Capitol Watch: August 14, 2026 — Dueling Stopgaps Set Up September Funding Fight
Pre-recess Senate votes on the stopgap, Russia-Iran sanctions, and the Blanche confirmation set up a high-stakes September. A digest from the official record.
DOJ Watch: August 14, 2026 — 11 Charged in Decade-Long Nationwide Marriage Fraud Takedown
Today's DOJ Watch: a 1,000-marriage green card fraud takedown in New York, the largest Sunshine Act recovery on record, an Operation Gold Rush banker sentenced, and the Fraud Division's new…
Federal Register Watch: August 14, 2026 — FinCEN Finalizes Rollback of Beneficial Ownership Reporting for U.S. Companies
FinCEN finalizes its beneficial ownership rollback as the Unified Agenda, a BIS drone rule, and the FCC's E-Rate review land in the Aug. 14 Federal Register.
SEC Watch: August 14, 2026 — Alleged $425 Million Crypto Ponzi Tops a Heavy Enforcement Docket
Four SEC fraud actions in four days allege over half a billion dollars raised from investors, as Q2 13F filings come due and Securitize reports its first quarter as a…
Morning Wire: August 14, 2026 — DOJ Presses Supreme Court to Revive Mail-Ballot Order as Injunction Goes Nationwide
In today's Wire: DOJ renews its Supreme Court bid on the mail-ballot order, a trade-court win on de minimis, flat July PPI, Leavitt's exit sets up a succession race, and…
Afternoon Wire: August 13, 2026 — White House Ballroom Fight Reaches Supreme Court as D.C. Guard Deployment Passes One Year
The ballroom case lands on the Supreme Court's emergency docket, the D.C. Guard deployment hits one year, and U.S. envoys ready a new Ukraine push. Thursday's briefing.
Oversight Watch: Week of August 13, 2026 — Interior Watchdog Fight and a Record Sunshine Act Recovery
This week in oversight: independence questions at Interior's OIG, Veloxis' record $46M Sunshine Act resolution, an $11.8M PPP recovery from an AVIC-linked firm, shrinking SEC whistleblower awards, and a bipartisan…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of August 10, 2026 — GAO Audits the DOGE ‘Wall of Receipts’
This week's watchdog reports: GAO finds DOGE's $110 billion savings ledger lacks support, HHS OIG continues home health audits, CRS examines OPM's health-claims data demand, plus new releases from POGO,…
Legislative Watch: Week of August 10, 2026 — Senate’s 90-6 Stopgap Tees Up September Funding Fight
The Senate’s 90-6 stopgap through Dec. 11, a farm bill stalled over SNAP error rates, NDAA limbo, and CBO’s $2.1 trillion deficit projection — this week’s legislative tracker.
Capitol Watch: August 13, 2026 — CBO Flags $1.8 Trillion Deficit as Congress Runs Out the Recess Clock
CBO pegs the 10-month deficit at $1.8 trillion as Congress leaves a Dec. 11 stopgap, the Graham Russia-Iran sanctions bill and the FY27 NDAA unfinished. TIJ's daily congressional digest.