Elon Musk poured more than $200 million into the race. The Texas Democrat won a crushing victory anyway.
Elon Musk Tests What Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Can Buy in the Midterms
Never before has a single ultrawealthy person who was not running for office spent this much during a single election cycle.
Elon Musk Tests What Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Can Buy in the Midterms
Never before has a single ultrawealthy person who was not running for office spent this much during a single election cycle.
Elon Musk becomes biggest donor of US midterms cycle with $366m spent
Musk’s midterm donations, mostly for rightwing candidates and causes, surpass his contributions to Trump in 2024
People in This Mississippi City Faced Off With Elon Musk. They Lost.
Despite locals’ concerns about noise and possible pollution, Mississippi is allowing Mr. Musk’s company to operate gas turbines there that will help power its chatbot.
Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says | CNN Politics
Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found.
DOJ Appealing Alaska Loss over Certification of U.S. Senate Race to Ninth Circuit, Where It Faces Long Odds #ELB
Notice of appeal. Background on why the case is a loser for DOJ.
Who loses from the Anthropic fight? Maybe Elon Musk and Alex Karp.
Arbitrary state power can cut in many directions
El-Sayed on Track to Win US Senate Primary, Overcoming AIPAC's $30 Million Onslaught | Common Dreams
"We all knew they were going to spend their money," said Abdul El-Sayed. "We didn't know that they were going to outspend us $11 to $1. And yet we're still standing."
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
Texas Democratic political candidate says SpaceX grants ‘sure looks like’ corruption
Nathan Johnson says if elected attorney general he’ll investigate rural internet deal with Elon Musk company
Musk-Linked Dark Money Network Funded the Group Behind Cornel West’s Ballot Push
People Over Party raised $7.7 million in 2024, all of it from the nonprofit behind the Fair Election Fund, which in turn got every dollar from a Musk-funded dark money group.
Musk Tries To Bribe Memphis So They'll Overlook His AI Data Centers Are Killing Black Toddlers
Elon Musk's business decisions routinely leave minority populations lodged squarely under his white supremacist bootheel.
Silicon Valley got what it wanted
It's not just Elon Musk. It's a new day for deregulation, crypto, and tech companies cozying up to Trump.
Elon Musk's only profitable company, Tesla, has created a cumulative grand total net income of $34 billion in its more than 20 years of existence. That's less than the total amount of US federal subsidies his empire has collectively received. The economics of Elon Musk are as bad as the politics.
Drew Harwell
Elon Musk, who has said the beneficiaries of federal spending are a "parasite class," runs businesses that have pocketed $38 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies, loans and contracts washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/e…
