A mysterious new organization presenting itself as an anti-globalist, pro-American movement is targeting Republicans in competitive House districts. The American Forge Coalition sent a burst of mailers this month accusing vulnerable GOP candidates of falling short of conservative principles.

Critics contend the campaign is a coordinated attempt to discourage Republican turnout with the midterm election only one week away. The timing, messaging, and murky financial trail have fueled charges that liberal interests are hiding behind a conservative looking operation.

“This is a shady Democrat dark money scheme using a front group that isn't even registered with the [Federal Election Commission], mailing Republicans at the start of early voting to suppress them from turning out,” Rep. Mike Lawler campaign spokesman Ciro Riccardi told Fox News Digital.

A Fox News Digital investigation found mailers targeting races involving Lawler, Brian Fitzpatrick, Derrick Van Orden, Mariannette Miller Meeks and Jen Kiggans. The group also targeted Laurie Buckhout, who is running to unseat Democratic Rep. Don Davis in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District.

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Mailers aimed at voters in the Lawler, Kiggans and Fitzpatrick contests accused the Republicans of supporting “mass amnesty” and “letting criminals escape justice after illegally entering our nation.” Those claims center on their support for the Dignity Act.

The legislation would establish a path to temporary legal status for undocumented migrants who pay certain fees and pass a background check. It would also increase pay for Border Patrol, but none of the three Republicans supports amnesty for illegal immigrants with criminal histories.

A mystery group is attacking Republicans in close House races, and nobody knows who’s behind it.

It calls itself the American Forge Coalition, a pro-America, anti-globalist movement, and it’s been sending flyers saying some GOP candidates are soft on illegal immigration or too easy on abortion. Those claims stretch the candidates’ real records, which is why Republican campaigns think it’s a Democratic trick to get GOP voters to stay home, just a week before the midterms. Finding out for sure isn’t easy, since the group doesn’t have to name its donors and its website lists no leaders or funders. And the one name that does show up points the other way, with its paperwork filed by a Utah accountant who has worked with Republican groups before. Both parties have pulled moves like this before, so this one could come from either side. Source: Fox News / Writer: Daniyal — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 27, 2026

Other mailers attacked Van Orden and Buckhout over abortion. North Carolina voters received material claiming Buckhout supports “abortions up until birth,” while Wisconsin mailers said Van Orden “would allow the murder of the unborn into the second trimester.”

Both candidates have presented themselves as pro-life and have faced Democratic attacks branding them “anti-abortion.” Both the immigration and abortion attacks took liberties with the truth.

“They are obviously a left-wing dark money group. This is unfortunately not a new tactic by them. And they are really hurting our country,” Fitzpatrick’s campaign told Fox News Digital.

Buckhout’s campaign accused the coalition of “lying to eastern North Carolina voters,” adding, “Their fake ads are designed to split the Republican vote.” Fitzpatrick’s campaign said such groups seek a Congress without pragmatic and reasonable lawmakers.

The American Forge Coalition is organized as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization rather than a political action committee. That structure means it does not have to disclose financial information to the Federal Election Commission, though such organizations cannot make directly campaigning for a candidate their primary purpose.

Issue One Money in Politics Reform Director Michael Beckel said organizations on both the left and right have used the Citizens United ruling to spend secret money in elections. He said the coalition’s limited paper trail makes its financial backing and the interests directing its election activity difficult to determine.

Records show the organization was created in May 2026 and registered in Delaware. Its Wilmington address was featured in a 2012 New York Times report because roughly 285,000 businesses, ranging from small companies to American Airlines, Google and JPMorgan Chase, also used it.

Documents obtained by Beckel from the Delaware Secretary of State’s Office show a Utah-based certified public accountant incorporated the organization. That accountant previously worked with Republican groups and candidates, including the Arizona state GOP.

Beckel said liberal or Democratic aligned donors could be bankrolling an organization masquerading as conservative, though the available information does not establish who its donors are. Americans for Public Trust executive director Caitlin Sutherland also said the funders were assuredly leaning left.

Sutherland said the campaign differed from previous spoiler operations because it was not promoting another candidate. Instead, she said, the apparent intention was to convince Republican voters to remain home.

A similar controversy surfaced in 2024 when True Patriots PA, a California-based organization linked to former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, was accused of trying to steer voters from Fitzpatrick toward his more conservative primary challenger. Critics viewed that effort as an attempt to produce an easier general election opponent for Democrats.

Fox News Power Rankings project Democrats winning 219 House seats, with 198 likely for Republicans and 18 rated as tossups. The Lawler, Kiggans and Miller-Meeks races are projected as Democratic pickups, while the other targeted contests are considered tossups.

The coalition’s website identifies no donors or leaders and offers few organizational details. It promotes tariffs on cheap imports, opposes outsourcing, supports building a border wall and deporting criminals, and rails against Washington and globalists dictating to working families.

American Forge Coalition did not respond to questions from Fox News Digital. With crucial House contests hanging in the balance, the anonymous mail campaign has left Republican candidates warning voters that the populist packaging conceals a calculated effort to weaken the GOP.

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