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Foreign Agents Registration Act

The application of the Foreign Agents Registration Act to groups with foreign-policy missions

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Jan 23, 2026
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What is Track AIPAC and how does it classify lawmakers as pro‑ or anti‑Israel?

is an independent project that compiles and publishes data on campaign contributions and independent expenditures from organizations it identifies as part of the lobby, and it uses those funding flows...

Jan 17, 2026
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What legal and reporting pathways would reveal corporate sponsorship or in‑kind support for AIPAC’s political activities?

There are distinct, overlapping legal and reporting trails that can reveal corporate cash or in‑kind support for AIPAC’s political activities: campaign finance filings at the Federal Election Commissi...

Jan 27, 2026
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What are the legal standards under FARA for determining whether a U.S. nonprofit must register for foreign agent activity?

The Foreign Agents Registration Act () requires persons and entities to register with the when they act “for or on behalf of” a foreign principal in political or quasi‑political activity, but whether ...

Feb 2, 2026

How transparent is AIPAC's financial reporting compared with other lobbying groups?

operates as a registered American lobbying group that publicly reports lobbying expenditures and has long claimed it is funded by private donations with no foreign government assistance ; documents sp...

Jan 10, 2026

How have fact-checkers evaluated social-media claims about lists of foreign payments to U.S. politicians?

Fact-checkers responded to viral social-media lists alleging foreign payments to U.S. actors by systematically tracing records to original government databases, clarifying classification of transactio...