Author: Press Room

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Europe’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter as frantic earlier efforts to ship goods ahead of new U.S. tariffs went into reverse and output fell for the continent’s biggest economy, Germany. Gross domestic product grew an anemic 0.1% compared to the previous quarter in the 20 countries that use the euro currency, the EU statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday. Growth was 1.4% over the same quarter a year ago. And prospects are mediocre for the coming months, given the 15% tariff, or import tax, imposed on European goods in the U.S. under the EU-U.S. trade…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his condolences to the families of those killed in Monday’s Manhattan shooting, where a gunman reportedly shot six people, killing four, including a New York City police officer. Trump, who returns to Washington, DC, from Scotland later today, issued his statement in a Truth Social post after a gunman opened fire Monday evening in an office building, which is home to the NFL headquarters and Blackstone. “I have been briefed on the tragic shooting that took place in Manhattan, a place that I know and love. I trust our Law Enforcement Agencies to get…

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) is backing Nate Morris in the race to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). “If we are going to put America First again, we need to send a conservative outsider to Washington, not another career politician,” Moreno said in his statement to POLITICO backing the business owner. “Nate will stand shoulder to shoulder with me in the fight to secure our border, deport illegals, and say ‘hell no’ to any attempt at amnesty.” The endorsement comes on the heels of Sen. Jim Banks (R–Ind.) endorsing Morris. Turning Point Action founder Charlie Kirk also endorsed Morris. In…

The internet is ablaze after American Eagle’s new ad campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney drew fierce backlash from liberal activists who accuse the brand of promoting “white supremacist ideology and eugenics.” The outrage hinges entirely on the choice of model (a blonde, blue‑eyed Caucasian woman) and the pun “great genes”—rewritten cheekily by Sweeney to “great jeans.” Liberal media insist this is a coded celebration of genetic “superiority,” complete with eugenics references, and they’re demanding American Eagle pull the ads immediately and launch a boycott campaign. The rhetoric includes terms like “white supremacist propaganda”, “Nazi dog whistles”, and “nationalist eugenics messaging.”…

President Donald Trump officially cut the ribbon for the new golf course at Trump International Golf Links Aberdeen on Monday, the final day of his historic trip to Scotland. Trump officially opened the course with the ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside his sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, who is the executive vice president of the Trump Organization. President Trump hit the first drive to commence the inaugural round on the course in a grouping with Eric Trump, former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley, and 2002 USA PGA Champion Rich Beem. “My son, Eric, has worked so hard on this, and…

Bending to pressure from within his leftist Labour Party, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the United Kingdom plans to recognize Palestine as a state in September alongside France. After facing growing internal calls from the Labour backbenches and members of his own cabinet, Prime Minister Starmer said that the UK plans to officially recognize Palestinian statehood at the next meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in September unless Israel takes “substantive” steps to improve the “appalling” situation in Gaza, the BBC reports. Starmer said that he made the decision now because he was “particularly concerned…

Direct contacts and banter have helped “build chemistry” and improve diplomatic results, the outlet has claimed US President Donald Trump has been conducting an unconventional form of diplomacy from his personal mobile phone, fielding direct calls and texts from world leaders, Politico has reported. Leaders get in touch to discuss geopolitical matters but also “just to schmooze,” according to the outlet.During his first term, Trump reportedly surprised French, Canadian, and Mexican leaders by ditching the usual protocols and handing out his private number. The practice has continued in his second term, Politico wrote on Sunday.”He’s talking to a lot of…

President Trump on Tuesday responded to The Gateway Pundit’s question of whether or not Congress should impeach former President Barack Obama for treason and attempting to undermine the will of the voters, following Trump’s first election in 2016.  The President spoke to reporters briefly after returning to the White House on Tuesday. Initially, he did not stop to take questions, but some reporters, including this reporter, ran into him and members of his family in the Palm Room as they headed to the Oval Office. After telling us about the new chandeliers he plans to install in the Palm Room,…

Over 8,000 bank branches are expected to close worldwide in 2025. Approximately 3,200 of those closures will take place in the United States. Q1 experienced 148 net branch closures in the US, with all major banks slated to close branches throughout the year. These are merely bank closures and not bank failures, although two smaller US banks did fail this year. People simply prefer online banking as we have made the switch from relational to transactional banking. Bankrate conducted a survey that found 77% of Americans prefer online digital banking, yet other surveys believe the figure is closer to 89%. Digital banking has been rising…

China’s mission to the European Union (EU) expressed outrage on Monday over last week’s visit to Taiwan by several EU lawmakers. Still smarting from the EU ignoring pressure from Beijing to avoid making a trade deal with President Donald Trump, the Chinese government lashed out at the EU for supposedly threatening China’s “internal affairs” by meeting with Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te. The Chinese Mission to the EU said on Monday that it was “strongly dissatisfied” and “firmly opposed” to members of the European Parliament visiting Taiwan. “The Taiwan question concerns China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and lies at the…