Mike Pompeo (蓬佩奧) 出任美國國務卿； Fascism: A Warning - Madeleine Albright

Fascism: A Warning - Madeleine Albright - Hardcover

https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062802187/fascism-a-warning

Apr 10, 2018 - #1 New York Times Bestseller. A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today's world, written by one of America's most admired public servants, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state. A Fascist, observes Madeleine Albright, “is someone ...

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參議院確認蓬佩奧出任美國國務卿

美國參議院周四確認蓬佩奧為下任國務卿，近期對美國這一最高外交職位最具爭議性之一的提名確認戰終於畫上句號。作為新國務卿，蓬佩奧面臨一系列內部和外部挑戰。在國務院內部，前任蒂勒森的任期在如何重組該部門的內耗中渡過，重組努力遭到國務院內部的強烈反對，批評人士說，這導致士氣和效率急劇下降。在國際舞臺上，蓬佩奧必須著手處理美國與俄羅斯不斷惡化的關係、日益升級的貿易糾紛、艱難的敘利亞地緣政治局勢，以及美國與歐洲盟友在是否繼續參與2015年達成的限制伊朗核項目的國際協議方面陷入的僵局。蓬佩奧料將在周四訪問布魯塞爾，參加北大西洋公約組織的外長會議，這是他作為美國首席外交官在世界舞臺上的首次亮相。

United States of America/Secretary of State

Mike Pompeo

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Michael Richard Pompeo is an American diplomat serving as the 70th United States Secretary of State.Wikipedia

特朗普：美朝峰會將舉行三或四天，備選地多達五處

美國總統特朗普周四稱，他與朝鮮領導人金正恩的峰會將舉行“三天或四天”，正在考慮多達五個備選地點；預計本次峰會將在6月中旬之前舉行。特朗普還披露了美國中情報局局長蓬佩奧近幾周出訪朝鮮的新細節，稱蓬佩奧與金正恩的會面是計劃外的安排。特朗普表示，蓬佩奧原本沒有計劃與金正恩會面。特朗普還稱，這次秘密會面是蓬佩奧在那里時安排的。特朗普稱，蓬佩奧與金正恩的會面持續了一個多小時。特朗普說，蓬佩奧在朝鮮時還會見了該國情報官員。

Michael Cohen, once at pinnacle of Trump’s world, now poses threat to it

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NPR Morning Edition 13小時 ·  Fired FBI Director James Comey responded to a new round of personal attacks from the White House by underscoring how President Trump has made once out-of-bounds behavior seem unremarkable. https://n.pr/2qJ2Yxh Trump Promises Strike on Syria and Warns Russia Against Backing Assad By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MICHAEL D. SHEAR Mr. Trump’s early morning comments were remarkable in that he is, in some way, telegraphing the American response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria.

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Emancipation of the Negroes – The Past and the Future | 1863

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

On January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. All enslaved persons in Confederate territory were declared to be forever free. Here Nast created a striking, complex image for Harper’s Weekly that celebrates the promise inherent in the proclamation. In a large central vignette an African American family enjoy domestic tranquility around a "Union" stove while, immediately below, a baby symbolizing the New Year breaks the shackles of a kneeling slave. Scenes at left detail horrors associated with slavery–whipping, branding and the separation of families. At right, these are contrasted with future blessings–payment for work, public education, and enjoying one’s own home, goals that could only be realized if the Union won the war. https://met.org/2HwKN4R

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F.B.I. raided Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen

• Among the things that the F.B.I. was looking for when it raided the office of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, above, on Monday: records of payments to two women who say they had affairs with Mr. Trump.

Several people briefed on the investigation told us the agents were also seeking information related to the publisher of The National Enquirer’s role in silencing one of the women, the former Playboy model Karen McDougal.

We’re following the many strands of this story, including the dangers to the president as investigators sift through his lawyer’s communications, Mr. Trump’s reported rage and his aides’ concerns that he will fire justice officials.

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Neil McGill Gorsuch is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was appointed by President Donald Trump to succeed Antonin Scalia following a year-long vacancy and took the oath of office on April 10, 2017. Wikipedia

Born: August 29, 1967 (age 50), Denver, Colorado, United States

Nationality: American

Spouse: Marie Louise

Education: Columbia University, University of Oxford, Harvard Law School

Parents: Anne Gorsuch Burford, David Gorsuch

美國宣布對價值500億美元中國商品加征關稅的詳細清單

美國宣布對價值500億美元中國商品加征關稅的詳細清單

特朗普政府公布計劃對價值500億美元中國商品加征25%進口關稅的詳細清單，除非北京很快作出重大貿易和投資讓步，這是幾十年來美國對中國的貿易做法發起的最強有力的挑戰。美國貿易代表稱，加征進口關稅的商品涵蓋美國經濟各個行業，從醫藥、航空和半導體機械等高科技行業到機械和化學品等中間產品。洗碗機、鏟雪車和摩托車等消費品也在加征關稅商品之列。這些關稅不會立即生效。美國公司可以在5月22日之前對關稅提議提出反對，5月15日將對此舉行公開聽證會。美國貿易代表試圖制定一個對中國造成最大化損害但對美國工業和消費者造成最少影響的關稅清單。