Elon Musk to Campaign in Wisconsin Ahead of Supreme Court Election

Elon Musk to Campaign in Wisconsin Ahead of Supreme Court Election

Elon Musk is heading back to the campaign trail. Mr. Musk, the Republican megadonor, said early Friday that he would be going to Wisconsin, apparently to campaign for the conservative candidate in a high-profile judicial contest. The visit, two days before the vote on Tuesday, appears to be his most direct engagement in the State … Read more

Why Elon Musk and Tesla Have a Legal Bone to Pick With Wisconsin

Why Elon Musk and Tesla Have a Legal Bone to Pick With Wisconsin

Elon Musk is far and away the biggest spender in this year’s race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, throwing his fortune behind a conservative candidate aiming to topple the court’s 4-to-3 liberal majority. The deluge of cash — $20 million and counting from Mr. Musk and groups tied to him — comes as his electric … Read more

Rallying Anti-Musk Donors, Liberal Judge Raises $24 Million in Key Court Contest

Rallying Anti-Musk Donors, Liberal Judge Raises $24 Million in Key Court Contest

Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, has raised $24 million for the April 1 election, a record for an American judicial candidate, her campaign said on Monday. Her war chest — including $17 million raised in the period from Feb. 4 to March 17 alone — approaches that ordinarily expected … Read more

Trump Endorses Brad Schimel in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

Trump Endorses Brad Schimel in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

After weeks of appeals from Wisconsin Republicans, President Trump on Friday night endorsed Brad Schimel, the conservative candidate in a hard-fought contest that will decide control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “All Voters who believe in Common Sense should GET OUT TO VOTE EARLY for Brad Schimel,” Mr. Trump posted on his social media site. … Read more

Musk Offers $100 to Wisconsin Voters, Bringing Back a Controversial Tactic

Musk Offers $100 to Wisconsin Voters, Bringing Back a Controversial Tactic

Elon Musk is bringing back his most controversial gambit from the 2024 presidential election: paying voters as part of a plan to identify and turn out conservative-leaning ones. The super PAC that Mr. Musk founded to funnel his fortune into Republican causes, America PAC, said on Thursday that it was offering $100 to registered voters … Read more