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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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Judge directs Trump officials to lift pause on certain immigration applications

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to lift a pause it imposed on various immigration applications, saying it was not in the public interest for hundreds of thousands of immigrants to lose their legal status in the U.S.

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani is a reprieve for many immigrants from Afghanistan, Latin America, Ukraine and other parts of the world whose ability to remain and work in the U.S. lawfully had been threatened by several Trump administration actions.

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Elon Musk signals his time leading DOGE is coming to an end

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Trump administration's cost-cutting czar Elon Musk announced Wednesday night his time as a "special government employee" with the administration is winding down.

"As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President [Trump] for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending," Musk wrote on X. He added that his Department of Government Efficiency's "mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government."

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U.S. will fly migrant back to U.S. after judge says deportation lacked due process

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The federal government is working to secure a charter flight to return a man who was removed from the U.S. back to America so he can have proper due process proceedings, the Justice Department said in court documents filed Wednesday.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy ordered the man, only known by the initials O.C.G., to be returned to the United States after he found that necessary due process steps in his removal proceedings were "ignored" by the Trump administration.

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AI to be incorporated into Social Security's phone system, commissioner says

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Frank Bisignano, commissioner of the Social Security Administration, told CBS News that he believes technology, and specifically artificial intelligence, could be the key to improving his agency's customer service, despite recent changes that have prompted concern among some of the nearly 69 million Americans that receive Social Security each month.

"We're bringing a massive technology effort to transform the servicing agenda," Bisignano said. "We're gonna bring AI into the phone system...I intend it to be completed this year."

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Last living grandson of 10th U.S. President John Tyler dies at 96

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The last living grandson of the 10th U.S. President John Tyler has died at 96 years old — the end of a link to a bygone era of American history.

Harrison Ruffin Tyler died on Sunday evening, May 25, his family said in a statement to CBS News. His grandfather, who was born in 1790, left the Oval Office more than 179 years ago, after serving from 1841 to 1845, well before the Civil War. President Tyler's immediate descendants lived into the modern age because of two generations of late second marriages to much younger wives.

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Breaking down Trump's recent pardoning spree

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump's latest pardons include a former Republican congressman, reality TV stars and a former Virginia sheriff. Scott MacFarlane has details.
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Robinhood CEO says Trump administration allows crypto to "play some offense"

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Social Security chief on wait times, technology upgrades and agency's future

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Some Social Security recipients are getting three checks deposited into their accounts this month. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois spoke to Frank Bisignano, the new commissioner of the agency, about the crucial lifeline that serves tens of millions of Americans.
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Trey Gowdy thinks Trump's lawyers "have done a disservice to him"

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Danny Glover: "Racism is the foundation of this country"

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Terry McAuliffe on Trump: "If I ran I'd beat him"

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Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said on "The Takeout" podcast that if he ran for president, he would beat President Trump. "I'd have to make a decision to run, but if I ran I'd beat him. You bet," he told CBS News' Major Garrett.
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Mark Penn on how the Internet era divides us

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CEA Chairman Kevin Hassett on the economics of immigration

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White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett told Major Garrett on "The Takeout" podcast that while immigration is an "incredibly contentious" issue in the United States, immigrants make up a relatively small portion of the national labor force.
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Court strikes down Trump reciprocal tariffs

  • News source: Lora Kolodny, CNBC and Erin Doherty, CNBC
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A federal court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority with his reciprocal tariffs, dealing a blow to a major tenet of the president's economic agenda.

The judges wrote that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law that Trump invoked to justify the tariffs, does not actually give the president the power to implement the sweeping duties initiated last month.

"The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President by IEEPA to regulate importation by means of tariffs,"...
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