EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Sounds Alarm On The Left’s Massive Foreign Money Pipeline

August 26, 2026 5:35 PM ET A government watchdog group is urging lawmakers to crack down on foreign money flowing into U.S. nonprofits that influence American politics and public policy, according to letters exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Americans for Public Trust (APT) is sending letters to all 50 governors and officials on six congressional committees directing them to its newly launched FollowForeignMoney.org database, which has cataloged a running total of more than $5 billion flowing from foreign governments, foreign nationals and foreign charities into U.S.-based nonprofits with records dating back to 2002. The group is calling on state and federal officials to examine whether existing laws adequately prevent foreign actors from indirectly influencing poli