Court Watch: Week of September 7, 2026 — Supreme Court Blocks Missouri Congressional Map Again
The Supreme Court froze Missouri’s redrawn congressional map twice in one week, mail-ballot and voter-database emergency applications await rulings, and the D.C. and Fourth Circuits issued major decisions on taxpayer…
Capitol Watch: September 14, 2026 — House Takes Up Graham Russia-Iran Sanctions Package
TIJ's daily congressional digest: the Graham Russia-Iran sanctions package heads to a House vote, the Senate tees up a crypto market-structure test vote, and CBO pegs the FY26 deficit at…
DOJ Watch: September 14, 2026 — First-Ever Alien Terrorist Removal Court Case Ends in Deportation
The first-ever Alien Terrorist Removal Court case, a $64M Medicaid fraud sentence, a Conti ransomware prison term, and five more DOJ enforcement actions.
Federal Register Watch: September 14, 2026 — Import Bans on Canadian Autos, Dairy and Alcohol Set for Sept. 29
Five proclamations published Monday convert 50 percent tariffs on Canadian motor vehicles, dairy and alcoholic beverages into import bans effective September 29, leading a 156-document Federal Register issue that also…
Morning Wire: September 14, 2026 — Houthis Tighten Grip on Red Sea Chokepoint as Washington Opens a High-Stakes Week
Overnight: Houthis complete their takeover of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Russia and Ukraine trade large drone barrages, and a downed U.S. airman breaks his silence. Ahead today: a Senate judicial…
Afternoon Wire: September 13, 2026 — Report Says Iran Hardliners Torpedoed U.S. Peace Deal; Judge Rules FEMA Cuts Unlawful
Sunday's briefing: a New York Times investigation traces the collapse of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire to a rogue hardline faction; a federal judge rules FEMA workforce cuts unlawful; Trump visits Ireland;…
Afternoon Wire: September 12, 2026 — Trump Opens Ireland Visit as Mail-Ballot Fight Reaches Supreme Court
Trump meets Irish leaders in Dublin, the mail-ballot rule returns to the Supreme Court, and Xi opens the New Delhi BRICS summit in today's Afternoon Wire.
Morning Wire: September 12, 2026 — Nation Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 as Mail-Ballot Fight Awaits the Supreme Court
Sept. 12 briefing: 25 years since 9/11, the USPS mail-ballot rule at the Supreme Court, a first Alien Terrorist Removal Court case, Ukraine, and the Fed.
Afternoon Wire: September 11, 2026 — Nation Marks 25 Years Since the 9/11 Attacks
The nation marks 25 years since 9/11; government funding runs through Dec. 11; Missouri's contempt ruling; a third mail-ballot appeal reaches the Supreme Court; Houthis seize Mocha; the IAEA flags…
EPA Watch: Week of September 7, 2026 — North Carolina’s $590 Million PFAS Settlement Leads the Docket
North Carolina's $590 million PFAS settlement with Chemours, DuPont and Corteva leads a week that also saw a $125 million Passaic River Superfund agreement, a guilty plea in a fatal…