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Did Elon Musk Win the Election for Trump?

Donald Trump [Archival audio]: Frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There’s never been anything like this in this country, and maybe beyond. Leah Feiger: The win was decisive, almost shockingly so. Many of us are still figuring out the big factor that pushed the country hard to the right. […]

World News

Elon Musk can keep giving $1m to voters, judge rules

Elon Musk’s political group can keep awarding $1m (£722,000) to voters in swing states, a judge has ruled. The giveaway by Mr Musk’s America PAC is set to end on Tuesday, and the final recipient has already been determined, a lawyer for the billionaire said in a court hearing on Monday. In a surprising turn, […]

Business & Finance

Elon Musk and PAC know voter lottery illegal, DA says

Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, center, departs after a hearing at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Ryan Collerd | Bloomberg | Getty Images A judge on Monday rejected a request by the Philadelphia district attorney to block a $1 million daily giveaway by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political action […]

Technology

Canvassers for Elon Musk’s America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out

“Our subcontractors never should have driven their canvassers in a U-Haul van and those involved were immediately reprimanded,” Tim Pollard of Blitz Canvassing tells WIRED. On Wednesday, October 30, Muldrow and her fellow door knockers were fired hours after the publication of the WIRED story. At first, some people had trouble logging into Campaign Sidekick, […]

Technology

Elon Musk’s America PAC Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

Elon Musk’s America PAC and several other defendants, including the reelection campaign for Representative Michelle Steel, a Republican from California, are accused of violating California labor law in a class action lawsuit filed in Orange County on October 30, according to court documents obtained by WIRED. The named plaintiffs, Tamiko Anderson and Patricia Kelly, were […]

Lifestyle & Culture

Michigan Canvassers Hired by Elon Musk’s PAC Were Tricked Into Knocking on Doors for Donald Trump: Report

Canvassers in Michigan hired by Elon Musk’s America PAC were reportedly flown in from out of state, driven around in a moving van, and threatened with financial penalties if they didn’t meet aggressive performance targets. The allegations, which appear in a new report from Wiredare just the latest blow for America PAC’s get-out-the-vote operation. On […]

Technology

Elon Musk Could Have US Citizenship Revoked If He Lied on Immigration Forms

These questions, says immigration lawyer Ira Kurzbanare asked to see whether an applicant obtained their residence validly, a prerequisite for citizenship. US immigration authorities have, he says, become “very exacting” on this point over the past 10 years. The US Citizenship and Immigration Service didn’t respond to an inquiry about whether forms used by its […]

Politics

Elon Musk Can Keep Throwing Cash at Voters for Now

A Philadelphia judge on Thursday paused a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s massive cash giveaways to voters in battleground states after the billionaire argued that questions about his political efforts should be resolved in federal court. Philadelphia’s district attorney claimed a $1 million-a-day sweepstakes sponsored by Musk and America PAC, his pro-Trump group, violated state lottery […]