早安。一波退休潮即将在明年从国会山带走超过800年的国会资历总和，其中有走得轻松的（众议员南希·佩洛西和迈克尔·麦考尔），也有走得艰难的（参议员约翰·科宁和比尔·卡西迪）。这是好事还是坏事？我们很快就会知道。
Good morning. A tidal wave of retirements, some the easy way (Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Michael McCaul), others the hard way (Sens. John Cornyn and Bill Cassidy), is going to wipe out more than 800 years of combined congressional experience from Capitol Hill next year. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? We will soon find out.
在许多美国选民对政府失去信任、认为美国政治腐败且只为权贵服务的时刻，大批议员正从舞台左侧（和右侧）退场。
There is a crush of lawmakers exiting stage left (and right) in a moment when many American voters have lost faith in government and believe U.S. politics is corrupt and serves only the well-connected.
近50名众议员不寻求连任（另有少数人竞选参议员，但我未将他们计入统计）。此外，还有十几名美国参议员也不寻求连任。
There are nearly 50 members of the House of Representatives who aren’t seeking re-election (and a handful more who are running for Senate, but I don’t count them in my tally). And then there’s another dozen U.S. senators who aren’t seeking re-election either.
其中四位议员（佩洛西、迪克·德宾、斯坦尼·霍耶和米奇·麦康奈尔）自1980年代起就在国会任职。
Four of the lawmakers (Pelosi, Dick Durbin, Steny Hoyer and Mitch McConnell) have been in Congress since the 1980s.
所有这些议员离职的风险在于：经验。他们中的许多人经历了2001年9月11日恐怖袭击、2008年金融危机、债务上限争执，以及华盛顿必须团结一致应对危机的许多其他时刻。
The risk with all these lawmakers leaving is: experience. Many of them were here for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the 2008 financial crisis, debt-ceiling squabbles and numerous other episodes when Washington had to rally together to deal with a crisis.
反面来看：政府债务不断膨胀。美国愈发两极分化。国会的地位日益下降。也许是时候迎来一些新面孔了？
On the flip side: Government debt has grown and grown. America has become more polarized. Congress’s stature has shrunk. Maybe it’s time for some new people?
L·路易丝·卢卡斯：这位资深弗吉尼亚州参议员已被司法部指控经营犯罪企业。
L. Louise Lucas: The longtime Virginia state senator has been charged by the Justice Department with running a criminal enterprise.
卡利·米恩斯：卫生部长小罗伯特·肯尼迪的首席顾问在白屋放缓肯尼迪的食品议程后，将离开特朗普政府。
Calley Means: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. top adviser is leaving the Trump administration after the White House slowed down Kennedy’s food agenda.
特朗普总统的周五行程：他将于上午前往佛罗里达州迈尔斯堡，于美国东部时间下午2时在那里举行中期选举集会。
President Trump’s Friday: He will travel to Fort Myers, Fla., in the morning to hold a midterm rally there at 2 p.m. ET.
司法部正在审查针对科里·莱万多夫斯基的指控。司法部正在调查莱万多夫斯基在国土安全部任职期间获利的说法。此次调查基于国土安全部监察长的移交，后者近日分享了其关于莱万多夫斯基在该部门任职情况的调查结果。
The Justice Department is reviewing allegations against Corey Lewandowski. The DoJ is examining claims Lewandowski profited at the Department of Homeland Security. The inquiry is based on a referral from the DHS inspector general, which shared its findings about Lewandowski’s tenure at the department in recent days.
美国人是否仍然害怕社会主义？特朗普和许多共和党人认为，利用数十年来对“共产主义威胁”的恐惧将引起选民共鸣。但将11月3日的大选变成对民主党极端主义的公投这一目标，因普遍存在的经济挫败感和两党政治版图的转变而变得复杂。
Are Americans still afraid of socialism? Trump and many Republicans believe that tapping in to decades of fears about “communist menace” will resonate with voters. But the goal of making the Nov. 3 elections a referendum on Democratic extremism is complicated by widespread economic frustration and a bipartisan political shift.
特朗普致电埃隆·马斯克，要求他解除对乌克兰“星链”系统的限制。总统告诉这位SpaceX首席执行官，他对该系统速度仍受限制感到沮丧，这导致一些乌克兰进攻型无人机和拦截机在抵御俄罗斯袭击时无力回天。该系统在周五早些时候遭遇低速限制。
Trump called Elon Musk and asked him to lift Starlink restrictions on Ukraine. The president told the SpaceX chief that he was frustrated the system’s speeds remained capped, which rendered some Ukrainian offensive drones and interceptors powerless against Russian attacks. The system was suffering from low-speed limits early on Friday.
1987年的今天，罗伯特·博克的最高法院大法官提名被参议院否决。
On this day in 1987, Robert Bork’s nomination as a justice on the Supreme Court was rejected by the Senate.
我是达米安·帕莱塔，《华尔街日报》华盛顿报道主管。作为记者和编辑，我在华盛顿报道了22年。我曾报道白宫、国会、国家安全、联邦预算、经济以及多次市场崩盘。
I’m Damian Paletta, The Wall Street Journal’s Washington coverage chief. I’ve covered Washington for 22 years as a reporter and editor. I’ve covered the White House, Congress, national security, the federal budget, economics and multiple market meltdowns.