FEC commissioner vacancies delay Musk’s America Party approval

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Elon Musk is facing a new wrinkle in his plans to create a third-party challenger to the political “duopoly” because President Donald Trump has delayed appointing new members to the Federal Election Commission. 

For Musk’s proposed America Party to become a national political party, the FEC must issue an advisory opinion approving the party, which will allow the entity to raise and spend money at the federal level.  

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