Fact-Check: Would Rate Cuts Deliver 15 Percent GDP Growth?
TIJ tests four claims from both parties against primary federal data: the president's growth projection, a declared manufacturing surge, DNC claims on gas and jobs, and a Georgia Senate ad.
Regulatory Roundup: Week of September 7, 2026 — EPA Reopens Comment on ‘Waters of the United States’ Rewrite
This week's Federal Register: EPA and the Army Corps reopen comment on the WOTUS definition, the SEC proposes rescinding the pay-to-play rule, IRS finalizes the car-loan interest deduction, a ranchers…
Capitol Watch: September 11, 2026 — Senate Returns to Crypto Showdown as House Readies Fraud Crackdown
Both chambers were quiet this week, but Monday brings a judicial cloture vote and Tuesday a 60-vote test on crypto market structure — with government funding set to run out…
Federal Register Watch: September 11, 2026 — FCC Tightens Communications Supply-Chain Rules
In today's Federal Register: the FCC closes a Covered List component loophole, DHS proposes ending the 60-day grace period for visa workers, two new executive orders, a Roadless Rule extension,…
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…