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 […]
Crypto industry accounts for almost half of corporate donations in 2024 election, report says – CNBC
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, August 20, 2024. Marco Bello | Reuters As the 2024 US election reaches its final stages, cryptocurrency companies are pouring money into trying to influence the outcome. Nearly half of the corporate money flowing into elections comes […]
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 […]
GOP requests new donor verification rules amid allegedly fraudulent donations to Democrats’ ActBlue
House Administration Committee Chairman Brian Steele (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the Federal Election Commission on Monday urging it to impose new rules to prevent donation fraud. New York Post report. The request comes amid allegations that ActBlue Charities, a Democratic fundraising platform, received at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent donations, raising […]
Slain Hamas Chief Called to ‘Build Upon’ Oct. 7 ‘Victory,’ Praised Gaza Donations as ‘Financial Jihad’
Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Hamas terrorist organisation who was reported killed early on Wednesday, had called on Muslim leaders around the world to “preserve” the October 7 “victory” and “build on it”. He also appealed for financial support for Gaza, calling it “financial jihad” and declaring that “the time for jihad of […]
Democrats’ ActBlue accused of massive money-laundering scheme over potentially fraudulent donations
Political action committee ActBlue Charities Inc. is accused of a massive money laundering scheme that includes a long list of allegedly fraudulent donations, according to multiple independent reports. Parker Thayer, a research fellow at the Capital Research Center, a think tank, said: X It shows tens of thousands of donations allegedly sent by a single […]
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 […]
Biden fundraiser warns of ‘catastrophic mistake,’ says big-money donations have ‘suddenly disappeared’
Top Democratic fundraiser Lindy Lee said it’s becoming increasingly difficult to raise donations for President Biden’s reelection campaign, and calls for him to withdraw continue to grow. Lee made the remarks during an appearance on Fox News Sunday with host Shannon Bream, who asked Lee about whether Biden should continue to campaign and whether Vice […]