Pentagon pauses weapons shipment to Ukraine

The Trump administration is defending its plan to pause weapon shipments to Ukraine. Multiple officials with knowledge of that decision tell NBC News that defense secretary Pete Hegsith ordered a pause in sending missiles and ammunition over concerns about the US military's stockpiles. Officials say the stockpiles of munitions had been depleted from the US support for Ukraine as well as military operations in the Middle East.A White House spokesperson said in a statement, "This decision was made to put Amer ...