Exclusive: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTThe order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentukraine aid decision
Trump rejects Hegseth’s bid to stream firing squad execution - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTPresident Donald Trump rejected plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, overruling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proposal after facing intense bipartisan backlash.Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeexecution livestream controversy
Defense stock rout lures dip buyers looking past US election - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTA quick and painful selloff in shares of companies that make military equipment, missiles and planes is attracting investors who are betting the stocks will have an open runway once the midterm elections are over and fuel prices normalize.Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomymidterm elections
Zelenskyy orders new Russia refinery attacks in Trump rebuke - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered attacks on Russian oil refineries to resume in a spiraling confrontation with Donald Trump over restrictions on U.S. intelligence assistance.Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentus ukraine intelligence dispute
WA leaders weigh state AI guardrails as Congress remains stuckWith little progress on artificial intelligence legislation in Congress, some Washington leaders are looking at how the state could regulate the technology.Spokane Spokesman-Review4d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyai regulation debate
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