{
  "id": 17526613,
  "title": "The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/the-staggering-446m-elon-musk-has-spent-on-the-us-midterms-visualized-17526613",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T10:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/31/elon-musk-midterms-spending-visualized"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has contributed over $445.77 million in political donations to Republican-aligned groups during the US midterms election cycle, making him the single largest donor in modern US history. As the tech mogul's spending has increased dramatically in the final two months of campaigning, his contributions dwarf those of other prominent donors like George Soros and Michael Bloomberg. Musk's primary financial backer, America Pac, has targeted 43 House and Senate races across the US, pouring millions into television commercials, digital ads, text messages, and mailers. The campaign has focused on attack ads against Democratic candidates, often accusing them of being radical socialists or targeting them over supporting transgender rights. Musk's spending on the midterms is significantly more than what he contributed to his own 2024 presidential campaign, illustrating his ongoing political influence and alignment with the Trump administration.",
  "summary": "The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history Elon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen SpaceX rocket launches or buy thousands of Tesla Cybertrucks. At the Tesla Diner in Los Angeles , Musk could order more than 31.9m cheeseburgers…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}