ActBlue Faces Scrutiny Over Foreign Donations

0:00It's April 2nd. Welcome to U.S. News Today, Powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. ACK Blue, the big Democratic fundraising platform that's pulled in $19 billion since 2004, is under fire for possibly, misleading Congress about checking foreign donations. Their CEO, Regina Wallace Jones, told lawmakers they had multi-layered screens to block overseas cash, but their own law firm says some of those checks. Wart always done right. The firm, Covington and Burling, warned ACK Blue and Memos about a real risk of illegal foreign money slipping through, especially with app payments. Like Abel Pay, that skipped passport requests. That sparked a bunch of resignations inside the organization, and they even cut ties with the lawyers, calling their advice sloppy. Democrats are sweating this hard. Worried it could cramp their fundraising game ahead of the 2026 midterms when they rely on ACK Blue Big. Republicans on three house committees are digging in, and the Justice Department probe

1:03is still rolling. Former ACK Blue officials called to testify, just took the fifth, staying silent to avoid self-incrimination. The firm stands by its advice, while ACK Blue insists the CEO's letter to Congress was spot on in context. Now ACK Blue says they've tightened up vetting even more to keep foreign donations out for good, but with all these probes heating up, this story's far from Ogover.