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Vulnerable House Dem criticizes ‘extreme’ left in shocking 2026 announcement
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A House Democrat representing a district that President Donald Trump won in 2024 is not seeking re-election next year.
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, announced his plans in an op-ed for the Bangor Daily News on Wednesday, a day after Democrats’ sweeping electoral victories in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City.
«I have never loved politics. But I find purpose and meaning in service, and the Marine in me has been able to slog along through the many aspects of politics I dislike by focusing on the good work that Congress is capable of producing with patience and determination,» Golden wrote.
«But after 11 years as a legislator, I have grown tired of the increasing incivility and plain nastiness that are now common from some elements of our American community — behavior that, too often, our political leaders exhibit themselves.»
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Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, attends a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, July 17, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Golden has represented Maine’s 2nd Congressional District since 2019. He’s managed to hold on to the seat through his constituents voting for President Donald Trump in both 2020 and 2024.
The moderate Democrat — also a Marine Corps veteran — has been known to frequently break from his own party, including on the recent government shutdown vote in September.
He shared more of his concerns with the left in his retirement announcement, criticizing both Republicans and Democrats for the current state of politics in the country.
«We have seen mainstream Republicans stand by as their party was hijacked first by Tea Party obstructionists and then by the MAGA movement and its willingness to hand much of Congress’ authority to the president,’ Golden wrote.
«I fear Democrats are going down the same path. We’re allowing the most extreme, pugilistic elements of our party to call the shots. Just look again at the shutdown. For as long as I can remember, we have opposed shutting down the government over policy disputes. We criticized Republicans for taking hostages this way. But this year, reeling from the losses of the last election, too many Democrats have given into demands that we use the same no-holds-barred, obstructionary tactics as the GOP.»
Golden broke from his fellow Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, on the government shutdown vote in September. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
And despite his seat being a prime target for Republicans every two years, Golden said that did not factor into his decision.
«I don’t fear losing. What has become apparent to me is that I now dread the prospect of winning. Simply put, what I could accomplish in this increasingly unproductive Congress pales in comparison to what I could do in that time as a husband, a father and a son,» he wrote.
«I have long supported term limits and while current law allows me to run again, I like the idea of ending my service in Congress after eight years — the length of term limits in the Maine Legislature.»
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Golden’s seat had been ranked a «toss-up» by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, which also rated his district slightly in favor of the GOP at R+4.
House Republicans’ campaign arm wasted no time in seizing on Golden’s announcement, releasing its own statement shortly after his op-ed was published.
President Donald Trump won Golden’s district in 2016, 2020 and 2024. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
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«Serial flip-flopper Jared Golden’s exit from Congress says it all: He’s turned his back on Mainers for years and now his chickens are coming home to roost. He, nor any other Democrat, has a path to victory in ME-02 and Republicans will flip this seat red in 2026,» National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole said in a release to reporters.
Beyond his frustration with partisan politics, however, Golden also revealed that the heightened political environment also pushed him to re-consider his congressional career.
Golden said earlier this year that he and his family had to spend Thanksgiving in a hotel room after receiving a bomb threat at their home.
House Democrats’ campaign arm thanked Golden for his service in its own statement upon his retirement.
«I sincerely commend Jared for all the work he has done for Mainers, from lowering costs to protecting lobstermen’s jobs and fighting for veterans,» Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., said. «He has devoted his life so far to service, first as a Marine, then in the Maine legislature, and in Congress since 2019. He embodies Maine’s independent spirit and I wish him and his family all the best in their next chapter.»
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Estados Unidos habilitó «temporalmente» la venta de petróleo ruso, en medio de la escalada de precios
Luego de que el precio del crudo rompiera la barrera de los US$100 producto de la guerra en Medio Oriente, el Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos anunció que permitirá «temporalmente» la venta de petróleo ruso que se encuentra en el mar.
El Tesoro emitió una licencia que autoriza la venta de crudo ruso y productos petrolíferos que hayan sido cargados en buques a las 12.01 AM del 12 de marzo o antes, hasta el 11 de abril.
La medida de la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros Inicio (OFAC, por sus siglas en inglés) exceptúa «transacciones o actividad que involucre a Irán, el gobierno de Irán, o productos y servicios de orígen iraní».
La medida busca «promover la estabilidad en los mercados energéticos mundiales» y «mantener los precios bajos mientras abordamos la amenaza y la inestabilidad que plantea el régimen terrorista iraní», publicó en X el secretario Scott Bessent.
«Para ampliar el alcance global del suministro existente, el Tesoro otorga una autorización temporal para que los países adquieran petróleo ruso actualmente varado en el mar. Esta medida, de alcance limitado y a corto plazo, se aplica únicamente al petróleo que ya está en tránsito y no aportará beneficios financieros significativos al gobierno ruso, que obtiene la mayor parte de sus ingresos energéticos de los impuestos aplicados en el punto de extracción», agregó el funcionario.
.@POTUS is taking decisive steps to promote stability in global energy markets and working to keep prices low as we address the threat and instability posed by the terrorist Iranian regime.
To increase the global reach of existing supply, @USTreasury is providing a temporary…
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) March 12, 2026
La semana pasada, EE.UU. le había otorgado a India -el tercer importador de petróleo más grande del mundo y uno de los que se vio más directamente afectados por la situación en Medio Oriente- una exención temporal para comprar petróleo ruso hasta el 4 de abril, para buques que hayan sido cargados antes del 5 de marzo.
La medida fue significativa ya que revirtió meses de presión de la Administración Trump sobre India, al que le había impuesto 50% de aranceles. Washington levantó las tarifas tras anunciar un acuerdo comercial con el país asiático, mientras que India mantuvo las compras de petróleo ruso -más baratos por las sanciones económicas debido a la guerra con Ucrania- al mínimo.
Esta semana, además, el secretario de Energía, Chris Wright, anunció que EE.UU. liberará 172 millones de barriles de su Reserva Estratégica de Petróleo (SPR, por sus siglas en inglés) en un esfuerzo conjunto junto a otros 31 países miembros de la Agencia Internacional de Energía (AIE) para liberar 400 millones de barriles en total y estabilizar el precio del crudo. Desde el Departamento de Energía estimaron que los envíos comenzarán la semana que viene y tardarán unos 120 días en completarse.
La semana pasada, Trump también había anunciado facilidades para asegurar pérdidas de hasta US$20.000 para los barcos -especialmente los petroleros- que naveguen por el Golfo Pérsico, a través de la Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo (DFC). También dijo que la propia Armada estadounidense podría empezar a escoltar los buques, de ser necesario.
Sin embargo, ninguno de estos anuncios ha logrado calmar el precio del petróleo que superó los US$100 -una barrera que no tocaba desde 2022- luego de que Irán prometiera atacar más recursos petroleros en Medio Oriente y continuar el bloqueo del estratégico estrecho de Ormuz.
El barril de Brent, referencia internacional para el petróleo, subió 9,22% y cerró este jueves en US$100,46, un máximo desde agosto de 2022, mientras que el barril de West Texas Intermediate (WTI), de referencia estadounidense, avanzó un 9,72% hasta los US$95,73.
Este jueves, Trump había publicado en su red Truth Social que «Estados Unidos es, por lejos, el mayor productor de petróleo del mundo, por lo que cuando suben los precios del petróleo, ganamos mucho dinero«. Sin embargo, la suba del galón de gasolina está comenzando a abrir un nuevo frente interno con los consumidores estadounidenses, a meses de las elecciones de medio término.
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Soros-backed DA sparks backlash after blaming Old Dominion shooting on pro-gun lawmakers: ‘F— right off’
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The George Soros-backed district attorney in Norfolk, Virginia, where Thursday’s mass shooting at Old Dominion University took place, doubled down on his viral comments, saying community members looking to place blame on the shooting should direct it towards pro-gun lawmakers and judges.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi was pressed by Fox News Digital to elaborate on his comments during the press conference earlier, prompting him to stand by his comments.
«I absolutely stand by what I said. It is the truth, no matter how much the gun lobby wants to deny it,» Fatehi said when asked if he stood by his comments despite Thursday’s mass shooter in Virginia having a public record of supporting Islamic terrorism.
The shooter, a former National Guardsman and naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone, was previously sentenced in 2017 for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, but appears to have been released by the federal Bureau of Prisons in late 2024 during the Biden administration.
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City of Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi (left) can be seen next to an image from Thursday’s mass shooting at Old Dominion University located in Norfolk, Virginia. (Kristen Zeis/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (left) and Norfolk Police Department (right))
«No matter the ideology of an attacker, that attacker is more dangerous with a gun than without one,» Fatehi, whose top two donors include the Soros-subsidized Justice and Public Safety PAC and Democracy PAC, said. A Fox News Digital review found that the two Soros-funded PACs donated over $650,000 combined to his campaign coffers between 2021 and 2025.
A conservative group that tracks nonprofit spending, The Capital Research Center, reported that across a decade, between 2012 and 2022, Soros spent $40 million on the Justice and Public Safety PAC, which is known for supporting left-wing prosecutors. Democracy PAC, a super PAC created by Soros in 2019, was given nearly $30 million during the first three months of 2020, The Capital Research Center also reported.
Some of the better-known liberal prosecutors supported by these Soros-backed groups include recalled San Francisco district attorney, Chesa Boudin, Chicago district attorney, Kim Foxx, and Los Angeles district attorney, George Gascon, according to the Capital Research Center.
On Thursday, Fatehi, who has served as the Commonwealth’s Attorney in Norfolk since 2022, walked up to the podium during a post-shooting press conference unprovoked before giving his remarks about who should be to blame – at least in part – for the shooting.
«I’m constrained in what I can say about the facts of the case, but I can speak a little more freely about the bigger questions,» Fatehi said after walking up to the podium.
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«These men work every day to make people safe,» he continued, referring to law enforcement officials. «People are as safe on the ODU campus as anywhere, arguably safer than in other parts of Norfolk. But this is not an ODU problem. This is a national sickness. We live in a country where people care more about guns than they care about 6-year-old children. They care more about guns than they care about synagogue worshipers. And they care more about guns than they do about college students.»
The left-wing prosecutor went on to say that it doesn’t matter «how hard» law enforcement or the university works to ensure tragic incidents like what happened Thursday, are not repeated, adding that «somebody will be a victim eventually.»
These remarks sparked backlash on social media, with several conservatives attacking him and bringing up the criminal history of the shooter.
«I really try not to cuss here, but Fatehi can f— right off with this statement,» BearingArms editor Cam Edwards posted on X.
«Given this lunatic is the DA, there’s like a 90% chance he’s going to charge the hero who stabbed the Islamist to death to stop the attack,» RedState writer Bonchie wrote on X.
Bystanders are evacuated from Old Dominion University’s campus after reports of an active shooter on Thursday, March 12, 2026 in Norfolk, Va. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
«You see, ISIS terrorists wouldn’t be terrorists if it weren’t for Republican gun culture or something,» Bonchie said in another X post. «Mind-numbing.»
«I generally stop short of telling bad faith morons to go to hell because eternal damnation isn’t a trifling matter, but this level of intentional and malicious imbecility is testing my resolve,» Amy Swearer, a senior legal fellow at Advancing American Freedom, wrote on X.
«Until there is the political will to break the spell of the cult of gun absolutism, you will see more incidents like this. So, if you are looking for somebody to blame, don’t look at anybody up here, look at our lawmakers who don’t have the courage to implement sensible gun control measures, look to a Supreme Court that enables them, and do something about it,» Fatehi continued.
«That is the lesson – let’s mourn the people who’ve died, let’s decry what has happened, but let’s keep the focus where it belongs. It belongs on us, and having to change something so that we don’t have to suffer through this.»
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The campus of Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia, was the victim of a mass shooting on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Multiple federal sources confirmed to Fox News that the suspected shooter at ODU, in Norfolk, was Mohamed Jalloh. The shooting occurred shortly before 10:49 a.m., the university said in an emergency alert. The gunman was later pronounced dead when responding officers arrived following a shooting near ROTC cadets, Police Chief Garrett Shelton told reporters during a news conference.
Reporting from the New York Post indicated that Jalloh was targeting ROTC members on campus, before one eventually stepped in to stop the madness, stabbing and killing the suspect.
Later in the day Thursday, ODU Police Chief Garrett Shelton indicated one victim died from the shooting, along with the gunman, while two others were injured. FBI Director Kash Patel also indicated Thursday that federal authorities were investigating the matter as an act of terrorism.
Fox News’ Ashley Carnahan, Louis Casiano, and Bill Melugin contributed to this report
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Kast ordenó construir “barreras físicas” en la frontera con Bolivia para frenar la inmigración ilegal
El presidente de Chile, José Antonio Kast, ordenó este miércoles la construcción de “barreras físicas” en la frontera con Bolivia como parte de sus primeras medidas de gobierno.
El anuncio fue realizado durante un acto oficial tras asumir la presidencia, en el que el mandatario instruyó al Ejército a colaborar para detener el ingreso de migrantes sin documentación, principalmente venezolanos.
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La medida migratoria que impulsó Kast en su primer día de gobierno
Durante la ceremonia en la que firmó sus primeros seis decretos, tres vinculados a la migración irregular, Kast le pidió al jefe del Ejército, Pedro Varela, reforzar los controles en la frontera.
“Le solicito la colaboración activa en el aumento de funcionarios y le encomiendo también que nos colabore con la construcción de barreras físicas para detener el ingreso de la inmigración ilegal en la frontera con Bolivia”, señaló el mandatario.
La decisión se enmarca en una de las principales promesas de campaña del líder conservador: endurecer la política migratoria y combatir el ingreso irregular al país.
Según datos oficiales citados por el propio gobierno, alrededor de 337.000 extranjeros viven en Chile sin la documentación requerida, y una gran parte ingresó por pasos fronterizos en el norte del país.
El plan de Kast para deportar migrantes y auditar al gobierno anterior
Para llegar al poder, Kast prometió enfrentar con dureza la criminalidad y deportar a unos 340.000 migrantes irregulares, en su mayoría provenientes de Venezuela.
Durante la campaña electoral, el dirigente cuestionó con dureza la gestión del expresidente Gabriel Boric. “Este gobierno generó caos, desorden e inseguridad. Y nosotros vamos a ir a la inversa”, afirmó.
Ya como presidente, anunció además que ordenará una auditoría en todos los ministerios para evaluar la situación en la que recibió la administración pública. “Nos entregan un país en peores condiciones de las que podíamos imaginar”, sostuvo.
Kast también aseguró que, como gesto de austeridad, vivirá con su esposa en el Palacio de La Moneda, a diferencia de algunos de sus antecesores que optaban por residencias privadas financiadas por el Estado
El primer presidente “pinochetista” de Chile
Kast, de profesión abogado, es también el primer mandatario en democracia en respaldar la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990), ya que el único conservador que había gobernado hasta ahora era Sebastián Piñera (2010-2014 y 2018-2022), que votó en contra de la continuidad del régimen en el plebiscito de 1989.
Además de Milei, acudieron el rey español Felipe VI y los presidentes de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa; Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz; Panamá, José Raúl Mulino; Honduras, Nasry Asfura; Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves; Paraguay, Santiago Peña; y Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi. Jose Antonio Kast saluda al presidente saliente, Gabriel Boric (Foto: REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido)
La sorpresa la dio el mandatario brasileño, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, quien suspendió su participación a última hora por problemas de agenda. Según la prensa brasileña la cancelación obedeció a la presencia de Flávio Bolsonaro en la ceremonia, considerado su principal rival en las elecciones de octubre e hijo del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, condenado a 27 años de prisión por intento de golpe de Estado.
También asistió la líder de la oposición venezolana y Premio Nobel de la Paz, María Corina Machado.
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Horas antes, en la residencia oficial de Cerro Castillo, en la vecina Viña del Mar, Kast se hizo una foto oficial con su gabinete, integrado por 24 ministros, en su mayoría sin experiencia política, vinculados al sector privado y a la academia.
Sus ministros fuertes serán el economista ultraliberal Jorge Quiroz (Hacienda), la exfiscal Trinidad Steinert (Seguridad Pública) y el exparlamentario Claudio Alvarado (Interior).
(Con información de EFE y AFP)
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