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Alaska Natives defy Democrats, champion push to revive Arctic drilling that Biden shut down

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FIRST ON FOX: Democrats sounding the alarm of potential harms to Alaskan communities if their efforts were reversed and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) was further opened to energy development got a very different response than they may have been expecting from a consortium of local Natives.
Using the Congressional Review Act, the Senate voted Thursday night to pass a resolution from Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, that formally reversed a Biden-era rule restricting more than 1 million acres to development in the refuge, where Native communities like Kaktovik reside.
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., notably spoke out on the Senate floor against the effort, saying that Congress rightly established the refuge in 1980 but neglected to properly protect the «very fragile ecosystem» there from development, calling it «America’s Serengeti.»
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is seen in northern Alaska in an undated photo. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Getty Images)
«So far, we’ve been able to protect the coastal plain and keep it intact as it has been for millions of years, and many Americans had hoped we had moved on,» Cantwell said.
Using «the Congressional Review Act to drill in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge (could) very well backfire on our drilling advocates. If Congress votes to overturn the Biden record of decision today, it would create legal and regulatory chaos, not clarity.»
Additionally, several Democrats and at least one Republican supported a separate bill in April that would designate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as statutorily protected wilderness, shutting out any development whatsoever.
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«There are some places too special and too amazing and too ecologically and culturally significant to allow them to be permanently despoiled by oil and gas,» House Natural Resources Committee ranking member Jared Huffman, D-Calif., said at the time as chief sponsor.
Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., also led that bill’s introduction along with Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania moderate from the Philadelphia suburbs.
Despite such claims that development would damage the land and adversely affect those living there, Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) — a group representing the communities in and around the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, were ecstatic at the Senate’s reversal of the restrictive rule.
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«These joint congressional resolutions are a positive sign that congressional decisionmakers support our Iñupiaq self-determination,» VOICE President Nagruk Harcharek said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.
Harcharek said that the vote is turning the tide on years of «lopsided relations» with Congress and the executive branch.
Our «communities are cautiously optimistic for the people of Kaktovik following this vote — supported by our local and regional leaders — in our Indigenous homelands.»
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Kaktovik Mayor Nathan Gordon Jr., added that the «Kaktovikmiut» — the community’s residents — overwhelmingly support responsible development projects in their native lands because it provides a prime way for them to provide for themselves and their regional economy.
«Kaktovik is the only community within ANWR, but the federal government and Congress have disregarded our voices for generations,» Gordon said.
A whaling captain who also attended a joint appearance in the region by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright also praised the news, crediting such officials for making efforts to engage with the Native community on issues that impact their lands.
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«Moving forward, we are hopeful to continue this positive relationship built on mutual respect with both Congress and the executive branch,» Charles C.C. Lampe said.
In a statement after the vote, Begich remarked that «America is strongest when Alaska is empowered to responsibly develop its resources.»
Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, also expressed the importance of listening to their state residents’ needs rather than the assumptions of the bureaucracy.
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Murkowski said previous Democratic administrations «paused everything, illegally canceled every lease, and then rewrote the program to ensure that neither leasing nor development would occur.»
«Their worldview was exactly backwards,» she said.
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«Today, we are on the cusp of righting this wrong, rolling back the lawless lock-up of ANWR, and unleashing good-paying jobs and opportunity for Alaska’s working families,» added Sullivan.
Fox News Digital reached out to Cantwell, Markey, Huffman and Fitzpatrick for comment.
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Panamá se ofreció a recibir a miembros de la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro para facilitar una transición en Venezuela

Panamá afirmó que está dispuesto a asumir un papel de mediación entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela en un contexto marcado por el incremento de la presión internacional sobre el régimen de Nicolás Maduro.
El vicecanciller panameño, Carlos Hoyos, explicó que el país centroamericano analiza opciones para facilitar un canal diplomático directo entre Washington y Caracas, incluida la posibilidad de brindar acogida temporal a personas vinculadas al entorno de Maduro, como parte de un eventual proceso de negociación.
“El presidente José Raúl Mulino ha sido claro en que, si se requiere recibir a ciertos actores para facilitar un acuerdo, Panamá estaría dispuesto a evaluarlo de forma temporal”, declaró Hoyos durante su participación en el Foro de Doha.
Las declaraciones se producen meses después de que ambos países reactivaran parcialmente los servicios consulares, un vínculo que había quedado en pausa tras las objeciones de Panamá a las elecciones presidenciales venezolanas de 2024.
En aquel proceso, Maduro fue declarado vencedor en medio de denuncias de manipulación electoral. Estados Unidos y varios gobiernos de la región cuestionaron la transparencia de los resultados, mientras la oposición venezolana argumentó que el proceso se desarrolló sin garantías.
El incremento de tensiones también coincide con el despliegue de unidades militares estadounidenses en el Caribe. Washington sostiene que la operación busca frenar redes de narcotráfico, pero la dictadura chavista afirma que se trata de una maniobra que podría servir como plataforma para acciones orientadas a forzar un cambio político.
En una declaración reciente, Maduro aseguró que “Venezuela enfrenta una amenaza inaceptable” y acusó a Estados Unidos de promover “una política de presión permanente”.
A esto se suma el aviso emitido por la Administración Federal de Aviación de Estados Unidos, que instó a las aerolíneas a extremar la precaución durante vuelos sobre Venezuela y áreas del sur del Caribe.
El comunicado advirtió sobre un “entorno operativo impredecible” en la región, lo que generó efectos inmediatos en la conectividad aérea hacia y desde el país sudamericano, ya afectado por restricciones previas.
Panamá observa estos desarrollos con preocupación, en particular por la posible repercusión en el Canal, uno de los principales corredores marítimos del comercio global.
Hoyos recalcó que cualquier hecho que altere la estabilidad regional podría afectar el tránsito seguro.
“El Canal es crítico para el comercio internacional y para nuestra economía. Una interrupción tendría efectos globales”, explicó.
Autoridades panameñas han recordado que cada año la vía genera ingresos esenciales para el presupuesto estatal y sostiene una porción significativa del movimiento marítimo entre Asia, Norteamérica y Europa.
Respecto al papel de Estados Unidos en la protección de la vía interoceánica, Hoyos sostuvo que ambos países mantienen coordinación técnica constante.
“Estados Unidos siempre ha mostrado interés en garantizar que el Canal opere sin interrupciones”, afirmó.
Agregó que Panamá preserva el principio de neutralidad establecido por los tratados que regulan el funcionamiento de la ruta marítima.
Las relaciones entre Washington y Panamá habían sufrido fricciones a comienzos de año tras declaraciones del presidente Donald Trump, quien comentó que su administración buscaría “revisar la situación del Canal”.
Aquellas palabras generaron inquietud política dentro de Panamá, pero Hoyos señaló que el episodio quedó atrás.
“Ese impás está totalmente superado. Hoy las conversaciones se concentran en comercio, migración y seguridad”, dijo.

Funcionarios estadounidenses han reiterado en múltiples ocasiones que su interés principal consiste en mantener el funcionamiento estable de la vía.
Las autoridades panameñas esperan que la mediación contribuya a evitar un deterioro mayor en la relación entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela.
Según Hoyos, cualquier incidente de carácter militar en el Caribe tendría consecuencias inmediatas en la región. La postura de Panamá busca reducir la incertidumbre en un escenario donde se combinan tensiones geopolíticas, disputas electorales en Venezuela y decisiones de seguridad adoptadas por Estados Unidos.
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Nigeria secures release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from Catholic school after weeks in captivity

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The government of Nigeria has secured the release of the 100 schoolchildren who were abducted last month, according to local media.
The children were taken from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger state, on Nov. 21. The release was announced by local broadcaster Channels Television on Sunday.
The news comes as Christians continue to face persecution in Nigeria, which has led President Donald Trump to declare the West African nation a «country of particular concern.»
In November, the BBC reported that as many as 303 children were kidnapped from the school, citing the superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA), Mary Barron.
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A classroom at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger state, on Nov. 23, 2025. (Ifeanyi Immanuel Bakwenye / AFP via Getty Images)
The nun said the students were «tiny,» and as young as 6 years old.
According to Barron, 50 of the students escaped over that weekend.
«They said they walked and walked, because they knew they couldn’t walk back to the school, so they just kept walking until they found something familiar,» she said.
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Belongings are seen outside a student dormitory at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger state, on Nov. 23, 2025. (Ifeanyi Immanuel Bakwenye/AFP via Getty Images)
Two hundred fifty-three students and 12 teachers are currently in captivity. It is unclear how many will be held after the release goes through.
Soon after the kidnappings, Trump told Fox News Radio that the Nigerian government had «done nothing» to stop the killings.
«I’m really angry about it,» he said on Nov. 23. «What’s happening in Nigeria is a disgrace.»
At the time, War Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Nigerian national security advisor Nuhu Ribadu and discussed cutting off aid to Nigeria if it «continues to allow the killing of Christians.»
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A signboard for St. Mary’s Private Catholic Secondary School stands at the entrance of the school in Papiri on Nov. 23, 2025. (Ifeanyi Immanuel Bakwenye/AFP via Getty Images)
«Hegseth emphasized the need for Nigeria to demonstrate commitment and take both urgent and enduring action to stop violence against Christians and conveyed the Department’s desire to work by, with, and through Nigeria to deter and degrade terrorists that threaten the United States,» the Pentagon said in a statement.
Reuters and Fox News Digital’s Rachel Wolf, Stephen Sorace and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
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