Afternoon Wire: July 2, 2026 — June Jobs Report, USMCA Lapse, and a Supreme Court Term That Redrew Presidential Power
The June jobs report lands a day early, the USMCA trade pact lapses into review, Trump's disclosure shows crypto as his top income source, and the Supreme Court closes a…
Think Tank Roundup: Week of June 29, 2026 — RAND Warns AI Could Strain the Power Grid
A survey of the week's policy research from across the spectrum: RAND on AI and the power grid, plus Cato, CAP, Brookings, AEI, the Tax Foundation, Urban Institute and Carnegie…
Oversight Watch: Week of June 29, 2026 – $6.5 Billion Health Care Fraud Takedown Tops Federal Watchdog Docket
A record $6.5 billion health care fraud takedown, a delayed intelligence-community whistleblower complaint, CFTC and SEC award divergence, and mounting inspector general independence and funding questions define this week in…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of July 2, 2026 — DHS Watchdog Faults Secret Service Phone Security
This week’s watchdog roundup: a DHS inspector general on Secret Service phone security, GAO on thinned-out weapons testing and $100 billion in duplicative programs, plus reporting from OpenTheBooks, Capital Research…
Legislative Watch: Week of June 29, 2026 — House Moves Online-Safety, Terrorism-Insurance Bills and FY2027 Defense Authorization
The House passed the KIDS Act and a terrorism-insurance reauthorization and teed up the FY2027 defense bill as CBO projects a $1.9 trillion deficit.
DOJ Watch: July 2, 2026 — Record $6.5B Health Care Fraud Takedown
DOJ's 2026 takedown charged 455 in $6.5B health care fraud; ex-NSA John Bolton pleaded guilty under the Espionage Act. TIJ daily enforcement digest.
SEC Watch: July 2, 2026 — Federal Judge Dismisses SEC Fraud Case Against FirstEnergy’s Former CEO
A federal judge dismissed the SEC's fraud case against FirstEnergy's former CEO, as EDGAR surfaced fresh fraud judgments, two settled real estate offering-fraud actions, a going-private merger, and an auditor…
Corporate Disclosure Watch: Week of June 29 — Snowflake Investors Reject CEO Pay for a Second Straight Year
A late-June cluster of failed say-on-pay votes — Snowflake, Match Group, Nabors and Red Cat — stands out against a proxy season in which fewer than 1 percent of companies…
Global Corruption Watch: Week of June 29, 2026 — Cyprus Ex-President Referred for Criminal Charges Over Russian Golden Passports
A former Cypriot president is referred for prosecution over Russian golden passports, the FATF reshuffles its grey list and hands the presidency to the UK, and Belgian prosecutors probe Wise…
DOJ Watch: July 1, 2026 — Chinese National Pleads Guilty in CJNG Cocaine and Material-Support Case
The Investigative Journal's daily DOJ Watch: a Chinese national's guilty plea tied to the CJNG cartel leads a busy week of Justice Department enforcement spanning an MS-13 nine-murder conviction, a…