Elon Musk and Trump Were Both in on Ukraine Starlink ShutoffTech CEO Elon Musk reportedly approached President Trump on slowing down his Starlink communications service in Ukraine earlier this week, contradicting both Musk’s statement that it was Trump’s idea and Trump’s statement that he has no idea who did it. The Telegraph , citing four anonymous sources, reports that Musk proposed slowing down Starshield, the…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyukraine starlink shutoff
Republican Congressman Defends Call to Arrest Student JournalistRepublican Representative Andy Harris is defending his threat to have a student journalist arrested following a disastrous debate earlier this week. Baltimore TV station Fox 45 asked the Maryland congressman about how he flipped out at Capital News Service reporter Cat Murphy, a student at the University of Maryland, for filming him answering questions…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentcongressman defends threat to journalist
Hegseth Accused of Exposing Troops’ LocationsSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth may have exposed U.S. troops to foreign intelligence. The Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General issued a report Wednesday calling out the failure to protect sensitive communications and location information, saying there are major security weaknesses in the Pentagon’s $2.67 billion cell phone contracts, The…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologypentagon cell phone security report
How Data Centers Became This Michigan Dem’s Signature IssueYou’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for free . Inside Washington Can a former climate and housing activist make it to the halls of Congress? Will Lawrence ’s opponents are trying to paint him as too radical for Michigan’s swingy 7th…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologymichigan 7th district election
Trump White House Made Horrific Decision to Cut Ukraine’s InternetSomeone in the White House is crippling Ukraine’s access to military-grade Starlink terminals. Leaders at the Department of Defense received an order from inside the White House to slow the Starshield satellite system that Ukraine uses for battlefield communications and drone operations, two U.S. officials and a Western official briefed on the matter…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyukraine starlink disruption
The Supreme Court Is Leaning Toward a Digital Privacy VictoryThe Supreme Court appeared likely to side with a customer who invoked a semi-obscure federal law to sue Paramount for sharing his personal information with Facebook, during oral arguments on Wednesday, though multiple justices signaled that they might constrain such lawsuits in future cases. The case, Salazar v. Paramount Global, has significant…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnology
