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    伊朗反政府抗议期间逮捕139名外国公民

    发布时间 / 来源：2026年2月3日 18:03 / 联合早报

    2025年年底以来，伊朗多地出现针对物价上涨和货币贬值的抗议活动，其间发生骚乱，造成安全人员和民众伤亡，多座城市社会秩序受到严重冲击。 （路透社）

    伊朗政府通报，近期，当局在中部地区的一次抗议活动中逮捕139名外国公民；当局未公布被拘留者的国籍。

    法新社报道，伊朗警方负责人称，被捕人员“参与组织、煽动和指挥骚乱行动”，其中部分人“与境外网络保持联系”。

    亚兹德市警察局局长内加赫班（Ahmad Negahban）说：“在审查近期骚乱相关案件时确认，在这些动乱中被捕的人员中，有139人是外国公民。”

    伊朗因生活成本不断上升而引发的抗议活动始于去年12月28日，随后演变为全国性的反政府示威。德黑兰方面承认，骚乱期间已有3000多人死亡，但坚持称死者多为安全部队成员和无辜旁观者，并将暴力事件归咎于“恐怖主义行为”。

    人权组织则称，经核实的死亡人数达6854人，其中多数为被安全部队杀害的抗议者，警告实际死亡人数可能远高于此。

  • 民主党在深红州得州翻转州参议院席位 共和党称这是中期选举的”警钟”


    By Arlette Saenz, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett, Alison Main
    3小时前
    发布于2026年2月3日，美国东部时间凌晨5:00

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    德克萨斯州奥斯汀市，在州议会会议期间，美国国旗和德克萨斯州州旗在得克萨斯州议会大厦飘扬，议员们正在对多项法案进行投票，摄于2025年8月21日。

    Sergio Flores/路透社

    在深红州得克萨斯州的一次补选中民主党获胜，引发了国会山共和党人新一轮警告，他们称需要调整竞选信息并在中期选举前提高投票率。

    “这应该是一个警告，我认为我们必须做出回应，”内布拉斯加州众议员唐·培根表示，他补充说唐纳德·特朗普总统在边境和通胀问题上获胜，”如果我们继续关注这些问题，我认为我们会好得多。”

    距离11月选举还有九个月，共和党人对特朗普在2024年以17个百分点优势获胜的州参议院选区中出现两位数的民主党胜利感到焦虑，这种焦虑从得州蔓延至华盛顿。

    “这应该是一个警钟，因为我认为大多数共和党人对特朗普政府的所作所为感到满意。他在共和党人中的支持率不错，但他们必须出来投票，我认为这将有助于改变选举环境，”俄克拉荷马州众议员汤姆·科尔表示。

    “但毫无疑问，少数党在非大选年通常会赢，”科尔补充道。”共和党人应该明白，要保住多数席位需要付出非凡的努力。”

    周六，民主党人泰勒·雷梅特在沃思堡地区的选区获胜，这是自特朗普第二任期开始以来该党一系列补选胜利中的最新一次。雷梅特是一名工会主席和退伍军人，以14个百分点的优势击败了特朗普支持的候选人利·万布斯甘斯——这代表着相对于特朗普2024年优势的约31个百分点的转变。

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    左图：2026年1月13日，得克萨斯州南湖，得州参议院第9选区共和党候选人利·万布斯甘斯。右图：2026年1月14日，得克萨斯州沃思堡，得州参议院第9选区民主党候选人泰勒·雷梅特在国际机械师和航空航天工人协会大楼。Desiree Rios/《纽约时报》/Redux

    为何得克萨斯州参议院竞选的民主党意外胜利意义重大 5分钟阅读

    “问题比他们想象的要严重，”雷梅特周一在接受CNN的艾琳·伯内特采访时谈到共和党人时表示，”因为劳动者被抛在后面，我们需要开始找到创造性的方法来降低成本，并在这个经济中帮助人们。”

    对11月选举的影响

    雷梅特的胜利促使共和党人重新评估该党的政治地位，他们正努力应对总统低支持率和历史趋势——通常不利于执政党。

    “这不是偶然，这是个问题，”一位熟悉得州竞选情况的共和党策略师表示，”这种情况很少发生。”

    “我没有具体研究得州的数据，但我的意思是，任何时候你在深红地区输掉选举，都会令人担忧，”前国家共和党参议院委员会主席、蒙大拿州参议员史蒂夫·戴恩斯表示。

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    这张来自KXAS视频的图片显示，2026年1月31日，当选州参议员泰勒·雷梅特（民主党）在得克萨斯州沃思堡发表讲话，他赢得了得克萨斯州参议院补选，翻转了一个可靠的共和党选区，该选区特朗普在2024年以17个百分点的优势获胜。

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    雷梅特表示，他的竞选团队还努力争取在总统大选中转向特朗普的拉丁裔选民。

    “我们从一开始就与拉丁裔选民建立联系，”他说，称他试图接触一个”经常被忽视、肯定服务不足”的社区。

    这场竞选发生在得州寒冷期的周末，投票率很低，许多共和党官员在评估结果时都指出了这一问题。

    “显然这是个艰难的夜晚，这凸显了11月共和党投票率的必要性，”得州参议员泰德·克鲁兹表示。”我认为我们都在认真对待中期选举。”

    在选举的最后阶段，总统试图动员基础选民，在社交媒体上发布了三次内容。但选举后，特朗普与共和党候选人划清界限。

    “我没有参与其中，那是得州的地方选举，”周日当被问及该竞选时，特朗普告诉记者。

    呼吁聚焦优势领域

    但其他人警告称，这场竞选应该作为”警钟”，提醒总统及其政党在制定中期选举信息时。

    “还有很多其他事情在发生，比如关税问题，选民压倒性支持对乌克兰提供援助，但他在这个问题上立场不明确，”不寻求连任的培根表示。”所以我认为总统和我们团队有很多领域需要加强。”

    “我认为这是个异常现象，但我不认为这是可以忽视的问题，”得州众议员乔迪·阿林顿表示，他补充称尽管他认为共和党将有优势，包括资源方面，”但必须全力以赴”。

    阿林顿说，共和党人需要解决医疗保健可负担性和打击欺诈等问题，以克服面临的一些障碍。

    “我认为这是一个很好的提醒，告诉共和党人，历史上我们一直是在逆风前行，而不是顺风，因为当前的权力格局，这种情况一直存在，”他说。”我们唯一能克服它的方法是继续做总统当选并派来执行的使命和我们承诺的事情，不要松懈。”

    共和党人还面临着充满活力的民主党选民基础。最近的一项CNN民意调查显示，尽管民主党选民普遍对党内领导人不满，但他们今年的投票积极性远高于共和党人。

    周一，众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯在被问及得州参议院竞选时打趣说：”共和党人在得州搞砸了，他们知道这一点。”

    杰弗里斯预测，尽管共和党人试图重新划分得州国会选区以增加五个席位，但”基于2024年的表现，他们将难以赢得三个席位，更不用说过去一年的情况了。”

    寻求维持参议院多数席位的参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩淡化了民主党胜利的影响，但承认他的政党需要做更多工作来与选民建立联系。

    “正如我之前所说，执政党在中期选举时通常面临逆风，”图恩表示。”但我认为有很多因素，这些竞选各有其独特的特点。”

    “我认为，信息是，我们必须提高水平，确保我们尽一切努力，特别是让中间选民——那些决定这类选举的选民——有理由投票支持我们的候选人，”图恩补充道。”我相信我们会做到的。”

    CNN的摩根·里默对此报道有贡献。

    A Democrat flipped a state Senate seat in Texas. Republicans say it’s a ‘wake-up call’ for the midterms

    By Arlette Saenz, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett, Alison Main
    3 hr ago
    PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2026, 5:00 AM ET

    The US and Texas State flags fly at the Texas Capitol building during a session as lawmakers vote on various bills in Austin, Texas on Augusts 21, 2025.

    Sergio Flores/Reuters

    A Democratic win in a special election in solidly red Texas is sparking a new wave of warnings from Republicans on Capitol Hill about finetuning messaging and revving up turnout heading into the midterm elections.

    “It should be a warning, and I think we’ve got to respond,” said Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, adding President Donald Trump won on border and inflation issues and “if we were to focus on that and still focus on that, I think we’d be a lot better off.”

    Nine months until the November elections, Republican angst over a double-digit Democratic victory in a state Senate district Trump won by 17 points in 2024 is settling in from Texas to the nation’s capital.

    “It should be a wake-up call because I think most Republicans are satisfied with what the Trump administration has done. His numbers amongst Republicans are good, but they’re going to have to come out and vote and I think that’ll help change the election environment,” said Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma.

    “But hey, no doubt about it, minority parties win off-year elections most times,” Cole added. “Republicans ought to understand it’s going to take an exceptional effort to hold the majority.”

    The win Saturday by Democrat Taylor Rehmet in the Fort Worth-area district is the latest in a string of special election triumphs by the party since the start of Trump’s second term. Rehmet, a union president and veteran, defeated Trump-endorsed candidate Leigh Wambsganss by 14 points – representing a roughly 31-point swing from Trump’s 2024 margin.

    Left: Leigh Wambsganss, the Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 9, in Southlake, Texas, Jan. 13, 2026. Right: Taylor Rehmet, the Democratic candidate for Texas Senate District 9, at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers building in Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 14, 2026. Desiree Rios/The New York Times/Redux Why Democrats’ upset in a Texas state Senate race is a big deal 5 min read

    “The problem is bigger than they think it is,” Rehmet said of Republicans Monday during an appearance with CNN’s Erin Burnett. “Because working folks have been left behind, and we need to start finding creative ways to lower costs and help folks out in this economy.”

    Implications for November

    Rehmet’s victory has prompted Republicans to reassess the party’s political standing as they grapple with the president’s low approval ratings and historical trends that traditionally go against the party in the White House.

    “That’s not an accident. That’s an issue,” one Republican strategist familiar with Texas races said. “That doesn’t happen very often.”

    “I haven’t studied those Texas numbers specifically, but I mean, anytime that you lose a race in red areas, it would be concerning,” said Montana Sen. Steve Daines, a former chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

    In this image taken from KXAS video, State Sen-elect Taylor Rehmet (D) speaks in Fort Worth, Texas on January 31, 2026, after winning a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

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    Rehmet said his campaign also worked to win back Latino voters who swung to Trump in the last presidential election.

    “We showed up with Latino voters from the very beginning,” he said, saying he tried to reach out to a community “often overlooked, definitely underserved.”

    The race played out as Republicans and Democrats in the state will hold Senate primaries next month, which will test the direction of each party in the conservative state. Republicans are engaged in a three-way primary between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt. The Democratic primary features two rising stars in the party – Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico.

    Amy O’Kruk, CNN CNN’s guide to the most important elections of 2026 9 min read

    The special election contest, which was held on a weekend during a cold stretch in Texas, saw low turnout, an issue many Republicans officials pointed to as they took stock of the results.

    “It was obviously a rough night, and it underscores the need for Republican turnout in November,” said Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. “I think we’re all taking the midterms seriously.”

    In the final stretch of the election, the president sought to turn out base voters, posting three times on social media. But in the aftermath of the election, Trump distanced himself from the Republican contest.

    “I’m not involved with that. That’s a local Texas race,” Trump told reporters Sunday when asked about the race.

    Calls to focus on areas of strength

    But others have warned the race should serve as “wake-up call” for the president and his party as they craft their messaging for the midterms.

    “There’s all this other stuff going on, whether it’s tariffs, the voters are overwhelmingly for Ukraine, and he’s not been there on that. So I think there’s so many areas that the president and our team to be stronger on,” said Bacon, who is not seeking reelection.

    “I think it’s an anomaly, but I don’t think it’s something that you want to brush off,” said Rep. Jodey Arrington of Texas, adding that while he believes the GOP will have advantages, including resources, “you got to run through the tape.”

    Arrington said Republicans need to address issues like health care affordability and cracking down on fraud in order to overcome some of the barriers they face.

    Ira Dember, a frequent Houston protester, waves the American flag and holds a sign that reads ”Jesus never asked for a copay” at a demonstration outside of Texas Senator John Cornyn’s office in Houston, Texas, on December 30, 2025.

    Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto/Getty Images

    “I see this as a good reminder to Republicans that historically, we are fighting uphill, not downhill, because of the current power dynamic, and that happens all the time,” he said. “The only way we are going to overcome it is if we continue to do what the president was elected and sent here with a mandate to do and what we promised and not to take our foot off the pedal.”

    Republicans also are contending with a deeply energized Democratic base. A recent CNN poll showed Democratic registered voters were far more motivated to vote this year than Republicans – despite widespread dissatisfaction with party leaders.

    On Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries quipped “the Republicans done effed up in Texas, and they know it,” when asked about the state Senate race.

    Jeffries predicted that despite Republicans attempts to redraw Texas congressional maps in an effort to gain five more seats, “they’re going to struggle to win three based on 2024 performance, let alone what we’ve seen literally over the last year.”

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who is looking to maintain the GOP majority in the upper chamber, downplayed the Democratic win but acknowledged his party needs to do more to connect with voters.

    “The party in power typically has headwinds they’re facing, as I’ve said before, going into midterm elections. But I think there are a lot of factors, and these races are all, have their own unique features and characteristics,” Thune said.

    “I think the, you know, the message is, we gotta up our game and make sure that we’re doing everything to, to give people, particularly voters in the middle of the electorate who decide these types of elections, a reason to vote for our candidates,” Thune added. “And I believe we will do that.”

    CNN’s Morgan Rimmer contributed to this report.

  • 参议员珍妮·沙欣、苏珊·柯林斯敦促五角大楼不要搁置哈瓦那综合征研究


    2026年2月3日 / 美国东部时间上午6:00 / CBS新闻

    两名参议员——一名共和党人和一名民主党人——警告国防部长彼得·黑格斯泰斯不要重新安置并削减负责调查所谓”异常健康事件”(AHI)（俗称哈瓦那综合征）的五角大楼团队的资源，他们认为此举将削弱对受影响人员的护理并阻碍正在进行的研究。

    在周一发送给黑格斯泰斯的一封信中，新罕布什尔州民主党参议员珍妮·沙欣和缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯对国防部内部报告的将协调部门对哈瓦那综合征应对工作的跨职能团队（CFT）从目前政策副部长办公室下的位置转移的计划表示担忧。

    尽管拟议的变更在内部被描述为官僚重组，但参议员们警告称，这可能会有效地使该团队靠边站，并削弱其研究根本原因和确定受害者护理方案的能力。

    “我们有责任在对AHI的归因和技术研究持续进行的同时，确保这些人员继续获得护理，而这只能由目前形式的CFT来完成，”参议员们在信中写道。

    五角大楼尚未回应关于是否有搬迁CFT计划的置评请求。《华盛顿 examiner》首先报道称，官员们正考虑将该团队从负责政策的国防部副部长的职责范围转移到负责研究与工程的国防部副部长的职责范围。

    AHI指的是一系列无法解释的神经系统症状，2016年首先由美国驻古巴人员报告，后来在其他地区也有报道。根据多项调查，报告的症状包括剧烈头痛、头晕和眩晕、耳鸣、恶心、视力问题以及使人衰弱的认知影响。

    在过去十年中，已有超过1500起此类症状报告。截至2024年，未分类的美国政府问责局报告确定有334名美国政府人员通过军事医疗系统寻求AHI相关护理。

    一位资深国会官员告诉CBS新闻，在特朗普政府第二个任期的第一年又报告了更多病例，但出于保密考虑拒绝提供更多细节。该官员要求匿名讨论敏感的国家安全事务。

    CBS新闻已联系负责美军人员AHI医疗评估和治疗的国防健康局请求置评。

    国会官员表示，CFT”对这一群体的人员来说一直是非常重要的资源”，它作为”中央信息库”，使受害者能够获得护理、通过《哈瓦那法案》立法处理赔偿申请、讨论关于定向能武器的更广泛研究，甚至只是有一个能让他们的症状得到重视的地方。

    “解散一个由拥有数十年经验的精心挑选的专家团队，要么是无能的表现，要么是掩盖真相，”曾在哈瓦那服役的前中情局行动官员”亚当”告诉CBS新闻，”如果黑格斯泰斯部长知道这对他如此坚决想要保护和照顾的战士意味着什么，他绝不会批准这样做。”

    CFT根据2022财年《国防授权法案》成立，旨在集中部门对AHI的应对工作。AHI已影响数百名美国政府人员，包括军人、外交官和情报官员。其职责范围包括医疗护理、根据《哈瓦那法案》处理福利事宜、研究以及与调查潜在原因的部门进行协调。

    2024年完成的一项多年期情报界评估得出结论，外国对手”极不可能”对大多数报告的AHI负责，尽管一些相关专家小组认为定向脉冲电磁能是部分病例的合理解释。国家情报总监办公室正在对情报界此前对这些事件的调查进行审查，但尚未公开。

    CBS新闻此前报道，美国政府在2024年底秘密收购了一种官员认为可能与AHI有关的设备。五角大楼已对该设备进行了一年多的测试，该设备发射脉冲射频能量，含有俄罗斯制造的组件。

    一些议员和受影响人员批评情报界先前的结论，并要求更严格的调查和透明度。参议员们在信中指出，自2024年以来，CFT未被允许就其调查结果进行简报，他们表示这”不仅违反了法律，还引发了对贵部门内某些人继续CFT重要工作的动机的担忧”。

    国会官员指出，国防部在领导层层面并未失去兴趣。”当CFT向部长简报时，他一直愿意接受，”但他表示，其他官僚层级对此投入较少——甚至公开反对——调查这一问题。

    根据信件内容，黑格斯泰斯在去年的确认听证会后，向参议院武装部队委员会提交书面答复，承诺”全力支持国防部设施继续为患有AHI症状的外交官、情报专业人员和其他美国政府雇员提供护理”。

    参议员们在给黑格斯泰斯的信中表示，对CFT的任何变更”似乎都与你的优先事项以及总统的优先事项不符”。

    Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Susan Collins urge Pentagon not to sideline Havana Syndrome research

    February 3, 2026 / 6:00 AM EST / CBS News

    Two senators — one Republican and one Democrat — warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against relocating and reducing resources for a Pentagon team charged with investigating so-called “Anomalous Health Incidents,” or AHI, colloquially known as Havana Syndrome, arguing that such a move would undercut care for affected personnel and stall ongoing research.

    In a letter sent to Hegseth on Monday, Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine raised concerns about reported plans within the Department of Defense to shift the cross-functional team, known as a CFT, that coordinates the department’s response to the Havana Syndrome out of its current position under the Office of the Under Secretary for Policy.

    While the proposed change has been described internally as a bureaucratic reorganization, the senators cautioned that it could effectively sideline the team and weaken its ability to research the underlying cause and identify care for victims.

    “We owe it to these personnel to continue to receive care while ongoing research is done on attribution and technology, which can only be done by the CFT in its current form,” the senators wrote.

    The Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment on whether it had any plans to relocate the CFT. The Washington Examiner first reported officials were considering moving the team from the portfolio of the under secretary of defense for policy to the under secretary of defense for research and engineering.

    AHI refers to a suite of unexplained neurological symptoms first reported by American personnel in Havana, Cuba, beginning in 2016 and later elsewhere. Reported symptoms include intense headaches, dizziness and vertigo, ringing in the ears, nausea, vision problems and debilitating cognitive effects, according to multiple investigations.

    There have been more than 1,500 reports of the condition over the past decade. An unclassified Government Accountability Office report previously identified 334 U.S. government personnel who sought care for AHI through the military health system as of 2024.

    A senior congressional official told CBS News additional cases were reported during the first year of the second Trump administration, but declined to provide further details due to classification concerns. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national security matters.

    CBS News has reached out for comment to the Defense Health Agency, which manages medical assessments and treatments for AHI among servicemembers.

    The CFT “has been a very important resource to the people in this cohort,” the congressional official said, noting it serves as a “central repository” for victims to access care, navigate compensation claims through Havana Act legislation, discuss broader research into directed energy weapons, or even just have a place where their symptoms are taken seriously.

    “Disbanding a carefully curated team of experts with decades of experience reeks of either incompetence or a cover-up,” former CIA operations officer ‘Adam,’ who served in Havana, told CBS News. “If Secretary Hegseth knew what this would mean for the war fighter that he so adamantly wants to protect and care for, there’s no way he would sign off.”

    The CFT was established in the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act to centralize the department’s response to AHI, which has affected hundreds of U.S. government personnel, including military service members, diplomats, and intelligence officers. Its mandate spans medical care, benefits processing under the Havana Act, research, and coordination with investigative elements examining potential causes.

    A multi-year intelligence community assessment concluded in 2024 that a foreign adversary is “very unlikely” to be responsible for most reported AHIs, though some adjacent expert panels have suggested directed, pulsed electromagnetic energy as a plausible explanation for a subset of cases. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has been conducting a review of the intelligence community’s previous investigations of the incidents, but it has not been made public.

    CBS News previously reported the U.S. government quietly acquired a device in late 2024 that officials believe may be connected to AHIs. The Pentagon has been testing the device, which emits pulsed, radio-frequency energy, and contains Russian-made components, for more than a year.

    Some lawmakers and affected personnel have criticized the intelligence community’s prior conclusions and pressed for more rigorous investigation and transparency. In their letter, the senators noted the CFT had not been made available to provide briefings on its findings since 2024, which they said was “not only a violation of the law, but raises concerns over the motivations of some within your Department on continuing the CFT’s important work.”

    The congressional official noted that the Defense Department has not lost interest at the leadership level. “When the CFT has briefed the Secretary…he has been receptive,” but said other bureaucratic levels were less invested in — and even overtly opposed to — investigating the issue.

    According to the letter, Hegseth, following his confirmation hearing last year, submitted written answers to the Senate Armed Services Committee committing to “fully support DoD facilities continuing to care for diplomats, intelligence professionals and other U.S. government employees suffering AHI symptoms.”

    The senators in their letter to Hegseth said any change to the CFT would “appear to be out of line with both your priorities and those of the President.”

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  • 特朗普宣布启动战略关键矿产储备计划 助制造业抵御供应冲击


    2026年2月3日 20:25 | 联合早报

    （华盛顿综合电）美国总统特朗普星期一（2月2日）宣布，启动一项规模达120亿美元（约153亿新元）的战略关键矿产储备计划，以协助美国制造业抵御供应冲击，同时降低对中国稀土与其他关键金属的依赖。

    特朗普在白宫说：“多年来，美国企业在市场动荡时，一直面临关键矿产短缺的风险。今天，我们启动金库计划（Project Vault），以确保美企和工人永远不会因为任何短缺而受到伤害。”

    金库计划将结合20亿美元的私人资本和美国进出口银行提供的100亿美元贷款，为汽车制造商、科技公司和其他制造商采购并储存稀土矿物。

    此前美国已建立起国家关键矿产储备，以满足国防工业的需求，但并未建立民用储备。特朗普政府还采取一项罕见的举措，那就是直接投资国内矿产公司，以增加国内稀土的生产与加工。

    美国官员指出，关键矿产储备的工作已在进行，目标是要维持60天的矿产储备，以备紧急情况使用。

    至今已有10多家公司同意参与金库计划，包括通用汽车（GM）、欧洲汽车巨头斯泰兰蒂斯集团（Stellantis NV）、波音公司、光纤制造商康宁公司（Corning Inc.）和谷歌等。参与公司无须自行维持库存，就能让自身业务免受关键材料价格波动的影响。

    根据这项安排，企业只要承诺以指定价格，在日后采购材料并支付部分前期费用，就可向金库计划提交所需材料的采购清单。金库计划将负责采购并储存这些材料。

    美国官员说，制造商在补充库存的前提下，可以按需要提取所储备的材料。一旦发生重大供应中断，企业将能动用所有储备。

    制造商承诺以固定价格购买储备材料 助抑制市场波动

    这项采购设计的要点在于，制造商承诺以固定价格购买特定数量的材料，也须承诺未来以相同价格再次购买相同数量的材料。美国政府认为这可起到稳定作用，有助抑制市场波动。

    美官员说，三家大宗商品贸易公司赫斯能贸公司（Hartree Partners LP）、特拉塞斯北美公司（Traxys North America LLC）和总部在日内瓦的摩科瑞能源集团（Mercuria Energy Group Ltd.）已经签约负责采购材料，以补充库存。

    去年10月，特朗普与中国国家主席习近平在韩国釜山举行会晤，双方达成休战一年的协议。两国分别下调关税并放宽出口限制，中国同意在为期一年的协议框架内维持稀土出口。

    尽管如此，自中国去年对稀土实施大规模出口限制以来，华盛顿一直将摆脱对中国的依赖列为首要任务。美方要加速推动建立不依赖北京的关键矿产供应链，但专家警告，这一过程可能需要好几年才能完成。

    特朗普宣布启动战略关键矿产储备计划 助制造业抵御供应冲击

    2026年2月3日 20:25 | 联合早报

    （华盛顿综合电）美国总统特朗普星期一（2月2日）宣布，启动一项规模达120亿美元（约153亿新元）的战略关键矿产储备计划，以协助美国制造业抵御供应冲击，同时降低对中国稀土与其他关键金属的依赖。

    特朗普在白宫说：“多年来，美国企业在市场动荡时，一直面临关键矿产短缺的风险。今天，我们启动金库计划（Project Vault），以确保美企和工人永远不会因为任何短缺而受到伤害。”

    金库计划将结合20亿美元的私人资本和美国进出口银行提供的100亿美元贷款，为汽车制造商、科技公司和其他制造商采购并储存稀土矿物。

    此前美国已建立起国家关键矿产储备，以满足国防工业的需求，但并未建立民用储备。特朗普政府还采取一项罕见的举措，那就是直接投资国内矿产公司，以增加国内稀土的生产与加工。

    美国官员指出，关键矿产储备的工作已在进行，目标是要维持60天的矿产储备，以备紧急情况使用。

    至今已有10多家公司同意参与金库计划，包括通用汽车（GM）、欧洲汽车巨头斯泰兰蒂斯集团（Stellantis NV）、波音公司、光纤制造商康宁公司（Corning Inc.）和谷歌等。参与公司无须自行维持库存，就能让自身业务免受关键材料价格波动的影响。

    根据这项安排，企业只要承诺以指定价格，在日后采购材料并支付部分前期费用，就可向金库计划提交所需材料的采购清单。金库计划将负责采购并储存这些材料。

    美国官员说，制造商在补充库存的前提下，可以按需要提取所储备的材料。一旦发生重大供应中断，企业将能动用所有储备。

    制造商承诺以固定价格购买储备材料 助抑制市场波动

    这项采购设计的要点在于，制造商承诺以固定价格购买特定数量的材料，也须承诺未来以相同价格再次购买相同数量的材料。美国政府认为这可起到稳定作用，有助抑制市场波动。

    美官员说，三家大宗商品贸易公司赫斯能贸公司（Hartree Partners LP）、特拉塞斯北美公司（Traxys North America LLC）和总部在日内瓦的摩科瑞能源集团（Mercuria Energy Group Ltd.）已经签约负责采购材料，以补充库存。

    去年10月，特朗普与中国国家主席习近平在韩国釜山举行会晤，双方达成休战一年的协议。两国分别下调关税并放宽出口限制，中国同意在为期一年的协议框架内维持稀土出口。

    尽管如此，自中国去年对稀土实施大规模出口限制以来，华盛顿一直将摆脱对中国的依赖列为首要任务。美方要加速推动建立不依赖北京的关键矿产供应链，但专家警告，这一过程可能需要好几年才能完成。

  • 美俄核军控条约5日到期 俄警告世界将首次不受限制 | 联合早报


    发布/2026年2月3日 19:05

    俄罗斯高级外交官称，随着《新削减战略武器条约》（New START）即将在本周到期，俄罗斯已准备好面对一个不再受到美俄核军控限制的“新现实”。

    彭博社报道，除非美俄双方在最后关头达成某种共识，否则当《新削减战略武器条约》于星期四（2月5日）到期时，两国将50多年来首次在远程战略核武库方面不再受到任何约束。

    俄罗斯副外长里亚布科夫（Sergei Ryabkov）在北京接受俄媒采访时说：“这是一个新的时刻，一个新的现实——我们已经为此做好准备。”

    《新削减战略武器条约》于2010年签署，将已部署战略核弹头数量上限设定为1550枚。

    美国总统特朗普上月在接受《纽约时报》采访时说，他将允许条约到期失效。但他尚未就俄罗斯提出的“在条约到期后再遵守一年导弹与弹头数量限制、以争取后续谈判时间”的建议作出正式回应。

    里亚布科夫则说：“（美方）没有回应，本身也是一种回应。”

    莫斯科和华盛顿的军控支持者警告称，条约失效不仅将取消对核弹头数量的限制，还会削弱互信、透明度以及核意图的核查能力，一些人担忧由此引发不受约束的核军备竞赛。

    美国前总统奥巴马警告称，《新削减战略武器条约》若失效，后果严重。奥巴马2010年与时任俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫共同签署条约。

    奥巴马在社交媒体平台X上发文说：“如果国会不采取行动，美俄之间最后一项核军控条约将到期失效……这将毫无必要地抹杀数十年的外交努力，并可能引发新一轮军备竞赛，使世界变得更加不安全。”

    俄罗斯前总统、现任安全官员梅德韦杰夫也说，若条约在没有任何后续安排的情况下到期，世界应当感到警惕，这可能会加速象征全球核风险的“末日时钟”。

    美俄核军控条约5日到期 俄警告世界将首次不受限制 | 联合早报

    发布/2026年2月3日 19:05

    俄罗斯高级外交官称，随着《新削减战略武器条约》（New START）即将在本周到期，俄罗斯已准备好面对一个不再受到美俄核军控限制的“新现实”。

    彭博社报道，除非美俄双方在最后关头达成某种共识，否则当《新削减战略武器条约》于星期四（2月5日）到期时，两国将50多年来首次在远程战略核武库方面不再受到任何约束。

    俄罗斯副外长里亚布科夫（Sergei Ryabkov）在北京接受俄媒采访时说：“这是一个新的时刻，一个新的现实——我们已经为此做好准备。”

    《新削减战略武器条约》于2010年签署，将已部署战略核弹头数量上限设定为1550枚。

    美国总统特朗普上月在接受《纽约时报》采访时说，他将允许条约到期失效。但他尚未就俄罗斯提出的“在条约到期后再遵守一年导弹与弹头数量限制、以争取后续谈判时间”的建议作出正式回应。

    里亚布科夫则说：“（美方）没有回应，本身也是一种回应。”

    莫斯科和华盛顿的军控支持者警告称，条约失效不仅将取消对核弹头数量的限制，还会削弱互信、透明度以及核意图的核查能力，一些人担忧由此引发不受约束的核军备竞赛。

    美国前总统奥巴马警告称，《新削减战略武器条约》若失效，后果严重。奥巴马2010年与时任俄罗斯总统梅德韦杰夫共同签署条约。

    奥巴马在社交媒体平台X上发文说：“如果国会不采取行动，美俄之间最后一项核军控条约将到期失效……这将毫无必要地抹杀数十年的外交努力，并可能引发新一轮军备竞赛，使世界变得更加不安全。”

    俄罗斯前总统、现任安全官员梅德韦杰夫也说，若条约在没有任何后续安排的情况下到期，世界应当感到警惕，这可能会加速象征全球核风险的“末日时钟”。

  • 美载人绕月任务演练遇液氢泄漏 发射推迟至3月


    发布时间 / 来源：2026年2月3日 20:06 / 联合早报

    美国航空航天局星期一（2月2日）进行“阿耳忒弥斯2号”载人绕月飞行任务的综合演练，涵盖推进剂加注、发射倒计时等关键环节。但由于火箭核心级的推进剂接口出现液氢泄漏，倒计时被中止。

    新华社报道，美航空航天局宣布，任务发射窗口将从2月推迟至3月。

    此次演练内容包括向新一代登月火箭“太空发射系统”加注低温液氢、发射倒计时程序演练等。演练中，火箭核心级的推进剂接口出现液氢泄漏，需要多次暂停操作以采取应对措施，如调整推进剂流量等，从而使倒计时进程延后。

    此外，“猎户座”乘员舱的压力阀在近期更换后需重新拧紧，操作耗时较长。另外还出现了低温影响部分摄像头和设备、地面团队音频通信间歇中断等问题。在倒计时测试剩余5分15秒时，由于液氢泄漏率突然升高，有关设备自动停止倒计时。

    美航空航天局称，综合演练旨在发现并解决潜在问题，确保发射任务顺利进行。有关团队将全面审查测试数据，解决演练中遇到的问题，并在确定正式发射日期之前进行下一轮综合演练测试。

    美航空航天局局长艾萨克曼称，“太空发射系统”距离上一次发射已超过三年，遇到挑战在预料之中，这正是进行综合演练测试的意义。演练结束后，团队决定放弃2月的发射窗口，将目标定在3月。

    美国于2019年宣布“阿耳忒弥斯”登月计划，并于2022年11月完成“阿耳忒弥斯1号”无人绕月飞行测试任务。根据计划，在“阿耳忒弥斯2号”载人绕月飞行任务中，将有4名宇航员搭乘“猎户座”飞船进行为期约10天的绕月飞行，相关宇航员未参加此次综合演练。在“阿耳忒弥斯2号”任务完成后，美航空航天局将推进实施“阿耳忒弥斯3号”载人登月任务。

    美载人绕月任务演练遇液氢泄漏 发射推迟至3月

    发布时间 / 来源：2026年2月3日 20:06 / 联合早报

    美国航空航天局星期一（2月2日）进行“阿耳忒弥斯2号”载人绕月飞行任务的综合演练，涵盖推进剂加注、发射倒计时等关键环节。但由于火箭核心级的推进剂接口出现液氢泄漏，倒计时被中止。

    新华社报道，美航空航天局宣布，任务发射窗口将从2月推迟至3月。

    此次演练内容包括向新一代登月火箭“太空发射系统”加注低温液氢、发射倒计时程序演练等。演练中，火箭核心级的推进剂接口出现液氢泄漏，需要多次暂停操作以采取应对措施，如调整推进剂流量等，从而使倒计时进程延后。

    此外，“猎户座”乘员舱的压力阀在近期更换后需重新拧紧，操作耗时较长。另外还出现了低温影响部分摄像头和设备、地面团队音频通信间歇中断等问题。在倒计时测试剩余5分15秒时，由于液氢泄漏率突然升高，有关设备自动停止倒计时。

    美航空航天局称，综合演练旨在发现并解决潜在问题，确保发射任务顺利进行。有关团队将全面审查测试数据，解决演练中遇到的问题，并在确定正式发射日期之前进行下一轮综合演练测试。

    美航空航天局局长艾萨克曼称，“太空发射系统”距离上一次发射已超过三年，遇到挑战在预料之中，这正是进行综合演练测试的意义。演练结束后，团队决定放弃2月的发射窗口，将目标定在3月。

    美国于2019年宣布“阿耳忒弥斯”登月计划，并于2022年11月完成“阿耳忒弥斯1号”无人绕月飞行测试任务。根据计划，在“阿耳忒弥斯2号”载人绕月飞行任务中，将有4名宇航员搭乘“猎户座”飞船进行为期约10天的绕月飞行，相关宇航员未参加此次综合演练。在“阿耳忒弥斯2号”任务完成后，美航空航天局将推进实施“阿耳忒弥斯3号”载人登月任务。

  • 特朗普要求哈佛支付10亿美元 双方仍远未达成协议


    作者：里沙布·贾斯瓦尔、希瓦尼·塔纳和卡尼什卡·辛格

    华盛顿，2月3日（路透社） – 美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周一晚间表示，其政府正寻求从哈佛大学获得10亿美元，以了结针对该校的联邦调查，调查起因是该校政策问题。尽管经过数月谈判，双方仍未达成最终协议。

    特朗普政府一直以扣留联邦资金相要挟，针对哈佛大学及其他多所大学，理由包括支持巴勒斯坦人反对以色列在加沙战争的抗议活动、校园多元化政策以及跨性别政策等问题。

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    特朗普称，哈佛大学及其他大学在亲巴勒斯坦抗议活动中允许反犹主义言论的表达。

    “我们现在要求10亿美元的损害赔偿，未来也不想再与哈佛大学有任何瓜葛，”特朗普在Truth Social帖子中写道，未具体说明该金额的计算依据或所指的确切损害类型。

    特朗普的帖子是针对《纽约时报》的一篇报道作出的回应。该报道援引消息人士的话说，特朗普政府在谈判中已放弃了向哈佛大学索要现金的要求，转而寻求达成协议。特朗普驳斥了这一报道。

    特朗普政府官员与哈佛大学已进行了数月的谈判。特朗普去年9月曾表示，协议即将达成，哈佛大学需支付5亿美元。

    总部位于马萨诸塞州剑桥的哈佛大学未立即回应路透社的置评请求。

    政府已与部分大学达成调查和解。哈佛大学去年起诉了特朗普政府，一名法官后来裁定政府非法终止了对该校的部分拨款。

    包括一些犹太团体在内的抗议者表示，政府错误地将对以色列进攻加沙及其占领巴勒斯坦领土的批评等同于反犹主义，并将支持巴勒斯坦人权利等同于支持极端主义。

    权利倡导者还对特朗普的调查提出了言论自由和学术自由方面的担忧。

    其他常春藤盟校，包括哥伦比亚大学和布朗大学，已与政府达成协议，并接受了某些政府要求。哥伦比亚大学同意向政府支付超过2.2亿美元，布朗大学表示将支付5000万美元用于支持当地劳动力发展。

    报道：里沙布·贾斯瓦尔、希瓦尼·塔纳（班加罗尔）和卡尼什卡·辛格（华盛顿）；编辑：克里斯蒂安·施莫林格、斯蒂芬·科茨和苏珊·芬顿

    Trump seeks $1 billion from Harvard as two sides remain far from deal

    By Rishabh Jaiswal, Shivani Tanna and Kanishka Singh

    WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Monday his administration is pursuing $1 billion from Harvard to settle federal probes into the university over school policies, with the two sides yet to reach a final deal despite months of talks.

    The Trump administration has been threatening to withhold federal funds from Harvard and several other universities over issues including pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, campus diversity and transgender policies.

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    Trump has said Harvard and other universities allowed displays of antisemitism during pro-Palestinian protests.

    “We are now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages, and want nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, without specifying how he arrived at that figure or what damages exactly he was referring to.

    Trump’s post came in response to a New York Times report, citing sources, saying the Trump administration has dropped its demand for cash from Harvard in ongoing talks to strike a deal. Trump dismissed the report.

    Trump officials and Harvard have engaged in months of talks. Trump said in September a deal was close and would involve a $500 million payment by Harvard.

    Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Harvard did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

    The government has settled its probes with some universities. Harvard sued the Trump administration last year and a judge later ruled the government had unlawfully terminated some grants for the university.

    Protesters, including some Jewish groups, say the government wrongly equates criticism of Israel’s assault on Gaza and its occupation of Palestinian territories with antisemitism, and advocacy for Palestinian rights with support for extremism.

    Rights advocates have also raised free speech and academic freedom concerns over Trump’s probes.

    Several other Ivy League schools, including Columbia University and Brown University, have reached agreements with the administration and accepted certain government demands. Columbia agreed to pay more than $220 million to the government and Brown said it will pay $50 million to support local workforce development.

    Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal and Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru and Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Christian Schmollinger, Stephen Coates and Susan Fenton

  • 分析：美印协议属释放政治信号阶段 细节仍待谈判


    2026年2月3日 20:13 / 联合早报

    （华盛顿 / 新德里综合电）美国总统特朗普宣布与印度达成贸易协议，美国将把印度商品的对等关税从25%降至18%，他还称印度总理莫迪已同意不买俄罗斯石油，转而跟美国和委内瑞拉购买，此外还会大买高达5000亿美元的美国能源、科技和农产品等。

    僵持多时的美印谈判终于取得突破，为印度商界和股市注入一片乐观情绪，印度SENSEX和NIFTY两大指数星期二都跳涨逾2.5%，卢比对美元汇率也涨逾1.5%。不过分析警告，协议目前处于对外释放政治信号的阶段，许多细节还待明确，包括特朗普宣称印度将把关税和非关税壁垒“减至零”，以及购买5000亿美元（约6345亿新元）美国商品等，在两国的后续谈判都可能是棘手课题。

    特朗普星期一（2月2日）在社媒贴文宣称，当天上午与莫迪通电话谈了许多事，包括两国贸易和结束俄乌战争，“基于对莫迪的友谊和尊敬，在他的请求下，我们立即同意美印达成贸易协议”。

    白宫过后证实，印度此前因购买俄罗斯石油而被特朗普加征的25%关税也会取消。

    印度工商部未立即回复媒体询问，不过一名印度官员星期二（3日）匿名向路透社透露，印度已同意购买美国商品，以降低美国对印度的贸易逆差。他说：“这项承诺涵盖的领域包括药剂、电信、国防、石油和飞机，将在来临几年完成。”

    这名官员也证实，印度提议给予美国某些农产品的市场准入。不过，他并未对购买承诺和农业市场准入透露进一步详情，只说目前达成的是第一阶段的协议，两国未来几个月将继续谈判，以达成更全面的协议。

    在首阶段，新德里已应华盛顿的要求，削减美国汽车进入印度的关税。

    美印谈判突破僵局 商界雀跃学者审慎

    对于印度成功争取到美国调降关税至18%，印度出口组织总会总干事萨海（Ajay Sahai）以“所有协议之父”来形容美印协议，呼应欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩上周形容，欧盟与印度的贸易协议为“所有协议之母”。

    萨海说：“多数东南亚和南亚国家的对等关税率都在19%或更高，这意味着印度出口商的竞争力可与对手大致扯平。”他预计，此前受到冲击的一些劳工密集型产业如纺织、鞋具和珠宝业，接下来有望争取到订单回流。

    布鲁金斯学会印度项目主任马丹（Tanvi Madan）认为，印度与欧盟上周一（1月26日）达成的贸易协议，或许促使华盛顿愿意与印度达成协议。

    不过，尼赫鲁大学经济学退休教授塔尔（Biswajit Dhar）向法新社说，协议虽然会让印度得益，但背后还有更大的问题，包括印度政府一直对国内承诺不会对外开放农业，但特朗普的贴文“初步显示美国将获得农业准入”。

    印度智库全球贸易研究计划学者斯里瓦斯塔瓦（Ajay Srivastava）也说：“印度目前每年从美国进口的货品少于500亿美元。5000亿美元看起来更像一个愿望，而非承诺。直到两国政府发布联合声明，看到协议文本和清楚的执行条款，这项宣布应当视为政治信号，而非最终协议。”

    斯里瓦斯塔瓦说：“我们须小心谨慎，而不是大肆庆祝。”

    分析：美印协议属释放政治信号阶段 细节仍待谈判

    2026年2月3日 20:13 / 联合早报

    （华盛顿 / 新德里综合电）美国总统特朗普宣布与印度达成贸易协议，美国将把印度商品的对等关税从25%降至18%，他还称印度总理莫迪已同意不买俄罗斯石油，转而跟美国和委内瑞拉购买，此外还会大买高达5000亿美元的美国能源、科技和农产品等。

    僵持多时的美印谈判终于取得突破，为印度商界和股市注入一片乐观情绪，印度SENSEX和NIFTY两大指数星期二都跳涨逾2.5%，卢比对美元汇率也涨逾1.5%。不过分析警告，协议目前处于对外释放政治信号的阶段，许多细节还待明确，包括特朗普宣称印度将把关税和非关税壁垒“减至零”，以及购买5000亿美元（约6345亿新元）美国商品等，在两国的后续谈判都可能是棘手课题。

    特朗普星期一（2月2日）在社媒贴文宣称，当天上午与莫迪通电话谈了许多事，包括两国贸易和结束俄乌战争，“基于对莫迪的友谊和尊敬，在他的请求下，我们立即同意美印达成贸易协议”。

    白宫过后证实，印度此前因购买俄罗斯石油而被特朗普加征的25%关税也会取消。

    印度工商部未立即回复媒体询问，不过一名印度官员星期二（3日）匿名向路透社透露，印度已同意购买美国商品，以降低美国对印度的贸易逆差。他说：“这项承诺涵盖的领域包括药剂、电信、国防、石油和飞机，将在来临几年完成。”

    这名官员也证实，印度提议给予美国某些农产品的市场准入。不过，他并未对购买承诺和农业市场准入透露进一步详情，只说目前达成的是第一阶段的协议，两国未来几个月将继续谈判，以达成更全面的协议。

    在首阶段，新德里已应华盛顿的要求，削减美国汽车进入印度的关税。

    美印谈判突破僵局 商界雀跃学者审慎

    对于印度成功争取到美国调降关税至18%，印度出口组织总会总干事萨海（Ajay Sahai）以“所有协议之父”来形容美印协议，呼应欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩上周形容，欧盟与印度的贸易协议为“所有协议之母”。

    萨海说：“多数东南亚和南亚国家的对等关税率都在19%或更高，这意味着印度出口商的竞争力可与对手大致扯平。”他预计，此前受到冲击的一些劳工密集型产业如纺织、鞋具和珠宝业，接下来有望争取到订单回流。

    布鲁金斯学会印度项目主任马丹（Tanvi Madan）认为，印度与欧盟上周一（1月26日）达成的贸易协议，或许促使华盛顿愿意与印度达成协议。

    不过，尼赫鲁大学经济学退休教授塔尔（Biswajit Dhar）向法新社说，协议虽然会让印度得益，但背后还有更大的问题，包括印度政府一直对国内承诺不会对外开放农业，但特朗普的贴文“初步显示美国将获得农业准入”。

    印度智库全球贸易研究计划学者斯里瓦斯塔瓦（Ajay Srivastava）也说：“印度目前每年从美国进口的货品少于500亿美元。5000亿美元看起来更像一个愿望，而非承诺。直到两国政府发布联合声明，看到协议文本和清楚的执行条款，这项宣布应当视为政治信号，而非最终协议。”

    斯里瓦斯塔瓦说：“我们须小心谨慎，而不是大肆庆祝。”

  • MAHA的”钱袋子”打造了政治机器。这对中期选举有何影响？


    发布时间：2026年2月3日，美国东部时间上午6:00 | 作者：莎拉·奥默莫尔

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    2023年8月10日，纽约，Skyhorse出版社总裁托尼·莱昂斯在其办公室。

    Jeenah Moon/The New York Times/Redux/资料图

    作为一名第六代农民，扎奇·拉恩（Zach Lahn）正在竞选爱荷华州州长，他是2026年选举周期中首位获得MAHA支持的候选人。

    他的竞选纲领包括挑战”大型农业”和”大型制药”，在竞争激烈的候选人中，他的知名度在2023年12月通过MAHA行动组织（MAHA Action）主办的热门每周远程会议得到提升。MAHA行动已成为该运动的主要政治力量。

    介绍拉恩时，MAHA行动领袖托尼·莱昂斯宣称：”这场竞选是个全国性问题。这是一场全国性的竞选，对MAHA运动至关重要。在这里获胜将表明我们能够重建那些能让这个国家健康发展的价值观。”

    在特朗普总统任期的第一年，”让美国再次健康”（Make America Healthy Again，MAHA）的倡导者发出警告：忽视MAHA要求的政客将自食其果。推动该运动崛起的深口袋金融家们一直在构建政治机器，将MAHA从草根运动转变为华盛顿及全国范围内的既得利益政治力量。

    其中最具影响力的是莱昂斯，他长期支持卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.），并投入数百万美元打造这一政治运动。起初是支持肯尼迪2024年总统竞选，现在则是MAHA政治影响力的关键架构师之一。

    “我们需要战斗，战斗，再战斗，我们需要不断取得进展，”莱昂斯在介绍拉恩时表示。他的公司Skyhorse因出版包括RFK Jr.在内的争议人物作品而闻名。”不要搞错，这将是一场真正的战斗，而且永无止境。”

    莱昂斯和MAHA领导人表示，他们有很多值得吹嘘的成就：简化儿童疫苗接种时间表、推出新的饮食指南（颠倒食物金字塔），以及计划从食品中去除人工色素。

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    2025年4月29日，亚利桑那州图森市一所小学，一名学生午餐时食用当地橙子。

    Caitlin O’Hara/路透社

    但外界对该运动是否有足够的势头和凝聚力来影响获得MAHA支持的共和党候选人的选举结果持怀疑态度。

    美国企业研究所（American Enterprise Institute）保守派智库卫生政策高级研究员托马斯·米勒（Thomas Miller）表示：”特朗普的选民联盟，包括MAHA支持者，往往包括那些原本不会投票，或者不那么关注政治进程，直到感到足够不满的人。”

    “但在2026年的选举中，这一点更难实现，”他说，”因为中期选举的选民投票率较低。”

    米勒指出，对于执政党而言，中期选举尤其具有挑战性。”不幸的是，对于共和党候选人来说，他们现在是现任者，而不是以前被妖魔化的对手。”

    将MAHA打造成华盛顿的”常客”

    过去一年，MAHA运动的政治力量在华盛顿和各州首府稳步建立影响力。

    去年11月一个寒冷的早晨，华盛顿特区的特朗普国际酒店（现已更名为镀金的华尔道夫酒店）外排起了长队，人们争相进入由莱昂斯主办的首届”让美国再次健康峰会”。

    出席活动的有副总统JD·万斯（JD Vance）、终极格斗冠军赛主席达纳·怀特（Dana White）、正在面临强奸和性侵犯指控的喜剧演员罗素·布兰德（Russell Brand）、痴迷长寿和替代医学的科技百万富翁布莱恩·约翰逊（Bryan Johnson），以及前NASCAR车手丹妮卡·帕特里克（Danica Patrick）。

    肯尼迪在此次活动中担任主讲嘉宾，活动中穿插了一系列企业主题小组讨论和流行文化反思，探讨如何”推动美国生物技术加速发展”。

    健康食品倡导者、科技企业家和说客们有时要等一个多小时才能入场。

    一周前，在德克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的另一场会议吸引了明显不同的MAHA人群。该活动由肯尼迪进入政界前创立的反疫苗非营利组织”儿童健康防御”（Children’s Health Defense）组织，长期肯尼迪助手兼捐赠者马克·戈顿（Mark Gorton）也出席了活动，他是软件公司 LimeWire 的创始人，鼓励人们”更大胆地反对疫苗接种”。

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    2026年1月8日，华盛顿特区卫生与公众服务部，在宣布新营养政策前，与会者戴着”让美国再次健康”帽子合影。

    Jonathan Ernst/路透社

    莱昂斯、戈顿和一群长期支持肯尼迪的人从一开始就与卫生部长站在一起，通过权力、影响力和资金推动原本以草根为基础的MAHA运动。

    2024年，当肯尼迪作为黑马候选人参加总统竞选时，戈顿和莱昂斯是早期捐赠者和组织者。戈顿是一名疫苗怀疑论者，也是新冠停摆措施的批评者，他通过与莱昂斯共同创立的政治行动委员会”美国价值观”（American Values）向肯尼迪竞选基金捐赠了100万美元。”美国价值观”最终筹集了超过5000万美元。

    在肯尼迪支持特朗普并帮助其连任后，莱昂斯成立了MAHA行动政治行动委员会（PAC），该委员会发起了六位数的广告宣传活动，宣传特朗普和肯尼迪的工作，举办每周支持者虚拟活动，并争取了如华尔道夫酒店活动中出现的那些高调支持者。

    在州一级，MAHA行动建立了一个网站，跟踪他们敦促支持者支持的立法（更严格的食品标签、允许生奶销售、医疗保健价格透明度），以及他们应写信反对的立法（加州一项将疫苗推荐权从肯尼迪重塑的联邦咨询小组转移到州卫生部门的法案）。

    去年年初，当莱昂斯将”美国价值观”政治行动委员会更名为专注于MAHA时，该游说组织拥有770万美元的竞选资金。根据联邦财务披露，该组织在上半年花费了380万美元，其中大部分用于X公司（X Corp.，埃隆·马斯克旗下Twitter的继任者）、由支持MAHA议程的菲尔博士（Dr. Phil）拥有的Merit Stream Media，以及由肯尼迪长期安全顾问领导的安全公司Gavin de Becker Associates。

    该政治行动委员会的全年财务披露预计在2月份公布。

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    2026年1月16日，白宫东厅，唐纳德·特朗普总统讲话，卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪在一旁倾听。

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    到目前为止，大部分资金都投入到了在线流媒体平台，而且经常是。对于与MAHA结盟的特朗普政府部分，这为接触运动成员创造了平台。卫生官员定期出现在MAHA视频会议中，吹嘘在食品和药品方面的胜利，并提醒选民继续参与。

    “我们这个’让美国再次健康’运动，基本上处于能够决定中期选举结果的位置，”肯尼迪任命的疫苗顾问、mRNA技术（最终用于新冠疫苗）的早期先驱罗伯特·马隆（Robert Malone）在11月的MAHA行动会议上说。

    “问题是：众议院和参议院的议员们是否会认识到我们运动的重要性、我们的议程、我们的举措，以及关键选民群体对我们的兴趣力量，”他说。

    这能转化为选票吗？这重要吗？

    随着肯尼迪及其同伙在华盛顿取得胜利，越来越多的人担心，疫苗政策的变化可能会在中期选举前疏远普通美国人。

    皮尤研究中心11月的民调显示，大多数选民对儿童疫苗接种时间表有极高信心，而卫生与公众服务部此前已缩小了大多数儿童推荐接种疫苗的范围。

    长期共和党策略师、2024年特朗普民调专家托尼·法布里齐奥（Tony Fabrizio）12月的民调显示了类似趋势：超过70%的选民表示，常见疫苗的益处大于风险，包括60%的MAHA选民，根据其民调公司FabrizioWard的数据。

    民意调查显示，虽然MAHA的议程——尤其是食品政策——在两党中普遍受欢迎，但疫苗怀疑论并不受欢迎，包括在MAHA选民中。

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    2025年12月5日，佐治亚州亚特兰大市疾病控制与预防中心总部，CDC免疫实践咨询委员会会议期间的监视器。该小组投票撤销了所有婴儿在出生24小时内接种乙肝疫苗的长期建议。

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    但目前还不清楚，食品或化学安全等健康问题是否会在今年引起选民的高度关注。

    共和党策略师、前共和党全国委员会通讯主任道格·海耶（Doug Heye）表示：”选民发出了明确信号，他们最关心的是经济和物价。其他问题还没有引起关注。”

    无论该运动在中期选举中的影响力如何，MAHA的”工业复合体”仍在继续进行产品代言、销售补充剂和出版畅销书。

    虽然Skyhorse没有公开其销售和利润数据，但该公司吹嘘自己是美国发展最快的独立出版商之一，拥有100多种畅销书。这些作者也经常出现在每周的MAHA行动流媒体节目中。

    肯尼迪的几本书成为Skyhorse的畅销书，他可能从这家出版社获得数百万美元收入。卫生部长去年报告称，他因两本即将出版的书《不稳定的科学》和《为以色列辩护》获得了200万至400万美元的收入，并从Skyhorse获得了45万美元的书籍创意咨询和作者序言撰写费用。

    根据其财务披露，肯尼迪与Skyhorse签订了第三本书的合同，但在政府任职期间不会撰写或推广该书。但他的妻子谢丽尔·海因斯（Cheryl Hines）在2025年11月的回忆录获得了60万美元的预付款。

    上个月，肯尼迪本人意外出现在MAHA行动会议上，就在一小时前，他还与特朗普在椭圆形办公室一起签署了一项在学校重新引入全脂牛奶的法案。

    在肯尼迪就签署法案发表讲话后，莱昂斯对他说：

    “有7000名影响力人士在观看这个节目，我想让你知道，他们都爱你，数百万MAHA妈妈们支持你，她们在为你而战。”

    “他们认识到你为他们冒险奋斗，”他说。

    MAHA’s money man has built a political machine. Will it matter for midterms?

    PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2026, 6:00 AM ET | By Sarah Owermohle

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    Tony Lyons, president of Skyhorse Publishing, at his office in New York, on August 10, 2023.

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    A sixth-generation farmer running for Iowa governor, Zach Lahn is the first MAHA-endorsed candidate of the 2026 election cycle.

    Running on a platform that includes taking on “Big Agriculture” and “Big Pharma,” his visibility in a crowded field received a boost in publicity when he appeared in December on a popular weekly teleconference hosted by MAHA Action, a lobby group that has become the chief political arm of the movement.

    Introducing Lahn, MAHA Action’s leader Tony Lyons declared: “This race is a national problem. It’s a national race, and it’s critical for the MAHA movement. And victory here will demonstrate that we can rebuild, you know, values that will make this country healthy.”

    Over the first year of the Trump presidency, “Make America Healthy Again” advocates have issued a warning: Politicians ignore MAHA’s demands at their peril. The deep-pocketed financiers who fueled the movement’s rise have been building the machinery to take MAHA from grassroots outsiders to entrenched power players in Washington and around the country.

    The most influential among these is Lyons, a long-time supporter of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who has poured millions into building the political movement, first as a backer of Kennedy’s 2024 presidential run, and now as one of the key architects of MAHA’s political influence.

    “We need to fight, fight, fight, and we need to keep making progress,” Lyons, whose company Skyhorse has made a name publishing the works of controversial figures, including RFK Jr., said when he introduced Lahn. “Make no mistake, this is going to be this is a real battle, and it’s endless.”

    There is a lot to boast about, Lyons and MAHA leaders say: A whittled-down childhood vaccine schedule, new dietary guidelines with a reversed food pyramid, and plans to remove food artificial dyes from foods.

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    A student eats a local orange for lunch at an elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, on April 29, 2025.

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    But there is skepticism that the movement has the momentum — and coherence — to make a difference for the Republicans running with the backing of the MAHA label.

    The Trump coalition of voters, including MAHA advocates, tends to include “folks who are otherwise not voting, or not as closely attached to the political process, until sufficiently aggrieved,” said Thomas Miller, a senior fellow on health policy at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute.

    “That’s harder to do in a 2026 election” because of less voter turnout during midterms, he said.

    A midterm election can be a particular problem when you are the party in power, noted Miller. “Unfortunately for the folks who are running on the Republican side, they’re the incumbents now, as opposed to the other folks who were being demonized before.”

    Making MAHA a DC staple

    The political arm of the MAHA movement has steadily built its influence in Washington and state capitals over the past year.

    The scope and depth of its reach could be seen on a cold morning in Washington, DC, last November, when the line to get into what used to be the Trump International Hotel — now the gilded Waldorf Astoria — snaked around the block.

    Attending the inaugural “Make America Healthy Again Summit” that day put on by Lyons were Vice President JD Vance; Ultimate Fighting Champion boss Dana White; comedian Russell Brand, who is fighting rape and sexual assault charges; longevity and alternative medicine-obsessed tech multimillionaire Bryan Johnson; and ex-NASCAR driver Danica Patrick.

    Kennedy headlined the event, which featured a series of corporate-themed panels interspersed with pop-culture discussions and reflections on how to “Make American Biotechnology Accelerate.”

    Health food advocates, tech entrepreneurs and lobbyists waited, at times, for more than an hour to get in.

    A week earlier, a separate conference in Austin, Texas, drew a distinctly different MAHA crowd. That gathering, organized by the Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit Kennedy founded before he entered politics, featured another longtime Kennedy associate and donor Mark Gorton, founder of the software firm LimeWire who encouraged people “to be more boldly anti-vax.”

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    Attendees wear Make America Healthy Again hats while posing for photos, ahead of an announcement on new nutrition policies, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2026.

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    Lyons, Gorton and a cadre of long-time Kennedy backers have been with the health secretary since the beginning, helping to propel the otherwise grassroots-based MAHA movement with their power, influence and funds.

    When Kennedy entered the presidential race as a dark horse candidate in 2024, Gorton and Lyons were early donors and organizers. Gorton, a vaccine skeptic and critic of Covid-19 shutdown measures, gave $1 million to the Kennedy war chest through American Values, a political action committee he co-founded with Lyons. American Values ultimately raised more than $50 million.

    After Kennedy endorsed Trump and the Republican secured a second term, Lyons founded the MAHA Action PAC, which has launched six-figure ad campaigns touting Trump and Kennedy’s work, holds weekly virtual events for supporters, and curries high-profile endorsers such as those who graced the Waldorf Astoria event.

    On the state level, MAHA Action has built a website tracking legislation they urge followers to support (tougher food labels, allowing raw milk sales, health care price transparency) and those they should write lawmakers to oppose (a California bill that would shift authority over vaccine recommendations from Kennedy’s reshaped federal advisory group to the state health department).

    At the start of last year, when Lyons renamed American Values PAC to become MAHA-focused, the lobby had war chest of $7.7 million. It spent $3.8 million of those funds in the first half of the year, according to federal financial disclosures, much of which went to X Corp., the Elon Musk-owned successor to Twitter; Merit Stream Media, a platform owned by Dr. Phil, who has supported MAHA agenda points; and Gavin de Becker Associates, a security firm led by Kennedy’s longtime security adviser.

    The PAC’s full-year financial disclosures are expected in February.

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    President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listen during an event in the East Room of the White House on January 16, 2026.

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    Much of the money so far has gone to online streaming, and streaming often. For the MAHA-aligned part of the Trump administration, this has created a platform for reaching the movement. Health officials regularly appear on MAHA video calls to tout wins on food and pharmaceuticals and remind voters to keep engaging.

    “We as a group, this Make America Healthy Again movement, are in a position to basically determine the outcome of the midterms,”Robert Malone, a Kennedy-appointed vaccine adviser and an early pioneer of the messenger RNA technology eventually used in Covid-19 vaccines, said during a November MAHA Action call.

    “The question is: will members of the House and the Senate recognize the importance of our movement, our agenda, our initiatives, the force of the interest in this, by key constituencies,” he said.

    Does it translate to votes? And does it matter?

    But as Kennedy and his cohort score wins in Washington, there is growing concern that vaccine policy changes could alienate average Americans ahead of the midterms.

    Most voters have extreme confidence in the childhood vaccine schedule, according to Pew Research polling from November, before HHS narrowed the recommended vaccinations for most children.

    December polling from Tony Fabrizio, longtime GOP strategist and 2024 pollster for Trump, show similar trends: More than 70% of voters say the benefits of common vaccinations outweigh the risks, including 6 in 10 MAHA voters, according to his polling firm FabrizioWard.

    While the MAHA agenda — food policy, particularly — is widely popular across party lines, vaccine skepticism is not, including among MAHA voters, according to pollsters.

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    A monitor is seen during a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices at the Center for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 5, 2025. The panel of US vaccine advisers voted to revoke a longstanding recommendation that all babies receive hepatitis B shots within 24 hours of birth.

    Megan Varner/Bloomberg/Getty Images

    But it’s unclear if health issues such as food or chemical safety will weigh heavily on voters’ minds this year.

    “Voters are sending a loud message that their biggest concern is the economy and prices,” said Doug Heye,a GOP strategist and former RNC communications director. “Other issues just have not been registering.”

    Regardless of the movement’s sway in the midterms, the MAHA industrial complex is continuing to make product endorsements, sell supplements, and put out bestselling books.

    While Skyhorse does not make its sales and profits public, it has touted being one of the fastest-growing independent publishers in the country, with more than 100 bestsellers to its name. Those same authors often appear in the weekly MAHA Action streaming installments.

    Several of Skyhorse’s top sellers came from Kennedy, who stands to make millions more from the publishing house. The health secretary last year reported that he is owed between $2 million and $4 million for two upcoming books, “Unsettled Science” and “A Defense for Israel,” and made $450,000 from Skyhorse for consulting on book ideas and writing forewords for authors.

    Kennedy is contracted for a third book with Skyhorse that he will not write or promote while serving in government, according to his financial disclosures. But his wife, Cheryl Hines, received a $600,000 advance for her November 2025 memoir, according to those documents.

    Last month, Kennedy himself made a surprise appearance on a MAHA Action call, roughly an hour after standing with Trump in the Oval Office as the president signed a bill reintroducing whole milk in schools.

    Following some remarks from Kennedy on the signing, Lyons told him:

    “There are 7,000 influencers watching this show, and I just want you to know that they all love you, that millions of MAHA moms, you know, have your back, are fighting for you.”

    “They recognize that you’ve risked everything to fight for them,” he said.

  • 杰弗里·爱泼斯坦与政客、商业巨头及其他人物的关联


    作者：安迪·沙利文

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    2月2日（路透社）- 美国司法部公布的数百万份与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦相关的内部文件，揭示了这位已故金融家及性犯罪者在2008年因招妓指控（包括引诱未成年女孩）认罪前后，与政治、金融、学术界和商界众多知名人士的关联。多起法律和刑事案件中的证据也进一步阐明了这些联系。

    爱泼斯坦于2019年因联邦未成年人性交易指控再次被捕。2019年他在曼哈顿监狱牢房内死亡，被裁定为自杀。

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    司法部警告称，这些材料可能包含伪造图像、不实指控以及色情内容。周一，司法部表示已移除了数千份无意中识别出部分爱泼斯坦受害者的文件。

    司法部第二号官员托德·布兰奇表示，这些材料并不构成文件中提及人员存在犯罪性行为的证据。

    以下是司法部公布材料中显示与爱泼斯坦存在关联的部分知名人士：

    唐纳德·特朗普

    特朗普在20世纪90年代和21世纪初与爱泼斯坦广泛社交，期间有杂志采访引用他称爱泼斯坦喜欢“年轻女性”。司法部公布的文件包括特朗普与几名面部信息被编辑的女性的照片，以及一张带有裸体女性轮廓边框、疑似特朗普签名的暗示性便条。2021年对爱泼斯坦同伙吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦的审判中提交的证据和证词显示，特朗普多次乘坐爱泼斯坦的飞机。爱泼斯坦在一封电子邮件中称特朗普“知道这些女孩”，但不清楚他具体所指。

    特朗普否认知晓爱泼斯坦的罪行，并表示他在2000年代初爱泼斯坦认罪协议之前就已断绝关系。他否认曾乘坐爱泼斯坦的飞机，并声称那张暗示性便条是伪造的。

    比尔·克林顿

    这位美国前总统在卸任后于21世纪初与爱泼斯坦社交，并多次乘坐其飞机。司法部公布的照片显示他与面部信息被编辑的女性游泳和合影。克林顿否认有不当行为，表示对过去与爱泼斯坦的交往感到后悔。

    安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎

    前英国约克公爵安德鲁王子曾与爱泼斯坦保持社交关系，并因该关联被剥夺王室头衔。司法部在多项刑事调查中寻求他的合作，但遭到拒绝。2022年，他与一名爱泼斯坦受害者提起的诉讼达成和解，支付了一笔未披露的款项但未承认不当行为。司法部文件包含多张他与女性的照片，其中一张显示他跪在一名女性面前，另一张显示他躺在几名女性的腿上。

    蒙巴顿-温莎一直否认有任何不当行为，并对与爱泼斯坦的友谊表示后悔。他称从未见过任何性犯罪行为。

    霍华德·卢特尼克

    电子邮件显示，特朗普的商务部长显然在2012年访问了爱泼斯坦的私人岛屿共进午餐，并在2015年邀请爱泼斯坦参加为2016年总统大选民主党对手希拉里·克林顿举办的筹款活动。这与卢特尼克的说法相矛盾，他声称2005年爱泼斯坦在其联排别墅向他展示按摩床并发表性暗示言论后，他发誓永不与爱泼斯坦“共处一室”。当时这位前Cantor Fitzgerald首席执行官住在纽约，与爱泼斯坦为邻。商务部发言人表示，卢特尼克与爱泼斯坦的互动有限，从未被指控有不当行为。

    埃隆·马斯克

    这位特斯拉亿万富翁CEO在2012年询问爱泼斯坦是否在其岛屿上有派对计划，但显然决定不去。爱泼斯坦回复称“我岛上的比例”可能会让马斯克的女伴感到不适，但未进一步详细说明。几天后，马斯克邀请爱泼斯坦到另一座岛屿喝饮料，但不清楚他们是否见面。马斯克周六表示，他与爱泼斯坦互动很少，并拒绝了多次访问该岛屿或乘坐爱泼斯坦飞机的邀请。

    拉里·萨默斯

    这位前美国财政部部长和哈佛大学前校长早在1998年就多次乘坐爱泼斯坦的私人飞机，并在担任哈佛校长期间与爱泼斯坦会面讨论经济和商业事务。电子邮件显示，两人在2019年仍有联系，萨默斯就一位女性恋人向爱泼斯坦征求建议。虽然未发现不当行为证据，但11月这些文件公布后，萨默斯辞去了哈佛、OpenAI及其他知名机构的职务。

    萨默斯11月表示，对自己的行为“深感羞愧”，并将退出公共职务以“修复与最亲近的人的关系”。

    凯文·沃什

    特朗普提名的美联储负责人在公关人员发给爱泼斯坦的电子邮件中被列入2010年圣诞聚会名单，该名单包含43人，其中包括玛莎·斯图尔特等名人。目前尚不清楚沃什是否认识爱泼斯坦或为何爱泼斯坦会收到该邀请，他尚未回应置评请求。

    梅拉尼娅·特朗普

    文件中包含2002年特朗普妻子梅拉尼娅·特朗普发给麦克斯韦的电子邮件，内容是关于一篇涉及爱泼斯坦的杂志文章。邮件中称“你看起来很棒”。

    比尔·盖茨

    文件显示，盖茨在爱泼斯坦服刑后多次与其会面，讨论扩大微软创始人慈善事业的事宜。文件中还包含盖茨与面部信息被编辑的女性合影。盖茨表示，两人关系仅限于慈善相关讨论，并承认与爱泼斯坦会面是个错误。

    杰斯·史塔利

    这位前摩根大通和巴克莱高管被列为爱泼斯坦举办聚会的参与者。法庭文件显示，2008年至2012年间，他与爱泼斯坦交换了约1200封电子邮件，其中一些涉及迪士尼角色和年轻女性照片。史塔利否认知晓爱泼斯坦的犯罪活动。他被英国金融行业禁业，并被摩根大通起诉，摩根大通称其隐瞒了爱泼斯坦不当行为的信息。

    彼得·曼德尔森

    英国警方周一表示，正在调查对这位资深英国政客的不当行为指控，其名字在司法部文件中出现超过5000次。去年，因电子邮件曝光他称爱泼斯坦为“我最好的朋友”并建议其寻求提前释放，曼德尔森被解雇美国驻英大使职务。曼德尔森已向爱泼斯坦的受害者道歉，但否认有不当行为。

    彼得·阿提亚

    这位健康影响者的名字在司法部最新公布的文件中出现超过1700次。他在社交媒体上表示，2014年至2019年间在纽约家中与爱泼斯坦见面7-8次，但从未目睹非法活动或看到爱泼斯坦与疑似未成年人在一起。

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    Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to politicians, business titans and other figures

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    Feb 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s release of millions of internal documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has revealed the late financier and sex offender’s ties to many prominent people in politics, finance, academia and business – both before and after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to prostitution charges, including soliciting an underage girl. Evidence in multiple legal and criminal cases has also shed light on these connections.

    Epstein was arrested again in 2019 on federal charges of sex trafficking of minors. His 2019 death in a Manhattan jail cell was ruled a suicide.

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    The Justice Department has warned that the material could include faked images or untrue allegations, as well as pornographic material. On Monday, the Department said it had removed several thousand documents that inadvertently identified some of Epstein’s victims.

    The Justice Department’s No. 2 official, Todd Blanche, has said the material did not amount to evidence of criminal sexual activity by those named in the files.

    Here are some of the prominent people whose ties to Epstein are revealed in the material released by the Justice Department.

    DONALD TRUMP

    Trump socialized extensively with Epstein in the 1990s and 2000s, and is quoted in a magazine profile during that period as saying that Epstein likes women “on the younger side.” Documents released by the Justice Department include photos of Trump with several women whose faces are redacted and a suggestive note to Epstein, framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to bear Trump’s signature. Evidence and testimony submitted in the 2021 trial of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell indicate Trump traveled on Epstein’s plane multiple times. Epstein wrote in one email that Trump “knew about the girls,” though it is not clear what he meant.

    Trump has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes and says he broke off ties in the early 2000s, before Epstein’s plea deal. He denies ever flying on Epstein’s plane and says the suggestive note was faked.

    BILL CLINTON

    The former U.S. president socialized with Epstein and flew on his plane several times in the early 2000s, after Clinton left office. Photos released by the Justice Department show him swimming and posing with women whose faces are redacted. Clinton has denied wrongdoing and says he regrets his past association with Epstein.

    ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR

    The former Prince Andrew, Duke of York, maintained a social relationship with Epstein and has been stripped of his royal title due to the association. The Justice Department sought his cooperation in multiple criminal investigations but was rebuffed. He also settled a lawsuit brought by one of Epstein’s victims in 2022, making an undisclosed payment without admitting wrongdoing. The Justice Department files include several photos of him with women, including one where he is kneeling over a woman and another showing him lying across the laps of several women.

    Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing and has expressed regret for his friendship with Epstein. He has said he never saw any sex crimes.

    HOWARD LUTNICK

    Trump’s Commerce Secretary apparently visited Epstein’s private island for lunch in 2012 and invited him to a fundraiser in 2015 for Hillary Clinton, Trump’s Democratic rival in the 2016 presidential election, emails show. That would contradict Lutnick’s claim that he vowed never to “be in a room” with Epstein following a 2005 incident in which the financier showed Lutnick a massage table at his townhouse and made a sexually suggestive comment. The former Cantor Fitzgerald CEO lived next door to Epstein in New York at the time. A Commerce Department spokesperson said Lutnick had limited interactions with Epstein and has never been accused of wrongdoing.

    ELON MUSK

    The billionaire Tesla CEO asked Epstein if he had any parties planned on his island in 2012 but apparently decided not to visit. Epstein responded that “the ratio on my island” might make Musk’s female companion uncomfortable, without elaborating further. Musk invited Epstein to visit him for drinks on another island a few days later, but it is unclear whether they met up. Musk said on Saturday he had few interactions with Epstein and turned down repeated invitations to visit the island or fly on Epstein’s plane.

    LARRY SUMMERS

    The former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Harvard University president flew on Epstein’s jet several times as far back as 1998 and met with him to discuss economic and business matters while he served as president of Harvard. The two maintained a relationship as late as 2019, when email communications show Summers soliciting advice about a romantic interest. No evidence of wrongdoing has surfaced, but Summers stepped down from positions at Harvard, OpenAI and other prominent institutions in November following the release of those documents.

    Summers said in November he was “deeply ashamed” of his actions and said he would step back from public commitments to “repair relationships with the people closest to me.”

    KEVIN WARSH

    Trump’s nominee to head the Federal Reserve appeared in an email from a publicist to Epstein listing 43 people, including celebrities such as Martha Stewart, headed to a Christmas gathering in 2010. It was not clear whether Warsh knew Epstein or why Epstein was sent the note, and Warsh has not yet responded to a request for comment.

    MELANIA TRUMP

    The files include a 2002 email from Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, to Maxwell about a magazine piece on Epstein. “You look great,” the email says.

    BILL GATES

    The documents indicate Gates and Epstein met repeatedly after Epstein’s prison term to discuss expanding the Microsoft founder’s philanthropic efforts. They also include pictures of the Microsoft founder posing with women whose faces are redacted. Gates has said the relationship was confined to philanthropy-related discussions and has said it was a mistake to meet with him.

    JES STALEY

    The former JPMorgan and Barclays executive is listed as a participant in Epstein-hosted gatherings. He exchanged around 1,200 emails with Epstein between 2008 and 2012, some of which contained discussions about Disney characters and photographs of young women, according to court documents. Staley has denied knowing about Epstein’s criminal activities. He was banned from the UK financial industry and has been sued by JPMorgan, which claims he concealed information about Epstein’s misconduct.

    PETER MANDELSON

    UK police said Monday they are reviewing reports of alleged misconduct involving the veteran British politician, whose name surfaced more than 5,000 times in the Justice Department files. He was fired as ambassador to the U.S. last year after emails came to light that showed him calling Epstein “my best pal” and advising him on seeking early jail release. Mandelson has apologized to Epstein’s victims. He has denied wrongdoing.

    PETER ATTIA

    The wellness influencer’s name appears more than 1,700 times in the latest trove of documents released by the Justice Department. He said on social media he met with Epstein seven or eight times at his New York City home between 2014 and 2019, but never witnessed illegal activity or saw Epstein accompanied by anyone who appeared to be underage.

    Reporting by Andy Sullivan in Washington; Editing by Craig Timberg and Matthew Lewis

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