Federal Register Watch: May 13, 2026 — Section 232 Pharma Tariff Onshoring Process Opens
Commerce opens the Section 232 pharmaceutical onshoring window; Treasury, Labor, and HHS propose new fertility excepted-benefit category; EPA, FCC, DEA, and CBP rules — May 13 Federal Register summary.
SEC Watch: May 13, 2026 — Musk Trust Pays $1.5M, Atkins Pitches Semiannual Reporting, 21 Charged in Law-Firm Insider Ring
Daily digest: Musk Revocable Trust agrees to $1.5M penalty over Twitter Schedule 13D timing; SEC charges 21 in law-firm insider trading ring; Atkins proposes optional semiannual reporting; RYVYL, Cataldo, and…
Morning Wire: May 13, 2026 — Federal Circuit Pauses Tariff Ruling as Russia–Ukraine Ceasefire Collapses
Federal Circuit pauses ruling against Trump tariffs; Russia fires 200-plus drones as Ukraine ceasefire expires; Trump heads to Beijing; EU adopts 20th sanctions round.
Afternoon Wire: May 12, 2026 — Tariffs Headed Back to Court, Mifepristone Stay Extended, Iran Ceasefire on “Life Support”
Trump administration asks the trade court to keep Section 122 tariffs flowing during appeal; Justice Alito extends the mifepristone stay; Iran ceasefire framework on "life support"; OPCON, anti-drone pilot, and…
Sanctions Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 — Cuba EO, Iran ‘Economic Fury’ Round, Section 122 Struck Down
OFAC opens a new Cuba IEEPA regime, escalates Iran 'Economic Fury' against IRGC oil-to-China network, DOJ probes $2.6B in Iran oil trades, and the Court of International Trade strikes down…
Spending Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 — $2.3 Billion Submarine Award Tops a Week of Undefinitized Defense Obligations
TIJ's weekly federal spending review: a $2.3B Virginia-class submarine modification, $833M for ESSM Block II missiles, $407M for Aegis Guam, and GAO's $186B improper-payments tally.
State Watch: May — North Carolina A&T Aid Scandal Triggers Criminal Referral as Chicago Hit With Second Downgrade
TIJ's monthly State Watch surveys May 2026 accountability findings — including a $5M North Carolina aid referral, Chicago's two-notch GO downgrade, $4.6M in California cellphone waste, Maryland's deepening fiscal gap,…
Corporate Disclosure Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 — SailPoint Breach, Six Flags Shakeup, and a $280M CEO Pay Year
TIJ's weekly review of SEC filings: SailPoint's GitHub breach disclosure, Six Flags' triple C-suite exit, the Equilar 100 showing two CEOs above $200M, tariff risk factors, Form 4 insider sales,…
Cherfilus-McCormick: How a $50,578 Invoice Became a $5 Million Bank Deposit, a House Seat, and a 15-Count Federal Indictment
A decimal-point error in a 2021 FEMA-reimbursed COVID invoice became a million deposit, then a 2022 House seat. Records suggest the cascade now spans a 15-count federal indictment, 25 House…
Week in Review: The Accountability Capacity Gap
Five federal documents this week describe a single problem: a record-level enforcement output drawn from a shrinking oversight workforce. An Investigative Journal analysis of patterns across this week's TIJ coverage.