According to The Wall Street Journal, a letter from Democratic senators has requested that Elon Musk retain all records related to SpaceX's restrictions on Ukraine's use of Starlink and StarShield satellite services. Following last week's midterm elections, Democrats plan to launch a series of investigations into the Trump administration's handling of the war in Ukraine after taking control of Congress in January. The letter specifically mentions the satellite service outages that occurred from October 13 to 24 and on November 12, which have hampered military operations in Ukraine. Previous reports indicated that Musk ordered a reduction in Starlink service speeds in October, after which President Trump called Musk to request the lifting of the restrictions. SpaceX has denied imposing any restrictions on Ukraine's use of its satellite systems this week. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Koons wrote in their letter to Musk: "The service restrictions of October and November are now a cause for concern, as even systems upon which the U.S. government relies may continue to have such security vulnerabilities." Koons is expected to become chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the new Congress. Shaheen is currently the ranking Democratic member of the committee and plans to retire at the end of her current term. In the letter, Shaheen and Koons stated that SpaceX's speed limit on its Ukrainian satellite service raised "serious questions about SpaceX's control over national security communications channels" and criticized the "vague decision-making" behind the action. They demanded that Musk clarify whether anyone else had authorized the speed limit.
