Elon Musk is walking back part of his legally questionable plan to pay conservative voters. During the presidential election, Mr. Musk courted conservative-leaning voters by offering $1 million payouts in a sweepstakes to those who agreed to sign a petition. Federal law prohibits payments to Americans in exchange for their registering to vote or casting … Read more
French prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence against former President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday, in a trial over accusations that his 2007 campaign received illegal financing from the Libyan government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Such a sentence would be unprecedented in modern French history for a former president. Mr. Sarkozy, a conservative politician who led … Read more
Several top Trump administration officials are set to give briefings next month to an influential group of conservative donors allied with Vice President JD Vance. The group of donors, the Rockbridge Network, which has gained prominence in conservative circles, is hosting the officials at its next retreat in Florida from April 13 to April 15, … Read more
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
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
Elon Musk has made the maximum allowable donation to Republican members of Congress who support impeaching federal judges who are impeding actions taken by President Trump, according to five people with knowledge of the matter. Mr. Musk has given the maximum hard-dollar donations he could to the campaigns of seven Republicans who have either endorsed … Read more
Republicans named Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday to lead the party’s fund-raising operation as it gears up for the 2026 midterm elections, a posting that could also help him position himself for the 2028 Republican presidential primary race. Mr. Vance will serve as the finance chair of the Republican National Committee, an unusual arrangement … Read more