Latest Foreign Agents Registration Act News & Updates

Washington, June 11 (IANS) Asserting that a network linked to the Chinese Communist Party is working to undermine the buildout of American AI infrastructure, Senator Tom Cotton has called on the Justice Department to open an investigation into foreign influence efforts targeting data-centre development. In a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday (local time), the Arkansas Republican said reports point to a coordinated effort by foreign actors to shape US policy and public o…

Washington, Jan 2 (IANS) Pakistan has stepped up its lobbying and public relations activity in the United States, according to disclosures filed under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act.The filings detail contracts and payments running into hundreds of thousands of dollars. They involve the Pakistan government and Pakistan-linked organisations. The outreach targets the US Congress, the executive branch, think tanks, and the media.One filing shows that the Islamabad Policy Research Institute …