Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting ...

Trump was unhappy to find out about the Pentagon chief’s controversial decision, which the president quickly reversed after a high-stakes meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

When asked about the move during the meeting, Trump said only that the US would continue to send defensive weapons to Ukraine. Pressed by another reporter on who authorized the pause, Trump replied, "I don't know,

The Senate wants to increase funding for Ukraine's military by $200 million after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paused Ukraine aid.

We need to do our oversight here, ask our questions of this administration just as we have previous administrations. We need to hold hearings and ask questions"

Hegseth did not get OK from Trump for Ukraine weapons pause, report says. Defense secretary’s move sparked internal ‘scramble’ to explain withholding to Congress and the Ukrainian government ...

Trump to get Ukraine weapons paid for by NATO, Rubio says pause ‘mischaracterized,’ Hegseth wants to jumpstart U.S. drone acquisition.