Afternoon Wire: September 10, 2026 — U.S.–Iran Strikes Escalate as Spending Fight Moves to December
Congress sends a funding extension through Dec. 11 to the president's desk; Iran targets a U.S. base in Jordan after tanker strikes; the mail-voting fight returns to the Supreme Court;…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of September 7, 2026 — GAO Finds DHS’s $10.5 Billion Contract-Savings Claim Won’t Fully Materialize
GAO reports DHS's DOGE-era contract terminations netted about $92 million against a reported $10.5 billion. Plus new findings from CRS, GAO, POGO, ProPublica, Judicial Watch, and the Capital Research Center.
Legislative Watch: Week of September 7, 2026 — Shutdown Averted, December 11 Cliff Set
A stopgap signed September 2 funds the government through December 11. The NDAA, twelve appropriations bills, and a Russia-Iran sanctions package now crowd a compressed fall calendar.
Capitol Watch: September 10, 2026 — House Scraps Late-September Session as Funding Fight Moves to December
The House cancels its late-September session after the stopgap becomes law, Leon Black sues over Epstein-probe subpoenas, debt tops $40 trillion, and CBO prices the good-government pipeline.
DOJ Watch: September 10, 2026 — 30 Years for $270M Medi-Cal Fraud Mastermind
TIJ's daily DOJ enforcement digest: a 30-year Medi-Cal fraud sentence, a Russian cyber-fraud extradition, Berkeley Law Title VI findings, a $1.3B Operation Gold Rush indictment, and election-integrity charges across three…
Federal Register Watch: September 10, 2026 — Census Bureau Moves to Exclude Illegal Aliens From the 2030 Count
Today's Federal Register: a Census Bureau proposal to exclude illegal aliens from the 2030 apportionment count, two rancher executive orders, an SEC move to scrap the pay-to-play rule, Iran sanctions…
SEC Watch: September 10, 2026 — Apartment REITs Agree to Merge as EDGAR Insider-Trading Case Closes
TIJ's daily SEC filings digest: the IRT–Centerspace all-stock merger, Prysmian's $95-a-share Atkore proxy, Diversified Energy's $1.8B Permian deal, GoPro founder's Schedule 13D, and three enforcement actions.
Morning Wire: September 10, 2026 — High Court Weighs Mail-Ballot Rule as Treasury Hits $24B Scam Network
The Supreme Court could rule any hour on the USPS mail-ballot rule; Treasury sanctions the $24 billion Xinbi Guarantee network; State designates Los Tiguerones; Russian strikes hit Kyiv; August CPI…
Afternoon Wire: September 9, 2026 — U.S. Destroys Five Iranian Tankers as Republicans Open Midterm Convention in Dallas
CENTCOM says five Iranian tankers were destroyed after missile attacks on a U.S. warship; Republicans open their first midterm convention in Dallas; tariff refunds become a midterm battleground; and Thursday's…
Corporate Disclosure Watch: Week of September 7, 2026 — Boston Scientific Says Cyberattack Will Hit Full-Year Results
Boston Scientific declares its August cyberattack material to 2026 results, Advent International moves to take Definitive Healthcare private at $1.02 a share, Steel Partners surfaces at KLX Energy, and more…