Elon Musk will face scrutiny from Democrats after midterms

Democrats are likely to launch investigations into Musk's influence, including his leadership of DOGE and government contracts

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4641x3094+0+0/resize/4641x3094!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7a%2F73%2F465100a44fd4bec2ea171a3358ab%2Fgettyimages-2297759294.jpg' alt='Elon Musk gave more than $445 million to Republican candidates, political action committees and outside groups, according to federal election filings but most of the candidates he backed on Tuesday lost.'/><p>Democrats are likely to launch investigations into Musk's influence, including his leadership of DOGE and government contracts</p><p>(Image credit: Kevin Dietsch)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6029650' />