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A currently vacant building under heavy renovation at an address associated with a contribution to President Donald Trump, is photographed May 2, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump wants an investigation of Democrats’ fundraising. His own campaign has issues

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and STEVE PEOPLES
Updated 10:08 AM CDT, May 27, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump directed his attorney general last month to investigate online fundraising, he cited concerns that foreigners and fraudsters were using elaborate “schemes“ and “dummy accounts” to funnel illegal contributions to politicians and causes.

Instead of calling for an expansive probe, however, the president identified just one potential target: ActBlue, the Democrats’ online fundraising juggernaut, which has acknowledged receiving over 200 potentially illicit contributions last year from foreign internet addresses.

Trump’s announcement contained a glaring omission — his political committees also received scores of potentially problematic contributions.

An Associated Press review of donations to Trump over the past five years found 1,600 contributions from donors who live abroad, have close ties to foreign interests or failed to disclose basic information, often making it difficult, if not impossible, to identify them and verify the legality of their donations Among those was $5,000 linked to a derelict building, and $5,000 from a Chinese businessman who listed a La Quinta Inn as his address. Another sizable donation — $1 million — was made by the wife of an African oil and mining magnate.

It’s against the law for U.S. candidates and political committees to accept contributions from foreign nationals. Laws also place strict limits on donation amounts and prohibit the laundering of contributions to get around legal caps. For the most part, such donations have been policed by campaigns and the Federal Election Commission, with only the most egregious examples being targeted by federal law enforcement. ...

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Dozens injured by Israeli gunfire as crowds overwhelmed Gaza aid site, UN says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The UN Human Rights Office says most of the injuries were due to Israeli gunfire, but the Israeli military says troops fired into the air.
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Musk 'disappointed' by Trump's tax and spending bill

  • News source: BBC News - World
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As the former Doge chief, Musk had worked to reduce government spending which he says this bill contradicts.
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Kenyan president apologises to Tanzania over deportation row

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It follows growing criticism from Kenyans targeting Tanzania's president over the recent deportation of activists.
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King Charles III says Canada faces unprecedented dangers as Trump threatens annexation

  • News source: Rob Gillies | The Associated Press
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King Charles III said Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in a world that's never been more dangerous as he opened the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday with a speech widely viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The king is the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the Commonwealth of former colonies. Trump’s repeated suggestion that Canada become the 51st state prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give a speech from the throne outlining the Liberal government's...
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Trump order targeting law firm WilmerHale blocked as 'unconstitutional,' federal judge rules

  • News source: FOX News
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A federal judge permanently blocked President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale on Tuesday.

Trump's order sought to limit the influence of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP by urging federal agencies to suspend security clearances for the firm's employees as well as cancel contracts with the organization. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon found that the order violated the Constituion's First, Fifth and Sixth Amendments, as well as separation of powers.

"For the reasons set forth below, I have concluded that...
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Succeeding Trump: 6 Republican potential presidential hopefuls to keep your eyes on in 2028

  • News source: FOX News
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The 2028 presidential election seems like a long way away, but in reality, the early moves are already underway by some Democrats with likely national ambitions.

And one Republican politician is already selling 2028 merchandise.

"Trump 2028" hats are available for $50 and T-shirts that read, "Trump 2028 (Re-write the Rules)," sell for $36 on the Trump Organization's website.

But the rules are quite clear: The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution restricts presidents to two terms in office.

And after months of flirting with running for a...
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'Intensely loyal' Jill Biden aide despised by White House staffers, new book claims

  • News source: FOX News
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President Joe Biden's aides consider first lady Jill Biden one of the most powerful first ladies in history, according to the new book, "Original Sin," by CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios political correspondent Alex Thompson.

By proxy, the first lady's top aide, Anthony Bernal, became one of the most influential people in the White House, Tapper and Thompson said in their new book about Biden's cognitive decline and the administration's alleged cover-up.

"He would not be welcome at my funeral," a longtime Biden aide told the authors.

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Slovakia approves sale of brown bear meat to public

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Brown bears are a protected EU species but the government has launched a cull after recent attacks.
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South Africans pay tribute to acting 'icon' Chweneyagae who died age 40

  • News source: BBC News - World
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JD Vance speaking at Bitcoin event today, as Trump's crypto ties grow

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Vice President JD Vance is speaking Wednesday at a Bitcoin conference, marking the Trump administration's latest overture to the cryptocurrency industry — a once-fringe business that President Trump and his allies have embraced in recent months.

Vance is set to speak at noon ET at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas. A longstanding backer of cryptocurrencies, Vance owned between $250,000 and $500,000 worth of Bitcoin, according to an August 2024 financial disclosure.

The Las Vegas event will feature a handful of other Trump backers: His two...
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Defense Department workers no longer required to submit DOGE's weekly production reports

  • News source: FOX News
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Defense Department civilian employees will no longer need to submit a weekly bulleted list of what they accomplished, which the Department of Government Efficiency had demanded of federal employees starting in February.

In an email to the Pentagon's civilian workforce, Jay Hurst, who is performing the duties of undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said the "five bullet exercise" will no longer be required and that employees should instead submit at least one idea by Wednesday to help improve efficiency or root out waste at the Defense Department.

Other agencies have also begun to end the weekly reports, including the National Institutes of Health last month.
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'Wedding bomb' murderer gets life sentence in India

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The bomb, disguised as a wedding gift killed a software engineer and his great aunt just days after his wedding in 2018.
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How political chaos helped forge South Korea's presidential frontrunner

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A political implosion turned controversial politician Lee Jae-myung into a presidential favourite.
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Norwegian princess moves to Australia for university

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who is second in line to the throne, will study at the University of Sydney.
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Namibia marks colonial genocide for first time with memorial day

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Concentration camps and pseudoscientific experiments were used by German officials to torture and kill.
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