Politics Nov 05 Elon Musk gambled $445 million to boost Republicans in the midterms. It came up short By Jesse Bedayn, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Economy Nov 04 U.S. stocks surge, and the Dow soars 1,500 points as Brent oil's price drops below $95 per barrel U.S. stocks are soaring Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections. By Stan Choe, David McHugh, Associated Press
World Oct 30 Watch 4:50 Inside a Ukrainian city hit by Russian drones during the Starlink disruption In Ukraine, President Zelenskyy made the clearest indication yet that a disruption of Starlink technology contributed to civilian deaths. Elon Musk admitted last week to ordering the slowdown of the service. The intentional hindrance of Ukrainian defenses led to bipartisan… By Simon Ostrovsky, Katia Patin, Kateryna Hatsenko
World Oct 25 Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of service Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said long-standing restrictions on the civilian system in Ukraine made such offensive use impossible. By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press
World Oct 24 Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored Questions have persisted since last week about who ordered the interruptions to the Musk-made satellite internet system that Kyiv has relied on for years to counter Moscow’s attacks. By Susie Blann, Elise Morton, Associated Press
Oct 23 WATCH: Trump defends Musk on Starlink disturbances, says he'll 'never do anything wrong' By Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that service remained slow from Starshield, SpaceX’s military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet service. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 8:24 How Elon Musk gained so much power over U.S. security interests By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Nick Schifrin According to reports, Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Ukraine's Starshield defense systems. Nick Schifrin reports, and Amna Nawaz discusses how the world's richest man gained such power over U.S. security interests with Charles Galbreath, a retired Air Force colonel… Continue watching
Oct 21 Trump's political groups spend nearly $277 million in late midterm blitz on behalf of GOP candidates By Jill Colvin, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press President Donald Trump's political groups have spent more than one-quarter of a billion dollars to bolster Republicans in the final stretch of this year's midterm elections, an unprecedented amount for a sitting president that underscores the stakes on Nov. 3. Continue reading
Oct 19 Musk pledges to give a share of his SpaceX company to 'every kid in America' next year By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The offer arrived a day after artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced in a social media post that it will commit 5% of its shares to a new "public benefit" fund. Continue reading
Oct 16 Talarico compares his campaign to David and Goliath after GOP invests over $158M against him By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press The Democrat faces more than $158 million in outside spending by Republican leadership and the world's richest man, Elon Musk. Continue reading