Court Watch: Week of April 20 — SCOTUS Narrows Contractor Immunity in Hencely v. Fluor
The Investigative Journal’s weekly survey of consequential rulings, cert grants, and pending motions across the federal and state judiciary. This week’s docket was dominated by a Supreme Court decision narrowing…
Public Records Roundup: Week of April 20 — Defense Contractors Logged 815 Classified-Data Violations, NC Auditor Refers University for Criminal Investigation
TIJ's weekly survey of consequential public records: GAO documents 815 classified-data violations at cleared defense contractors; North Carolina state auditor refers NC A&T to the State Bureau of Investigation over…
Qatar’s Campus Surge: New Federal Portal Reveals Doha Tripled U.S. University Funding to $1.2 Billion in 2025
A new Department of Education foreign-funding portal shows Qatar tripling its U.S. higher-education spending to $1.2 billion in 2025 — with contracts at Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown and Northwestern now…
Capitol Watch: April 27, 2026 — Senate ATF Vote, FISA Rewrite, Farm Bill Floor Action
Senate moves on ATF nominee Cekada; House takes up FISA Section 702 rewrite, the Farm Bill, and the FY26 budget resolution; King Charles III addresses Joint Meeting Tuesday.
DOJ Watch: April 27, 2026 — SPLC Indictment Anchors Week of Fraud, Espionage and Crypto Strikes
TIJ's daily roundup: SPLC indicted on wire fraud and money-laundering counts, a Special Forces sergeant charged in a first-of-its-kind prediction-market insider-trading case, an Iranian smuggling ring dismantled, and a sweeping…
Federal Register Watch: April 27, 2026 — OCC Moves to Strip CLO Carve-Out and Equity References Under DOGE Order
OCC opens DOGE-driven rewrite of bank rules, DOT reinstates rulemaking procedural reforms, FWS designates 3,814 river miles of critical habitat, FAA proposes 737 NG fuselage AD, NRC opens scoping for…
SEC Watch: April 27, 2026 — Apollo CRE Sells $9B Loan Book to Athene as La Rosa Restates Multiple Years
TIJ's daily SEC EDGAR digest: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance closes an $8.6 billion loan-portfolio sale to insurance affiliate Athene; La Rosa Holdings discloses non-reliance on multiple years of financial…
Morning Wire: April 27, 2026 — Iran FM Heads to Moscow as Correspondents’ Dinner Suspect Faces Federal Charges
Daily digest: Correspondents’ Dinner shooting case moves to federal court; DOJ ends Powell probe; SCOTUS hears Monsanto and Chatrie; Iranian FM meets Putin in Moscow; Mali defense minister killed in…
Afternoon Wire: April 26, 2026 — Senate Clears $70B ICE Funding, DOJ Restores Firing Squads, Royal Visit Begins Monday
Senate adopts $70 billion immigration-enforcement reconciliation blueprint, DOJ restores firing squad and pentobarbital, D.C. Circuit blocks asylum suspension, and Trump cancels Iran envoys' Pakistan trip. King Charles begins state visit…
Operation Absolute Resolve: How Classified Maduro Intel Became a $409,881 Polymarket Payday — And the First Insider-Trading Indictment of the Prediction-Market Era
An active-duty Special Forces master sergeant placed 13 wagers totaling $33,034 on a Polymarket contract called "Maduro Out by January 31, 2026" — and walked away with $409,881. The CFTC…