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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris holds final California fundraisers before the November election

LA Times

Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up her final California fundraising swing before the November general election on Sunday at a star-studded event in downtown Los Angeles. Singers Alanis Morissette and Halle Bailey performed as hundreds of attendees noshed on duck egg rolls, beef Wellington and lobster rolls prior to the Democratic nominee taking the stage shortly after 4:30 p.m. Harris …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump returning to California for big-dollar fundraisers next week

LA Times

Former President Trump is scheduled to return to California next week for a pair of high-dollar fundraisers, one notably hosted by relatives of the wife of Gov. Tom Siebel, a billionaire software developer and businessman who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Trump’s 2024 campaign, is a second cousin once removed of Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the Democratic governor’s …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Town officials shut down a boy’s ice cream stand. Fundraisers and death threats followed

Associated Press

— Bored and looking for something to do this summer, Danny Doherty hatched a plan to raise money for his brother’s hockey team by selling homemade ice cream. In this Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 photo provided by Nancy Doherty, Ben Doherty, of Braintree, Mass., left, and his cousin Danny Doherty, 12, of Norwood, Mass., right, sit at a homemade ice …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

David Sacks, Palantir’s Helberg to Host Fundraisers for Vance

Live Mint

-- David Sacks will host a fundraiser with Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, the latest effort from the venture capitalist to help Donald Trump return to the White House. The fundraiser comes as Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden’s exit from the contest, has pulled ahead in the money race against Trump. The Harris …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tired of text spam from political fundraisers? Here’s what to do

LA Times

“Hi, we chose you for our Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Every time you post or retweet or like some type of political content, it helps the marketers build a profile to which they can target you based on your strongest interests and leanings.” Added Chad Peace of IVC Media, a digital communications company based in San Diego, “There are thousands …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Scrapped fundraisers and watching from the treadmill. How Harris’ VP contenders wait for her choice

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — One is sparking speculation that he’ll be the choice by forgoing swanky fundraisers in the Hamptons. “The governor’s trip was planned several weeks ago and included several fundraisers for his own campaign committee,” Bonder said in a statement. The Democratic National Committee is using virtual voting among delegates to compete the process of formally nominating Harris — and …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

The plane is ready, the fundraisers are booked: Trump’s VP search comes down to its final days

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The future Republican vice presidential candidate’s plane is currently parked in an undisclosed hangar, an empty spot on its fuselage where a decal featuring his or her name will soon be placed. “But we’ll be making a decision sometime early convention or before convention.” The front-runners say they don’t know yet "nyone telling you they know who …

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6 months ago

These nonprofits enrich fundraisers — and neglect their causes

Raw Story

In September 2020, the Federal Trade Commission joined regulators in four states to sue four men behind a notorious telemarketing company called Outreach Calling. The American Breast Cancer Coalition, for example, has taken in nearly $9 million from donors since 2019 and has spent less than half of 1% of that on “voter advocacy and outreach.” The rest of the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Photos: Trump supporters and demonstrators gather at fundraisers in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach

LA Times

More than 100 supporters of former President Trump gathered in Newport Beach early Saturday morning, cheering for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee and hoping to catch a glimpse of his motorcade en route to an exclusive fundraiser on gated Harbor Island. People waved flags that read “Trump 2024” and a banner that read “Never Surrender!” and “We stand united with …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation was ‘delinquent.’ Newsom calls the pile-on ‘unfair’

LA Times

Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation was not allowed to operate or solicit donations in California while it was listed as delinquent. Prince Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation, which had been called into question over a registration lapse, is no longer listed as “delinquent” in California. “When a charitable organization fails to submit complete filings for each fiscal year, its status …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Biden, Trump head to Southern California in June for big-dollar fundraisers

LA Times

George Clooney, shown in 2023, will appear at a fundraiser for President Biden in June at L.A.’s Peacock Theater. President Biden and former President Trump are heading to Southern California in June for big-dollar fundraisers. The following weekend, Biden will appear at a major fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles that will include appearances by former President …

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8 months ago

U.S. sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

LA Times

The Treasury Department announced sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israel settlers and the founder of an organization whose members regularly assault Palestinians. The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israel settlers, as well as the founder of an organization whose members regularly assault Palestinians. There is also friction …

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8 months ago

US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israel settlers already sanctioned, as well as the founder of an organization whose members regularly assault Palestinians. The Treasury Department announcement comes as the West Bank has seen some of its worst violence perpetrated by extremist settlers against Palestinians since the war in …

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9 months ago

Jill Biden’s swing through Southern California: Fundraisers, protesters and a stop at SoulCycle

LA Times

First Lady Jill Biden speaks at the Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles dinner Saturday at the Fairmont Century Plaza. Almost as soon as she landed in Los Angeles, Biden faced protesters, who stood outside the Hancock Park home where she held a Friday night fundraiser, carrying posters of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas and chanting, “Bring them home.” The next …

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10 months ago

Online fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions

Associated Press

JERUSALEM — When the Biden administration imposed sanctions this month against Israeli settler Yinon Levi for allegedly assaulting Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, his supporters quickly sprang into action. Ben Pesach posted the page to X, formerly Twitter, urging followers to “help the heroes before we lose our sovereignty completely.” Contacted by the AP, he denied making the …

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10 months ago

Online fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy When the Biden administration imposed …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

President Biden expected back in California for more reelection fundraising this month

LA Times

President Biden, seen before boarding Marine One last week, plans to attend several reelection campaign fundraisers in Los Angeles and the Bay Area this month. President Biden is planning a swing through Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area later this month to raise money for what is almost assured to be a rematch against former President Trump in …

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11 months ago

Nikki Haley grapples dozens of fundraisers ahead of New Carolina Primary despite the poor result in New Hampshire

Hindustan Times

Indian-American presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is facing a tough road ahead after back-to-back dismal showings in the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary. But that hasn’t stopped her from lining up a series of high-profile fundraisers across the country, hosted by some of the richest and most influential people in America ahead of South Carolina Primary. The billionaire businessman and …

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11 months ago

Trump is making his donors travel to him for fundraisers: report

Raw Story

Donald Trump may have declared he was running days after the 2022 election, but his enthusiasm this time around appears just as limp as his crowd sizes. Raw Story reported earlier this week that Trump has been booking smaller venues for rallies so that the rooms look packed. It's a big sports arena, they do hockey games and basketball games …

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1 year ago

John Carter nearly drained his savings giving to charity — his family say those who targeted him need to be put on notice

ABC

When pensioner John Carter was moving into care earlier this year, his family was sorting through his belongings and made an alarming discovery. John Carter’s nephew Gary Van der Linde, who lives nearly 200km away, helped him cancel more than 20 direct debits each month. Mr Carter's nephew Gary Van Der Linde, who lives 200 kilometres away in Lilydale, said …

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1 year ago

Peek inside Joe Biden’s campaign fundraisers, where big money mingles with old jokes in swanky homes

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — If you’re a Democrat with money to burn and friends in high places, you can spend thousands on tickets to a fundraiser with President Joe Biden. “The reason why Xi Jinping got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two box cars full of spy equipment is he didn’t know it was …

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1 year, 1 month ago

An FBI raid, fundraisers and a film cameo: NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ many ties to Turkey

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. New York City’s Campaign Finance Board records show …

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1 year, 1 month ago

After raid on fundraiser’s home, NYC mayor says he has no knowledge of ‘foreign money’ in campaign

Associated Press

New York — New York City Mayor Eric Adams denied any involvement in illegal political fundraising Friday, but his campaign pledged it would review its books, a day after federal agents raided the home of one of the Democrat’s chief fundraisers. An attorney for his campaign, Vito Pitta, said they were reviewing “all documents and actions by campaign workers connected …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Dem senator used to bash lobbyists. Now they're feting him at exclusive D.C. fundraisers.

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Just before Democrat Bob Casey entered the U.S. Senate a political generation ago, he railed at his incumbent Republican opponent, Rick Santorum, for selling himself out to lobbyists. “You’ve been the Senate liaison to K Street, which is a mess, which is a place of corruption and influence peddling,” Casey said in a 2006 debate with Santorum. “And …

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Harris holds final California fundraisers before the November election

Trump returning to California for big-dollar fundraisers next week

Town officials shut down a boy’s ice cream stand. Fundraisers and death threats followed

David Sacks, Palantir’s Helberg to Host Fundraisers for Vance

Tired of text spam from political fundraisers? Here’s what to do

Scrapped fundraisers and watching from the treadmill. How Harris’ VP contenders wait for her choice

The plane is ready, the fundraisers are booked: Trump’s VP search comes down to its final days

These nonprofits enrich fundraisers — and neglect their causes

Photos: Trump supporters and demonstrators gather at fundraisers in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach

Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation was ‘delinquent.’ Newsom calls the pile-on ‘unfair’

Biden, Trump head to Southern California in June for big-dollar fundraisers

U.S. sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

US sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians

Jill Biden’s swing through Southern California: Fundraisers, protesters and a stop at SoulCycle

Online fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions

Online fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions

President Biden expected back in California for more reelection fundraising this month

Nikki Haley grapples dozens of fundraisers ahead of New Carolina Primary despite the poor result in New Hampshire

Trump is making his donors travel to him for fundraisers: report

John Carter nearly drained his savings giving to charity — his family say those who targeted him need to be put on notice

Peek inside Joe Biden’s campaign fundraisers, where big money mingles with old jokes in swanky homes

An FBI raid, fundraisers and a film cameo: NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ many ties to Turkey

After raid on fundraiser’s home, NYC mayor says he has no knowledge of ‘foreign money’ in campaign

Dem senator used to bash lobbyists. Now they're feting him at exclusive D.C. fundraisers.