{
  "id": 14810672,
  "title": "Musk bankrolls PAC spending big on Paxton in Texas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/musk-bankrolls-pac-spending-big-on-paxton-in-texas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T22:34:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6152571-musk-texas-pac-paxton-senate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tech billionaire Elon Musk poured $158 million into a key super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) Senate run as part of his push to keep Republican majorities in Congress. Musk was the single donor to Texas PAC, a political action committee backing Paxton's run, in the third quarter, according to new federal...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Paxton v Talarico: tens of millions of dollars pour into closely watched Texas Senate race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/paxton-v-talarico-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-pour-into-closely",
        "published": "2026-10-15T16:41:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Democrat Talarico says he raised record $64 million over summer in Texas Senate race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/democrat-talarico-says-he-raised-record-64-million-over-summer-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T18:35:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Texas Democratic Senate candidate says $64 million quarter set a fundraising record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/texas-democratic-senate-candidate-says-64-million-quarter-set-a",
        "published": "2026-10-15T19:30:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "POLITICO",
        "title": "Trump lashes out at Republicans as Ken Paxton struggles in Texas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/trump-lashes-out-at-republicans-as-ken-paxton-struggles-in-texas",
        "published": "2026-10-15T22:14:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}