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Elon Musk donates over $150 million to Senate GOP group, assisting Ken Paxton

Billionaire Elon Musk is offering a nine-figure assist to Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a decisive return to large-scale political giving for the world's richest man.

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CBS News· Oct 16, 1:22 AMElon Musk donates over $150 million to Senate GOP group, assisting Ken PaxtonAlso ran in NewsBreak

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Elon Musk is the donor behind Senate Republicans’ massive rescue mission for Ken PaxtonThe world’s wealthiest man transformed Texas’ U.S. Senate race with a massive cash infusion to the Senate GOP’s main outside group, which has taken over the airwaves with ads boosting Paxton.

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Trump Says Cornyn, Rove to Blame If Paxton Loses Senate RacePresident Donald Trump railed at Senator John Cornyn of Texas and longtime GOP strategist Karl Rove, accusing them of undermining Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign in the state, a crucial contest for Republican hopes of retaining control of the chamber.

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Trump berates Cornyn, Rove for not backing Paxton: 'They are hurting Texas'President Trump is once again attacking Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), now saying the outgoing lawmaker is not doing enough to support his state's GOP Senate candidate, Ken Paxton. He also called out Karl Rove, former President George W. Bush’s White House adviser, for supporting a Democrat in one of the Lone Star State's downballot...

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Talarico compares his campaign to the biblical David after GOP invests over $158M against himBy JESSE BEDAYN James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, is set to rally with supporters Thursday, as his underdog bid to become the first Democrat to win statewide in over 30 years heads into its final weeks. The national conversation around Talarico’s campaign has evolved over the past months. Initially, the […]

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Ken Paxton to close Senate campaign with “Come and Take It” bus tour ending at the AlamoThe Republican nominee plans to hit over 30 stops across Texas, concluding with a stop at the Alamo on the eve of Election Day, as he competes in an intensely close Senate race against Democrat James Talarico.

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Paxton Looks to Close Gap With Talarico as Election NearsWith less than a month until Election Day, Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are entering a competitive final stretch in the Texas U.S. Senate race. Polling on the race shows that Talarico’s lead over Paxton has narrowed since July, with the latest UT/Texas Politics Project poll showing that Talarico leads Paxton by 3...

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Elon Musk’s Quiet Role in the Most Expensive Senate Race in HistoryElon Musk is single-handedly funding one of the largest super PACs backing Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate midterm election. Five hundred million dollars has been spent so far, making it the most expensive Senate race in history. According to Federal Election Commission reports filed Thursday, Musk made two multimillion-dollar…

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Musk bankrolls PAC spending big on Paxton in TexasTech mogul Elon Musk poured $158 million into a key super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) Senate run as part of his push to keep Republican majorities in Congress. Musk was the single donor to Texas PAC — a political action committee backing Paxton's run — in the third quarter, according to...

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