NEW: Ukraine summoned a U.S. diplomat on Wednesday to explain the Pentagon's decision to withhold already-agreed military aid politico.eu/article/us-mil…

Republican lawmakers are slamming the Trump administration’s decision to halt some U.S. missile and munitions shipments to Ukraine, warning it risks emboldening Russia at a pivotal point in the war politico.com/news/2025/07/0… Joe Gould Connor O'Brien

As the Trump admin. blocks weapon shipments to Ukraine, the Zelenskyy team and European allies are taking a new approach. w/ Jack Detsch Amy Mackinnon Felicia Schwartz Eli Stokols politico.com/news/2025/07/0…

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Yesterday, POLITICO broke that the Pentagon paused some shipments of ammo to Ukraine. The decision, driven by the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, is claimed by DoD to be in response to concerns about their own stockpiles. Is that true? No. It is not. 🧵 ⬇️ 1/19

NEWS: Ukraine plans to ask Washington to let Europe purchase U.S. weapons for Ukraine, according to six people with knowledge of the request. Several European goats are exploring plans to buy US-made weapons from their defense budgets for Ukraine. politico.com/news/2025/07/0…

Republican head of House Armed Services Committee —->>>

Statement from Executive Editor Matt Murray: “For three decades, Ellen Nakashima has been one of the most careful, fair-minded, and highly regarded reporters covering national security. Reaching out to potential sources rather than relying solely on official government press

.President Donald J. Trump on tomorrow's One Big Beautiful Bill signing: "We're signing at about 5:00p — and at about 5:00p, we're going to have B-2s and F-22s and F-35s flying right over the White House ... so we'll be signing with those beautiful planes flying right over our heads." 🇺🇸

NEW: We’ve got the House NDAA draft ahead of a July 15 markup. Some big items: —no topline increase, keeps DoD $ at $848B after Rs added $150B through reconcilation —limits US troop reductions from Europe —includes Rogers’ SPEED Act to overhaul acquisition subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

NEW: Shipments of some American military aid to Ukraine could resume after a series of high-level meetings in Italy and Ukraine over the coming week, sources say politico.com/news/2025/07/0…

Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push ow.ly/YqIm106fgBg

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