Elon Musk's $445 million political gamble backfires as Democrats win big

Summary

Elon Musk's $445 million political spending backfired as Democrats won big, according to Hindustan Times. The report says the sum is a pittance for the world's first trillionaire, but the billions of dollars' worth of business his companies do with the federal government is not, and scrutiny of that business looms.

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1. Hindustan Times

   5 Nov 2026, 15:38 UTCSource ↗

   Hindustan Times reports that Elon Musk's $445 million political gamble backfired as Democrats won big, and that scrutiny looms over the billions of dollars of business his companies do with the federal government.