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17 States Ban Foreign Funding to Protect Elections

4/17/2025

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Seventeen U.S. states, mainly led by Republicans, are taking a stand against foreign influence in elections by banning foreign funding for ballot measures. This move comes after revelations of over $100 million in foreign money swaying elections, with the left-leaning Sixteen Thirty Fund at the center of the controversy, notably impacting abortion policies in Missouri and Ohio.

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Seventeen U.S. states, mainly led by Republicans, are taking a stand against foreign influence in elections by banning foreign funding for ballot measures. This move comes after revelations of over $100 million in foreign money swaying elections, with the left-leaning Sixteen Thirty Fund at the center of the controversy, notably impacting abortion policies in Missouri and Ohio.