Legislative Watch: Week of October 22, 2026 — Congress Recesses With December 11 Funding Deadline Looming
By Eduardo Bacci | The Investigative Journal Congress is out of town. Both chambers are holding only brief pro forma sessions until after the November 3 elections, and the House…
GM’s Electric Retreat: $11.2 Billion in Charges, Idled Battery Plants and a New $20 Billion Buyback
GM's own filings put its EV reset at $11.2 billion since mid-2025, even as it authorizes a $20 billion buyback and closes or repurposes battery sites.
DOJ Watch: Oct. 22, 2026 — $66M COVID Lab Fraud Indictment
The Justice Department’s output on October 20 and 21 was dominated by fraud: a nationwide benefits-fraud surge, a pandemic-era laboratory indictment, a Chicago-area insurance case and a new whistleblower rewards…
Federal Register Watch: October 22, 2026 — Graham Act Order Sets Russia Duties and Waivers
Executive order on Russia and Iran sanctions, a DHS ban on DeepSeek, Medicare PBM rules and FERC LNG proposals lead the latest Federal Register docket.
SEC Watch: October 22, 2026 — Getty Images Files Chapter 11 as SEC Fraud Cases Mount
Getty Images enters prepackaged Chapter 11, Expand Energy discloses a new CEO pay package, and SEC fraud cases advance.
Morning Wire: October 22, 2026 — Supreme Court Keeps Block on Prison Care Policy; Border Wall Fight Reaches High Court
Overnight rulings and filings across government, courts and international affairs, with what to watch today.
Afternoon Wire: October 21, 2026 — DOJ Charges 28 in California Election Case; U.S. Sanctions ICC
Midday briefing on government, courts and international affairs: DOJ election charges in California, the FCC v. Brown stay, ICC sanctions and Rubio's India trip.
Corporate Disclosure Watch: Week of October 21 — onsemi Re-Cuts Synaptics Deal by $1.3B After Rival Approach
Seven public filings from the past three weeks, from a re-priced $5.7 billion merger to a proposal to rescind the SEC's shareholder proposal rule.
Sixteen Thirty Fund: A $282 Million Nonprofit, a Paid-Creator Program and a House Subpoena
A House Oversight subpoena puts the Sixteen Thirty Fund's Chorus creator program under scrutiny; the allegations remain unproven.
Capitol Watch: October 21, 2026 — Congress on Recess as Subpoena Deadline Passes
Congress is out until Nov. 9. A look at the Singham-linked subpoena deadline, the Dec. 11 funding cliff, NDAA, FISA 702 and the lame-duck agenda.