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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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Chaos erupts on first day of US-backed aid distribution in Gaza after weeks of hunger | CNN

Chaos broke out at an aid distribution site in Gaza run by a controversial US-backed group on Tuesday as thousands of desperate Palestinians rushed to receive food supplies, with Israeli troops firing warning shots into the air and the US contractors overseeing the site briefly withdrawing.
www.cnn.com

Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

The government already has canceled more than $2.6 billion in federal research grants for the Ivy League school.
apnews.com

Trump considers new sanctions on Russia as he grows more furious with Putin | CNN Politics

When President Donald Trump spoke last week by telephone with Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader committed to drafting and sending what he described as a “memorandum of peace” in the coming days laying out Russian requirements for a ceasefire with Ukraine, according to a US official and White...
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Trump's campaign against law firms dealt another setback as judge blocks executive order

President Donald Trump’s campaign against the legal profession has hit another setback as a federal judge struck down yet another executive order that sought to sanction one of the country’s most prestigious law firms.
apnews.com

Elon Musk says he's "disappointed" by Trump's "big, beautiful bill" and what it means for DOGE

"I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful," Elon Musk told CBS News, "but I don't know if it can be both."
www.cbsnews.com

Ground Game: Trump’s online fundraising, 2028 podcast primary gets underway, the promise of anti-drone systems

This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on May 27. You can subscribe at any time at apnews.com/newsletters.
apnews.com

Federal judge strikes down Trump executive order targeting law firm WilmerHale, calling it "unconstitutional"

President Trump has targeted several large law firms with executive orders.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump ramps up heat on Harvard: Here are 5 reasons from the university's own investigation

The Trump administration has cut all ties with Harvard University over its failure to adequately address antisemitism and discrimination. Here is a look back at the findings of Harvard's own report.
www.foxnews.com

Takeaways: Trump's campaign has received scores of donations from problematic donors

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.
apnews.com

DOGE can access sensitive Treasury payment systems, judge rules | CNN Politics

The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency can now access sensitive Treasury Department systems that control trillions of dollars of payments and contain private information for millions of Americans, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
www.cnn.com

NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media

National Public Radio and three local stations are suing President Donald Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization is illegal.
apnews.com

Who are the GOP senators balking at Trump's tax bill?

All eyes will be on GOP Sens. Josh Hawley, Susan Collins, Rick Scott, Ron Johnson and others who are pushing for changes to the House-passed bill.
www.usatoday.com

Russia, China, North Korea condemn Trump's $175 billion Golden Dome missile shield

U.S. adversaries condemn Trump's Golden Dome plan, citing risks of space arms race and global instability, while the U.S. defends it as homeland protection.
www.foxnews.com
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  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A pro-energy group is renewing its call for an investigation into over half a dozen Biden administration executive actions related to climate that it believes should be deemed null and void due to them being signed by an autopen without any public comment from former President Joe Biden confirming his knowledge of them.

Power the Future, a nonprofit organization that advocates for American energy jobs, reviewed eight Biden executive orders that it says were significant shifts in domestic energy policy and said it found no evidence of...
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Texas border sheriff says illegal crossings have seen ‘dramatic decline’ as CA migrant center shuts down

  • News source: FOX News
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A Texas sheriff, whose county shares 54 miles of the U.S. southern border with Mexico, told Fox News Digital he has seen a "dramatic decline" in illegal migrant crossings since President Donald Trump took office, specifically, a sharp decrease in the last two weeks.

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DeSantis goads Congress to follow FL’s DOGE blueprint as Musk’s cuts still wait for vote

  • News source: FOX News
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EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza 'go beyond what is necessary' to fight Hamas

  • News source: BBC News - World
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French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds sentenced to 20 years in jail

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Germany's Merz promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles

  • News source: BBC News - World
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German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case

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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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Canada 'strong and free' and other takeaways from King's throne speech

  • News source: BBC News - World
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King Charles delivered the first throne speech in Canada by a monarch since 1977, amid tensions with the US.
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DOJ sues North Carolina over voter rolls

  • News source: FOX News
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the State of North Carolina and the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday for allegedly failing to maintain an accurate voter list.

The Trump administration claims the Tar Heel State is in violation of the 2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) after board officials provided a statewide voter registration form that did not make clear whether an applicant must provide a driver’s license number, or if the applicant does not have a driver’s license, the last four digits of the applicant’s social security...
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Trump order targeting law firm WilmerHale blocked as 'unconstitutional,' federal judge rules

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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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