Capitol Watch: September 21, 2026 — Russia Sanctions Act Signed as House Exits Until November
Congress cleared the Graham Russia-Iran sanctions act 262-159, passed an Iran war powers resolution 220-204, and held Leon Black in contempt 41-0.
DOJ Watch: September 21, 2026 — 16 Charged in Nationwide Illegal Voting Cases
A digest of the Justice Department's most consequential enforcement actions from the week of Sept. 14, 2026 — election-fraud charges, a 60-year torture sentence, health care fraud settlements, and $32M…
Federal Register Watch: September 21, 2026 — SEC Moves to Rescind the Shareholder Proposal Rule
Monday's Federal Register: the SEC proposes to rescind Rule 14a-8 and leave shareholder proposals to state law, a memorandum stripping Canadian goods from federal procurement, EO 14428 revoking the 2009…
SEC Watch: September 21, 2026 — Regulator Takes ISS to Court Over Proxy Data
The SEC filed a subpoena enforcement action against proxy adviser ISS, then proposed rescinding Rule 14a-8 entirely. Plus seven other notable filings and enforcement actions.
Morning Wire: September 21, 2026 — Trump Heads to UNGA as Iran Talks, Ukraine Strikes and a Fed Reversal Set the Week
Trump heads to UNGA as Qatar seeks to restart Iran ceasefire talks, Kyiv strikes Moscow, the AfD wins in Germany, and the Fed reverses course on rates.
Afternoon Wire: September 20, 2026 — White House Pulls Credentials From Three Outlets as Greenland Deal Heads to UN Week
Press credentials revoked at the White House, an FAA clearance for the triumphal arch, a First Circuit stay on HUD's homelessness overhaul, and a U.S.-Denmark Greenland deal headed for signature…
Algorithmic Rent Pricing: Six Settlements, One Entered Judgment, and No Ruling on the Law
Twenty-five months into the Justice Department's case against RealPage and seven landlords, six defendants have settled, one judgment has been entered, and no court has decided when algorithmic pricing becomes…
Ghost Clients and Sham Vendors: Federal Charges Expose the $118 Million Blind Spot in L.A.’s Homelessness Nonprofit Pipeline
Federal prosecutors charged three L.A. homelessness nonprofit figures on Sept. 16. Tax filings and audits show the warnings were public for years.
Morning Wire: September 20, 2026 — Missiles Over Riyadh, New H-1B Curbs, Election Cases Pile Up at the Court
Overnight: the Saudi-led coalition says it downed a Houthi ballistic missile over Riyadh as an Aramco depot burned; Trump signed a new H-1B order and renewed the $100,000 petition fee;…
Afternoon Wire: September 19, 2026 — Russia-Iran Sanctions Law Signed as Justice Department Moves on Five Fronts
The President signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law and extended the $100,000 H-1B entry payment through September 2027. Plus: DOJ actions, the mail-ballot litigation,…