Public Records Roundup: Week of April 13 — North Carolina Audit Flags $342K, GAO Targets AI Contracting
Weekly public-records roundup: NC audit flags $342K in missing student fees, GAO updates reports, SEC Audit Trail concept release posts.
Capitol Watch: April 20, 2026 — House Rebukes White House on Haiti TPS as FISA 702 Teeters
A 224–204 House vote forces Haiti TPS extension; Senate clears Boundary Waters mining 50-49; FISA 702 revolt forces 10-day extension.
Federal Register Watch: April 20, 2026 — Pipeline Authorizations, SEC Audit Trail Review, CFTC Cross-Margining Top Docket
Federal Register brief: nine presidential cross-border pipeline authorizations, SEC Consolidated Audit Trail concept release, and CFTC changes.
Capitol Watch: April 17, 2026 — SAVE Act Passes House, Senate Clears Judge Davis by One Vote
Daily congressional digest: House passes revised SAVE Act tightening voter-registration proof-of-citizenship requirements; Senate invokes cloture 49-48 on Judge Andrew B. Davis; House Oversight advances fraud-prevention bill amid Bondi deposition dispute;…
Federal Register Watch: April 17, 2026 — Trump Accounts Records System Launched, Russian-Vessel Emergency Extended
Friday's Federal Register includes a White House extension of the Russian-vessel national emergency, a Treasury records system for the new Trump Accounts children's IRAs, and an IRS proposal raising information-reporting…
Oversight Watch: Week of April 13 — SEC Pays $50 Million Whistleblower Award as IG Workforce Shrinks
This week brought a stark juxtaposition in federal oversight: a single whistleblower earned more than $50 million from the Securities and Exchange Commission for exposing corporate fraud, even as the…
Capitol Watch: April 16, 2026 — Budget Battles, AI Espionage, and the DHS Shutdown
Thursday on Capitol Hill brought a packed schedule of consequential hearings across both chambers, with OMB Director Russell Vought defending President Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget before the Senate Budget…
Federal Register Watch: April 15, 2026 — CMS Proposes Major Overhaul of Drug Prior Authorization
The Federal Register’s latest filings, published April 14–15, 2026, carry a substantial volume of regulatory action spanning healthcare, energy, trade enforcement, nuclear licensing, environmental protection, federal workforce policy, and telecommunications…
Capitol Watch: April 15, 2026 — Senate Confirms Arkansas Judge as FTC Oversight and FY2027 Markups Loom
Daily congressional digest: Senate confirms Judge Shepherd 53-44, Commerce sets FTC oversight, Chairman Cole releases FY2027 markup schedule, and CBO flags a $1.9 trillion deficit path.
Federal Register Watch: April 15, 2026 — CMS Proposes FY 2027 Medicare Inpatient Payment Overhaul
A daily digest of notable Federal Register entries, covering CMS's FY 2027 IPPS rule, prior-authorization interoperability, OPM pay changes, NOAA fees, USPS price adjustments, and more.