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  • 特朗普抨击英国移交岛屿协议,该协议可能危及美国关键军事基地

    迭戈加西亚岛对北京控制从中东石油富集区到中国工业腹地的航运通道的战略构成威胁,国防专家表示

    作者:艾玛·布西(Emma Bussey)
    福克斯新闻(Fox News)

    发布时间:2026年1月21日 美国东部时间下午6:25

    唐纳德·特朗普总统周二戏剧性地逆转了英国将查戈斯群岛主权移交给毛里求斯的计划,同时警告称这可能会危及美国对迭戈加西亚军事基地的使用权。

    特朗普的立场转变凸显了一位国防专家所称的”新特朗普主义”,此前该专家将总统对查戈斯协议的反对与他对格陵兰岛的推进计划联系起来,并指出毛里求斯未来可能违约的担忧。

    特朗普在其Truth Social社交平台上周二发文称,英国的查戈斯群岛决定是”极大愚蠢的行为”。

    “令人震惊的是,我们’杰出的’北约盟友英国目前正计划将美国重要军事基地所在地迭戈加西亚岛拱手让给毛里求斯,而且毫无理由,”特朗普写道。”毫无疑问,中国和俄罗斯已经注意到这一完全软弱的行为。”

    特朗普在范斯高风险格陵兰岛会议前向北约发出严厉警告

    亨利·杰克逊协会国家安全中心主任约翰·亨明斯(John Hemmings)告诉福克斯新闻数字版:”特朗普180度大转弯,部分原因是英国支持丹麦对格陵兰岛的主权主张,部分原因是白宫概述的新战略。”

    “这些行动是相互关联的,并且是11月《国家安全战略》中概述的’新特朗普主义’的一部分,”他解释道。

    “迭戈加西亚岛对北京控制从中东石油富集区到中国工业腹地的关键航运通道的战略构成潜在威胁,”他补充道,描述了”每天近2370万桶石油通过印度洋,而该基地在任何美中台湾冲突中都至关重要”。

    特朗普告诉达沃斯:美国独自能确保格陵兰岛安全,坚称不会’使用武力’

    在另一篇帖子中,特朗普明确将查戈斯群岛争端与他对格陵兰岛的推进计划联系起来。

    “英国放弃极其重要的土地是极大愚蠢的行为,这是格陵兰岛必须被获取的又一个长期国家安全理由,”特朗普写道。

    查戈斯群岛在英国非殖民化过程中与毛里求斯分离,国际法院2019年裁定这一行为非法。

    英国后来同意移交主权,同时将迭戈加西亚岛以每年至少1.6亿美元的租金续租至少99年。

    迭戈加西亚岛是远程轰炸机、后勤和力量投送在中东、印度洋-太平洋和非洲的枢纽。约有2500名人员驻守,其中大部分是美国人。

    特朗普在民调显示公众支持率低的情况下加倍推进格陵兰岛计划

    “如果毛里求斯在获得法律控制权后将这些岛屿提供给中国,它将在国际舆论眼中给美国带来巨大压力,”亨明斯解释道。

    “毕竟,一旦毛里求斯获得法律主权,它可以随时重新谈判租赁条款,甚至撕毁条约。

    “它还可能为中国渔船队提供进入专属经济区(包括其丰富渔场)的机会,这将为美国空军在该岛周围的行动增加另一层风险,”亨明斯说。

    “目前,迭戈加西亚岛的美国基地被认为是安全的,毛里求斯向英国(并通过英国向美国)承诺了99年的租约,据称这不会干扰该空军基地的运作。但问题在于细节。”

    福克斯新闻数字版已联系白宫寻求置评。

    艾玛·布西是福克斯新闻数字版的突发新闻撰稿人。加入福克斯之前,她曾在《每日电讯报》工作,服务于美国夜间团队,涵盖外交、政治、新闻、体育和文化等多个领域。

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    Trump slams UK island handoff deal that could put key US military base at risk

    Diego Garcia is a threat to Beijing’s strategy to control shipping lanes between oil-rich Middle East and China’s industrial heartland, defense expert says

    By Emma Bussey
    Fox News

    Published January 21, 2026 6:25pm EST

    President Donald Trump dramatically reversed course Tuesday on a U.K. plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while warning it could jeopardize U.S. access to the Diego Garcia military base.

    Trump’s reversal highlights what a defense expert called a “new Trump Doctrine” before linking the president’s opposition to the Chagos deal with his Greenland push and citing fears Mauritius could later back out.

    Writing on his Truth Social platform Tuesday, Trump called the U.K.’s Chagos decision “an act of great stupidity.”

    “Shockingly, our ‘brilliant’ NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER,” Trump wrote. “There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness.”

    TRUMP ISSUES STERN WARNING TO NATO AHEAD OF VANCE’S HIGH-STAKES GREENLAND MEETING

    “Trump has done a 180, partly because of the U.K.’s support for Denmark’s sovereign claims over Greenland and partly because of a new strategy outlined by the White House,” John Hemmings, director of the National Security Center at the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital.

    “These moves are linked and part of a ‘new Trump Doctrine’” outlined in November’s National Security Strategy,” he explained.

    “Diego Garcia is a potential threat to Beijing’s strategy to control vital shipping lanes between the oil-rich Middle East and China’s industrial heartland,” he added, describing how “nearly 23.7 million barrels of oil transit the Indian Ocean every day, with the base being vital in any U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan.”

    TRUMP TELLS DAVOS US ALONE CAN SECURE GREENLAND, INSISTS HE WON’T ‘USE FORCE’

    In a separate post, Trump explicitly linked the Chagos dispute to his Greenland push.

    “The U.K. giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of national security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired,” Trump wrote.

    The Chagos Islands were separated from Mauritius during Britain’s decolonization process, a move the International Court of Justice ruled unlawful in 2019.

    The U.K. later agreed to transfer sovereignty while leasing Diego Garcia back for at least 99 years at a cost of at least $160 million annually.

    Diego Garcia is a hub for long-range bombers, logistics and power projection across the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific and Africa. Around 2,500 personnel, mostly American, are stationed there.

    TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON GREENLAND PUSH AS POLLS SHOW LITTLE PUBLIC SUPPORT

    “If Mauritius were to offer the islands to China after taking de jure control, it would put immense pressure on the U.S. in the eyes of international public opinion,” Hemmings explained.

    “After all, once Mauritius has de jure sovereignty, it can renegotiate the lease terms or even renege on the treaty at any time it wants.

    “It might also provide access to the exclusive economic zone, with all of its rich fishing grounds, to Chinese fishing fleets, adding another layer of risk to U.S. Air Force operations around the island,” Hemmings said.

    “At this moment, the U.S. base at Diego Garcia is thought to be secure, with Mauritius promising the U.K. (and by proxy, the U.S.) a 99-year lease, which will not, it is supposed, interfere with the operations of the air base at all. But the devil is in the details.”

    Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.

    Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.

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  • 特朗普在达沃斯大谈让富人更富

    分析: 艾伦·布莱克
    15小时前
    发布时间: 2026年1月21日,美国东部时间下午4:54

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    唐纳德·特朗普总统在瑞士达沃斯世界经济论坛年会上向观众发表讲话。
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    在加州州长加文·纽森宣布将在本周瑞士世界经济论坛上与唐纳德·特朗普总统就其观点发表看法后,支持“让美国再次伟大”(MAGA)的影响力人物凯蒂·米勒周一在X平台上嘲讽这位民主党人出席了这个富人云集的活动。

    “加文·纽森当然要去达沃斯,”米勒(她嫁给了白宫高级顾问斯蒂芬·米勒)在X平台上发文称,“没有什么比向世界精英群体抱怨更能体现‘美国优先’的了。”

    但过去几天发生的事情并没有像她预想的那样凸显她的观点。

    纽森在达沃斯期间一直敦促精英阶层更坚决地抵制特朗普。而特朗普则与富人频频接触,并毫不掩饰地谈论自己与富人的关系以及让他们变得更富的举措。

    尽管美国人普遍认为经济停滞不前,但总统似乎在周三的集会上为自己的政策对富人有多有利而沾沾自喜。

    他在与企业高管的招待会上发表了一系列此类言论。

    “我认为就你们的投资而言,你们的处境非常好,”特朗普对人群说,“我甚至不用问任何人现在怎么样了。大家赚的钱都太多了。”

    特朗普称自己经常向商界领袖表示祝贺。

    “他们说,‘是在说什么?’”特朗普说,“我说,‘自从我上任以来,你们的净资产翻了一番,对吧?’他说,‘是的,甚至不止这些。’他们会说,‘甚至更多。我们做得比这更好。’而我们为你们提供了一个平台,让你们的才华得以施展。”

    在同一场活动的另一个环节,特朗普提到了他去年通过的大型国内议程法案——他常称之为“超级美好法案”,以及该法案为企业主提供的关键税收减免。

    特朗普随后谈到,在他的第一任期内,一位富商朋友买了一架飞机却从未使用,只是为了利用这种税收减免。

    “我常说,这就是我第一任期如此成功的原因,”特朗普说,“因为,我是说,人们会买一些东西——我有个朋友买了架飞机,他从未用过。他买它只是为了‘我可以扣除这笔费用’。”

    “实际上,买这样的飞机会很棒,因为他永远不会用它,”特朗普继续说道。

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    吹嘘自己与富人的关系,以及在经济强劲时如何减轻他们的税负,这是一回事。但当前经济最大的问题之一是其“K型分化”——即对富人来说经济状况极好,而对普通民众来说却并非如此。

    事实上,乐施会本月发布的年度不平等报告显示,去年亿万富翁的财富增长速度是过去五年平均水平的三倍。

    米勒的帖子指出了这里的政治风险。

    就在上周一项新的CNN民调显示约70%的美国人认为经济“糟糕”之际,特朗普却在精英聚会上大谈自己对这种K型经济上层群体的贡献。这实在是完全脱离现实。

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    这并非唯一可能激怒关注钱包问题的美国人的不妥言论。在经济问题日益严峻的背景下,特朗普及其内阁(恰好由亿万富翁组成)发表了一系列此类言论。

    特朗普的言论发表前一天,财政部长斯科特·贝森特刚刚谈到政府禁止机构投资者购买单户住宅的想法。

    一些美国人认为大型机构投资者推高了住房成本。贝森特试图向民众保证此举不会伤害“小投资者”。但他对“小投资者”的定义引发了质疑。

    “比如,可能是你的父母为退休买了5套、10套、12套房子,”贝森特对福克斯商业频道的玛丽亚·巴蒂罗莫说,“所以,我们不想把‘小投资者’赶走,我们只是想把其他人都赶走。”

    这听起来像是普通退休人员拥有5到12套房产。

    纽森转发了贝森特的言论并问道:“这个沾沾自喜的人还能再脱离现实吗?”贝森特周三回击称,这位民主党州长“可能是唯一一位比卡玛拉·哈里斯更不懂经济学的加州人”。

    在过去一年里,政府还发表了一系列关于美国人如何应对经济困难的尴尬言论。特朗普曾说人们可以少买些玩具和铅笔。

    更近期,农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯表示,美国人可以负担起一顿3美元的优质餐食,其中包括“一片西兰花”。

    2026年大选预计将广泛围绕经济展开,而特朗普团队则为民主党人提供了大量素材,将其描绘成脱离现实的群体。

    Trump revels in Davos about making the rich even richer

    Analysis by Aaron Blake
    15 hr ago
    PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2026, 4:54 PM ET

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    President Donald Trump addresses the audience during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

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    After it was announced that California Gov. Gavin Newsom would share his views on President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, this week, MAGA influencer Katie Miller derided the Democrat for his presence at the event frequented by wealthy businessmen.

    “Of course Gavin Newsom is going to Davos,” Miller, who is married to top White House adviser Stephen Miller, posted Monday on X. “Nothing quite says America First like commiserating to the crowd of the World’s Elites.”

    But what’s transpired over the last couple of days hasn’t exactly driven home her point in the way she might have envisioned.

    Newsom has spent his time urging the elites at Davos to stand up more strongly to Trump. And it’s Trump who’s been rubbing elbows with the wealthy and taking no shame in talking about his ties to rich people and his efforts to make them even richer.

    Even as Americans struggle with what they overwhelmingly view as a stagnant economy, the president seemed to revel Wednesday in how good his policies have been for the wealthy.

    He made a series of such comments during a reception with CEOs.

    “So I think in terms of your investments, you’re in great shape,” Trump told the crowd. “I don’t even ask anybody how you’re doing now. It’s like everybody is making so much money.”

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    Trump said he often goes around giving congratulations to business leaders.

    “They say, on what?” Trump said. “I said, ‘you’ve doubled your net worth since I’ve been president, right?’ He said, ‘Yeah, even more than that.’ They would say, ‘Even more. We’re doing even better than that.’ And we’ve given you platform where you can put your genius to work.”

    At another point at the same event, Trump pointed to his big domestic agenda bill – which he often called the “Big Beautiful Bill” – that passed last year and a key tax deduction it gave business owners.

    Trump then riffed about how, in his first term, one wealthy friend bought an airplane they didn’t even use because they wanted to use such a deduction.

    “I always said, that’s what made my first term so successful,” Trump said. “Because, I mean, people were buying things that – I have a friend who bought an airplane, he never used it. He just bought it. He said, ‘I get a – I deducted it.’

    “It’d be a great plane to buy, actually, because he’ll never use it,” Trump continued.

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    Members of the Trump administration and other attendees listen to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednessday.

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    It’s one thing to boast about your ties to rich people and how they reduce their tax burden in good times, when a strong economy is lifting all boats. But one of the biggest problems with the current economy is how “K-shaped” it is – i.e. it’s great for the wealthy but not nearly so much for the rest of the country.

    Indeed, Oxfam’s recent annual inequality report this month showed billionaires’ wealth grew three times faster last year than they had averaged over the previous five years.

    And Miller’s post points to the political risks here.

    Even as about 7 in 10 Americans viewed the economy as “poor” in last week’s new CNN poll, here was Trump at a gathering of elites talking about how good he’s been for the upper part of that K-shaped economy. That’s pretty tone-deaf.

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    And it’s hardly the only example of an unadvisable comment that might irk Americans concerned about their pocketbooks. Amid the economic problems, Trump and his Cabinet – which happens to be stocked with billionaires – have made a series of these kinds of remarks.

    Trump’s comments came just a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke about the administration’s idea to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes.

    Some Americans believe big, institutional investors have driven up housing costs. Bessent sought to assure this move wouldn’t hurt “mom and pop” investors. But his definition of “mom and pop” investors raised some eyebrows.

    “Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement,” Bessent told Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, “bought five, 10, 12 homes. So, we don’t want to push the mom and pops out. We just want to push everyone else out.”

    Just your average retiree, owning anywhere from five to a dozen homes.

    Newsom promoted the clip of Bessent, asking, “Could this smug man be more out of touch?” Bessent shot back Wednesday that the Democratic governor “may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris.”

    And over the course of the last year, the administration has made a series of awkward comments about how Americans could navigate economic difficulties. Trump talked about simply buying fewer dolls and pencils.

    More recently, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Americans can afford a $3 meal of quality food that includes “a piece of broccoli.”

    The 2026 election figures to focus extensively on the economy, and the Trump team is giving Democrats plenty to work with in painting them as out of touch.

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  • 特朗普宣布与北约秘书长达成格陵兰”框架协议” 鲁特否认讨论美军控制格陵兰岛

    在唐纳德·特朗普总统宣布已与北约秘书长马克·鲁特达成一项新的格陵兰”框架协议”后,这位北约最高领导人告诉福克斯新闻的《与布雷特·拜尔的特别报道》节目,在瑞士举行的世界经济论坛期间,他与特朗普的会谈中并未讨论美国强行从丹麦控制格陵兰岛的问题。

    “在我与总统先生的谈话中,那个问题根本没有被提及。他非常关注我们需要做些什么来确保那个巨大的北极地区——目前正在发生变化,中国和俄罗斯在那里越来越活跃——我们如何保护它,”鲁特在被追问据报道已达成的”框架协议”细节时表示。

    特朗普称,这项协议导致他决定不实施原定于2月1日生效的关税。

    “那确实是我们讨论的重点,”鲁特坚持说。

    本周在世界经济论坛期间,特朗普周三下午在他的社交媒体平台”真实社交”上宣布了与格陵兰的新”框架协议”。

    “基于我与北约秘书长马克·鲁特的非常富有成效的会面,我们已经形成了一项关于格陵兰以及整个北极地区未来协议的框架,”总统写道。”基于这种理解,我不会对原定于2月1日生效的关税施加影响。目前正在就格陵兰的‘黄金穹顶’(注:此处为原文特定表述)进行进一步讨论。随着讨论的进展,更多信息将公布。”

    特朗普指出,副总统JD·万斯、国务卿马尔科·卢比奥和特使史蒂夫·维特科夫将领导”谈判”并直接向他汇报。

    “坦率地说,如果我不决定动用我们无法阻挡的过度力量,我们可能什么也得不到。但我不会那样做,”特朗普在世界经济论坛当天上午早些时候表示。”现在所有人都说,‘哦,太好了。’这可能是我发表的最重要的声明,因为人们认为我会使用武力。我不必使用武力,我不想使用武力,我不会使用武力。”

    在接受福克斯新闻独家采访时,鲁特称特朗普关于需要加强北极地区安全的观点”完全正确”,并指出俄罗斯或中国在该地区构成威胁的可能性正与日俱增。北约秘书长还称赞特朗普的领导力,使其他北约国家为联盟的防御支付更多资金。

    “今晚我将在这个节目中与你辩论,正是他把整个欧洲和加拿大提高到了著名的5%国防开支目标,”鲁特坚持说,”这对我们平衡开支以及保护自己至关重要。而这就是他在帖子中提到的我们将着手推进的框架。”

    鲁特还指出,北约成员国、俄罗斯和中国之间日益增加的摩擦凸显了加强北极地区安全的必要性。

    当被问及他是否认为其他国家与俄罗斯和中国的相处方式与过去不同时,鲁特回应称:

    “我无权评论个别盟友与中国的关系。我认为,作为北约,我们有一个集体立场。这个立场是,我们不应该天真。我可以告诉你们,中国在军事上的巨额投资将让你们后悔。它们不是用来在北京组织游行的,俄罗斯的军队也不是用来在莫斯科组织游行的。它们是用来被使用的。”

    After President Donald Trump announced a new Greenland “framework” had been agreed upon with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the NATO chief told Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier” the U.S. forcibly taking control of Greenland from Denmark was not discussed during meetings between him and Trump in Switzerland during the World Economic Forum.

    “That issue did not come up anymore in my conversations with Mr. President. He’s very much focused on what we need to do to make sure that that huge Arctic region, where change is taking place at the moment, where the Chinese and Russians are more and more active, how we can protect that,” Rutte said when pressed on the details of the reported “framework” that has been agreed upon.

    Trump said the agreement resulted in his decision not to impose tariffs scheduled to go into effect Feb. 1.

    “That was really the focus of our discussions,” Rutte insisted.

    Trump announced the new “framework” for Greenland in a post on his social media site Truth Social Wednesday afternoon while at the World Economic Forum this week.

    “Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” the president wrote. “Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland. Further information will be made available as discussions progress.”

    Trump noted that Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff will lead “the negotiations” and report directly to him.

    “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. But I won’t do that,” Trump said earlier in the morning at the World Economic Forum. “Now everyone’s saying, ‘Oh, good.’ That’s probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force.”

    During the exclusive interview with Fox News, Rutte called Trump “totally right” about needing to shore up security in the Arctic region, noting that the chance of Russia or China becoming a threat in that region is increasing every day. The NATO Secretary General also praised Trump’s leadership in getting other NATO countries to pay more money for the alliance’s defenses.

    “I would argue tonight with you on this program he was the one who brought a whole of Europe and Canada up to this famous 5%,” Rutte insisted, “which is crucial for us to equalize our spending, but also protect ourselves. And this is the framework which you see in his post that we will work on.”

    Rutte also noted that increased volatility between NATO-aligned countries, Russia and China underscored the need to shore up security in the Arctic region.

    The NATO chief was asked whether he thought other countries were dealing with the Russians and the Chinese differently than they have in the past.

    “It’s not up to me to comment on what individual allies are doing in terms of their relationship with China,” Rutte responded. “I think collectively, as NATO, we have a position. The position is that we should not be naive. I can tell you’ll regret these huge investments the Chinese are making in the military. They are not there to organize parades in Beijing, and the military in Russia are not there to organize parades in Moscow. They are there to be used.”

  • 法官下令重划纽约市一个国会选区,共和党或因此失去关键席位

    By Associated Press
    14小时前
    发布于 2026年1月21日,美国东部时间下午6:08

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    美国国会众议院议员妮可·马利奥塔基斯(共和党,纽约州),2025年6月在美国国会大厦。

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    奥尔巴尼,纽约州 美联社电 ——

    周三,一名法官推翻了纽约市唯一一个由共和党人代表的国会选区边界,下令该州重新划定选区,理由是当前选区构成违宪地削弱了黑人和西班牙裔居民的投票权。

    共和党人预计将对这一裁决提起上诉,因为全国范围内的选区操纵斗争已出现新战线,两党都在这场关乎美国众议院控制权的较量中争夺优势。

    自唐纳德·特朗普总统开始推动共和党人制定新的国会选区划分方案以帮助其政党在今年中期选举中保住微弱的众议院多数席位以来,约三分之一的州已考虑重划其众议院选区。民主党则发起了自己的重新划分选区工作,尽管他们有时会受到自己通过的旨在防止党派操纵选区的法律的阻碍。

    在纽约州,法官杰弗里·珀尔曼(Jeffrey Pearlman)为民主党人赢得了这场斗争中的早期胜利,裁定共和党众议员妮可·马利奥塔基斯在布鲁克林南部和史泰登岛的选区需要重新配置。

    这起诉讼由一家与民主党结盟的选举法律事务所提起,该事务所辩称,当前选区边界在划定过程中未考虑到史泰登岛黑人和拉丁裔居民人口的增长,从而稀释了他们的投票权。

    共和党人抨击这起诉讼是民主党人试图通过操纵选区来帮助自己并消除该州为数不多的剩余共和党选区的明显举动。

    马利奥塔基斯在一份声明中表示:“这是华盛顿民主党人企图从民众手中窃取这个国会席位的无理举动,我们非常有信心最终会胜诉。”

    纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔(民主党)曾誓言要参与全国范围的重新划分选区斗争,但在选举前几乎没有立法途径来实质性改变该州的国会选区边界。

    该州当前的选区划分图由州议会民主党人绘制,并由州长签署成为法律,旨在在2024年选举前为其政党在几个关键选区中获得优势。根据该选区划分图,民主党在纽约州获得了几个席位,尽管共和党最终赢得了众议院多数席位。

    Judge orders redrawing of a NYC congressional district, potentially costing Republicans a key seat

    By Associated Press
    14 hr ago
    PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2026, 6:08 PM ET

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    Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican from New York, at the US Capitol in June 2025.

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    Albany, New York AP—

    A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional seat in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw the district on the grounds that its current composition unconstitutionally diluted the votes of Black and Hispanic residents.

    Republicans are expected to appeal the decision, as a new front opens in a national gerrymandering battle that has both political parties jockeying for advantage in the fight over control of the US House.

    About a third of states have considered redrawing their House districts since President Donald Trump began pushing for Republicans to craft new congressional lines to help his party hold onto its narrow House majority in this year’s midterms. Democrats countered by launching their own redistricting efforts, though they have sometimes been hampered by laws they passed intended to prevent partisan gerrymandering.

    In New York, Judge Jeffrey Pearlman handed Democrats an early win in the fight, ruling that a district held by Republican US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis in southern Brooklyn and Staten Island should be reconfigured.

    The case, filed by an election law firm aligned with the Democratic Party, argued the current lines of the district were drawn without accounting for a rise in Staten Island’s Black and Latino residents, thereby diluting their voting power.

    Republicans had bashed the lawsuit as a clear effort to game the district to help Democrats and eliminate one of the few remaining GOP districts in the state.

    In a statement, Malliotakis said, “This is a frivolous attempt by Washington Democrats to steal this congressional seat from the people and we are very confident that we will prevail at the end of the day.”

    Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, had vowed to wade into the national redistricting fight but had few legislative avenues to substantially change the state’s congressional lines before the election.

    The state’s current map was drawn by Democrats in the state Legislature and signed into law by the governor, designed to give their party a boost in a few battleground districts ahead of the 2024 elections. Democrats picked up a few seats in New York under that map, though Republicans eventually won a House majority.

  • 卡塔尔捐赠的飞机或于今年夏天开始作为特朗普的新“空军一号”服役,空军称

    2026年1月22日 / 美国东部时间凌晨12:20 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻

    美国总统特朗普最早可能于今年夏天开始乘坐卡塔尔捐赠的飞机出行,美国空军证实将在数月内交付这架翻新的大型喷气式飞机,作为“空军一号”投入使用。

    “空军仍致力于加快交付VC-25备用飞机,以支持总统空运任务,预计不迟于2026年夏季交付。”空军发言人周三表示,同时证实了《华尔街日报》的一则报道。

    卡塔尔王室去年春天捐赠了这架波音747风格的飞机供特朗普使用。不过,这架飞机无法立即投入使用,因为五角大楼需要对其进行改装以作为“空军一号”使用。当时有消息人士告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻,在接受该飞机之前,还需要检查是否装有安全和间谍设备。

    这架捐赠的飞机可能会取代目前服役的两架已有35年历史的“空军一号”飞机。特朗普长期以来一直推动更换这些老化的飞机,但更换项目面临延误,两架新飞机的交付时间目前定在2027年和2028年。

    现有飞机在周二晚间显露了其老化问题:“空军一号”起飞不到一小时后因“轻微电气故障”掉头返回,总统随后换乘一架较小的飞机,才继续飞往瑞士参加世界经济论坛。

    在此次紧急情况中,白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特曾开玩笑说,卡塔尔捐赠的飞机“听起来好得多”。

    这一捐赠遭到国会民主党人和监督组织的批评,他们认为总统接受一个价值数亿美元的外国礼物,这会引发道德问题。一些批评者还质疑改装捐赠飞机的成本。

    “纳税人现在正资助第五架‘空军一号’,而它源自一个外国君主制国家,这是对公众信任、财政优先事项和国家安全利益的惊人滥用。”民主捍卫基金(一个由奥巴马时期伦理官员运营的组织)的伦理与反腐败首席法律顾问弗吉尼亚·坎特表示,该组织去年要求对这份礼物进行调查。

    特朗普对这些担忧置之不理,并为自己接受礼物的决定进行辩护。

    “如果我们能得到一架747作为对我们国防部的贡献,供他们在建造其他飞机的几年内使用,我认为这是一个非常好的姿态。”特朗普去年表示,“现在我可能是个愚蠢的人,说哦,我们不想要免费的飞机。”

    埃莉诺·沃森对本报道有贡献。

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    Jet donated by Qatar could start serving as Trump’s new Air Force One this summer, Air Force says

    January 22, 2026 / 12:20 AM EST / CBS News

    President Trump could start flying in a plane donated by Qatar as early as this summer, as the U.S. Air Force confirms it will deliver the refurbished jumbo jet for use as Air Force One within months.

    “The Air Force remains committed to expediting delivery of the VC-25 bridge aircraft in support of the Presidential airlift mission, with an anticipated delivery no later than summer 2026,” an Air Force spokesperson said Wednesday, confirming a report by The Wall Street Journal.

    The royal family of Qatar donated the Boeing 747-style plane for Mr. Trump’s use last spring. The plane could not enter service immediately, though, as the Pentagon needed to retrofit it to serve as Air Force One. It also needed to be checked for security and spying devices before it was accepted, a source told CBS News at the time.

    The donated plane could take the place of two 35-year-old jets that currently serve as Air Force One. Mr. Trump has long pushed to replace the aging planes, but a project to replace them has faced delays, with delivery of two new planes currently set for 2027 and 2028.

    The existing planes showed their age late Tuesday, when Air Force One turned around less than an hour after taking off for Switzerland due to a “minor electrical issue.” The president then switched to a smaller plane before flying across the Atlantic for the World Economic Forum.

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt joked at one point during the ordeal that the Qatari jet sounded “much better.”

    The donation has drawn criticism from congressional Democrats and watchdog groups, who have argued it poses ethics concerns for the president to accept a gift worth hundreds of millions of dollars from a foreign country. Some critics have also questioned the cost of retrofitting the donated plane.

    “The fact that taxpayers are now funding a fifth Air Force One, originating from a foreign monarchy, is a staggering abuse of public trust, fiscal priorities, and national security interests,” said Virginia Canter, chief counsel for ethics and anti-corruption at Democracy Defenders Fund, a group run by an Obama-era ethics official that requested an investigation into the gift last year.

    Mr. Trump has brushed off the concerns and defended his decision to accept the gift.

    “If we can get a 747 as a contribution to our Defense Department to use during a couple of years while they’re building the other ones, I think that was a very nice gesture,” Mr. Trump said last year. “Now I could be a stupid person and say, oh no, we don’t want a free plane.”

    Eleanor Watson contributed to this report.

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  • 北约秘书长:未与特朗普讨论格陵兰岛主权问题

    发布时间:2026年1月22日 08:46 | 来源:联合早报

    北约秘书长吕特星期三说,他当天在瑞士达沃斯参加世界经济论坛年会期间与美国总统特朗普会晤时,并未讨论格陵兰岛的主权问题。(法新社)

    北约秘书长吕特说,他与美国总统特朗普会晤时并未讨论丹麦对格陵兰的主权这一关键问题。

    吕特星期三(1月21日)接受美国福克斯新闻频道访问。被问及格陵兰岛是否会继续属于丹麦,他回答说,当天早些时候与特朗普会晤时并没有谈及这一点。

    特朗普与吕特会晤后宣称,双方已制定“关于格陵兰岛乃至整个北极地区未来协议的框架”。

    吕特接受福克斯新闻频道访问时并未就特朗普宣布的协议框架提供太多细节。“我们已达成一项良好的协议,可以真正开始着手解决这些问题。”

    他补充说:“这意味着,我们双方都同意,从北约的角度来看,北约可以采取哪些集体行动来确保整个北极地区的安全。”

    延伸阅读

    当被问及格陵兰岛是否会根据协议继续留在丹麦王国时,吕特说:“今晚我和总统的谈话中没有再提及这个问题。”

    他补充说:“他非常关注我们需要做些什么来确保这个幅员辽阔的北极地区——目前那里正在发生变化,中国和俄罗斯的活动也日益频繁——我们该如何保护它。这才是我们讨论的重点。”

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    北约秘书长:未与特朗普讨论格陵兰岛主权问题

    发布时间:2026年1月22日 08:46 | 来源:联合早报

    北约秘书长吕特星期三说,他当天在瑞士达沃斯参加世界经济论坛年会期间与美国总统特朗普会晤时,并未讨论格陵兰岛的主权问题。(法新社)

    北约秘书长吕特说,他与美国总统特朗普会晤时并未讨论丹麦对格陵兰的主权这一关键问题。

    吕特星期三(1月21日)接受美国福克斯新闻频道访问。被问及格陵兰岛是否会继续属于丹麦,他回答说,当天早些时候与特朗普会晤时并没有谈及这一点。

    特朗普与吕特会晤后宣称,双方已制定“关于格陵兰岛乃至整个北极地区未来协议的框架”。

    吕特接受福克斯新闻频道访问时并未就特朗普宣布的协议框架提供太多细节。“我们已达成一项良好的协议,可以真正开始着手解决这些问题。”

    他补充说:“这意味着,我们双方都同意,从北约的角度来看,北约可以采取哪些集体行动来确保整个北极地区的安全。”

    延伸阅读

    当被问及格陵兰岛是否会根据协议继续留在丹麦王国时,吕特说:“今晚我和总统的谈话中没有再提及这个问题。”

    他补充说:“他非常关注我们需要做些什么来确保这个幅员辽阔的北极地区——目前那里正在发生变化,中国和俄罗斯的活动也日益频繁——我们该如何保护它。这才是我们讨论的重点。”

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  • 北约秘书长:未与特朗普讨论格陵兰岛主权问题

    发布时间:2026年1月22日 08:46

    北约秘书长吕特星期三说,他当天在瑞士达沃斯参加世界经济论坛年会期间与美国总统特朗普会晤时,并未讨论格陵兰岛的主权问题。(法新社)

    北约秘书长吕特说,他与美国总统特朗普会晤时并未讨论丹麦对格陵兰的主权这一关键问题。

    吕特星期三(1月21日)接受美国福克斯新闻频道访问。被问及格陵兰岛是否会继续属于丹麦,他回答说,当天早些时候与特朗普会晤时并没有谈及这一点。

    特朗普与吕特会晤后宣称,双方已制定“关于格陵兰岛乃至整个北极地区未来协议的框架”。

    吕特接受福克斯新闻频道访问时并未就特朗普宣布的协议框架提供太多细节。“我们已达成一项良好的协议,可以真正开始着手解决这些问题。”

    他补充说:“这意味着,我们双方都同意,从北约的角度来看,北约可以采取哪些集体行动来确保整个北极地区的安全。”

    当被问及格陵兰岛是否会根据协议继续留在丹麦王国时,吕特说:“今晚我和总统的谈话中没有再提及这个问题。”

    他补充说:“他非常关注我们需要做些什么来确保这个幅员辽阔的北极地区——目前那里正在发生变化,中国和俄罗斯的活动也日益频繁——我们该如何保护它。这才是我们讨论的重点。”

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    北约秘书长:未与特朗普讨论格陵兰岛主权问题

    发布时间:2026年1月22日 08:46

    北约秘书长吕特星期三说,他当天在瑞士达沃斯参加世界经济论坛年会期间与美国总统特朗普会晤时,并未讨论格陵兰岛的主权问题。(法新社)

    北约秘书长吕特说,他与美国总统特朗普会晤时并未讨论丹麦对格陵兰的主权这一关键问题。

    吕特星期三(1月21日)接受美国福克斯新闻频道访问。被问及格陵兰岛是否会继续属于丹麦,他回答说,当天早些时候与特朗普会晤时并没有谈及这一点。

    特朗普与吕特会晤后宣称,双方已制定“关于格陵兰岛乃至整个北极地区未来协议的框架”。

    吕特接受福克斯新闻频道访问时并未就特朗普宣布的协议框架提供太多细节。“我们已达成一项良好的协议,可以真正开始着手解决这些问题。”

    他补充说:“这意味着,我们双方都同意,从北约的角度来看,北约可以采取哪些集体行动来确保整个北极地区的安全。”

    当被问及格陵兰岛是否会根据协议继续留在丹麦王国时,吕特说:“今晚我和总统的谈话中没有再提及这个问题。”

    他补充说:“他非常关注我们需要做些什么来确保这个幅员辽阔的北极地区——目前那里正在发生变化,中国和俄罗斯的活动也日益频繁——我们该如何保护它。这才是我们讨论的重点。”

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  • 新西兰暴雨引发山体滑坡 多人失踪

    发布时间 / 来源:2026年1月22日 09:25 / 联合早报

    新西兰北岛暴雨引发山体滑坡,图为芒格努伊山一处受灾地点。 (路透社)

    新西兰北岛一处露营地附近星期四(1月22日)发生山体滑坡,多人失踪。暴雨造成大范围破坏,居民被疏散,数千户家庭断电,道路封闭。

    路透社报道,紧急救援人员正在对新西兰北岛丰盛湾地区热门旅游景点芒格努伊山(Mount Maunganui)附近的一处露营地进行救援。

    警方在一份声明中说,露营地已被疏散,紧急救援人员正在努力寻找仍留在该地区的民众。

    当地媒体报道,直升机已部署到位,支援正在进行的搜救工作。

    新西兰总理卢克森在X平台发文说,他正在积极关注全国各地的情况,包括芒格努伊山发生的重大事故,并补充说,极端天气持续在北岛各地造成危险状况。

    新西兰交通部报告,有多条主要道路封闭。地方当局说,由于道路受损,一些小型社区仍然与外界隔绝。

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    新西兰暴雨引发山体滑坡 多人失踪

    发布时间 / 来源:2026年1月22日 09:25 / 联合早报

    新西兰北岛暴雨引发山体滑坡,图为芒格努伊山一处受灾地点。 (路透社)

    新西兰北岛一处露营地附近星期四(1月22日)发生山体滑坡,多人失踪。暴雨造成大范围破坏,居民被疏散,数千户家庭断电,道路封闭。

    路透社报道,紧急救援人员正在对新西兰北岛丰盛湾地区热门旅游景点芒格努伊山(Mount Maunganui)附近的一处露营地进行救援。

    警方在一份声明中说,露营地已被疏散,紧急救援人员正在努力寻找仍留在该地区的民众。

    当地媒体报道,直升机已部署到位,支援正在进行的搜救工作。

    新西兰总理卢克森在X平台发文说,他正在积极关注全国各地的情况,包括芒格努伊山发生的重大事故,并补充说,极端天气持续在北岛各地造成危险状况。

    新西兰交通部报告,有多条主要道路封闭。地方当局说,由于道路受损,一些小型社区仍然与外界隔绝。

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  • 杰克·史密斯称不惧唐纳德·特朗普,其法律团队表示他将在周四作证

    发布时间:2026年1月21日,美国东部时间下午4:17
    作者:凯特琳·波伦茨

    杰克·史密斯(Jack Smith)的法律团队周三告诉美国有线电视新闻网(CNN),他“并不害怕”唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)——在2024年总统竞选期间,史密斯曾试图将特朗普告上法庭但未成功。

    这位前特别检察官此前曾私下向众议院司法委员会作证,但周四将面对镜头,其团队表示,他们已准备好应对国会议员可能展开的带有政治色彩的质询,预计会有冗长的发言。

    史密斯的角色——对一位总统提起两项刑事指控——前所未有。他的公开证词预计将成为重大而引人注目的时刻,因为特朗普多次呼吁对史密斯进行刑事起诉。史密斯必须在避免违反案件保密规定与向国会提供全面且可能被严格审查准确性的回答之间走钢丝。

    史密斯在2023年12月17日向众议院司法委员会作证时持续了超过8小时。议员们质问了他对特朗普的两项刑事调查:一项调查特朗普处理和留存机密文件的不当行为,另一项调查他试图推翻2020年大选结果的行为。

    特朗普在史密斯特别检察官办公室调查中面临的这两个案件目前均已被驳回。其中一个案件因特朗普赢得2024年总统大选而终止,另一个则被特朗普任命的法官驳回,该法官认为史密斯办公室未得到国会的充分支持。南佛罗里达州联邦法院的法官艾琳·坎农(Aileen Cannon)已将史密斯最终报告的一半内容封存,实质上阻止了他详细讨论调查发现的关于特朗普自2020年起在海湖庄园(Mar-a-Lago)将机密文件存放在无安全措施房间的指控。

    尽管包括CNN在内的新闻媒体已披露了该调查的诸多细节——例如特朗普在与员工会议中讨论留存机密记录的录音,以及特朗普佛罗里达度假村一名关键证人向史密斯团队陈述的内容——但史密斯可能只会详细说明2023年6月对特朗普及其两名雇员的起诉书内容。

    史密斯是一名职业检察官,曾在共和党和民主党的政府中任职。其团队表示,他将在证词中强调自己30年的工作经验,并表示若事实相同,他今天仍会起诉任何前总统。

    与闭门作证时一样,预计他将再次解释为何认为调查结果已达到“排除合理怀疑”的刑事犯罪证据标准。

    过去几个月,至少有三名来自史密斯特别检察官办公室的检察官已与议员进行了沟通,其中包括托马斯·温多姆(Thomas Windom)——他在法庭上领导了针对特朗普与2021年1月6日美国国会山骚乱相关的妨碍司法公正案件;杰伊·布拉特(Jay Bratt)——他领导了对特朗普在第一任期内处理机密记录及妨碍司法公正的起诉;以及史密斯办公室的副主任JP·库尼(JP Cooney)。

    特别检察官团队中的核心检察官(包括温多姆、布拉特和史密斯)均已不再为司法部工作。

    共和党人因温多姆在回答某些问题时的方式向司法部提出了刑事指控。布拉特在证词中拒绝回答问题,并援引第五修正案反对自证其罪。

    史密斯的法律团队告诉CNN,他也可以选择行使第五修正案权利,尽管他们认为史密斯及其特别检察官办公室的工作并未违反任何法律。

    但史密斯的团队表示,他欢迎此次机会,希望能在证词中详细说明自己在司法部的工作。

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    Jack Smith is ‘not afraid’ of Donald Trump, his legal team says ahead of Thursday testimony

    PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2026, 4:17 PM ET / By Katelyn Polantz

    [Jack Smith] is “not afraid” of Donald Trump, whom he unsuccessfully tried to take to trial during the 2024 campaign, his legal team told CNN Wednesday.

    The former special counsel has spoken to the House Judiciary Committee before, in private, but on Thursday the cameras will be on, and his team is prepared for members of congress to engage in the political theater that comes with that. Long speeches, they said, are expected.

    Smith’s role — in which he brought two criminal indictments against a president — was unprecedented. His public testimony is expected to be major and flashy moment, as Trump has repeatedly called for Smith to be criminally prosecuted. Smith will have to walk a tightrope to avoid violating court secrecy rules around the cases and providing Congress fulsome answers that are likely to be closely scrutinized for accuracy.

    Smith’s [December 17 testimony] before the House Judiciary Committee lasted more than eight hours. Lawmakers grilled him over the two criminal investigations into Trump, one probing the mishandling and retention of classified documents and a second inquiry into his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.

    Both cases Trump faced from the Smith special counsel probe are now dismissed. One ended because Trump won the 2024 presidential election, and the other was dismissed by a Trump-appointed judge who believed Smith’s office wasn’t properly backed by Congress. That judge, Aileen Cannon in South Florida’s federal court, has kept half of Smith’s final report under seal, essentially blocking Smith’s ability to discuss in detail what his investigation found regarding the allegations that Trump unlawfully kept boxes of classified documents in unsecured room at Mar-a-Lago beginning in 2020.

    While news outlets including CNN have revealed much about that investigation — such as [the audio recording] of Trump discussing keeping a classified record in a meeting with staff, and what [a key witness] who worked for Trump’s Florida resort saw and told Smith’s team — Smith is likely to decline to describe much more than what was specified in the June 2023 indictment of Trump and two of his employees.

    Smith, a career prosecutor who had worked in both Republican and Democratic administrations, will emphasize in his testimony his three decades of experience and that he’d prosecute any former presidents on the same facts today, according to his team.

    As he did during the closed-door testimony, he is also expected to again explain why he believes the investigation bore proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump engaged in criminal activity.

    At least three prosecutors from Smith’s special counsel’s office have spoken to lawmakers in the past few months. That includes Thomas Windom, who led in court the obstruction case against Trump related to the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot; Jay Bratt, who led the prosecution of Trump over mishandling classified records and obstruction of justice following his first term in office; and JP Cooney, Smith’s deputy in the special counsel’s office.

    The key prosecutors on the special counsel’s team — including Windom, Bratt and Smith — are no longer working for the Justice Department.

    Republicans have made a criminal referral to the Justice Department on Windom over the way he answered some questions. And Bratt declined to answer questions in his deposition and instead asserted his Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination.

    Smith had the option to take the 5th as well, his legal team told CNN, even though they believe he and the special counsel’s office violated no laws in their work.

    But Smith is welcoming the opportunity to describe his work in the Justice Department, his team said.

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