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Republican John Fleming, Louisiana's treasurer and a former congressman, said in a statement that Cassidy “has failed the people of Louisiana.”

The super PAC, which defended Trump on abortion, got its more than $20 million in funds came from the "Elon Musk Revocable Trust."

Billionaire Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into a mysterious super PAC at the end of the 2024 campaign, part of more than $250 million he

Elon Musk was one of Donald Trump's top donors in the US election and a visible and vocal supporter of the Republican nominee.

The Harris campaign also continued to raise millions from small-dollar donors after losing the election, according to new campaign fundraising reports.

The Republican senator from Iowa faces some criticism from Iowa activists. Her Senate seat is up in the 2026 election.

Republicans say Trump's victory sets the table with opportunities to expand their majority in 2026. Democrats believe their downballot wins outline a playbook to flip the chamber.

While NBC News polling has found that Americans have blamed Republicans for past shutdowns, the party has not paid a steep political price.

Past government shutdowns did not see lawmakers pay a steep political price, according to an NBC News review of historical polling data.

Democrats need to net four seats to flip the Senate in two years, a tall order with just one Republican running in a state Kamala Harris carried in November.