Investigative Journalism & In-Depth Reporting
GAO reports federal net interest has overtaken defense spending and publicly held debt has matched the economy, as the FY2026 deficit hits $1.2 trillion. This week's notable federal outlays, contract…
A roundup of seven notable recent Justice Department enforcement actions — from an alleged White House-event attack plot and Hamas terror financing to a $1 billion Medicare fraud conviction and…
A digest of the June 22, 2026 Federal Register: a joint stablecoin rule under the GENIUS Act, a DOE cross-border electricity rule, EPA's CRA revocation of tire air-toxics standards, DHS…
A $100 million penalty against Western Asset Management anchors a busy SEC stretch — UPS and GrubMarket investor-restitution plans, a hotel-fund fraud settlement, a delinquency revocation, and a proposed rollback…
U.S. and Iran wrapped the first round of Switzerland talks under a 60-day roadmap; the UK's Keir Starmer said he will resign; and Colombia's presidential runoff stayed too close to…
A narrow Second Amendment win in United States v. Hemani led a busy week at the Supreme Court, alongside new cert grants, a Ninth Circuit parental-notification injunction, an Idaho bathroom-law…
GAO, Inspector General, and state audit releases for the week of June 15, 2026 — from $2 billion in unrepaid Federal Reserve loans to $349 million in postal counterfeit-stamp losses.
A daily review of Department of Justice enforcement: an alleged Hamas financing scheme, the first NSD corporate declination involving Bosch, a $30M pathology kickback settlement, and more.
Belt & Road Watch is The Investigative Journal’s monthly tracker of China’s overseas infrastructure, lending, and influence activity. Figures and financing terms are drawn from public records, academic datasets, and…
Federal lobbying hit a record $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2026 after an unprecedented $5.08 billion in 2025, with Trump-aligned firms like Ballard Partners dominating K Street.