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Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid

30 August 2025 at 04:09
The White House notified Congress that it plans to use a legally untested maneuver to circumvent lawmakers and claw back more money for foreign aid programs.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The administration is attempting to unilaterally claw back money that has already been appropriated by running out the clock for Congress to reject its request before the funding expires.

Weapons to Start Flowing Into Ukraine Under European Deal With Trump

30 August 2025 at 00:00
A package of U.S. cruise missiles is among the first shipments of purchases by NATO allies to be sent to the embattled country.

© Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times

Russia has continued to pound Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine with airstrikes, including a barrage on Wednesday that killed at least 23 people in the capital.
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