Investigative Monitor: Week of May 12 — AP Wins Pulitzer for China Surveillance Expose
Weekly roundup of major investigations from ProPublica, OCCRP, AP, The Intercept, Reuters, Washington Post and others — with TIJ follow-up angles for each.
Regulatory Roundup: Week of May 4 — OCC Doubles Down on State Preemption
OCC interchange-fee preemption, SEC semiannual reporting proposal, CFPB Section 1071 final rule, HHS Section 504 deadline extension, EPA TCE postponement and more — the week of May 4–11, 2026 in…
Fact-Check: Consumer Confidence, Oil Production, Workforce, Big Beautiful Bill
TIJ's weekly fact-check examines five high-profile public claims — Trump on consumer confidence and oil, Kaptur on the $1B ballroom, Sanders on healthcare losses, and the White House on federal…
Oversight Watch: Week of May 12 — IG Vacancies Persist as USDA Audit Flags $48M, OSC Confirms $30M HHS Waste Disclosure
An Investigative Journal accountability digest. Records suggest the federal oversight community is operating at reduced capacity even as new fraud findings, whistleblower disclosures, and qui tam recoveries continue to pile…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of May 12 — GAO Flags $186 Billion in Improper Federal Payments
GAO reports federal improper payments hit $186B in FY2025, VA acquisition reorganization under scrutiny, ProPublica details a quashed Puerto Rico vote-fraud probe, and the FBI surfaces 1.9M pages from a…
Legislative Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 — FY2027 Defense Hearings Open as $72B Border Reconciliation Tranche Awaits Conference
Senate appropriators open FY2027 defense hearings as a 2B border reconciliation tranche awaits conference, the House clears the 2026 Farm Bill, and AI energy and privacy bills proliferate amid a…
Global Corruption Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 – Worldclear Files, EU 20th Package, and PEMEX Pleas
OCCRP's Worldclear Files expose a NZ payment shop moving money for a Belarusian oligarch; EU adopts 20th Russia sanctions package; DOJ secures second PEMEX bribery plea; SFO inks £15M Ultra…
Sanctions Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 — Cuba’s GAESA Hits the SDN List
Treasury, State, and DOJ moved in parallel this week: GAESA hit the SDN List under E.O. 14404, Economic Fury targeted Iran's shadow banking and a Chinese oil terminal, and the…
Nonprofit Watch: Week of May 12, 2026 — SPLC Indictment and the State AG Surge
A federal indictment of the SPLC, a $6.5M state civil case in Minneapolis, and a stubborn IRS enforcement gap on 501(c)(4) political nonprofits.
Spending Watch: Week of May 12 — Improper Payments Hit $186 Billion as Pentagon, DOE Lock In Multi-Billion Awards
Federal agencies booked $186 billion in improper payments in FY 2025, GAO finds, even as the Pentagon, DOE, and FEMA close out multi-billion-dollar contract and grant cycles.