How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections
Topics: 2026 Midterm ElectionsElon Musk & Starlink
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- NYT reports: “Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.”
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