Afternoon Wire: May 3, 2026 — 5,000-Troop Germany Drawdown, Spirit Airlines Shutdown, Mifepristone Heads Back to SCOTUS
The Pentagon's 5,000-troop drawdown from Germany, the collapse of Spirit Airlines, a Fifth Circuit ruling restricting mail-order mifepristone, and a still-throttled Strait of Hormuz lead today's Afternoon Wire.
Foreign Money on American Campuses: Qatar’s $8.8 Billion, $2 Billion in Late Filings, and the Section 117 Portal That Finally Made Them Public
The Department of Education's redesigned Section 117 portal has surfaced $67.6 billion in cumulative foreign funding to U.S. universities — with Qatar at $8.8 billion, Cornell holding a $1.1 billion…
Morning Wire: May 3, 2026 — DHS Reopens, Mifepristone Heads Back to High Court, Strait of Hormuz Stays Frozen
Sunday's early-morning digest: Congress ends the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history, the Fifth Circuit blocks mail-order mifepristone, and 5,000 troops are pulled out of Germany over the Iran war.
Afternoon Wire: May 2, 2026 — Pentagon Pulls 5,000 from Germany as Hormuz Standoff Topples Spirit Airlines
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…
Week in Review: The Disclosure Frontier — Federal Money Is Outrunning the Records Meant to Track It
TIJ's weekend analysis: a single week of public-record disclosures shows an American disclosure architecture splitting in two — even as federal enforcement surges in visible cases.
From Arabella to ‘Contours’: Former Dark-Money Operative Builds a New Pipeline Funneling Millions Into 2026 Senate Races
A Delaware 501(c)(4) recognized by the IRS in October 2025 — led by a former Arabella Advisors fiscal-sponsorship chief — has channeled at least $3.85 million into Democratic-aligned PACs supporting…
Morning Wire: May 2, 2026 — War Powers Showdown, DHS Shutdown Ends, Whistleblowers at Justice
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…
EPA Watch: Week of May 1, 2026 — California Landfills Settle Clean Air Act Cases for $411,936
EPA Region 9 closed the week with paired Clean Air Act settlements at two California municipal landfills, while a $7.275 million Pennsylvania oil-and-gas package and a $700,000 BASF TSCA settlement…
Afternoon Wire: May 1, 2026 — Voting Rights Ruling Reshapes 2026 Map as Pentagon Unveils $1.5T Budget
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.
Investigative Monitor: Week of May 1 — Federal Force, Drug Pricing, and Procurement Integrity
Today’s Federal Register docket: CFPB Regulation B small-business lending, a final Education Department rule overhauling the Federal Student Loan Program, EPA reconsideration of ethylene oxide sterilization standards, and an NRC…