Public Records Roundup: Week of August 17, 2026 — GAO Flags $140 Billion in Unreported Uranium Enrichment Costs
GAO flags $140 billion in unreported uranium enrichment costs; DOJ and Education inspectors general post new findings; Illinois audits state innovation spending — this week's notable public records, with direct…
Federal Register Watch: Aug. 24, 2026 — Canada Tariff Pause Hits Print After 50% Duties Take Effect
In today's Federal Register: the three-day Canada tariff suspension published after it expired, HHS reopens vaccine recommendation categories, the FCC moves on Anzu drones, Entity List removals, and an EDGAR…
SEC Watch: August 24, 2026 — Ex-Wall Street Bankers Charged in $18.5 Million Insider Trading Case
The SEC closed the week with insider trading charges alleging $18.5 million in profits on a utility buyout, fraud charges against Tricolor’s former executives, a proposed Live Ventures settlement, and…
Afternoon Wire: August 23, 2026 — U.S.–Canada Trade Talks Collapse as 50% Tariffs Take Effect
Tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods take effect as talks collapse; the Supreme Court lets White House ballroom construction proceed; Ukraine confirms deep strikes into Russia; Jackson Hole looms.
Afternoon Wire: August 22, 2026 — Roberts Pauses Ballroom Halt as Russian Strikes Kill 16 in Kryvyi Rih
Chief Justice Roberts pauses a ballroom construction halt, Russia hits a Kryvyi Rih shopping center, DOJ loses in Michigan, and Vance touts a $1B steel investment. The day across government,…
Investigative Monitor: Week of August 17 — Inside the Pentagon’s $1 Trillion Black Box
TIJ's weekly roundup of major investigations: ProPublica opens the Pentagon's $1 trillion budget, a banned coach kept coaching, $165M in congressional family trades, Kazakhstan's claims against Big Oil, and more.
Regulatory Roundup: Week of August 17, 2026 — Drone Import Tariffs Lead the Docket
Section 232 drone tariffs up to 100 percent lead a week of deregulatory action: Roadless Rule rescission, firearm rights restoration, Wagner-Peyser staffing rollback, and open comment periods closing September 21.
Belt & Road Watch: August 2026 — Chinese-Linked Bidders Close In on NATO’s Dual-Use Port in Poland
TIJ's monthly Belt & Road tracker: Chinese-linked operators bid on NATO's dual-use port in Gdynia, the Pentagon orders 30 universities to audit China ties, BRI engagement hits a record $126B…
Capitol Watch: August 21, 2026 — Recess Oversight Intensifies as Comer Presses Becerra Over Fauci Records
Congress in recess: Comer presses Becerra on Fauci records, McKinsey DEI probe, dueling CRs before the Sept. 30 deadline, and Blanche confirmed AG 50-49.
DOJ Watch: August 21, 2026 — ISIS-Inspired Bomb Plot Against New York State Capitol Foiled
Today's DOJ Watch: an alleged ISIS-inspired plot against the New York State Capitol, 17 IRGC-linked hackers under a superseding indictment, a $12M Medicaid racketeering case in the Bronx, and a…