Federal Register Watch: August 11, 2026 — DHS Extends $4,000 Visa Fee to All H-1B, L-1 Extensions
In the latest Federal Register: DHS extends the 9-11 Biometric Fee to all H-1B and L-1 extensions; HUD moves to drop disparate-impact rules; IRS finalizes 1099-K backup-withholding relief; DOE invokes…
SEC Watch: August 11, 2026 — Pre-IPO Fund Adviser Adit Ventures Charged in Alleged Fraud Involving SpaceX, Klarna Shares
SEC charges pre-IPO adviser Adit Ventures in alleged fraud; UWM details its $1.65B Oaktree recapitalization; Innovex holders complete a secondary; and a SPAC hands control to a retired Chinese bank…
Morning Wire: August 11, 2026 — White House Orders Vaccine Schedule Overhaul as Iran Sets Terms on Hormuz
Morning Wire for Aug. 11, 2026: a childhood vaccine schedule overhaul, DOJ suits against three states, the Adani dismissal, Haitian TPS, Iran's Hormuz demands, Gaza, Ukraine — and today's primaries.
Public Records Roundup: Week of August 3, 2026 — GAO Questions DOGE ‘Wall of Receipts’ Savings Claims
Each Monday, The Investigative Journal surveys the audits, inspector general findings, and document releases that entered the public record over the previous week. The week of August 3–9 was headlined…
EPA Watch: Week of July 20, 2026 — Domtar’s $1.5M Clean Air Act Settlement Tops a Rising Enforcement Docket
A Clean Air Act deal with paper maker Domtar leads the latest EPA enforcement docket, alongside a $69M Keystone Pipeline oil-spill settlement and the $450M Chemours PFAS case — as…
Regulatory Roundup: Week of August 3, 2026 — OPM Finalizes Civil Service Overhaul
Eighty-three final rules in one week: OPM rewrites federal layoff and appeal procedures, CMS adds $2.1 billion for hospitals, visa bonds go permanent, and the FCC targets foreign equipment in…
SEC Watch: August 10, 2026 — SEC Launches Accounting-Fraud Unit as CreditRiskMonitor Discloses Restatement
A new SEC Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit, a rare Item 4.02 restatement disclosure, a $152 million REIT fraud case, and the week's notable proxies and 10-Qs — with links…
Morning Wire: August 10, 2026 — Netanyahu Rejects U.S.-Backed Gaza Plan; Pentagon Presses Arms Makers as Hormuz Talks Stall
Netanyahu rejects the 15-point Gaza framework, the Pentagon asks industry to ramp up munitions production, and late-week rulings curb the VA, NFA registration, and the wind freeze. Plus: what to…
Federal Register Watch: August 10, 2026 — HUD Moves to Strip Disparate-Impact Provisions From Title VI Rules
HUD proposes removing Title VI disparate-impact provisions, IRS payment-platform withholding rules take effect, and the SEC approves overnight-trading price bands in Monday's 78-document Federal Register.
Morning Wire: August 10, 2026 — Netanyahu Rejects U.S.-Backed Gaza Plan; Blanche Confirmed 50-49
Netanyahu rejects the U.S.-backed Gaza roadmap Hamas says it accepts; the Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general 50-49; the D.C. Circuit keeps White House ballroom construction on hold; and…