Redacted by Design: How a $21 Billion Data Center Power Deal Is Being Approved Behind Blacked-Out Filings
Louisiana regulators waived competitive bidding on the largest utility investment in state history, then voted to let Meta keep its electricity demand and job figures out of the public record.
Morning Wire: September 19, 2026 — White House Extends $100,000 H-1B Entry Restriction for a Second Year
A proclamation extending the H-1B entry restriction leads the wire, alongside a First Circuit ruling on third-country removals, a Bank of Japan rate hike to a 31-year high, and a…
EPA Watch: Week of Sept. 14, 2026 — $4M Lead-Paint Penalty Against NYC Landlord’s Estate
A $4 million lead-paint penalty, a $125 million Passaic River cleanup settlement, and $1.9 million in natural resource damages led federal environmental enforcement this week.
Regulatory Roundup: Week of September 14 — EPA Finalizes $310 Billion Power Plant Repeal
EPA repealed most of the 2024 power plant carbon standards, the FAR Council proposed rewriting three more procurement parts, and banking regulators doubled the community bank exam-cycle threshold. Ten items…
Fact-Check: Did the FBI Deliver ‘The Largest Reduction in the Murder Rate in the History of America’?
TIJ checks five claims from the week of September 14, 2026 against FBI crime data, CBO cost estimates, EIA fuel prices, BLS payrolls and certified election returns.
Investigative Monitor: Week of Sept. 14, 2026 — ICIJ Opens the Books on China’s Biggest Bank
A 4.8-million-record leak from ICBC leads this week's scan of investigative reporting, alongside OCCRP on Ferrexpo, The Markup on health-data tracking, and a Senate push on license plate readers.
Capitol Watch: September 18, 2026 — House Adopts Iran War Powers Resolution, 220-204
Seven Republicans crossed party lines on an Iran war powers measure; the House held Leon Black in contempt; and the Senate cleared a path for the Protect College Sports Act.
Senegal’s Hidden Debt: How a 25-Point Accounting Gap Became a $2.2 Billion IMF Rescue
Senegal's state auditors restated public debt by 25 points of GDP. Now bondholders face losses and the IMF must rule on a misreporting waiver.
DOJ Watch: September 18, 2026 — Arizona Clinic Owner Gets 14 Years in $69M Medicaid Fraud
Arizona clinic owner sentenced to 14 years in $69M Medicaid fraud; DOJ wins Google ad tech relief and charges LA homelessness fund cases.
Federal Register Watch: September 18, 2026 — DOJ Moves to Bar Landlord From Algorithmic Rent Pricing
A 48-page antitrust decree over RealPage revenue-management software, 274 pages of FAR overhaul, an FTC firearms interlock case and the FY2027 drug-transit determination lead Friday's Federal Register.