House Republicans passed a sweeping $9 billion rescissions package late Thursday that delivers a knockout punch to globalist pet projects and leftist propaganda machines like NPR and PBS.

The vote was 216–213, with only two Republicans—Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Mike Turner—breaking ranks to side with Democrats in opposition.

“President Trump and House Republicans promised fiscal responsibility and government efficiency. Today, we’re once again delivering on that promise,” House Speaker Johnson wrote on X.

“This package eliminates $9 billion in unnecessary and wasteful spending at the State Department, USAID, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The American people will no longer be forced to fund politically biased media and more than $8 billion in outrageous expenses overseas.

“While Republicans continue to deliver real accountability, restore fiscal discipline, and protect taxpayer dollars, Democrats continue to defend waste, fraud, and abuse. This isn’t the end, it’s the beginning. We look forward to passing additional rescissions bills throughout the 119th Congress.”

President Trump and House Republicans promised fiscal responsibility and government efficiency. Today, we’re once again delivering on that promise.

This package eliminates $9 billion in unnecessary and wasteful spending at the State Department, USAID, and the Corporation for… pic.twitter.com/kEDEwKfQTd

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 18, 2025

“Tonight, the House passed a rescissions bill to cut funding from USAID, NPR, and PBS. Don’t let Congress take any victory laps though. This needs to be the first of many. Keep pressing for deeper cuts to waste, fraud, and abuse across the board.”

Tonight, the House passed a rescissions bill to cut funding from USAID, NPR, and PBS.

Don’t let Congress take any victory laps though. This needs to be the first of many.

Keep pressing for deeper cuts to waste, fraud, and abuse across the board. pic.twitter.com/zqJvMOiaqD

— Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) July 18, 2025

It can be recalled that the Republican-controlled Senate narrowly approved a sweeping Trump-endorsed rescission bill during a late-night vote Wednesday.

The bill slashes nearly $9 billion in previously approved federal spending—including full defunding of PBS and NPR and deep cuts to U.S. foreign aid—by a razor-thin 51–48 vote.

The measure advanced through a late-night vote-a-rama.

Only two GOP senators—Susan Collins (R‑ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R‑AK)—sided with Democrats to try to block Trump’s efforts to restore fiscal sanity.

Democrat Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) was notably absent from the vote — her staff citing a hospital stay “out of an abundance of caution,” according to Politico.

This is the first time in over 25 years a president has used rescission authority to claw back previously approved federal funds—a bolt from Washington’s rusted machinery.

Politico reported:

The House’s 216-213 vote to clear the Senate-amended package comes less than 24 hours after the Senate voted to tweak the administration’s original proposal that would have cut an additional $400 million from the global AIDS fighting program, PEPFAR. Senate Republicans also added language vowing that certain food assistance programs would be protected, and staved off impacts to other food aid, maternal health, malaria and tuberculosis-related initiatives.

“This bill tonight is part of continuing that trend of getting spending under control. Does it answer all the problems? No. Nine billion dollars is a good start,” said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise.

Two House Republicans, Reps. Mike Turner of Ohio and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, voted against the measure for the second time, having also opposed it when the House first voted on the package last month. But Republican Reps. Nicole Malliotakis of New York and Mark Amodei of Nevada flipped to “yes,” heartened by the Senate deal to strike the proposed cut to AIDS-prevention efforts.

The package was advanced in the House under a fast-track process: Instead of voting directly on the bill, lawmakers triggered passage by voting for a procedural measure that’s typically used to set up debate. It meant lawmakers would not have to take an additional vote.

It also helped House Republicans move quickly to pass the bill, which needed to be shipped to Trump’s desk by Friday night or the rescissions request would expire and the administration would be forced to spend the money as Congress originally intended.

This rescissions package is the first to succeed in more than 30 years, and it’s already causing trouble for the annual appropriations process just 10 weeks before the Sept. 30 deadline to reach a funding deal or launch a government shutdown.

The post House Passes Trump-Backed Rescissions Package Slashing $9 BILLION in Bloated Spending — FOREIGN AID, NPR, and PBS on the Chopping Block — Two Republicans Voted “No” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed lawsuits brought by two groups of FBI agents seeking to block the Justice Department from publicly identifying names of employees involved in January 6 cases and Trump investigations.

US District Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee, sided with the Trump Administration and dismissed the lawsuits.

In February, two groups of FBI agents anonymously filed a lawsuit to block the Justice Department from accessing their names.

CNN reported Tuesday afternoon that the FBI turned over the names of the 5,000 employees who worked on J6 and Trump investigations.

According to NBC News, there were more than 2,400 cases in total – but 5,000 officials involved.

The FBI officials who worked on the J6 cases and Trump investigations were identified by a case management system.

NBC reporter Ken Dilanian said that the list does not include names of the agents, rather, the agents were identified by a number called a “unique employee identifier.”

“The Justice Department, of course, can match the numbers with names on the payroll. But by leaving the names off, the FBI ensure that for now there is not a master list floating around of the names of people who worked on January 6th,” he said.

A person directly familiar with a matter tells NBC News the FBI has turned over to the Justice Department—as ordered—a list of thousands of agents and other personnel involved in January 6 cases.
But the person says the list does not include names. The agents were identified by…

— Ken Dilanian (@DilanianMSNBC) February 4, 2025

FBI Agents are in fear of being outed, demoted or denied promotions in the future.

“Plaintiffs legitimately fear that the information being compiled will be accessed by persons who are not authorized to have access to it,” the FBI agents argued in their class action lawsuit, according to Politico. “Plaintiffs further assert that even if they are not targeted for termination, they may face other retaliatory acts such as demotion, denial of job opportunities or denial of promotions in the future.”

Reuters reported:

A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed lawsuits brought by FBI agents seeking to prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from publicly identifying those who worked on the investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington found that the risk of Justice Department leadership disclosing the names of FBI agents is “too speculative” to allow them to sue.

“They do not plausibly allege that Defendants are about to engage in any of the conduct agents are worried about,” Cobb wrote in her ruling, which granted the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss the cases.

The post Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Seeking to Block DOJ From Publicly Identifying FBI Employees Involved in January 6 Cases appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.