Robbie Gramer

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[Rebeccah Heinrichs @RLHeinrichs]

Which reminds me, Russia is sending young Russian men to the frontline and when Ukrainian defenders end their lives w/ drones operated miles from the frontline, Russia incinerates their bodies so their loved ones think they’re still alive and never get the payment the Russian government promised them.

[Gavin Bade @GavinBade]

SCOOP: Trump expected to remove some tariffs on Canada in bid to help Sen. Susan Collins, other Repubs.

Reductions on agriculture and forestry products expected, could be balanced out with higher/new levies on other goods.

Could happen today, though timing could slip

[Emma Burrows @EJ_Burrows]

Hundreds of Ukrainians have been left with devastating facial injuries and there are few eye surgeons who can help restore sight. Moving story from @samya_kullab about a visiting team of US surgeons giving hope to men who want to see their children again. https://t.co/kTMgfkWCsD

[Robbie Gramer @RobbieGramer]

"The cargo will ​be the first imported by the US since former President Joe Biden announced a ban on US imports of Russian oil and petroleum products in 2022."

https://t.co/bMjittymjM

[Robbie Gramer @RobbieGramer]

On who ordered Starlink access to be limited in Ukraine, Trump tells reporters: “I wouldn’t tell you if I did know … If there is a problem, I’ll get it straight”

[Seung Min Kim @seungminkim]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses, citing candidate name confusion.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Russian oligarch Malofeev: I believe that Putin is not right that he's not using our nuclear weapon now.

British journalist Piers Morgan interviewed Russian "Orthodox oligarch" Malofeev.

He asked him to name one critical thing about Putin.

Malofeev: I believe that Putin is not right that he's not using our nuclear weapon now.

Piers Morgan: You want him to use nuclear weapons now?

Malofeev: Yes. For this war to come to an end. To stop killing.

Piers Morgan: So your main criticism of your president is he's not nuking everybody. Wow.

[Reuters @Reuters]

EXCLUSIVE: Tanker carrying 40,000 T of Russian diesel heads to New York after Putin-Trump deal, data shows https://t.co/dE9gyWoWb7 https://t.co/dE9gyWoWb7

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

EXCLUSIVE - Top RFK Jr. ally and adviser Calley Means has quit the Trump administration.

Means was frustrated by White House delays of some of Kennedy’s popular food policies and blamed others in the administration for allowing food companies and special interests to have too much sway, people familiar with the matter said.

One of them described him as “disillusioned.” https://t.co/SCWStlTxcu

[Michael Kofman @KofmanMichael]

Disappointingly, Starshield still doesn’t work well and seems to cut out for units above 160kmh. The improvement observed earlier today seems inconsistent and unstable.

[John Sakellariadis @johnnysaks130]

New: I got a tip a little while ago about a shadowy Pentagon entity called "TSO" with a lot of money and a desire for offensive hacking tools.

Turns out TSO is a new DoD agency. And it does a lot more than hacking.

w/@JackDetsch and @paulmcleary

https://t.co/Ii5ohbeKSf

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

On Polymarket and Kalshi betting: "Our enemies watch movements in these markets,” Hegseth wrote in a memo banning military personnel from using nonpublic information to bet on U.S. military operations. "When an American Service member, intelligence professional, or other Department civilian engages in a financial transaction on a military outcome, they create a signal.” @CBSNews @JimLaPorta https://t.co/S0HvE8wasD

[Madison Mills @MadisonMills22]

SCOOP: Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents inside customer accounts, including some attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions, sources told Axios.

The findings have alarmed banking executives, who are racing to restrict access to their systems as AI moves at a velocity faster than financial institutions can respond, multiple industry and bank executives told Axios.

Several banks are now preparing for worst-case and even “day after” scenarios, including how to rapidly secure or restore customer accounts if things go wrong, the people said.

Several bank executives told Axios they're struggling to distinguish between human users and AI agents. One executive said banks also struggle to determine whether agents are authorized by customers or potentially operating without their permission, more akin to rogue agent behavior.

Read my latest for Axios here: https://t.co/Q3bda5In8q

[Vera Bergengruen @VeraMBergen]

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s government is looking for ways to negotiate the release of the captured men before resorting to a harsher military response, said one person involved in the rescue efforts. https://t.co/f12iSzNbYm

[Robbie Gramer @RobbieGramer]

AI tools helped find what is turning out to be one of the most severe online bugs ever—and cyber experts are racing to patch it before hackers use AI to exploit it.

https://t.co/41nwfyT6Co

[Nahal Toosi @nahaltoosi]

The State Department announces it will relaunch fellowships (Pickering/Rangel) the Trump administration earlier tried to disrupt/freeze but which Congress backed. But it sounds like there will be some new strings attached.

[Siobhán O'Grady @siobhan_ogrady]

A senior Ukrainian commander told me he lost more than $1 million in drones the first night StarShield went out. The next 3 days, speeds remained so unstable they canceled almost all ops striking RU logistics to protect Ukrainian infantry in the kill zone https://t.co/mvIHexZ3OM

[Dave Brown @dave_brown24]

EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is examining allegations that Corey Lewandowski profited off his top position at the Department of Homeland Security, people familiar with the matter said https://t.co/FBOA0v5DsT @sgurman @jdawsey1 @MHackman

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Ukraine and Russia are going head-to-head underground, with soldiers from both sides crawling through of miles of Soviet-era gas pipelines to get behind enemy lines. https://t.co/kQiKJizCTT

[Senator Thom Tillis @SenThomTillis]

If these reports are true, this is a welcome development. It’s now been over a week since Starshield service in Ukraine was throttled, and innocent Ukrainians have bore the murderous brunt. We’ve spent that week trying to determine the party responsible, but they have yet to own the decision, if in fact one was made.

I have full confidence in the powers of the United States Government and SpaceX to solve this, if there are indeed no objections.

If there are objections, have the courage to raise your hand, and explain your justification for allowing Putin to continue to mow down toddlers in strollers in Ukrainian parks. Otherwise, let’s get this resolved!