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Cyber & Space Defense

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Says It Is "Concerning" That Pentagon Watchdog Declined Starlink Investigation After Slowdowns Disrupted Ukraine's Military Communications

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Says It Is “Concerning” That Pentagon Watchdog Declined Starlink Investigation After Slowdowns Disrupted Ukraine’s Military Communications

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said Wednesday that “it is concerning” the Pentagon’s inspector general has decided

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Sen. Chris Coons Says Putin’s “Real Genius” Praise for Musk Is “One More Thing” to Ask When He Subpoenas Him

U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s praise

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Putin Calls Elon Musk a "Real Genius" While Touring Exhibit of Russia's Planned Starlink Competitor at Russia-Africa Summit

Putin Calls Elon Musk a “Real Genius” While Touring Exhibit of Russia’s Planned Starlink Competitor at Russia-Africa Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called SpaceX founder Elon Musk a “real genius” while

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Rep. Crow Says Elon Musk Shouldn't Make "Life-and-Death Decisions" as a "Single Unelected Tech Oligarch" Over Musk's Control of Starlink Service in Ukraine

Rep. Crow Says Elon Musk Shouldn’t Make “Life-and-Death Decisions” as a “Single Unelected Tech Oligarch” Over Musk’s Control of Starlink Service in Ukraine

U.S. Representative Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat, said Tuesday that “A single unelected tech oligarch

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Musk Says "Good" After Melania Trump Announces Ceasefire Around Oleshky Has Taken Effect, Days After His Starlink Clash With Ukraine

Musk Says “Good” After Melania Trump Announces Ceasefire Around Oleshky Has Taken Effect, Days After His Starlink Clash With Ukraine

Elon Musk replied “Good” on Tuesday to a post by Melania Trump announcing that a

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Rep. Sam Liccardo Says He Is "Demanding an Investigation Into Who Throttled Mission-Critical Military Communications Ukraine Relies On for Its Survival" After Starshield Speed Limits Hit Ukraine's Drone Operations

Rep. Sam Liccardo Says He Is “Demanding an Investigation Into Who Throttled Mission-Critical Military Communications Ukraine Relies On for Its Survival” After Starshield Speed Limits Hit Ukraine’s Drone Operations

U.S. Representative Sam Liccardo, a California Democrat, said on Monday that he is “demanding an

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Rep. Mike Levin Says "Either Donald Trump Is Lying or Elon Musk Is Lying. Maybe Both" After Report That Trump Called Musk About Starshield Limits on Ukraine's Drone Interceptors

Rep. Mike Levin Says “Either Donald Trump Is Lying or Elon Musk Is Lying. Maybe Both” After Report That Trump Called Musk About Starshield Limits on Ukraine’s Drone Interceptors

U.S. Representative Mike Levin, a California Democrat, said on Monday that “either Donald Trump is

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Trump Says Iran Has Been Waging War on America "Since 1979" as He Insists the U.S. Did Not Start the Conflict

Trump Says “I Wouldn’t Tell You if I Did Know” After Reporter Presses Him on Who Restricted Ukraine’s Starlink Access

U.S. President Donald Trump declined on Friday to say who ordered the restrictions on Ukraine’s

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Rep. McCaul Declares “Russia Is Not Our Friend” — Accuses Moscow Of “Stalking” A U.S.-Owned Commercial Satellite And Taking Its Ransomware And Infrastructure “Playbook” To Space

Rep. McCaul Declares “Russia Is Not Our Friend” — Accuses Moscow Of “Stalking” A U.S.-Owned Commercial Satellite And Taking Its Ransomware And Infrastructure “Playbook” To Space

WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said Monday that Russia is “stalking a U.S.-owned commercial satellite,”

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Markey Says Musk Will “Push His AI and Space Technologies” and “Make Money From Defense Contracts” Through New Pentagon Role Co-Directing Project Meridian on Future Battlefields —“Handing Over Your Taxpayer Money to a Trillionaire”

Markey Says Musk Will “Push His AI and Space Technologies” and “Make Money From Defense Contracts” Through New Pentagon Role Co-Directing Project Meridian on Future Battlefields —“Handing Over Your Taxpayer Money to a Trillionaire”

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said on Thursday that Elon Musk will “push his AI and

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