Federal Register Watch: September 8, 2026 — IRS Finalizes $10,000 Car-Loan Interest Deduction Rules
Tuesday's 182-page Federal Register: IRS finalizes the car-loan interest deduction, the FCC proposes letting unlicensed devices talk to satellites, BLM moves to streamline Alaska drilling permits, and tariff orders on…
SEC Watch: September 8, 2026 — America’s Car-Mart Warns of Possible Bankruptcy as Lenders Grant Four-Day Reprieve
A four-day lender waiver at America's Car-Mart, an SEC subpoena fight with proxy adviser ISS, a $3.9 billion bank merger, and an alleged $80 million Ponzi-like scheme lead today's digest…
Afternoon Wire: September 7, 2026 — Hormuz Tanker Strikes and Record Gas Prices Shadow Washington’s Return
Labor Day briefing: U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers and record pump prices, a funding patch through Dec. 11, election-law battles at the Supreme Court, Ukraine shuttle diplomacy, and Tuesday's New…
Public Records Roundup: Week of September 1, 2026 — Watchdog Questions $11.2 Million in VA Crisis Line Payments
This week's records: VA OIG questions $11.2M in crisis line payments, GAO faults DHS savings claims, and 9/11 files head to declassification review.
State Watch: September 2026 — Pensions Post Best Funding Since 2009, With a $1.13 Trillion Asterisk
Public pensions reached 85% funded — their best level since 2009 — yet $1.13 trillion in unfunded liabilities remains. TIJ's monthly review covers audit findings, pension disclosures, and corruption cases…
Capitol Watch: September 7, 2026 — Stopgap Signed Through Dec. 11 as House Cuts September Short
Congress averts an October shutdown as the president signs H.R. 6500 through Dec. 11; the House passes mining-permitting and Israel-boycott bills, a nine-justice amendment falls short, and Leon Black sues…
DOJ Watch: September 7, 2026 — $1.3 Billion Medicare Fraud Indictment Leads the Holiday Docket
This week's DOJ docket: a $1.3B Medicare fraud indictment tied to a Russia-based network, Pinnacle's rent-algorithm consent decree, election-fraud charges in three states, and a corporate guilty plea in a…
Federal Register Watch: September 7, 2026 — DOJ’s $250 Million KKR Settlement Opens for Comment
With no Federal Register issue on Labor Day, TIJ digests Friday’s 83-document edition: a $250 million KKR premerger settlement out for comment, the SEC’s transfer agent overhaul, FinCEN’s renewed border…
SEC Watch: Sept. 7, 2026 — SEC Moves to Scrap Pay-to-Play Rule
SEC proposes rescinding the adviser pay-to-play rule, charges an $80M Ponzi-like scheme, and SoundHound closes its LivePerson deal. The week in EDGAR.
Morning Wire: September 7, 2026 — Five Dead in Miami Cargo-Jet Overrun as U.S.–Iran Strikes Escalate
Monday's briefing: a fatal cargo-jet overrun in Miami, U.S. strikes on Iranian tankers, the mail-voting fight reaching the Supreme Court, and a record AfD result in Germany.