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Hagerty, GOP colleagues move to curb foreign money in ballot campaigns, voter drives
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Sen. Bill Hagerty has reintroduced legislation to expand the federal ban on foreign-national political spending to cover ballot measures, voter registration, ballot collection and other get-out-the-vote activities. Election-integrity advocacy groups Americans for Public Trust and the Honest Elections Project back the effort.
The Chinese embassy in Manila has described promoting China-Philippines relations as the core mission of local Chinese-language media. This statement came in response to criticism from the SeaLight Foundation about foreign influence. The embassy defended its coordination with these outlets while accusing critics of threatening free speech.