早安。前总统巴拉克·奥巴马周六制造了不少新闻。他在密歇根州和俄亥俄州试图动员选民。除了惯常的高调辞藻，他还大量运用讽刺，包括对国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯的尖刻讽刺。
Good morning. Former President Barack Obama made a lot of news on Saturday. He tried to rally voters in Michigan and Ohio. In addition to his usual lofty rhetoric, he leveled plenty of sarcasm, including zingers at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
“你觉得这位国防部长每天早上要花多少时间对着镜子看自己？”奥巴马说。
“How much time do you think this defense secretary spends looking at himself in the mirror in the morning?”
现在大家都听过奥巴马关于特朗普和白宫的“芝士蛋糕工厂”那句梗。它博得了笑声，在网上疯传。但它还管用吗？
Obama said. And everyone by now has heard Obama’s Cheesecake Factory line about Trump and the White House. It got laughs. It went viral. But does it still work?
2024年10月28日，这位前民主党总统与布鲁斯·斯普林斯汀和约翰·传奇一同出席费城的一场大型集会，旨在动员民主党选民投票。
On Oct. 28, 2024, the former Democratic president appeared at a major rally in Philadelphia with Bruce Springsteen and John Legend in an effort to turn out Democratic votes.
八天后，卡玛拉·哈里斯在宾夕法尼亚州以约12万票之差败给唐纳德·特朗普，民主党参议员鲍勃·凯西以约1.5万票之差将席位输给戴夫·麦考密克。
Eight days later, Kamala Harris lost Pennsylvania to Donald Trump by about 120,000 votes, and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey lost his seat to David McCormick by roughly 15,000 votes.
奥巴马不是哈里斯2024年落败的原因，而且民主党手头也没有多少明星级人物可以派去助选。
Obama isn’t the reason Harris lost in 2024, and it isn’t like Democrats have a deep bench of stars they can put out on the trail.
此外，尽管2024年特朗普声势浩大，奥巴马当年助选的一些人还是赢了（亚利桑那州参议员候选人鲁本·加列戈、密歇根州的伊丽莎·斯洛特金和威斯康星州的塔米·鲍德温）。但他仍有吸引力吗？他还能引起新一代选民的共鸣吗？这一代人觉得被政客们辜负了。
In addition, some of the people Obama campaigned with in 2024 did win despite Trump’s momentum that year (Senate candidates Ruben Gallego in Arizona, Elissa Slotkin in Michigan and Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin). But does he still have the appeal? Does he still resonate with a new generation of voters who feel burned by politicians?
过去18个月发生了一件怪事。国会里的几位民主党人开始反水，拒绝在爱泼斯坦文件问题上为前总统比尔·克林顿撑腰。长期以来作为民主党标志的那种铁板一块的党内忠诚——前众议院议长南希·佩洛西曾帮着维护这种忠诚——正在消退。没错，奥巴马能坐满全场，但他能左右天平吗？
A curious thing happened in the past 18 months. Several Democrats in Congress began turning on former President Bill Clinton, refusing to back him up over questions about the Epstein files. The lockstep party loyalty that was a Democratic brand for so long, and which former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi helped enforce, is fading. Yes, Obama can pack a house, but can he tip the scales? People and Policies I’m Watching Federal Reserve: The Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady this week.
委内瑞拉反对派领袖玛丽亚·科里娜·马查多返回该国，可能会使特朗普政府推动渐进式政治过渡的努力变得更加复杂。
María Corina Machado: The Venezuelan opposition leader returned to her country, potentially complicating the Trump administration’s efforts to manage a gradual political transition.
特朗普的周一行程：特朗普总统定于美国东部时间上午11点开始参加多场政策会议。随后，他将前往密西西比州科林斯，为中期选举举行集会。我正在关注的内容《华尔街日报》记者上周参加了特朗普的中期选举集会，以下是他们的观察。这些活动让特朗普摆脱了工作压力、批评性新闻报道和低支持率，并推进了这样一种策略：他最能激励共和党选民。特朗普在集会演讲中穿插着持续不断的评论，有时离奇、偶尔坦率、常具喜剧效果。抗议者越来越多地现身，MAGA周边商品源源不断。
Trump’s Monday: President Trump is scheduled to participate in several policy meetings, starting at 11 a.m. ET. Later, he will travel to Corinth, Miss., for a midterm elections rally. What I’m Following Wall Street Journal reporters attended Trump’s midterm rallies last week, and here’s what they learned. The events free Trump from the pressures of the job, critical news coverage and low approval ratings, and they advance the strategy that he can best motivate Republican voters. Trump punctuates his rally speeches with a steady drip of sometimes bizarre, occasionally candid and often comedic comments. Protesters are increasingly making themselves known, and the MAGA merch is ever-flowing.
司法部长托德·布兰奇升级了阿拉斯加选举争端的对抗态势。布兰奇在CNN节目《国情咨文》上，为司法部提起诉讼、寻求在共和党候选人落败时阻止阿拉斯加参议院选举结果认证进行了强硬辩护。他表示，提起诉讼是为了防止选民因第二个丹·沙利文而感到困惑，布兰奇指控该人被故意列入选票，目的是从共和党现任参议员丹·S·沙利文那里分流选票。
Attorney General Todd Blanche ups the ante in the Alaska election feud. Blanche offered a combative defense of the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska’s Senate race if the Republican candidate loses. On CNN’s “State of the Union,” he said the department filed the lawsuit to prevent voters from being confused by a second Dan Sullivan, who Blanche alleged had been purposely added to the ballot to siphon votes from GOP incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
最高法院的印记遍布中期选举。该院保守派多数作出的几项裁决，重写了管辖美国选举的规则。或许法院最显眼的影响体现在摇摆州的电视荧屏上。直到今年，联邦法律还限制政党可与候选人直接协调花费的资金数额。法院依据第一修正案宣布这些上限违宪。其他动态纽约市市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼难以控制该市的无家可归者营地。
The Supreme Court’s fingerprints are all over the midterms. Several decisions from the court’s conservative majority have rewritten the rules that govern American elections. Perhaps the court’s most visible impact is on TV airwaves in battleground states. Until this year, federal law capped how much money the parties could spend in direct coordination with candidates. The court declared those caps unconstitutional under the First Amendment. What Else Is Happening Mayor Zohran Mamdani is struggling to get a handle on New York City’s homeless encampments.
众议员亚历山德拉·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯（民主党-纽约州）收敛了她的对抗风格，这一政治转型反映了关于如何在华盛顿获胜的现实教训。
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) has tempered her combative style, a political transformation reflecting real-world lessons about how to win in Washington.
成千上万的侨民正飞回以色列，以便投票将长期总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡赶下台。
Thousands of expats are flying home to Israel so they can vote to oust longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
巴西的路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦在周日的总统选举中紧握权力，赢得了前所未有的第四个任期。
Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva clung to power in Sunday’s presidential election, winning an unprecedented fourth term.
加利福尼亚州一项拟议的财富税暴露了民主党内部的深层分歧，并造就了双方奇怪的政治盟友，共同致力于击败或通过该提案。我的阅读民主党的蓝色浪潮会……再次错过佛罗里达州吗？（《坦帕湾时报》）赫格塞斯的“自由兵工厂”和“派我去”巡演酷似竞选活动（《华盛顿观察家报》）竞选团队、律师就司法部起诉阻止选举结果（若参议员沙利文落败）发表看法（《安克雷奇每日新闻》）关于我我是达米安·帕莱塔，《华尔街日报》华盛顿报道主管。
A proposed wealth tax in California has exposed deep divisions among Democrats and created strange bedfellows on both sides working to defeat or pass the proposal. What I’m Reading Is a Democratic Blue Wave Going to…Miss Florida Again? (Tampa Bay Times) Hegseth’s ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ and ‘Send Me’ Tours Resemble Campaign Trail (Washington Examiner) Campaigns, Attorneys Weigh In on DOJ Suit to Block Election Results if Sen. Sullivan Loses (Anchorage Daily News)
作为记者和编辑，我报道华盛顿已有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。
About Me 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.