Sanctions Watch: Week of April 28, 2026 — Treasury Designates Cambodian Senator, Chinese Refinery, and Iran’s Shadow Fleet
OFAC designates a sitting Cambodian senator over a $700M scam network, sanctions Hengli Petrochemical and Iran's shadow fleet, hits Sinaloa Cartel precursor pipelines, while CBP launches CAPE and DOJ accelerates…
Spending Watch: Week of April 28, 2026 — $186 Billion in Improper Payments as Pentagon Buying Surge Continues
GAO reports federal agencies disbursed an estimated $186 billion in improper payments in FY 2025 even as the Pentagon committed billions more across submarine, missile, and software contracts.
Environmental Watch: April 2026 — EPA’s Record Numbers Mask a Civil-Docket Collapse
EPA touts the highest civil case totals in nine years, but watchdogs find new judicial filings at a 20-year low. Plus: Amazon's $20.5M Oregon nitrate settlement, $2B PFAS distributions, Texas…
Capitol Watch: April 28, 2026 — Senate Clears Reconciliation Runway as Warsh Vote Looms
Capitol Watch is The Investigative Journal’s daily digest of legislative, oversight and budget activity on Capitol Hill, drawn from Congress.gov, committee filings and on-the-record statements. Senate clears reconciliation runway with…
DOJ Watch: April 28, 2026 — SPLC Indictment Tops Week of Sweeping Federal Enforcement
A daily digest of Department of Justice enforcement actions, including the federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Scam Center Strike Force's $700M crypto seizure, and a Polymarket…
Federal Register Watch: April 28, 2026 — HUD Moves to Rescind 2016 Equal Access Housing Rule
HUD proposes rescinding the 2016 Equal Access housing rule, EPA reopens PFAS destruction guidance for comment, Treasury surveys AML/CFT compliance costs, and FRA finalizes three deregulatory rail rules — today's…
SEC Watch: April 28, 2026 — Lucas Brand Equity Charged in $50M Private Equity Fraud, Wheels Up Reverse Splits 1-for-20
The SEC charged adviser Jay Lucas in a $50 million alleged fraud, Wheels Up executed a 1-for-20 reverse split, Crane completed its CEO transition, Yesway closed its IPO, Velo3D priced…
Charity to Counsel: The $8.4 Million Pipeline From Arabella’s New Venture Fund to a For-Profit Climate Law Firm
An IRS complaint, a Senate Commerce Committee report, and Form 990 disclosures together trace how a tax-exempt charity with nearly $900 million in 2023 receipts routed millions through a fiscally…
Morning Wire: April 28, 2026 — Pentagon Press Stay, Iran Peace Plan Under Review, SPLC Indicted
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 — Washington, D.C. A federal appeals court handed the Pentagon a procedural win on press access, the Justice Department locked in fresh charges against the alleged…
Afternoon Wire: April 27, 2026 — Iran Tables Hormuz Deal as Court Weighs Geofence Warrants
Tehran offers a new framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Supreme Court hears Chatrie v. United States, the House takes up the farm bill, and the IDF returns…