Capitol Watch: June 4, 2026 — Senate Closes Debate on Secure America Act as Appropriations Markups Accelerate
Senate moves to pass S. 2, the Secure America Act; three FY27 appropriations bills mark up; House Financial Services grills prudential regulators; House Foreign Affairs hearing on CCP role in…
DOJ Watch: June 4, 2026 — Aspiration Co-Founder Gets 14 Years as $248M Fraud Caps Federal Enforcement Week
The Investigative Journal’s daily round-up of federal enforcement activity. Filings indicate a heavy week for the Justice Department’s white-collar and national-security desks, capped by a 14-year prison sentence for a…
Federal Register Watch: June 4, 2026 — New Executive Order Realigns Childhood Vaccine Schedule, SEC Moves to Rescind Climate Disclosure Rule
TIJ's daily scan of the Federal Register: Executive Order 14407 rewrites the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule, the SEC proposes to rescind climate-related disclosure rules, CMS implements Medicaid community-engagement requirements, and…
SEC Watch: June 4, 2026 — Mineralys Locks Down $500M Pharmakon Facility as Comcast Tenders Senior Debt
EDGAR filings this week include a $500M Pharmakon-led debt facility at Mineralys Therapeutics, Comcast's multi-billion-dollar debt tender, an Eastern Company defense roll-up, BREIT leadership churn, and an SEC enforcement action…
Morning Wire: June 4, 2026 — U.S.-Iran Strikes Reignite as Israel-Lebanon Truce Wobbles, AI Order Lands
Overnight: U.S. and Iran trade strikes after a drone attack on Kuwait's main airport; Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is announced and immediately tested; Trump signs frontier-AI executive order; DOJ scraps the $1.8B…
Environmental Watch: May 2026 — Federal Enforcement at 20-Year Low as States, Plaintiffs Fill the Gap
Federal environmental enforcement is running below its 20-year baseline while state attorneys general and private plaintiffs absorb a growing share of recoveries — including New Jersey's $2 billion PFAS settlement…
Corporate Disclosure Watch: Week of June 3 — Berkshire’s Post-Buffett Reset and a Wave of Material 8-Ks
The Investigative Journal’s weekly review of notable U.S. corporate disclosures filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All claims sourced to public records on SEC EDGAR and company investor relations…
Campaign Finance Watch: May 2026 — Crypto, AIPAC Shell PACs, and a $342M GOP Senate Battle Plan
By Eduardo Bacci, The Investigative Journal With six months until the November midterms, the 2026 cycle is on track to become the most expensive non-presidential election in American history. Industry…
Aspiration Partners: How a $2 Billion Green Fintech Became a $248 Million Federal Fraud Case
Court records show Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg ran a five-year fraud worth at least $248 million while his celebrity-backed climate fintech booked sham revenue and a 250-to-1 fake cash balance.
Week in Review: The Accountability Harvest — Record Recoveries Meet Shrinking Inputs
Inspectors general booked a record $65.6 billion in FY 2025. GAO mapped $100 billion in duplication. DOJ posted record False Claims Act recoveries. Across the same week, Pentagon civilian rolls…