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  • 经巴基斯坦新加坡斡旋 遭美军扣押伊朗船员回国


    2026年5月21日 18:16 / 联合早报

    伊朗媒体报道,经外交斡旋,早前在新加坡附近海域遭美国扣押的一艘伊朗船只上的20名船员已回国。

    伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社报道,美军上周在新加坡附近海域非法扣押这艘伊朗船只,20名船员随后被转移到美伊冲突调解国巴基斯坦,并于星期四(5月21日)从伊斯兰堡返回伊朗首都德黑兰。

    报道说,此次伊朗船员获释,是在伊朗外交部长阿拉格齐与巴基斯坦和新加坡两国外长紧密磋商后实现的。

    经巴基斯坦新加坡斡旋 遭美军扣押伊朗船员回国

    2026年5月21日 18:16 / 联合早报

    伊朗媒体报道,经外交斡旋,早前在新加坡附近海域遭美国扣押的一艘伊朗船只上的20名船员已回国。

    伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社报道,美军上周在新加坡附近海域非法扣押这艘伊朗船只,20名船员随后被转移到美伊冲突调解国巴基斯坦,并于星期四(5月21日)从伊斯兰堡返回伊朗首都德黑兰。

    报道说,此次伊朗船员获释,是在伊朗外交部长阿拉格齐与巴基斯坦和新加坡两国外长紧密磋商后实现的。

  • 韩国估计:朝鲜军援俄罗斯获利166亿元


    2026年5月21日 18:19 / 联合早报

    5月9日,朝鲜军人参加在莫斯科红场举行的俄罗斯胜利日阅兵式。 (路透社)

    (首尔讯)朝鲜在俄乌战争期间,通过向俄罗斯提供军事支持,从中获得前所未有的意外之财。朝鲜以武器和兵力换取外汇和能源供应,过去三年已赚取高达130亿美元(约166亿新元),几乎相当于朝鲜一年的国内生产总值(GDP)。

    《日经亚洲》报道,韩国国家情报院属下一个研究机构估计,截至2025年,朝鲜已向俄罗斯输出价值70亿至138亿美元的武器。除了提供火箭炮和炮弹,朝鲜据信还运送了近250枚KN-23短程弹道导弹,据说这些导弹是朝鲜在俄罗斯的协助下研发的。作为交换,朝鲜很可能不仅从俄方那里获得外汇,还获得武器材料、军事技术以及日用品。

    自2024年秋季以来一年多内,莫斯科为朝鲜部队赴俄参战支付了超过6亿美元。根据今年2月访问乌克兰的一名韩国议员汇报,目前约有1万名朝鲜特种部队仍在战区,另有约1万名工程人员以及数以百计无人机操作员和士兵也在前线提供火力支援。据报道,朝鲜还计划再向俄罗斯派遣3万名士兵。

    据称,为俄作战的朝鲜士兵每月可领取约2000美元的津贴,阵亡士兵可获得最高1万美元的抚恤金。根据韩国国家情报院的报告,截至今年2月,约有6000名朝鲜士兵在战争中伤亡。

    据报道,金正恩将归国士兵视为民族英雄,阵亡士兵的家属所获补偿包括平壤豪华住房。朝鲜也建造纪念馆向赴俄参战士兵致敬,多名俄罗斯高级官员上月底应邀前往朝鲜参加纪念馆的落成仪式。

    朝鲜因进行核试验和试射弹道导弹,这十年来受到国际社会制裁,商品出口和石油进口严重受限。不过平壤与俄罗斯的军火交易削弱了这些制裁的有效性。

    朝鲜军工产业蓬勃发展以及能源供应获得改善,惠及首都平壤的民众。去年秋天访问平壤的一名消息人士说,街上的豪车数量与以往相比显著增多,还有很多挂着私人牌照的日本和欧洲汽车。

    韩国估计:朝鲜军援俄罗斯获利166亿元

    2026年5月21日 18:19 / 联合早报

    5月9日,朝鲜军人参加在莫斯科红场举行的俄罗斯胜利日阅兵式。 (路透社)

    (首尔讯)朝鲜在俄乌战争期间,通过向俄罗斯提供军事支持,从中获得前所未有的意外之财。朝鲜以武器和兵力换取外汇和能源供应,过去三年已赚取高达130亿美元(约166亿新元),几乎相当于朝鲜一年的国内生产总值(GDP)。

    《日经亚洲》报道,韩国国家情报院属下一个研究机构估计,截至2025年,朝鲜已向俄罗斯输出价值70亿至138亿美元的武器。除了提供火箭炮和炮弹,朝鲜据信还运送了近250枚KN-23短程弹道导弹,据说这些导弹是朝鲜在俄罗斯的协助下研发的。作为交换,朝鲜很可能不仅从俄方那里获得外汇,还获得武器材料、军事技术以及日用品。

    自2024年秋季以来一年多内,莫斯科为朝鲜部队赴俄参战支付了超过6亿美元。根据今年2月访问乌克兰的一名韩国议员汇报,目前约有1万名朝鲜特种部队仍在战区,另有约1万名工程人员以及数以百计无人机操作员和士兵也在前线提供火力支援。据报道,朝鲜还计划再向俄罗斯派遣3万名士兵。

    据称,为俄作战的朝鲜士兵每月可领取约2000美元的津贴,阵亡士兵可获得最高1万美元的抚恤金。根据韩国国家情报院的报告,截至今年2月,约有6000名朝鲜士兵在战争中伤亡。

    据报道,金正恩将归国士兵视为民族英雄,阵亡士兵的家属所获补偿包括平壤豪华住房。朝鲜也建造纪念馆向赴俄参战士兵致敬,多名俄罗斯高级官员上月底应邀前往朝鲜参加纪念馆的落成仪式。

    朝鲜因进行核试验和试射弹道导弹,这十年来受到国际社会制裁,商品出口和石油进口严重受限。不过平壤与俄罗斯的军火交易削弱了这些制裁的有效性。

    朝鲜军工产业蓬勃发展以及能源供应获得改善,惠及首都平壤的民众。去年秋天访问平壤的一名消息人士说,街上的豪车数量与以往相比显著增多,还有很多挂着私人牌照的日本和欧洲汽车。

  • 韩国估计:朝鲜军援俄罗斯获利166亿元


    2026年5月21日 18:19 / 联合早报

    5月9日,朝鲜军人参加在莫斯科红场举行的俄罗斯胜利日阅兵式。 (路透社)

    (首尔讯)朝鲜在俄乌战争期间,通过向俄罗斯提供军事支持,从中获得前所未有的意外之财。朝鲜以武器和兵力换取外汇和能源供应,过去三年已赚取高达130亿美元(约166亿新元),几乎相当于朝鲜一年的国内生产总值(GDP)。

    《日经亚洲》报道,韩国国家情报院属下一个研究机构估计,截至2025年,朝鲜已向俄罗斯输出价值70亿至138亿美元的武器。除了提供火箭炮和炮弹,朝鲜据信还运送了近250枚KN-23短程弹道导弹,据说这些导弹是朝鲜在俄罗斯的协助下研发的。作为交换,朝鲜很可能不仅从俄方那里获得外汇,还获得武器材料、军事技术以及日用品。

    自2024年秋季以来一年多内,莫斯科为朝鲜部队赴俄参战支付了超过6亿美元。根据今年2月访问乌克兰的一名韩国议员汇报,目前约有1万名朝鲜特种部队仍在战区,另有约1万名工程人员以及数以百计无人机操作员和士兵也在前线提供火力支援。据报道,朝鲜还计划再向俄罗斯派遣3万名士兵。

    据称,为俄作战的朝鲜士兵每月可领取约2000美元的津贴,阵亡士兵可获得最高1万美元的抚恤金。根据韩国国家情报院的报告,截至今年2月,约有6000名朝鲜士兵在战争中伤亡。

    据报道,金正恩将归国士兵视为民族英雄,阵亡士兵的家属所获补偿包括平壤豪华住房。朝鲜也建造纪念馆向赴俄参战士兵致敬,多名俄罗斯高级官员上月底应邀前往朝鲜参加纪念馆的落成仪式。

    朝鲜因进行核试验和试射弹道导弹,这十年来受到国际社会制裁,商品出口和石油进口严重受限。不过平壤与俄罗斯的军火交易削弱了这些制裁的有效性。

    朝鲜军工产业蓬勃发展以及能源供应获得改善,惠及首都平壤的民众。去年秋天访问平壤的一名消息人士说,街上的豪车数量与以往相比显著增多,还有很多挂着私人牌照的日本和欧洲汽车。

    韩国估计:朝鲜军援俄罗斯获利166亿元

    2026年5月21日 18:19 / 联合早报

    5月9日,朝鲜军人参加在莫斯科红场举行的俄罗斯胜利日阅兵式。 (路透社)

    (首尔讯)朝鲜在俄乌战争期间,通过向俄罗斯提供军事支持,从中获得前所未有的意外之财。朝鲜以武器和兵力换取外汇和能源供应,过去三年已赚取高达130亿美元(约166亿新元),几乎相当于朝鲜一年的国内生产总值(GDP)。

    《日经亚洲》报道,韩国国家情报院属下一个研究机构估计,截至2025年,朝鲜已向俄罗斯输出价值70亿至138亿美元的武器。除了提供火箭炮和炮弹,朝鲜据信还运送了近250枚KN-23短程弹道导弹,据说这些导弹是朝鲜在俄罗斯的协助下研发的。作为交换,朝鲜很可能不仅从俄方那里获得外汇,还获得武器材料、军事技术以及日用品。

    自2024年秋季以来一年多内,莫斯科为朝鲜部队赴俄参战支付了超过6亿美元。根据今年2月访问乌克兰的一名韩国议员汇报,目前约有1万名朝鲜特种部队仍在战区,另有约1万名工程人员以及数以百计无人机操作员和士兵也在前线提供火力支援。据报道,朝鲜还计划再向俄罗斯派遣3万名士兵。

    据称,为俄作战的朝鲜士兵每月可领取约2000美元的津贴,阵亡士兵可获得最高1万美元的抚恤金。根据韩国国家情报院的报告,截至今年2月,约有6000名朝鲜士兵在战争中伤亡。

    据报道,金正恩将归国士兵视为民族英雄,阵亡士兵的家属所获补偿包括平壤豪华住房。朝鲜也建造纪念馆向赴俄参战士兵致敬,多名俄罗斯高级官员上月底应邀前往朝鲜参加纪念馆的落成仪式。

    朝鲜因进行核试验和试射弹道导弹,这十年来受到国际社会制裁,商品出口和石油进口严重受限。不过平壤与俄罗斯的军火交易削弱了这些制裁的有效性。

    朝鲜军工产业蓬勃发展以及能源供应获得改善,惠及首都平壤的民众。去年秋天访问平壤的一名消息人士说,街上的豪车数量与以往相比显著增多,还有很多挂着私人牌照的日本和欧洲汽车。

  • 油价飙升加剧担忧 欧元区商业活动萎缩步伐2023年来最快


    2026年5月21日 18:37 / 联合早报

    油价飙升加剧担忧 欧元区商业活动萎缩步伐2023年来最快

    欧元区采购经理人指数连续第二个月低于50荣枯分界线。图为德国西部城市法兰克福的银行区,右边为欧洲中央银行。 (法新社)

    欧元区采购经理人指数显示,受中东战争导致的疲软需求拖累,欧元区5月商业活动进一步萎缩。

    法新社报道,标普全球星期四(5月21日)发布的欧元区采购经理人指数(PMI)是衡量欧元区整体经济健康状况的重要指标,该指数录得47.5,创31个月新低,低于4月份的48.8。

    PMI高于50表明经济增长,低于50则表明经济萎缩。指数连续第二个月低于50荣枯分界线。彭博调查的分析师此前预计该指数将与上月持平。

    调查显示,“产出、新订单和就业人数均出现更大幅度的下降,企业信心也进一步下滑”。

    彭博社指出,欧元区商业活动以两年半来最快速度萎缩,令市场愈加担心伊朗战争及其导致的能源成本飙升正在对地区经济造成严重打击。

    制造业再次受益于提前累积库存而增长,服务业则大幅下滑。与此同时,价格压力持续增加,投入成本和商品及服务价格均以三年多来最快的速度上升。

    此外,法国商业活动以五年半以来最快速度萎缩,5月标普综合采购经理人指数从4月的47.6降至43.5,连续第五个月低于50荣枯分界线。彭博调查的分析师此前预期该指数会略有上升。

    标普指出,法国制造业和服务业指数双双下降,企业称伊朗战争推高了燃料和能源成本,并引发了更普遍的“经济焦虑”。

    S&P Global Market Intelligence首席经济师乔·海耶斯(Joe Hayes)星期四在新闻稿中说:“这一冲击已显著加剧欧元区第二大经济体的衰退风险”,并称这些数字“十分糟糕”。他补充说,“令人担忧的是,经济整体价格水平的全面上涨会增加需求进一步萎缩的风险。”

    与此同时,德国私营部门活动连续第二个月萎缩,5月标普综合采购经理人指数从4月的48.4小幅升至48.6,但仍保持在50荣枯线之下。

    欧元区采购经理人指数连续第二个月低于50荣枯分界线。图为德国西部城市法兰克福的银行区,右边为欧洲中央银行。 (法新社)

    欧元区采购经理人指数显示,受中东战争导致的疲软需求拖累,欧元区5月商业活动进一步萎缩。

    法新社报道,标普全球星期四(5月21日)发布的欧元区采购经理人指数(PMI)是衡量欧元区整体经济健康状况的重要指标,该指数录得47.5,创31个月新低,低于4月份的48.8。

    PMI高于50表明经济增长,低于50则表明经济萎缩。指数连续第二个月低于50荣枯分界线。彭博调查的分析师此前预计该指数将与上月持平。

    调查显示,“产出、新订单和就业人数均出现更大幅度的下降,企业信心也进一步下滑”。

    彭博社指出,欧元区商业活动以两年半来最快速度萎缩,令市场愈加担心伊朗战争及其导致的能源成本飙升正在对地区经济造成严重打击。

    制造业再次受益于提前累积库存而增长,服务业则大幅下滑。与此同时,价格压力持续增加,投入成本和商品及服务价格均以三年多来最快的速度上升。

    此外,法国商业活动以五年半以来最快速度萎缩,5月标普综合采购经理人指数从4月的47.6降至43.5,连续第五个月低于50荣枯分界线。彭博调查的分析师此前预期该指数会略有上升。

    标普指出,法国制造业和服务业指数双双下降,企业称伊朗战争推高了燃料和能源成本,并引发了更普遍的“经济焦虑”。

    S&P Global Market Intelligence首席经济师乔·海耶斯(Joe Hayes)星期四在新闻稿中说:“这一冲击已显著加剧欧元区第二大经济体的衰退风险”,并称这些数字“十分糟糕”。他补充说,“令人担忧的是,经济整体价格水平的全面上涨会增加需求进一步萎缩的风险。”

    与此同时,德国私营部门活动连续第二个月萎缩,5月标普综合采购经理人指数从4月的48.4小幅升至48.6,但仍保持在50荣枯线之下。

  • 5 things to know for May 21: AI, compensation fund, Iran’s weapons, California wildfires, food preservatives


    2026-05-21T10:48:51.913Z / CNN

    作者:亚历山德拉·班纳

    发布于2026年5月21日美国东部时间上午6:48

    斯蒂芬·科贝尔今晚将告别《深夜秀》,结束他在这个曾由大卫·莱特曼主持过的传奇CBS演播椅上的主持生涯。作为美国电视界最具影响力的人物之一,他的下一步计划尚未可知,而业内其他人士也正努力在脆弱的网络喜剧领域摸索前行。请点击链接阅读相关报道。

    以下是你快速了解当日资讯、开启一天生活需要知晓的其他内容。


    唐纳德·特朗普总统于2026年5月12日离开白宫时向记者发表讲话。
    曼努埃尔·巴尔塞·森塔/美联社/资料图

    1️⃣ 人工智能

    过去一年来,随着企业裁员并表示自动化将优化运营、削减成本,人们对人工智能取代人类劳动者的担忧日益升温。官员们也警告称,日益先进的人工智能系统可能加剧网络攻击和其他数字威胁。在这些担忧之下,白宫最早将于今日发布一项行政命令,要求在新的人工智能模型公开发布前推动政府对其进行审查。详细报道。

    另据消息:人工智能助力三星跻身万亿美元市值俱乐部,其员工希望分得更多蛋糕

    2️⃣ 赔偿基金

    特朗普政府已设立近18亿美元的基金,用于赔偿那些声称遭受政治迫害的人士。但这项举措已面临法律挑战:两名在2021年1月6日特朗普支持者冲击国会大厦时保卫美国国会大厦的警察,如今提起诉讼,要求阻止向可能从中获益的暴力抗议者支付任何赔偿。详细报道。

    互动报道:特朗普“反武器化基金”文件带注释版

    3️⃣ 伊朗武器

    在近期美以对伊朗武器基础设施发动打击后,伊朗重建军事能力的速度远超预期。消息人士告诉CNN,在4月初开始的六周停火期间,伊朗已重新启动部分无人机生产,这表明该国正在迅速恢复受损的军事能力。详细报道。

    4️⃣ 加州山火

    多起山火已促使南加州数万人收到疏散警报。官员称一场“人为引发”的大规模野火已烧毁海峡群岛国家公园圣罗莎岛近三分之一的区域,威胁到这里脆弱的生态系统——该系统栖息着数十种稀有动植物,其中一些物种在地球上其他地方均未被发现。详细报道。

    视频:加州十多起野火肆虐

    5️⃣ 食品防腐剂

    一项新研究显示,常被标榜为“天然”的常见食品防腐剂可能与高血压和心脏病风险上升有关。研究人员发现,摄入更多含有柠檬酸、抗坏血酸(广为人知的维生素C)等添加剂食品的人群,患高血压的风险高出22%。详细报道。

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    为什么物价持续上涨?
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    ▶️ 为什么物价持续上涨?

    通胀对美国中低收入群体的打击尤为严重。CNN资深商业记者大卫·戈德曼解释称,除非美国富裕民众停止消费,否则物价可能持续走高。

    今日《早间5件事》由CNN的安德鲁·托根编辑制作。

    5 things to know for May 21: AI, compensation fund, Iran’s weapons, California wildfires, food preservatives

    2026-05-21T10:48:51.913Z / CNN

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    Stephen Colbert will sign off from “The Late Show” tonight, ending his run in the storied CBS chair once occupied by David Letterman. What comes next for one of TV’s biggest personalities is an open question as others across the industry try to navigate the fragile world of network comedy.Write a short intro with link to story.

    Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day.

    President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the White House on May 12, 2026.

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    1️⃣ Artificial intelligence

    Concerns about artificial intelligence replacing human workers have simmered over the past year as companies slash headcounts, saying automation will streamline operations and cut costs. Officials have also warned that increasingly advanced AI systems could intensify cyberattacks and other digital threats. Amid those concerns, the White House could issue an executive order as soon as today that would push for a government review of new AI models before they’re released publicly. Read more.

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    2️⃣ Compensation fund

    The Trump administration has created a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they faced political persecution. But the effort is already facing legal challenges: Two police officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, when Trump supporters rioted, are now suing to stop any payout to violent protesters who could benefit. Read more.

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    3️⃣ Iran’s weapons

    Iran is rebuilding its military capabilities much faster than expected following recent US-Israeli strikes on its weapons infrastructure. Sources tell CNN that Iran has already restarted some drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in early April, a sign it is rapidly restoring its degraded military capabilities. Read more.

    4️⃣ California wildfires

    Multiple wildfires have prompted evacuation warnings for tens of thousands in Southern California. A massive blaze that officials say was “human-caused” has scorched nearly a third of Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands National Park, threatening a fragile ecosystem that is home to dozens of rare plants and animals — including some found nowhere else on Earth. Read more.

    WATCH:More than a dozen fires rage across California

    5️⃣ Food presevatives

    Common food preservatives often marketed as “natural” may be linked to an increased risk of high blood pressure and heart disease, according to a new study. Researchers found that people who consumed more foods containing additives like citric acid and ascorbic acid (widely known as vitamin C) had a 22% greater risk of developing high blood pressure. Read more.

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    Why do prices keep going up?

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    ▶️ Why do prices keep going up?

    Inflation is hitting lower- and middle-income Americans especially hard. CNN senior business reporter David Goldman explains why prices could stay high unless wealthy Americans stop spending.

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  • 油价飙升加剧担忧 欧元区商业活动萎缩步伐2023年来最快


    欧元区采购经理人指数连续第二个月低于50荣枯分界线。图为德国西部城市法兰克福的银行区,右边为欧洲中央银行。 (法新社)

    欧元区采购经理人指数显示,受中东战争导致的疲软需求拖累,欧元区5月商业活动进一步萎缩。

    法新社报道,标普全球星期四(5月21日)发布的欧元区采购经理人指数(PMI)是衡量欧元区整体经济健康状况的重要指标,该指数录得47.5,创31个月新低,低于4月份的48.8。

    PMI高于50表明经济增长,低于50则表明经济萎缩。指数连续第二个月低于50荣枯分界线。彭博调查的分析师此前预计该指数将与上月持平。

    调查显示,“产出、新订单和就业人数均出现更大幅度的下降,企业信心也进一步下滑”。

    彭博社指出,欧元区商业活动以两年半来最快速度萎缩,令市场愈加担心伊朗战争及其导致的能源成本飙升正在对地区经济造成严重打击。

    制造业再次受益于提前累积库存而增长,服务业则大幅下滑。与此同时,价格压力持续增加,投入成本和商品及服务价格均以三年多来最快的速度上升。

    此外,法国商业活动以五年半以来最快速度萎缩,5月标普综合采购经理人指数从4月的47.6降至43.5,连续第五个月低于50荣枯分界线。彭博调查的分析师此前预期该指数会略有上升。

    标普指出,法国制造业和服务业指数双双下降,企业称伊朗战争推高了燃料和能源成本,并引发了更普遍的“经济焦虑”。

    S&P Global Market Intelligence首席经济师乔·海耶斯(Joe Hayes)星期四在新闻稿中说:“这一冲击已显著加剧欧元区第二大经济体的衰退风险”,并称这些数字“十分糟糕”。他补充说,“令人担忧的是,经济整体价格水平的全面上涨会增加需求进一步萎缩的风险。”

    与此同时,德国私营部门活动连续第二个月萎缩,5月标普综合采购经理人指数从4月的48.4小幅升至48.6,但仍保持在50荣枯线之下。

    欧元区采购经理人指数连续第二个月低于50荣枯分界线。图为德国西部城市法兰克福的银行区,右边为欧洲中央银行。 (法新社)

    欧元区采购经理人指数显示,受中东战争导致的疲软需求拖累,欧元区5月商业活动进一步萎缩。

    法新社报道,标普全球星期四(5月21日)发布的欧元区采购经理人指数(PMI)是衡量欧元区整体经济健康状况的重要指标,该指数录得47.5,创31个月新低,低于4月份的48.8。

    PMI高于50表明经济增长,低于50则表明经济萎缩。指数连续第二个月低于50荣枯分界线。彭博调查的分析师此前预计该指数将与上月持平。

    调查显示,“产出、新订单和就业人数均出现更大幅度的下降,企业信心也进一步下滑”。

    彭博社指出,欧元区商业活动以两年半来最快速度萎缩,令市场愈加担心伊朗战争及其导致的能源成本飙升正在对地区经济造成严重打击。

    制造业再次受益于提前累积库存而增长,服务业则大幅下滑。与此同时,价格压力持续增加,投入成本和商品及服务价格均以三年多来最快的速度上升。

    此外,法国商业活动以五年半以来最快速度萎缩,5月标普综合采购经理人指数从4月的47.6降至43.5,连续第五个月低于50荣枯分界线。彭博调查的分析师此前预期该指数会略有上升。

    标普指出,法国制造业和服务业指数双双下降,企业称伊朗战争推高了燃料和能源成本,并引发了更普遍的“经济焦虑”。

    S&P Global Market Intelligence首席经济师乔·海耶斯(Joe Hayes)星期四在新闻稿中说:“这一冲击已显著加剧欧元区第二大经济体的衰退风险”,并称这些数字“十分糟糕”。他补充说,“令人担忧的是,经济整体价格水平的全面上涨会增加需求进一步萎缩的风险。”

    与此同时,德国私营部门活动连续第二个月萎缩,5月标普综合采购经理人指数从4月的48.4小幅升至48.6,但仍保持在50荣枯线之下。

  • 美联储会议纪要:越来越多官员认为可能得升息


    2026年5月21日 18:42 / 联合早报

    美联储主席沃什上任后,预料将接手一个日益鹰派的决策团队。(路透社)

    (华盛顿综合电)美国联邦储备局官员对伊朗战争推升通货膨胀的担忧进一步加剧,越来越多官员开始接受升息的可能性,这意味着,即将上任的美联储主席沃什将接手一个日益鹰派的决策团队。沃什将在周五(5月22日)宣誓就任美联储主席一职。

    美联储周三(20日)公布的4月底会议纪要显示,多数美联储决策官员认为,如果通胀持续高于2%的目标,某种程度的政策收紧可能是适当的。他们认为,政策利率须维持不变的时间,会比之前预期更久。

    绝大多数官员指出,即使短期内劳动市场预期仍稳定,但通胀回落至2%目标所需的时间,可能比之前预计的更长。虽有几名官员认为,一旦通胀放缓,降息会是适当的作法,但人数少于3月份的会议。

    经济预测与分析机构牛津经济研究院的首席全球经济师斯威特说:“美联储将在6月会议上迎来新主席,但要在短期内就利率走向达成共识并非易事。”

    上月美联储政策会议是近几十年来分歧最大的一次,会议结果凸显了两派美联储官员的变化,一派日益壮大,他们对美伊战争引发的通胀,以及对今后是否要降息都态度谨慎;另一派逐渐式微,仍倾向于降低借贷成本。

    美伊战争已导致油价上涨超过一半,最新的消费者和批发通胀数据显示,价格压力已开始从能源行业扩散至其他领域。此外,数据显示,美国失业率保持稳定,而且连续两个月的新增就业岗位比预期来得多,表明就业市场仍具有韧性,无需降息支撑。

    美国12日公布的4月份通胀率达3.8%,创下2023年以来最高水平,其中,能源和食品价格都显著上涨。

    沃什曾说支持降低利率,提名他担任美联储主席的美国总统特朗普已表明,他期待沃什降低利率。不过,会议纪要显示,要说服各方支持宽松政策仍然十分困难。

    联邦公开市场委员会上月将基准利率的目标区间,维持在3.50%至3.75%不变,但委员会12名政策委员中,有四名投了反对票,这是自1992年以来反对票最多的一次。

    美国和全球债券市场越来越倾向于认为,美联储和其他主要国家的中央银行很快就会调高利率,以抑制战争引发的通胀。同时,路透社周二公布的一项调查显示,经济师们对今年降息的预期大幅下降,约半数受访者预计今年利率不会变动,少数受访者则预计至少会加息一次。

    沃什将在6月16日至17日,以美联储主席身份主持上任以来的首次会议。

    美联储会议纪要:越来越多官员认为可能得升息

    2026年5月21日 18:42 / 联合早报

    美联储主席沃什上任后,预料将接手一个日益鹰派的决策团队。 (路透社)

    (华盛顿综合电)美国联邦储备局官员对伊朗战争推升通货膨胀的担忧进一步加剧,越来越多官员开始接受升息的可能性,这意味着,即将上任的美联储主席沃什将接手一个日益鹰派的决策团队。沃什将在周五(5月22日)宣誓就任美联储主席一职。

    美联储周三(20日)公布的4月底会议纪要显示,多数美联储决策官员认为,如果通胀持续高于2%的目标,某种程度的政策收紧可能是适当的。他们认为,政策利率须维持不变的时间,会比之前预期更久。

    绝大多数官员指出,即使短期内劳动市场预期仍稳定,但通胀回落至2%目标所需的时间,可能比之前预计的更长。虽有几名官员认为,一旦通胀放缓,降息会是适当的作法,但人数少于3月份的会议。

    经济预测与分析机构牛津经济研究院的首席全球经济师斯威特说:“美联储将在6月会议上迎来新主席,但要在短期内就利率走向达成共识并非易事。”

    上月美联储政策会议是近几十年来分歧最大的一次,会议结果凸显了两派美联储官员的变化,一派日益壮大,他们对美伊战争引发的通胀,以及对今后是否要降息都态度谨慎;另一派逐渐式微,仍倾向于降低借贷成本。

    美伊战争已导致油价上涨超过一半,最新的消费者和批发通胀数据显示,价格压力已开始从能源行业扩散至其他领域。此外,数据显示,美国失业率保持稳定,而且连续两个月的新增就业岗位比预期来得多,表明就业市场仍具有韧性,无需降息支撑。

    美国12日公布的4月份通胀率达3.8%,创下2023年以来最高水平,其中,能源和食品价格都显著上涨。

    沃什曾说支持降低利率,提名他担任美联储主席的美国总统特朗普已表明,他期待沃什降低利率。不过,会议纪要显示,要说服各方支持宽松政策仍然十分困难。

    联邦公开市场委员会上月将基准利率的目标区间,维持在3.50%至3.75%不变,但委员会12名政策委员中,有四名投了反对票,这是自1992年以来反对票最多的一次。

    美国和全球债券市场越来越倾向于认为,美联储和其他主要国家的中央银行很快就会调高利率,以抑制战争引发的通胀。同时,路透社周二公布的一项调查显示,经济师们对今年降息的预期大幅下降,约半数受访者预计今年利率不会变动,少数受访者则预计至少会加息一次。

    沃什将在6月16日至17日,以美联储主席身份主持上任以来的首次会议。

  • 纳税人用于‘驱魔仪式’的开支拖累参议院听证会:‘我们到底在为此做些什么?’


    2026年5月21日 美国东部时间早上6:00 / 福克斯新闻

    参议员约翰·肯尼迪在一场参议院听证会上就加州医疗补助计划“医疗辅助计划(Medi-Cal)”向代理司法部长托德·布兰奇施压,援引报道称,该计划用纳税人资金覆盖了驱魔仪式及其他与部落医学相关的信仰疗法。

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    路易斯安那州共和党参议员约翰·肯尼迪抨击加州的医疗辅助计划,该计划正因欺诈指控面临特朗普政府的审查。肯尼迪在周二的听证会上强调,有报道称加州为驱魔仪式及其他信仰疗法提供保险。

    自2019年以来,加州医疗补助计划的开支已翻番有余,从约1007亿美元增至2026年预计的2220亿美元,其开支方式也日益受到严密审查。

    就在上周,副总统J.D.万斯的反欺诈特别工作组在加州医疗补助系统中发现了约6亿美元的疑似欺诈行为,特朗普政府因此暂停了向加州家庭健康和临终关怀项目提供的14亿美元联邦资金。

    肯尼迪在对代理司法部长托德·布兰奇的质询中称,纳税人的钱正被用于覆盖驱魔仪式——这一宗教仪式通常与天主教相关——以及其他原住民精神仪式的费用。

    深蓝州议员要求就飙升的医疗成本展开审计:‘性质令人担忧’

    2025年10月28日,路易斯安那州共和党参议员约翰·肯尼迪抵达华盛顿特区参加参议院共和党政策午餐会。(内森·波斯纳/安纳多卢通讯社 via 盖蒂图片社)

    “过去十年里,加州人口占全美12%,”肯尼迪对布兰奇说,“但新增的所谓医疗服务提供者中,有一半是提供驱魔仪式及其他服务的。那么,我们到底在为此做些什么?为什么这种情况已经持续了这么久?”

    加州为驱魔仪式及其他精神仪式提供医疗补助覆盖的报道最早由《华尔街日报》披露。

    2024年,医疗辅助计划扩大了覆盖范围,为寻求部落社区内传统治疗师和自然辅助者服务的参保人提供保障。据州长加文·纽瑟姆办公室的一份新闻稿显示,纳税人资金覆盖的服务包括音乐疗法以及仪式、典礼、草药疗法等精神干预手段。

    要被该州认定为传统治疗师,申请人必须在美国印第安部落担任精神领袖至少两年,并与印度医疗保健提供者签订合同。而对自然辅助者的要求则没那么严格,任何被视为美国印第安部落“值得信赖”成员的人都可申请。

    2026年3月18日,加州圣洛伦佐,州长加文·纽瑟姆在圣洛伦佐高中的新闻发布会上签署行政令,扩大女性获得资本和财富积累机会的渠道。(泰丰·科斯昆/安纳多卢通讯社 via 盖蒂图片社)

    纽瑟姆表示,扩大部落医学覆盖范围是为了帮助“疗愈部落曾遭受的历史创伤”。

    “与困扰多代原住民的诸多问题一样,这些不平等现象可以追溯到美国全国范围内对各部落犯下的历史暴行,”纽瑟姆在宣布扩大医疗辅助计划覆盖范围的新闻稿中说道,“通过支持更多人获得传统医学和疗愈手段,我们正在朝着更健康、更光明的未来迈出又一步。”

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    伊莱恩·马伦是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的撰稿人,报道全国政治议题。

    Taxpayer spending on ‘exorcisms’ derails Senate testimony: ‘What the hell are we doing about it?’

    May 21, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News

    Sen. John Kennedy pressed Acting AG Todd Blanche during a Senate hearing over California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, citing reports that taxpayer-funded coverage includes exorcisms and other faith-based healing practices tied to tribal medicine.

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    Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., railed against California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, which is facing scrutiny from the Trump administration over fraud allegations, as Kennedy highlighted reports during a Tuesday hearing that the state covers exorcisms and other faith-based healing practices.

    Medi-Cal’s spending practices have faced growing scrutiny as California’s Medicaid spending has more than doubled since 2019, rising from roughly $100.7 billion to a projected $222 billion in 2026.

    Just last week, the Trump administration suspended $1.4 billion in federal funding for California home health and hospice programs after Vice President J.D. Vance’s anti-fraud task force identified an estimated $600 million in suspected fraud within the state’s Medicaid system.

    Kennedy alleged during his line of questioning to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that taxpayer dollars were being used to cover the cost of exorcisms, a religious practice most commonly associated with the Catholic Church, and other indigenous spiritual practices.

    LAWMAKERS IN DEEP BLUE STATE DEMAND AUDIT OVER SKYROCKETING HEALTHCARE COSTS: ‘ALARMING NATURE’

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    “California’s got 12% of the population in the last ten years,” Kennedy told Blanche. “They’re responsible for half of these new so-called health providers to provide exorcisms and other things. Now, what the hell are we doing about it? Why has this gone on for so long?”

    Reports that California provides Medicaid coverage for exorcisms and other spiritual rituals were first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

    In 2024, Medi-Cal expanded coverage for recipients seeking traditional healers and natural helpers within tribal communities. Services covered by taxpayer dollars include music therapy and spiritual interventions such as ceremonies, rituals and herbal remedies, according to a press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.

    To be recognized by the state as a traditional healer, a person must have served as a spiritual leader within an American Indian tribe for at least two years and be contracted by an Indian Health Care Provider. Meanwhile, the requirement for a natural helper is less stringent and can apply to anyone considered a “trusted” member of an American Indian tribe.

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    Newsom said this expansion of coverage for tribal medicine was made to assist in “helping heal the historical wounds inflicted on tribes.”

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    “Like many of the issues that plague successive generations of Native people, those inequities can be traced back to the historical atrocities the U.S. inflicted on tribes across the country,” Newsom said in a press release announcing the Medi-Cal expansion. “By supporting greater access to traditional medicine and healing, we are taking another step toward a healthier, brighter future.”

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    It remains unclear how much Medi-Cal has spent covering services provided by traditional healers or natural helpers. The California Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions by the time of publication.

    Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.

  • 美州性别确认护理渠道遭冲击,美国家庭权衡是否搬迁


    2026-05-21T10:06:58.979Z / 路透社

    概述

    • 医院因法律和财务风险限制性别确认护理,而非基于临床证据
    • 面临药物短缺的患者转而囤药、使用远程医疗以维持治疗
    • 美国多数主要医学团体认为此类护理可能挽救生命

    5月21日(路透社)——据医生、患者、政策专家和倡导组织透露,面对特朗普政府对青少年跨性别者性别确认护理的威胁,美国家庭正在权衡是否搬离本州以获得所需的医疗服务。

    唐纳德·特朗普总统第二次就职后发布了一项行政命令,旨在限制19岁以下患者获得性别确认护理,这是在27个多数由共和党掌控的州已出台限制此类护理的立法或规则基础上做出的举措。该命令已被法官临时叫停,但政府仍在推动新的禁令。

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    去年7月,司法部开始传唤医疗服务机构提供与性别确认护理相关的患者记录——这一行动同样被法院临时叫停——来自阿拉巴马州的19岁跨性别女孩哈莉·沃克当时正在考虑搬迁。

    “我和家人当时在讨论高中毕业后我该去哪上大学,我来自阿拉巴马州的奥本,附近有该州最好的学校之一,”沃克说,“但我不能留在阿拉巴马州,因为我的父母、我的医生和我都面临被定罪的风险。”

    她现在就读于马里兰州的一所大学,该州保护性别确认护理的可及性。“这里有安全感,这是一个非常包容、相当进步的州,”沃克说道。

    她的父亲杰夫·沃克表示,家人如今仍每天都在讨论要么搬到一个对跨群体友好的州,要么搬离美国。

    非营利组织特雷弗项目(为LGBTQ+青年提供免费专业支持)于2025年3月4日至10月15日开展的一项调查最新公布的数据显示,哈莉的经历并非个例。在1.6万名13至24岁的LGBTQ+受访者中,近三分之一表示他们或家人正在考虑搬到其他州以获得护理。

    美国各州对未成年人性别确认护理的限制

    加州大学洛杉矶分校基于健康记录开展的一项研究发现,美国约有150万13至24岁的年轻人认同自己为跨性别者。

    政策与科学之争

    特朗普政府终止性别确认护理的举措包括威胁医院,将切断其获得利润丰厚的联邦医疗保险(Medicare)付款的资格。这项为65岁及以上人群或残障人士设立的项目服务着7000万人。

    美国卫生与公众服务部拒绝置评。

    性别过渡护理的范围涵盖采用偏好姓名或代词的建议、青春期阻断药物和激素治疗,乃至手术。医疗服务通常提供给被诊断为性别烦躁(即个人性别认同与出生时指派的性别不符所带来的痛苦)的人群。

    包括美国医学协会、内分泌学会和美国儿科学会在内的多数医学团体都表示,此类护理可以挽救生命。

    今年2月,美国整形外科医师协会建议推迟为年轻人开展性别相关手术。

    LGBTQ健康倡导组织GLMA的执行董事亚历克斯·谢尔顿表示,医院减少或暂停此类服务的决定是基于法律和财务风险评估,而非临床证据或患者需求的变化。

    特雷弗项目的调查发现,约75%的年轻人在获得性别确认护理方面遇到过困难。

    选择愈发有限

    STAT新闻网今年2月基于自身分析报道称,自2025年1月以来,已有40多家医院限制为年轻人提供此类护理。

    但包括明尼苏达儿童医院在内的一些医院,在联邦法院裁定撤销美国卫生机构的限制后,已于今年2月27日暂停护理后重新提供服务。

    密歇根大学医疗系统去年8月停止为18岁以下人群提供激素治疗和青春期阻断药物作为性别护理项目,理由是7月份的联邦传票以及“对我们的临床医生和机构前所未有的法律和监管威胁”。

    43岁的克莱尔·卡布雷拉是一名青少年的母亲,她的孩子从所在州的农村地区长途跋涉前来接受治疗。这名青少年已经花了六年时间规划自己的性别过渡历程,从四年级时使用新的代词和穿搭,到后来使用青春期阻断药物和睾酮。

    在用完三个月剂量的睾酮后,他们现在依靠远程医疗服务来避免错过注射,否则可能会出现激素波动、痛经和焦虑等症状。

    “我们会尽一切所能支持我们的孩子,包括考虑州外乃至国外的其他选择,”卡布雷拉说道。

    争相寻找替代方案

    跨性别权利倡导智库“运动推进项目”的健康政策顾问凯伦·贝克表示,随着美国护理渠道减少,加拿大和欧洲国家已成为更具吸引力的选择。

    在加利福尼亚州,知名医疗服务机构洛杉矶儿童医院于2025年关闭了运营30年的性别诊所,称其因外部压力“没有可行的发展路径”。

    洛杉矶LGBTQ中心的组织者玛丽亚·杜表示,诊所关闭后,美国家庭都在争相寻找替代方案,包括囤积药物和寻求国外治疗。

    来自罗德岛州的妇产科医生贝丝·克朗宁表示,她有来自德克萨斯州和佛罗里达州的患者,为了获得“蓝州”的稳定治疗而前来就医。

    目前,关于罗德岛州一家医院是否必须交出跨性别青少年医疗记录的 opposing 法院判决正在上诉中。

    克朗宁表示,一名在加拿大有亲属的患者正考虑搬到那里,而另一位年轻父亲则表示搬迁成本过高。

    “我认为这对大多数患者来说都不是一个现实的选择,”克朗宁说道。

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    Families weigh moves with gender-affirming care access under assault in US

    2026-05-21T10:06:58.979Z / Reuters

    Summary

    • Hospitals restrict gender-affirming care due to legal, financial risks, not clinical evidence
    • Patients facing medication shortages turn to stockpiling, telehealth to maintain treatment
    • Most major US medical groups support such care as potentially life-saving

    May 21 (Reuters) – Confronted with Trump Administration threats to gender-affirming care for young transgender people, American families are weighing moves out of their states to gain access to needed healthcare, according to doctors, patients, policy experts and advocacy groups.

    Upon taking office ​for the second time, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at limiting access to gender-affirming care for patients under age 19, building on legislation or rules in 27 mostly ‌Republican-led states that restrict such care. The order has been temporarily blocked by a judge but the administration continues to push new bans.

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    By the time the Justice Department began subpoenaing healthcare providers for patient records related to gender-affirming care last July – another action temporarily blocked by courts – Harleigh Walker, a 19-year-old transgender girl from Alabama, was considering a move.

    “My family and I were discussing, after high school where I might go to college, and I’m from Auburn, Alabama, next to one of the best schools in that ​state,” Walker said. “But I could not stay in the state of Alabama because my parents, my doctors, and I were being criminalized.”

    She now attends college in Maryland, a state that protects access ​to gender-affirming care. “There’s a level of safety here. This is a very accepting, pretty progressive state,” Walker said.

    The family still talks daily about a move either to ⁠a friendly state or out of the country, her father, Jeff Walker, said.

    Newly released data from a survey conducted from March 4 to October 15, 2025, by the non-profit Trevor Project, which provides free, specialized support ​to LGBTQ+ youth, found that Harleigh’s story is a common one. Nearly one-third of 16,000 LGBTQ respondents aged 13 to 24 said they or their families were considering moving to a different state for care.

    US States limiting gender affirming care for minors

    Nearly 1.5 million ​people aged 13 to 24 identify as transgender in the U.S., a UCLA study based on health records found.

    POLICY VS SCIENCE

    The Trump Administration’s effort to end gender-affirming care includes threatening hospitals with cutting off access to lucrative Medicare payments. The program for people aged 65 and older or with disabilities serves 70 million people.

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declined to comment.

    Gender-transition care can range from advice on adopting a preferred name or pronoun to puberty-blocking drugs and hormones or surgery. Medical care is ​often given to people diagnosed with gender dysphoria, or distress when a person’s gender identity doesn’t align with their sex assigned at birth.

    Most medical groups, including the American Medical Association, the Endocrine Society, and the American ​Academy of Pediatrics, say such care can be life-saving.

    In February, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons recommended delays in gender-related surgeries for young people.

    Decisions by hospitals to reduce or pause these services are driven by legal and financial risk assessments, not ‌changes in ⁠clinical evidence or patient need, said Alex Sheldon, executive director at LGBTQ health advocacy group GLMA.

    The Trevor Project survey found about 75% of young people had experienced difficulties in accessing gender-affirming care.

    FEWER OPTIONS

    Since January 2025, more than 40 hospitals have restricted such care for young people, STAT News reported in February based on its own analysis.

    But some hospitals, such as Children’s Minnesota, have begun offering care again following a federal court ruling that vacated the U.S. health agency’s restrictions. It had paused care on February 27.

    University of Michigan Health stopped providing hormone therapies and puberty blockers as gender-care treatments for people under 18 last August, citing the July federal subpoena and “unprecedented legal and ​regulatory threats to our clinicians and our institution.”

    Claire Cabrera, ​43, is the mother of a teenager who ⁠traveled from a rural part of the state where they live to receive care there. The adolescent spent six years navigating their gender journey, from new pronouns and clothes in fourth grade to puberty blockers and testosterone.

    After running out of a three-month supply of testosterone, they now rely on a telehealth service to prevent missing an ​injection, which can lead to hormonal shifts, menstrual cramps and anxiety.

    “We will do whatever it takes to support our child, including looking at other options outside ​of the state and outside ⁠of the country,” Cabrera said.

    SCRAMBLING FOR ALTERNATIVES

    Canada and European countries have become more attractive options as U.S. care access dwindles, said Kellan Baker, a health-policy adviser at Movement Advancement Project, a transgender rights advocacy think tank.

    In California, prominent healthcare provider Children’s Hospital Los Angeles shut its gender clinic in 2025 after 30 years, describing external pressure and “no viable path forward.”

    Maria Do, an organizer with the Los Angeles LGBT Center, said families were scrambling for alternatives since the closure, ⁠stockpiling medicines and ​seeking treatment abroad.

    Dr. Beth Cronin, an obstetrician-gynecologist from Rhode Island, said she has patients coming from Texas and Florida, looking for ‘blue ​state’ stability for treatment.

    Opposing court rulings on whether a Rhode Island hospital must comply with handing over medical records of trans youth are currently being appealed.

    One patient with family in Canada was considering a move there, while another young father said such a move was too expensive, ​Cronin said.

    “I don’t think it’s a realistic option for most patients in general,” Cronin said.

    Reporting by Mariam Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Caroline Humer, Mrinalika Roy and Bill Berkrot

  • 特朗普17亿多美元“反武器化基金”是否合法?专家发声


    2026-05-21T06:00:17-0400 / https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-legal-questions/

    华盛顿讯—— 美国司法部新设的17.76亿美元基金,用于向声称司法系统“遭武器化”针对自己的人支付赔偿,该基金引发了即时审查,围绕其合法性、执法和实施的疑问接踵而至。

    美国司法部表示,申请赔偿没有“党派要求”,但如果该机构过往的和解协议、行动,以及律师和传播专业人士的言论能作为参考的话,特朗普总统最知名的支持者和盟友很可能将从中获益。

    该基金是特朗普先生与美国国税局和解协议的一部分,旨在了结他和儿子们今年1月提起的民事诉讼——该案缘于一名独立承包商泄露特朗普的纳税申报单。该项目被称为“反武器化基金”,旨在“建立一套系统化程序,受理并纠正那些遭受司法武器化和诉讼战的人的诉求”。

    这项“反武器化”项目将从“判决基金”获得近18亿美元资金。该基金由美国国会于1956年设立,用于支付针对联邦政府的法院判决和和解款项。该基金最初设立时,仅适用于最高10万美元的索赔判决,但在20世纪70年代中期,国会取消了金额上限。

    无论是美国司法部还是白宫,都未明确谁有资格申请该基金的拨款,也未说明是否会设定支付上限。特朗普先生与本届政府达成的和解协议条款显示,该基金将由五名成员组成,其中四名由代理司法部长托德·布兰奇任命,另一名经与国会领导层协商后选出。

    布兰奇在周二的参议院听证会上表示,负责监督该基金理事会的五人委员会将公布谁可以获得救济,以及救济金额等相关信息。

    该基金迅速招致伦理监督组织和国会山议员的谴责。政府问责组织“华盛顿问责公民”在一份声明中称,特朗普与本届政府达成的和解是“总统任期历史上最肆无忌惮的自我交易行为”,并认为这很可能违反了宪法的国内薪酬条款。

    法律挑战与起诉资格

    两名美国国会警察于周三提起诉讼,试图叫停该基金。他们声称,由于可能向2021年1月6日国会山骚乱参与者支付赔偿,他们面临“私刑暴力”风险上升,以及持续的骚扰和死亡威胁。

    但这两名警官,以及其他可能希望在法庭上挑战该基金的人,都面临一个关键障碍,可能在诉讼早期阶段就使其夭折:证明他们拥有合法的起诉权,也就是所谓的“起诉资格”。

    通常情况下,诉讼当事人不能以联邦纳税人的身份,来证明其有权质疑政府资金的使用方式。在1923年的一项判决中,最高法院称,纳税人对国库资金的利益“与数百万其他人共享”,且“相对而言微不足道且难以确定”。

    “如果我们在十字路口与邮政卡车相撞,最终协商向某家庭支付500万美元和解金,有没有人能站出来说‘政府在这笔和解金里付得太多了’?”美国大学法学教授保罗·菲格利说道,“没有法院会受理这种诉求。而你现在面对的就是这种情况。”

    “真正的问题在于,既然特朗普政府这么做了,我们几乎可以肯定,下一届民主党政府也会找到它认为应该获得同等特殊待遇的群体,”菲格利说。

    国会与判决基金

    菲格利曾撰文探讨判决基金及其被行政部门滥用的可能性,他表示特朗普政府的新项目看似合法,但他认为,行政部门在未获得国会明确指定资金来源、也未明确运作机制的情况下设立该举措,并非“良善政策”。

    根据美国宪法,行政部门无权做出支出决策。但国会在设立判决基金时,授予了行政部门无需立法参与即可支付判决和和解款项的权力。

    “我们的体制不允许行政部门自行设立项目并提供资金,这完全违背了体制设计,”菲格利说,“那这件事是否有可能,且合法呢?好吧,国会确实设立了这个基金,国会也对此睁一只眼闭一只眼。除非他们能意识到,这场斗争本质上是体制之争,而非政党之争,否则这种情况还会再次发生。”

    国会设立的其他联邦和解项目

    联邦政府曾监管过其他旨在替代诉讼的和解项目,比如9·11受害者赔偿基金、国家疫苗伤害赔偿计划,以及辐射暴露赔偿计划。但这些举措均由国会设立,并包含严格的保障措施。

    “极不寻常的是,在尚未确立任何相关标准的情况下,就动用纳税人资金进行此类支付——既没有明确支付方式,也没有明确个人能获得多少金额。这极易引发滥用和腐败,”乔治城大学法学院宪法倡导与保护研究所法律主任鲁帕·巴塔查里亚说道。

    巴塔查里亚曾是美国司法部官员,曾担任9·11恐怖袭击受害者赔偿基金的特别主事官,并参与分配其他经国会批准的和解基金款项。

    她表示,在没有司法部或国会制定严格标准的情况下,就“以这种方式动用纳税人拨款资金,简直是疯了”。

    司法部援引先例:美国原住民农业基金

    在公告中,美国司法部表示此类项目有法律先例,并援引了2011年的一起集体诉讼和解案——该案由美国原住民农民和牧场主提起,他们指控美国农业部拒绝向其提供平等的信贷渠道。

    在该案起诉十多年后,奥巴马政府于2011年达成7.6亿美元的和解协议,美国农业部同意向美国原住民支付6.8亿美元赔偿金。但最终仅从基金中拨付了约3亿美元,索赔流程结束后仍有超过3.8亿美元未发放。

    剩余资金引发了多年谈判,2016年,华盛顿特区美国地区法院批准了修改后的和解方案,向索赔者提供额外补偿:3800万美元拨给服务于美国原住民农民和牧场主的非营利组织,约2.66亿美元用于设立名为“美国原住民农业基金”的信托基金。

    曾担任原告首席律师的约瑟夫·塞勒斯指出,尽管特朗普政府将其反武器化基金与奥巴马政府与美国原住民农民和牧场主的和解方案相提并论,但两者存在关键区别:华盛顿初审法院的参与和监督。

    “法院负责监督这些资金的拨付,确保其支付方式符合法律要求和诉讼和解所追求的利益,”他在接受CBS新闻采访时表示。

    塞勒斯说,法院设立并批准了索赔流程,随后还批准了未使用和解资金的使用方式,包括美国原住民农业基金信托的条款。

    “你必须服务于最初提起诉讼的个人和社区,”他说。

    塞勒斯表示,他从未听说过其他案例,即与政府对簿公堂的双方,能在“没有透明度或司法监督”的情况下协商出资金拨付流程。

    作为解决美国农业部歧视指控的一部分,奥巴马政府还同意从判决基金中拨出至少13亿美元,用于资助女性和西班牙裔农民及牧场主,其中包括未参与诉讼的人。

    “这与我了解到的这个新项目的做法非常相似,”菲格利说,“现在,这是良善政策吗?不,不是。但之前也有人这么做过。奥巴马政府操纵判决基金这么做,而特朗普政府吸取了这个教训,也打算如法炮制。”

    国会两党对特朗普政府基金表示担忧

    国会两党议员都对特朗普政府的这项基金表示担忧。参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩周二对记者表示,他“不太支持”该项目,并称“我看不到其目的所在”。这位南达科他州的共和党议员还表示,他预计拨款程序将对该基金进行“全面审查”。

    缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯告诉记者,该基金“引发了许多需要解答的重要问题”。

    “这极不寻常,在没有经过大量审查的情况下,不应推行这种措施,”作为参议院拨款委员会主席的柯林斯说道。

    巴塔查里亚表示,国会行动可能是管控美国司法部新基金的唯一途径。

    “这是对政府决定资金使用方向的权力的极端干预,”她说,“尽管从技术上讲,从判决基金支付款项可能并不违法,但这显然违背了设立该基金的初衷。”

    即便如此,即使由共和党掌控的参众两院通过立法设置监管护栏,特朗普先生也可能否决任何提交给他的法案。

    为进一步了解该基金,曾任职于调查1月6日国会山骚乱的众议院特别委员会的马里兰州民主党众议员杰米·拉斯金,曾试图传唤美国司法部和财政部高级官员,就“这种肆无忌惮且腐败的交易”作证,但未成功。他还提出了一项法案,将修改判决基金法规,禁止支付与特定索赔相关的款项,包括与1月6日国会山骚乱案件相关的索赔,以及与2016年总统选举外国干预相关的索赔。

    马里兰州民主党参议员克里斯·范·霍伦也宣布,他将在国会共和党正在推进的拨款法案中提出一项修正案,禁止暴力罪犯——包括袭击执法人员的定罪者和儿童猥亵犯——使用该基金。

    Is Trump’s $1.7+ billion “anti-weaponization fund” legal? Experts weigh in.

    2026-05-21T06:00:17-0400 / https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-legal-questions/

    Washington — The Justice Department’s new $1.776 billion fund to provide payouts to people alleging the legal system was “weaponized” against them was met with immediate scrutiny and questions surrounding its legality, enforcement and implementation.

    The Justice Department has said that there are no “partisan requirements” to seek compensation, but if its past settlements and actions and statements from lawyers and communications professionals are any indication, it’s likely that President Trump’s highest-profile supporters and allies may stand to benefit.

    The fund was established as part of a settlement agreement between Mr. Trump and the Internal Revenue Service to end a civil lawsuit he and his sons filed in January over the leak of his tax returns by an independent contractor. Dubbed the anti-weaponization fund, the program aims to “provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare.”

    The “anti-weaponization” program is set to receive nearly $1.8 billion from the Judgment Fund, which was set up by Congress in 1956 to pay court judgments and settlements of lawsuits against the government. When the Judgment Fund was first created, it was limited to judgments for claims of up to $100,000, but in the mid-1970s, Congress removed the cap.

    Neither the Justice Department nor the White House has specified the criteria for who would be eligible for an award from the new fund or whether there would be a cap on payouts. The terms of the settlement agreement between Mr. Trump and his administration state that the fund is to be composed of five members, with four members appointed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and one chosen in consultation with congressional leadership.

    Blanche said at a Senate hearing Tuesday that the five-member commission overseeing the fund’s board would supply information on who can receive relief and how much.

    The fund drew swift condemnation from ethics groups and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a government accountability group, said in a statement that Mr. Trump’s settlement with his administration amounted to the “most brazen act of self-dealing in the history of the presidency,” and argued it likely violated the Constitution’s Domestic Emoluments Clause.

    Legal challenges and standing to sue

    A pair of U.S. Capitol Police officersfiled a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the fund. They claimed that as a result of potential payouts to people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, the officers faced an increased risk of “vigilante violence” against them and continued harassment and death threats.

    But the officers, as well as others who may want to challenge the fund in court, face a key hurdle that could derail any lawsuit in its early stages: proving they have the legal right to sue, a concept known as standing.

    Generally, litigantscannot rely on their status as federal taxpayers to establish standing to challenge how government dollars are spent. In a 1923 decision, the Supreme Court said that a taxpayer’s interest in money from the Treasury “is shared with millions of others” and is “comparatively minute and indeterminable.”

    “If we have an intersection collision with a postal truck and a settlement is negotiated to give $5 million to a family, does anybody have standing to come in and say, ‘the government paid too much in that settlement?’” said Paul Figley, a law professor at American University. “No court is going to allow that. And that’s what you’re looking at.”

    “The real problem is having seen the Trump administration do this, you can be pretty sure that the next Democratic administration is going to find a group that it feels should get the same kind of a special deal,” Figley said.

    Congress and the Judgment Fund

    Figley, who has written about the Judgment Fund and its potential for misuse by the executive branch, said the Trump administration’s new program appears to be legal, but he doesn’t believe it’s “good policy” for the executive to create the initiative without Congress explicitly designating the money for it and mechanisms for how it will work.

    Under the Constitution, the executive branch does not have the power to make spending decisions. But Congress gave it the authority to pay judgments and settlements without legislative involvement when it created the Judgment Fund.

    “It’s not part of our scheme to have the executive branch set up programs and fund them. That is just contrary to the scheme,” Figley said. “Now is it possible and is it legal? Well Congress set it up. Congress has turned a blind eye to it, and unless they get together and see that the real battle on this is institutional, not political party, then it’ll happen again.”

    Other federal settlement programs created by Congress

    The federal government has overseen other settlement programs that seek to serve as an alternative to litigation, like the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act program. But those initiatives were created by Congress and include rigorous safeguards.

    “What is incredibly unusual is that taxpayer money would be paid out under circumstances like this without any criteria having been established for how that’s going to be — how that’s going to happen or how much people might get. It lends itself to abuse and corruption,” said Rupa Bhattacharyya, legal director for the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law School.

    Bhattacharyya, a former Justice Department official, served as special master for the fund for victims of the 9/11 terror attacks and worked to distribute money from other congressionally-approved settlement funds.

    It is “insane for taxpayer-appropriated funding” to be used in this way without strict criteria set by the Justice Department or Congress, she said.

    DOJ cites legal precedent for program: Native American Agriculture Fund

    In its announcement, the Justice Department said there was legal precedent for such a program and cited a 2011 settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by Native American farmers and ranchers who argued they were denied equal access to credit by the Department of Agriculture.

    As part of the $760 million settlement, reached with the Obama administration more than a decade after the suit was first filed, the Agriculture Department agreed to pay $680 million in damages to Native Americans. But only roughly $300 million was paid from the fund, leaving more than $380 million undisbursed after the claims process.

    The leftover money kicked off years of negotiations, and in 2016, the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., approved a modified settlement under which claimants were given an additional award: $38 million was set aside for nonprofit organizations serving Native American farmers and ranchers, and roughly $266 million went to the creation of a trust called the Native American Agriculture Fund.

    While the Trump administration has likened its anti-weaponization fund to the Obama administration’s settlement with Native American farmers and ranchers, there is a crucial distinction between the two, noted Joseph Sellers, who served as lead counsel for the plaintiffs: the involvement and oversight by the trial court in Washington.

    “The court was controlling the disbursement of these funds to ensure they’re being paid out in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law and the interests advanced by the litigation being settled,” he told CBS News.

    The court, Sellers said, set up and approved the claims process, and then approved how the unspent settlement money would be used, including the terms of the Native American Agriculture Fund trust.

    “You have to serve the people and the communities that originally brought the case,” he said.

    Sellers said he is unaware of other instances where the parties involved in a case against the government negotiated a process for disbursing funds “with no transparency or judicial oversight.”

    As part of its efforts to address allegations of discrimination by the Agriculture Department, the Obama administration also agreed to provide at least $1.3 billion to female and Hispanic farmers and ranchers out of the Judgment Fund, including those who were not involved in litigation.

    “That’s very similar to what I understand this new program is doing,” Figley said. “Now, is that good policy? No, it’s not good policy. But it’s been done before. The Obama administration manipulated the Judgment Fund to do that and the Trump administration is taking that lesson and is doing the same thing.”

    Bipartisan concern in Congress about Trump administration fund

    Republican and Democratic members of Congress have expressed concern about the Trump administration’s fund. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday that he was “not a big fan” of the program and said, “I don’t see a purpose.” The South Dakota Republican also said he expects there will be a “full vetting” of the fund during the appropriations process.

    Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins told reporters that the fund “raises a lot of important questions that need to be answered.”

    “It is highly irregular, and this is not something that should be put in place without a lot more scrutiny,” Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, said.

    Congressional action may be the only means of controlling the Justice Department’s new fund, Bhattacharyya said.

    “This is an extraordinary intrusion into their powers to decide where the government’s funds get spent,” she said. “While the payment from the Judgment Fund may not be technically illegal, it certainly violates the purposes for which the Judgment Fund was created.”

    Still, even if the GOP-led House and Senate approved legislation to set guardrails, Mr. Trump could veto any bill that crosses his desk.

    In an effort to learn more about the fund, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat who served on the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack, unsuccessfully attempted to subpoena top Justice Department and Treasury officials about “this brazen and corrupt transaction.” He also introduced legislation that would amend the Judgment Fund statute to prohibit payments tied to certain claims, including those arising from cases related to the Jan. 6 attack and foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election.

    Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, also announced that he would be introducing an amendment to the funding bill Republicans are moving forward with in Congress to bar violent criminals — including those convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, and child molesters — from accessing the funds.