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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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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...
www.cnn.com

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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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

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Norwegian princess moves to Australia for university

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Namibia marks colonial genocide for first time with memorial day

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Abortions stopped in Missouri again in wake of State Supreme Court ruling

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Jefferson City, Mo. — Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state's top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November.

The state's top court ruled that a district judge applied the wrong standard in rulings in December and February that allowed abortions to resume in the state. Nearly all abortions were halted under a ban that took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

In Tuesday's two-page ruling, the court ordered Judge Jerri...
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Norwegian princess moves to Australia for university

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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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Diddy kidnapped ex-aide in plot to kill Kid Cudi, trial hears

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Capricorn Clark also told jurors the rap mogul threatened to kill her on her first day working for him.
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