Oversight Watch: Week of April 30, 2026 — SEC Pays $50M+ Whistleblower as DOJ OIG Audits Epstein Files Compliance
Federal watchdogs delivered a heavy week of findings between April 23 and April 30, with the Department of Justice’s Inspector General opening a politically sensitive review of the Epstein Files…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of April 30 — GAO Reports $186 Billion in Improper Federal Payments
GAO finds $186 billion in improper FY2025 federal payments; HHS-OIG flags Medicare virtual check-in errors; OpenTheBooks documents $93B end-of-year Pentagon spending; ProPublica-FRONTLINE finds collapsed prosecutions of anti-ICE protesters.
Legislative Watch: Week of April 27, 2026 — Senate Adopts Budget Resolution as DHS Standoff Tops 70 Days
FY 2027 appropriations advance in the House, the Senate adopts a 50-48 budget resolution amid the DHS funding standoff, CBO scores H.R. 8290 and H.R. 7723, a bipartisan TRIA reauthorization…
The Lindell Insolvency Paradox: Court Records Show MyPillow Founder Defying Judgments, Borrowing at 409% While Donor Dollars Recirculate
Federal court filings document a cascade of unpaid defamation awards, a default judgment for FedEx, daily contempt fines from a Trump-appointed judge, and merchant cash advances at interest rates topping…
Capitol Watch: April 30, 2026 — Hegseth Defends $1.5T Pentagon Budget as Senate Tees Up FISA, En Bloc Nominations
Defense Secretary Hegseth defends a $1.5 trillion FY27 Pentagon request before Senate Armed Services as the Senate tees up cloture on en bloc nominations and a three-year FISA Section 702…
DOJ Watch: April 30, 2026 — Purdue Pharma Hit With $5B Sentence as Federal Enforcement Surges
Purdue Pharma's $5 billion sentence headlines a busy week of federal enforcement, alongside a 276-arrest scam-center takedown, an insider-trading case against a Special Forces soldier, and major fraud, corruption and…
Federal Register Watch: April 29, 2026 — OCC Preempts Illinois Interchange Law as Treasury Cements Bank Fee Authority
Daily TIJ digest of the Federal Register: OCC preemption of Illinois interchange law, USCIS fee codification under H.R.1, Treasury's paper-check phase-out, HUD HOME delay, Proclamation 11021 tariff corrections, EPA Maryland…
SEC Watch: April 30, 2026 — ADM CFO Contests Fraud Charges as Crypto Policy Reset Reshapes Enforcement
TIJ daily SEC Watch: contested ADM accounting-fraud litigation, Expand Energy's $1.16B Q1 and 20-year LNG offtake, FAF chairman RSU cancellation, Energy Fuels CEO succession, mid-cap operational departures at RGA/Angi/Accuray, the…
Morning Wire: April 30, 2026 — Sinaloa Governor Indicted, Comey Charged Anew, King Charles Closes State Visit
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…
Afternoon Wire: April 29, 2026 — Fed Holds, Pentagon Renames, Iran War Hits Day 60
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…