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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.
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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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Francia: el Parlamento destituyó al primer ministro Francois Bayrou y se abre una etapa de incertidumbre política
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El primer ministro francés, François Bayrou, antes de que su gobierno se enfrente a una moción de confianza en la Asamblea Nacional francesa, en París. Foto EFEEl rol de Le Pen
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Reporter’s Notebook: Congress targets college sports ‘Wild West’ as NIL compensation fight heats up
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Some epic drama in the first two weeks of the college football season.
The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes shut down the then-No. 1-ranked Texas Longhorns at the goal line three times. Ohio State quickly curbed talk about the greatness of Texas quarterback Arch Manning. The Buckeyes are now the No. 1 team in the country. Especially after they shellacked Grambling State 70-0 in Week 2.
Florida State whipped Alabama. And we haven’t even talked about Bill Belichick’s coaching debut at North Carolina.
So settle in for quite a season between now and mid-January.
But there could be new rules off the playing field. Congress may attempt to referee what collegiate athletes can earn from their own name, likeness and image, better known as NILs.
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Carson Hinzman #75 and Emeka Egbuka #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 23, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. (Jason Mowry/Getty Images)
«Without clear rules and an enforcement mechanism, the NIL landscape has become akin to the Wild West,» said Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C.
There are competing bills in the House and Senate to address compensation for student-athletes. The House bill, prepped over the summer by the Energy and Commerce Committee, sets a national standard for NILs and allows schools to directly pay athletes. That would supersede a bevy of differing rules which change from state to state.
«We’ve already seen states competing with one another to get a leg up. And that patchwork is threatening the values and the balance that makes college sports so special,» said Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich.
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Rep. Debbie Dingell speaks to reporters on June 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)
She has reservations about the current House bill.
The House legislation comes on the heels of a multibillion-dollar agreement approved by a federal judge earlier this summer. That agreement lets schools pay student-athletes up to $20.5 million per year.
That’s just a sliver of what most major schools in big conferences reel in annually. But the schools will likely fork out most of the money to football and basketball. Those sports generate the most revenue in college athletics.
But the score is far from settled.
«Whether or not we should allow student-athletes to be considered employees under the law, the ramifications of that would be pretty profound,» said Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind.
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Sen. Todd Young speaks at the Russell Senate Office Building on Nov. 1, 2023 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong)
He noted that a Senate bill to regulate pay in college sports is on «the proverbial one-yard line.»
Most House Democrats oppose the plan. They believe it inhibits the rights of college athletes – as workers.
«This bill bans student-athletes from First Amendment rights to form unions, also guaranteed by the National Labor Relations Act,» said Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla. «They have basic rights. Like the right to organize.»
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee. She said the House Energy and Commerce Committee bill rolls back money for minor sports, women’s programs and only benefits major conferences like the Big 10 and SEC. She claims the bill will trigger «a conflict» between sports that earn money at schools and those that don’t.
Most Democrats argue that lawmakers should focus instead on problems in higher education, not the athletic field. Especially as some schools now face a threat from the federal government and the Trump administration.
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Then-President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort on Dec. 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«You have to have a college to have college sports,» said Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee. «And the way we’re going with this administration, I don’t even know if there’s going to be any colleges or universities worth fighting for.»
Pallone added that the committee’s focus was misguided amid questions about education and healthcare.
«Yet Republicans are ignoring them. And instead would rather talk about college sports,» said Pallone.
Republicans on the Energy and Commerce panel supported the package, but Democratic support was limited. In addition, players associations for Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Soccer all oppose the legislation. They believe the bill inhibits college athletes from negotiating a fair wage.
The «pay» and «NIL» issues have vexed top collegiate athletic officials for years. The NCAA and many schools have long pushed for congressional intervention.
«We feel like there’s a better destination and a stabilization coming forward. But we need the help of Congress and national legislation,» said ACC commissioner Jim Phillips on Fox News earlier this year.
Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban echoed Phillips during an interview with colleague Bret Baier.
«Now we just have state legislation, and every state is different,» said Saban. «We need some kind of federal standard and guidelines that allow people to enforce their own rules.»
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Alabama coach Nick Saban reacts in the fourth quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Sept. 11, 2010. (Robert Sutton/The Tuscaloosa News)
Pallone may have questioned the priorities of his committee focusing on paying student-athletes, but other lawmakers question why the NCAA itself couldn’t settle the pay-for-play fight.
«I think if they had had stronger management, if they made some decisions early on, we wouldn’t be in this position,» said Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C. «It’s unfortunate that Congress has to step in at all.»
However, the North Carolina Republican added he was «deeply concerned about the future of college sports if we don’t act.»
That’s why Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., wants Congress involved – even if she opposes the current House plan.
«We simply cannot turn to the same entities that created the broken and inequitable system of the past to serve as the stewards of a new system,» said Clarke.
Attorneys general from Florida, Ohio, New York, Tennessee and the District of Columbia are worried about antitrust provisions in the House plan. The Big West Conference believes the legislation is skewed toward major conferences.
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So this fight may spill into overtime on Capitol Hill.
Congress could vote sometime on legislation refining NILs. Or lawmakers may again punt – as they’ve done for several years now.
But this is a lower priority for Congress. Lawmakers must avoid a government shutdown by Oct. 1, and they may need to wrestle with another government funding round later this fall.
The college football season just started, but the real challenge is whether Congress will address this issue before the National Championship Game on Jan. 19, 2026.
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Crisis en Francia: el primer ministro Francois Bayrou deberá renunciar tras perder una votación clave en el Parlamento
François Bayrou perdió la votación de su moción de confianza en la Asamblea Nacional y tendrá que renunciar al cargo de primer ministro en Francia ante el presidente, Emmanuel Macron.
De esa manera, su gobierno caerá este martes tras solo nueve meses en el cargo. Bayrou fracasó así en su intento de superar una moción de confianza para lograr el apoyo a su plan de recortes presupuestario que busca sanear las cuentas públicas.
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Sin sorpresas, 364 diputados votaron en contra, entre ellos las oposiciones de izquierdas y de ultraderecha, anunció la presidenta de la Asamblea Nacional, Yaël Braun-Pivet.
Bayrou presentará su dimisión el martes, según su entorno.
La nueva crisis política que golpea a Macron ocurre a dos días de una jornada de protestas prevista para este miércoles, impulsada a través de las redes sociales bajo el lema “Bloqueemos todo”. En tanto, sindicatos convocaron a una huelga “masiva” para el 18 de este mes.
Macron tiene mandato hasta 2027.
Francia atraviesa una grave inestabilidad política
Desde el fallido adelanto electoral de 2024, Francia vive una profunda inestabilidad política sin mayorías parlamentarias estables, en un contexto de elevada deuda pública que alcanza alrededor del 114% del PIB.
El último episodio de esta crisis fue la caída de Bayrou, tras un intento de convencer a los diputados de apoyar su plan presupuestario para 2026, que prevé 44.000 millones de euros (51.600 millones de dólares) de recortes. El presidente Emmanuel Macron y el primer ministro Francois Bayrou (Foto de archivo: Reuters)
Aunque no estaba obligado a ello, Bayrou, de 74 años, decidió someterse a una moción de confianza que perdió.
Un total de 364 diputados votaron en contra, entre ellos las oposiciones de izquierda y ultraderecha, así como algunos diputados aliados del gobierno y solamente 194 lo respaldaron.
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“Ustedes pueden derrocar al gobierno, pero no pueden borrar la realidad”, urgió en vano a los parlamentarios, a quienes alertó de la situación de “emergencia vital” que enfrenta la segunda economía de la UE por su “sobreendeudamiento”.
El cuarto primer ministro de Macron desde 2022 debe presentar su dimisión oficialmente el martes, según su entorno.
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Su plan de recortes, que incluía la supresión de dos días feriados, relanzó el malestar social.
Este lunes, se convocaron concentraciones ante alcaldías para celebrar su salida. Sin embargo, las autoridades tienen la vista puesta en una jornada de protestas el miércoles, impulsada a través de las redes sociales bajo el lema “Bloqueemos todo”, y en la huelga “masiva” convocada el 18 de septiembre por los sindicatos.
En este contexto, la presión se cierne sobre Macron, que tiene ante él varias soluciones, ninguna de ellas exenta de riesgos.
La líder ultraderechista, Marine Le Pen, estimó que Macron tiene la “obligación” moral de convocar elecciones legislativas anticipadas.
Le Pen no podría presentarse a los comicios al estar condenada a una pena de inhabilitación por malversación de fondos públicos europeos. Su juicio en apelación tendrá lugar entre el 13 de enero y el 12 de febrero próximos.
Según los sondeos, estos comicios dejarían de nuevo una Asamblea dividida en tres bloques -izquierda, centroderecha y ultraderecha- y sin mayorías estables, aunque con un ascenso del partido de Le Pen y una caída del oficialismo. La parlamentaria de ultraderecha Marine Le Pen (Foto: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)
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Otra opción es el nombramiento de un nuevo primer ministro, que se enfrentaría al reto de conciliar los reclamos dispares de la oposición.
Macron abogó la semana pasada por mirar a su izquierda e intentar atraer a la oposición socialista al gobierno actual, formado por su alianza centrista y el partido conservador Los Republicanos (LR).
“Estamos listos, que venga a buscarnos”, aseguró este lunes el diputado socialista, Boris Vallaud. Según afirmó, corresponde ahora formar gobierno a la “izquierda”, vencedora de las legislativas de 2024.
El ex primer ministro y diputado oficialista Gabriel Attal propuso por un “acuerdo de interés general” entre fuerzas políticas durante los próximos 18 meses para superar el bloqueo hasta el final del mandato de Macron en 2027.
(Con información de AFP y EFE)
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