Trump, White House and funding cut
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The measure returns about $8 billion earmarked for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and upwards of $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds PBS
Friday's action marks first time in decades lawmakers have agreed to a White House request to claw back funding Congress previously approved.
The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.
President Donald Trump will meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on Monday. Trump is expected to speak with him about the United States's pending aid to Ukraine. TRUMP MEETS WITH NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL MARK RUTTE AS US SENDS MISSILES TO UKRAINE Trump said Sunday that Europe would pay for aid to Ukraine and that he would make a "major announcement" on Monday regarding Ukraine funding.