Thursday, October 15th, 2026 - Starlink Goes Dark in Ukraine, Omar Deportation Plan Revealed, GA Breaks Voting Records

Today's Headlines: Elon Musk's Starlink cut off service to Ukraine without warning right as Russia launched two consecutive nights of ballistic missile strikes — and the US stopped providing Ukraine advance intelligence about incoming strikes, which it had done for years. Zelensky said the Trump administration is threatening to cut intelligence sharing entirely unless Ukraine stops hitting Russian oil refineries, and Musk responded by saying Trump and the military control speed restrictions so it's their fault, while also noting a commercial company shouldn't be helping with offensive military operations. Georgia broke its first-day early voting record by 50,000 votes with 189,000 ballots cast, and the DOJ is threatening emergency court action against California unless they investigate a thumb drive's worth of alleged noncitizen voters within 48 hours and set aside their ballots. In other immigration news, the Wall Street Journal reported that the goal of the Ilhan Omar investigation is to strip her of citizenship and deport her, with a dozen subpoenas already issued to her relatives. September inflation came in at 3.7% annually with a 9.1% monthly spike in gas prices, and Trump's economic adviser spun it as "a bunch of good news." A federal judge ruled Trump cannot legally ban CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from White House coverage, and a watchdog group filed a bar complaint against new press secretary Katie Zacharia for claiming to be a lawyer in California without a license, which is a crime in California. Eight states sued OpenAI alleging the company misled users about ChatGPT's safety and failed to prevent it from encouraging self-harm and suicide among teenagers. And finally, a Harvard survey found that 53% of men claimed to know two completely fake AI executives, compared to 40% of women — men are faking AI expertise at scale, which tracks.

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NPR: The Trump administration warns Ukraine it could cut off intel, Zelenskyy tells NPR

The Guardian: Ukrainian military’s access to Starlink satellite internet suddenly restricted | Ukraine

Georgia Recorder: Georgia voters kick off early voting with nearly 189,000 ballots cast

Axios: DOJ gives California 48 hours to check voters or face lawsuit

WSJ: Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship

Axios: Inflation heats up as gas prices surge

The Hill: Trump adviser sees ‘a whole bunch of good news’ in inflation report

NPR: CNN, MS NOW and Politico preva