House panel warns Singham-linked groups over subpoenas

Committee renews document demands

The Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee has renewed demands that The People’s Forum, BreakThrough News and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research comply with congressional subpoenas by Tuesday. The committee is seeking financial records and other documents as it examines whether money moving through tax-exempt nonprofits connected to Neville Roy Singham is being used to advance Chinese Communist Party interests in the United States.

Committee Chairman Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican, said the organizations must turn over the documents or their leaders will be questioned under oath. The dispute began with committee requests for financial records in 2025 and intensified when the panel subpoenaed the three organizations in July.

The nonprofits have challenged the investigation, arguing that lawmakers are targeting their political views and activities protected by the First Amendment.

Potential depositions

Fox News reported that Singham and 20 others have been identified for possible questioning under oath. The group includes eight people associated with The People’s Forum, seven with BreakThrough News and six with Tricontinental.

Those identified include The People’s Forum Executive Director Manolo De Los Santos, Education Director Layan Fuleihan and Organizing Director David Chung. At BreakThrough News, the names include Editor-in-Chief Ben Becker, News Director Zoe Alexandra and Chief Correspondent Rania Khalek. Tricontinental figures include Executive Director Vijay Prashad and Singham, who is listed as chairman of its international advisory board.

The committee has not publicly announced that it has issued deposition subpoenas to any of the 21 individuals. The immediate deadline applies to the organizations’ compliance with the existing document subpoenas.