Oil, Gold, and Gulf Shells: Treasury’s ‘Economic Fury’ Maps Shamkhani’s Sanctions-Evasion Empire
The son of one of Iran’s most senior security officials now sits at the center of what the U.S. Treasury Department is calling the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign…
Morning Wire: April 18, 2026 — Treasury Hits Iran-Backed Militias as Lebanon Ceasefire Opens
Treasury sanctions Iran-backed militias in Iraq, the Supreme Court hands oil majors a venue win in Louisiana, a federal judge blocks DOJ's Rhode Island voter-data demand, and an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire…
EPA Watch: Week of April 11, 2026 – Whittaker Bankruptcy Decree Tests Superfund Insurance Strategy
This week's EPA enforcement digest: DOJ lodges a three-site Superfund consent decree in the Whittaker, Clark & Daniels bankruptcy; ABB Inc. agrees to $471K in past response costs at Henry's…
Investigative Monitor: Week of April 13, 2026 — Immigration Arrests, Keytruda Pricing and a Fed Visit
A weekly roundup of major investigations from ProPublica, ICIJ, OCCRP, WSJ, WaPo, NYT, Daily Caller and the Washington Free Beacon — with TIJ follow-up angles flagged for independent reporting.
Fact-Check: Tax Cut Superlatives, Iran “Obliteration,” and Tariff Costs — The Week in Public Claims
The Investigative Journal's weekly fact-check spotlight examines five notable claims from the past seven days against the original primary-source record — Treasury data, IAEA verification reports, CBO tariff analyses, and…
Regulatory Roundup: Week of April 13, 2026 — CMS Finalizes 2027 Medicare Advantage Rule
TIJ's weekly roundup: CMS finalizes 2027 Medicare Advantage rule, Treasury opens comment on 1% remittance tax, FCC targets foreign-adversary network control, FTC expands noncompete enforcement, and CFPB open banking compliance…
Capitol Watch: April 17, 2026 — SAVE Act Passes House, Senate Clears Judge Davis by One Vote
Daily congressional digest: House passes revised SAVE Act tightening voter-registration proof-of-citizenship requirements; Senate invokes cloture 49-48 on Judge Andrew B. Davis; House Oversight advances fraud-prevention bill amid Bondi deposition dispute;…
DOJ Watch: April 17, 2026 — New Fraud Division Formalized, IBM DEI Settlement Tops $17M
DOJ Watch digest: Blanche formalizes the National Fraud Enforcement Division, IBM pays $17M in the first Civil Rights Fraud Initiative settlement, an ex-Army Top Secret holder is charged with leaking…
Federal Register Watch: April 17, 2026 — Trump Accounts Records System Launched, Russian-Vessel Emergency Extended
Friday's Federal Register includes a White House extension of the Russian-vessel national emergency, a Treasury records system for the new Trump Accounts children's IRAs, and an IRS proposal raising information-reporting…
CalPERS’ $330 Million Cleantech Bonfire: Congress Probes How California’s Pension Giant Torched a ‘Green’ Bet
House investigators want to know why California's largest public pension is defending a 71% loss on an 18-year clean energy bet — and why its $100 billion climate portfolio is…