President Donald Trump signed into law his roughly $9 billion rescissions package to scale back already approved federal funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting on Thursday, after both chambers of Congress approved the legislation earlier in the month, sources familiar to the matter have confirmed.The signing marks another legislative victory for the Trump administration just two weeks after the president signed into law his massive tax and domestic policy measure, dubbed the "big, beautiful bill."The rescissions package pulls back nearly $8 billion in funding Congress already approved for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a previously independent agency that provided impoverished countries aid and offered development assistance.However, the Trump administration has faced layoffs and has been absorbed into the State Department amid concerns from the Trump administration that the organization did not advance U.S. core interests.LONG OVERDUE: SENATE REPUBLICANS SLAM THROUGH TRUMP'S CLAWBACK PACKAGE WITH CUTS TO FOREIGN AID, NPRThe rescissions package also pulls more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that provides federal funding for NPR and PBS.The total $9 billion cut is a fraction of a percent of the entire national debt, which currently sits at about $36.7 trillion as of July 23.The House previously approved its version of the rescissions package in June, and voted on the final version of the measure early on Friday after the Senate narrowly approved the measure by a 51-48 margin early on the morning of July 17. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted alongside Democrats to oppose the package.Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said that the measure aligned with other priorities to eradicate waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government and is a step in the right direction."I appreciate all the work the administration has done in identifying wasteful spending," Thune said in a speech ahead of the vote. "And now its time for the Senate to do its part to cut some of that waste out of the budget. Its a small but important step toward fiscal sanity that we all should be able to agree is long overdue."SENATE MARCHES TOWARD PASSING TRUMP'S $9B CLAWBACK BILL AFTER DRAMATIC LATE-NIGHT VOTESMeanwhile, Democrats have said that the cuts to foreign aid are a win for China and Russia, and that the package puts national security at risk. Additionally, Democrats argue Republicans employment of rescissions sets a dangerous precedent that could jeopardize a host of programs down the line."If Republicans slash more American aid, it will create a dangerous vacuum that the Chinese Communist Party will continue to eagerly fill," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on July 15 on the Senate floor.TRUMP'S $9 BILLION CLAWBACK PASSES FIRST SENATE TEST, WHILE MORE HURDLES AWAIT"They are using pocket rescissions to poison the bipartisan appropriations process, to break the law to steal funds that Congress appropriated, and they're doing it at a party-line vote," Schumer said. "Worse, they're letting Donald Trump decide for himself which programs to defund, and that puts everything at risk healthcare, education, food assistance, public health. Everything everything becomes at risk. That is what happens if a package like this is allowed to become law."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAlthough Trump previously attempted to advance a rescissions package in 2018 that also targeted foreign aid and public broadcasting funds during his first term, it failed to gain support in the Senate after Collins and then-Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., voted against it.The last time Congress approved a rescissions package was in 1999.Fox News Alex Miller contributed to this report.

Gisele Bndchen celebrated her 45th birthday with the ones she loves the most.The supermodel offered a glimpse of life lately on social media, and included photos of her rarely seen baby boy.Bndchen gave birth to her third child earlier this year, and her first baby with jiu-jitsu instructor boyfriend Joaquim Valente.GISELE BUNDCHEN FLAUNTS STUNNING POST-BABY BODY DURING FLORIDA OUTING"Havent been around here much, but I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for all the warm birthday wishes," the former Victoria's Secret stunner captioned a carousel of images."Im so grateful for another trip around the sun and even more grateful to have spent it in nature, surrounded by love and my family."The Brazilian-born beauty and her twin sister, Patricia, showed off matching birthday cakes in one image, and a handful of desserts from a gorgeous tablescape.APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTBndchen carried her five-month-old in a baby carrier while hiking with her family, and positioned a white heart over her son's face for a photo with her father, Valdir.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"Today is also my moms birthday," she added online. "We miss her deeply, but we know shes always with us. I continue to trust and welcome life with an open heart, holding gratitude for all that is still to come. Sending love to everyone."Gisele's mother, Vania Maria Nonnenmacher Bndchen, died from complications due to cancer in January 2024. She was 75. Gisele is one of six children, including twin Patricia, and sisters Rafaela, Graziela, Gabriela and Raquel.Following her death, Gisele wrote about the grief surrounding the loss of her mother."It hurts to know that I wont be able to hug you anymore, but I know that you will always be watching over us," Bndchen wrote in the caption. "You were an angel on earth, always helping everyone around you. I am so grateful to be your daughter and to have learned from you. Thank you for being the best role model of love, strength, compassion, courage, and grace."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"I will forever cherish the beautiful memories we shared and will live by the values you taught me," she added. "You will live forever through the many lives that you touched. Thank you for giving me five best friends for life. Your love will always guide us. I will see you in my dreams."News of Bndchen's third pregnancy broke in October 2024. She shares the new baby with her boyfriend, Valente, who she began dating in June 2023, around seven months after her divorce from Brady was finalized."Gisele and Joaquim are happy for this new chapter in their life and they're looking forward to creating a peaceful and loving environment for the whole family," a source told People magazine in a statement.After confirming their romance, rumors swirled online that Bundchen and Valente had an affair. The model spoke with The New York Times in March 2024, saying: "That is a lie."Bndchen and her ex-husband, Tom Brady, officially announced their divorce in separate Instagram posts in October 2022.The former couple was married for 13 years and share son Benjamin Rein, and daughter Vivian Lake. Brady also shares son Jack with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Alina Habba signaled Thursday that she does not plan to leave her role as the temporary U.S. attorney of New Jersey, announcing she does "not cower" to pressure after federal judges voted against extending her term.Habba, a former personal defense attorney to President Donald Trump, wrote in a statement online that she has been appointed the "acting" U.S. attorney, a shift from her prior job title."Donald J. Trump is the 47th President. Pam Bondi is the Attorney General. And I am now the Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey," Habba wrote. "I dont cower to pressure. I dont answer to politics. This is a fight for justice. And Im all in."This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

A New Jersey Little League player suspended from a state tournament game for a bat flip had his punishment rescinded on Thursday.Marco Rocco, a 12-year-old player for Haddonfield Little League, launched a two-run home during a recent game against Harrison Township Little League and flipped his bat into the air.The homer made it an 8-0 game in the sixth inning, which wound up being the final score. With the victory, Haddonfield clinched the Section 4 title and moved on to the state championship bracket.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHowever, as he crossed home plate, Rocco was ejected due to a "safety concern," Rocco's father, Joe, told NJ.com.Joe Rocco was adamant that Little League has "openly promote[d] bat flipping all over their social media accounts, their websites and the broadcasts on TV for the Little League World Series."A temporary restraining order was filed Tuesday in the Gloucester County Chancery Division in hopes of letting Rocco play, and both sides argued their cases Thursday. A judge decided in Rocco's favor.FORMER GUARDIANS MANAGER TERRY FRANCONA DEFENDS TEAM'S NAME CHANGE AMID TRUMP'S PRESSURE"If youre gonna have rules and enforce them, they cant be enforced arbitrarily and capriciously," Gloucester County Chancery Judge Robert Malesteinruled Thursday afternoon, via the New York Post. "[Im going to] allow him to play in tonight's game."Haddonfield and Harrison Township also played each other on both July 13 and 15, splitting the first two contests and making the July 16 game a winner-take-all.Haddonfield begins the state tournament Thursday against Elmora, which made it to the Little League World Series in 2019, in Deptford. The state championship bracket is a four-team, double-elimination format.The Haddonfield-Elmora game begins at 8:30 p.m. ET.The winner of the bracket will head to Bristol, Connecticut, for a chance to represent the Metro region at the Little League World Series.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed undrafted defensive tackle Desmond Watson on the non-football injury list due to his weight.Watson, 22, was 6-foot-6, 464 pounds when the Bucs signed him after the 2025 NFL Draft. He is down to about 450 pounds but hasnt lost enough weight to be cleared for training camp."It's just about trying to get him better, to be a healthier player and getting him on the field a little more," head coach Todd Bowles told reporters Wednesday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"That's kind of where I'm at right now. He's working at it, and we're working with him. And that's all you can ask right now."Watson has the ability to be a quality run stuffer in the NFL. In four seasons with the Florida Gators, Watson had 63 tackles and 1 sacks.JETS' JUSTIN FIELDS CARTED OFF DURING TRAINING CAMP PRACTICE AFTER SUFFERING APPARENT INJURY"We have some things we have in mind with him where we want to see him at, and well continue to monitor that and get him to where we think he needs to be and go from there," Bowles said.During his time at Florida, Watson said stopping to get food while driving was one of the reasons he had put on a lot of weight."Stopping while driving," Watson said when asked about bad habits he's tried to shed at his pro day. "My biggest thing is keep going, get to where I need to get. There are stores and a lot of temptations. That's helped me immensely. Don't go inside the gas station. Pay at the pump. Because inside it's snacks and all types of things like that. Don't pull over. If you're on the highway, stay on the highway until you get where you've got to go."If Watson were to make the 53-man roster and appear in a game, he would make NFL history as the heaviest player to play in the leagues history.Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields appears to have avoided a preseason disaster.Fields, 26, dislocated a toe on his right foot, is day-to-day and avoided "serious injury and significant missed time," the NFL team announced Thursday.Fields was carted off the field during the teams training camp earlier in the day. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMJets head coach Aaron Glenn said he is "assuming" someone stepped on Fields' toe but said he wants to look at the tape and be sure that is the cause. Glenn added that Tyrod Taylor is ready to take over if need be.Fields signed a two-year contract reportedly worth $40 million in the offseason to replace Aaron Rodgers.Fields appeared in 10 games for thePittsburgh Steelerslast season and started six of them. The team went 4-2 in his starts, and he completed 65.8% of his passes for 1,106 yards with five touchdowns and one interception.JETS' JUSTIN FIELDS CARTED OFF DURING TRAINING CAMP PRACTICE AFTER SUFFERING APPARENT INJURYFields wasalso effective in the run game, carrying the ball 62 times for 189 yards and five touchdowns last season.While Fields didnt play poorly, the Steelers benched him after six games in favor of Russell Wilson.The Jets brought in Fields to be their starting quarterback after they released Rodgers, who had two disappointing seasons with the team.Outside of Fields, the Jets have three other quarterbacks on their roster: Taylor, Adrian Martinez and Brady Cook. If Fields were to miss significant time, Taylor is well-suited to replace him as the starting quarterback.Taylor, 35, has played in the NFL 14 seasons, started 58 games and has a record of 28-28-1. Taylor appeared in two games last season with the Jets and completed 1722 passes for 119 yards and three touchdowns.In 2023, Taylor started five games for the New York Giants and had a 2-3 record while he completed 64.4% of his passes for 1,341 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., predicted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. will be stuck between a rock and a hard place over whether he will back a government shutdown.On Thursday's installment of the "Ruthless" podcast, Thune said Schumer will be under "enormous amount of pressure" in the fall by the far-left Democratic base to resist keeping the government running in hopes of halting the Trump administration from enacting its agenda, insisting that "the Trump Derangement Syndrome is at an all-time high" with his Democratic colleagues that is fueling their obstruction."We need to do everything we can-House Republicans, Senate Republicans, President Trump and his team to, you know, set it up for success, to keep the government up and funded," Thune said. "And then if Chuck Schumer, you know, what's he going to do? Is he going to bow to the Democrat base or do the responsible thing and keep the government funded? That's the decision."SEN. JOHN THUNE OFFERS POTENTIAL SOLUTION FOR NIL REFORM: LIKE THE NFL BUT WITHOUT A CONTRACT"Ruthless" co-host Josh Holmes pointed to the tense backlash Schumer received from the progressive wing of his party for voting for the Trump-backed spending bill earlier this year, asking Thune whether his Democratic counterpart will "do the right thing.""That is the concern," Thune responded. "And I think that, to your point, the pressure is going to be enormous from, you know, the left wing of the party. And increasingly, you're seeing the tail wagging the dog in the Senate. So, you know, it's Elizabeth Warren, it's Bernie Sanders, it's Cory Booker, Chris Murphy, kind of the left of the left in the Senate."FOX NEWS LANDS LICENSING DEAL WITH POPULAR RUTHLESS PODCAST AS PART OF EXPANSION OF NEW MEDIAThune acknowledged that Republicans have previously been in Schumer's situation in the minority, most recently during the Biden administration, and that his party is often blamed for government shutdowns by the liberal media.But now, it's the New York Democrat in the hot seat."It's hard, but at some point, you know, you've got to keep the lights on," Thune said. "So I'll be interested to see that as well, how he handles it. But we're going to give him every opportunity if we can just stay united and keep our team together, we can really force them to make up what will be probably a hard decision, but based on where, like I said, the energy of the Democratic Party is right now it's a no-win situation."Tune in to "Ruthless" every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on all podcast platforms and YouTube.CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWSCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The FCC announced it has approved the $8 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, putting an end to the yearlong high-stakes saga."Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly. It is time for a change. That is why I welcome Skydances commitment to make significant changes at the once storied CBS broadcast network," FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement Thursday. "In particular, Skydance has made written commitments to ensure that the new companys programming embodies a diversity of viewpoints from across the political and ideological spectrum.Skydance will also adopt measures that can root out the bias that has undermined trust in the national news media.""These commitments, if implemented, would enable CBS to operate in the public interest and focus on fair, unbiased, and fact-based coverage.Doing so would begin the process of earning back Americans trust.Todays decision also marks another step forward in the FCCs efforts to eliminate invidious forms of DEI discrimination.And Skydances commitment to enhancing local news and reportingcoverage valued by the publicwill also inure to the benefit of the American people," Carr continued.PARAMOUNT, CBS FORCED TO PAY EIGHT FIGURES, CHANGE EDITORIAL POLICY IN SETTLEMENT WITH PRESIDENT TRUMPThe merger comes just days after Paramount settled President Donald Trump's lawsuit for multi-million dollars and its network CBS canceled "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."The newly formed Paramount Skydance Corp. is led by CEO David Ellison, the son of billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, and former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, who will serve as president.Paramount's controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, who controlled more than three-quarters of Paramounts Class A voting shares, will exit the company.Industry insiders believe Ellison, who was spotted sitting with President Donald Trump at UFC event in April, will aim to eliminate the perceived liberal slant at CBS News. It was previously reported that Skydance committed to appointing an ombudsman to oversee CBS News content.SKYDANCE INFORMS TRUMP'S FCC IT WILL ELIMINATE DEI AT PARAMOUNT, CREATE CBS NEWS OMBUDSMAN FOLLOWING MERGEREllison and Shell are tasked with enhancing Paramount and CBS brands and have said the newly formed company will aim to be a creative-driven destination for storytellers.Redstone was Paramounts controlling shareholder through National Amusements Inc., the company she took control of in 2016 when her media mogul father,Sumner Redstone, was deemed too incapacitated to run thecompany. He died in 2020.The merger comes after years of interest from various potential bidders. When it was first announced last year, Paramount said the Skydance Investor Group would pay $2.4 billion for National Amusements Inc.The 2024 announcement also said the Ellison family and a RedBird Capital Partners-led group would invest a maximum of $6 billion in cash or shares to non-NAI stockholders and in "additional capital to paydown debt and re-capitalize the balance sheet" of the new company.Redstone is set for a significant windfall as a result of the deal with Ellison. Bloomberg reported last year that she would receive $180 million in severance on top of the roughly $350 million she would pocket from the merger.Before the merger became official, Paramount and CBS agreed to settle President Trumps "election interference" lawsuit earlier this month for a sum expected to be north of $30 million, including $16 million upfront for Trump's presidential library.A source familiar with Paramounts Redstone-era leadership told Fox News Digital that only the initial $16 million was sanctioned by the official mediator, and they had no knowledge of any deal Trump made with incoming ownership. Trump confirmed on Truth Social this week that he expects another $20 million from the new owners to be allocated for advertisements and public service announcements to promote conservative causes.DEMOCRATIC SENATORS DEMAND FULL FCC VOTE ON PARAMOUNT-SKYDANCE MERGER FOLLOWING TRUMPS CBS SETTLEMENTRedstone, who recused herself from discussions related to the Trumps "election interference" lawsuit in February, wasnt thrilled with being tied up in litigation with the sitting president and signed off on a settlement. It is widely believed that she wanted to settle in hopes of preventing potential retribution by Trump's FCC, which had the authority to halt the merger with Skydance.Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft called the settlement a "shakedown," Comedy Centrals Jon Stewart criticized the pact on Paramounts airwaves, CNNs Brian Stetler called it a "disturbing development" and current CBS News staffers were in disbelief."This settlement is a cowardly capitulation by the corporate leaders of Paramount, and a fundamental betrayal of 60 Minutes and CBS News," veteran "60 Minutes" producer Rome Hartman toldFox News Digital at the time.Meanwhile, Paramount and CBS ignited further backlash among liberals last week when it announced the cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." CBS insisted it was purely a financial decision, while many critics, including top Democrats, accused the network of political motivation ahead of the Skydance merger.But Colbert's show was reportedly losing CBS $40 million a year and that it had been running on a whopping $100 million budget per season.Still, Paramount has been at the receiving end of intense criticism, including by its own talent like "Daily Show host Jon Stewart and the creators of "South Park," both shows airing on Paramount-owned Comedy Central.Senators Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to Ellison demanding answers about the Trump settlement and the Colbert cancellation, suggesting anti-bribery laws may have been broken in order for the merger to proceed with FCC approval.Fox News Digitals Aislinn Murphy contributed to this report.

A massive vehicle explosion caught on camera rocked a parking lot in a major Washington, D.C., suburb Thursday.The fiery explosion was confirmed on Facebook by Arlington Fire & EMS in Virginia, saying that it resulted from a "BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion) from the fuel tank rupturing."The car exploded in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, located roughly five miles south of D.C., according to photos posted by the Fire Department. The explosion charred at least three other vehicles in its vicinity.TESLA CHARGING UNIT SPARKS MASSIVE INFERNO IN TEXAS GARAGE, SEVERELY DAMAGING HOME, OFFICIALS SAY"Firefighters arrived on scene and quickly extinguishing [sic] the fire," the Fire Department wrote. "There were no injuries to firefighters or the public. Fire Marshals have deemed the incident non-suspicious and are investigating the cause."Please leave car fires to the professionals as things like this can occur. Get out, stay clear, and call for help!"On June 29, another massive vehicle blaze made headlines in Arlington when a delivery truck went up in flames."This was a gas-powered vehicle that caught fire due to a malfunctioning engine. There was no explosion, and no packages were involved," the Fire Department confirmed at the time.The Arlington fire and police departments did not immediately respond to Fox News Digitals request for comment.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to set new restrictions on payments to college athletes Thursday.The order prohibits athletes from receiving pay-to-play payments from third-party sources.However, the order does not impose any restrictions on NIL payments to college athletes by third-party sources.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMColleges and universities are now allowed to pay their athletes directly after the House v. NCAA settlement last month. With universities bidding for the services of the nation's top football and men's basketball players, concerns rose about what resources would be left available for women's sports and non-revenue men's sports.WEST POINT DECISION TO CUT DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY FROM MISSION STATEMENT UNDER FIRE AGAIN'Trump's executive order demands that schools account for preserving resources for the non-revenue sports."The Order provides that any revenue-sharing permitted between universities and collegiate athletes should be implemented in a manner that protects womens and non-revenue sports," the order states. "The Order requires the preservation and, where possible, expansion of opportunities for scholarships and collegiate athletic competition in womens and non-revenue sports."No clear guidelines for how those sports would be accounted for were provided in the initial announcement.Additionally, the order also assigns the U.S. attorney general, the secretary of labor, the assistant to the president for domestic policy and the director of the White House Office of Public Liaison to carry out other tasks that protect the rights of student athletes.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.