Musk steps back into politics with redefined DC role

Elon Musk is jumping back into the political fray, reviving his role as a massive election spender and technology leader with a seat at the table again in Washington. 

Following a brief hiatus from President Trump’s orbit last year, Musk’s latest appearances in D.C. and influx of election cash signals he still has an appetite for politics and policy involvement. 

Despite suggesting earlier this year he could pull back political involvement, Musk’s recent election spending makes him the largest campaign donor of 2026 as he tries to give Republicans a boost ahead of the midterms. 

And while he isn’t serving as Trump’s adviser anymore, he is increasingly appearing alongside the president at high-stake events and took on a new leadership role for a Pentagon project. 

“Nothing brings people together like a common enemy and it’s election season,” GOP strategist Chris Johnson told The Hill. 

Musk’s uptick in spending made headlines Monday, when a spokesperson for his America PAC confirmed the technology executive gave $276 million to several Republican super PACs and organizations over the past three months. 

The latest donations, first reported by The New York Times, brings Musk’s contributions to $366 million this election cycle.

“If Democrats take control of Washington and win key gubernatorial and attorney general races this November, then America risks becoming a socialist, woke and borderless country,” Andrew Romeo, a spokesperson for America PAC, said in a statement to the Times and confirmed by The Hill. 

“These robust investments have allowed the GOP apparatus to get its message out so Republicans can have a fighting chance to defy history,” Romeo added. 

With less than a month before the midterm elections, Republicans are facing an uphill battle to keep their razor-thin majorities in Congress. The nation’s top election analysts have shifted projections for dozens of House seats in recent weeks, almost all in........

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