Author: Press Room

A White House official said Friday that the White House’s roughly $5 billion foreign aid pocket rescission package, which will not require congressional approval, is on solid legal ground. The official joined reporters on a press call after Trump signed a pocket rescissions package Thursday night through the Impoundment Control Act, the first time a president has done so in 50 years. “Just to give you a rundown of some of the things that this would defund: $3.2 billion for USAID development assistance–has funded things like $400 million for climate– global climate projects, building a greenhouse gas calculator, promoting vegan…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) joined other Democrats in mocking the idea of prayer in the wake of the mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis this week, noting that the children were praying at the time. In a post on X, responding to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s claim that “prayer works,”, Newsom said: “There children were literally praying as they got shot at,” implying that prayer does not work. Democrats have long attacked the idea of offering “thoughts and prayers” for the victims and their families in the wake of mass shootings, arguing that political action…

The Russian president has praised deepening strategic partnership with Beijing ahead of SCO summit and Victory Day commemorations President Vladimir Putin has said Russia and China are “united in our vision” of a just, multipolar world order, ahead of his official visit to China for high-level talks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and Victory Day celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.In a written interview with Xinhua News Agency published ahead of his trip, the Russian president framed the Moscow–Beijing partnership as a stabilising force on the world stage, playing a significant role…

The Social Security data chief who filed a ‘whistleblower’ complaint against DOGE has resigned. DOGE workers have been granted access to sensitive Social Security data as an effort to clean up the agency and the bureaucrats are pushing back. Social Security Data Chief Charles Borges resigned on Friday and said he is leaving his post “involuntarily” because of what he describes as a hostile work environment and retaliation since his complaint went public. “Borges’ complaint accused SSA Chief Information Officer Aram Moghaddassi, a longtime ally of Elon Musk, of violating agency policies to “create a live copy of the country’s…

South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), estimated on Friday that North Korea’s economy grew by 3.7 percent in 2024, its fastest rate of growth in eight years. BOK analysts said much of this growth was due to North Korea’s deepening economic ties to Russia. BOK said North Korea’s growth spurt is “mainly due to significant increases in manufacturing, construction, and mining industries, which were affected by strengthening of national policy projects domestically, and expansion of economic cooperation between North Korea and Russia externally.” The North Korean economy was all but stagnant two years ago, but it grew…

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is running misleading and counterintuitive ads blaming Republicans for inflation ahead of Labor Day, using foreign stock footage of an Asian beer brand and passing it off as an American beverage. The DCCC announced the five-figure ad buy on Thursday in order to “blast House Republicans for soaring burger and beer prices,” and to make consumers aware of “how much more they are paying” for their cookout materials this weekend.  “Labor Day is supposed to be a time to celebrate the contributions of the American worker and to relax with neighbors and families over…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the “One Big Beautiful Map” bill into law on Friday. The new map is expected to increase Republican representation in Congress by five seats. “Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law,” Governor Abbott wrote in a post on social media. “This map ensures fairer representation in Congress.” The governor signed the legislation passed on Saturday by the Texas Senate on a party-line vote of 18-11. The Texas House previously passed the measure with a partisan 88-52 vote, Breitbart Texas reported. RELATED ARTICLES: Following the passage by the Legislature, Abbott wrote, “The One Big…

Nicolas Maduro – AI-generated image by Grok. Maduro is flexing so much that we notice it’s fear. We have been reporting here on TGP how the US Donald J. Trump administration has fundamentally changed the balance of power in Latin America, sending the socialists into a panic. The most visible aspect of this new era is the largest military detachment to the subcontinent in 25 years – 7 Navy ships, including a nuclear-capable submarine, all stationed off the coast of Venezuela. The US has charged Maduro with sanction evasion and has branded him a Narco-Trafficker and a Cartel chief. A…

Economic analysts predicted this week that the money India saved by importing huge amounts of discounted Russian oil will be more than wiped out by President Donald Trump’s punitive tariff increase, which took effect Wednesday. Reuters quoted an analysis from the New Delhi-based Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) that found India saved at least $17 billion by purchasing discounted Russian oil after the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. On the other hand, Trump’s tariffs – which include a 25 percent general rate plus the 25 percent punitive tariff for buying Russian oil that kicked in on Wednesday – will cost…

Friday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) criticized MSNBC host Jen Psaki and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) for their responses to the Minneapolis shooting. Discussing the social media post of Psaki and Newsom, co-host Dana Perino said, “I’ll get your thoughts. I know that prayer is an important part of your life, and you’re thinking this morning.” Johnson said, “Well, it’s incredible to me that Jen Psaki and Gavin Newsom and others would attack religion, diminish the faith of millions Americans at a time of such great tragedy. There are common sense solutions, things done…