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Musk bankrolled shady pro-Trump PAC named for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Trump appointed three of the six conservative Supreme Court justices that voted to overturn Roe v. Wadeending the federal right to an abortion for millions of Americans and triggering abortion ban laws and restrictions in multiple states. Ginsburg, who died in 2020, was a supporter of abortion rights. In a 2019 interview she noted that […]

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 […]

Politics

Hearing is set on effort to stop $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC that is backing Trump

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge is holding a hearing Thursday in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states. The giveaways come from Musk’s political organization, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, filed suit Monday to stop the America […]

Politics

Philadelphia DA Sues Elon Musk, Super PAC Over Voter Payments

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued Monday to stop Elon Musk and his political action committee from awarding $1 million to registered voters in Pennsylvania, calling it an illegal lottery. “America PAC and Musk must be stopped, immediately, before the upcoming Presidential Election on Nov. 5,” reads Krasner’s lawsuit, filed in the Philadelphia Common Pleas […]