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May 27, 2026
Elon Musk Accuses Trump Admin of Using Starlink for Military Purposes
Published May 26, 2026 at 02:09 PM EDT updated May 26, 2026 at 04:03 PM EDT Elon Musk, owner of global satellite internet service Starlink, on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of breaching the agreement his company has with the Pentagon amid reports of disputes over charges. Musk took to his X social media platform to accuse the Department of Defense (DOD) of violating the terms of service for using Starlink at a time when the U.S. military is relying more and more on external compani ...
Go to discussionDemocratic state AGs say their staff excluded from Vance anti-fraud meeting
May 26, 2026 | 6:34 pm ET WASHINGTON — A handful of Democratic state attorneys general said Tuesday that expert officials from their offices were denied access to a major White House anti-fraud meeting convened by Vice President JD Vance and attended by Republican AGs. Two dozen Democratic attorneys general had earlier declined invitations for their own attendance at the White House anti-fraud roundtable, citing extremely short notice and a lack of an agenda in a letter to Vance, who has helm ...
Go to discussionBiden sues DOJ to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe
May 27, 20261:37 AM ET WASHINGTON — Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president's interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents. Biden's lawyers said in a lawsuit filed in Washington's federal court that the Justice Department plans to release the files to Congress and a conservative group, the Heritage Foundation, af ...
Go to discussionFBI fires analyst who worked 2017 case of shooting at congressional baseball practice
The shooting, which seriously injured Rep. Steve Scalise, was not labeled domestic terrorism at the time, angering GOP lawmakers. May. 26, 2026, 5:43 PM EDT By Ken Dilanian FBI Director Kash Patel last week fired a senior intelligence analyst who played a role in the FBI’s 2017 assessment of the motives of the gunman who attacked a House Republican baseball practice, a report that drew the ire of the GOP because it did not label the incident as domestic terrorism. Four people familiar wi ...
Go to discussionTrump officials to send Ebola-exposed Americans to Kenya rather than bring them home: NYT
May 26, 2026 7:40PM ET The Trump administration wants to send U.S. citizens living abroad who are exposed to the deadly Ebola virus to Kenya rather than bring them home, according to new reporting by the New York Times. Three people familiar with the Trump administration's plans spoke with the NYT, which noted that previous administrations brought Americans home for observation and treatment. The outbreak of Ebola is in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization declared ...
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