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Foreign Influence in U.S. Elections

Federal law prohibits foreign nationals from making campaign contributions in U.S. elections

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Jan 14, 2026
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Russia donate money to NRA

The short answer: yes—individuals with Russian ties did donate small amounts to the NRA, including a high‑profile life‑membership tied to Alexander Torshin, but investigators and regulators have not p...

Jan 23, 2026
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What parts of the DNC email leaks were actually interesting or potentially critical to understanding the power structure of the DNC?

mattered less as a tidy smoking gun and more as a multifaceted X-ray of how money, media access, and internal preferences intersect inside a national party apparatus: the trove showed explicit anti‑Sa...

Feb 2, 2026

Russian collusion In 2016

Multiple investigations and independent research conclude that the n government waged a deliberate interference campaign in —using and the Internet Research Agency’s —to harm Hillary Clinton’s campaig...

Jan 29, 2026

What standards and evidence do investigators use to distinguish donation-funded advocacy from unlawful foreign influence or coordination?

Investigators distinguish lawful donation-funded advocacy from unlawful or coordination by applying statutory definitions and constitutional doctrines, then testing factual indicia of direction, contr...

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