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Oakland candidate Charlene Wang robbed of campaign donations by homeless woman

A city council candidate seeking to solve Oakland's crime and homelessness problems was left on his own after a homeless woman stole a $1,000 donation from him after a campaign event. Charlene Wang lost her campaign funds Sunday in the embattled California city after a gunman took her donation bag and refused to give it […]

Crypto firms made nearly half of corporate donations in 2024 election: report

Cryptocurrency companies accounted for nearly half of all corporate donations in the 2024 presidential election, according to a report, sparking criticism of the industry’s growing influence. Crypto companies have donated more than $119 million in political contributions, most of which have gone to nonpartisan super PACs focused on electing pro-crypto candidates. According to a report […]

GoFundMe for elderly man facing eviction generates $300K in donations

More than $320,000 was recently raised online for a 90-year-old Air Force veteran who was filmed trying to sell off his jewelry at a pawn shop to pay past due rent, helping to save him and his wife, who has dementia, from eviction. TikToker Jenelle Marie Started a GoFundMe The New Hampshire man was identified […]

Ways and Means chair probes Chamber of Commerce Foundation donations

House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) Second letter The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation fined the Tides Foundation on Monday as it continues its investigation into donations from the left-leaning nonprofit. Smith sent his first letter in May, investigating millions of dollars in donations the foundation received from the Tides Foundation, a donor-advised […]

Biden Donations ‘Shall Be Either Returned or Refunded’ After Drop Out

Following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race, Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chairman Sean Cooksey announced that all donations made to him in the November election will be “returned or refunded” or redesignated “in an appropriate manner.” Cooksey made the statement in an X-post on Sunday afternoon after Biden announced his withdrawal, citing the Code […]