Kariba REDD+: Verra Finds 15.2 Million of 26.8 Million Forest Credits Were Excess, and the Bill Remains Unpaid
Verra's own review found 15.2 million of 26.8 million Kariba forest credits were excess. Buyers keep their claims; the compensation remains unresolved.
Capitol Watch: October 26, 2026 — Congress in Recess as Pocket Rescission Dispute and Oversight Probes Await Lame Duck
Congress is in recess until Nov. 9. A look at the GAO pocket-rescission finding, Russia sanctions vote, Oversight's prediction-market probe and the Dec. 11 deadline.
DOJ Watch: October 26, 2026 — Virginia State Senator Indicted in Racketeering Case
Six DOJ enforcement actions from Oct. 19-23: a Virginia state senator's racketeering indictment, a defense-leak arrest, a $1.8B health fraud takedown and more.
Federal Register Watch: October 26, 2026 — Treasury Proposes Sweeping Outbound Investment Rules
Treasury proposes new outbound investment rules, NRC finalizes reactor pathway, Social Security sets a 3.6% COLA. Key deadlines inside.
SEC Watch: October 26, 2026 — Transocean-Valaris Merger Votes Set as SEC Pursues Pre-IPO Fraud Cases
Monday’s review of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public record is dominated by one scheduled corporate event and a cluster of enforcement actions involving pre-IPO investments and adviser conduct. On…
Morning Wire: October 26, 2026 — Lula Wins Brazil Runoff as Election Fights Dominate Courts
Compiled from public records, court filings, and wire reports published through the early hours of Monday, October 26, 2026. Where a claim rests on a single outlet’s account, the attribution…
Afternoon Wire: October 25, 2026 — Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Student-ID Rule Stand
Court rulings on student IDs, transgender inmates and the border wall, plus a Russia–Ukraine pause and two DOJ cases.
Leading the Future: $47 Million of AI Super PAC Cash Flowed Through Two Affiliates, and a Watchdog Questions Their Vendors
FEC filings show Leading the Future raised $76 million and moved $47 million to two affiliates now accused in a watchdog complaint of using shell vendors.
Morning Wire: October 25, 2026 — Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Student-ID Voting Rule Stand
Supreme Court backs New Hampshire's student-ID rule, Treasury eyes tech-investment limits, and Brazil votes in its runoff.
Afternoon Wire: October 24, 2026 — Supreme Court Rebuffs Prison Policy Bid as Defense Production Act Invoked for Fuel
Afternoon Wire for Oct. 24, 2026: Defense Production Act fuel push, Supreme Court emergency orders, Canadian tariff changes, and international developments.