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Canada says China executed an unspecified number of Canadians earlier this year– abcnews.go.com

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Canada says China executed an unspecified number of Canadians earlier this year– abcnews.go.com
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TORONTO — China executed an unspecified number of Canadians earlier this year, Canada’s government said Wednesday. Such executions of Westerners are relatively rare.

Canada’s Global Affairs office declined to say how many people or give names. Beijing’s embassy in Ottawa said the executions were due to drug crimes but declined to provide details. The embassy noted that China does not recognize dual citizenship.

“Canada repeatedly called for clemency for these individuals at the senior-most levels and remains steadfast in its opposition to the use of the death penalty in all cases, everywhere,” Global Affairs spokeswoman Charlotte MacLeod said in a statement.

MacLeod said they continue to provide consular assistance to families and requested that media respect their privacy. She said Ottawa continues to advocate for clemency for Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian who was sentenced to death for drug smuggling.

Trump’s ‘Moved Beyond’ Critical Deal, White House Confirms Grander Plans– www.westernjournal.com

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Trump’s ‘Moved Beyond’ Critical Deal, White House Confirms Grander Plans– www.westernjournal.com
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Well before politics were even a glint in his eye, President Donald Trump often boasted about his business acumen and mastery of “the art of the deal.”

Now nearing close to a decade in the political spotlight, Trump is showing that he still holds both of those values quite dearly.

While answering questions during her Wednesday media session, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump has “moved beyond” the ballyhooed Ukraine mineral deal — and onto something much bigger.

“We have moved beyond the economic mineral deal,” Leavitt told the New York Post.

Apparently, Trump has now set his sights on two bigger targets in the region, the first being taking over Ukraine’s military facilities.

AG Bondi Had a Fiery Warning for Those Attacking Tesla Dealerships– townhall.com

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AG Bondi Had a Fiery Warning for Those Attacking Tesla Dealerships– townhall.com
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For weeks, there have been multiple incidents of domestic terrorism against Tesla. Dealerships and repair shops have been targeted, with Molotov cocktails being used this time. These aren’t isolated incidents. Attorney General Pam Bondi suspects they’re well-funded, coordinated attacks on the company and its customers. It’s an explicit attempt to attack Elon Musk.

 

Trump cuts $175M US in funding to university over transgender athlete on swim team– www.cbc.ca

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Trump cuts $175M US in funding to university over transgender athlete on swim team– www.cbc.ca
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The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million US in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming program, the White House said Wednesday.

The Ivy League school has been facing an Education Department investigation focused on its swimming program. That inquiry was announced last month immediately after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls and women’s sports.

However, the federal money that was suspended came from a separate review of discretionary funding for universities, the White House said. It came from the Department of Defence and the Department of Health and Human Services.

A Penn spokesperson said the school had not received any notification or details of the action.

“It is important to note, however, that Penn has always followed NCAA [National Collegiate Athletic Association] and Ivy League policies regarding student participation on athletic teams,” spokesperson Ron Ozio said.

Take your seats, please: Germany’s parliament chamber is rearranged to reflect voters’ verdict – The Independent

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Take your seats, please: Germany’s parliament chamber is rearranged to reflect voters’ verdict – The Independent
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German voters have had their say. Now their verdict is being turned into reality underneath the glass dome of Berlin‘s landmark Reichstag building.

Workers on Wednesday rearranged the blue seats in the chamber of the lower house of parliament, or Bundestag.

After each election, the chairs and desks are unscrewed and put back into place to reflect the results, with aisles demarcating the seats held by different parties.

Tennessee library votes to remove books promoting transgenderism to children – Standing for Freedom Center– www.standingforfreedom.com

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Tennessee library votes to remove books promoting transgenderism to children – Standing for Freedom Center– www.standingforfreedom.com
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The Rutherford County Library Board in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, voted on March 17 to remove books promoting transgender themes to minors from its library system.

The decision came after a contentious two-hour meeting attended by over 100 community members at the Historic Rutherford County Courthouse.

The board’s resolution mandates the removal of materials that “promote, encourage, advocate for or normalize transgenderism or ‘gender confusion’ in minors.”

The 5-3 vote in favor of removing the books elicited cheers from supporters and shouts of “Nazis!” from opponents.

Trump says he had “very good” call with Zelenskyy one day after speaking to Putin– www.cbsnews.com

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Trump says he had “very good” call with Zelenskyy one day after speaking to Putin– www.cbsnews.com
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Washington — President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke on the phone Wednesday morning in a call that lasted roughly an hour, according to Mr. Trump.

“Just completed a very good telephone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “It lasted approximately one hour. Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs.”

The call comes a day after Mr. Trump’s lengthy call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which Mr. Trump said Putin agreed to a 30-day ceasefire against Ukraine’s energy and infrastructure. The commitment fell short of the full ceasefire pushed by the U.S. and agreed to by Ukraine. Hours after Mr. Trump and Putin hung up, Russia launched a series of drone strikes that struck civilian areas and damaged a hospital.

Ron DeSantis Proposes Solution to Stop the ‘Sabotaging of President Trump’s Agenda’ by Federal Judges– www.westernjournal.com

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Ron DeSantis Proposes Solution to Stop the ‘Sabotaging of President Trump’s Agenda’ by Federal Judges– www.westernjournal.com
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Article III of the United States Constitution makes one remedy for judicial tyranny as plain as language can make it.

“The judicial Power of the United States,” Section I of Article III begins, “shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.”

With that plain language undoubtedly in mind, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida took to the social media platform X Wednesday morning to offer a historically plausible solution to the problem of inferior federal judges who have insisted upon “sabotaging” President Donald Trump’s popular agenda.

China’s new naval strategy: Floating ports raise Taiwan tensions – MSN

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China’s new naval strategy: Floating ports raise Taiwan tensions – MSN
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The Chinese have commenced military manoeuvres at sea, utilising ships that are the size of floating docks. This fleet enables an unprecedented scale of landing operations. By employing these units, Beijing could swiftly seize control over Taiwan and the entire South China Sea region.

China organised manoeuvres for the first time using ships that resemble floating ports. The ships are enormous, measuring between approximately 110 metres and 185 metres in length. They are equipped with extendable road bridges that allow for quick connection between the ship and the shore. The length of such a bridge can extend to roughly 140 metres.

🔴 Putin, Trump agree to seek limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure, in first step to ending Ukraine war– www.france24.com

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Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict – AP News
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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting that the U.S. administration is pressing for.

The White House described it as the first step in a “movement to peace” that it hopes will include a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea and eventually a full and lasting end to the fighting. But there was no indication that Putin has backed away from his conditions for a prospective peace deal, which are fiercely opposed by Kyiv. And shortly after the call ended, air raid alerts sounded in Kyiv, followed by explosions in the city. Local officials urged people to seek shelter.

Strikes hit Houthi stronghold in Yemen’s Sanaa, residents say – The Times of Israel

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Strikes hit Houthi stronghold in Yemen’s Sanaa, residents say – The Times of Israel
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Houthi media reports multiple US strikes in rebel-held areas around Yemen including the capital Sanaa, as the US military says its campaign against the Iran-backed rebels is ongoing.

According to the Houthis’ Al-Masirah TV, “an American attack targeted the capital Sanaa… and the area of the town of Saada” in the north, later adding that strikes also hit the district of Al-Sawadiya, southeast of Sana

Michigan State University opens $38 million ‘sanctuary’ for ‘minorities’– www.thecollegefix.com

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Michigan State University opens $38 million ‘sanctuary’ for ‘minorities’– www.thecollegefix.com
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Center could ‘conflict with Trump’s executive order,’ education expert says

Michigan State University recently opened a $38 million Multicultural Center to act as a “sanctuary” for “minorities” with rooms designated for “diversity, equity, and inclusion” student groups.

An education expert told The College Fix the center could violate President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning DEI initiatives in federally funded institutions.

“The MSU Multicultural Center (MCC), guided by a student-developed mission, aims to provide a supportive space for students from historically oppressed backgrounds to learn, grow, and access the resources necessary to succeed and graduate from a predominantly white institution,” the room reservation page for the center states.

Further, “the building will be a sanctuary for all minorities at MSU,” the center’s feasibility report states. It will also allow “an opportunity for others to acknowledge the past, learn about who we are today, and grow by not fearing what they don’t understand or haven’t had the chance to experience.”

White House avoiding ‘iffy territory’ by pausing deportation flights: Byron York– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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White House avoiding ‘iffy territory’ by pausing deportation flights: Byron York– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Byron York suggested that the Trump administration is possibly seeking to avoid legal trouble by pausing its deportation flights after a recent court order was issued.

The White House confirmed on Wednesday that it is currently not planning further deportation flights for the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. This comes after Chief Judge James Boasberg in Washington’s district court ordered a two-week halt of the deportations on Saturday.

In the wake of this news, York noted how Trump himself has said that his administration will not defy a court order, and the White House’s move is due to the administration seeking to stay out of “iffy territory” amid litigation.

“I thought an important point in the briefing was Karoline Leavitt trying to place all of the lawsuits that the Trump Administration is facing, I don’t know how many there are right now, she tried to place them all as a continuation of the lawfare that President Trump experienced both when he was in office the first time, his four years out of office, and now as president again,” York, the Washington Examiner’s chief political correspondent, said on Fox News’s America Reports.

Number of injunctions halting Trump policies trounces predecessors by double – Fox News

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Number of injunctions halting Trump policies trounces predecessors by double – Fox News
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Nationwide injunctions ordered against the first Trump administration account for more than half of the total injunctions ordered against the federal government since 1963, data show.

Nationwide injunctions are court orders that prevent the federal government from implementing a policy or law that has a cascading effect impacting the entire country, not just the parties involved in the court case.

Trump’s first administration faced 64 injunctions out of the total 127 nationwide injunctions issued since 1963. There were 32 injunctions issued against the Bush, Obama and Biden administrations collectively since 2001, meaning the first Trump administration was on the receiving end of double the amount of nationwide injunctions than his two predecessors and successor combined, according to the April 2024 edition of the Harvard Law Review.

DOGE plays hardball in U.S. Institute of Peace takeover – The Washington Post

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DOGE plays hardball in U.S. Institute of Peace takeover – The Washington Post
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Following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 19 executive order targeting nonexecutive branch foreign aid and peacemaking agencies for elimination, agents of DOGE, the White House-based organization overseen by Elon Musk, have moved to take over entities both small and large.

DOGE, which stands for Department of Government Efficiency, took over the U.S. Institute of Peace on Monday after threatening its officials with criminal prosecution. Its president was removed from its headquarters with the assistance of the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, the FBI and D.C. police.

In seizing control of the 40-year-old Washington institution, founded and funded directly by Congress and employing about 600 people here and overseas, DOGE emptied the building and installed DOGE agent Kenneth Jackson as acting USIP president. Jackson is also titled as a board member of several other far smaller agencies similarly emptied, and he was nominated by Trump as a senior official at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The Israeli American Trump Mega-Donor Behind Speech Crackdowns– www.truthdig.com

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The Israeli American Trump Mega-Donor Behind Speech Crackdowns– www.truthdig.com
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The Trump administration’s effort to deport a Columbia University graduate student, Mahmoud Khalil, in retaliation for Khalil’s role in campus protests opposing Israel’s war in Gaza, showed the lengths the White House is prepared to go to police speech about Israel.

The administration’s unprecedented decision to seek the deportation of a U.S. permanent resident without bringing any criminal charges has an overlooked ally, however: the largest financier of Trump’s three presidential campaigns, Israeli American billionaire Miriam Adelson.

Adelson’s support for the administration’s campaign to stifle criticism of Israel on college campuses isn’t a new focus, but her alignment with the levers of state powers to implement her vision are unprecedented. In fact, tax documents reveal that she is directly overseeing a social media campaign targeting Khalil and Columbia University.

Experts have only themselves to blame for the distrust of institutions– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Experts have only themselves to blame for the distrust of institutions– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Now they tell us.

“We were badly misled about the event that changed our lives.” So reads the headline on Princeton professor Zeynep Tufekci’s March 16 article in the New York Times. The event was, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the bad misleading came from scientists who purposefully discredited the now-widely accepted theory that the virus originated from a leak in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

Perhaps not entirely coincidentally, the New York Times article appeared one day short of five years from the publication in Nature Medicine of an article by five scientists, led by Kristian Andersen, titled “The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2.” “We do not believe,” the article states, “that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible.”

Trump’s Energy Secretary Offers Africa Freedom From Biden’s Climate Imperialism– americanactionnews.com

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Trump’s Energy Secretary Offers Africa Freedom From Biden’s Climate Imperialism– americanactionnews.com
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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has signaled a change that could mean the difference between life and death for millions in Africa. Speaking at the “Powering Africa Summit” in Washington, D.C., Wright told leaders of a continent of 1.5 billion people that the Trump administration “has no desire to tell you what to do with your energy system.” This is a departure from the Biden regime, which was aligned with much of the Western climate juggernaut imposing Green New Dealism on developing countries that couldn’t afford it and stood to suffer by it.

“It’s a paternalistic post-colonial attitude that I just can’t stand,” Wright said of the climate evangelism that sought to force others to abandon fossil fuels and adopt largely useless technologies like solar and wind energy.

 

 

 

 

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Trump Is Trying to Create His Own Personal Legal Strike Force – The Nation– news.google.com

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Trump Is Trying to Create His Own Personal Legal Strike Force – The Nation
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Late last week, Donald Trump went to the Department of Justice and, once again, threatened his political enemies with unlawful prosecutions. Referring to himself as “the chief law enforcement officer in our country,” he called for the agency to prosecute everybody from former special counsel Jack Smith to MSNBC and CNN to (apparently) anybody who writes or says mean things about him or his pet judge, Aileen Cannon. Even lawyer Norm Eisen, cofounder of The Contrarian (a freaking Substack), was singled out as a potential target.

Pope Francis no longer using oxygen mask as improvements continue– www.lifesitenews.com

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Pope Francis no longer using oxygen mask as improvements continue– www.lifesitenews.com
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VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis has suspended his use of an oxygen mask, doctors announced Wednesday, as they pointed to his continued improvement.

In a very brief medical bulletin issued via the Holy See Press Office, doctors treating Pope Francis attested to a continued improvement in his condition, an improvement which they have documented since March 10.

They wrote:

The Holy Father’s clinical condition continues to improve. The Holy Father has suspended non-invasive mechanical ventilation and also reduced the need for high-flow oxygen therapy.

Progress continues in motor and respiratory physiotherapy.

This morning, on the solemnity of St. Joseph, the Holy Father concelebrated Holy Mass.

Majority of US Catholics now support same-sex ‘marriage’ and abortion, Pew research finds– www.lifesitenews.com

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Majority of US Catholics now support same-sex ‘marriage’ and abortion, Pew research finds– www.lifesitenews.com
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(Corpus Christi for Unity and Peace) — The U.S. Catholic Church stands at a crossroads, marked by an aging flock, a growing immigrant presence, and a devastating erosion of faith and morals.

The Pew Religious Landscape Study (RLS) for Catholics from 2007, 2014, and 2023-24 offers a sobering glimpse into this crisis for traditional Catholics rooted in the Magisterium’s truths: for every 100 Catholics entering, 800 Catholics leave, prayer is declining, belief in God is plummeting, and a super majority supports issues deemed morally evil by the Church – demographically propped up by immigrants yet spiritually adrift.

While the sharp declines from 2007 to 2014 have slowed by 2023-24, the downward trend persists, demanding urgent reflection.

Trump eyes Ukraine’s power plants, as he pushes peace plan on Zelensky– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Trump eyes Ukraine’s power plants, as he pushes peace plan on Zelensky– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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‘A FANTASTIC PHONE CONVERSATION’: President Donald Trump is a big fan of being told what he wants to hear, and both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have played to that character trait to stay on Trump’s good side while pursuing their own agendas.

In a one-hour phone call with Trump yesterday, Zelensky was heavy on gratitude while treading carefully about his reservations as he discussed the next steps in Trump’s plan to end the war and divide up Ukraine by ceding a large swath of the east to Russia.

It was “a fantastic phone conversation,” according to a readout provided by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and national security adviser Mike Waltz. “Zelensky thanked President Trump for the support of the United States, especially the Javelin missiles that President Trump was first to provide, and his efforts towards peace.”

Democrats in Congress Drive Luxury Cars on Taxpayer Dime– freebeacon.com

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Democrats in Congress Drive Luxury Cars on Taxpayer Dime– freebeacon.com
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D., Texas) declared in February that the government is “not in the business of giving out money” to taxpayers. But when it comes to the simple luxuries in her own life, the firebrand lawmaker is happy to let the public foot the bill.

That includes her taxpayer-funded car. Crockett has billed the public $999.96 every month since she assumed office in January 2023 to pay for a “vehicle lease,” according to House disbursement records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. It’s unclear the make and model of Crockett’s publicly financed whip—lawmakers are not required to disclose that information and her office did not return a request for comment—but it’s enough to pay for a Tesla Model S, Elon Musk’s luxury sports sedan, which leases for $998 per month.

Crockett obtained her taxpayer-funded vehicle through a little-known fringe benefit that allows representatives to bill the public for a fresh set of EPA-approved wheels to traverse their congressional districts. Some 42 lawmakers participated in the program in 2024, including 15 Republican participants who represent geographically expansive districts that average 18,100 square miles each. The Republican participants primarily leased economy vehicles from American manufacturers, with several of their offices telling the Free Beacon that leasing a vehicle is a far more cost-effective way for the lawmakers to traverse their massive districts as opposed to paying for airfare or using their personal vehicle at the IRS reimbursement rate of 67 cents per mile.

Venezuelan deportation judge "beating a dead horse," DOJ says in scathing reply – Axios

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Venezuelan deportation judge “beating a dead horse,” DOJ says in scathing reply – Axios
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The Department of Justice continued Wednesday to push back against a federal judge’s request for information about Venezuelan migrant deportations and whether it defied a court order, saying the request is “continuing to beat a dead horse.”

The big picture: It’s the latest response in the back and forth between the Trump administration and U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who has repeatedly requested that the government provide details on the migrant deportation flights conducted over the weekend.

  • Boasberg extended the filing deadline to Thursday from Tuesday’s initial deadline for the DOJ to answer his questions regarding flight departure times and the passengers aboard the flights.
  • When the DOJ resisted answering in its Tuesday filing citing concerns about “sensitive information bearing on foreign relations” being made public, Boasberg agreed they could do so under seal.

Foreign donations to UK political parties set to be restricted, amid rumours Elon Musk is planning to give £80m to Reform – Sky News

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Foreign donations to UK political parties set to be restricted, amid rumours Elon Musk is planning to give £80m to Reform – Sky News
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Ministers are drawing up plans restricting foreign donors from giving unlimited funds to UK political parties, Sky News understands.

Currently, political parties can accept donations from any company registered in the UK – and foreign donors can and have used these companies to make indirect contributions.