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Elon Musk’s $7 Million Spending for Jon Husted Raises Questions About Big Tech’s Political Influence

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Elon Musk’s $7 Million Spending for Jon Husted Raises Questions About Big Tech’s Political Influence

Elon Musk is directing more than $7 million toward efforts to re-elect Republican Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio, raising fresh concerns about the influence of wealthy technology executives over American politics and the future of artificial intelligence regulation. According to an October 19 report by the Ohio Capital Journal, Musk was channeling the money through independent political organizations supporting Husted’s campaign. The disclosure comes as Husted faces a competitive Senate race against former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. While outside political spending is legal under federal campaign finance rules, the scale of Musk’s financial…

Ken Paxton: Texas Doesn’t Need a Coward Who Cheers an Illegal War on Iran

I've heard the Axios audio from Ken Paxton's September fundraiser in Washington. Consequently, I know precisely what this man thinks of Trump's illegal war on Iran. He told donors and lobbyists: "It's the war, it's gas prices, it's diesel." He called affordability "by far our biggest problem." He admitted the campaign was "having a hard time with numbers" because of it. He confessed: "So many factors in this federal race are uncontrollable. I don't make the decisions." He added: "I don't know what's behind some of the decisions" in Washington. Yet Paxton campaigned with Trump in San Antonio and praised…

Paxton’s Trump Problem: Private Criticism Exposes Tensions Inside Republican Party

Texas Republican candidate Ken Paxton is facing growing scrutiny after reportedly admitting in a private meeting that U.S. President Donald Trump’s political influence may be hurting Republican candidates ahead of the November midterm elections. According to a report by The New York Times, Paxton made the comments during a private fundraiser that conservative donors and lobbyists attended in Washington last week. An audio recording reportedly captures Paxton saying that Republican candidates’ numbers fell after the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas earlier in September. “When we did that convention, it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped,” Paxton reportedly said. Paxton’s…