{
  "id": 15445440,
  "title": "Rep. Turner calls for congressional probe into Starlink slowdown that disrupted Ukraine drones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/rep-turner-calls-for-congressional-probe-into-starlink-slowdown-that",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:59:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rep-turner-calls-for-congressional-probe-into-starlink-slowdown-that-disrupted-ukraine-drones/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rep. Mike Turner, who is on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on \"Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan\" that the slowdown in speeds for Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield is \"something where there needs to be a congressional investigation.\" Secretary of State Marco Rubio said \"nobody\" in the U.S. government ordered any slowdown.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "How Starlink gave Ukraine a ‘middle strike’ advantage that is now at risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/how-starlink-gave-ukraine-a-middle-strike-advantage-that-is-now-at",
        "published": "2026-10-18T17:07:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US Senator Rubio denies Ukraine's Starlink slowdown claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/us-senator-rubio-denies-ukraines-starlink-slowdown-claims",
        "published": "2026-10-18T17:08:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}