Medicare Advantage Upcoding: How a $40 Billion Annual Overcharge Outruns Its Enforcers
Federal fraud settlements against Medicare Advantage insurers are setting records, but the government's own auditors say upcoding drains far more than enforcers claw back.
Week in Review: The Watchdog Paradox — Billions in Recoveries, a Fraying Oversight Machine
Week in Review is The Investigative Journal’s Saturday analysis column, connecting the accountability reporting we published over the past seven days. Every figure below is drawn from a public record;…
EPA Watch: Week of July 13, 2026 — $69M Keystone Pipeline Spill Settlement Enters Public Comment
A $69M Keystone pipeline spill settlement, Chemours' $450M PFAS deal and a Montana Superfund decree lead this week's EPA enforcement digest.
Investigative Monitor: Week of July 13, 2026 — Records Detail Special Counsel’s Review of Lawmakers’ Texts
The Investigative Journal’s weekly roundup of major new investigations — from newly released records on a special counsel’s review of lawmakers’ texts, to an FBI ballot-signature effort, a Pentagon surveillance-data…
Fact-Check: Was the 2025 Violent Crime Drop the Biggest Since 1937?
The Investigative Journal's Weekly Fact-Check Spotlight tests five recent claims — on violent crime, Medicaid cuts, California's gas tax, tariffs and real wages — against primary data from the FBI,…
Regulatory Roundup: Week of July 13, 2026 — NRC Proposes First Radiation Overhaul Since 1991
Federal agencies filed a dense slate of rules this week: the NRC's first radiation-protection overhaul since 1991, two presidential proclamations on trade and chemical compliance, a sweeping FAR rewrite, and…
Capitol Watch: July 17, 2026 — House GOP Pulls Veterans Bill After One-Vote Scare
A sweeping veterans package was pulled from the House floor after a one-vote scare, Senate Democrats blocked the fiscal 2027 NDAA, and new Fed chair Kevin Warsh delivered his first…
DOJ Watch: July 17, 2026 — Ex-Fed Adviser Sentenced in China Secrets Case
A daily review of federal enforcement: a former Fed adviser sentenced in a China information-sharing case, an Iran export conviction tied to IRGC drones, TD Bank insiders, a $14.5M Labcorp…
Federal Register Watch: July 16, 2026 — Trump Grants Chemical Plants a Two-Year Clean Air Act Reprieve
A daily digest of the July 16, 2026 Federal Register: a presidential Clean Air Act proclamation, the 2027 Medicare physician fee schedule, an NRC reactor-licensing overhaul, the RealPage antitrust settlement,…
Morning Wire: July 17, 2026 — Iran War Widens to the Gulf as Trump Airs China Election Claims
Morning Wire — Friday, July 17, 2026. A widening U.S. military campaign against Iran dominated the overnight cycle, with U.S. Central Command reporting a fourth consecutive day of strikes, a…