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• Justice Department 宣布擴大對 Donald Trump 2024 年總統競選活動及相關政治行動委員會之募款與支出模式的刑事調查，重點在於是否遵守聯邦競選財務法以及外國捐贈者相關法律。 • 根據聽取過該調查簡報的執法官員透露，調查人員正在審查至少十幾筆大額捐款，這些捐款可能曾透過空殼公司帳戶或與外國有關聯的實體進行轉移。 • White House 發言人將此項行動描述為「例行選後審查」的一部分，而 Trump 盟友則指控該部門存在黨派偏見，並警告任何指控都可能在 2026 年期中選舉前引發政治風暴。

• 在拜登總統科技監管議程下召集的跨黨派顧問小組提交了一份報告草案，建議國會禁止散布有關投票程序、候選人或投票權限之「明顯虛假或具誤導性資訊」的具政治針對性數位廣告。 • 該小組成員包括前 FEC 委員和民權領袖，他們認為此類廣告會削弱對選舉的信任，並對有色人種選民產生不成比例的影響，同時敦促平台採取更嚴格的標記與廣告庫規則。 • 該提案引發了言論自由倡導者的反彈，他們警告任何由政府定義的政治錯誤訊息標準都可能產生寒蟬效應，抑制正當辯論並使執政黨獲益。

裁決賦予 Republican 州的選區地圖制定者將選區拆為碎片，並將選票稀釋至蕩然無存的權力。Voting Rights Act 是一份以 John Lewis 的鮮血寫就的政治和平契約。US supreme court 對於 Callais v Landry 的裁決擱置了 Voting Rights Act 第 2 條的大部分內容，從歷史中抹去了那些鮮血，以及成千上萬其他為了政治平等而在午餐櫃檯、巴士站和法院與種族隔離白人至上主義者抗爭的美國人的血淚。繼續閱讀...

Chief minister Aminuddin Harun says he would continue in his post for now, even though he no longer enjoys majority support in the 36-seat state assembly in light of UMNO’s move over his handling of a crisis involving the state’s monarchy.

Conservatives expected to push for privileges committee involvement in a Commons vote on MondayA series of senior Labour figures have dismissed calls for a new investigation into what Keir Starmer told MPs about the appointment of Peter Mandelson as political point scoring, before a possible Commons vote on the issue.The Conservatives have called for the cross-party privileges committee, the remit of which includes examining whether MPs broke rules, to look at whether the prime minister misled parliament when he said normal procedures were followed with Mandelson’s appointment. Continue reading...

• President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner due to a nearby shooting incident on April 25, 2026. • NBC News' Garrett Haake questioned Trump on the trend of political violence in the U.S., to which he replied, 'No country is immune'. • The event highlights ongoing concerns about security at political gatherings and increasing incidents of violence.