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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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Israel PM says Hamas's Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar has been killed

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Mohammed Sinwar was the target of a Israeli strike on the courtyard of the European hospital in Khan Younis on 13 May.
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Watchdog finds 'no evidence' Biden knew of crucial climate EOs, demands answers on who signed autopen

  • News source: FOX News
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  • Views: 9
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.

"Since President Trump took over, we have seen a continued decline in apprehensions," Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland told Fox. "This past two-week period, we should have been busier because it coincides with the full moon cycle, that's usually when we see more activity in our...
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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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Gov. Ron DeSantis urged House Republicans to take note of Florida’s successful implementation of "DOGE"-type governance and get moving on slashing waste, fraud and abuse identified by the executive branch organization.

"Elon Musk took massive incoming – including attacks on his companies as well as personal smears, to lead the effort on DOGE," DeSantis posted on X.

"He became public enemy #1 of legacy media around the world. To see Republicans in Congress cast aside any meaningful spending reductions (and, in fact, fully fund things like USAID) is...
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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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Kaja Kallas says the EU also does not support a new aid distribution model which bypasses the UN and other humanitarian organisations.
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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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Joel Le Scouarnec, who has admitted his guilt, said last week he neither wanted nor expected to be shown leniency.
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Germany's Merz promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The chancellor said earlier there were "no longer" any range restrictions on weapons supplied by Kyiv's Western allies.
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German court rejects Peruvian farmer's landmark climate case

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Saúl Luciano Lliuya believes energy giant RWE should be held responsible for melting glaciers.
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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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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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