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Rebel Republicans make secret threat to block Trump’s nominees over Ukraine

Republican senators are escalating their clash with President Donald Trump and reaching for one of their most powerful pieces of leverage. Senators from both parties have warned top White House officials that they will hold up Trump’s pending nominees until his administration restores the satellite communications Ukraine’s military relies on, The New…

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Elon Musk admits closing Starlink ‘loophole’ in rant against ‘warmongers’: 'Burn in hell'Elon Musk acknowledged that SpaceX changed how Ukraine's military can use Starlink and followed it with a stark warning about the war. In a lengthy post on X Saturday, the billionaire accused Ukrainian forces of violating Starlink's terms of service by using the satellite internet system "for offensive drone strikes to kill people" before announcing,…

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Ukraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictionsBut Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, accuses Ukrainian military of violating ⁠the company’s terms Ukraine’s military has a “stable connection to Starlink”, the Ukrainian government said, 10 days after its ability to use the satellite communications system was suddenly restricted . But hours after the announcement, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk,…

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