{
  "id": 14888605,
  "title": "Elon Musk Pumps Over $150 Million Into Senate GOP Group, Helping Ken Paxton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/elon-musk-pumps-over-150-million-into-senate-gop-group-helping-ken",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T06:30:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/elon-musk-158-million-donation-senate-gop-group-ken-paxton/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of SpaceX, has recently contributed a substantial sum of over $150 million to a Senate GOP group that is backing Texas Republican Senate candidate, Ken Paxton. According to recent Federal Election Commission filings, obtained by the New York Times, Musk made two donations to the Senate Leadership Fund PAC in September - $75 million and an additional $83 million two weeks later. These two donations are reported to have constituted more than half of the political committee's total receipts for the third quarter of the year.\n\nWithin just a day of each donation, the super PAC reportedly sent the same amount to the Texas PAC, which has since spent over $100 million on messaging in support of Paxton, along with content against his Democratic rival, James Talarico. It remains unclear whether the money directly came from Musk's donations, as the super PAC had recently urged for more contributions to aid Paxton's campaign. However, it's worth noting that Musk has a history of targeting Talarico amidst his Senate bid.\n\nThis is not the only significant donation Musk has made this year. As a resident of Texas, he has donated more than $80 million between July and September to America PAC, a group also involved in the Texas Senate race and other congressional contests. An America PAC spokesperson, Andrew Romeo, stated in a media release that if Democrats were to gain control of Washington and win key gubernatorial and attorney general races this November, it could lead to the United States becoming a \"socialist, woke, and borderless country.\" America PAC spokesperson Andrew Romeo shared these sentiments in a statement to the media.",
  "summary": "The tech mogul gave millions to a super PAC that spent the same sum on Paxton’s Senate campaign The post Elon Musk Pumps Over $150 Million Into Senate GOP Group, Helping Ken Paxton appeared first on TheWrap .",
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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."
}