US EditionMusk jumps back into political fray with big midterm donations
Elon Musk donated $35 million to GOP super PACs and pro-Trump groups, boosting key Republican fundraising ahead of the 2026 midterms, including $10 million for a Kentucky Senate race.
- This month, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, re-emerged as a major Republican donor, with filings showing at least $20 million in contributions to super PACs aligned with House and Senate GOP leadership.
- Following in 2025 he would cut back, Musk reversed course after Trump praised him last month, and allies said relations improved.
- By late June Musk gave $5 million apiece to super PACs tied to Republican leadership and another $5 million to MAGA Inc., and this month he added $10 million to a super PAC supporting Nate Morris in Kentucky.
- Those infusions lifted the Senate Leadership Fund's cash-on-hand to $100 million and the House fund's to $54 million, analysts say Musk could again be decisive in controlling Congress.
- Last week Musk entered the U.S. voting debate, with the U.S. Justice Department referencing him in material related to Jeffrey Epstein, which Musk denies, while X platform and Grok chatbot face regulatory scrutiny.
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Musk jumps back into political fray with big midterm donations
Billionaire Elon Musk is back in the political fray, giving Republicans a boost in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections. The Tesla CEO had injected hundreds of millions into the 2024 election but announced plans last spring to step back from political spending, a potential blow for the GOP ahead of the high-stakes midterms. …
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is officially back in the political spending game, pouring millions into Republican super PACs despite announcing plans to step back less than a year ago, as reported by The Hill. This is a massive reversal, and it signals the tech mogul is ready to play a pivotal role in the high-stakes 2026 midterm fight for Congress. We know he had already given $20 million to two top Republican groups by the end of 2025…
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