Capitol Watch: June 24, 2026 — Senate Adopts Iran War Powers Resolution, 50-48
The Senate adopted an Iran War Powers resolution 50-48 with four Republicans crossing over, confirmed an OSCE envoy 67-30, and turned to judicial confirmations — a daily record of congressional…
DOJ Watch: June 24, 2026 — Record $6.5 Billion Health Care Fraud Takedown Charges 455
A digest of eight notable DOJ enforcement actions from June 2026, led by a record $6.5 billion national health care fraud takedown charging 455 defendants.
SEC Watch: June 24, 2026 — Insider-Trading Cases Mount as SEC Moves to Roll Back Disclosure Rules
TIJ's daily review of SEC filings: a run of June insider-trading and offering-fraud cases set against Chairman Atkins's push to scale back corporate disclosure.
Sanctions Watch: Week of June 23, 2026 — Treasury Targets ISIS Crypto Financing Network
OFAC's June 22 ISIS crypto designations led a busy fortnight that also hit a Hizballah financial web, an Iranian weapons-procurement network, and Cuba's state oil company—while Russia entries came off…
Spending Watch: Week of June 23, 2026 — Interest Costs Eclipse Defense as the Deficit Tops $1.2 Trillion
GAO reports federal net interest has overtaken defense spending and publicly held debt has matched the economy, as the FY2026 deficit hits $1.2 trillion. This week's notable federal outlays, contract…
DOJ Watch: June 23, 2026 — FBI Disrupts Drone-and-Sniper Plot Targeting White House UFC Event
A roundup of seven notable recent Justice Department enforcement actions — from an alleged White House-event attack plot and Hamas terror financing to a $1 billion Medicare fraud conviction and…
Federal Register Watch: June 22, 2026 — Regulators Move to Bring Stablecoin Issuers Under the Bank Secrecy Act
A digest of the June 22, 2026 Federal Register: a joint stablecoin rule under the GENIUS Act, a DOE cross-border electricity rule, EPA's CRA revocation of tire air-toxics standards, DHS…
SEC Watch: June 23, 2026 — Western Asset’s $100M Penalty Headlines a Busy Enforcement Stretch
A $100 million penalty against Western Asset Management anchors a busy SEC stretch — UPS and GrubMarket investor-restitution plans, a hotel-fund fraud settlement, a delinquency revocation, and a proposed rollback…
Afternoon Wire: June 22, 2026 — U.S.-Iran Talks Close First Round in Switzerland; Starmer to Resign
U.S. and Iran wrapped the first round of Switzerland talks under a 60-day roadmap; the UK's Keir Starmer said he will resign; and Colombia's presidential runoff stayed too close to…
Court Watch: Week of June 15, 2026 — Supreme Court Strikes Drug-User Gun Ban as Term Winds Down
A narrow Second Amendment win in United States v. Hemani led a busy week at the Supreme Court, alongside new cert grants, a Ninth Circuit parental-notification injunction, an Idaho bathroom-law…