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FILE – U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks during a campaign event in front of employees at an insurance marketing firm, Oct. 17, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, file)

Republicans in the toughest swing districts become hard to find for people angry about Donald Trump

April 27, 2025 at 3:56 p.m.

Some of the most vulnerable Republicans limited their potential exposure to the potential backlash from President Donald Trump’s first months in office.

People listen to Elon Musk during a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Elon Musk-funded political group spends big and goes door to door in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race

March 31, 2025 at 8:39 a.m.

Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesday’s...

Elon Musk presents a check for $1 million dollars during a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him

April 1, 2025 at 8:54 a.m.

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...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, listens at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

How key Republican senators are responding to Donald Trump allies’ primary threats

January 25, 2025 at 12:24 p.m.

From activists on the far right to Elon Musk, allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back his Cabinet picks...

President Donald Trump talks with Nevada Republican Party chairman Michael McDonald, left, and Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo as he arrives on Air Force One at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Donald Trump leans into his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips at a Las Vegas rally

January 25, 2025 at 7:38 p.m.

President Donald Trump came to Las Vegas on Saturday to crow about his campaign promise to eliminate taxes on tips, signaling to allies in Congress the importance of the policy...

Jeff Bezos, from second left, Donald Trump Jr., Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Usha Vance, Doug Burgum and Vice President JD Vance applaud during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Elon Musk’s prominence during inauguration ceremonies stamps tech titan’s place in Donald Trump’s orbit

January 20, 2025 at 4:07 p.m.

Getting humans to Mars has long been an obsession for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. On Monday, that project got a full endorsement from the newly sworn-in president.

President-elect Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in Boca Chica, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP)

Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his

December 10, 2024 at 8:39 a.m.

A week after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries.”

FILE – Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Defense Secretary, meets with Sen. Tommy Tuberville R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Pete Hegseth fights to save Pentagon nomination as sources say Donald Trump considers Ron DeSantis

December 4, 2024 at 3:21 p.m.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who competed against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, is being discussed as a possible replacement if Pete Hegseth’s nomination does not move...

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives to speak at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum, Wednesday, Sept.18, 2024, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump won about 2.5M more votes than in 2020, some in unexpected places

November 26, 2024 at 3:02 p.m.

In his defeat of Democrat Kamala Harris, Trump won a bigger percentage of the vote in each one of the 50 states, and Washington, D.C., than he did four years...

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Elon Musk tests the role of money in US politics with his multimillion-dollar effort to back Donald Trump

November 1, 2024 at 10:11 a.m.

Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American democracy.

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