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Elon Musk's empire braces for Democratic crackdown
Elon Musk's sprawling empire — from rockets to robots, electric cars to AI — is facing a political onslaught with few parallels in modern corporate history.
Musk's most humiliating defeat came in Texas, where a $160 million bet on Ken Paxton ended in a Democratic sweep of the Senate seat, governorship and attorney general's office. - In a hint of a possible détente, Sen.-elect James Talarico praised the billionaire as a "great business leader and entrepreneur," and offered to work with him on technology and innovation. "Happy to cancel any that the government doesn't want," he posted Friday. - The scrutiny also extends to national security: Lawmakers are demanding answers about Musk's reported communications with Vladimir Putin and his role in the October slowdown of Starshield that disrupted Ukraine's drone operations. Elon Musk responds to reporting about his vulnerabilities in Texas. Screenshot via X🏭 Regulatory: Musk moved his home and the headquarters of Tesla, SpaceX and X to Texas, betting on a safe haven for his expanding empire.
