Federal Register Watch: August 27, 2026 — Treasury Locks In Five-Sector Iran Sanctions Expansion
Today's Federal Register: Treasury's five-sector Iran sanctions expansion and general-license wind-downs, two DEA scheduling actions, Boeing 787 wing inspections, a TSCA solvent review, and firearms-rights restorations.
SEC Watch: Aug. 27, 2026 — SEC Drops Buyer Insider Trading Case; Nvidia Files a $96 Billion Quarter
The SEC dismisses its civil insider trading case against former Rep. Stephen Buyer, settles with AI startup GenesisAI, and Nvidia files a $96.2 billion quarter — plus auditor changes, restructuring…
Morning Wire: August 27, 2026 — Meta Settles Child-Safety Suit for $17 Billion as Trade and Court Fights Sharpen
Meta's $17 billion proposed settlement ends a landmark child-safety trial, the Supreme Court clears the mail-in voting order, Canadian counter-tariffs hit September 8, and Ukraine strikes Russian refining infrastructure.
Corporate Disclosure Watch: Week of August 24, 2026 — Kohl’s C-Suite Shake-Up and a $485 Million Energy Exit
Kohl's eliminates its CMO role, Par Pacific exits Laramie Energy in a $485 million deal, the SEC permanently exits the no-action business, Berkshire's $15.5 billion Alphabet bet, and nearly $480…
Global Corruption Watch: Week of August 24, 2026 — Kyiv Laundering Probe Reaches Zelenskyy’s Inner Circle
Ukraine’s “Operation Forest Gump” reaches the Presidential Office, FinCEN fines UBS a record $125 million, Lebanon indicts ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh a third time, and DOJ sentences a “concierge…
Nonprofit Watch: Week of August 26, 2026 — Veterans Charity Suit Caps Record Year for State Charity Enforcement
State attorneys general in New York, California and Alaska have filed charity enforcement actions in 2026 while Treasury moves to overhaul the Form 990.
Capitol Watch: August 26, 2026 — Dueling Stopgaps Frame a September Funding Showdown
The House and Senate left for recess having passed competing continuing resolutions, a DHS watchdog found a FEMA crew unlawfully skipped homes with Trump signs, and the Epstein records subpoena…
DOJ Watch: August 26, 2026 — Chicago Jury Convicts Ex-Philips Engineer of Stealing X-Ray Secrets for Chinese Rival
Daily enforcement digest: a trade-secret conviction with a China nexus, $82.7M in False Claims Act recoveries, a cartel money-laundering indictment, and DOJ's new courthouse-arrest lawsuit in Ohio.
Federal Register Watch: August 26, 2026 — Postal Service Finalizes Ballot Mail Rule Ahead of Midterms
USPS finalizes its Federal Ballot Mail rule with implementation paused by court injunctions; OFAC suspends five Iran general licenses; DEA schedules three kratom-related compounds; CBP mandates rail export manifests. Comment…
SEC Watch: August 26, 2026 — Ex-Bankers Charged in $18.5 Million Insider-Trading Case as Subprime Auto Fallout Widens
Two insider-trading complaints, Tricolor fraud fallout, a $600 million subprime auto financing, and the crypto rulemaking clock — the filings that mattered this week.