DOJ Watch: August 13, 2026 — 11 Charged in Decade-Long Nationwide Marriage-Fraud Network
TIJ's daily DOJ enforcement digest: a nationwide sham-marriage indictment, a $46M Veloxis kickback resolution, a Chinese state-linked firm's $11.8M PPP settlement, and more.
Federal Register Watch: August 13, 2026 — CMS Cuts Federal Medicaid, CHIP Funding for Youth Gender-Transition Procedures
A 212-page CMS final rule anchors today's Federal Register, alongside an FCC broadband-label rollback, HUD's disaster-recovery formula comment period, a Gulf seismic-survey authorization, and a Copyright Office win for specialized…
SEC Watch: August 13, 2026 — Home Depot CEO’s Medical Leave and Cisco’s Record Year Lead a Dense Filing Day
Wednesday's filings: Cisco's record fiscal 2026 and $9.3 billion in AI orders, Home Depot's CEO medical leave, Cerebras' post-IPO loss, Trian's 13-F trims, and SEC fraud charges against Netcapital and…
Morning Wire: Aug. 13, 2026 — Iraq Pullout on Track, Mail-Voting Order Blocked Again, Leavitt to Depart
Today's Wire: the U.S. exit from Iraq holds to a Sept. 30 timeline, a Boston judge again blocks mail-voting changes inside the 90-day election window, Karoline Leavitt announces her departure,…
Afternoon Wire: August 12, 2026 — Inflation Report Day, Iran Blockade Enforcement, and a Freed Marine’s Homecoming
The day's briefing: July CPI lands with a September Fed decision in the balance; U.S. forces disable a blockade runner near Hormuz; Robert Gilman comes home; courts move on citizenship,…
Corporate Disclosure Watch: Week of August 10, 2026 — Intel’s Upsized $20 Billion Share Sale Leads a Crowded Filing Week
Intel's $20 billion stock sale, Strategy's below-cost bitcoin sales, Icahn's $765 million NAV drop, two merger 8-Ks, proxy-season pay votes, insider Form 4s, and Friday's 13-F deadline — this week…
Capitol Watch: August 11, 2026 — Senate Clears Stopgap Funding and Russia Sanctions Before Five-Week Recess
In a session that ran to nearly 5 a.m., the Senate passed a stopgap through December 11, cleared the Graham Russia sanctions bill 86-11, and confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney…
DOJ Watch: August 11, 2026 — Veloxis to Pay $46 Million Over Kidney-Drug Kickbacks
Monday at Main Justice: a record Sunshine Act recovery in the Veloxis kickback case, a PRC national's export-control guilty plea, a $6 million fine after Charleston's runaway-ship incident, and more…
Federal Register Watch: August 11, 2026 — DHS Extends $4,000 Visa Fee to All H-1B, L-1 Extensions
In the latest Federal Register: DHS extends the 9-11 Biometric Fee to all H-1B and L-1 extensions; HUD moves to drop disparate-impact rules; IRS finalizes 1099-K backup-withholding relief; DOE invokes…
SEC Watch: August 11, 2026 — Pre-IPO Fund Adviser Adit Ventures Charged in Alleged Fraud Involving SpaceX, Klarna Shares
SEC charges pre-IPO adviser Adit Ventures in alleged fraud; UWM details its $1.65B Oaktree recapitalization; Innovex holders complete a secondary; and a SPAC hands control to a retired Chinese bank…