EPA Watch: Week of June 3, 2026 — KX Wheels $700K Defeat-Device Settlement, $133M Monsanto PCB Recoveries
A weekly review of EPA and state environmental enforcement: KX Wheels Clean Air Act consent decree, Michigan and Rhode Island Monsanto PCB settlements, CERCLA cost recovery at the Burley Asbestos…
Think Tank Roundup: Week of June 3 — Heritage Indicts Higher Ed, Brookings Pegs ICE Job Losses at 668,000
Heritage's higher-education collection, a Brookings estimate of 668,000 jobs lost to ICE enforcement, AEI on the $30 billion ed-tech market, and more — surveyed across the spectrum.
Investigative Monitor: Week of June 1, 2026 — ATF Gun-Trafficking Enforcement Drops Sharply
ProPublica documents a steep decline in ATF gun-trafficking referrals and dealer revocations as the Trump administration redirects agents to immigration enforcement; plus seven more notable investigations from ProPublica, WSJ, The…
Fact-Check: Factory Construction, Inflation Claims, and Tariff Cost Estimates
The Investigative Journal examines four widely circulated public claims from the past week against primary records from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, and the Yale Budget Lab.
Regulatory Roundup: Week of June 1 — EPA Title V Rescission, FDIC/OCC Bar Reputation-Risk Exams, Vaccine EO
EPA rescinds Title V emergency affirmative-defense rule; FDIC and OCC adopt joint final rule restricting reputation-risk exams; Executive Order 14407 directs CDC to realign childhood vaccine schedule; CFPB §1071 small-business…
Oversight Watch: Week of June 3 — Pentagon Civilian-Harm Failures, $53M SEC Award, Record FCA Recoveries
TIJ's weekly digest: a Pentagon IG report on stalled civilian-harm policies, a $53M SEC whistleblower payout, record DOJ False Claims Act recoveries, and EPA retaliation complaints.
Watchdog Roundup: Week of June 1, 2026 — GAO Flags $100B in Federal Waste, DOJ IG Finds $250M FSA Misspending
This week's accountability roundup: GAO maps $100B in federal duplication, DOJ OIG finds $250M in First Step Act funds misused on inmate phone calls, Judicial Watch sues over Crossfire Hurricane…
Legislative Watch: Week of June 1, 2026 — Appropriations Sprint Opens as FY27 NDAA Hits Both Armed Services Committees
Senate Appropriations targets all 12 FY27 bills by end of June; House and Senate Armed Services mark up the FY27 NDAA; Reconciliation 2.0 negotiations continue; CBO projects $1.9T deficit. Ten…
Global Corruption Watch: Week of June 3, 2026 — Wise Probe Nears Conclusion, OFAC Targets Sham Trusts
Belgian prosecutors close in on Wise; OFAC formalizes sham-transaction guidance; SFO ends Ultra Electronics probe; FATF grey-lists Kuwait and PNG; Transparency International CPI shows democratic backsliding.
Nonprofit Watch: Week of June 3 — Treasury Rewrites Form 990 as SPLC Indictment Reshapes Sector
Treasury's Form 990 transparency push, the SPLC indictment fallout across donor-advised funds, AG enforcement in Minnesota and California, and a $170 million foundation surge into democracy infrastructure.