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President Donald Trump closed out his week by informing Congress he’s revoking practically $5 billion in overseas assist that Congress already had accredited because the legislative department faces an Oct. 1 deadline to fund the federal government or take care of a shutdown.
Trump is rescinding the funding utilizing a pocket rescission. In contrast to a typical rescission request that permits Congress to log out on nixing the accredited funding inside 45-days, a pocket rescission sidesteps Congress as a result of it is so near the top of the fiscal yr that the legislative department can’t act accordingly.
“Final night time, President Trump CANCELED $4.9 billion in America Final overseas assist utilizing a pocket rescission,” the Workplace of Administration and Funds (OMB) mentioned on X on Friday. “[President Donald Trump] will all the time put AMERICA FIRST!”
WHITE HOUSE MOVE TO CANCEL $4.9B FOREIGN AID WITH ‘POCKET RESCISSION’ BLASTED AS ILLEGAL
Included within the slashed funds are roughly $520 million from the contributions to worldwide organizations account, greater than $390 million to the contributions for worldwide peacekeeping actions account, $322 million from the democracy fund, $445 million from the Peacekeeping Operations account and greater than $3 billion from growth help.
In the meantime, lawmakers on each side of the aisle aren’t blissful about Trump’s determination to drag the funding.
“Any effort to rescind appropriated funds with out congressional approval is a transparent violation of the legislation,” Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, mentioned in a Friday assertion.
Right here’s what additionally occurred this week:
South Korea summit
Trump kicked off the week Monday assembly with South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae Myung.
Nevertheless, throughout the summit, he touted his relationship with North Korean chief Kim Jong Un and mentioned the 2 would meet “sometime.” Trump met with Kim on three events throughout his first time period in workplace for denuclearization talks — the primary time in Singapore in 2018, after which twice in 2019 in Vietnam and inside North Korea.
TRUMP TOUTS KIM JONG UN RELATIONSHIP AMID SOUTH KOREA SUMMIT
A handout photograph supplied by Dong-A Ilbo of North Korean chief Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump contained in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019 in Panmunjom, South Korea. (Dong-A Ilbo through Getty Photographs/Getty Photographs)
“I’ve excellent relationships with Kim Jong UN, North Korea,” Trump informed reporters on the White Home Monday. “I imply, lots of people would say, ‘Oh, that is horrible.’ No, it is good. In actual fact, sometime I am going to see him. I look ahead to seeing him. He was excellent with me. We had two assembly — we had two summits. We acquired alongside nice.”
Though the present Trump administration has signaled ongoing curiosity in renewing denuclearization talks with North Korea, Pyongyang has not proven curiosity in denuclearizing.
Dying penalty in Washington?
Trump disclosed that he plans to hunt the demise penalty in Washington for these convicted of homicide as he continues his crime crackdown within the nation’s capital.
“If someone kills someone within the capital, Washington, D.C., we will be looking for the demise penalty,” Trump informed reporters throughout a Tuesday Cupboard assembly. “And that is a really sturdy preventative. And all people that is heard it agrees with it. I do not know if we’re prepared for it on this nation, however we’ve it. … We now have no selection.”
The Supreme Court docket dominated in 1972 in Furman v. Georgia that the demise penalty violated the Eighth Modification’s provision barring merciless and strange punishment. Moreover, the D.C. Council formally rescinded the demise penalty in 1981, in line with the nonprofit group the Dying Penalty Data Middle.
DEATH PENALTY COULD RETURN IN NATION’S CAPITAL UNDER TRUMP’S DC CRIME CRACKDOWN
President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth, proper, speaks throughout a Cupboard assembly within the Cupboard Room of the White Home in Washington, Aug. 26, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/AFP through Getty Photographs)
It’s unclear precisely how the White Home intends to launch this effort and no extra particulars have been instantly obtainable. The White Home referred Fox Information Digital again to Trump’s feedback on the Cupboard assembly.
Nevertheless, Trump signed an govt order in January titled “Restoring the Dying Penalty and Defending Public Security.” The order instructs the lawyer basic to “pursue the demise penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use.”
“Capital punishment is a vital software for deterring and punishing those that would commit essentially the most heinous crimes and acts of deadly violence in opposition to Americans,” the order mentioned. “Earlier than, throughout, and after the founding of the US, our cities, States, and nation have constantly relied upon capital punishment as the final word deterrent and solely correct punishment for the vilest crimes.”
Trump weighs in on Cracker Barrel
Trump additionally waded into the dialogue about whether or not Cracker Barrel ought to replace its emblem, and urged the restaurant chain to reverse its determination to vary its emblem to take away “Uncle Herschel.”
“Cracker Barrel ought to return to the previous emblem, admit a mistake based mostly on buyer response (the final word Ballot), and handle the corporate higher than ever earlier than,” Trump mentioned in a Tuesday social media put up.
Normal view of a Cracker Barrel Nation Retailer in Fishkill, New York, Aug. 25, 2025. (Richard Beetham for Fox Information Digital)
Later Tuesday, Cracker Barrel introduced that it had listened to prospects and that the brand new emblem was “going away” and the earlier one which had been in place since 1977 would stay.
The White Home appeared to take credit score for igniting the change, and White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X, “8 hours in the past…” with a screenshot of Trump’s authentic social media put up, in response to Cracker Barrel’s replace about reverting to the earlier emblem.
“Congratulations ‘Cracker Barrel’ on altering your emblem again to what it was. All your followers very a lot recognize it,” Trump mentioned in a subsequent social media put up Tuesday.
Fox Information’ Alex Miller contributed to this report.
