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Singham-backed, pro-China group drops huge sum on Manhattan HQ as feds probe shadowy network
People’s Forum’s recently purchased $5M Manhattan building
The exterior of the People’s Forum’s newly purchased Manhattan building on May 12, 2026. The three-story mixed-use building has a black storefront, covered windows and removed signage. The group is looking to raise $5 million to renovate it.
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NEW YORK — The People’s Forum Inc., a pro-China nonprofit that has been funded by Shanghai-based Marxist mogul Neville Roy Singham, bought a rundown building in Manhattan for $5.15 million and is now urging supporters to raise another $5 million to renovate the building — and to turn it into a «permanent home» for its far-left organizing efforts in the U.S.
The fundraising drive comes as lawmakers and federal officials investigate Singham’s network over what they have described as a foreign-aligned influence operation promoting Chinese Communist Party narratives in the U.S. Scrutiny of China’s influence has intensified in recent days, including the resignation of a California mayor who agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China.
The People’s Forum, a central organization within the Singham network, says it serves as a hub for more than 200 organizations and has helped coordinate left-wing protests across the U.S. since its founding in 2017.
The group told supporters on X Friday that it is urgently seeking to raise $2 million from individual donors by a December 2026 deadline, its first major fundraising target since it launched a broader $5 million campaign in September.
The group hasn’t publicly disclosed the address of the new building, but property records obtained by Fox News Digital show it purchased a three-story building at 137 W. 14th Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood for $5.15 million in December 2024. Sources familiar with the transaction told Fox News Digital that the W. 14th Street building is the new nonprofit’s new headquarters. The details of the transaction and the records documenting the sale are being reported here for the first time. The records don’t detail how the purchase was financed.
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Property records show a nonprofit funded by tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham purchased a Manhattan building for $5.15 million as part of operations under congressional scrutiny. (Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital; Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for V-Day)
The fundraising and expansion drive comes as Congress is investigating what lawmakers have described as a «foreign-aligned influence network» tied to Singham. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., said the nonprofit’s funding structures raise «significant concerns» about «foreign influence or control.»
According to a Fox News Digital investigation, Singham has funneled $285 million into the broad network of nonprofits since 2017, and Justice, State and Treasury Department officials are investigating financial activity tied to the network, including $22.5 million in funding directed to the People’s Forum.
Since 2017, the Singham network has led volatile protests across the country, with organizations including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the ANSWER Coalition, CodePink and BreakThrough News working with the People’s Forum to organize demonstrations and coordinate messaging, Fox News Digital has reported.
The People’s Forum, which brags about publishing «over 25 revolutionary texts» and organizing «over 6,000 events,» said on its website that it initially relied on support from a «generous donor» to establish its operations in 2017, but that new cash injections are desperately needed.
«Our initial donation is running out,» the organization wrote in a September appeal, adding that it now faces a «critical new stage.» The organization said the new building «right now is just a shell» and would require millions in renovations to become operational.
The narrow, mixed-use property appeared vacant when Fox News Digital visited the location on Tuesday.
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The storefront, previously occupied by a curtains and shades business, was painted black, with its signage removed and the front windows covered by a dark tarp. The entrance doors appeared to be covered with brown paper and a metal fire escape runs along the exterior, tan-colored facade. Property records describe the building as a roughly 2,580-square-foot lot with a footprint of approximately 25 feet wide by 96 feet deep.
«We need your help to make this urgent project come to reality,» the group wrote on Friday amid a renewed fundraising drive, sharing images of the building’s interior in disrepair, including exposed wires and other structural damage.
The purchase and fundraising push reflect the group’s effort to expand its organizing infrastructure, raising questions about the scale and reach of its operations.
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The group previously said the decision to purchase the new building was driven in part by the need to replace its current leased space and create what it described as a permanent base that «cannot be threatened by landlords or political attacks.»
The building previously sold for about $4.3 million in 2022, meaning the People’s Forum paid $850,000 more just over two years later.
City records also show the building has active violations, including issues tied to elevators and the boiler system, with about $20,000 in civil penalties currently outstanding, suggesting the building requires substantial repairs.
«The condition of disrepair in this building will take millions of dollars to renovate,» the group said in the Friday post. It has so far raised around $570,000 for the renovations, according to its website.
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FAR-LEFT NONPROFITS IN THE HOT SEAT AS LAWMAKER EXPOSES THEM FOR ‘SOWING CHAOS’ IN US
The People’s Forum operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, allowing it to receive tax-deductible donations under U.S. law.
While the property is owned by the People’s Forum, city filings show David Chung, the group’s organizing director, signed a property ownership certification tied to the building in October 2025.
Chung, who was born in South Korea and grew up in New York City, has also been identified in prior Fox News Digital reporting as directing protest activity in New York City. In one protest, he referred to supporters as «comrades.»
He has also appeared at protests where he referred to the «brutality of this imperialist system» in the U.S. and led chants of «Free Palestine,» according to a video posted by the organization. In a caption accompanying the video, the group described the conflict in Gaza as a «genocide.»
The group said it has «trained over 40,000 people» through political education programs, positioning the space as a central node for activist organizing.
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David Chung, organizing director at The People’s Forum, left, and Manolo De Los Santos, the group’s executive director, right, are shown in a split image. Both have been involved in organizing protest activity tied to the group. (Nikolas Lanum/Fox News Digital)
In a video released as part of the fundraising push, Manolo De Los Santos, the group’s executive director, said the 200 organizations that make up the People’s Forum are «united in the struggle» for racial, gender, climate, and economic justice, with the new building aimed at playing a vital role in the group’s future operations.
De Los Santos, who was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in The Bronx, described the People’s Forum as a «hub for learning and for organizing» and where «we strategize… and build solidarity to fight back.»
«Your contribution isn’t just a donation, it’s an investment in our collective future of freedom,» he said. «It’s a direct act of resistance. It’s how we protect spaces that allow us to organize and to win.»
The People’s Forum, De Los Santos and Chung didn’t respond to requests for comment.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has opened an investigation into a New York City coffee shop after it blasted Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., in a social media post, saying it should not have served him, and he should never come back due to his support of Israel.
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ has opened an investigation into the Poetica Coffee Shop in Brooklyn.
Dhillon says the department is aware of the «denial of service taunts» directed at Goldman and says federal law prohibits public accommodations, including coffee shops, from discriminating against patrons based on race, religion, or national origin. Dhillon says the alleged denial of service could violate federal anti-discrimination law and says enforcement action is possible.
In a now-deleted Facebook post, Poetica Coffee said it issued a refund to Goldman after learning that he had stopped by the location with his young daughter. The shop added that it would have simply turned Goldman away if staff had recognized him at the time.
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Rep. Dan Goldman, D, N.Y., was criticized by Poetica, a left-leaning coffee shop in Brooklyn, which called scolded him over his support for Israel. (Dan Goldman)
«Hey Congressman Dan Goldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?» the post stated, referring to Goldman’s support for Israel and accusations that the Jewish state has committed genocide against Palestinians during the war in Gaza.
«See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between,» the post continued. «Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund—we don’t need your money (it’s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don’t ever come to Poetica.»
A Brooklyn, N.Y., coffee shop refunded a purchase made by Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., over the weekend over his support for Israel, saying the company doesn’t serve «genocide enablers.» (Getty Images; Google Maps)
In a statement on social media, Goldman said he was disappointed by the shop’s remarks.
«I’m sorry to see this post,» he said. «The barista could not have been nicer to my 7-year-old daughter and me—allowing her to use the bathroom even though we had not purchased anything. I made sure to buy a coffee in return for her kindness. I hope you at least make sure she gets the tip that she deserved.»
In response, the shop said it was the barista’s idea to refund Goldman’s purchase. The poster added that they will be voting against Goldman, who faces a Democratic primary challenge from former city Comptroller Brad Lander.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Goldman and the coffee shop, as well as the offices of New York State Attorney General Letitia James and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
«No comment. We stand against genocide,» a staffer told the New York Post.
The shop’s social media post was quickly criticized online.
Mark Treyger, the CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, said the incident warrants a review under city and state human rights laws.
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Poetica Coffee in Brooklyn, N.Y., criticized Rep. Dan Goldman, N.Y., over his support for Israel. (Dan Goldman)
«Turning a cup of coffee into a Jewish identity litmus test is an affront to the law, our values, and every New Yorker who rejects discrimination,» he wrote on X. «If an identifiable Jewish customer walks into a coffee shop wearing a kippah or Magen David, are they expected to first disclose their views on Middle East policy before being served?»
The incident appears to contradict the opening statement on Poetica Coffee’s website by its owner, Parviz Mukhamadkulov, an Uzbek immigrant who opened his first location in 2020.
«In practice, it looks like a café where the door doesn’t close on anyone, where tea gets poured before anyone asks who you are,» the website states. «The guest is sacred because the act of welcoming is how a community keeps itself intact.»
Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., stands outside the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey, on May 28, 2026. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital.)
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The shop also claims on its site that «whoever walks through the door is treated with unconditional dignity.»
«Not as a customer. Not as a transaction. As someone who arrived and deserves to be welcomed,» the site reads.
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Nueva crisis política en el Reino Unido: la renuncia del premier Keir Starmer desata la carrera por la sucesión
No es el récord de Perú que tendrá nueve presidentes en los últimos diez años, pero se acerca. El renunciante Keir Starmer se convirtió este lunes en el sexto primer ministro británico en anunciar su salida del cargo en una década marcada por una sucesión de crisis políticas.
El premier laborista duró solo dos años en el número 10 de Downing Street. Una economía estancada y algunos escándalos sacudieron su gobierno de mayorías y lo llevaron a una dimisión esperada y anunciada el domingo por el mismísimo Donald Trump.
“Cada decisión que he tomado ha sido para anteponer al país que amo. Por eso dimitiré como líder del Partido Laborista”, dijo Starmer, de 63 años, emocionado, en su anuncio oficial.
Ahora comienza un período de transición. Andy Burnham, el exalcalde del bastión industrial de Manchester y flamante diputado del ala izquierda del partido, es el gran favorito para sucederlo. La maquinaria laborista debe echar andar ahora el sistema de sucesión. Hasta entonces, Starmer seguirá en el poder, aunque sin poder alguno.
Por qué renunció el premier británico
Starmer asumió el cargo el 5 de julio de 2024 cuando puso fin a 14 años de gobiernos conservadores.
El laborismo había ganado entonces, en forma contundente, las primeras elecciones celebradas después del Brexit, la salida del Reino Unido de la Unión Europea. La mayoría legislativa alcanzada auguraba un gobierno sin contratiempos.
Pero pasaron cosas. Keir Starmer anunció su salida del gobierno británico (Foto: REUTERS/Jaimi Joy)
“Durante la campaña que lo llevó a obtener mayoría absoluta, Starmer se presentó como la persona que podía llevar al Reino Unido a la tranquilidad y equilibrio que tanto el Brexit como el gobierno de (el conservador) Boris Johnson la habían privado», dijo a TN el analista argentino Gastón Fornés, profesor de Negocios Internacionales de la Universidad de Bristol, en Inglaterra.
Pero nada de eso ocurrió.
“En estos dos años no fue capaz de fijar y transmitir una idea y visión claras de lo que su gobierno quería hacer. Esto sumado a varios escándalos internos y cambios de dirección en algunas políticas clave, hicieron que ese apoyo mayoritario se fuera erosionando hasta llegar a la renuncia», indicó.
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El mayor escándalo fue el polémico nombramiento de Peter Mandelson como embajador en Washington en 2024. Fue sin dudas un tsunami político que tapó a su gobierno.
¿La causa? El diplomático estaba vinculado con el financista y pedófilo estadounidense Jeffrey Epstein, que murió en 2019 en la cárcel. Según los archivos de la investigación, Mandelson había transmitido a Epstein informaciones susceptibles de influir en los mercados, especialmente cuando era ministro en el gobierno de Gordon Brown (2008-2010).
Finalmente, fue arrestado el 23 de febrero pasado. El daño al gobierno laborista fue irreparable. En mayo, las elecciones locales fueron un cachetazo a la estabilidad política. El laborismo sufrió una dura derrota en todo el país. Nada volvió a ser igual.
La economía hizo el resto. Los británicos sufren una preocupante inestabilidad con un incierto panorama. El Brexit fue un duro golpe del que todavía no han logrado recuperarse. Se estima que el PIB perdió un 8% de su riqueza en comparación con un escenario de permanencia en la UE.
Hoy, las pymes denuncian barreras comerciales y mayores costos, mientras la inflación sigue siendo un problema. La economía crece, pero en forma lenta. En 2025, ese crecimiento fue de 1,3%.
Cómo se elegirá al nuevo premier
En el Reino Unido, la caída de un premier no se resuelve con nuevas elecciones generales. Es el partido en el gobierno quien elige al sucesor.
El comité ejecutivo nacional del laborismo prevé la apertura de las candidaturas para suceder a Starmer para el 9 de julio. Si hay un consenso, el “elegido” podría asumir entre el 17 o 18 de julio, según las previsiones de la prensa británica. Pero si hay varios postulantes, el proceso podría resolverse recién en septiembre con la convocatoria a un congreso del partido.
El gran favorito es el flamante diputado y exalcalde del Gran Manchester, Andy Burnham, de 56 años. Sin perder tiempo, ya anunció que será candidato.
Andy Burnham es el favorito para suceder a Keir Starmer (Foto: REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja)
Burnham, referente del ala izquierda del laborismo, fue electo diputado la semana pasada al ganar unas difíciles elecciones parciales ante la derecha radical en Makerfield. Su llegada al Parlamento este mismo lunes lo colocó en la línea de sucesión.
Se trata de un veterano político conocido como “el rey del Norte”. La prensa local lo considera el político más popular del país. Su llegada al número 10 de Downing Street parece cuestión de tiempo. Contaría con un respaldo suficiente en las filas del partido.
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Los dos únicos dirigentes que se perfilan como eventuales postulantes son la exvice de Starmer, Angela Rayner, que renunció en septiembre, y Al Carns, que dimitió la semana pasada como ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas. Pero por ahora ambos se mantienen en silencio.
La oposición conservadora y la derecha radical deberán esperar para dar el zarpazo. Las próximas elecciones generales no están previstas para antes de 2029. Hasta entonces, el laborismo mantendrá su actual mayoría parlamentaria.
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Trump says Colombia’s ‘El Tigre’ will be a ‘great president’ as socialist opponent launches legal challenge
Trump congratulates Colombia presidential candidate
Trump congratulated Abelardo De La Espriella, known by many as ‘El Tigre,’ following an initial ballot count. While not officially called, the narrow lead signals a potential rightward shift for Colombia. (Reuters.)
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President Donald Trump congratulated conservative attorney and businessman Abelardo de la Espriella on becoming president of Colombia Monday at the White House. Yet while he holds a slim lead and is the favorite to win over left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda, authorities have yet to officially certify the result.
With 99.9% of votes counted, de la Espriella led with 49.7% to Cepeda’s 48.7%. De la Espriella, known to his supporters as «El Tigre,» dominated in the country’s mountainous interior and the vote-rich state of Antioquia, while Cepeda won in the capital Bogotá and performed well in coastal regions, following trends of recent presidential elections.
Cepeda has challenged the results, citing irregularities at thousands of polling stations. Nonetheless, overturning the election would be unprecedented in Colombian history.
If de la Espriella does hold out, it will mirror a continent-wide rightward shift seen in recent electoral results in Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru, where conservative Keiko Fujimori appears poised to win the presidency.
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Colombia’s right-wing presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, from the Defensores de la Patria movement, delivers a speech to supporters during a campaign rally in Palmira, near Cali, Colombia on May 14, 2026. Colombia will hold presidential elections on May 31. (Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump congratulated de la Espriella during a signing at the White House on Monday. Trump told reporters that, «He called me last night, and he thanked me for the endorsement. He won. He won the election.» In response to a question on relations between the U.S. and Colombia, Trump asserted that things would be «Much better. It’ll be better. He’s going to be a great president.»
The election featured two candidates representing polar opposites of the Colombian political spectrum. De la Espriella, known as ‘El Tigre’ by his supporters, has enjoyed the enthusiastic backing of Donald Trump, promised a return to the law-and-order approach of former President Alvaro Uribe, and pledged an aggressive military campaign against guerrilla groups and criminal organizations, while Cepeda vowed to continue the negotiation-based strategy of Petro, a longtime political ally.
Ivan Cepeda is a longtime figure on the Colombian left, and served as senator for 12 years, following a four-year stint in the Chamber of Representatives. His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia’s internal conflict.
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Colombia’s presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, of the Defensores de la Patria party, speaks behind bulletproof glass during his closing campaign rally in Medellin, Colombia on May 24, 2026. Colombia will hold presidential elections on May 31. (Jaime Saldarriaga/AFP Via Getty Images)
The first round of the election, held on May 31, saw de la Espriella win 43.7% of the vote, to Cepeda’s 40.9%, with right-wing Senator Paloma Valencia placing a distant third, at 6.9%.
On Sunday evening, Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated de la Espriella on the result, saying, «The Trump Administration looks forward to working closely with your incoming administration to advance regional security cooperation, end illegal immigration to the United States.»
Ivan Cepeda speaks during a campaign rally in Cali, Colombia, on June 6, 2026. The leftist candidate is set to face conservative attorney Abelardo De La Espriella in Colombia’s June 21 presidential runoff election. (AFP via Getty Images)
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While the issues driving American and Colombian politics remain considerably distinct, de la Espriella’s insurgent outsider campaign emulated Trump’s in many ways, particularly in the sense that neither held elected nor appointed office prior to winning the presidency, launching successful campaigns almost entirely outside the existing party structure.
The defining safety and security issue set de la Espriella on a winning course, as he honed something of a strongman image to forcefully critique the Petro administration’s policy of peace through negotiation with armed groups in opposition to the Colombian government.
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, left, and President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Trump said Petro will «be next» amid escalating tensions over U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean and drug trafficking operations. (Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images; Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
It is widely believed that Petro’s negotiation-based approach and restraint with respect to military action has allowed such groups as the ELN (National Liberation Army), and various dissident elements of the FARC to regroup, boost recruitment and regain control of key territory and drug trafficking routes.
De la Espriella promised a return to an aggressive military campaign to reclaim territory from terrorist groups and cartels, and pledged to build «mega-prisons», citing the policies of El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele as a model for eradicating criminal groups.
A de la Espriella administration will also likely mark a return to free-market economics, decreased governmental intervention in the economy, and a renewed push to lower taxes.
A strengthened U.S.-Colombia relationship is also a certainty, following an era of considerable tensions between Petro and Trump, which led to a series of acrimonious social media exchanges. Historically, Colombia was the U.S.’ strongest ally in the region, but the relationship has weakened considerably under the tenure of Petro.
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Political analysts will also be closely watching the dynamic between Colombia and Venezuela. De la Espriella is likely to follow the Trump administration’s lead in Bogotá’s approach to the new Delcy Rodriguez administration, demanding a timeline for free and fair elections, and calling on the Venezuelan government to aggressively pursue the ELN Marxist guerrilla group in border regions where it has long sought refuge, and had an allegedly close relationship with former dictator Nicolás Maduro.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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