2026 midterms could be the most expensive on record. And, Macron condemns protests

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The 2026 midterm elections are set to become the most expensive on record.

2026 年中期选举将成为有记录以来最昂贵的一次。

More than $15 billion has been raised to influence the outcome and control of Congress.

已筹集超过 150 亿美元来影响国会的结果和控制权。

🎧 Democratic nominees in House and Senate races are raking in incredible amounts of donations, even though the Democratic Party remains unpopular, NPR's Stephen Fowler says.

NPR 的史蒂芬·福勒 (Stephen Fowler) 表示，尽管民主党仍然不受欢迎，但众议院和参议院竞选中的民主党提名人却获得了令人难以置信的巨额捐款。

Republicans are also unpopular, largely due to issues like the war in Iran, gas prices and the economy.

共和党人也不受欢迎，这主要是由于伊朗战争、天然气价格和经济等问题。

A few megadonors, such as Elon Musk, are donating money to super PACs to try to push voters to elect Republicans.

埃隆·马斯克等一些巨额捐助者正在向超级政治行动委员会捐款，试图推动选民选举共和党人。

In the 13 competitive races highlighted in the Cook Political Report, Republicans are being outraised by a 5-to-1 margin.

在库克政治报告中重点介绍的 13 场竞争性竞选中，共和党以 5 比 1 的优势获胜。

Both parties are spending heavily, indicating that Democrats might have a chance to win in several locations.

两党都投入巨资，这表明民主党可能有机会在多个地点获胜。

Currently, 75% of planned ad buys are in toss-up races or those leaning Republican.

目前，75% 的广告购买计划是在两败俱伤的竞选中或倾向共和党的竞选中进行的。

➡️ Some of the most competitive congressional races might not be called until days after Election Day.

➡️ 一些竞争最激烈的国会竞选可能要到选举日几天后才会揭晓。

Here's why .

原因如下。

➡️ The NPR App has all of NPR's election coverage in one place — from the biggest stories across the country, to the issues that matter close to home.

➡️ NPR 应用程序将 NPR 的所有选举报道集中在一个地方 - 从全国最大的新闻到与家庭息息相关的问题。

Browse headlines, playlists, podcast episodes, videos and more, all on the 2026 Election tab .

浏览头条新闻、播放列表、播客剧集、视频等，所有这些都在 2026 年选举选项卡上。

At least one person died and more than a dozen were injured in a major Ukrainian drone strike yesterday on Saint Petersburg, Russia's former imperial capital.

昨天，乌克兰无人机对俄罗斯前帝国首都圣彼得堡发动大规模袭击，造成至少一人死亡、十几人受伤。

The attack targeted strategic sites, including a key port oil terminal.

这次袭击的目标是战略地点，包括一个重要的港口石油码头。

Over the weekend, Russian missile strikes in Ukraine killed at least 11 people.

周末，俄罗斯导弹袭击乌克兰，造成至少 11 人死亡。

This conflict continues as President Trump says that relieving pressure on Russia is the best way to end the war.

特朗普总统表示，减轻对俄罗斯的压力是结束战争的最佳方式，这场冲突仍在继续。

🎧 The recent attack on Saint Petersburg appears to mark the largest one on the city since Russia's 2022 invasion, NPR's Charles Maynes tells Up First .

NPR 的查尔斯·梅恩斯 (Charles Maynes) 告诉 Up First，最近对圣彼得堡的袭击似乎是自俄罗斯 2022 年入侵以来该城市发生的最大规模的袭击。

While it's unclear how many drones struck the city, Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 1,000 drones across various regions that night.

虽然尚不清楚有多少架无人机袭击了这座城市，但俄罗斯国防部报告称，当晚在不同地区拦截了 1,000 架无人机。

Trump seems to be working to protect Russian oil facilities after cutting a deal with President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel.

在与总统普京达成进口俄罗斯柴油的协议后，特朗普似乎正在努力保护俄罗斯石油设施。

The move was aimed at lowering gas prices for U.S. voters before the midterm elections.

此举旨在在中期选举前降低美国选民的汽油价格。

Trump has called previous Ukrainian strikes a "disgrace," even as Russia continues to strike Ukraine, Maynes says.

梅恩斯说，特朗普称之前的乌克兰袭击是“耻辱”，尽管俄罗斯仍在继续袭击乌克兰。

He adds that the president blames President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for attacks that allegedly raise U.S. fuel prices , despite economists attributing the price increase mainly to Trump's war in Iran.

他补充说，总统指责弗拉基米尔·泽伦斯基总统发动了据称抬高美国燃油价格的袭击，尽管经济学家将油价上涨主要归因于特朗普在伊朗的战争。

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced violence over the weekend that he says has overshadowed largely peaceful protests across the country.

法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙(Emmanuel Macron)谴责了周末的暴力事件，他说暴力事件给全国各地的和平抗议活动蒙上了阴影。

The unrest began as a student protest for better conditions and has expanded to include public-sector workers protesting high energy prices, the rising cost of living and social inequality.

骚乱始于学生要求改善条件的抗议活动，后来扩大到公共部门工作人员抗议高能源价格、生活成本上升和社会不平等。

The Interior Ministry reported about 2,300 arrests and nearly 1,000 injured police officers.

内政部报告称，约有 2,300 名警察被捕，近 1,000 名警察受伤。

🎧 NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, who was in the streets of Paris yesterday , witnessed burned bikes, shattered glass and graffiti on looted stores saying things like "tax the rich." She spoke with 23-year-old Sarah Berlia, who says she believes these actions come from a frustrated generation facing dwindling rights and opportunities.

🎧 NPR 的埃莉诺·比尔兹利 (Eleanor Beardsley) 昨天在巴黎街头目睹了自行车被烧毁、玻璃被打碎，商店被洗劫一空，涂鸦上写着“向富人征税”之类的字样。她与 23 岁的莎拉·伯利亚 (Sarah Berlia) 进行了交谈，后者表示，她相信这些行为来自面临权利和机会日益减少的沮丧一代。

Beardsley says the protest culture in France often attracts "troublemakers," but the scale of current events is massive.

比尔兹利表示，法国的抗议文化经常吸引“麻烦制造者”，但当前事件的规模却很大。

The protests have had political implications , as France is six months away from a presidential election.

抗议活动产生了政治影响，因为法国距离总统选举还有六个月。

Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has joined the protesters, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is leading in the polls, has condemned the violence and the government.

极左翼候选人让-吕克·梅朗雄也加入了抗议者行列，而民意调查中领先的极右翼领导人马琳·勒庞则谴责了暴力事件和政府。

Living Better is a special series about what it takes to stay healthy in America.

《生活得更好》是一个关于如何在美国保持健康的特别系列。

Saunas are gaining renewed attention in the wellness world for their potential to improve mental health.

桑拿因其改善心理健康的潜力而在健康界重新受到关注。

This trend reflects the growing interest in the broader wellness movement and social connection, especially post-pandemic.

这一趋势反映了人们对更广泛的健康运动和社会联系日益增长的兴趣，尤其是在大流行之后。

While scientists understand how saunas affect the cardiovascular system, they are just beginning to explore their impact on mental health.

虽然科学家了解桑拿如何影响心血管系统，但他们才刚刚开始探索桑拿对心理健康的影响。

Here's what they know so far.

这是他们到目前为止所知道的。

🥵 When our skin detects heat, it sends signals to a primitive brain area that prompts our body to cool down.

🥵 当我们的皮肤检测到热量时，它会向原始大脑区域发送信号，促使我们的身体降温。

This pathway also influences mood and pleasure, which is associated with depression.

该通路还会影响与抑郁症相关的情绪和愉悦感。

🥵 Heat triggers an anti-inflammatory response similar to the effects of exercise, which is known to help with depression and other mental health issues.

🥵 热量会引发类似于运动效果的抗炎反应，众所周知，这有助于缓解抑郁症和其他心理健康问题。

🥵 Heating people up can act like a "thermoregulatory workout," helping their bodies cool down more efficiently over time.

🥵 给人们加热可以起到“体温调节锻炼”的作用，帮助他们的身体随着时间的推移更有效地降温。

Artist Jennifer Teresa Villanueva has captured her family's everyday life through her lens for eight years, revealing moments of love, care and sacrifice within their Chicago home.

八年来，艺术家詹妮弗·特蕾莎·维拉纽瓦 (Jennifer Teresa Villanueva) 通过镜头捕捉了家人的日常生活，揭示了芝加哥家里充满爱、关怀和牺牲的时刻。

The personal project took root in 2018, sparked by her grandmother's hospitalization.

这个个人项目于 2018 年因祖母住院而生根发芽。

It started as a way to better understand her grandmother's daily routines, and soon it blossomed into a heartfelt exploration of the immigrant experience.

它最初是为了更好地了解祖母的日常生活，很快就发展成为对移民经历的衷心探索。

"I am interested in what happens when the camera enters a home where everyone already knows one another," Villanueva told NPR.

维拉纽瓦告诉美国国家公共广播电台：“我对当摄像机进入一个每个人都已经互相认识的家庭时会发生什么感兴趣。”

"There is no distance between photographer and subject.

“摄影师和拍摄对象之间没有距离。

I am photographing the people who raised me, and I am also photographing the home that raised me." See photos from the project and read more about Villanueva's work.

我在拍摄养育我的人，也在拍摄养育我的家。”查看该项目的照片并了解有关 Villanueva 作品的更多信息。

Noah Adams, a writer and broadcaster who hosted All Things Considered for 18 years, has died .

作家兼广播员诺亚·亚当斯 (Noah Adams) 去世，他主持《All Things Thought》长达 18 年。

He was 84 years old.

他已经84岁了。

Trump announced over the weekend that he plans to close and renovate the East Potomac Golf Links course in Washington, D.C. The golf course is already at the center of a legal battle.

特朗普周末宣布，他计划关闭并翻新华盛顿特区的东波托马克高尔夫球场。该高尔夫球场已经成为一场法律诉讼的焦点。

An Air Force service member died Saturday after a rappelling accident during a pregame ceremony at the Alamodome ahead of the University of Texas at San Antonio's football game against Navy.

周六，在德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校与海军队的橄榄球比赛之前，一名空军军人在阿拉莫圆顶举行的赛前仪式上发生绳降事故，不幸身亡。

(via Texas Public Radio )

（来自德克萨斯州公共广播电台）

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump signed new sanctions on Russia.

（音乐片段）主持人米歇尔·马丁：特朗普总统签署了对俄罗斯的新制裁。

Now he's waived them.

现在他放弃了他们。

LEILA FADEL, HOST: What does the U.S. easing pressure on Moscow mean for Ukraine?

主持人莱拉·法德尔：美国放松对莫斯科的压力对乌克兰意味着什么？

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "MEET THE PRESS") PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY: But if United States will support Putin, it's historic mistake and big tragedy.

（电视节目“与媒体见面”原声片段） 总统弗洛德米尔·泽伦斯基：但是如果美国支持普京，那将是历史性错误和巨大悲剧。

FADEL: I'm Leila Fadel with Michel Martin, and this is UP FIRST from NPR News.

FADEL：我是 Michel Martin 的 Leila Fadel，这是 NPR 新闻的头条新闻。

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) FADEL: Democrats are outraising Republicans in the most competitive Senate races, but Elon Musk is pouring hundreds of millions into Republican super PACs.

（音乐片段）法德尔：民主党在竞争最激烈的参议院竞选中击败了共和党，但埃隆·马斯克却向共和党超级政治行动委员会投入了数亿美元。

What does the money tell us about where each party stands ahead of the midterms?

这笔钱告诉我们什么关于各方在中期选举中的领先地位？

MARTIN: And France's president says the protesters who rioted over the weekend must be punished.

马丁：法国总统表示，周末骚乱的抗议者必须受到惩罚。

A minister admitted that police lost control.

一位部长承认警方失去了控制。

What began over conditions in schools grew into nationwide demonstrations over the cost of living and violent police crackdowns.

最初的学校条件问题演变成针对生活成本和警察暴力镇压的全国性示威活动。

Stay with us.

留在我们身边。

We'll give you news you need to start your day.

我们将为您提供开始新的一天所需的新闻。

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MARTIN: At least one person is dead and more than a dozen injured from a major Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's former imperial capital of St. Petersburg.

（音乐片段） 马丁：乌克兰无人机对俄罗斯前帝国首都圣彼得堡发动大规模袭击，造成至少一人死亡、十几人受伤。

FADEL: The attack happened Sunday.

法德尔：袭击发生在周日。

Russian missile strikes against Ukraine killed at least 11 people over the weekend.

俄罗斯周末对乌克兰发动导弹袭击，造成至少 11 人死亡。

The continued fighting is happening as President Trump argues the best way to end the war is to relieve pressure on Russia.

特朗普总统认为结束战争的最佳方式是减轻对俄罗斯的压力，战斗仍在继续。

MARTIN: Joining us to talk about this is NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow.

马丁：美国国家公共广播电台 (NPR) 的查尔斯·梅恩斯 (Charles Maynes) 在莫斯科与我们一起谈论这个问题。

Charles, good morning.

查尔斯，早上好。

CHARLES MAYNES, BYLINE: Morning, Michel.

查尔斯·梅恩连线：早上好，米歇尔。

MARTIN: Could you start with these attacks in St. Petersburg?

马丁：你能从圣彼得堡的这些袭击事件开始吗？

What can you tell us?

你能告诉我们什么？

MAYNES: According to Russia's regional governor, Ukrainian drones struck a range of strategic targets in and around St. Petersburg, including energy infrastructure.

梅恩斯：据俄罗斯州长称，乌克兰无人机袭击了圣彼得堡及其周边地区的一系列战略目标，包括能源基础设施。

A key port oil terminal was hit.

一个重要的港口石油码头遭到袭击。

So was a refinery, causing large fires and massive plumes of black smoke along the skyline.

一家炼油厂也是如此，引发大火，天际线上冒出大量黑烟。

It appears this was the largest attack on St. Petersburg since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.

这似乎是自俄罗斯2022年发动全面入侵以来对圣彼得堡最大规模的袭击。

Exactly how many drones struck the city, we don't know.

到底有多少架无人机袭击了这座城市，我们不知道。

But Russia's defense ministry said it intercepted 1,000 drones over various regions of Russia that night.

但俄罗斯国防部表示，当晚在俄罗斯多个地区拦截了1000架无人机。

MARTIN: How big of a deal are the strikes on oil facilities, given that President Trump has been demanding that Ukraine stop hitting those sites?

马丁：考虑到特朗普总统一直要求乌克兰停止袭击石油设施，袭击这些设施有多大？

MAYNES: Well, Trump, you know, seems to be trying to protect Russian oil facilities following a deal he cut with President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel, a move Trump hopes will bring down the price of gas for U.S. voters ahead of midterm elections.

梅恩斯：嗯，你知道，特朗普在与弗拉基米尔·普京总统达成进口俄罗斯柴油的协议后，似乎试图保护俄罗斯的石油设施，特朗普希望此举将在中期选举前降低美国选民的天然气价格。

So in that sense, the news of Ukraine striking energy facilities in St. Petersburg Sunday is unlikely to please Trump, who's already called previous strikes - including one against Moscow last week - a disgrace, even as Russia's continued its own strikes on Ukraine.

因此，从这个意义上说，乌克兰周日袭击圣彼得堡能源设施的消息不太可能让特朗普满意，他已经称之前的袭击——包括上周针对莫斯科的袭击——是一种耻辱，尽管俄罗斯仍在继续对乌克兰进行袭击。

But it's part of a recent pattern we've seen from Trump, lashing out at Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in particular.

但这是我们从特朗普身上看到的最近模式的一部分，他猛烈抨击乌克兰，特别是总统泽连斯基。

MARTIN: Talk more about that tension between Trump and Zelenskyy.

马丁：更多地谈谈特朗普和泽伦斯基之间的紧张关系。

MAYNES: Well, Trump accuses Zelenskyy of carrying out these attacks to drive fuel prices up in the U.S., although economists will say that the rise in prices is mostly a result of Trump's war in Iran.

梅恩斯：特朗普指责泽伦斯基发动这些袭击是为了推高美国的燃油价格，尽管经济学家会说油价上涨主要是特朗普在伊朗发动战争的结果。

Trump has since called for new leadership in Ukraine, saying Zelenskyy, not Russian President Vladimir Putin - who launched this war, after all - is the real obstacle to peace.

此后，特朗普呼吁乌克兰新的领导层，称泽连斯基，而不是俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京——毕竟是发动这场战争的——才是和平的真正障碍。

And so to Ukrainians and their supporters, it feels, and not for the first time, that Trump is aligning the U.S. with Moscow against Kyiv.

因此，对于乌克兰人和他们的支持者来说，特朗普正在与莫斯科结盟对抗基辅，这并不是第一次。

MARTIN: And what has Zelenskyy been saying about this?

马丁：泽连斯基对此有何评论？

MAYNES: He's tried to tread lightly, but he was asked directly what the U.S. supporting Russia would mean for Ukraine's future.

梅恩斯：他试图谨慎行事，但有人直接问他美国支持俄罗斯对乌克兰的未来意味着什么。

Here's his response on NBC's "Meet The Press" with Kristen Welker.

以下是他在 NBC 与克里斯汀·韦尔克 (Kristen Welker) 共同主持的“会见媒体”节目中的回应。

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "MEET THE PRESS") ZELENSKYY: But if United States will support Putin, I mean, it's unbelievable.

（电视节目原声片段，“与媒体见面”）泽连斯基：但如果美国支持普京，我的意思是，这是令人难以置信的。

It's tragedy.

这是悲剧。

It's historic mistake and big tragedy.

这是历史性错误，也是大悲剧。

MARTIN: So, Charles, what's your sense of what happens next?

马丁：那么，查尔斯，你对接下来发生的事情有何看法？

MAYNES: Well, I think it depends on how much more political capital Trump is willing to bet on better ties with Russia.

梅恩斯：嗯，我认为这取决于特朗普愿意在与俄罗斯建立更好的关系上投入多少政治资本。

On Friday, he exempted Russia from a congressionally approved sanctions package.

周五，他将俄罗斯排除在国会批准的制裁方案之外。

This is legislation Trump himself signed into law to honor his late friend, Senator Lindsey Graham, that would have placed steep tariffs on Russian energy sales and increased sanctions on senior Kremlin officials, including President Putin.

这是特朗普亲自签署成为法律的法案，以纪念他已故的朋友、参议员林赛·格雷厄姆，该法案将对俄罗斯能源销售征收高额关税，并加大对包括普京总统在内的克里姆林宫高级官员的制裁。

Trump has justified the waiver, saying the legislation wasn't in the national interest right now, and later argued that more sanctions would only drive Russia away from a peace deal.

特朗普为豁免辩护，称该立法目前不符合国家利益，后来又辩称，更多制裁只会迫使俄罗斯放弃和平协议。

But the decision just crystalized how Trump's claims - you know, he's a mediator in this conflict - are growing untenable.

但这一决定恰恰体现了特朗普的主张——你知道，他是这场冲突的调解人——是如何变得站不住脚的。

We heard Zelenskyy call this kind of deal-making with Putin a historic mistake.

我们听到泽伦斯基称与普京的这种交易是历史性错误。

Well, the Kremlin's White House envoy, Kirill Dmitriev - he called it truly historic.

克里姆林宫的白宫特使基里尔·德米特里耶夫（Kirill Dmitriev）称其为真正的历史性事件。

MARTIN: That is NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow.

马丁：这是 NPR 驻莫斯科的查尔斯·梅恩斯。

Charles, thank you.

查尔斯，谢谢你。

MAYNES: Thank you.

梅恩斯：谢谢。

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MARTIN: The 2026 midterms are on track to be the most expensive on record.

（音乐原声）马丁：2026 年中期选举有望成为有记录以来最昂贵的一次。

More than $15 billion have been raised to influence who will win control of Congress.

已经筹集了超过 150 亿美元来影响谁将赢得国会的控制权。

FADEL: That includes more than a quarter billion in new spending by the wealthiest person in the world - Elon Musk.

FADEL：这包括世界上最富有的人埃隆·马斯克 (Elon Musk) 超过 2.5 亿美元的新支出。

MARTIN: NPR's Stephen Fowler spent the weekend crunching the latest numbers, and he's with us now.

马丁：NPR 的斯蒂芬·福勒整个周末都在研究最新数据，现在他和我们在一起。

Hi, Stephen.

嗨，斯蒂芬。

STEPHEN FOWLER, BYLINE: Hey there.

斯蒂芬·福勒连线：嘿，你好。

MARTIN: So last week was the last major campaign finance deadline before Election Day.

马丁：上周是选举日之前最后一个主要竞选资金截止日期。

What are the biggest takeaways?

最大的收获是什么？

FOWLER: I've got two big things for you - Democratic dominance and a Republican super PAC tsunami.

福勒：我有两件大事要告诉你——民主党的主导地位和共和党超级政治行动委员会的海啸。

There's a ton of Democratic nominees in House and Senate races that are receiving just gobsmacking amounts of donations.

在众议院和参议院竞选中，有大量民主党提名人收到的捐款数额惊人。

But the Democratic Party - capital D, capital P - is unpopular.

但民主党——大写的D，大写的P——并不受欢迎。

You know who else is unpopular?

你知道还有谁不受欢迎吗？

Republicans right now, thanks to the war in Iran and rising gas prices, uncertainty about the economy.

共和党人现在，由于伊朗战争和天然气价格上涨，经济存在不确定性。

So you've got a few mega donors giving a few super PACs a lot of money to try and convince voters to elect Republicans anyway.

因此，有一些超级捐助者向一些超级政治行动委员会提供了大量资金，试图说服选民无论如何都选举共和党人。

MARTIN: So we mentioned Elon Musk already.

马丁：我们已经提到了埃隆·马斯克。

He gave hundreds of million dollars to President Trump's campaign in 2024.

他为特朗普总统 2024 年的竞选活动捐赠了数亿美元。

Where is he spending now?

他现在在哪里消费？

FOWLER: Well, in the last few months, he gave 10 million to a pro-Ken Paxton super PAC, 20 million to a Republican House super PAC, 89 million to his own America PAC and 158 million to the Republican Senate super PAC, which in turn used that for something called the Texas PAC, which has already spent almost all of that to boost Paxton and attack the Democratic nominee, James Talarico.

福勒：嗯，在过去的几个月里，他向亲肯·帕克斯顿的超级政治行动委员会捐赠了 1000 万美元，向共和党众议院超级政治行动委员会捐赠了 2000 万美元，向他自己的美国政治行动委员会捐赠了 8900 万美元，向共和党参议院超级政治行动委员会捐赠了 1.58 亿美元，而后者又将这些资金用于所谓的德克萨斯州政治行动委员会，而德克萨斯州政治行动委员会已经用了几乎所有这些来支持帕克斯顿并攻击民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科。

MARTIN: You know, I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around those numbers.

马丁：你知道，我很难理解这些数字。

So can you help me put that last one - 158 million - in - into some context?

那么你能帮我把最后一个数字——1.58 亿——放到某种背景下吗？

FOWLER: Well, that 158 million is more than the Talarico and Paxton campaigns have raised this cycle combined.

福勒：嗯，这 1.58 亿美元比 Talarico 和 Paxton 竞选活动在本周期筹集的资金总和还多。

And it could have funded the amount spent on every House and every Senate race's ads everywhere in the country for the entire first week of September.

它本可以为整个 9 月第一周全国各地各众议院和每次参议院竞选广告提供资金。

But as far as campaigns go, Democratic Senate candidates have been blowing the doors off their Republican opponents, led by Talarico, reporting $60-plus million from July to the end of September.

但就竞选活动而言，民主党参议院候选人一直在击败以塔拉里科为首的共和党对手，从 7 月到 9 月底，他们的竞选预算已超过 6000 万美元。

I mean, in the last quarter, the Democrat or independent in these races outraised the Republican in about 4 out of every 5 races.

我的意思是，在上个季度，这些竞选中的民主党人或无党派人士在每 5 场比赛中大约有 4 场击败了共和党人。

MARTIN: But some of those races aren't very competitive, so talk about the Republican fundraising in toss-up races.

马丁：但其中一些竞选竞争并不激烈，所以谈谈共和党在势均力敌的竞选中筹款吧。

FOWLER: If you zero in on just the 13 races the Cook Political Report rates as competitive, Republicans are being outraised by a 5-to-1 margin.

福勒：如果你只将库克政治报告评为具有竞争力的 13 场比赛归零，那么共和党的领先优势是 5 比 1。

And it's not just that Democrats are raising a ton of money.

不仅仅是民主党筹集了大量资金。

You also have Republicans that aren't raising money, too, like the incumbent Republican senators in Kansas, South Dakota, Idaho, Mississippi.

还有一些共和党人也不筹集资金，例如堪萨斯州、南达科他州、爱达荷州、密西西比州的现任共和党参议员。

All of them raised less than $1 million each last quarter.

他们上个季度每个季度筹集的资金都不到 100 万美元。

MARTIN: And what about the House?

马丁：那么众议院呢？

FOWLER: Oof.

福勒：噢。

There are so many other numbers I could throw at you.

我还有很多其他的数字可以告诉你。

And I won't this time.

这次我不会。

So I'll have this for you.

所以我会给你这个。

Both parties have a list of vulnerable incumbents they would like to keep in office.

两党都有一份他们希望继续留任的弱势现任者名单。

One Democrat on that list was outraised, and only one Republican was not.

该名单上的一位民主党人受到了批评，只有一位共和党人没有受到批评。

I mean, Democrats also reported raising more in 40 flip targets, even in a handful of super conservative districts considered a reach.

我的意思是，民主党还报告称在 40 个翻转目标中提高了更多目标，即使是在少数被认为可以实现的超级保守选区。

MARTIN: So the thing about - OK - all the - that money is that it doesn't just stay in the bank.

马丁：所以，好吧，所有的问题是，这些钱不仅仅存在银行里。

OK?

好的？

What should we know about spending?

关于支出我们应该了解什么？

FOWLER: Well, it doesn't do any good if it just stays in the bank.

福勒：嗯，如果它只是留在银行里的话，没有任何好处。

So both parties are spending money like there's no tomorrow and like they think Democrats could win big in a lot of places.

因此，两党都在花钱，就像没有明天一样，而且他们认为民主党可以在很多地方赢得巨大胜利。

Three-fourths of the planned ad buys from now until Election Day are in races that, in theory, favor Republicans or are toss-ups.

从现在到选举日，四分之三的计划广告购买都用于理论上有利于共和党或难以预测的竞选。

We don't know the answer to the billion-dollar question of - will it work?

我们不知道这个价值数十亿美元的问题的答案——它会起作用吗？

But time's running out to make a difference.

但改变现状的时间已经不多了。

MARTIN: Well, yeah.

马丁：嗯，是的。

That is the question.

这就是问题所在。

Does it work, or does it just cancel itself all out?

它有效吗，还是完全消失了？

All right.

好的。

That's NPR's Stephen Fowler.

那是 NPR 的斯蒂芬·福勒。

Stephen, thank you.

斯蒂芬，谢谢你。

FOWLER: Thank you.

福勒：谢谢。

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MARTIN: In France now, the president there, Emmanuel Macron, denounced this weekend's riots that overshadowed largely peaceful protest marches across the country with scenes of violence as roving bands of what looked like mostly young people destroying property, looting stores and fighting with police.

（音乐片段） 马丁：在法国，法国总统伊曼纽尔·马克龙谴责了本周末的骚乱，这场骚乱给全国各地基本上和平的抗议游行蒙上了阴影，暴力场面看起来像是由年轻人组成的流动乐队破坏财产、抢劫商店并与警察打架。

FADEL: About 2,300 people were arrested and nearly a thousand police officers injured, according to the interior ministry.

法德尔：据内政部称，约有 2,300 人被捕，近千名警察受伤。

It's one of the biggest crises in France in years.

这是法国多年来最大的危机之一。

MARTIN: Our correspondent Eleanor Beardsley is there and has been following all this.

马丁：我们的记者埃莉诺·比尔兹利也在现场，一直在关注这一切。

Hello, Eleanor.

你好，埃莉诺。

ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Good morning, Michel.

埃莉诺·比尔兹利连线：早上好，米歇尔。

MARTIN: So even watching the news here, we saw these images of just very disturbing violence.

马丁：所以即使在这里观看新闻，我们也看到了这些非常令人不安的暴力图像。

Some might say shocking.

有人可能会说震惊。

What was Macron's response last night?

马克龙昨晚有何回应？

BEARDSLEY: Well, let's have a listen.

比尔兹利：好吧，让我们听听。

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON: (Speaking French).

（存档录音的原声片段） 埃马纽埃尔·马克龙总统：（讲法语）。

BEARDSLEY: He said nothing justifies, explains or excuses the violence.

比尔兹利：他没有说任何理由、解释或借口暴力行为。

He spoke of all of France's shame to see its towns and streets sacked.

他谈到了法国城镇和街道被洗劫的耻辱。

He said delinquents would be punished, but said in no way should the violence take away from the legitimate demands of peaceful protesters.

他表示，违法者将受到惩罚，但表示暴力行为决不能剥夺和平抗议者的合法要求。

Let's remember this started as a student protest over better conditioned and has widened to include public-sector workers against, you know, skyrocketing energy prices, high cost of living, inequality in society.

让我们记住，这最初是一场学生抗议，要求改善条件，后来扩大到包括公共部门工作人员，反对能源价格飞涨、生活成本高、社会不平等。

But Macron didn't really give any concrete proposals.

但马克龙并没有真正给出任何具体建议。

He's leaving that to his prime minister.

他把这件事留给了他的总理。

So he was immediately eviscerated by the left and the right for not being tough enough and not offering solutions.

于是，他立即因为不够强硬、没有提出解决方案而遭到左派和右派的诟病。

MARTIN: So I know you've been out talking to people.

马丁：所以我知道你一直在外面与人交谈。

What are they telling you?

他们在告诉你什么？

BEARDSLEY: Oh, yeah.

比尔兹利：哦，是的。

I was out on the streets of Paris yesterday.

昨天我在巴黎街头。

What a mess - burned bikes, glass, charred debris everywhere, graffiti scrawled on looted stores saying things like tax the rich and capitalism kills.

真是一团糟——烧毁的自行车、玻璃、到处都是烧焦的碎片，被洗劫一空的商店上潦草地写着诸如向富人征税和资本主义杀人之类的涂鸦。

And I spoke with 23-year-old Sarah Bollia (ph) in front of a charred Range Rover on the street.

我在街上一辆烧焦的路虎揽胜前与 23 岁的 Sarah Bollia（博士）进行了交谈。

SARAH BOLLIA: I think it's coming from a frustrated generation, and generation with less and less rights and opportunities and worse and worse environments.

SARAH BOLLIA：我认为这是来自沮丧的一代，权利和机会越来越少，环境越来越差的一代。

MARTIN: You know, though, we're used to seeing a lot of demonstrations in France.

马丁：不过，你知道，我们已经习惯在法国看到很多示威活动。

But this level of violence - I mean, why do people think it's gotten to this level?

但这种程度的暴力——我的意思是，为什么人们认为它已经达到了这种程度？

BEARDSLEY: Yeah.

比尔兹利：是的。

Everyone is actually asking that.

其实大家都在问这个问题。

You know, for starters, yes, there is this whole protest culture in France, and it often draws small groups of troublemakers.

你知道，首先，是的，法国存在着整个抗议文化，它经常吸引一小群麻烦制造者。

But what we're seeing this time is massive.

但这次我们看到的是巨大的。

So is it just a confluence of things that got out of control or something deeper?

那么这只是失控的事情的汇合还是更深层次的原因？

Anyway, the government spoke of opportunist rioters.

无论如何，政府谈到了机会主义暴乱分子。

It said ultraleft groups who want to fight police came out.

据称，想要对抗警察的极左团体出来了。

And other delinquents, as Macron called them, had shown up to pillage.

马克龙所说的其他罪犯也出现了掠夺行为。

Yesterday, young people were still skirmishing with police in pockets on - you know, and I was out in - at Paris's Place de la Republique.

昨天，年轻人仍在巴黎共和广场与口袋里的警察发生小规模冲突——你知道，我也在外面。

I spoke with 18-year-old Leila Bar (ph), a student.

我与 18 岁的学生 Leila Bar（博士）进行了交谈。

And let me warn you - this clip contains sounds of police firing tear gas.

让我警告你 - 这个片段包含警察发射催泪瓦斯的声音。

LEILA BAR: We are young people.

莱拉·巴尔：我们是年轻人。

We are students.

我们是学生。

And we don't like Macron.

我们不喜欢马克龙。

We hate Macron.

我们讨厌马克龙。

And it's, like, 10 years of repression, of violence.

这就像十年的镇压和暴力。

We don't have enough money to live.

我们没有足够的钱生活。

So now we are angry.

所以现在我们很生气。

(SOUNDBITE OF TEAR GAS EXPLODING) BAR: The police is...

（催泪瓦斯爆炸的声音）酒吧：警察……

BEARDSLEY: So yeah.

比尔兹利：是的。

She was one of the many youth out there yesterday playing cat-and-mouse with the police.

她是昨天在场与警察玩猫鼠游戏的众多年轻人之一。

MARTIN: So look.

马丁：所以看。

There's an election in six months.

六个月后将举行选举。

What is your sense of the political implications of all this?

您对这一切的政治影响有何看法？

BEARDSLEY: Well, far-left presidential candidate for the France Unbowed party, Jean-Luc Melenchon, has been out with the protesters.

比尔兹利：法国不屈服党的极左翼总统候选人让-吕克·梅朗雄已经与抗议者站在一起了。

He's totally capitalizing on these protests, which are overwhelmingly left and far-left.

他完全利用了这些抗议活动，这些抗议活动绝大多数是左翼和极左翼。

There are just as many slogans against Macron out there as there are against far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

反对马克龙的口号与反对极右翼领导人马琳·勒庞的口号一样多。

Now, far-right leader Marine Le Pen is currently in the lead in polls six months ahead of the presidential election.

现在，距离总统选举还有六个月，极右翼领导人马琳·勒庞在民意调查中处于领先地位。

She has condemned the violence and the government of Macron.

她谴责了马克龙的暴力行为和政府。

But she's being careful not to alienate the students or the working-class protesters.

但她很小心，不要疏远学生或工人阶级抗议者。

In fact, she said that, quote, "legitimate social demands" had been "hijacked by the far left." And she said the rhetoric of Jean-Luc Melenchon is fostering chaos by legitimizing violence.

事实上，她说，“合法的社会要求”已经“被极左派劫持了”。她表示，让-吕克·梅朗雄的言论正在通过使暴力合法化来制造混乱。

MARTIN: That is NPR's Eleanor Beardsley in Paris.

马丁：这是 NPR 驻巴黎的埃莉诺·比尔兹利 (Eleanor Beardsley)。

Eleanor, thank you.

埃莉诺，谢谢你。

BEARDSLEY: You're welcome.

比尔兹利： 不客气。

MARTIN: And don't forget to tune into this week's episode of The Sunday Story.

马丁：别忘了收看本周的《星期日故事》节目。

Three years after October 7 and the start of the war in Gaza, Israelis have a chance to elect a new leader.

10 月 7 日加沙战争爆发三年后，以色列人有机会选举新领导人。

Droves of expatriates are flying back to cast ballots.

成群结队的外籍人士飞回来投票。

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR CONTENT) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: The existence of Israel is at stake here.

（已存档的 NPR 内容的声音片段） 身份不明的人：以色列的存在受到威胁。

If I came all the way from America, you can go downstairs and vote.

如果我从美国远道而来，你可以下楼投票。

MARTIN: This week on The Sunday Story, what Israelis want for the future.

马丁：本周《星期日故事》将讲述以色列人对未来的期望。

Listen now to The Sunday Story from the UP FIRST podcast on the NPR app.

立即收听 NPR 应用程序上 UP FIRST 播客的《周日故事》。

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) MARTIN: And that's UP FIRST for Monday, October 19.

（音乐片段） 马丁：首先是 10 月 19 日星期一。

I'm Michel Martin.

我是米歇尔·马丁。

FADEL: And I'm Leila Fadel.

法德尔：我是莱拉·法德尔。

Today's episode of UP FIRST was edited by Tina Kraja, Padma Rama, Miguel Macias, Mohamad ElBardicy and Lindsay Totty.

今天的《UP FIRST》节目由 Tina Kraja、Padma Rama、Miguel Macias、Mohamad ElBardicy 和 Lindsay Totty 编辑。

It was produced by Iman Maani and Nia Dumas.

它由伊曼·马尼 (Iman Maani) 和尼亚·杜马斯 (Nia Dumas) 制作。

Our director is Christopher Thomas.

我们的导演是克里斯托弗·托马斯。

We get engineering support from Carleigh Strange, and our technical director is Zac Coleman.

我们得到了 Carleigh Strange 的工程支持，我们的技术总监是 Zac Coleman。

Join us again tomorrow.

明天再次加入我们。

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Topics

（音乐原声）主题