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Iran conflict could be push GOP needs for 2nd ‘big, beautiful bill’

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington warned a 2nd bill would have to happen soon

By Elizabeth Elkind
Fox News

Published March 13, 2026 8:00am EDT

Top House Republicans are eyeing a surge in military funding as the U.S. continues its joint operation with Israel against Iran, and some are arguing that a second “big, beautiful bill” is the vehicle to get it done.

Republicans are discussing the possibility of supplemental funding to aid the U.S. effort as Iran continues to retaliate against allies in the region.

Senior House GOP lawmakers told Fox News Digital that the resulting heightened national security environment means that Congress has a responsibility to ensure the armed forces are prepared for whatever threats may arise. At the same time, they’re skeptical that Democrats will provide the votes necessary to pass such a funding bill through traditional means.

“They are certainly not going to spend an additional dime on the military, on security, on any of the things that we care about,” Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital of the opposing party. “The threats around the world have never been higher. They’ve never been greater. And we have to recapitalize after four just disastrous years of President Biden completely decimating our military.”

OPERATION EPIC FURY SURVIVES SENATE CHALLENGE AS REPUBLICANS CLOSE RANKS BEHIND TRUMP

Mourners reach out to coffins during a funeral for people killed during the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Isfahan, Iran, on March 5, 2026.(Payman Shahsanaei/ISNA via AP)

“So this conflict right now, and the future of our country and our Western values, have to be secured by additional defense spending, which can only happen in a reconciliation bill.”

Republicans passed a sweeping tax and policy bill last summer dubbed President Donald Trump’s landmark One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. It was done via the budget reconciliation process, which allows the party in power to change broad swaths of fiscal law while sidelining the minority party — in this case, Democrats.

It makes that possible by lowering the threshold for advancing legislation in the Senate from 60 votes to a simple majority, lining it up with the House.

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: GOP TARGETS AFFORDABILITY WITH RECONCILIATION 2.0 PLAN AHEAD OF MIDTERMS

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, said he believed an additional funding package for Iran was inevitable but added, “The politics are such that there’s no guarantee that the supplemental will pass.”

“On top of that, the president has been talking about a big capital investment to modernize the military,” Arrington told Fox News Digital.

“If we can’t get Democrats to support either of those endeavors — I think we’ve got a better chance of getting support on an emergency supplemental than we do on a one-time capital investment — but I think that reconciliation may be the only train leaving the station that could address those important things.”

Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger speaks during a press conference with other members of the Republican Study Committee as well as members of House Republican leadership in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2025.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Pfluger also signaled a broader path: “Is it specific to Iran or is it more general and more broad to just increasing defense spending and making sure that our military has what they need to deter Iran and others? I think that’s probably the more likely path.”

However, he noted that reconciliation meant that spending would likely have to be offset by cuts elsewhere, something that could appease fiscal hawks wary of bloated spending levels.

“So where do we find the savings? I’ve got some ideas on that. I think it’s related to fraud. I think there’s a lot of money to be saved when we look at fraud, like what happened in Minnesota with the daycares and the billions of dollars that went out the window there,” Pfluger said.

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The idea of a second reconciliation bill has already been met with skepticism by a significant number of Republicans, many of whom have cited the GOP’s razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate.

But a senior House Republican who also spoke with Fox News Digital argued that the situation in Iran could bring the unity Republicans need.

“That would be the biggest motivating factor in another reconciliation bill,” the lawmaker said.

Chairman Rep. Jodey Arrington speaks at a news conference after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 22, 2025.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

And Pfluger pointed out that there was precedent — Democrats passed two reconciliation bills themselves when they last controlled Congress at the beginning of former President Joe Biden’s term.

“We should remind ourselves that they stuck together, and they were able to do that. So should we,” he said.

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But Arrington warned that lawmakers would have to move fast for something to be attainable.

“The window is closing, and I don’t see us being able to do a reconciliation bill if we get past the spring, because we’ll be too close to the election,” Arrington said.

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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美国去年四季度经济增速下修至0.7% 全年增长2.1% | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月13日 23:45

美国进口额萎缩幅度未如原先估算严重。图为3月10日，美国加利福尼亚州长滩市洛杉矶港的一艘马士基货轮。 （路透社）

美国商务部公布的修正数据显示，去年四季度美国实际国内生产总值（GDP）按年率计算增长0.7%，较首次预估值1.4%显著向下修正。

美国商务部星期五（3月13日）发布的数据显示，去年最后三个月的美国经济成长率数据调整，是受到出口、消费者支出、政府支出及投资额均下修的影响，不过进口额萎缩幅度未如原先估算严重。

法新社引述最新的数据报道，在美国2月28日携手以色列对伊朗发动打击之前，这个世界最大经济体的状况就已经比预期更为疲软。此次空袭将这个原油资源丰富的地区拖入战争泥潭。战争爆发以来，能源市场受扰，导致燃油价格飙升，加剧人们对通货膨胀的担忧。

至于2025年美国全年经济成长率数据，则由先前估算的2.2%略微下修至2.1%。

这一疲软的经济表现为总统特朗普重返白宫后的第一个完整年度画上了句号，与此同时，人们对就业市场降温和通胀持续高企的担忧也在加剧。

美国消费者信心降至三个月低点 战争推高油价担忧

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3月11日，美国华盛顿特区一家商店前的购物者。 （彭博社）

美国消费者信心降至三个月低点，因为近期对伊朗战争会影响汽油价格的担忧加剧。

密歇根大学星期五（3月13日）公布的数据显示，3月消费者信心指数初值从2月的56.6降至55.5。调查时间为2月17日至3月9日。彭博调查的经济师的预估中值为54.8。

彭博社报道，星期五的数据显示，消费者预计未来12个月的通胀率为3.4%，与前月持平。他们预计未来五至十年通胀率为3.2%，较前月略有回落。

展望未来，在美国与以色列对伊朗采取军事行动背景下，燃料价格上涨可能进一步打击消费者情绪，尤其是在生活成本高企的情况下。2月疲弱的就业报告反映出劳动力市场仍然脆弱，也可能继续压制信心。

另有星期五公布的数据显示，即便在伊朗战争爆发前，美国联邦储备局青睐的核心通胀指标1月环比上升0.4%，涨幅较为坚挺。

对于普遍预计将在下周政策会议上维持利率不变的美联储官员而言，通胀前景的不确定性可能限制未来几个月降息的空间。

该调查负责人Joanne Hsu在声明中说：“在伊朗军事行动前完成的访谈显示，信心较前月改善，但随后九天内的回落完全抹去这些初步涨幅。”

她指出，伊朗遭到空袭后，人们对汽油价格的担忧升温，促使3月对未来一年汽油价格的平均预期升至2022年以来最高水平。

消费者对自身财务状况和整体经济的展望均出现恶化。

2 bills would erase income taxes for many Americans. Here’s what to know.

March 13, 2026 / 10:57 AM EDT / CBS News

Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing tax overhauls that would eliminate federal income taxes for millions of Americans.

The two bills — one backed by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, and the other from Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland — are rolling out as Republicans tout the impact of the tax cuts enacted under the “big, beautiful bill.” Those new tax breaks, which include a $6,000 deduction for senior citizens and no taxes on tips and overtime, are projected to lift the average tax refund by about $1,000 this year.

Under Booker’s and Van Hollen’s proposals, millions of low- and middle-income households could shield much of their income, ranging from $75,000 to $92,000 for married couples, from federal taxes.

Some policy experts have criticized the “big, beautiful bill,” which President Trump signed into law last year, for primarily helping high-income households, while also cutting spending on programs that help low-income Americans, such as Medicaid and food stamps.

“We should finally have a tax code that doesn’t just benefit the very wealthy like the Trump tax plan, but provides some relief to Americans who are working very hard to just make ends meet with the paycheck they’ve got,” Van Hollen said at a press conference on Thursday to announce his proposal.

Republicans say the “big, beautiful bill” helps working families by adding new tax breaks and making permanent some cuts from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

“Just in the past week, traveling through Southeast Missouri, I heard directly from a young lady who’s a waitress who had a record refund of nearly $12,000 because of all the different provisions” in the new law, said Rep. Jason Smith, a Republican from Missouri, at a March 4 congressional hearing. “This makes a difference for people who are just living from paycheck to paycheck, trying to put food on their table, clothes on their backs and gasoline on their cars.”

Separately, in 2025 President Trump floated the idea of using tariff revenue to reduce, or even eliminate, individual federal income taxes, although his administration has not provided details.

Here’s what to know about the Booker and Van Hollen bills.

Shielding more income from taxes

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Both measures would shield more of people’s earnings from federal income taxes, with Van Hollen proposing a cost-of-living exemption and Booker raising the standard deduction.

About 9 in 10 households use the standard deduction, which taxpayers can use to reduce their taxable income. For the 2026 tax year, the standard deduction is:

• $16,100 for single taxpayers
• $32,200 for married couples filing jointly
• $24,150 for heads of households

For instance, a married couple with $60,000 in combined income would use the standard deduction to lower their taxable income to $27,000.

Under Van Hollen’s proposal, Americans would get a cost-of-living exemption of at least $46,000, while Booker would more than double the standard deduction to $75,000 for married couples.

Van Hollen’s plan: A cost-of-living tax break

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Van Hollen’s bill, called the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act, is tied to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s living wage research. Because MIT calculates that a single worker needs annual income of at least $46,000 just to afford the basics, the plan would introduce a cost-of-living exemption at that level.

Married couples could qualify for a cost-of-living exemption of up to $92,000, according to a fact sheet released by the senator.

Incomes under those thresholds wouldn’t be taxed by the IRS, effectively shielding many more low- and middle-income families from taxes. About 130 million people would get a tax cut under the plan, according to Van Hollen’s office.

Still, the exemption isn’t exactly a deduction, which is available to taxpayers at all income levels. Van Hollen’s cost-of-living exemption would include an income phaseout that would kick in above $80,500 in annual earnings for a single worker.

Under the plan, middle-income households earning from $27,000 to about $153,000 would get an average tax break of roughly $1,000 to $1,300, according to a March 12 research report from the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

Booker’s plan: A bigger standard deduction

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Booker’s bill, called the “Keep Your Pay” act, would increase the standard deduction to $75,000 for married couples filing jointly.

Because the standard deduction is available to all taxpayers, it would also benefit higher-earning households. For instance, a married couple with a combined income of $300,000 and no children would save about $10,000 a year in federal income taxes under Booker’s proposal, according to a calculator on his website.

“No income tax on the first $75,000 families earn would be a game changer for working people,” Booker said in a statement. “This tax cut would immediately put more money in your pocket every month to deal with the high price of everyday expenses, an unexpected emergency or to plan for the future.”

Who would benefit?

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Most federal income taxes are paid by the country’s highest earners. The bottom 50% of America’s households — those earning less than $50,400 a year — pay about 3% of all income taxes, while the top half accounts for 97% of U.S. tax revenue, according to data from the Tax Foundation.

“Affordability is always an issue for Americans. The cost of health care is high, housing is expensive and Trump has put these tariffs on that have increased costs across a range of goods,” Chuck Marr, vice president for federal tax policy at the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, told CBS News.

He added, “It’s natural for policymakers to think about how they can respond to that.”

But, he added, neither Booker’s nor Van Hollen’s plan would help people get a larger tax break if their income is already below the current standard deduction.

“These are poorly targeted,” Marr said, adding that offering tax credits is often more effective in helping low-income families, rather than boosting deductions.

The poorest 20% of households wouldn’t benefit from Van Hollen’s plan because their federal tax liability is already zero, ITEP noted. The biggest beneficiaries would be those in the middle 60% of households, the think tank added.

How would the tax cuts be paid for?

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Booker’s proposal would pay for the tax cuts by closing loopholes and raising the corporate tax rate, while Van Hollen’s plan would add taxes for people earning more than $1 million.

Van Hollen’s plan would be budget-neutral over a decade, with its tax cuts paid for by the millionaire tax, according to a March 12 analysis from the Yale Budget Lab. Booker’s bill would cost $5.3 trillion over a decade, the nonpartisan research group said in a separate report.

To be sure, neither bill is likely to move forward, at least at the moment, with Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, Marr said. But he added that the proposals indicate policymakers are rethinking taxation, which could lead to changes down the road.

“This is healthy — these people are floating new ideas that will get litigated, and people will start to think about what is really important,” he said.

Edited by Alain Sherter

美国消费者信心降至三个月低点 战争推高油价担忧

2026年3月13日 23:51 / 联合早报

美国消费者信心降至三个月低点，因为近期对伊朗战争会影响汽油价格的担忧加剧。

密歇根大学星期五（3月13日）公布的数据显示，3月消费者信心指数初值从2月的56.6降至55.5。调查时间为2月17日至3月9日。彭博调查的经济师的预估中值为54.8。

彭博社报道，星期五的数据显示，消费者预计未来12个月的通胀率为3.4%，与前月持平。他们预计未来五至十年通胀率为3.2%，较前月略有回落。

展望未来，在美国与以色列对伊朗采取军事行动背景下，燃料价格上涨可能进一步打击消费者情绪，尤其是在生活成本高企的情况下。2月疲弱的就业报告反映出劳动力市场仍然脆弱，也可能继续压制信心。

另有星期五公布的数据显示，即便在伊朗战争爆发前，美国联邦储备局青睐的核心通胀指标1月环比上升0.4%，涨幅较为坚挺。

对于普遍预计将在下周政策会议上维持利率不变的美联储官员而言，通胀前景的不确定性可能限制未来几个月降息的空间。

该调查负责人Joanne Hsu在声明中说：“在伊朗军事行动前完成的访谈显示，信心较前月改善，但随后九天内的回落完全抹去这些初步涨幅。”

她指出，伊朗遭到空袭后，人们对汽油价格的担忧升温，促使3月对未来一年汽油价格的平均预期升至2022年以来最高水平。

消费者对自身财务状况和整体经济的展望均出现恶化。

10岁男童下车后遭德士两度碾脚 司机罚款4000元吊牌18个月

发布/2026年3月13日 18:53 | 联合早报

德士司机在乘客下车后倒车离开时，没留意刚下车的10岁男童还站在车旁，导致男童左脚两度被车轮碾过，重伤骨折。司机被判罚款4000元，吊销各级驾照18个月。

被告黄春明（65岁，音译）面对一项疏忽行为导致他人重伤的控状，星期五（3月13日）在国家法院认罪。

根据案情，被告案发时是德士司机，伤者是一名10岁男童。由于男童未满18岁，根据儿童与青少年法令，媒体不得报道任何可能泄露他身份的信息。

2025年3月15日约下午4时25分，男童与母亲乘坐被告的德士前往苏芒连路（Sumang Link）第312A座组屋，男童当时坐在副驾驶座。抵达目的地后，男童母亲下车到后车厢取物品，男童自己下车，然后站在德士左前轮附近等待。

被告待男童母亲取了物品后准备三点掉头倒车离开，却在倒车时没留意到男童还站在一旁，导致车轮碾过男童左脚。男童左脚被压在车轮下方无法动弹，痛得大叫。

这时，被告向前行后又再度倒车，再一次碾过男童左脚。直到被告再次往前行驶时，男童左脚才脱困。

被告事发后把车子停下，见男童走向母亲，母亲用淡米尔语说话。被告听不懂，见母子二人自行离开，以为无大碍，才开车离去。

三天后（18日），男童腿部肿胀不适，由母亲带往诊所就医，随后转介到竹脚妇幼医院。经检查，确诊男童左远端腓骨骨折，并有软组织挫伤。

男童之后戴着踝关节护具，4月15日复诊时肿胀已消退但仍有轻微压痛，医生建议他停用护具，两个月内避免激烈活动。他在4月1日和15日共拿了两天病假。

男童母亲4月9日向警方报案。

控方指出，被告当时高度疏忽，在驾车离开前未确认乘客已离开德士周边范围，导致男童受伤，促请法官判他罚款4000元至5000元，吊牌18个月。

被告求情时说，他需靠驾照谋生、供养仍在求学的两名女儿，恳请法官从轻发落。

菲贸易部长: 全球动荡加剧 亚细安应成投资避风港

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亚细安经济部长星期五（3月13日）在马尼拉召开会议，出席者包括缅甸联邦政府部长瓦瓦芒 （左起）、菲律宾贸易与工业部副部长格普蒂、泰国商务部副常务次长埃卡猜、东帝汶商务部副部长特林达德 、越南贸易部副司长阮志越、菲律宾贸易部长罗克、新加坡副总理兼贸工部长颜金勇、文莱财政与经济部长阿丽芬，以及柬埔寨国务秘书比芝。 （路透社）

（马尼拉综合电）亚细安经济部长星期五在马尼拉召开会议，东道国菲律宾贸易部长罗克指出，在全球动荡加剧之际，亚细安应把自身定位为投资的避风港。

罗克星期五（3月13日）在第32届亚细安经济部长非正式会议开幕式上发表讲话时说：“让我们确保亚细安始终是一个投资有保障、通过合作能为人民创造机遇的地区。”

她指出，地缘政治紧张局势已不再是遥远的新闻标题，而是成为直接的经济冲击，体现在能源市场剧烈波动、航运线路受扰以及投资者信心变化上。

罗克也强调，亚细安的目标在于增强区域韧性并深化一体化，使亚细安能够以协调和具前瞻性的方式应对全球局势变化，而不只是被动反应。

“亚细安的韧性已不再只是愿景，而是我们的主要防线。”

随着伊朗战争步入第二周，全球能源和金融市场遭受冲击。东南亚国家大多数依赖石油进口，面临着供应短缺、通胀冲击以及货币波动的风险。

亚细安经济部长在会后发布的联合声明中说，部长们对中东局势持续紧张深表关切，并指日益升级的冲突已对中东以外地区造成广泛经济冲击。

声明说，地缘政治动荡若长期持续，将对全球经济前景构成持续挑战，影响经济安全与稳定。为减轻包括中东局势在内的全球和地区局势对经济造成的冲击，亚细安将“致力于保持亚细安市场对贸易和投资的开放，维护透明且可预见的区域经济架构”来实现这一目标。

菲律宾外长拉扎罗星期五在中东危机特别会议结束后说，亚细安各国外长呼吁各方保持克制，立即停止在中东地区的敌对行动。

她说，外长们在会上强调了维护稳定、开放且可靠的全球及区域能源供应链，以及海上贸易通道的重要性。此外，应该利用现有机制减缓危机带来的冲击。

超人卸下披风 NBA前球星霍华德宣布退役

2026-03-13T10:59:46.000Z / 联合早报

（洛杉矶综合电）曾效力过七支美国职业篮球赛（NBA）球队的中锋“魔兽”霍华德（Dwight Howard），星期五（3月13日）在社媒宣布退役，结束20年的职业生涯。

现年40岁的霍华德在2004年被奥兰多魔术（Orlando Magic）以状元身份选中，随后辗转多支球队，并在2019年第二次加盟洛杉矶湖人（LA Lakers），次年随队夺得生涯唯一一座NBA总冠军。

在长达18个赛季的NBA生涯中，他场均得到15.7分和11.8个篮板，期间五次成为联盟篮板王，八次入选全明星阵容。2022年，他离开NBA征战台湾联赛，两年后又前往波多黎各打球。

霍华德的职业生涯有不少高光时刻，最为人所熟知的就是他身穿超人斗篷，参加2008年扣篮大赛的画面。当时他从罚球线内一步起跳飞扣，强势夺得冠军。

他在退役感言中写道：“我知道你们可能觉得我早就‘退役’了，但事实并非如此……我将脱下超人披风，从所有篮球（活动）中退役，把时间投入到家庭，并回馈全球社区。”

广东外贸今年首两月“开门红” 规模创历史同期新高

2026-03-13T11:02:00.000Z / 联合早报

中国外贸大省广东今年前两个月进出口1.64万亿元（人民币，3056亿新元），规模创历史同期新高。图为广州港南沙港区。 （新华社档案照）

中国外贸大省广东今年前两个月进出口1.64万亿元（人民币，下同，3056亿新元），规模创历史同期新高，比去年同期增长22.1%。进出口双向发力，其中出口1.04万亿元，同比增长22.6%，进口5920.1亿元，同比增长21.3%。

据海关总署广东分署星期五（3月13日）发布上述最新外贸数据，今年前两个月，广东有进出口实绩的企业数量近13万家，同比增加32.9%。其中，民营企业进出口值1.09万亿元，同比增长29.2%；外商投资企业进出口4784.3亿元，同比增长12.8%。

高技术产品、绿色产品出口表现强劲。今年前两个月，广东出口机电产品7189.1亿元，同比增长25.9%。

其中，工业机器人、无人机、数控机床、3D打印机等高技术产品出口分别同比增长32.3%、66.7%、78.5%、172.3%。

风力发电机组、“新三样”（电动载人汽车、太阳能电池、锂电池）等绿色低碳产品出口分别同比增长38.6%、54.6%。

今年前两个月，广东对主要贸易伙伴进出口均实现增长，其中亚细安、香港、欧盟为广东前三大贸易伙伴，进出口分别同比增长18%、36.9%、23.1%；对美国同比增长1%，对台湾同比增长6.9%。对拉美、中东、中亚五国、非洲等进出口分别同比增长15.7%、24.8%、25.3%、41.8%。

进口方面，今年前两个月，广东进口集成电路、电脑及其零部件、铜矿砂等主要生产资料分别同比增长31.1%、54.4%、135.4%。进口大米、牛肉、食用植物油等民生消费品分别同比增长65.1%、90.8%、228.2%。

印尼考虑财政紧缩政策 赤字法定上限或难维持

发布/2026年3月13日 19:55

国际油价居高不下，印度尼西亚政府预计财政空间将蒙受冲击。 （法新社）

印度尼西亚考虑采取财政紧缩政策，应付国际油价高涨的冲击。

印尼总统普拉博沃星期五（3月13日）在内阁会议上指出这点。经济事务统筹部长艾尔朗加也在会上说，政府的模型显示，国际油价如果维持在高位，要在不削减开支或放慢经济增速的情况下把印尼财政赤字维持在国内生产总值3％的法定上限将面临困难。

艾尔朗加以三个可能情境说明印尼可能受到的冲击。中东战争如果持续五个月，且今年的国际原油平均价格达每桶86美元（约110新元）、印尼盾汇率下跌至1美元兑1万7000印尼盾的水平，印尼经济增长将维持在5.3％，但财政赤字将达到3.18％。

若原油平均价达到每桶97美元，印尼经济增速将减至5.2％，财政赤字将增至3.53％。

最坏的情况下，原油价格若上涨至每桶115美元，印尼的财政赤字将冲破4％。

艾尔朗加也说，政府可能对棕榈油、镍、黄金和铜等特定大宗商品征收额外课税。