Nonprofit Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 — SPLC Indictment and the State AG Surge
A federal indictment of the SPLC, a $6.5M state civil case in Minneapolis, and a stubborn IRS enforcement gap on 501(c)(4) political nonprofits.
Spending Watch: Week of May 12 — Improper Payments Hit $186 Billion as Pentagon, DOE Lock In Multi-Billion Awards
Federal agencies booked $186 billion in improper payments in FY 2025, GAO finds, even as the Pentagon, DOE, and FEMA close out multi-billion-dollar contract and grant cycles.
Court Watch: Week of May 11 — Mifepristone Stay Extended, Tariffs Struck Down
A weekly survey of consequential court action: the Supreme Court keeps the mifepristone telehealth stay alive, the Court of International Trade voids the administration's replacement global tariffs, the D.C. Circuit…
Public Records Roundup: Week of May 12 — Pentagon UAP Files, IRS IT Gaps, and a $317K Embezzlement Indictment
TIJ's weekly survey of newly released federal audits, IG findings, and state and municipal records — including the Pentagon's PURSUE UAP portal, new GAO IT deficiencies at the IRS, and…
Capitol Watch: May 12, 2026 — Hegseth, Caine Defend FY2027 Pentagon Budget Under Iran Questions
Defense Secretary Hegseth and Gen. Caine faced House appropriators on the FY2027 Pentagon budget and Iran operations. Senate Armed Services examined Army posture; Oversight set a Pentagon-audit hearing; CBO updated…
DOJ Watch: May 12, 2026 — Cherfilus-McCormick Disaster-Fund Indictment, $1B Fraud Sweep, and a Multi-District Denaturalization Push
TIJ's daily DOJ enforcement digest: a former congresswoman suspended by DHS over a $5.7M disaster-fund indictment, a 16-year Medicare-fraud sentence for ex-NFL player Joel Rufus French, a 12.5-year sentence for…
Federal Register Watch: May 12, 2026 — BLM Repeals Conservation and Landscape Health Rule
BLM rescinds Biden-era public-lands conservation rule, HHS rolls back child-care and Head Start mandates, CFTC updates swap-clearing rules for the CAD/MXN benchmark transition, FDA opens a drug-repurposing docket, and PBGC…
Phantom Rooms, Federal Indictments: Inside New York’s $5.7 Billion Migrant Shelter Procurement
Federal indictments in Brooklyn, an HHS Inspector General audit, and NYC Comptroller findings now describe the same procurement failure: more than $9 billion spent on asylum-seeker services, 340 no-bid contracts,…
SEC Watch: May 12, 2026 — 21 Charged in Law-Firm M&A Leak Ring as Commission Proposes Semiannual Reporting
TIJ's daily SEC scan: 21 charged in a decade-long M&A insider trading ring tied to law firm leaks; the Commission proposes optional semiannual reporting in place of 10-Qs; the Musk…
Afternoon Wire: May 12, 2026 — Iran Ceasefire on “Life Support,” DOJ Escalates Denaturalization, Federal Court Strikes Section 122 Tariffs
Today's wire: Trump declares the Iran ceasefire on "massive life support" as Brent moves above 00; DOJ files denaturalization actions against twelve naturalized citizens; a federal court strikes down Section…