The Pentagon’s decision to pull out as many as 800 troops deployed in Eastern Europe has prompted a rare, forceful pushback from congressional Republicans.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in two key eastern cities of Ukraine and offered to negotiate a deal for their surrender. Ukrainian military officials vigorously denied the claim.

The request means the justices won’t rule on the issue until at least mid-November, which would leave President Donald Trump’s attempted troop deployment blocked for more than a month.

President Trump recently said a "patriot," reported by the New York Times to be Timothy Mellon, donated $130 million in an effort to keep troops paid during the shutdown.

Mich., joins Morning Joe to discuss 'No Troops in Our Streets Act,' which she introduced on Wednesday. Sen. Slotkin also discusses the continued government shutdown.

The operation, which Israel says was aimed at Hezbollah, draws a furious response from the Lebanese government.

The funding fight in Washington gained new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance.

U.S. troops with facial hair reportedly have been barred from attending an event with Hegseth this week at Camp Humphreys in South Korea. The restriction for troops was announced in an email purportedly sent by the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base in South Korea and was posted Sunday to an unofficial Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page.