Legislative Watch: Week of April 20, 2026 — Senate Adopts $70 Billion Immigration Reconciliation Vehicle
Senate adopts FY2026 budget resolution 50-48, kicking off reconciliation 2.0 for $70B in ICE/CBP funding. Plus FISA Title VII, CBO scores, FY27 markups, MATCH Act, and state AI laws.
Nonprofit Watch: Week of April 24 — Treasury 990 Overhaul, $3.8M Petco Sham, 22-State GoFundMe Demand
Treasury orders the biggest Form 990 overhaul in a decade; 22 state AGs press GoFundMe; California sues over $3.8M sham charity at Petco Park; Colorado settles $99K CASA diversion; Feeding…
Global Corruption Watch: Week of April 20 — Nepal Power-Broker Arrest, OFAC Targets Mahan Air, FinCEN Unveils AML Overhaul
Nepal widens its money-laundering dragnet, OFAC designates an Iranian aviation network, FinCEN proposes a sweeping AML overhaul, and OCCRP documents Europe's retreat from corporate transparency.
SEC Watch: April 24, 2026 — Norfolk Southern Merger Costs and CME Record Volumes Lead Filings
Daily SEC filing digest: Norfolk Southern’s Q1 10-Q shows merger and Eastern Ohio incident charges; Constellation Brands files FY26 10-K; CME, Halliburton, and Texas Instruments report quarterly results; Shutterstock amends…
DOJ Watch: April 24, 2026 — SPLC Fraud Indictment, Polymarket Soldier, Mexican Mafia Sweep
The Investigative Journal's daily digest of federal enforcement actions: the SPLC fraud indictment, an Army sergeant charged over Polymarket bets on the Maduro operation, 43 Mexican Mafia arrests, a $30M…
Federal Register Watch: April 24, 2026 — NRC Codifies Generic EIS for New Nuclear Reactors
A daily digest of notable Federal Register entries for April 24, 2026 — including a significant NRC final rule codifying a generic environmental impact statement for new nuclear reactors, a…
The Sweetwater Blade Graveyard: How a Wind Recycler’s Collapse Stranded 3,000 Turbine Blades in West Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Global Fiberglass Solutions over the illegal abandonment of more than 3,000 wind turbine blades in Sweetwater — a case that exposes the wind…
Afternoon Wire: April 24, 2026 — Iran Talks Move to Islamabad as Senate Clears $70B Enforcement Budget
Afternoon Wire is The Investigative Journal’s end-of-day digest of the major developments in Washington, the federal courts, and abroad. Each item links back to primary records, official statements, and wire…
Morning Wire: April 24, 2026 — Iran Talks Resume in Islamabad as DOJ Drops Powell Probe
Witkoff and Kushner depart for Pakistan for direct Iran talks; DOJ closes Powell probe, clearing Warsh's confirmation path; EU approves €90B Ukraine loan and 20th Russia sanctions package.
Capitol Watch: April 22, 2026 — Senate Opens Reconciliation Fast Lane on DHS Funding
Washington — April 22, 2026. Capitol Hill entered the midweek stretch with two parallel storylines dominating the calendar: Senate Republicans moving a $70 billion immigration-funding package through the reconciliation fast…