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SpaceX investor: Starlink is ‘not reliable for national security for anybody but Trump’

SpaceX investor Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, said he is “disgusted” by the recent events surrounding the slowdown of Starlink services in Ukraine, which impacted the country’s military capabilities. “As a SpaceX shareholder I am disgusted,” Gerber said Wednesday during an appearance on CNN. “I think that these decisions were strategically…

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The Hill· Oct 22, 10:11 PMSpaceX investor: Starlink is ‘not reliable for national security for anybody but Trump’

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Pete Hegseth’s secret ‘movie-level spy craft’ agency sparks oversight alarm: reportDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon has spent months quietly standing up a new covert agency that has insiders worried about who's watching it. The Technology Support Office, or TSO, was set up in April to secretly undermine rival nations' defense technology, Politico reported Thursday, citing a dozen current and former national security officials.…

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Trump says Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink networkUkraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.

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Would a Democratic Congress change course on Israel?This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Israel felt inescapable in the midterm primaries, especially for Democrats, where centrists and progressives clashed — memorably! — over military aid, Gaza, and (of course) AIPAC. But with the Election Day…

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Trump admin points finger at Musk in Starlink confusion{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Rubio, Hegseth point finger at Musk in Starlink slowdown Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press…

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Farkas Says Starlink Slowdown Helped the RussiansEvelyn Farkas, McCain Institute executive director and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, says it's a moral problem for the US that Starlink speeds were slowed while Ukrainians were trying to intercept missiles and drones targeting civilians. Farkas says Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to signal…

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Senators urge Hegseth, Rubio to release funding for Baltic Security InitiativeWelcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Senators urge Hegseth, Rubio to release funding for Baltic Security Initiative A bipartisan group of senators are urging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to release the remaining…

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Haiti Hostage Crisis Drags in El Salvador Elite Forces, Reports SayEl Salvador has sent 100 members of its special forces to Haiti in a bid to rescue four of its military personnel who were kidnapped by gangs in the troubled Caribbean nation, the Miami Herald and the Associated Press reported.

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Trump advances two wind projects{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump advances two wind projects The Trump administration is advancing some wind projects after a court order required it to do so. © Joshua A. Bickel, Associated Press file A White House official said Thursday that an initial set of wind projects under Pentagon...

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Trump cabinet official eyeing ‘next chapter’ after he ‘broke the world’: GOP strategistDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth may already be contemplating his next political move as a longtime Republican strategist predicts he could soon face President Donald Trump’s wrath over the monthlong Iran conflict. Mark McKinnon raised questions about Hegseth’s future Thursday during a CNN panel discussion about reports that the defense secretary’s staff…

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