Think Tank Roundup: Week of July 13, 2026 — Brookings on AI’s ‘Borrowed Expertise’
This week's think tank roundup: Brookings on AI's 'borrowed expertise,' RAND on NATO 3.0, AEI on alliances, plus new state tax and minimum-wage data.
Oversight Watch: Week of July 16, 2026 — GAO Faults the Panel That Polices Inspectors General
A GAO review found the Integrity Committee overseeing federal inspectors general missed statutory deadlines and discarded complaints, as IG offices and whistleblower programs posted a busy week of fraud findings…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of July 13 — HHS Inspector General Reports $5.56 Billion in Recoveries
This week's oversight reporting from across the spectrum: HHS-OIG's $5.56B in recoveries, GAO on $186B in improper payments and Login.gov fraud gaps, DOGE's missing final report, a California voter-roll suit,…
Legislative Watch: Week of July 13, 2026 — Senate Blocks $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill
The Senate blocked the $1.15 trillion FY2027 defense authorization bill while the House passed a party-line State Department spending measure and unveiled a reconciliation blueprint.
DOJ Watch: July 16, 2026 — Russian ‘Bulletproof Hosting’ Network Indicted in $62M Cybercrime Case
DOJ enforcement digest, July 16, 2026: a $62M Russian cybercrime indictment, a $14.5M Labcorp Medicare deal, and a slain Deputy U.S. Marshal case.
Federal Register Watch: July 15, 2026 — Trump Invokes Section 232 on Aircraft Imports
A presidential Section 232 proclamation on aircraft and jet-engine imports leads Wednesday's Federal Register, alongside an NRC radiation-rules rewrite, EPA power-plant NOx plans, a delayed Great Lakes shipwreck protection, and…
SEC Watch: July 16, 2026 — First Hawaiian’s $34 Billion TriCo Merger Headlines a Week of C-Suite Exits
First Hawaiian's $34B TriCo merger, CEO/CFO exits at Brown-Forman and CoStar, and the SEC's new Retail Fraud Working Group top today's filings.
Corporate Disclosure Watch: Week of July 15, 2026 — SEC Moves to Exempt Most Public Companies From Say-on-Pay
SEC Release 33-11419 nears its July 20 comment deadline as RH's CEO sells $20.7M and Shutterstock's CEO exits — this week's corporate disclosures.
Global Corruption Watch: Week of July 13, 2026 — Indonesia Prosecutes a Former Top Prosecutor in $278M Coal Scandal
A weekly digest of international corruption: Indonesia charges a former deputy attorney general in a $278M coal-and-blackout scandal, Interpol and Europol tout major asset seizures, Treasury sanctions cartel and PCC…
Capitol Watch: July 15, 2026 — Senate Stalls FY27 Defense Bill as House Clears Gun-Privacy Measure
The Senate fell short on the opening procedural vote for its FY2027 defense authorization bill while the House passed a firearm-purchase privacy measure and bipartisan bills, and committees convened on…