Investigative Monitor: Week of August 31 — ICIJ Ties Tether’s Early Buyers to Illicit Finance
This week's roundup: ICIJ's Tether customer records, ProPublica's USPS mail-ballot reporting, the Post's Pentagon orders-book story, a defense-tech boom in Southern California, and more.
Regulatory Roundup: Week of August 31, 2026 — KKR’s $250 Million Merger-Filing Penalty Opens for Public Comment
DOJ's $250 million KKR settlement, DHS's $103,265 H-1B fee and EPA's biofuel deadline extension lead this week's federal regulatory actions.
Capitol Watch: September 4, 2026 — Shutdown Averted as Stopgap Becomes Law, House Trims Fall Calendar
President Trump signs H.R. 6500, funding the government through Dec. 11; the House cancels two session weeks; the NDAA stalls in the Senate; CBO clears five estimates.
DOJ Watch: September 4, 2026 — Seven Charged in $57M Tax Refund Scheme; Hamas Crypto Network Disrupted
TIJ’s daily DOJ enforcement digest: a $57M multistate tax refund fraud indictment, $560K in Hamas-bound cryptocurrency seized, an MSS agent sentenced, Honeywell’s cybersecurity FCA settlement, and more.
Federal Register Watch: September 3, 2026 — White House Orders Blueprint for a U.S. Space Academy
The September 3 Federal Register in brief: EO 14423's Space Academy commission, MSPB's break with the Douglas factors after 45 years, a fourth Form PF delay, and comment windows closing…
SEC Watch: September 4, 2026 — $1 Billion in Fictitious Revenue Alleged at Lugano Diamonds
The SEC alleges a billion-dollar accounting fraud at Compass Diversified's Lugano Diamonds unit, proposes rescinding the pay-to-play rule, and more in today's review of EDGAR filings and enforcement actions.
Morning Wire: September 4, 2026 — Jobs Report Due as Courts Reshape the Midterm Landscape
August jobs report due at 8:30 a.m.; courts block a new birthright citizenship order and Missouri's redrawn map; drone tariffs take effect; Vance briefs on Iran.
Afternoon Wire: September 3, 2026 — Trump Weighs Declaring Iran War Over as Gulf Strikes Widen
Trump weighs declaring the Iran war over as Gulf strikes widen; Congress clears a stopgap to Dec. 11; a judge blocks the new birthright citizenship order.
Watchdog Roundup: Week of September 3, 2026 — Navy’s $3.4 Billion in Idle Submarines
GAO found the Navy lost more than 15,000 operational days and $3.4 billion sustaining attack submarines that provided no operational capability. Plus seven more watchdog findings from across the political…
Legislative Watch: Week of September 1, 2026 — Congress Averts Shutdown With December Stopgap
Congress enacts H.R. 6500, funding the government through Dec. 11, as CBO reprices tariff revenue by $0.9 trillion, scores a $275 billion battleship program, and a Russia-Iran sanctions bill stalls…