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Elon Musk pours $366M into midterm Republican campaigns

Elon Musk has spent $366 million supporting Republican candidates in the 2026 midterm elections, according to a CNBC report. The scale of the spending makes him one of the largest individual donors of the cycle, drawing attention to his growing political influence alongside his roles at Tesla and SpaceX and renewing debate over billionaire money in US elections.

Why now: The sheer size of the donation and Musk's prominence make his midterm spending a major story ahead of the 2026 elections.

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