Trump seems unaware who ordered pause on Ukraine weapons shipments Donald Trump said he “doesn’t know” who ordered the pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week. The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
White House Offered to 'Cover' for Hegseth After Pausing Weapons to Ukraine Without Notifying Trump: Report The White House reportedly offered to shield Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he paused Ukraine weapons shipments without Donald Trump's approval. Latin Times · Jul 9, 2025
Draft House NDAA demands details on Trump’s Golden Dome - Roll Call Pentagon would be required to provide answers about how DOD intends to realize the president’s proposed antimissile shield over America. Roll Call · Jul 9, 2025
House panel wants anti-drone systems at US defense facilities - Roll Call The draft defense authorization bill would require counter-drone defenses at military-related facilities inside the United States. Roll Call · Jul 9, 2025
As Trump pledges more weapons for Ukraine - how reliant is Kyiv on US military assistance? The US President has signified a hardening in his approach towards Moscow but it is unclear whether this will influence the course of the war The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
As Trump publicly fails to be the leader of his dreams, he begins to undo his deadly disaster His promises and his inability to fulfill them came at a great cost. We Got This Covered · Jul 9, 2025
First Thing: Supreme court clears way for Trump to mass fire federal workers Justices lift lower court order that froze ‘reductions in force’ layoffs while litigation proceeded. Plus, Ed Sheeran tries his hand at art The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025
Hegseth left Trump in the dark when he paused Ukraine weapons shipments: report Defense secretary’s move sparked internal ‘scramble’ to explain withholding to Congress and the Ukrainian government, which had been relying on arms shipment to combat Russian assaults The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Trump threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, new book claims Earlier this week, Trump said the U.S. would be sending more weapons to Ukraine as his resentment swells towards Putin The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Can Germany sell one of its Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine? Donald Trump reportedly told Germany to sell one of its Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine. But can Berlin increase its military support to Kyiv as Russia intensifies aerial attacks? Euronews · Jul 9, 2025
Trump news at a glance: president complains about Putin’s ‘bullshit’ Trump voices increasing irritation with Russia’s leader and promises to send more weapons to Ukraine. Key US politics stories from 8 July 2025 The Guardian - US · Jul 9, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: US weapons supply pause ‘caught Trump off guard’ Russian claim of deadly Ukrainian attack on Kursk beach; convictions over Wagner arson attack in London. What we know on day 1,232 The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2025
The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to go ahead The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Trump commits to arming Ukraine despite recent Pentagon delivery freeze Clear position on continuing support. We Got This Covered · Jul 8, 2025
The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2025 Pentagon provided $2.4tn to private arms firms to ‘fund war and weapons’, report finds Exclusive: Most of defense department’s discretionary spending from 2020 to 2024 went to military contractors
Roll Call · Jul 8, 2025 Lawmakers applaud resumption of US military aid to Ukraine - Roll Call Defense-minded lawmakers from both parties welcomed the news that the U.S. is resuming the delivery of military aid to Ukraine.
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025 Trump says he’s ‘not happy with Putin’ as US resumes weapons deliveries to Ukraine The US president says ‘no reason’ for Russian attacks on civilians
Benzinga · Jul 8, 2025 Pentagon's $156-Billion Payday—These Defense Stocks Are Ready For Liftoff The U.S. defense budget just got a historic boost and Goldman Sachs believes a group of arms contractors could be primed for a surge in revenue, growth and market interest as the Pentagon begins deploying its $156.2 billion in fresh funding.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025 Trump criticises Putin and promises to send Ukraine 10 Patriot missiles US president says ‘a lot of bullshit is thrown at us’ by Putin, as Ukrainian officials say number of missiles is ‘minuscule’
The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2025 US only has 25% of all Patriot missile interceptors needed for Pentagon’s military plans Exclusive: Low stockpiles for the crucial Patriot missile interceptors led to Trump administration pausing transfers to Ukraine
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025 In abrupt U-turn, Trump says he’ll send more weapons to Ukraine IN FULL
Benzinga · Jul 8, 2025 Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey Says 'Thank You' As Trump Resumes Ukraine Arms Shipments Anduril Industries CEO Palmer Luckey publicly thanked President Donald Trump on Monday after the president announced resumed U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine, marking a significant policy shift for the defense technology executive’s company.
Al Jazeera · Jul 8, 2025 US to send more weapons to Ukraine, Trump says US president says Ukraine must be able to defend itself and is ‘getting hit very hard’.
Euronews · Jul 8, 2025 Trump says US to send more weapons to Ukraine days after Pentagon ordered pause in deliveries The US president noted that the Ukrainians needed more support because they are "getting hit very hard now".
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: US to resume shipments of weapons for Ukrainian defence Deaths as Kharkiv, Odesa and Zaporizhzhia come under attack; Ukraine hits Russian warhead plant. What we know on day 1,231