either turn things around or we might as well kiss it all goodbye.”

Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.

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高市强推降消费税法案获众院通过 参院闯关存变数

东京特派员 / 发布于 2026年11月6日 22:27

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这是日本自1989年开征消费税、最初税率定为3%以来，首次出台降消费税政策。 （法新社）

日本首相高市早苗在年初众议院选战中承诺的食品消费税减税方案，星期五（11月6日）终于在众院获得通过。

法案的核心内容是，从2027年4月起，两年内将食品消费税率从目前的8%降至1%。政府也计划为中低收入受雇者提供补助金配套，以缓解通胀带来的生活压力。

这是日本自1989年开征消费税、最初税率定为3%以来，首次出台降消费税政策。执政党自民党和日本维新会在众院占多数席位，法案以绝大多数通过。

执政党计划11日在参议院启动审议，力争在本届国会于12月12日闭会以前完成立法，并希望争取部分在野党的支持。

然而，尽管执政党在众议院拥有约四分之三的席位，但在参议院却未占过半席位；若无法获得部分在野党议员支持，法案在参议院的审议仍可能受阻。

除了降低消费税，日本政府还计划向年收入低于350万日元的在职者发放支援金。然而，这项措施也意味着额外的财政负担，预计每年耗资约6000亿日元，相当于食品消费税一个百分点的税收。

令外界关注的是，反对声音不仅来自在野党。前首相石破茂、前经济产业大臣小渊优子，以及前经济企划厅长官船田元等在表决中途退席，表达反对立场。

分析指出，高市虽将调降消费税列为竞选承诺，却始终未能提出具说服力且稳定的财源方案，因此在朝野引发巨大争议。

金融市场担忧，减税恐迫使政府增发国债，进一步加重本已沉重的财政负担。此外，消费税向来是日本社保的关键财源，财政捉襟见肘或将迫使当局削减社会福利开支。

据日本劳动福祉调查，日本目前约有197万人领取生活保障金。

一名80岁老妇告诉《联合早报》，她每个月领取6万5000日元（约526新元）养老金。扣除每月必须缴付的护理保险费、医疗费和水电费后，伙食费不到4万日元。

对于降低消费税，这名老妇不见得开心，“我更希望的是，当局能为像我这样生活贫困的老人提供更切实的帮助”。