Big Spender: Can Musk Save the GOP?

President Donald Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon Musk, Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

Elon Musk is spending big on an attempt to keep the GOP in power in the House and Senate. Dawn Kopecki reports for Reuters:

Elon Musk has spent roughly $366 million on the 2026 midterm elections so far, $276 million just since July, trying to ‌help Republicans retain control of Congress, even as Democrats’ chances of retaking the US ‌House and Senate have improved.

Musk’s largess, which was reported earlier by the New York Times, makes the world’s richest ​person likely the single-biggest political donor in this year’s races, according to campaign finance records.

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