Grassley says left-wing groups might require FARA registration over China ties
According to Republican Senators, Code Pink, best known for disrupting hearings in trademark fuchsia clothing, may need to register under the 1938 Act, which requires foreign organizations or governments to benefit foreign organizations or governments. R-Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley on Wednesday wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi […]
What Is Free Speech? by Fara Dabhoiwala review – a brilliant history of a weaponised mantra | Politics books
tHis book arrives at an interesting moment. Elon Musk declared himself a “free speech absolutist.” JD Vance is worried that European freedom of speech is “retreating.” Donald Trump issues an executive order that “restores freedom of speech and ends federal censorship.” Meanwhile, journalists are routinely abused and threatened by lawsuits and enemy of the brand […]
Hunter Biden prodded US officials to help crooked client —but won’t face FARA counts at tax trial
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden lobbied U.S. officials and tried to support a corrupt Romanian client while his father was vice president, Special Counsel David Weiss’s office said in a filing Wednesday, but nonetheless said those possible criminal violations were “unrelated” to his eldest son’s tax evasion trial next month. Hunter, 54, is scheduled to go […]
Alyssa Fara Griffin says it’s ‘remarkable’ voters don’t see Trump age as issue: ‘He’s not as sharp’
Alyssa Farrah Griffin, a former White House communications director, said it was “surprising” that voters were more concerned about President Biden’s age than former President Trump. It’s not,” he insisted. On Monday, Trump emerged as a vocal Republican critic of the former president when asked by CNN’s John Berman how much he “missed” or mixed […]
Former Burisma Lawyer John Buretta Files Retroactive FARA Disclosure As Biden Impeachment Inquiry Progresses
A former lawyer for Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings registered as a foreign agent Thursday as House Republicans continue their investigation into the Biden family's overseas dealings. John Bretta, a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, filed a Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) disclosure for work he did for Burisma and its founder Mykola […]