Decision Desk HQ projects California voters will reject Proposition 40, a U.S.-first measure that would have levied a one-off 5% wealth tax on billionaires resident in California in early 2026, with most proceeds earmarked to shore up healthcare funding. AP tally with about 71% of votes counted shows 46% support and 54% oppose. Its likely defeat would be a significant setback to nationwide efforts to tax extreme wealth. Opposition to the measure included tech billionaires, Democratic Governor Ga

Italian Prime Minister Meloni said on the 6th that recent cyberattacks across Europe and a wave of false bomb threats to passenger aircraft underscore the need for increased security investment. Investigations are ongoing; cited incidents include hackers altering temperatures at refrigerated food-storage facilities in multiple countries, a cyberattack on France’s blood-storage facilities, and false bomb alerts sent to European passenger aircraft. Whether the incidents are linked is unclear, but they show civilian infrastructure is being targeted.

美國總統特朗普宣佈，現任白宮副幕僚長斯蒂芬·米勒將於下週一起接替蘇西·懷爾斯出任白宮幕僚長。據《紐約時報》報道，特朗普在中期選舉當晚曾當着他人面前將共和黨選舉失利歸咎於懷爾斯，並在選後對其政治團隊表達強烈不滿。知情人士稱，米勒爭取相關職位時提出，特朗普需要結束伊朗戰爭，因爲總統的核心支持者將這場戰爭視爲一種背叛。另據Axios報道，米勒主張對伊朗戰爭採取更強硬立場，其接任可能預示特朗普政府對伊朗政策進一步趨於強硬。《紐約時報》稱，米勒是特朗普第二任期多項強硬國內政策的主要設計者，尤其主導移民政策，也是大規模遣返移民政策的主要推動者，並長期公開爲特朗普相關政策辯護。今年年初特朗普公開討論吞併格陵蘭島時，米勒曾提出美國可基於國家利益推翻外國政府、獲取外國領土及資源的觀點。米勒也曾公開批評聯邦法官阻止特朗普關稅政策的裁決。《紐約時報》指出，共和黨中期選舉失利是選民對特朗普及其執政表現的明確否定，但特朗普仍有兩年任期。 任命米勒接掌白宮，意味着特朗普並未準備調整執政路線，反而可能進一步強化既有政策議程。 米勒不僅具有鮮明的意識形態立場，也是現代美國總統任期內權力最大的政策幕僚之一。此次任命被視爲特朗普延續並強化自身政治議程的信號，而非選後政策轉向。