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Don&#39;t Celebrate Too Soon, Dems
Wisconsin Race Wasn't
a 'Bellwether' for Dems
OPINION
Apr 3, 2025 1:10 PM CDT

Wisconsin Race Wasn't a 'Bellwether' for Dems

Stephen Kruiser complains of 'irrational' celebratory responses to Susan Crawford's Wisconsin victory

(Newser) - Democrats may be gleeful in the wake of liberal Susan Crawford's victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, a race in which Elon Musk donated heavily to support the Republican candidate, but they're reading far too much into the result, former conservative activist Stephen Kruiser writes at the...

Democrats Pile on Musk: Campaign Against Us Next

'I'll pay for his coach flight,' one jokes after billionaire suffers 'humiliating political defeat'

(Newser) - Adding to the impression that Elon Musk has become a political liability for President Trump, Axios reports Democrats are now pushing for the billionaire adviser to campaign, not for them, but for their opponents. "Yes please! Can you arrange that? Who do I speak to about that?" Rep. Hillary...

Musk's Time in Government Could Be Ending Soon

Sources tell Politico that Trump has already discussed Musk's exit with Cabinet members

(Newser) - Companies including Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink might soon be getting more attention from their CEO. Politico , citing "three Trump insiders," reported Wednesday that President Trump recently told his inner circle, including Cabinet members, that Musk would soon be stepping back from his role in the administration. In a...

Tesla's Q1 Sales Are Nothing to Write Home About

Sales fell 13%

(Newser) - Tesla's once-thriving electric car empire has hit a roadblock, with the company on Wednesday reporting that first-quarter sales slid 13%. Deliveries totaled 336,681 between January and March, down from 387,000 a year ago. That was well off from analysts' expectations of 408,000, reports the AP , though...

Suit: Elon Musk Said He'd Pay for Petition Signatures, Didn't

Lawsuit alleges breach of contract and unpaid wages

(Newser) - A federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Pennsylvania against billionaire Elon Musk and his political action committee, accusing them of failing to make good on a promise to pay for petition signatures during the 2024 presidential election cycle. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a Pennsylvania resident listed only as...

Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Race Musk Poured Money Into

Musk said 'the future of civilization' was at stake in special election for Supreme Court seat

(Newser) - Democrat Susan Crawford won Wisconsin's Supreme Court special election Tuesday, leading with 54.3% of the vote to Republican Brad Schimel's 45.8% with 92% of votes counted, PBS reports. The win retains a Democratic 4-3 majority on the state's high court for at least the next...

Cory Booker's All-Nighter Speech: 'I Got More in the Tank!'

Senator was still speaking Tuesday morning on Senate floor after 13 hours: 'Our country is in crisis'

(Newser) - "I'm heading to the Senate floor because Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people." That was Sen. Cory Booker's announcement at 7pm ET on Monday, right before he took...

It&#39;s the Most Expensive Judicial Race in History
It's the Most Expensive
Judicial Race in History
the rundown
Apr 1, 2025 6:30 AM CDT

It's the Most Expensive Judicial Race in History

Wisconsin voters decide a high-stakes contest for state Supreme Court on Tuesday

(Newser) - It's a big day at the voting booth, thanks mainly to two closely watched races. One is a special House election in a deep-red district of Florida that is shaping up to be surprisingly close. The one getting even more attention, however, is for a seat on the Wisconsin...

Elon Musk Hands Out $1M Each to 2 Wisconsin Voters

State Supreme Court declined to stop him from carrying out his plan

(Newser) - Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to President Trump's agenda and "the future of civilization." "It's a...

Late-Night Mass Firing Guts Another DC Institution

US Institute of Peace is effectively dissolved, as is USAID

(Newser) - Most employees at the US Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency , have received email notices of their mass firing, the AP reports. The emails, sent to personal accounts because most staff members had lost access...

Elon Musk's Grandpa Believed in the 'Invisible Conspiracy'

CBC takes a look at life of Joshua Haldeman, including his eyebrow-raising views on apartheid

(Newser) - Thousands of Saskatchewans lost their crops to drought in the '30s, among them Joshua Haldeman—a chiropractor and conspiracy theorist better known as Elon Musk's grandfather. Geoff Leo peers into Haldeman's life for CBC News , sussing out what led the left-leaning farmer to believe that an "...

Tesla Owner Sues Alleged Vandal for $1M
Somebody Keyed His Tesla.
He's Suing for $1M
in case you missed it
Mar 30, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Somebody Keyed His Tesla. He's Suing for $1M

Lawsuit says suspect sought to cause 'mental and emotional injury and harm' to Tesla owners

(Newser) - A Tesla owner whose vehicle was keyed in a parking lot at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is suing for an amount that could replace the entire vehicle more than 10 times over. The lawsuit argues that the alleged vandal not only meant to cause physical damage, but to cause...

Protesters Gather at Tesla Dealerships

Organizers planned demonstrations across US

(Newser) - Demonstrators objecting to Elon Musk's slashing of the federal government under President Trump's direction gathered Saturday for "Tesla Takedown" protests planned at more than 200 dealerships. The demonstrations were held in cities across the US and several in Europe. Organizers said the goal is to to disrupt...

Wisconsin Judge Rejects Musk Voter-Payment Case

State AG Josh Kaul says he'll appeal to bar Musk's $1M payments tied to state Supreme Court race

(Newser) - A Wisconsin judge on Saturday declined to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters in the state at a planned rally days before the closely contested Supreme Court election. The state attorney general, who argues that the offer violates the law, immediately appealed after...

Elon Musk Sells X to Another Musk Company

Billionaire says his xAI artificial intelligence firm is social media site's new owner

(Newser) - Elon Musk has sold social media site X to his own xAI artificial intelligence company in a $33 billion all-stock deal, the billionaire announced on Friday. Both companies are privately held, which means they aren't required to disclose their finances to the public. Musk said in a post on...

Musk Scrubs Post Offering $2M to Wisconsin Voters

It's not clear if billionaire will still pay two people who've voted in state Supreme Court race

(Newser) - Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday deleted a social media post in which he'd announced plans to hold a rally in Wisconsin to "personally hand over" $2 million to a pair of voters who've already cast their ballots in the state's hotly contested Supreme Court race. Musk...

DOGE Team Defends Its Work in Fox Interview

Musk calls it the 'biggest revolution in the government since the original revolution'

(Newser) - Elon Musk and seven members of his DOGE team defended their steep cuts to government programs in a Fox News interview Thursday. "This is a revolution, and I think it might be the biggest revolution in the government since the original revolution," Musk said, per Axios . Asked by...

The Top 10 Donors in the 2024 Election

Elon Musk tops OpenSecrets' list, with 5 others breaking the $100M mark

(Newser) - It's no secret that Elon Musk dumped millions of dollars into the 2024 campaign of President Trump and others, but now there's more of a peg on the total. OpenSecrets says the DOGE chief forked over more than $290 million to GOP candidates, PACs, and other outside spending...

FBI Is Going After Tesla Attackers
FBI Has a New Tesla Task Force
Mar 25, 2025 12:38 PM CDT

FBI Has a New Tesla Task Force

Bureau is going after 'domestic terrorism' vandals targeting Elon Musk's EV brand

(Newser) - The FBI has a new task force that's going after vandals targeting Teslas in the wake of CEO Elon Musk's DOGE-related moves. As CNN reports, the bureau announced Monday that it will collaborate with the ATF in an effort to stem the attacks on Tesla dealerships, charging stations,...

Cabinet Presents Cuts to Musk, Praising &#39;Incredible&#39; Help
Cabinet Presents
Its Cuts to Musk
Mar 24, 2025 7:30 PM CDT

Cabinet Presents Its Cuts to Musk

DOGE boss receives praise in meeting with Trump

(Newser) - Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has built an "incredible" partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator Lee Zeldin said. "We have had many fraudulent contracts brought to light by Elon," Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said. "We are, with Elon's help, eliminating the redundancies....

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