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Elon Musk Is Pouring Cash Into the Midterms

Par : Theodore Schleifer · Paul Abowd · Jon Miller · Nikolay Nikolov · Stephanie Swart · Jillian Vordick and Whitney Shefte
This quarter’s campaign finance report shows that the world’s richest man is the top political donor of this midterm election. Our reporter Theodore Schleifer explains how Elon Musk came back from a brief rift with President Trump and Republicans to become a central player in the party’s campaign to hold Congress.
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Avalanche of G.O.P. Cash Keeps the Party Competitive Despite Its Problems

Par : Theodore Schleifer and Matt Zdun
Republican Senate and House candidates are being out-raised by their Democratic rivals, but the party has received a huge boost from groups tied to Elon Musk and President Trump.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

President Trump’s super PAC and Elon Musk have both spent enormous amounts to support Republicans in the midterms.
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Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton’s Senate Bid in Texas

Par : Theodore Schleifer
The world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor, gave $158 million to a group that quickly spent that much to help Mr. Paxton’s Senate bid in Texas.

© Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press

Elon Musk lives in Austin and has major business interests in Texas.
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Elon Musk and Other Donors Pile $94 Million Into House Republican Effort

Par : Theodore Schleifer
The party’s top super PAC for House candidates said it had raised more this summer than ever before in a third quarter, but acknowledged the challenges Republicans are facing.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Elon Musk has donated $20 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Speaker Mike Johnson.
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Surprise Democratic Donor Blitzes Senate Races in Republican-Leaning States With Ads

Par : Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer
Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina. Florida and Mississippi are next.

© David Robert Elliott for The New York Times; Sarah Warnock/Associated Press; Sean Rayford for The New York Times; Zack Wittman for The New York Times

The Democratic Senate candidates Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Scott Colom of Mississippi, Annie Andrews of South Carolina and Angie Nixon of Florida.
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Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans

Par : Theodore Schleifer
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

© Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times

Elon Musk has shown less public interest in elections in recent months, but he has patched up his relationship with President Trump and quietly spent enormous amounts to help Republicans in the midterms.
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Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads

Par : Shane Goldmacher · Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump reversed course and said that his super PAC would pay for ads promoting him, which had been paid for with public funds.
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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim

Par : Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer
As the Republicans try to hold their majority, the Senate Leadership Fund is diverting resources to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Michael Whatley, the Republican candidate for Senate in North Carolina, has consistently trailed his Democratic opponent in the polls.
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As Prospects Dim, G.O.P. Pulls Money Out of North Carolina Senate Race

Par : Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer
The Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Michael Whatley, the Republican candidate for Senate in North Carolina, has consistently trailed his Democratic opponent in the polls.
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AIPAC Is Spending Millions to Elect Friends. It’s Also Making Enemies.

Par : Jennifer Medina · Theodore Schleifer · Ellen Gabler and Yair Rosenberg
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor or made a point of rejecting the group’s support.

© Brian Snyder/Reuters

Preparing for an AIPAC policy conference in Washington.
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