House Ethics Panel Finds Florida Democratic Congresswoman Committed 25 Violations (Connecting the Dots: Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Howard University & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

House Ethics Panel Finds Florida Democratic Congresswoman Committed 25 Violations (Connecting the Dots: Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Howard University & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

A bipartisan House Ethics panel found 25 of 27 charges proven against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, with a sanctions hearing expected after the April recess.

The Epoch Times

Chase Smith

3/27/2026|Updated: 3/27/2026

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) speaks at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 20, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-ethics-panel-finds-florida-democrat-congresswoman-committed-25-violations-6004564

A bipartisan House Ethics Committee panel found on March 27 that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) committed 25 ethics violations, a ruling that sets the stage for a sanctions hearing and a potential expulsion vote on the House floor.

The eight-member adjudicatory subcommittee, composed of four Republicans and four Democrats, found Counts one through 15 and 17 through 26 of a 27-count Statement of Alleged Violations proven by clear and convincing evidence.

The panel deliberated past midnight following a seven-hour public hearing on March 26 before announcing the findings early Friday. The full committee will hold a sanctions hearing after the House returns from the April recess to determine a recommended punishment, the committee noted in its statement announcing the ruling.

Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) told reporters he would “move on the floor to expel” Cherfilus-McCormick once the committee makes its determination. Expulsion from the House requires a two-thirds vote.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) posted on X Friday, “You can’t crime your way into legitimate power. Since she was found guilty, she should resign or be removed.”

House Democratic leaders have repeatedly declined to comment on the allegations against Cherfilus-McCormick, saying they want to see the ethics process play out. The top four Democrats in the House and the Democratic National Committee did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.

“I look forward to proving my innocence,“ the congresswoman’s office told The Epoch Times via email. ”Until then, my focus remains where it belongs: showing up for the great people of Florida’s 20th District who sent me to Washington to fight for them.”

The allegations the committee said were proven include campaign finance fraud, money laundering of COVID-19 relief funds, straw donor schemes, financial disclosure failures, acceptance of improper voluntary services in the congresswoman’s official office, and special favors tied to federal appropriations requests, according to the statement of alleged violations from December.

Two counts were not in the committee’s grouping of proven counts: Count 16, alleging money laundering of funds from Petrogaz-Haiti, a Florida company funded by the Haitian government, and Count 27, alleging a lack of candor during the investigation.

A representative for the committee declined to comment when asked if those counts being left out of the announcement meant she was found not guilty of those crimes, as the announcement did not clarify the status of those charges.

The hearing was the first public ethics adjudicatory proceeding against a sitting House member since the case of then-Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) in 2010.

The last member expelled from Congress was Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) in 2023. Santos and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) argued at the time that the House would be setting a precedent by expelling a member before a criminal trial.

The Allegations

At the center of the case is Cherfilus-McCormick’s family health care company, Trinity Health Care Services. Trinity received more than $14.3 million from the Florida Division of Emergency Management for COVID-19 vaccination work in 2021, including at least $5.78 million in overpayments. The largest single error was a payment of roughly $5 million on an invoice of $50,578.50.

Investigators found at least $3.6 million of Trinity’s funds that allegedly made their way into Cherfilus-McCormick’s campaign. The congresswoman reported millions in personal loans to fund her campaign, but the investigative subcommittee found the money originated from Trinity and was routed through a network of family-controlled companies and bank accounts.

Investigators found no written agreement or legal basis establishing that Cherfilus-McCormick was entitled to the money she received from Trinity beyond her $86,000 annual salary.

Cherfilus-McCormick won her seat in a January 2022 special election by five votes after running on what her campaign called a “self-bought, unbossed” platform.

Text messages cited in the Statement of Alleged Violations indicate the self-funding strategy may have been designed to inflate the campaign’s apparent financial strength.

In a June 2021 exchange, Cherfilus-McCormick told senior campaign adviser Hector Roos her goal was “$2 million at least $1.5” and that she was “not planning on using that amount just leveraging.” Roos responded, “Indeed. But nobody has to know that.” She replied, “Yes.”

Investigators also cited a June 28, 2021, text message from Cherfilus-McCormick to her campaign treasurer describing a straw donor arrangement: “The max is 2 checks of 2900. That is why [respondent’s sister] had to give money to Nadege for her to make another donation.”

The committee’s investigation lasted more than two years. The investigative subcommittee met 12 times, sent 30 requests for information, issued 59 subpoenas, reviewed more than 33,000 documents, and conducted 28 witness interviews.

Cherfilus-McCormick invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and declined to testify. During closing arguments at the hearing, committee counsel told the panel the charges were supported by objective documents.

“The record establishes that there was a scheme to impermissibly funnel Trinity’s money to respondent’s special election campaign via both direct transactions and using various conduits,” committee senior counsel Sydney Bellwoar said at the close of Thursday’s hearing.

Cherfilus-McCormick’s attorney, William Barzee, argued the panel should have held a full evidentiary hearing with witnesses rather than ruling on summary judgment. Barzee told the panel he had only had the case for 21 days and was not prepared to call witnesses.

“The greatest material fact in dispute right now is apparently whether or not she was entitled to the money that she received from Trinity,” Barzee said.

He described Trinity as “a family corporation that had been in business for over 30 years” and said the congresswoman’s father “had COVID, they thought he was dying from COVID, the family sat down and talked about how to divide up the ‘profits’ of Trinity.”

Barzee said he introduced a document he described as evidence of a profit-sharing agreement among the family. He acknowledged it was informal.

“I understand it is not your typical profit-sharing agreement that you would see if you helmed a corporation and had lawyers handling these things for you,” Barzee said. “That doesn’t mean it’s not true. It doesn’t mean that in the Haitian-American community, family members don’t put things in writing like that. They shake hands and they trust each other.

“But to suggest that there’s no material fact and you can just decide to throw a woman out of Congress who was duly elected by her constituents because of ‘bank records,’ that’s not enough,” Barzee added.

Cherfilus-McCormick also faces a federal indictment in the Southern District of Florida filed Nov. 19, 2025. She and her brother Edwin Cherfilus were charged with conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, theft of government funds, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and eight counts of money laundering.

The indictment also charged her and her district chief of staff, Nadege LeBlanc, with conspiring to make straw donor contributions. Her tax preparer was charged separately with tax fraud-related counts, according to the Department of Justice.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

              Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Official portrait, 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Cherfilus-McCormick#Early_life,_education,_and_early_career

Early life, education, and early career

Cherfilus-McCormick was born in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, to parents from Haiti and raised in the borough of Queens. She moved to Hollywood, Florida at 13 to attend high school.[8] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from Howard University and a Juris Doctor from the St. Thomas University School of Law.

U.S. House of Representatives

Tenure

Cherfilus-McCormick is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.[14] She serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Connecting the Dots:

Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from Howard University.

Keith Ellison is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), a director at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and a director at the Economic Policy Institute.

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.

Richard J. Durbin is a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, a U.S. Senate senator and Charles E. Schumer’s Washington housemate.

Open Society Foundations was a funder the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute and the Committee for Economic Development.

Earl G. Graves is the Committee for Economic Development and a trustee at Howard University.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development, the Attorney General of New York and obtained her Juris Doctor degree at Howard University.

Judge Darrin P. Gayles received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from Howard University.

Kamala D. Harris graduated from Howard University and was the vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr Administration.

Martin D. Payson was a trustee at Howard University and is a co-chair emeritus for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Wayman F. Smith III was the chairman for Howard University and is a director emeritus at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a trustee at Howard University a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Colin L. Powell was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a trustee at Howard University.

Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from Howard University and is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Barack Obama was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and an intern at Sidley Austin LLP. 

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.   

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.   

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP John F. Kerry’s brother and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York. 

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and a trustee at Howard University.

Martin D. Payson is a co-chair emeritus for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and was a trustee at Howard University.

Wayman F. Smith III is a director emeritus at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and was the chairman for Howard University.

Judge Darrin P. Gayles received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from Howard University.

Kamala D. Harris graduated from Howard University and was the vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr Administration.

Earl G. Graves is a trustee at Howard University and the Committee for Economic Development.

Letitia James obtained her Juris Doctor degree at Howard University, is the Attorney General of New York and the chair for the Committee on Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development and the Economic Policy Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute.

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by the Economic Policy Institute.

Richard J. Durbin is a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, a U.S. Senate senator and Charles E. Schumer’s Washington housemate.

Keith Ellison is a director at the Economic Policy Institute, a director at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).

Rep Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from Howard University.

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Obama Judge Gets Trump's $10B Murdoch Lawsuit Case (Connecting the Dots: Judge Darrin Gayles, Howard University, The Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Howard University)

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In Charts: Audits Spotlight Unusual Trends in Medicaid Spending for Autism Care (Connecting the Dots: Autism Speaks, Medicaid, Minnesota & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

 In Charts: Audits Spotlight Unusual Trends in Medicaid Spending for Autism Care (Connecting the Dots: Autism Speaks, Medicaid, Minnesota & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Spending on autism therapy services is dramatically outpacing overall Medicaid spending, prompting state and federal scrutiny.

The Epoch Times

By Sylvia Xu

March 27, 2026

Updated:

March 27, 2026

https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/in-charts-audits-spotlight-unusual-trends-in-medicaid-spending-for-autism-care-5997375?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=section-1

One in 31 U.S. children has an autism diagnosis. Among Minnesota’s Somali community, that number jumps to one in 12.

That discrepancy made headlines last fall when the Department of Justice charged a Somali woman with netting millions in fraudulent autism services. Now, state and federal investigators are putting autism spending in the spotlight.

The September 2025 federal indictment alleged that a therapy center—run by 28-year-old Asha Farhan Hassan—recruited Somali children for an autism services program that was then reimbursed by Medicaid.

The White House pointed to the indictment on March 16 in an executive order announcing the creation of a federal task force to eliminate fraud.

“The staggering fraud and waste in Minnesota alone is a case in point,”  the order reads.

“There is also strong reason to believe that similar problems exist in other States, including California, Illinois, New York, Maine, and Colorado.”

US Medicaid Spending Increase Rate, 2018 to 2024

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Chart: The Epoch TimesSource: Statista, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Open DataCreated with Datawrapper

Nationwide, Medicaid spending for autism therapy services increased by over 200 percent between 2018 and 2024—nearly four times the rate of overall Medicaid spending. In some states, the increase was much higher.

The surge is linked to what Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called an autism epidemic, including “an alarming escalation in case severity, and increasingly stark disparities across racial and ethnic groups.”

However, investigators say the rise in spending can’t be explained by the increase in diagnoses or escalation in severity alone.

Meanwhile, a series of federal audits has drawn attention to four states where auditors found millions in “improper” or incorrectly billed payments for Medicaid-funded autism services.

Here is a look at states that have uncovered higher-than-usual Medicaid spending for autism services.

Minnesota

Since 2018, Minnesota has spent more than $18 billion on 14 Medicaid programs considered “high risk” for fraud, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said in December.

More than $9 billion of that money went to fraud, Thompson estimated, announcing another autism related indictment.

The state’s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention program, which treats children under 21 with autism spectrum disorder, is under particular scrutiny.

It’s the coverage framework for services like applied behavior analysis, a major part of the program.

Applied behavior analysis is a widely used behavior therapy, primarily used with children who have been diagnosed with autism or other developmental disorders. It can include teaching children to follow directions or practicing communication or social skills. Registered behavior technicians usually administer the therapy, supervised by more highly trained behavior analysts.

On March 17, Minnesota released the results of its own audit investigating allegations of kickbacks in the state’s autism services program.

Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) (C) speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2026. The committee held the hearing to examine the alleged misuse of federal funds intended for Minnesota Medicaid programs. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

For over 30 years, the report said, the state’s definition of “fraud” has not included kickbacks.

“While DHS could have acted at any time to revise its rules, it has permitted the error to stand since 1995, limiting its authority to address kickbacks,” the report said.

Meanwhile, the cost of the state’s autism early intervention service increased nearly 1,600 percent from 2019 to 2024, according to a March report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Enrollment ballooned by more than 620 percent during those years.

Autism Rate Among Children in Minnesota

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Source: Minnesota Autism and Developmental Disability Monitoring

A state-commissioned report from United Health Group’s Optum division found Minnesota could have saved more than $1 billion in autism early intervention costs between January 2022 and October 2025, if officials had clarified ambiguous policies. An addendum to the January report revised that number to $703 million.

An investigation revealed patterns of claims that didn’t match clear policies or procedures.

“If the pre-payment system being developed now had been in place at the time, these items would have been flagged for further review and payments paused, until additional investigation was completed,” John Connolly, deputy human services commissioner and state Medicaid director, said in February.

“This is not a measure of fraud, waste and abuse, but it shows us where we need to do more work to understand why these claims are raising red flags,” Connolly said in a statement.

Minnesota Autism Services Medicaid Spending and Enrollment

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*Data for 2025 remains partial through September 30.

Source: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Nebraska

Nebraska’s Medicaid spending for applied behavior analysis increased notably over a similar time period. It grew by 1,700 percent from 2020 to 2024, according to a report last fall from the state’s Health and Human Services department.

The Holland Center, an autism treatment center for children and adults, in Minnetonka, Minn., on Feb. 11, 2026. In Minnesota, an estimated one in 12 eight-year-old Somali children allegedly has autism spectrum disorder, which is double the overall state average of one in 28. Adam Hester/The Epoch Times

The number of companies providing applied behavior analysis services nearly quadrupled, growing from 10 to 38 over the four years.

The number of behavior analysts and technicians billing for autism services in the Cornhusker State rose by 761 percent from 2019 to 2024—higher than Minnesota’s rate of growth in that area, which was 646 percent, according to a December report from Trilliant Health, a health care analytics company. 

Nebraska Applied Behavior Analysis Services: Increase in Medicaid Spending and Providers

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Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

The payment rates in Nebraska were the highest in the nation, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

“We found that Nebraska’s rates for these services have been significantly higher, some more than twice as high, as those of other state Medicaid programs,” said Drew Gonshorowski, Medicaid and long-term care division director for the department.

A behavior technician in Nebraska earned $36.11 per 15-minute unit in 2024. That’s slightly more than $144 an hour, and 130 percent higher than the national average.

Behavior technicians typically undergo 40 hours of training and must have a minimum of a high school diploma.

In August 2025, the state agency reduced Medicaid payment for a behavior technician by 48 percent, bringing the rate from $36.11 to $18.70 per 15-minute unit, or $74.80 per hour.

The “Light It Up Blue” autism awareness celebration is held at the Chicago Children’s Museum in Chicago on April 8, 2017. Medicaid spending for autism therapy services increased by more than 200 percent between 2018 and 2024—nearly four times that of overall Medicaid spending. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Autism Speaks

North Carolina

In North Carolina, spending on autism therapy is projected to exceed $1 billion over the next two years.

Medicaid spending on applied behavior analysis in the state grew by 347 percent from 2022 to 2025, North Carolina Medicaid deputy secretary Melanie Bush reported in a joint legislative oversight committee meeting March 10.

“Nothing here can answer the question of where that growth rate is coming from,” state Sen. Ralph Hise said during the meeting.

Spending growth was concentrated among a small number of providers and far outpaced growth in new provider enrollment, according to a report from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Utilization growth also increased faster than the autism diagnoses, the report said.

While total Medicaid enrollees receiving applied behavior analysis services grew by 249 percent over the four years, the number of 15-minute service increments increased even more, by 305 percent.

“Utilization growth far outpaces increases in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis,” the report said, adding that it’s “unlikely that this level of growth can be explained by increased access alone.”

North Carolina Applied Behavior Analysis Services: Increase in Medicaid

Spending and Enrollment

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*Data for 2026 and 2027 are projected.

Source: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services 

Massachusetts

MassHealth, the Medicaid and children’s health insurance program for Massachusetts, overpaid autism service providers $17.3 million in 2024, according to an audit report from the state’s Office of the Inspector General.

The state’s spending on autism services rose 36 percent between 2021 and 2023, according to the 2024 report.

A slide outlining details of an autism service fraud scheme is displayed during a news conference by the U.S. Attorney’s Office at the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on Dec. 18, 2025. Kerem Yucel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP

State rules require that a licensed applied behavior analyst provide at least one hour of supervision for every 10 hours of therapy given by a technician.

Nearly $16.8 million was overpaid because the therapy provided was over that ratio and should not have been billed, the audit found.

Further, from 2018 to 2022, behavior technician roles in the state grew at twice the pace of licensed supervisor positions, at 129 percent and 52 percent, respectively.

When applied behavior analysis is not properly supervised, it undermines the quality of care for vulnerable children and results in the waste of public funds, the audit concluded.

Massachusetts Applied Behavioral Analysis Services: Increase in Spending, Enrollment, and Service Usage

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Source: Office of the Inspector General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Federal Audits

At the federal level, the HHS Office of Inspector General is investigating services and billing patterns for Medicaid applied behavior analysis services provided to children with autism.

The audits, which began in 2022, have been completed for four states: Colorado, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Maine. Three other audits remain in progress.

The federal agency estimated nearly $200 million in improper payments and more than $400 million in potential improper payments for these states.

The completed audits found payments that were improper or potentially improper in 100 percent of reviewed claims. That was often due to inadequate records, such as missing progress notes, lack of supervision logs, or billing issues.

However, the audits also uncovered problems that could affect the quality and safety of care, such as criminal convictions for weapons offenses, assault or driving under the influence.

Improper Medicaid Payments for Autism Therapy

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Table: The Epoch TimesSource: Office of Inspector GeneralCreated with Datawrapper

Connecting the Dots:

Donald M. Berwick was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Center for American Progress and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Center for American Progress, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Morton H. Halperin  was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), is a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin’s father and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Mark Halperin is Morton H. Halperin’s son, In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst and a contributor, the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics and is currently a host and commentator for Newsmax TV.

Harold E. Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC and was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Andrew Robertson is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a director at Autism Speaks.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s son.

Susan A. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.

Warren E. Buffett is Susan & Howard Buffett’s father and an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

David A. Hamburg was an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and the president emeritus for the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Center for American Progress, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and a friend of Michael Douglas.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.

Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the founder of CNN and the chairman for the Turner Foundation. 

Cecile Richards was the grant overseer for the Turner Foundation, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the founder & president of America Votes.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.

Kamala D. Harris had a 100% rating from the abortion rights advocacy group Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Tim Walz ran as her Vice President pick in the 2024 vice presidential campaign.

Tim Walz supports a legal right to abortion, has a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood, ran as  Kamala Harris’s Vice President pick in the 2024 vice presidential campaign and is governor of Minnesota.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation. 

Mark Dayton was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, is the Minnesota state government governor and Tina Smith is his chief of staff.

Tina Smith is Mark Dayton’s chief of staff and was a VP for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. 

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Alliance for Justice.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Tim Mynett was as a Foundation Manager at the Alliance for Justice, an advocacy group that fights for a fair justice system and is married to Ilhan Omar.

Robert Raben  is a director at the Alliance for Justice, the president of the Raben Group and was a director at the American Constitution Society.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Alliance for Justice and the American Constitution Society.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Ramona E. Romero was a director at the American Constitution Society and the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Rajiv Shah was an undersecretary for research, education & economics for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society,

John Edward Porter was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is the chair for Research!America.

Herbert Pardes is a director at Research!America and a director at Autism Speaks.

Susan Dentzer is a director at Research!America and a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Andrew Robertson is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a director at Autism Speaks.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign. 

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s son.

Susan A. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.

Michael R. Bloomberg is an advocate for the ONE Campaign and the founder of Bloomberg LP.

Mark Halperin was the founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, In 2010, Halperin joined MSNBC, becoming the senior political analyst and a contributor, is currently a host and commentator for Newsmax TV and Morton H. Halperin’s son.

Harold E. Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC and was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Andrew Robertson is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a director at Autism Speaks.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Morton H. Halperin is a director at the ONE Campaign, a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin’s father, was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and served with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Donald M. Berwick is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Center for American Progress the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Ted Lieu was honored with the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Great Immigrants Award, has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023 and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Astrid S. Tuminez was a program officer at the Carnegie Corporation of New York and is the 7th President of the Utah Valley University (Charlie Kirk Shooting).

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the founder of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Center for American Progress the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

Warren E. Buffett is an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and Susan & Howard Buffett’s father.

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros.
Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the founder of CNN and the chairman for the Turner Foundation. 

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank). 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society,

John Edward Porter was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is the chair for Research!America.

Herbert Pardes is a director at Research!America and a director at Autism Speaks.

Susan Dentzer is a director at Research!America and a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Andrew Robertson is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a director at Autism Speaks.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Resources: Past Research

Trump: Tim Walz a 'Crooked Governor' (Connecting the Dots: Ilhan Omar, her husband Tim Mynett, Mark Dayton, Tina Smith, Tim Walz, Minnesota, SNAP, Muslims, Medicaid, Autism Speaks, Planned Parenthood, TIME magazine, Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Minnesota)

Thursday, January 1, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/01/trump-tim-walz-crooked-governor.html

The Autism Speaks Controversy, Explained (Connecting the Dots: Autism Speaks, Research!America, FDA, Home Depot, American Cancer Society, Bailouts, Kappa Beta Phi, Occupy Wall Street, Sesame Street & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Autism Speaks)

Saturday, April 12, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-autism-speaks-controversy-explained.html

Sen. Collins 'Concerned' About Medicaid Cuts (Connecting the Dots: Sen. Susan Collins, Brookings Institution, Medicaid & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Medicaid)

Thursday, April 3, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/sen-collins-concerned-about-medicaid.html

Pepsi - Obama Logo Controversey (Connecting the Dots: PepsiCo, Inc., The Center for American Progress, Barack Obama administration, The Carnegie Corporation of New York & the Carnegie/Soros Network) (Past Research on the Center for American Progress & the Carnegie/Soros Network)

Saturday, March 14, 2026

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2026/03/pepsi-obama-logo-controversey.html

Dr. Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J Street, Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin, Rhonda (Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie & Soros Funding) (Past Research on Morton Halperin, the Center for American Progress, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) & the ONE Campaign)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html

Raging Lib Bill Nye (The Science Guy!) Hops On CNN And You'll Never Guess Who They Pin The Texas Floods On (Connecting the Dots: Bill Nye the Science Guy, PBS, CNN, The Sidwell Friends School, The Climate Reality Project & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Jessica Tuchman Mathews)

Thursday, July 10, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/07/raging-lib-bill-nye-science-guy-hops-on.html