SEC Watch: August 19, 2026 — Former Tricolor Executives Charged in $1.9 Billion Subprime Auto Collapse
The SEC charges former Tricolor executives over an alleged $1.9 billion double-pledging scheme, plus a $74M pre-IPO boiler room, Netcapital revenue-fraud claims, Berkshire's 13F pivot, and disclosure notes from Home…
Afternoon Wire: August 18, 2026 — Iran Deal Window Expires as Three States Hold Primaries
The 60-day U.S.-Iran negotiating window lapses without a deal, voters head to the polls in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming, National Firearms Act provisions lapse after a Texas ruling, and Kushner…
Sanctions Watch: Week of August 18, 2026 — OFAC and BIS Settle Iran, Entity List Export Cases
A quiet week for new designations was a busy one for enforcement: OFAC settled an Iran transshipment case with Rice Lake Weighing Systems, BIS posted a settlement with Plexon over…
Spending Watch: Week of August 17, 2026 — CBO Raises FY 2026 Deficit Estimate to $2.1 Trillion
CBO now projects a $2.1 trillion FY 2026 deficit as interest costs climb, the Navy books a $55 billion logistics ceiling, and the FAA starts its air traffic network rebuild.
Capitol Watch: August 18, 2026 — Dueling Stopgaps Put Congress on a September Collision Course
Rival stopgap funding bills, a stalled defense authorization, a $275 billion battleship estimate, and a new oversight demand to McKinsey — the congressional record for August 18, 2026.
DOJ Watch: August 18, 2026 — Amazon to Pay $2.25 Million in FCRA Settlement as Fraud Pleas Mount
TIJ's digest of DOJ enforcement actions Aug. 13–17: Amazon's $2.25 million FCRA settlement, a 16th Operation Gold Rush conviction, a $43 million tax shelter plea, trafficking and smuggling convictions, and…
Federal Register Watch: August 18, 2026 — Treasury Proposes GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
Treasury proposes GENIUS Act rules on stablecoin issuance, DOJ stands up a National Fraud Enforcement Division, USTR opens its China WTO compliance review, and five more notable entries from today's…
SEC Watch: Aug. 18, 2026 — $74 Million Pre-IPO ‘Boiler Room’ Charges Lead a Heavy Disclosure Day
TIJ's daily EDGAR digest: the SEC alleges a $74 million pre-IPO boiler room; Nocera pulls two years of financials; ResMed swaps KPMG for PwC; FedEx and Medtronic file fall proxies.
Court Watch: Week of August 10, 2026 — White House Ballroom Fight Reaches Supreme Court
The ballroom and mail-ballot fights reach the Supreme Court, the First Circuit backs bond hearings, and judges rule on Harvard, phosphogypsum roads, and Ohio data centers.
Public Records Roundup: Week of August 10 — State Department’s Overseas Housing Standards Haven’t Been Updated in 35 Years
This week’s notable public records: GAO finds State’s overseas housing standards 35 years out of date, VA’s watchdog says veterans were likely underpaid after 35,100 mail packets were wrongly written…