Big Money Flops as Democrats Sweep US Congress
Democrats won control of Congress as voters punished Republican spending and set up new scrutiny of Big Tech and Elon Musk.
- On Tuesday, the Democratic Party secured majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate, marking the first time in 16 years Democrats captured a majority of governorships.
- Record-Breaking billionaire spending defined the cycle, with Elon Musk contributing more than $400 million to Republican-aligned groups, making him the largest disclosed individual donor in the race.
- Despite Musk's investment, Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate from that state in 33 years.
- The House Oversight Committee, chaired by Democrat Robert Garcia, plans to investigate Musk's role in the Department of Government Efficiency and his business dealings.
- Democrats plan increased scrutiny of Big Tech firms, examining data center power consumption, water usage, and whether companies fulfill job creation promises amid tougher regulatory oversight.
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Big money flops as Democrats sweep US Congress
The rout of President Donald Trump and his Republicans in the US midterm elections was also a defeat for Elon Musk and for the massive campaign spending meant to sway voters. Democrats captured both the Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday in a stunning rejection of Trump's political agenda, winning races in which conservative groups had poured in far more outside money than their liberal counterparts. "This might have been the biggest…
Democrats take both chambers from Republicans and conquer bastions like Texas, in a night that also drives democratic socialists and leaves several historic victories.
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