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国际热点新闻 World Breaking News

1.Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, calling ceasefire in Syria "permanent"(with much information)

2.Driver arrested after 39 bodies found in tractor-trailer near London, police say (ABC)

3.Syria’s Assad gets a prize with US withdrawal, Russia deal (AP)

4.An election may be the only way out of the Brexit impasse (CNN )

5.Impeachment probe deposition under way following Republicans storming hearing room (CNN)

6.Amid push to resume U.S. nuclear talks, North Korea's Kim Jong Un gets confrontational (CBS)

美国主流媒体文摘 The US Mainstream Media Quotes Oct 23, 2019

Hillary Clinton mulling 2020 run, citing weak Dem field, claim of email vindication: reports
Fox News by Danielle Wallace

Speculation is growing that Hillary Clinton will make a last-minute entry into the 2020 presidential race after reports published Tuesday said members of the Democratic establishment doubted any of the party’s current top candidates can beat President Trump next November.

But those Democrats already running said Clinton is doing more harm than good for the party by taking aim at Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, in recent remarks.

CNN Poll: Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April
CNN by By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director

Biden has the support of 34% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters, his best showing in CNN polling since just after his campaign's formal launch on April 25. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are about even for second, with 19% and 16%, respectively. Behind them, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Kamala Harris of California each have 6% support, with Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke each at 3%.

Biden: Trump has ‘no idea’ about working-class struggles
AP by By BILL BARROW and MICHAEL RUBINKAM

Joe Biden hammered President Donald Trump’s treatment of the middle class as he campaigned Wednesday in his childhood hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, hours ahead of the president making a separate visit to the critical battleground state .

A large American flag behind him and a friendly audience of old friends and extended family in front, Biden cast the putative billionaire president as a charlatan populist whose tax policies, economic stewardship and overall erratic leadership style has hurt U.S. workers.

GOP lawmakers storm closed-door impeachment session, as Schiff walks out
Fox News By Ronn Blitzer, Chad Pergram

House Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Wednesday essentially stormed a closed-door session connected to the impeachment investigation of President Trump, prompting House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff to suspend the proceedings in a remarkable scene.

The standoff happened Wednesday morning after lawmakers held a press conference in which they accused House Democrats of lack of transparency.

McConnell to Republicans: Defend Trump on process
The Hill By Alexander Bolton - 10/23/19

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is urging Republicans to focus on Democrats and their tactics in seeking to mount an effective defense of President Trump on impeachment.

Trump calls Pompeo-appointed ambassador Bill Taylor a "Never Trumper"
Axios by Ursula Perano

President Trump attacked acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor as a "Never Trumper" in a tweet Wednesday, after Taylor testified to House investigators that Trump had directly linked military aid to Ukraine investigating his political opponents.

How a Beltway power couple and a political newcomer learned to thrive in the Trump era
The Washington Post by By Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Anu Narayanswamy

When Brad Parscale was looking for advice about how to navigate Washington after running the digital strategy for Donald Trump’s upstart presidential campaign in 2016, the brash political newcomer turned to a Beltway power couple.

Katie Walsh and Mike Shields, both former chiefs of staff at the Republican National Committee, advised him on how to make the most of his new perch, he said.

Since then, the three have helped each other flourish inside the Republican Party ecosystem, recommending each other’s services to top GOP officials and candidates. Together, the trio have broad influence across the party — drawing millions of dollars from 23 party committees and organizations since the beginning of 2017, according to campaign finance filings and people familiar with their work.

Their dominance has alarmed other Republican Party strategists, who say the three have a disproportionate amount of sway — and have helped each other sustain that power, according to multiple people with knowledge of their roles.

Pa.’s election system is on the verge of the largest changes in decades — in time for the 2020 election
The Philadelphia Inquirer by Jonathan Lai

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has reached a deal with Republican lawmakers — who control the state legislature — on the largest fundamental modifications of how ballots are cast in decades.

Several are reforms that Democrats have long sought. And while none would catapult Pennsylvania to the bleeding edge of electoral reform, in many cases they would expand access to voting in a state that has fallen behind.

Giuliani associates plead not guilty to campaign finance charges
CBS by Pat Milton

Two business associates of Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges they illegally funneled foreign donations to political committees supporting President Trump and other Republicans.

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, wearing dark suits and ties and flanked by their attorneys, were arraigned on the federal indictment in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

Trump's lawyers argue he can't be charged while in office — even if he shoots someone
NBC by Pete Williams

The long-standing view of the Justice Department is that a president cannot be indicted while in office. William Consovoy, Trump's lawyer, told the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that the immunity extends to the entire criminal justice process, including grand jury subpoenas for documents.

英语政治和媒体词典 Dictionary of Politics & Media

Electoral College 选举人团，或选举团
electoral vote 选举人选票, 选举团投票（最终选出总统）
popular vote 大众直接选票（最终选出选举人）

college 这里是指：an organized group of professional people with particular aims, duties, and privileges.

美国选总统不是美国选民直接投票选举，也不是议会投票选举，而是由选举人团Electoral College 来投票选举。选举人团的代表才是由选民直接投票选出。

每个州的选举团人数等于其在美国众议院的议员人数，再加上其两名美国参议员的人数。

在美国大选中, 决定谁能胜出成为总统, 主要看选举人选票。大众选票实际上是选择选举人。选举时候选人只要超过半数选举人票，达到538张的一半即270张，谁就是美国的下届总统。2016年希拉里的大众选票（popular vote）多于特朗普，但选举人票（ electoral vote ）少于特朗普，竞选总统失败。

美国人不搞全民直选，而是间接民主（即选举人团制度），目的是防止人数多的大州主导选举的形势，确保小州的利益，平衡各州的利益。近几年，也有人提出废除选举人团，改为民众直选。

Citations
Take the case of our blithe acceptance of the electoral college. There is nothing normal or democratic about choosing our president through a system that makes it ever more likely that the candidate who garners fewer votes will nonetheless assume power. For a country that has long claimed to model democracy to the world, this is both wrong and weird.

And there is also nothing neutral or random about how our system works. The electoral college tilts outcomes toward white voters, conservative voters and certain regions of the country. People outside these groups and places are supposed to sit back and accept their relative disenfranchisement. There is no reason they should, and at some point, they won’t. This will lead to a meltdown.

--The Washington Post by E.J. Dionne Jr. August 28, 2019

On Twitter, the Weekly Standard’s Jay Cost responded to Sanders. Over two dozen tweets, he argued against abolishing the electoral college, centering his argument on two points. First, that the country was created in a way that gave states a role in every level of government. Second, that having an electoral college forces candidates to build “geographically broad coalitions.”
--- The Washington Post