It’s Saturday, September 6, 2025. In today’s headlines: Washington mulls Baltic aid cuts, Trump secures his resort for the 2026 G20, the White House considers taking over the 9/11 Memorial, and the US deploys F-35s to Puerto Rico. Overseas, Israel escalates in Gaza, Hezbollah resists disarmament, and Russian LNG flows to China despite sanctions.
—Trump Administration Weighs Cuts to Baltic Security Aid, Allies Express Uncertainty
Confusion grew Friday over Trump administration plans to cut Pentagon security assistance for NATO’s eastern flank, including the Baltic Security Initiative and Section 333 funding, which provide weapons, training, and intelligence support to countries bordering Russia. The reductions could total hundreds of millions of dollars.
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