Trump's birthright order to remain blocked; Pentagon to cut $50B

The Pentagon is in the cost-cutting crosshairs of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth orders officials to find $50 billion in cuts to the defense budget. Meanwhile, an appeals court rules that President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship will remain blocked. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

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