https://jamoke.news/topic/elon-muskElon Musk's political spending and the Starlink/SpaceX questions facing Washington.en-usMon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00:08 +0000https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-anti-ai-populism-is-the-future-of-american-politics-garrison-lovelyhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-anti-ai-populism-is-the-future-of-american-politics-garrison-lovelyMon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00:08 +0000Democrats should drag Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Elon Musk before the world and make them explain just what it is they’re trying to do and whyThe AI industry had a bad night last week.The Democrats’ sweeping midterms victory is a rebuke ohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-musk-spent-big-on-republicans-in-the-midterms-he-has-little-to-show-fohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-musk-spent-big-on-republicans-in-the-midterms-he-has-little-to-show-foMon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000Elon Musk poured millions of dollars into boosting Republicans in the midterm elections, but the tech mogul's vast wealth was no match for the blue wave that battered the GOP on Tuesday night. Despite spending more than $442 million this chttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-elon-musk-s-empire-braces-for-democratic-crackdownhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-elon-musk-s-empire-braces-for-democratic-crackdownMon, 09 Nov 2026 10:20:05 +0000Elon Musk's sprawling empire — from rockets to robots, electric cars to AI — is facing a political onslaught with few parallels in modern corporate history.Why it matters: The world's richest man confronts a constellation of risks spanning https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-elon-musk-s-austin-home-targeted-by-well-funded-leftist-groups-aboardhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-elon-musk-s-austin-home-targeted-by-well-funded-leftist-groups-aboardSun, 08 Nov 2026 22:41:29 +0000Three far-left nonprofits with $56.1 million in combined revenue organized a theatrical protest outside Elon Musk's Austin-area homehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-07-democrats-set-sights-on-elon-musk-probe-after-midterm-wins-but-pritzkehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-07-democrats-set-sights-on-elon-musk-probe-after-midterm-wins-but-pritzkeSat, 07 Nov 2026 09:00:43 +0000Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., says he feels "pretty certain" at least one committee will investigate DOGE, calling Elon Musk's cost-cutting effort a catastrophe.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-democrats-took-over-texas-what-nowhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-democrats-took-over-texas-what-nowFri, 06 Nov 2026 23:27:20 +0000Musk has big plans for Tesla and SpaceX in the Lone Star State, and now faces a blue wall of opposition.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-musk-s-big-bet-on-republicans-comes-up-shorthttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-musk-s-big-bet-on-republicans-comes-up-shortFri, 06 Nov 2026 22:30:04 +0000{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk's big bet on Republicans comes up short Elon Musk poured millions of dollars into boosting Republicans in the midterm elections, but the tech mogul's vast wealth was no match for the bluehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-elon-musk-appears-to-signal-the-end-of-the-road-for-cybertruckhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-elon-musk-appears-to-signal-the-end-of-the-road-for-cybertruckFri, 06 Nov 2026 21:49:50 +0000Musk said it was to make room for production of its Cybercabs - autonomous taxis without a driver.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-how-elon-musk-frittered-away-nearly-500-million-on-the-midterm-electiohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-how-elon-musk-frittered-away-nearly-500-million-on-the-midterm-electioFri, 06 Nov 2026 20:42:07 +0000Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-tesla-winding-down-cybertruck-productionhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-tesla-winding-down-cybertruck-productionFri, 06 Nov 2026 15:27:24 +0000Elon Musk announced Friday that Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck next year after years of poor sales for the electric truck. In a post on the social platform X, the Tesla CEO said Cybertruck production will wind down at Gighttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-talarico-flips-texas-senate-seat-in-historic-democratic-breakthroughhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-talarico-flips-texas-senate-seat-in-historic-democratic-breakthroughFri, 06 Nov 2026 03:00:00 +0000Democrat James Talarico won a Senate seat in Texas, breaking a 38-year drought for his party in the Republican stronghold and delivering a stunning blow to Donald Trump. The race became one of the most expensive Senate contests in US historhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-trump-is-soothing-the-midterms-loss-with-what-he-loves-best-interior-dhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-trump-is-soothing-the-midterms-loss-with-what-he-loves-best-interior-dThu, 05 Nov 2026 19:12:23 +0000The president seems to accept this is his last White House stint and is focused on renovating whatever he can get his little hands onAs you’d expect, the right is in a shambles right now. Elon Musk is making jokes about his “election-interfhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-schumer-jeffries-sidestep-questions-on-nuking-filibuster-launching-elohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-schumer-jeffries-sidestep-questions-on-nuking-filibuster-launching-eloThu, 05 Nov 2026 17:30:57 +0000Chuck Schumer ignored questions twice about abolishing the filibuster as Democrats prepare to take the Senate majority after midterm victories.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-was-elon-musk-the-us-midterms-biggest-loser-stateside-with-kai-and-car-2https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-was-elon-musk-the-us-midterms-biggest-loser-stateside-with-kai-and-car-2Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:00:23 +0000The tech industry spent big on the midterms, but it turned out to be a poor investment. Elon Musk poured a staggering $446m dollars into Republican-aligned political action committees (Pacs) and groups since last year, but his efforts didn’https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-was-elon-musk-the-us-midterms-biggest-loser-stateside-with-kai-and-carhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-was-elon-musk-the-us-midterms-biggest-loser-stateside-with-kai-and-carThu, 05 Nov 2026 11:00:23 +0000The tech industry spent big on the midterms, but it turned out to be a poor investment. Elon Musk poured a staggering $446m dollars into Republican-aligned political action committees (Pacs) and groups since last year, but his efforts didn’https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-tech-barons-cozied-up-to-trump-what-will-they-do-in-newly-blue-americahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-tech-barons-cozied-up-to-trump-what-will-they-do-in-newly-blue-americaThu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:02 +0000Democrats’ success was helped by popular anger over tech, AI and the super rich – life for billionaires could become much more difficultThe photo of Silicon Valley centi-billionaires at Donald Trump’s inauguration – Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerbhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-zelensky-doubts-musk-acted-alone-in-ukraine-starlink-slowdownhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-zelensky-doubts-musk-acted-alone-in-ukraine-starlink-slowdownWed, 04 Nov 2026 21:38:57 +0000Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed doubt that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk could have acted alone in the Starlink slowdown last month, which impacted Ukraine's military capabilities. “I’m not sure that he [Musk] can do it with Starshihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-elon-musk-will-face-scrutiny-from-democrats-after-midtermshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-elon-musk-will-face-scrutiny-from-democrats-after-midtermsWed, 04 Nov 2026 21:11:23 +0000Democrats are likely to launch investigations into Musk's influence, including his leadership of DOGE and government contractshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-back-in-the-majority-democrats-have-plans-for-a-long-list-of-trump-invhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-back-in-the-majority-democrats-have-plans-for-a-long-list-of-trump-invWed, 04 Nov 2026 17:38:36 +0000Democrats will have the ability to subpoena records and compel individuals to testify. The Epstein files, Elon Musk, the Iran war and Trump's business interests may all come under the microscope.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-elon-musk-s-political-fortunes-have-hit-a-blue-wave-writes-timkhigginshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-elon-musk-s-political-fortunes-have-hit-a-blue-wave-writes-timkhigginsWed, 04 Nov 2026 15:55:00 +0000Musk spent nearly $500m in the 2026 US midterm elections, an individual election spending record.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-musk-jokes-about-gop-losses-after-spending-big-in-midtermshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-musk-jokes-about-gop-losses-after-spending-big-in-midtermsWed, 04 Nov 2026 14:53:41 +0000Tech mogul Elon Musk joked about the GOP's steep losses early Wednesday, after spending more than $442 million boosting Republicans in the midterm elections. Democrats swept control of both chambers of Congress on Tuesday, winning competitihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-musk-aligned-lawyer-to-succeed-mccaul-in-househttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-musk-aligned-lawyer-to-succeed-mccaul-in-houseWed, 04 Nov 2026 06:23:33 +0000Chris Gober (R) is projected to defeat Caitlin Rourk (D) in Texas’s 10th District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Gober will succeed Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas). McCaul, the 64-year-old former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-elon-musk-spends-nearly-half-a-billion-for-republican-campaignshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-elon-musk-spends-nearly-half-a-billion-for-republican-campaignsTue, 03 Nov 2026 13:10:26 +0000Billions of dollars for political campaigns are pouring in from deep-pocket donors on both sides of the aisle, with many hoping to influence which party controls the House and the Senate. At the top of that list of donors is Elon Musk, who https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-democrats-accuse-musk-s-x-of-favoring-polymarkethttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-democrats-accuse-musk-s-x-of-favoring-polymarketTue, 03 Nov 2026 01:05:20 +0000A group of Senate Democrats accused Elon Musk’s social media platform X of giving the prediction market Polymarket “preferential treatment” on its timeline. In a letter to X leadership Friday, Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.),https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-trump-vows-to-protect-musk-floats-pre-emptive-staff-pardonshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-trump-vows-to-protect-musk-floats-pre-emptive-staff-pardonsMon, 02 Nov 2026 12:15:38 +0000President Trump said Monday he'd move to protect Elon Musk if Democrats investigate the SpaceX and Tesla CEO after midterm elections.He also suggested the possibility of pre-emptive pardons for staff and others around him if Democrats win t