Defeated progressive ‘Squad’ lawmaker in hot seat for non-profit’s missing paper trail

Former Missouri congresswoman Cori Bush, a defeated "Squad" member, is facing scrutiny after promoting her non-profit organisation to donors despite records suggesting it may never have been properly registered as a tax-exempt entity with the IRS. The discrepancy has drawn the attention of investigators and raises questions about transparency in how the group solicited and used donor funds.

Bush described the organisation, Poltivist Power Inc., as a newly formed 501(c)(4) group intended to combine grassroots organising with political strategy, but public filings reportedly show no confirmation of the tax-exempt status she claimed. The promotion of the non-profit occurred in the months before Bush lost her re-election bid, and the matter is now under investigation by an attorney general's office.