Think Tank Roundup: Week of April 20 — Brookings Maps a Safer World
TIJ's weekly survey of policy papers from Brookings, AEI, Cato, RAND, Urban Institute, Tax Foundation, Carnegie Endowment, and EPI.
Investigative Monitor: Week of April 24, 2026 — DOJ Wobbles in Brennan Probe as Florida AG Opens Two Corporate Inquiries
A weekly roundup of major investigations from ProPublica, the Washington Post, the New York Times, OCCRP, the Daily Caller, the Free Beacon and others — with TIJ follow-up angles.
Fact-Check: Did a $600 Drug Really See a ‘600% Reduction’? Five Claims, Examined
TIJ's weekly fact-check goes to primary sources on five claims from the past week — TrumpRx pricing, March jobs, voter ID polling, tariff costs, and the status of Iran's nuclear…
Oversight Watch: Week of April 24 — GAO Pegs Federal Fraud at Up to $521 Billion as IG Offices Face Cuts
The GAO estimates federal fraud losses between $233 billion and $521 billion annually as the FY27 budget proposes 12 percent cuts to inspector general offices. Plus: DOJ IG opens Epstein…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of April 20 — Navy Modernization Missteps, FEMA Helpline Failures, and a Crypto-Conflict Memo
GAO, HHS OIG, NASA OIG, Judicial Watch, ProPublica and POGO reports from the week of April 20, 2026 — what they found and what to watch at TIJ.
Legislative Watch: Week of April 20, 2026 — Senate Adopts $70 Billion Immigration Reconciliation Vehicle
Senate adopts FY2026 budget resolution 50-48, kicking off reconciliation 2.0 for $70B in ICE/CBP funding. Plus FISA Title VII, CBO scores, FY27 markups, MATCH Act, and state AI laws.
Nonprofit Watch: Week of April 24 — Treasury 990 Overhaul, $3.8M Petco Sham, 22-State GoFundMe Demand
Treasury orders the biggest Form 990 overhaul in a decade; 22 state AGs press GoFundMe; California sues over $3.8M sham charity at Petco Park; Colorado settles $99K CASA diversion; Feeding…
Global Corruption Watch: Week of April 20 — Nepal Power-Broker Arrest, OFAC Targets Mahan Air, FinCEN Unveils AML Overhaul
Nepal widens its money-laundering dragnet, OFAC designates an Iranian aviation network, FinCEN proposes a sweeping AML overhaul, and OCCRP documents Europe's retreat from corporate transparency.
SEC Watch: April 24, 2026 — Norfolk Southern Merger Costs and CME Record Volumes Lead Filings
Daily SEC filing digest: Norfolk Southern’s Q1 10-Q shows merger and Eastern Ohio incident charges; Constellation Brands files FY26 10-K; CME, Halliburton, and Texas Instruments report quarterly results; Shutterstock amends…
DOJ Watch: April 24, 2026 — SPLC Fraud Indictment, Polymarket Soldier, Mexican Mafia Sweep
The Investigative Journal's daily digest of federal enforcement actions: the SPLC fraud indictment, an Army sergeant charged over Polymarket bets on the Maduro operation, 43 Mexican Mafia arrests, a $30M…