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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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Trump will "take a look at" pardons in Whitmer kidnapping case

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President Trump said Wednesday he will "take a look at" pardoning a group of men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, calling the case — which has resulted in two convictions and two guilty pleas — a "railroad job."

"I will take a look at it. It's been brought to my attention," Mr. Trump said at a swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Attorney in D.C. Jeanine Pirro.

"I did watch the trial. It looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job, I'll be honest with you," Mr. Trump said. "It looked to me like some people said...
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Critically ill 4-year-old ordered to self-deport to Mexico

  • News source: Karla Rendon
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A 4-year-old girl with a life-threatening medical condition could die if she gets deported, according to her doctors at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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Obama-nominated judge allows lawsuit targeting Musk's role with DOGE to proceed, drops claims against Trump

  • News source: FOX News
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An Obama-appointed federal judge has largely rejected the Trump administration's request for the dismissal of a DOGE-related legal challenge, though she did dismiss President Donald Trump as a defendant, while otherwise allowing the wranglings to proceed.

"Defendants seek to dismiss President Trump as a defendant because the court may not enjoin the President in the performance of his official duties," a memorandum opinion notes, adding, "The court agrees."

The memorandum opinion and order are signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District...
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A new law in this state bans automated insurance claim denials

  • News source: FOX News
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As some health insurance companies have come under fire for allegedly using computer systems to shoot down claims, an Arizona law will soon make the practice illegal in the Grand Canyon State.

Republican Arizona House Majority Whip Rep. Julie Willoughby sponsored the legislation, and it was recently signed into law by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

House Bill 2175 requires a physician licensed in the state to conduct an "individual review" and use "independent medical judgment" to determine whether the claim should actually be denied.

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White House sending $9.4B DOGE cuts package to Congress next week

  • News source: FOX News
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The White House is expected to send a federal spending cut proposal to Congress next week, two Republican sources told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

It is the latest move by Republican officials to make good on promises to slash government spending, a project spearheaded by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The proposal is called a "rescissions package," a vehicle for the president to block funds that were already allocated by Congress in its yearly appropriations process. Once transmitted to...
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DHS video honors Marine killed by Mexican cartel, touts Trump's crackdown on 'terrorists'

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security released a video honoring late Marine Corps veteran Nicholas Quets and highlighting his death at the hands of the Sinaloa Cartel, which the department says it is taking "decisive action" to address.

"Drug cartels are being called what they truly are: foreign terrorist organizations," the two-and-a-half-minute video states before showing an interview with retired Army Lt. Col. Warren D. Quotes Jr. and Patricia Quets, whose son Nicholas was shot and killed at a Sinaloa Cartel checkpoint on his way to...
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Russia says 'Trump is not being sufficiently informed' after calling Putin 'absolutely CRAZY'

  • News source: FOX News
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Russia is claiming President Donald Trump is "not being sufficiently informed" about the war in Ukraine after he recently said Russian President Vladimir Putin has "gone absolutely CRAZY!"

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov made the remark in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, according to Turkey’s Anadolu Agency.

"Trump says a lot of things. We, naturally, read and follow all of this. But in many ways, we come to the conclusion that Trump is not being sufficiently informed about what is really happening in the context of the...
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AOC fundraises on trying to abolish ICE amid Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration

  • News source: FOX News
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Republicans are ripping progressive New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for renewing her call to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a recent fundraising email.

"I believe that ICE, an agency that was just formed in 2003 during the Patriot Act era, is a rogue agency that should not exist," Ocasio-Cortez said in a fundraising email obtained by Fox News Digital.

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Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village.
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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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Glacier collapse swallows part of Swiss village

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Jeanine Pirro sworn in as interim US attorney, pledging 'no more mercy for criminals'

  • News source: FOX News
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Jeanine Pirro took the oath of office to serve as the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. during an event in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi administered the oath alongside President Donald Trump.

Bondi said that there will be "no more mercy for criminals" under her leadership.

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Federal judge refuses to reconsider order to facilitate deportee's return to US

  • News source: FOX News
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A federal judge denied a request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reconsider his order calling for the Trump administration "to take all immediate steps" to return a Guatemalan deportee to the U.S.

The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts comes after he issued a ruling last week saying that the removal of the individual – identified only as O.C.G. – "lacked due process."

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Longtime Democrat senator's daughter takes aim at Trump, Musk, RFK Jr, in launch for key House swing seat

  • News source: FOX News
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The eldest daughter of longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire is taking a step to follow in her mother's political footsteps.

Stefany Shaheen on Wednesday declared her candidacy for the U.S. House in the open seat race in New Hampshire’s competitive 1st Congressional District.

The younger Shaheen wasted no time in targeting President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, who has been steering Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, and Republicans in Congress.

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The terrifying new weapon changing the war in Ukraine

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Swarms of fibre optic drones give Russia the edge as Ukraine defends towns just behind the front line.
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