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Inside Elon Musk's new political party

Elon Musk gave $15 million to Republican allies just before announcing his own America Party
Billionaire Elon Musk donated a total of $15 million in June to super PACs favoring President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, new campaign finance reports show.
Poll: 14% of Americans would consider supporting Elon Musk's America Party
On July 4, Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked his followers on X — the social media platform he owns — whether he should “create” something called the America Party to give them “independence” from the country’s “two-party (some would say uniparty) system.
Musk's "America Party" is failing to launch
Elon Musk's new political party is so far a no-go on the launch pad. Why it matters: A Musk-backed "America Party" could disrupt the midterms and escalate his feud with President Trump. But "Musk has read the room,
I Asked ChatGPT What Elon Musk’s ‘America Party’ Means for My Taxes, Here’s What it Said
I asked ChatGPT to give me an assessment of what Musk's "America Party" would mean for my taxes -- here's what it had to say.
Elon Musk says he's formed the 'America Party.' Trump says he's gone 'off the rails.'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been a harsh critic of President Donald Trump's spending bill. Trump said Musk had "gone off the rails."
Elon Musk Creates His Own Political Party to Take Down Trump — and Gives It a MAGA-Friendly Name
Elon Musk is starting his own political party, called the America Party, in response to Congress passing Trump's domestic policy bill. Musk, a former adviser to Trump, left his position in the administration after disagreeing with the president on the 'Big,
Elon Musk wants to start a 3rd party — the America Party — to take on Trump and the Democrats. Could it work?
There’s more to launching a third party than posting about it on social media. But Musk can still "disrupt" America’s partisan status quo.
Elon Musk vows to start a new political party after Trump feud. Here's why that's harder than it sounds.
Billionaire Elon Musk is floating a new political party dubbed the "America Party" — but the idea could face major hurdles.
Opinion
Elon Musk's America Party Is Dead on Arrival | Opinion
Instead of wasting resources on a venture doomed by structural realities, Elon Musk should pursue a strategy that actually works in American politics: identifying vulnerable Republican incumbents who voted for fiscal irresponsibility and funding primary challengers committed to genuine conservatism.
Elon Musk says he’ll launch the ‘America Party.’ Can he get candidates on the ballot?
Elon Musk’s announcement that he plans to form a new political party came easily, with the billionaire simply posting his intentions on his social media platform, X. Now comes the hard part. If the world’s richest man seriously pursues his goal of standing up what he calls the America Party,
Elon Musk gave the GOP $10M while he was fighting with Trump
A month after saying he had “done enough” political spending — and amid a bitter falling out with President Donald Trump — Elon Musk gave $10 million to help Republicans keep control of Congress. The contributions came as Musk publicly feuded with Trump and was slamming Republicans for voting for the megabill that he argued would blow up the deficit.
Elon Musk launches ‘America Party’ after Trump signs historic spending bill: 'Waste & graft'
Elon Musk launched the "America Party" Saturday, calling for an end to the “uniparty" system after President Donald Trump signed the "big, beautiful bill" into law.
Elon Musk is threatening to put third-party candidates on the ballot. Democrats are giddy.
Musk’s "America Party" could pull voters from Republicans defending seats in tight districts, Democrats believe.