EPA Watch: Week of May 12 — DOJ Sues DC Water Over 200-Million-Gallon Potomac Sewage Discharge
Federal enforcement this week was led by a Justice Department Clean Water Act complaint against DC Water over the January Potomac Interceptor collapse that released more than 200 million gallons…
Think Tank Roundup: Week of May 11, 2026 — Brookings Releases First Comprehensive Assessment of One Big Beautiful Bill
Our weekly survey of new research from policy institutes across the ideological spectrum, with attention to who funds the work, what the methodology shows, and how findings intersect with TIJ…
Investigative Monitor: Week of May 12 — AP Wins Pulitzer for China Surveillance Expose
Weekly roundup of major investigations from ProPublica, OCCRP, AP, The Intercept, Reuters, Washington Post and others — with TIJ follow-up angles for each.
Regulatory Roundup: Week of May 4 — OCC Doubles Down on State Preemption
OCC interchange-fee preemption, SEC semiannual reporting proposal, CFPB Section 1071 final rule, HHS Section 504 deadline extension, EPA TCE postponement and more — the week of May 4–11, 2026 in…
Fact-Check: Consumer Confidence, Oil Production, Workforce, Big Beautiful Bill
TIJ's weekly fact-check examines five high-profile public claims — Trump on consumer confidence and oil, Kaptur on the $1B ballroom, Sanders on healthcare losses, and the White House on federal…
Oversight Watch: Week of May 12 — IG Vacancies Persist as USDA Audit Flags $48M, OSC Confirms $30M HHS Waste Disclosure
An Investigative Journal accountability digest. Records suggest the federal oversight community is operating at reduced capacity even as new fraud findings, whistleblower disclosures, and qui tam recoveries continue to pile…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of May 12 — GAO Flags $186 Billion in Improper Federal Payments
GAO reports federal improper payments hit $186B in FY2025, VA acquisition reorganization under scrutiny, ProPublica details a quashed Puerto Rico vote-fraud probe, and the FBI surfaces 1.9M pages from a…
Legislative Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 — FY2027 Defense Hearings Open as $72B Border Reconciliation Tranche Awaits Conference
Senate appropriators open FY2027 defense hearings as a 2B border reconciliation tranche awaits conference, the House clears the 2026 Farm Bill, and AI energy and privacy bills proliferate amid a…
Global Corruption Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 – Worldclear Files, EU 20th Package, and PEMEX Pleas
OCCRP's Worldclear Files expose a NZ payment shop moving money for a Belarusian oligarch; EU adopts 20th Russia sanctions package; DOJ secures second PEMEX bribery plea; SFO inks £15M Ultra…
Sanctions Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 — Cuba’s GAESA Hits the SDN List
Treasury, State, and DOJ moved in parallel this week: GAESA hit the SDN List under E.O. 14404, Economic Fury targeted Iran's shadow banking and a Chinese oil terminal, and the…