Welcome back, folks! Hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day Weekend. While you were grilling burgers, the libs were cooking up conspiracy theories that Trump was dying because he ended the summer with a few days out of the public eye.

That’s how deep the obsession runs: if he’s out in public, they’re triggered. If he lays low, they’re triggered. Either way, Trump lives rent-free in their heads.

• 🐶 Top dog breed in U.S.: Labrador retriever

• 📉 Record low 37% of U.S. adults have sex weekly

• 🎖️ Rudy Giuliani to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

• 🎒 85%: Support parents’ right to remove kids from dangerous schools

^{Sources: Axios, WSJ, Trump/Truth, Napolitan News}

Trump uses ‘Pocket Rescissions’ to claw back wasteful foreign aid

President Donald Trump has canceled $4.9 billion in foreign aid previously approved by Congress, using a rarely invoked executive branch power called “pocket rescissions.”

The details: Last week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a letter sent from President Trump to Speaker Mike Johnson informing him that he was making 15 rescissions, totaling $4.9 billion. The cuts affect programs in the State Department, USAID, and international aid programs.

• The biggest chunk comes from USAID's $3.2 billion fund that supported climate change, DEI, and LGBTQ initiatives.

• Other cuts included $322 million to the Democracy Fund [which promotes "gender responsive governance" and LGBT projects] and over $800 million from United Nations peacekeeping organizations due to concerns over abuses of funds and sexual exploitation by peacekeepers.

What are pocket recissions? It’s a rarely used budget tool, outlined in section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, that essentially lets a president block previously approved spending by withholding the funds until they expire at the end of the fiscal year (September 31).

What they're saying: A spokesman for OMB said, “For the first time in nearly 50 years, the President is using his authority… [to cancel] woke and weaponized foreign aid.”

• Opposition: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted the move as "unlawful,” and RINO Senator Susan Collins called it “a clear violation of the law.”

Back up: Trump’s second term has marked the most aggressive rollback in decades – slashing $8.3B by signing the Recissions Act of 2025 and gutting billions in USAID and foreign aid earlier this year.

The last word goes to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said: “None of these programs are in America’s interest, which is why the President is taking decisive action to put America and Americans first."

[Source: The National Pulse, Daily Wire]

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Another bloody weekend in Chicago, as Dems oppose help from Trump

At least 54 people were shot – seven fatally – in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, underscoring the city’s crime crisis as Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to block President Trump’s federal intervention.

The details: The gunfire was a result of several unrelated incidents across the city, and most cases resulted in no arrests. The victims included at least two women.

• Osiris King, a Chicago native, told Fox News: "Like these kids are carrying guns, like around the age of eight years old. And they're killing other eight-year-old kids with guns. It's insane to me."

Back up: Crime wave has defined Chicago’s summer with 22 shot, 2 killed on Memorial Day weekend; 55 shot, 6 killed over July 4

Trump wants to help: After successfully reigning in crime in Washington, D.C., Trump has made clear he plans to tackle crime in Chicago next, preparing to deploy federal law enforcement to the city to bolster immigration enforcement and tackle gun violence. He's reportedly looking at using a military base 35 miles outside the Windy City to support immigration operations.

The numbers: Carjackings have fallen 87% in D.C., and violent crime is down 45% since the National Guard was deployed to D.C.

What are Dems saying? On Saturday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order prohibiting Chicago police from cooperating with National Guard or federal agents and said, “We will protect our city, and we will protect our people.” So far, he hasn’t protected anyone from violent crime.

• Johnson has a 26% approval rating in Chicago. Yikes.

• Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called Trump’s desired actions an “invasion.”

The last word goes to the Chicago Alderman, Raymond Lopez [a Democrat] who blasted Johnson and Chicago Gov. Pritzker, saying: “How many victims are we comfortable with? Because that’s ultimately the subtext of what the mayor and the governor are saying."

[Source: Fox News, Newsmax]

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👍️ GOP Gov. Mike Kehoe of Missouri will convene lawmakers next week to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans an extra seat. Read more.

🤼‍♂️ CEO Dana White confirmed UFC will hold a live event at the White House on July 4, 2026, telling followers they "got it done." Read more.

🏛️ A federal appeals court ruled Trump’s emergency tariffs were unlawful but delayed enforcement until October. Trump is seeking an appeal with the Supreme Court. Read more.

🕶️ President Trump cancelled Kamala Harris' Secret Service detail after Joe Biden quietly extended it for one year longer than the standard six months given to former Vice Presidents. Read more.

🧬 Harvard researchers found that taking a daily vitamin D supplement helps slow the aging process by preserving the “protective ends” of chromosome strands called telomeres. Read more.

🇦🇫 An earthquake in Afghanistan killed more than 800 people and injured over 2,800. Read more.

⚧️ A day after the trans-related mass shooting in Minneapolis, another transgender person murdered a father who’d called him out for spraying graffiti on a bridge. Read more.

✂️ President Trump moved to cut another $4.9 billion in foreign aid linked to climate and gender activism, using pocket recissions – an executive maneuver last used nearly 50 years ago. Read more.

🇨🇦 A 69-year-old Canadian man has been charged with illegally voting in the 2022 and 2024 U.S. elections. Read more.

🧑‍⚖️ A federal judge ruled that families of 9/11 victims can bring lawsuits against Saudi Arabia for potentially providing support to hijackers. Read more.

🇵🇸 The Trump administration has suspended approval for most types of visitor visas for Palestinian passport holders. Read more.

🎥 Unhinged liberal laughs about violence against churches and catholic schools. Watch.

🎥 Trump cabinet members share their first jobs. Watch.

🎥 Senator Fetterman defends Trump's plan to build a ballroom for the White House. Watch. And Trump's funding it himself, along with donors.

🎥 Scott Jennings triggers the entire CNN panel over CDC official who resigned. Watch.

🎥 CBS deceptively edited an interview with Kristi Noem to remove mention of Kimar Abrego Garcia's long list of crimes. Watch.

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🎥 Democrat Gov. Wes Moore called out by Fox News host for lying about his Bronze Star. Watch.

🎥 DC residents react to Trump's crime crackdown. Watch.

🎥 Slob Rep. Rashida Tlaib hates America. Watch.

🎥 Capitalist offers a communist CASH to move to a communist country. Watch.

🎥 UK political candidate is arrested for flying the British flag. Watch.

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