Oversight Watch: Week of April 13 — SEC Pays $50 Million Whistleblower Award as IG Workforce Shrinks
This week brought a stark juxtaposition in federal oversight: a single whistleblower earned more than $50 million from the Securities and Exchange Commission for exposing corporate fraud, even as the…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of April 13 — GAO Flags Federal AI Procurement Failures
Each week, The Investigative Journal surveys reports from government watchdogs and accountability organizations across the political spectrum. We note each group’s orientation and funding so readers can weigh the findings…
Legislative Watch: Week of April 13 — DHS Shutdown Hits 60 Days as Congress Juggles FISA, Iran, and Reconciliation
Congress returned from its two-week spring recess this week to confront an unusually crowded legislative calendar, with deadlines converging on multiple fronts. From a record-setting partial government shutdown to expiring…
Federal Prosecutors Unveil Pay-to-Play Scheme at Heart of NYC’s $200 Million Migrant Shelter Empire
A Brooklyn nonprofit that parlayed New York City’s migrant crisis into nearly $200 million in government contracts is now at the center of a widening federal corruption investigation — one…
Capitol Watch: April 16, 2026 — Budget Battles, AI Espionage, and the DHS Shutdown
Thursday on Capitol Hill brought a packed schedule of consequential hearings across both chambers, with OMB Director Russell Vought defending President Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget before the Senate Budget…
DOJ Watch: April 16, 2026 — IBM Pays $17M in Landmark DEI Settlement
A daily roundup of federal enforcement actions, indictments, and settlements from the Department of Justice and related agencies. The Department of Justice continued its aggressive enforcement posture this week with…
Federal Register Watch: April 15, 2026 — CMS Proposes Major Overhaul of Drug Prior Authorization
The Federal Register’s latest filings, published April 14–15, 2026, carry a substantial volume of regulatory action spanning healthcare, energy, trade enforcement, nuclear licensing, environmental protection, federal workforce policy, and telecommunications…
SEC Watch: April 16, 2026 — Big Banks Deliver Blockbuster Q1 Earnings as SEC Signals Enforcement Reset
Wall Street’s biggest banks kicked off the first-quarter 2026 earnings season this week with a cascade of 8-K filings on the SEC’s EDGAR system, revealing a financial sector still riding…
Morning Wire: April 16, 2026 — Iran Peace Talks Advance as House Prepares FISA Vote
Government Trump Says Iran War ‘Very Close to Over’ as Ceasefire Extension Talks Gain Momentum The United States and Iran are reportedly inching toward a framework agreement to end their…
Afternoon Wire: April 15, 2026 — CENTCOM Says Iran Blockade Has Halted Maritime Trade; DOJ Moves to Vacate Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions
U.S. Central Command says its maritime blockade has completely halted Iranian sea-based trade; DOJ asks the D.C. Circuit to vacate Oath Keepers and Proud Boys sedition convictions; Senate leadership readies…