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🚨 The Sixteen Thirty Fund, which counts a foreign national as a top donor, just reported funneling almost $1.2M into a Michigan ballot measure.
Michigan law still lacks a ban on direct or indirect foreign money in ballot measure campaigns, leaving the state vulnerable.
Chances are, you’ve seen a TV ad paid for by Government That Works PAC. This new group has already raised and spent over $50M this cycle.
One of their biggest donors is the foreign-funded Sixteen Thirty Fund, which gave $13 MILLION.
A look at how how their funding flows ⬇️
Americans for Public Trust retweeted
News: Republicans are expanding their FEC complaint in Alaska's Senate race about spoiler Dan Sullivan to include Peltola, her allies and DSCC after the NYT story
“It is now clear that Respondent Sullivan’s sham candidacy was the product of a months-long ‘ballot composition Project’ run by agents of Ms. Peltola and her campaign committee, Alaskans for Mary (together,the ‘Peltola Campaign’), and financed by multiple super PACs," reads new complaint from National Republican Senatorial Committee
semafor.com/article/10/30/20…
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A mysterious new political group called “Stand Your Ground” is distributing mailers in competitive races for Congress that appear designed to undercut Republican candidates by turning voters in their pro-gun base away from them. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
George Soros' Open Society Policy Center just gave $750K to Michiganders for Money Out of Politics.
This push to “get money out of politics” somehow funded by one of the country's biggest political spenders!
Americans for Public Trust retweeted
The Justice Department escalates criminal probe over Alaska spoiler candidate controversy with new subpoenas, AP source says. apnews.com/article/alaska-pe…
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Breaking News: The chief executive of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority has abruptly resigned after a recent state report that found that the agency had misused nearly $600,000 to pay for the travel of consultants. This is a developing story. nyti.ms/4zoacHi
Americans for Public Trust retweeted
NEW: A dark money group called "Stand Your Ground" is funding mailers that appear designed to undercut GOP candidates with pro-gun voters in key House races
In FL-14, it’s boosting the libertarian candidate.
In SC-1, it’s hitting GOP nominee as anti-gun. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
Americans for Public Trust retweeted
As more states pass laws restricting foreign money in ballot measures, Sixteen Thirty Fund has had to stop spending in places like Ohio, Nebraska, and Missouri.
Michigan needs to close this loophole too.
Foreign money has no place in American ballot measure campaigns, and Michigan is working to close this loophole.
Check out APT's tracker to see which states are working to stop foreign funding. 👇
americansforpublictrust.org/…
Americans for Public Trust retweeted
Breaking News: A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. nyti.ms/3Ukob1t
Americans for Public Trust retweeted
Today’s New York Times reporting reveals disturbing new evidence of an organized effort to manipulate Alaska’s elections by recruiting candidates—including one with the same name as an incumbent U.S. Senator—to deliberately confuse voters and misdirect their votes. The Alaska Division of Elections investigated these very concerns in June of this year. The new reporting substantially supports the Division’s findings.
I am therefore directing the Department of Public Safety to investigate whether this scheme violated Alaska’s laws and whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted. The evidence will determine what happens next.
Alaskans have a fundamental right to vote for the candidate they actually intend to support. Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections.
Anyone or any organization found to have broken the law must be held accountable.
Last month, APT filed an FEC complaint against “Decoy Dan” Sullivan, alleging his campaign coordinated with a liberal dark money group, 907 Initiative, which spent hundreds of thousands attacking incumbent Sen. @DanSullivan_AK.
A board member of 907 Initiative even helped Decoy Dan file to run.
Now, it’s being revealed that operatives tied to Mary Peltola's campaign went even further, working behind the scenes to recruit someone sharing the incumbent senator’s name, potentially confusing voters.
“In the summer of 2025, a staffer for Mary Peltola, the Alaska Democrat who was eyeing a run for Senate, received unusual instructions from top campaign aides: Find as many people named Dan Sullivan in Alaska as you can,” @nytimes reports.
FULL STORY: nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
FULL APT COMPLAINT: americansforpublictrust.org/…
Foreign money in American politics remains a serious concern as the 2026 midterms approach.
In a new @Philanthropy report, APT's @CaitlinAPT points to an estimated $5 BILLION in foreign cash flowing into U.S. nonprofits and raises questions about its potential political use.
Over the past two decades, billions in foreign funding have flowed into the U.S. nonprofit sector to support advocacy, lobbying, and electoral activities.
Nonprofits have a responsibility to uphold their charitable missions, @CaitlinAPT notes, underscoring the need to address foreign money in American politics without infringing on free speech. philanthropy.com/news/money-…
Americans for Public Trust retweeted
SCOOP: Democrats have insisted they have nothing to do with the other Dan Sullivan on Alaska's Senate ballot.
But aides with the Mary Peltola campaign and DSCC were part of a monthslong secret plan to recruit him to run -- as well as other candidates.
nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
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'DARK MONEY': A mysterious group calling itself the American Forge Coalition is blanketing battleground House districts with mailers attacking vulnerable Republicans — and a Fox News Digital investigation found it's not even registered with the Federal Election Commission.
The group, registered as a 501(c)(4) in Delaware at an address shared by 285,000 other businesses, is accusing GOP incumbents of supporting "mass amnesty" and "abortions up until birth" — claims that take liberties with the truth. Targets include Reps. Mike Lawler, Brian Fitzpatrick, Jen Kiggans, Derrick Van Orden, and Marianette Miller-Meeks, all in competitive races.
Campaign officials and watchdog groups say the operation is designed to suppress Republican turnout one week before the midterm election, with one watchdog warning the public "really doesn't have enough to go on" to identify who's bankrolling the effort.
Story here: foxnews.com/politics/dark-mo…
Qatar has become the largest disclosed foreign funding source for American universities, with nearly $9 billion in reported gifts and contracts.
Nearly $1 billion more came from countries of concern like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
👉 dailywire.com/news/the-bigge…
APT has previously highlighted the billions in foreign funding flowing into American colleges and universities.
@usedgov highlights where the money is going: foreignfundinghighered.gov
