Why Elon Musk Is Getting Back Into U.S. Politics

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 23. After falling out with President Trump last year, Elon Musk is once again donating millions to Republicans. WSJ reporter Emily Glazer discusses what the world’s richest man hopes to accomplish in this year’s midterms. Plus, Intel’s stock slides after it reports a disappointing quarter and forecasts more losses for this quarter. And the recently updated U.S. dietary guidelines advise Americans to limit artificial sweeteners. We hear from Journal reporter Laura Cooper about what this might mean for the food and beverage industry. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.1	It's Friday, January 23rd.
1:02.2	I'm Alex Oslov for the Wall Street Journal.
1:04.6	This is the PM edition of What's News,
1:06.8	the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:16.7	Music the top headlines and business stories that move the world today. Intel shares slid after its fourth quarter report,
1:19.9	which showed that the chipmaker's turnaround is still a work in progress.
1:23.7	It projected a loss for the current quarter as it spends heavily to produce more of its latest chips.
1:29.0	It's also contending with an inventory shortage that makes it challenging for Intel to capitalize on demand for the latest data center servers that use its chips.
1:37.5	Intel's stock has more than doubled in the last six months with investors expecting higher sales of those chips.
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