Capitol Watch: Sept. 16, 2026 — Oversight Panel Holds Leon Black in Contempt as Senate Blocks Crypto Bill
A bipartisan contempt referral in the Epstein inquiry, a one-vote defeat for the crypto CLARITY Act, a 74-24 advance for the college sports bill, and CBO's $38 billion Iran war…
DOJ Watch: September 16, 2026 — Russian Intelligence Network Charged in U.S. Murder-for-Hire Plot
Five men charged as an alleged Russian intelligence murder-for-hire network, Abbott’s $385M formula settlement, a $245M COVID-fraud surge, and more — TIJ’s daily digest of DOJ enforcement actions.
Federal Register Watch: September 16, 2026 — CDC Extends Ebola Entry Suspension
The Sept. 16 Federal Register: CDC extends the Ebola entry suspension, Labor opens state unemployment data to federal auditors, the CFTC adopts a 30 percent whistleblower presumption, EPA moves on…
SEC Watch: September 16, 2026 — Funko Insider-Trading Case Settles for $1.07 Million; Oracle Discloses $664 Billion Backlog
TIJ's daily digest of notable SEC filings: a settled Funko insider-trading case, Oracle's $664 billion remaining performance obligations, Advent's $1.02-per-share proposal for Definitive Healthcare, auditor and CFO changes, and new…
Afternoon Wire: September 15, 2026 — Senate Holds Make-or-Break Crypto Vote as Supreme Court Sidelines Mail-Ballot Limits
The Senate's CLARITY Act cloture vote headlines a day that also saw the Supreme Court block mail-ballot restrictions, a DHS visa rule halted, and the EPA finalize its power-plant carbon…
Sanctions Watch: Week of September 8, 2026 — Treasury Sanctions Russia’s VTB Bank Over Iran Evasion
OFAC designates VTB Bank under Iran authorities, grounds Iranian airlines, moves specific licenses to presumption of denial, and strikes Hizballah and cyber-scam networks — TIJ’s weekly sanctions and trade enforcement…
DOJ Watch: September 15, 2026 — Abbott to Pay $384M Over Contaminated Infant Formula Allegations
TIJ's daily DOJ enforcement digest: Abbott's $384.9M infant formula settlement, a $245M COVID loan fraud surge, a Russia export-control guilty plea, a courthouse bombing plea, and election fraud charges across…
Federal Register Watch: September 15, 2026 — Canada Tariff Modifications Take Effect as Import Bans Loom
Modified Section 338 duties on Canadian goods take effect this morning, with import bans set for September 29; banking regulators double the 18-month exam-cycle threshold; and comment clocks are running…
SEC Watch: September 15, 2026 — Amazon Taps Sterling Debt Market for £4.2 Billion
Amazon closes a £4.2 billion sterling note sale, Plains prices $1.5 billion in hybrids, Chipotle seats a former KFC chief, House of Doge flags 7.9 million disputed shares, and the…
Morning Wire: September 15, 2026 — Supreme Court Leaves Mail Voting in Place as Fed Opens Two-Day Rate Meeting
Supreme Court leaves mail voting in place for the midterms, the Fed opens a two-day rate meeting, and BRICS wraps in New Delhi. Tuesday's briefing.