Elon Musk is emerging as a new star in Democratic ads and fundraising appeals, as politicians from Virginia to Wisconsin try to seize on the tech billionaire’s role in slashing the federal government to motivate their voters and donors.

Conservatives have long talked about cutting government, but Republicans in Congress have shied away from approving deep reductions because of fear of how voters would react

Democrats are casting the race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court as a referendum on billionaire Elon Musk as he and other Republican allies have outpaced Democrats in spending with the election just a month away.

Elon Musk, a tech billionaire and entrepreneur, has been in the spotlight for his ventures in Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter (now X). He is now leading Trump's new advisory body, DOGE, focusing on reducing federal spending.

The state Democratic Party is launching a seven-figure initiative, with digital ads and town halls, to counter Elon Musk's Supreme Court spending.

Billionaire Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he is not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers, including veterans, as pushes to downsize the government. Instead, he said in private talks this week that those decisions are left to the various federal agencies.

Elon Musk has continued his public association with Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, sending a congratulatory post on X to the party’s co-chair Alice Weidel following the election results last night in Germany.

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.