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Liberal group indicates they think Harris is pretending to moderate her immigration views before election

Liberal group indicates they think Harris is pretending to moderate her immigration views before election

Liberal immigration groups are criticizing Vice President Harris’ recent adoption of tougher border policies, but are still supporting her as at least one indicated they believe Harris’ new stance is all for show, Axios reported Wednesday. Kerri Talbot, executive director of the Immigration Hub, told Axios that she opposes Harris’ current stance on border policy. She called the Harris campaign’s proposal essentially a “Republican bill,” but added that she still supports Harris. “We all know and trust Harris to make the right decisions when she’s in office. I don’t think this bill will ever come up again, as is,” Talbot told the outlet. Other liberal immigration groups also say they oppose Harris’ new immigration policies, though they still support her campaign. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF THE BORDER SECURITY CRISIS Gina Cummings of Oxfam America argued the Harris campaign’s immigration stances “should not be brought to the Senate floor or passed under any current or future administration.” Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif, told Axios that Harris’ bill “contains some of the same tried and failed policies that would actually make the situation worse at the southern border.” TOP HOUSE COMMITTEE DEMANDS INTERNAL DOCS ON HARRIS’ ROLE IN BORDER CRISIS: ‘ABJECT FAILURE’ Nevertheless, Padilla added that Harris “is the only candidate in this race who also values keeping families together and providing a pathway to citizenship for long-term residents. And I’m proud to support her.” The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. The southern border and the economy remain the top two issues for voters, and also the two issues where voters consistently say they think former President Trump would do a better job than Harris. Republicans have blasted Harris for her role as “border czar,” a colloquial title she received in 2021 when Biden tasked her with stemming the flow of illegal immigration by addressing “root causes.” House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., is now pressing the Biden administration to provide documents on the communications Harris’ office had with border enforcement groups. TRUMP REVEALS NEW PLEDGE AMID HAITIAN REFUGEE CONTROVERSY: ‘I WILL SAVE OUR CITIES’ Comer wrote to acting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Troy Miller this week, demanding an update on the request. “It is important the Committee and the American people understand Vice President Harris’s role as the border czar in the ongoing border crisis,” Comer said in the letter obtained by Fox News Digital. “The mass illegal entry and release of illegal aliens into the United States under the Biden-Harris Administration has contributed to murders, sexual assaults, and serious bodily injuries committed against numerous Americans at the hands of illegal aliens. These crimes should have never happened,” the letter continued. Fox News’ Adam Shaw contributed to this report

Western nations have bought $2B in Russian oil this year through sanctions workarounds

Western nations have bought B in Russian oil this year through sanctions workarounds

Western nations purchased $2 billion worth of Russian oil indirectly through Turkey, signaling glaring loopholes in the current sanctions’ regime.  A new report found crude oil arrived at Turkish refineries to make gasoline, diesel and other products to ship out to the rest of the world, and its business has become more lucrative over the past few months.  The U.S., European Union (EU) and its Western allies banned nearly all Russian imports at the start of the war in Ukraine, but countries can still buy Russian fuel if it is first processed in another country.  Oil from three Turkish refineries has generated an estimated $834 million in tax revenues for the Kremlin, according to the report from the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air.  RUSSIA, CHINA HOLD BIGGEST WARGAMES SINCE SOVIET ERA “The tax revenue received from imports by sanctioning countries of Turkish oil products made from Russian crude would enable Russia to recruit over 6,200 soldiers every month,” the report read.  The Russian oil and gas sector is a crucial revenue stream for the Kremlin, contributing to 32% of its federal budget in 2023.  According to the report, Turkey and its Western buyers are taking increasing advantage of a loophole Ukrainians have begged nations to close.  RFK JR URGES BIDEN NOT TO APPROVE LONG RANGE MISSILES FOR UKRAINE  In the first half of 2024, the EU, U.S., U.K. and other Western allies purchased around $2 billion of Russian oil from the three Turkish facilities.  Moscow has offered the Turkish companies discounts of anywhere between $5 and $20 per barrel, making it cheaper than what they could get from the Middle East.  The U.S.’ average monthly imports from the Turkish refinery have skyrocketed to 335% in 2024 from last year.  According to the report, one company, Azerbaijan-owned Star Aegean, is 98% dependent on Russian crude, with some 73% of its supplies coming from U.S.-sanctioned Russian energy giant Lukoil.  Still, 90% of the refinery’s barrels go to Western nations backing Ukraine.  The report called for Western nations to ban imports from refineries that use Russian crude oil and any products that come from Russian-owned Lukoil.  CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Russia’s war coffers are also heavily bolstered by India, which purchased a record $37 billion in crude oil last year, and exported it to the U.S. as oil products worth $1billion.  In 2023, the Department of Defense also awarded nearly $1 billion to a Greek refinery that imports Russian oil. 

Battleground state voters blame Dems’ ‘toxic’ rhetoric for attempts on Trump’s life

Battleground state voters blame Dems’ ‘toxic’ rhetoric for attempts on Trump’s life

FLINT, Mich. — Voters attending a town hall for former President Donald Trump in Flint, Michigan, blamed rhetoric from Democrats for the two assassination attempts on the former president. “I don’t think gun control is the answer, I think it’s the rhetoric… some of the things that are being said shouldn’t be said,” one voter attending the Trump town hall told Fox News Digital. The comments come as Trump held his first campaign event since an apparent attempt on his life at Trump International Golf Club in Florida on Sunday. U.S. Secret Service agents were able to spot the shooter, identified as 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, when he was roughly 300–500 yards from Trump, engaging him and causing him to flee the scene. Routh was captured later Sunday, while Trump was uninjured in the incident. A DECISION TO MAKE: HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON’S GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL DIVIDES REPUBLICANS The incident marked the second time Trump has survived an attempt on his life, coming just over two months after the former president was grazed in the ear by a bullet during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump has blamed “rhetoric” by President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for the violence, arguing that the two would-be assassins have “acted” on “highly inflammatory language” by Democrats. “He believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it,” Trump told Fox News Digital of the latest suspected gunman. “Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at, when I am the one who is going to save the country, and they are the ones that are destroying the country — both from the inside and out.”  Voters in Flint largely echoed Trump’s remarks before his town hall event Tuesday, with one telling Fox News Digital that the “political rhetoric is at an all-time high.” RUBIO CALLS OUT DEMOCRATS FOR ‘CLEARLY’ INFLUENCING SECOND WOULD-BE TRUMP ASSASSIN WITH INCENDIARY RHETORIC “We’ve gotten so toxic in America that we’ve started this war between ourselves, we’ve forgot to love each other,” another voter said. “Democrats,” added another when asked who was to blame for the attempts on Trump’s life. “They continue to say he’s a threat to democracy for no reason whatsoever.” The Trump event comes less than two months before November’s election, when Michigan promises to play a critical role in determining the winner once again. Harris holds a narrow lead over Trump of under one percentage point in the state, according to the latest Real Clear Politics Polling average, a smaller margin than what was enjoyed by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Biden at similar points in the 2016 and 2020 elections. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.

Trump leads Harris within margin of error in tight Georgia race, poll finds

Trump leads Harris within margin of error in tight Georgia race, poll finds

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are neck-and-neck in one of the most important battleground states of the 2024 presidential election, according to a new poll. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution released on Wednesday the results of its most recent voter survey, which framed the election as a dead heat race with significant margins for fluctuation. The poll shows approximately 46.9% of voters currently say they would vote for Trump, compared to 44.4% of voters who say they would cast their vote for Harris.  NEW POLL INDICATES WHETHER HARRIS OR TRUMP HAS THE EDGE IN THE MOST IMPORTANT BATTLEGROUND With a margin of error of 3.1%, this makes the state election a toss-up between the two candidates. Approximately 7% of voters reported themselves undecided, while the Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver and the rest of the third-party nominees polled below 1%. The AJC poll showed inflation is the single most important issue among Georgia voters this election cycle.  NEW POLL REVEALS THIS POLITICAL EVENT SWAYED ONLY A FRACTION OF HARRIS-TRUMP SUPPORTERS Inflation is followed by economic concerns and the preservation of democracy, then immigration and abortion policy. Polling was conducted by the University of Georgia School of Public & International Affairs Survey Research Center between Sept. 9 and Sept. 15. It surveyed 1,000 likely voters across Georgia. The interviews were conducted over the telephone with citizens who had voted in the 2020 general election or an election since.