Global Corruption Watch: Week of September 7, 2026 — Philippine Ex-Speaker Arrested in $118M Plunder Case
This week: Martin Romualdez arrested in a $118M Philippine plunder case, a former Swiss Bankers Association chief convicted of foreign bribery, FinCEN flags $12.7B in scam-center laundering, and Ukraine's Midas…
Nonprofit Watch: Week of September 9, 2026 — Dark Money Network Pours Record $33 Million Into Midterm Super PACs
A 501(c)(4) network hits record super PAC funding, DC and Minnesota AGs press charity cases, and federal enforcement reaches historic levels. TIJ's weekly nonprofit sector review.
Capitol Watch: September 9, 2026 — Oversight Faults Navy on Pilot Brain Injuries as a Loaded Fall Agenda Awaits
Oversight's Navy brain-injury report, a funding law signed before the break, a subpoena fight in court, and a crypto showdown set for Sept. 15 — today's congressional digest.
DOJ Watch: September 9, 2026 — Russian National Extradited in Multimillion-Dollar Bank Takeover Scheme
The Investigative Journal's daily digest of DOJ enforcement actions: a Russian national extradited in a bank account takeover scheme, a $1.3B Medicare laundering indictment, the Pinnacle rent-algorithm consent decree, illegal-voting…
Federal Register Watch: Sept. 9, 2026 — IRS Finalizes $10,000 Car-Loan Interest Deduction
IRS finalizes the $10,000 car-loan interest deduction, the FCC and BLM open major comment windows, and the State Department quietly closes a nonproliferation file. TIJ's daily review of the Federal…
SEC Watch: September 9, 2026 — SEC Moves to Compel Proxy Adviser ISS to Comply With Subpoena
TIJ's daily SEC digest: a subpoena enforcement action against proxy adviser ISS, GameStop's investment-driven quarter, a proposed rescission of the pay-to-play rule, an alleged $80 million Ponzi-like scheme, and registration-revocation…
Sanctions Watch: Week of September 8, 2026 — Treasury Cuts Off Iran’s Turkish Banking Lifeline
OFAC designates Türkiye's Golden Global Bank under Operation Economic Outcast, plus new Cuba designations, Venezuela minerals licenses, a quiet Russia delisting, BIS enforcement, and CFIUS's annual report — TIJ's weekly…
Spending Watch: Week of September 8, 2026 — Stopgap Signed as Pentagon Locks In Multibillion-Dollar Commitments
Congress buys time through Dec. 11 while the Pentagon locks in an $862.8M artillery deal, a $5.7B delivery contract, and a historic munitions ramp — against a $186B improper-payments backdrop.
Capitol Watch: September 8, 2026 — Shutdown Averted, Congress Races a December Funding Cliff
Congress clears a stopgap through Dec. 11, the House passes an anti-boycott certification bill 237-169, and a House panel votes 19-0 to subpoena Oracle's top executives over the VA's $17…
DOJ Watch: September 8, 2026 — $1.3B Health Care Fraud Laundering Indictment Tops Pre-Labor Day Enforcement Sweep
TIJ's daily digest of DOJ enforcement: a $1.3B Medicare fraud laundering indictment tied to a Russia-based network, five illegal-voting cases, the Pinnacle rent-algorithm consent decree, a $57M tax refund fraud,…