Elon Musk's America PAC Canvassers Faced Surveillance, Sickness, and Late Pay in Arizona

I felt like Big Brother was always watching me,” says a contracted door knocker, one of several who allege to WIRED that they faced poor working conditions while getting out the vote for Donald Trump.

Tech - Wired - 7 hours ago

Canvassers for Elon Musk’s America PAC Were Fired and Stranded in Michigan After Speaking Out

A dozen Black canvassers were tricked, threatened, and driven in seatless U-Haul vans. They were fired after WIRED reported on their plight—some without full pay or a way back home.

Tech - Wired - 2 days ago

Elon Musk's America PAC Has Created an Election Denial Cesspool on X

The group has nearly 50,000 members, many enthusiastically sharing debunked claims about voting fraud. “It's just an election denier jamboree,” says one expert.

Tech - Wired - 5 days ago

Elon Musk’s America PAC Hit With Class Action Lawsuit

Canvassers for California representative Michelle Steel are suing the congresswoman's campaign, America PAC, and others, alleging that they were promised hourly wages, then told pay would depend on ...

Tech - Wired - 4 days ago

DOJ warns Elon Musk's America PAC that $1M voter giveaways could be illegal

Elon Musk's America PAC has been giving away $1 million daily, an effort it debuted in conjunction with Musk's push to register swing-state voters.

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and America Pac over $1m voter giveaway

Lawsuit claims that tech billionaire and his Super Pac are ‘running an illegal lottery’ in swing state Pennsylvania. US politics live – latest updates The Philadelphia district attorney’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Judge rejects request to block Elon Musk $1 million voter giveaway

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are backing Donald Trump in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Elon Musk’s canvassing operation sued in California for alleged labor law violations

Plaintiffs accuse America Pac of several violations during its operation to support Orange county’s Michelle Steel. Elon Musk’s troubled canvassing operation on behalf of Donald Trump and the ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Elon Musk's PAC Is Buying Ads for Donald Trump on Elon Musk's X

America PAC purchased ads yielding tens of millions of impressions on X between July 8 and October 1, according to the platform’s ad disclosure data.

Tech - Wired - October 21

Elon Musk's PAC giveaway raises legal concerns

Elon Musk is giving away big bucks to random voters who sign a petition from his political action committee. But there's a catch — and it's raising concerns about possible campaign finance ...

Legal concerns over billionaire Elon Musk PAC giveaway to support Trump

A campaign tactic by Donald Trump ally Elon Musk is raising new legal concerns. The billionaire is offering a big cash prize to battleground state voters who sign a petition for his Trump super ...

DOJ sends warning to Elon Musk's PAC over checks to voters

The DOJ sent a letter to Elon Musk's America PAC, warning that the $1 million checks he's giving to registered voters may violate federal law. According to the PAC's website, Musk is randomly ...

Musk's America PAC can keep writing checks to voters, judge says

A Pennsylvania judge on Monday declined an effort by the Philadelphia district attorney to stop Elon Musk’s America PAC from doling out cash prizes to registered voters.

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

Elon Musk loaded $75 million into his pro-Trump super PAC in 3 months

Elon Musk has personally contributed at least $75 million to his pro-Trump America PAC since July as he pushes for the former president to return to the White House, according to new campaign ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Elon Musk has given nearly $75 million to his pro-Trump super PAC

Elon Musk has given nearly $75 million to America PAC, the super PAC that he created to support Donald Trump, according to a campaign finance filing.

Elon Musk gives pro-Trump PAC $75 million, announces Pennsylvania voter tour

Billionaire Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump over Kamala Harris after Trump was nearly assassinated at a campaign rally.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Mark Cuban mocks Trump's tariff ideas at Harris campaign rally as Elon Musk tours PA with pro-Trump PAC

Mark Cuban in a recent Harris campaign press call slammed Donald Trump and called his sweeping tariff plans "lunacy."

Business - CNBC - October 17

Elon Musk says all voting should be 'in person' while his super PAC promotes voting by mail

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Gov. Shapiro says law enforcement could look at Elon Musk’s $1M giveaway to super PAC supporters

During an interview with Meet the Press, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) questions the legality of Elon Musk promising $1 million giveaways to voters who sign his super PAC’s petition “in favor of free ...

Politics - NBC News - October 20

Elon Musk’s pro-Trump Pac pouring millions into Facebook ads instead of X

America Pac is targeting users interested in the Boy Scouts of America, Kelsey Grammer, Kid Rock and Joe Rogan. Elon Musk’s Pac is spending far more on ads on Facebook and YouTube than on X, Musk’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

DOJ warns Elon Musk pro-Trump PAC that $1 million voter contest may be illegal

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is the world's richest man and one of the biggest backers of Donald Trump's White House bid against Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk PAC to stop $1 million lottery for voters

Elon Musk and his America PAC, who are backing Donald Trump, have offered registered voters in swing states the chance to win $1 million each day.

Business - CNBC - October 28

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and his super PAC to stop million-dollar giveaway

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed a civil suit to block Elon Musk’s million-dollar giveaway to registered voters on Monday.

Elon Musk and his super PAC share violent and vulgar videos about Kamala Harris

One video shared by Musk and America PAC was created by a user who had previously shared what appeared to be neo-Nazi imagery.

Elon Musk files to move super PAC's lottery giveaway lawsuit to federal court

Lawyers for Elon Musk have filed to move a lawsuit over his super PAC's $1 million lottery giveaways to voters to federal courts. NBC News' Dasha Burns reports on the filing and what Musk's team is ...

Philadelphia DA Will Sue Musk’s America PAC Over $1 Million Payments to Voters

As election law experts question the legality of the big-dollar giveaways, Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner seeks to stop them by labeling the practice an illegal lottery.

Business - Inc. - October 28

Elon Musk hopes Trump victory will help his $44bn Twitter bet pay off

The platform’s billionaire owner has seen its value plunge as advertisers run shy, revenues drop and user numbers fall. Two years ago, there was some trepidation among advertisers, anti-hate-speech ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Musk super PAC resumes sweepstakes

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk, DOJ on collision course over $1M sweepstakes Elon Musk and the Department of Justice (DOJ) appear ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Elon Musk selects Omead Afshar to lead Tesla’s North America, Europe operations: report

Amid slumping share prices and electric-vehicle demand, Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk has reportedly shaken things up at the company’s business in North America and Europe.

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

Elon Musk could face ‘legal liability’ for his $1 million giveaway, says election law expert

NBC News Election Law Analyst Nate Persily discusses the legal questions surrounding billionaire tech founder Elon Musk’s latest election effort to support former President Trump ahead of the ...

Politics - NBC News - October 21

Meet the Candidate: Elon Musk

The billionaire is spending a fortune to support former President Donald J. Trump. But at a town hall event in Pennsylvania, he looked an awful lot like a politician himself.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Elon Musk's many hats

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What a Trump win could mean for Musk's businesses Elon Musk is wearing multiple hats this election ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

The work sickness timebomb that risks a lost generation of workers

Britain is sick, and getting sicker. Economics editor Faisal Islam unpacks whether the government can get people working again

Musk’s get-out-the-vote workers didn’t know they were canvassing for Trump – report

Canvassers discovered they were working to drum up turnout for Trump after signing non-disclosure agreements. US elections 2024 – live updates Elon Musk’s get-out-the-vote effort for Donald ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Are Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin Talking?

The billionaire has reportedly been in regular contact with the Russian president, heaping more scrutiny on the power and influence the entrepreneur wields over the U.S. government.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

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