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Fox News Politics: Kamala of Troy

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1 year ago

August 12, 2024

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest political news from Washington, D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail.

Here’s what’s happening…

– No amnesty for Maduro, says State Department…

– Biden, Obama, and Clinton set to speak at DNC marred by shadowed Palestinian protests…

– Where the vice presidential candidates stand on the issues…

The Trojan Leftist

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, has not taken questions from reporters in the nearly three weeks since President Biden suspended his re-election campaign – a move that may work to her advantage like it did for Biden in 2020.

“She is running a similar play to Biden in 2020 where, of course, he used COVID as an excuse to stay in his basement the entire election,” Cody Sargent, spokesperson for Heritage Action for America, told Fox News Digital in an interview.

“Harris is running a Trojan horse campaign,” Sargent continued. “She’s distracting people with Megan Thee Stallion and rolling out a vice president commercials that don’t really say anything, distracting them with this big shiny object and Trojan horse. But, then inside that horse is socialism, the most radical candidate to ever appear at the top of her presidential ticket, and she’s avoiding doing any media, any real interviews, any sit down.”

Harris was blasted for spending less than two minutes taking questions from reporters Thursday after being criticized for going 18 days without speaking to the media …Read more.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends an infrastructure event addressing high speed internet in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 3, 2021. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)

White House

‘NOT TRUE’: State Department says no offers of amnesty were made to Venezuela’s Maduro …Read more

COASTING BY: President Biden has a light week planned as tensions mount in the Middle East …Read more

Capitol Hill

BIG SPENDERS: Freedom Caucus makes these demands as Congress gears up for shutdown fight …Read more

The Writing on the Walz

‘AFFRONT’ TO MILITARY: Former leader of Walz’s battalion slams Harris’ running mate in scathing post …Read more

FLASHBACK: Gov. Walz amplified comment comparing ICE raids to ‘terrorism’ in America …Read more

‘THEY TOOK EVERYTHING’: Store owner who cried as BLM riots destroyed his livelihood under Gov. Walz speaks out …Read more

BAD WITH MONEY: Gov. Walz’s government giveaway fraudulently spent on luxury goods, overseas real estate …Read more

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign event on August 7, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Kamala Harris and her newly selected running mate Tim Walz are campaigning across the country this week. (Andrew Harnik)

Tales from the Trail

‘KAMALA OWNS THE BORDER CRISIS’: Trump camp rallies around WH ‘confirming’ there’s no ‘daylight’ between Harris, Biden …Read more

FAKE NEWS: Democrats continue to hit JD Vance with debunked claim …Read more

FACT-CHECKED: Trump’s accusation that Harris campaign used AI to generate crowd disproven by video …Read more

CONVENTION CHAOS?: Biden, Obama, Clintons to speak at Democratic Convention preparing for large Palestinian protests …Read more

SPLIT TICKETS: Fox News Power Rankings: Voters’ appetite for ticket-splitting will decide the Senate …Read more

‘RADICAL’: Harris’ low media approach could pay off like it did in 2020 with Biden’s ‘basement’ campaign …Read more

COMPARE AND CONTRAST: Here’s where the vice presidential candidates stand on top issues …Read more

JD Vance criticized Kamala Harris’ running mate selection of Tim Walz. (Getty Images)

Across America

FREE TO CAMPAIGN: Trump legal cases paused, delayed following Supreme Court ruling, freeing up campaign schedule …Read more

THE DEFUND EFFECT: How the U.S. can become a ‘law enforcement minded country’: former ICE official …Read more

‘POLITICAL PERSECUTION’: Trump to sue DOJ for $100M over Mar-a-Lago raid …Read more

‘IT WILL GET WORSE’: Illegal migrant allegedly commits 22 crimes in 6 months …Read more

Illegal Venezuelan immigrant Daniel Hernandez Martinez, 30, allegedly committed 22 crimes in six months in New York City. (Getty/NYPost)

GETTING TO WORK: Trump shooting task force unveils first demands as high-level probe kicks off …Read more

ABHORRENT AND ABOMINABLE: Man charged with hate crime, allegedly said ‘Free Palestine’ before knife attack near Brooklyn synagogue …Read more

NO DEAL: NY Republicans move to block future plea deals for alleged 9/11 plotters …Read more

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Trump plans to meet with Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado next week

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2 hours ago

January 9, 2026

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Trump plans to meet with Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado next week

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President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he plans to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in Washington next week.

During an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity,” Trump was asked if he intends to meet with Machado after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro.

“Well, I understand she’s coming in next week sometime, and I look forward to saying hello to her,” Trump said.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a national flag during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration, in Caracas on January 9, 2025. (JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

This will be Trump’s first meeting with Machado, who the U.S. president stated “doesn’t have the support within or the respect within the country” to lead.

According to reports, Trump’s refusal to support Machado was linked to her accepting the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, which Trump believed he deserved.

But Trump later told NBC News that while he believed Machado should not have won the award, her acceptance of the prize had “nothing to do with my decision” about the prospect of her leading Venezuela.

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California sues Trump administration over ‘baseless and cruel’ freezing of child-care funds

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2 hours ago

January 9, 2026

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California sues Trump administration over ‘baseless and cruel’ freezing of child-care funds

California is suing the Trump administration over its “baseless and cruel” decision to freeze $10 billion in federal funding for child care and family assistance allocated to California and four other Democratic-led states, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Thursday.

The lawsuit was filed jointly by the five states targeted by the freeze — California, New York, Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado — over the Trump administration’s allegations of widespread fraud within their welfare systems. California alone is facing a loss of about $5 billion in funding, including $1.4 billion for child-care programs.

The lawsuit alleges that the freeze is based on unfounded claims of fraud and infringes on Congress’ spending power as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

“This is just the latest example of Trump’s willingness to throw vulnerable children, vulnerable families and seniors under the bus if he thinks it will advance his vendetta against California and Democratic-led states,” Bonta said at a Thursday evening news conference.

The $10-billion funding freeze follows the administration’s decision to freeze $185 million in child-care funds to Minnesota, where federal officials allege that as much as half of the roughly $18 billion paid to 14 state-run programs since 2018 may have been fraudulent. Amid the fallout, Gov. Tim Walz has ordered a third-party audit and announced that he will not seek a third term.

Bonta said that letters sent by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announcing the freeze Tuesday provided no evidence to back up claims of widespread fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars in California. The freeze applies to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Social Services Block Grant program and the Child Care and Development Fund.

“This is funding that California parents count on to get the safe and reliable child care they need so that they can go to work and provide for their families,” he said. “It’s funding that helps families on the brink of homelessness keep roofs over their heads.”

Bonta also raised concerns regarding Health and Human Services’ request that California turn over all documents associated with the state’s implementation of the three programs. This requires the state to share personally identifiable information about program participants, a move Bonta called “deeply concerning and also deeply questionable.”

“The administration doesn’t have the authority to override the established, lawful process our states have already gone through to submit plans and receive approval for these funds,” Bonta said. “It doesn’t have the authority to override the U.S. Constitution and trample Congress’ power of the purse.”

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Manhattan and marked the 53rd suit California had filed against the Trump administration since the president’s inauguration last January. It asks the court to block the funding freeze and the administration’s sweeping demands for documents and data.

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Video: Trump Says ‘Only Time Will Tell’ How Long U.S. Controls Venezuela

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13 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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Video: Trump Says ‘Only Time Will Tell’ How Long U.S. Controls Venezuela

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Trump Says ‘Only Time Will Tell’ How Long U.S. Controls Venezuela

President Trump did not say exactly how long the the United states would control Venezuela, but said that it could last years.

: “How Long do you think you’ll be running Venezuela?” “Only time will tell. Like three months. six months, a year, longer?” “I would say much longer than that.” “Much longer, and, and —” “We have to rebuild. You have to rebuild the country, and we will rebuild it in a very profitable way. We’re going to be using oil, and we’re going to be taking oil. We’re getting oil prices down, and we’re going to be giving money to Venezuela, which they desperately need. I would love to go, yeah. I think at some point, it will be safe.” “What would trigger a decision to send ground troops into Venezuela?” “I wouldn’t want to tell you that because I can’t, I can’t give up information like that to a reporter. As good as you may be, I just can’t talk about that.” “Would you do it if you couldn’t get at the oil? Would you do it —” “If they’re treating us with great respect. As you know, we’re getting along very well with the administration that is there right now.” “Have you spoken to Delcy Rodríguez?” “I don’t want to comment on that, but Marco speaks to her all the time.”
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