Some of the cuts were reversed within 24 hours, but even that temporary shut-off could be devastating to programs assisting victims, a source told NBC News.
Hegseth has denied the information he shared was classified, but it was given to him on a system for sensitive and classified information, sources told NBC News.
John Ullyot, until recently a Pentagon spokesman, wrote that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a distraction and that it’s hard to see him remaining in the job.
The Defense Department will soon brief the president on possible options for a planned missile defense system that could cost up to hundreds of billions.
The documents were released after weeks of pressure on the Trump administration to prove its contention that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was a member of MS-13.
Trump administration attorneys said they haven’t had enough time to review the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that directed the administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.