Agree. We should pass this before the upcoming election. We need to stop foreign interference!

Foreign actors are using a loophole in the law to finance Democrats’ dark money election influence operation.

I have introduced legislation to close this loophole and end foreign interference in American elections.

Bryan Steil is leading this in the House.

SCOOP: The House Ethics Committee has made preliminary inquiries into Rep. Victoria Spartz’s treatment of staff in response to complaints filed about the Indiana Republican’s alleged “abuse,” “general toxicity,” and “rage,” 2 sources told me and Adam Wren. politico.com/news/2024/06/0…

WATCH NOW: New reporting from Daniel Klaidman shines a light on the wave of dark money fueling Joe Biden — including a single, anonymous $64 million donation that was routed through a little known group to elect him in 2020.

The source of a single $64 million donation in 2020 used to help Joe Biden defeat Donald Trump remains a mystery. cbsn.ws/3RAJtDx

Amazing story by Daniel Klaidman: A $64 mil dark money donation to a shadowy non-profit-$55 mil of which gets funnelled to a Biden super pac with no disclosure of the original source, all arranged by the D's campaign finance gurus at @elias law group. cbsnews.com/news/the-64-mi…

.CBS News investigative reporter Daniel Klaidman tried to uncover the source of an anonymous $64 million donation to support Biden in 2020.

The bigger story here: Democrats used to decry dark money. Now, they're embracing it to the fullest. cbsnews.com/news/the-64-mi…

'Arabella is a dark money juggernaut. Through its constellation of nonprofits, it brought in close to $3 billion in dark money in the 2022 cycle. The behemoth in the Arabella network, the Sixteen Thirty Fund, raised nearly $380 million in that same cycle.' cbsnews.com/news/the-64-mi…

🚨The $64 Million Mystery: How the @ArabellaAdvisor-managed dark money network uses a wave of anonymous donations to re-elect Biden:

Caitlin Sutherland: “The left has been playing a game of decrying dark money while at the same time being fully dependent on it…”cbsnews.com/news/the-64-mi…

🚨 ICYMI: Governor Mike DeWine has officially signed a bill to ban foreign nationals like Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss from influencing Ohio ballot issues.

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WATCH: Rep. Brad Wenstrup calls out Anthony Fauci for overseeing people who routinely flouted and broke federal law regarding document retention and transparency requirements:

'Your senior advisor and, seemingly, your chief of staff repeatedly attempted to evade transparency laws

.Morgan Griffith calls out Fauci and his staff for “routinely evading federal records laws”:

“The scale of the effort to evade FOIA by some at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases or NIAID has surprised even me…It is hard to believe this all occurred without

Inbox: DeWine signed the Biden ballot fix and foreign money bill passed during last week’s special session.

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BREAKING: The Ohio Senate just voted to BAN foreign nationals from giving to state ballot issues, helping to ensure Ohio’s politics are free from foreign influence.

The bill now heads to Governor DeWine’s desk for his signature.

WATCH: Ohio Senator Senator Rob McColley’s full remarks on why Ohio needs to pass legislation to stop foreign nationals like billionaire Hansjörg Wyss from influencing Ohio ballot issues:

“If you assume that this is legal, then we should do it anyway to rectify the ambiguity that is in

MUST READ: Ken Blackwell on why Ohio must ban foreign nationals, like Hansjorg Wyss, from contributing to ballot issues:

“Ohio’s future should be decided by Ohio’s citizens, not by foreign billionaires….”dispatch.com/story/opinion/…

Foreign money doesn’t belong in Ohio’s political system—whether it’s Chinese, Russian or Swiss. Glad to see the House pass this.

Bills to expand foreign political contributions ban, Biden ballot fix move ahead in Ohio legislature cleveland.com/news/2024/05/b…

UPDATE: This bill has now officially passed the state House and is headed to the state Senate.

Great to see Ohio lawmakers close this foreign influence loophole, and make clear U.S. elections are only for U.S. citizens.

JUST IN: A bill that would BAN foreign nationals from donating to statewide ballot issues has just passed the Ohio Oversight Committee.

The bill now moves to the full House where lawmakers have a chance to protect Ohio ballot issues from foreign interference.