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California’s top Republican rips Dems for blocking ‘oil goldmine’ after new Trump project rebuffs Schiff

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EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican in the California State Senate praised the Trump administration for stepping in to reboot the Golden State’s «oil goldmine» off its coast, after a project notably opposed by Sen. Adam Schiff had been shut down since a major pipe failed in 2015.
«California is sitting on an oil gold mine, yet Democrat politicians continue to block responsible production here at home,» Sen. Brian Jones of San Diego told Fox News Digital.
«Instead, they choose to import oil from foreign nations with weak labor protections and poor environmental standards.»
As Fox News Digital reported exclusively, the Interior Department shepherded the reopening of the Santa Ynez Unit of the Pacific oil-producing region in recent days, bringing an estimated 190 million barrels of recoverable oil potential online.
TRUMP ADMIN REBUFFS SCHIFF, REOPENING MASSIVE PACIFIC OIL RESERVE CAPABLE OF 80% OF REGIONAL PRODUCTION
Sen. Adam Schiff, left., California Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, right (Getty; Reuters)
Schiff, along with Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., had previously vocally opposed revisiting the project, citing concerns stemming from the Refugio oil spill a decade ago.
«[W]e face threats from the Trump administration to expand oil drilling everywhere, including offshore California, and to gut federal policies and agencies that protect our environment and tackle the ongoing climate crisis,» Schiff and Carbajal wrote to Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this year.
«As we know all too well, fossil fuel-driven climate change is severely impacting California and setting the stage for unprecedented disasters like the one we just experienced in Los Angeles,» they said.
Jones said that it is past time to reopen energy reserves in a state that was once the hub of the industry’s top corporations.
Chevron recently moved most of its business operations out of San Ramon — outside Oakland — and relocated to Texas.
TRUMP V. CALIFORNIA: SANCTUARY CITIES TO EV BANS, TRUMP PUTS LEFT-WING STATE UNDER REPEATED SCRUTINY
Just a few miles up I-680 from the former Chevron base, Valero announced the closure or restructuring of a massive refinery capable of 145,000 barrels of oil output per day. Valero will finalize its plan by April 2026.
Jones said California must put both its workers and the environment first, echoing other top Republicans who want jobs and business to stay.
California’s gas tax remains the nation’s highest, with Illinois and Pennsylvania close behind.
Newsom has said he’s focused on fixing market issues to make gasoline more affordable and ensure reliable access to fuel.
In a recent letter to the California Energy Commission, Newsom said his administration has «made great progress in addressing spikes and irregularities,» and pointed to global energy uncertainty.
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He also blamed President Donald Trump’s administration for adding «more uncertainty and instability to the global economy than ever before – with the oil industry on the front lines of this market turmoil.»
«Refineries have been restructuring, transitioning, consolidating, and closing across the country for years,» he said, pointing to the January closure of a LyondellBasell refinery in Houston amid what he described as that firm’s shift toward «decarbonization and sustainability objectives.»
California Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher of Yuba City, the No. 2 Republican in the Golden State, rejected that assertion.
«He’s not solving the problem. He is the problem,» Gallagher said in a recent statement, adding the governor is trying instead to appear like «a concerned bystander» in the situation.
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Spanberger dodges questions on whether she would reverse sanctuary policy as DHS turns up heat

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RICHMOND, VA — Virginia’s Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday ignored questions on whether she would entertain calls from the Department of Homeland Security to end sanctuary policies in the state.
«Governor Spanberger must end her sanctuary policies that allow these illegal aliens onto our streets and work with DHS to protect the citizens of the commonwealth,» the agency said in a post to social media.
Virginia — and in particular Fairfax County — has made headlines in recent weeks for a string of deadly attacks carried out by illegal aliens.
DHS BLASTS SPANBERGER ON POTENTIAL RELEASE OF ILLEGAL MIGRANT WITH 30+ ARRESTS CURRENTLY CHARGED WITH MURDER
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on February 24, 2026. (Mike Kropf/Getty Images)
Earlier this month, authorities charged 28-year-old Guatemala native Misael Lopez Gomez with the murder of his 3-month-old daughter. His arrest comes on the heels of an attack by Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, 38, another Guatemalan charged with fatally stabbing a man in his home. The county was also where repeat offender and Sierra Leone national Abdul Jalloh, 32, stabbed a victim to death at a bus stop in February.
DHS noted that three of the four suspects charged with murders in Fairfax County so far in 2026 are illegal aliens.
Spanberger did not comment on the figure.
MIGRANT ACCUSED OF GROPING MULTIPLE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FACES CHARGES AS DHS WARNS SPANBERGER AGAINST RELEASE

Abdul Jalloh has racked up over 30 arrests since entering the U.S., according to officials. (DHS)
At the beginning of her term, Spanberger joined a handful of Democratic governors like California Governor Gavin Newsom and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker who have made it harder for local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts.
On Jan. 17, Spanberger rescinded local-federal coordination requirements, arguing that Virginia’s resources would be better spent enforcing its own laws.
«Virginians have been deprived of critical public safety and local law enforcement to divert their limited resources for use in enforcing federal civil immigration laws,» Spanberger said in a press release.
«Federal authorities should enforce federal civil immigration laws — law enforcement in the Commonwealth should prioritize the safety and security of all residents in Virginia, the enforcement of local and state laws and coordination with federal entities on criminal matters,» she added.
Another illegal alien who has gotten attention in Virginia is Israel Flores Ortiz, 19, who is facing nine counts of assault and battery for groping girls at a Fairfax County high school he was attending. Victims and parents have alleged that Ortiz approached about 12 girls from behind in crowded hallways, grabbed them between the legs and groped their private areas, according to 7News.
DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said last month that the agency is «calling on Fairfax County sanctuary politicians to NOT release this predator from jail back into our communities to assault more teenage women.»
She went on to slam Spanberger for ending former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policy of cooperation with ICE, saying it is «siding with criminal illegal aliens over American citizens.»
NEW POLL REVEALS SPANBGERGER’S POPULARITY IS PLUMMETING AMID BACKLASH OVER GERRYMANDERING

Abigail Spanberger is conducting a bust tour through Virginia to connect with constituents as she campaigns to become the governor of Virginia in the 2025 gubernatorial election in Fairfax VA, on June 26, 2025. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
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DHS explained in a statement to Fox News Digital that it depends on partnerships to coordinate detention and removal of illegal aliens like Gomez, Muy and Jalloh.
«ICE can only detain illegals for the purpose of removal,» a DHS spokesperson said when asked how the agency coordinates handovers of suspects.
Fox News’ Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.
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El secretario general de la OTAN se reúne con Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca tras el inicio del alto el fuego entre EEUU e Irán

El secretario general de la OTAN, Mark Rutte, mantendrá este miércoles conversaciones con el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, en Washington, un día después de que Estados Unidos e Irán acordaran un alto el fuego de dos semanas.
El presidente estadounidense expresó su enojo por la negativa de socios occidentales a respaldar su guerra contra Irán, lo que sacudió a la alianza transatlántica de 77 años. Trump calificó a los socios de la OTAN como “cobardes” por limitar el acceso de las fuerzas estadounidenses a bases en sus territorios y por negarse a liderar esfuerzos para abrir el estrecho de Ormuz.
Rutte intentará recomponer la relación durante su visita, en la que también se reunirá con el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, y el jefe del Pentágono, Pete Hegseth. El secretario general de la OTAN buscó en otras ocasiones acercar posiciones con Trump y apunta a repetir ese papel en este encuentro.
La OTAN enfrentó crisis reiteradas desde el regreso de Trump al poder el año pasado. Entre los episodios más destacados figura la amenaza del mandatario estadounidense de tomar el control de Groenlandia, territorio de Dinamarca, país miembro de la alianza.
También influyeron en las tensiones el retiro del apoyo a Ucrania en su guerra contra Rusia, las amenazas de no proteger a aliados que no aumenten su gasto en defensa y las advertencias de que Washington podría retirar tropas de Europa.

Rutte, al que se describe como un “susurrador de Trump”, ocupó un rol central en los esfuerzos de los aliados por apaciguar al presidente estadounidense. En relación con Irán, el jefe de la OTAN señaló que los esfuerzos de Estados Unidos para degradar la capacidad militar iraní eran algo para “aplaudir”.
Trump valoró esos gestos y describió a Rutte como “un tipo maravilloso” y una “gran persona”, aunque acusó a otros países de la OTAN de “haber hecho todo lo posible por no ayudar” en Medio Oriente.
Antes de su llegada a Washington, un funcionario de la OTAN citado por la agencia AFP indicó que Rutte planea “discutir la dinámica de seguridad actual, incluso en el contexto de Irán, así como la guerra en curso de Rusia contra Ucrania” durante sus conversaciones con Trump.
El funcionario también señaló que el secretario general buscará “construir sobre el éxito” de la cumbre de la OTAN celebrada el año pasado en La Haya, donde los aliados acordaron aumentar el gasto en defensa.
Las tensiones se profundizaron luego de que Rubio advirtiera que Estados Unidos “va a tener que reexaminar” la relación con la OTAN a la luz de las diferencias por Irán. “Creo que no hay duda de que, lamentablemente, una vez concluido este conflicto, vamos a tener que reexaminar esa relación. Vamos a tener que reevaluar el valor de la OTAN dentro de esa alianza para nuestro país”, dijo en Fox News.
Rubio recordó que fue “uno de los defensores más firmes de la OTAN” durante su etapa en el Senado porque “le veía un gran valor”, que incluía contar con bases en Europa para “proyectar poder en diferentes partes del mundo”. Sin embargo, advirtió: “Si ahora hemos llegado a un punto en el que la alianza de la OTAN significa que no podemos usar esas bases para defender los intereses de Estados Unidos, entonces la OTAN es una calle de sentido único”.
El jefe de la diplomacia estadounidense aclaró que Washington no solicitó a los aliados ataques aéreos contra Irán, pero sí esperaba acceso a instalaciones militares. “Cuando necesitamos que nos permitan usar sus bases militares, ¿su respuesta es ‘no’? Entonces, ¿para qué estamos en la OTAN? Hay que plantearse esa pregunta”, afirmó.
(Con información de AFP)
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