How much foreign influence is there in the U.S. election?
The Trump campaign filed a formal legal complaint this week with the Federal Election Commission over what the campaign calls "blatant foreign interference in the 2024 Presidential Election in the form of apparent illegal foreign national contributions made by the Labour Party of the United Kingdom, and accepted by Harris for President." That claim remains unsubstantiated, and has been denied by both the U.K. Labour Party and its leader, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. But lobbying firms and individual lobbyists formally registered as foreign agents of governments around the world — all with varying interests and including some autocratic regimes such...
Federal workers could be fined for failing to disclose foreign gifts under GOP bill
EXCLUSIVE — Federal government employees could see stronger requirements for reporting foreign gifts under a new bill being introduced by a House Republican this week. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) filed the Gift Accountability, Reporting, and Disclosures Act on Friday that would strengthen federal guidelines as part of an effort to resolve reporting inconsistencies with foreign […]
Scholz pledges German support for Moldova's Sandu amid Russian propaganda claims
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured Moldovan President Maia Sandu of continued German support in strengthening her country's resilience against foreign influence, a government spokesperson in Berlin said on Wednesday.