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Zacharia's 'lawyer' defense raises disturbing issue for GOP analyst: 'Not a good sign’

Conservative political analyst Jonah Goldberg raised concerns Thursday about new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s decision to defend her disputed legal credentials in an interview with a far-right conspiracy theorist. Appearing on CNN’s “The Arena with Kasie Hunt,” Goldberg questioned why Zacharia turned to right-wing commentator Jack…

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Raw Story· Oct 15, 10:18 PMZacharia's 'lawyer' defense raises disturbing issue for GOP analyst: 'Not a good sign’

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US Says Trump Did Not Restrict Ukraine's Access to SpaceX Defense TechA senior US official said President Donald Trump didn’t limit Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starshield satellite technology. The system is used to knock down Russian drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Trump restricted the access. Bloomberg's Kate Sullivan reports from the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Trump shuts down Pentagon plan for public execution: 5 takeawaysPresident Trump put an abrupt end on Thursday to questions about whether the Pentagon would really livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. In a Truth Social post, he said the public execution could serve as a deterrent but didn’t want to subject “good and well-meaning”...

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Victor Davis Hanson: The Problem With America’s Military ArsenalEditor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. This is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. We’re in the eighth month of an on-and-off war, as we all know, with Iran, and since...

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Ukrainian officials blame Pentagon for withholding life-saving intel from KyivThe U.S. appears to have stopped sharing some forms of key intelligence with Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

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Senators Demand Investigation Into Ukraine Satellite DisruptionRepublicans joined Democrats in calling on the Pentagon’s inspector general to look into whether the Trump administration was responsible for the interruption.

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Rep. Amo Says Trump Should Enforce Russia SanctionsRep. Gabe Amo (D-RI), Vice Ranking Member on Foreign Affairs Committee, says the Trump administration should act against Russia and argues it has repeatedly failed to clearly stand with Ukraine. Rep. Amo says Congress needs to determine whether changes to Starshield capabilities or intelligence sharing impeded Ukraine's defense and says lawmakers should…

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Trump cancels plans for execution livestream after blowbackMore than 70 retired military leaders had condemned the “barbaric” order.

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US expands military campaign against drug cartels in Latin AmericaThe US is deploying 600 soldiers to a Panama training facility, The New York Times reported.

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4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon IG investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink outageFour Republican senators have signed onto a letter to the Defense Department’s inspector general (IG) expressing “grave concern” over Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to intelligence-sharing and high-speed Starlink data, which it needs to intercept Russian drones, and asked him to investigate whether senior Defense officials played a role. “We urgently…

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Questions flare over US role in Ukraine's Starlink shut-off: What to knowOn Wednesday, Elon Musk’s Starlink was pulled into the center of a controversy after Ukraine’s military faced restricted access to Starshield, the military version of the satellite-based system. Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source…

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