DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - Anna Paulina Luna Exposes Foreign Paid Influencers With New Amendment — But It’s Far From A ‘Crack Down’
‘Existing law already covers much of this ground’
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Subpoenaed Singham-linked outlet runs to Democracy Now! — which paid millions to a Singham-founded company
Days after the House Ways and Means Committee subpoenaed BreakThrough News over its ties to a Shanghai-based tech entrepreneur's funding network, the outlet mounted a public defense on Democracy Now!, a program whose own IRS filings show $2.5 million in payments to a company that same entrepreneur founded. BreakThrough News presenter Rania Khalek went on […] The post Subpoenaed Singham-linked outlet runs to Democracy Now! — which paid millions to a Singham-founded company appeared first on American Almanac .
Days after the House Ways and Means Committee subpoenaed BreakThrough News over its ties to a Shanghai-based tech entrepreneur's funding network, the outlet mounted a public defense on Democracy Now!, a program whose own IRS filings show $2.5 million in payments to a company that same entrepreneur founded. BreakThrough News presenter Rania Khalek went on Democracy Now! to frame the congressional subpoena as a politically motivated assault on journalism, comparing the probe to McCarthyism and warning host Amy Goodman that her program could be next. What Khalek did not address during the interview were the committee's actual stated concerns: the financing arrangements and organizational structure behind roughly $39 million that…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - House Ways and Means Committee subpoenas three nonprofits tied to China-linked megadonor Neville Roy Singham
The House Ways and Means Committee has subpoenaed three tax-exempt organizations linked to an American multimillionaire living in Shanghai, after the groups refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation for nearly a year. Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) issued the subpoenas to BreakThrough News, Tricontinental, and The People's Forum, all connected to Neville Roy Singham, a […] The post House Ways and Means Committee subpoenas three nonprofits tied to China-linked megadonor Neville Roy Singham appeared first on American Almanac .
The House Ways and Means Committee has subpoenaed three tax-exempt organizations linked to an American multimillionaire living in Shanghai, after the groups refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation for nearly a year. Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) issued the subpoenas to BreakThrough News, Tricontinental, and The People's Forum, all connected to Neville Roy Singham, a tech mogul whom Smith's office describes as having ties to the Chinese Communist Party. The subpoenas demand documents showing whether the organizations received or transmitted funds connected to foreign nationals or foreign entities, any contracts with those parties, and internal communications between employees and Singham or foreign nationals, Just the News…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Ashe Short) - Congressional committee issues subpoenas to organizations tied to China-linked Dem megadonor
The latest subpoenas raise the question of whether U.S. tax law — which grants tax exemptions and shields charitable donor identities — can be used to route foreign money into domestic political activity. At the heart of it, questions abound whether the far-left outfits have violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Democrats probe Epstein's ties with foreign governments
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have acted as an unregistered foreign agent — and tried to leverage his past relationship with President Trump , when doing so, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee alleged in a letter demanding records. The big picture: Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-Md.) inquiry previews the types of investigations the party could launch with subpoena power if they retake a chamber this fall. Driving the news: Raskin wrote to administration officials that the Epstein files show the disgraced financier seemingly tried to become an emissary for Saudi Arabia and appeared to advise leaders in Kuwait, Israel and Russia. - In one exchange , Epstein appeared to pitch himself to Saudi Arabia as a "Financial…
ABCNEWS - Sen. Ruben Gallego under investigation for suspected campaign finance violations
Gallego allegedly used campaign funds to fly his family to the Caribbean, Miami, Nantucket and Puerto Rico.
DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - Former Trump Campaign Aide Makes Glaring Error In Foreign Agent Filing
'AI-powered pro-Israel outreach'
STONEZONE (Daniel Barnes for Politico) - Roger Stone is back
Donald Trump’s longtime confidant claimed to have been “financially devastated” due to investigations during Trump’s first term. Now he’s cashing in. Roger Stone, who in the 1980s helped invent Washington’s modern influence industry, is back in the lobbying business. And he’s earning millions of dollars for his services. With his longtime friend and former client […] The post Roger Stone is back appeared first on StoneZone .
Donald Trump’s longtime confidant claimed to have been “financially devastated” due to investigations during Trump’s first term. Now he’s cashing in. Roger Stone, who in the 1980s helped invent Washington’s modern influence industry, is back in the lobbying business. And he’s earning millions of dollars for his services. With his longtime friend and former client Donald Trump back in the White House, Stone has returned to the lobbying work that first made him wealthy and helped cement his place in Republican politics. And with the president’s willingness to entertain corporate interests well established, clients are willing to pay big bucks for a lobbyist with a relationship with the president that few others can claim. …Open
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Rubio to testify in friend's trial over Venezuela oil deal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to testify Tuesday in the federal trial of former U.S. Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), a longtime political ally, friend and former housemate who's accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela's government. Why it matters: The only-in-Miami trial sheds light on the unseemly world of shadowy, big-dollar foreign influence efforts in Latin America — and underscores how politically toxic Rivera has been to Rubio's career. - Rubio asked to be called as a prosecution witness after it became clear that Rivera's team planned to call him as a defense witness — a potential embarrassment for the secretary, three sources tell Axios. Friction point: The timing of the trial comes at an extremely inconvenient…
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Tucker Carlson Claims CIA May Charge Him as Foreign Agent
State of the Union: The former Fox News host said that the intelligence agency is claiming his contacts with Iran before the war were illegal. The post Tucker Carlson Claims CIA May Charge Him as Foreign Agent appeared first on The American Conservative .
Tucker Carlson said Saturday that the CIA read his text messages before the war with Iran and is seeking to have him charged as an unregistered foreign agent. In a video posted on X, the former Fox News host said the agency had recommended a criminal referral to the Justice Department based on his contacts with people in Iran before the conflict. Carlson said the such case would likely rely on the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires people working on behalf of foreign governments in U.S. politics to register with the Department of Justice. Carlson denied working for Tehran or taking money from any foreign country, and said that speaking with sources abroad was part of his work as a journalist and commentator. “I’m not…Open