Federal Register Watch: July 1, 2026 — EPA Proposes Nationwide PFAS and Contaminant Testing for Public Water Systems
The July 1 Federal Register features EPA's proposed PFAS drinking-water monitoring rule, a final Workforce Pell accountability rule, DOT airfare-advertising changes, a CFTC event-contracts reporting proposal, new DEA drug scheduling,…
SEC Watch: July 1, 2026 — Court Tosses SEC’s Case Against Former FirstEnergy CEO
A federal judge dismissed the SEC's case against former FirstEnergy CEO Charles E. Jones on June 27, even as the Commission booked default and settled fraud judgments and advanced sweeping…
Sanctions Watch: Week of June 23, 2026 — Treasury Dismantles Prince Group Scam Network
OFAC's June 23–29 actions struck the Prince Group cyber-scam syndicate, Cuban state banks, Sudan war-profiteering networks, and Rwandan gold refiners tied to M23, alongside new BIS and tariff measures.
Spending Watch: Week of June 30, 2026 — F-35 Costs Top $2 Trillion as New Contracts Land
A weekly review of federal spending records: GAO says the F-35 will top $2 trillion as fresh Pentagon contracts land, plus $186B in improper payments and up to $251B in…
DOJ Watch: June 30, 2026 — Record $6.5 Billion Health Care Fraud Takedown Leads a Heavy Enforcement Week
DOJ's late-June enforcement: a record $6.5B health care fraud takedown, John Bolton's espionage plea, an alleged White House plot, and RICO charges.
SEC Watch: June 30, 2026 — Martin Marietta’s $13.5B Lime Deal Tops a Heavy Disclosure Day
TIJ's daily SEC EDGAR digest: Martin Marietta's $13.5B Lhoist deal, Corteva's Vylor seed spin-off, AeroVironment's doubled revenue, plus new SEC insider-trading, spoofing, and crypto-fraud actions.
Court Watch: Week of June 22, 2026 — Supreme Court Backs Trump Immigration Powers, Strikes Hawaii Gun Law
A 6-3 Supreme Court limited judicial review in two immigration cases, struck Hawaii's private-property gun rule, and shielded Roundup's maker on preemption — plus lower-court action on elections and online…
Public Records Roundup: Week of June 22, 2026 — DHS Watchdog Flags Secret Service Phone Security Gaps
A weekly survey of notable public records: a DHS inspector general report on Secret Service mobile-device security, a $6.5B health care fraud takedown, new GAO findings, FOIA productions, and three…
Capitol Watch: June 29, 2026 — Congress Clears Landmark Housing Bill as Signing Stalls
Congress sent the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to the president's desk, but the signing was canceled over the SAVE America Act. Plus House Oversight subpoenas, F-35 scrutiny,…
DOJ Watch: June 29, 2026 — Record $6.5B Health Care Fraud Takedown Charges 455
A daily review of federal enforcement: a record $6.5 billion health care fraud takedown, John Bolton's Espionage Act guilty plea, a foiled White House attack plot, and more.