Ukrainian Americans fear Elon Musk will use DOGE to help Russia

A coalition of Ukrainian American organizations is aiming to stop SpaceX from launching more satellites, citing worries over founder Elon Musk’s connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the unclear standing of the Department of Government Efficiency, President-elect Donald Trump’s quasi-official advisory group. The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America filed a petition with the Federal…

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December missions from Cape Canaveral, Florida

With an unprecedented 85 orbital rockets launching through December from Florida’s Space Coast, how high will the new annual record climb before 2024 wraps up? Crews at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station surpassed the former annual record of 72 launches by Oct. 26, powered by dozens of SpaceX Starlink…

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Why did Elon Musk join Trump’s victory call with Ukrainian president?

WASHINGTON − Tech billionaire Elon Musk joined the first phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Trump’s election on Tuesday, media outlets reported, raising questions about his potentially outsized role in the upcoming administration. A spokesperson for Zelenskyy described the call as a positive one based on comments from both…

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Elon Musk’s $1 million voter ‘lottery’ continues as DA lawsuit stalls

WASHINGTON − The Philadelphia district attorney failed Thursday in his bid to block tech billionaire Elon Musk from continuing his controversial $1 million daily giveaways targeting pro-Trump registered voters in swing states before next Tuesday’s election. The legal showdown had the potential for fireworks as a judge ordered Musk to appear personally in a Philadelphia…

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Elon Musk $1 million giveaway, election petition garner DOJ warning

WASHINGTON − The Justice Department has warned tech billionaire Elon Musk and his pro-Trump political action committee that its $1 million daily handouts to registered voters in swing states may violate federal election law, media outlets reported Wednesday. The department’s public integrity section, which investigates potential election-related law violations, sent the letter to Musk’s America…

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