Investigative Journalism & In-Depth Reporting
Daily curated wire service digests from major news agencies and government feeds
Today's afternoon digest: the Pentagon orders a 5,000-troop drawdown from Germany over the Trump-Merz feud, Spirit Airlines collapses citing Hormuz-driven fuel costs, Louisiana suspends its primary in the wake of…
Trump tells Congress War Powers clock is suspended; Senate rejects Iran resolution; record 76-day DHS shutdown ends; whistleblowers allege DOJ rushed SPLC indictment; SCOTUS signals it will side with Trump…
TIJ's afternoon wire: Supreme Court's Voting Rights ruling, Pentagon's $1.5T request, the Comey indictment, the Sinaloa governor case, and the 60-day mark on Operation Epic Fury.
Overnight: Supreme Court guts a key Voting Rights Act protection in Louisiana v. Callais; House clears DHS funding to end an 11-week shutdown; SDNY indicts a sitting Mexican governor; Trump…
Today's afternoon briefing: a federal grand jury indicts former FBI Director James Comey, the Pentagon defends its largest peacetime budget request, and the US-Iran ceasefire creaks under strain as CENTCOM…
Justice Department indicts Mexico's Sinaloa governor in cartel conspiracy; Comey arraigned over alleged threat to Trump; Supreme Court narrows Voting Rights Act; King Charles concludes US state visit; Fed holds…
TIJ's afternoon digest: the Fed holds rates at Powell's penultimate meeting, the Pentagon asks Congress to formally become the Department of War, the Supreme Court hears Haitian and Syrian TPS…
Overnight: DOJ unseals second Comey indictment; Second Circuit rejects no-bond immigration detention; Supreme Court hears Haiti and Syria TPS arguments; Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz; FOMC decision at…
The Investigative Journal’s daily afternoon digest of the day’s developments across Washington, the federal courts, and the international beat. Compiled from public records, primary documents, and on-the-record statements. Government Treasury…
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 — Washington, D.C. A federal appeals court handed the Pentagon a procedural win on press access, the Justice Department locked in fresh charges against the alleged…