Fact-Check: Tax Cut Superlatives, Iran “Obliteration,” and Tariff Costs — The Week in Public Claims
The Investigative Journal's weekly fact-check spotlight examines five notable claims from the past seven days against the original primary-source record — Treasury data, IAEA verification reports, CBO tariff analyses, and…
Regulatory Roundup: Week of April 13, 2026 — CMS Finalizes 2027 Medicare Advantage Rule
TIJ's weekly roundup: CMS finalizes 2027 Medicare Advantage rule, Treasury opens comment on 1% remittance tax, FCC targets foreign-adversary network control, FTC expands noncompete enforcement, and CFPB open banking compliance…
Capitol Watch: April 17, 2026 — SAVE Act Passes House, Senate Clears Judge Davis by One Vote
Daily congressional digest: House passes revised SAVE Act tightening voter-registration proof-of-citizenship requirements; Senate invokes cloture 49-48 on Judge Andrew B. Davis; House Oversight advances fraud-prevention bill amid Bondi deposition dispute;…
DOJ Watch: April 17, 2026 — New Fraud Division Formalized, IBM DEI Settlement Tops $17M
DOJ Watch digest: Blanche formalizes the National Fraud Enforcement Division, IBM pays $17M in the first Civil Rights Fraud Initiative settlement, an ex-Army Top Secret holder is charged with leaking…
Federal Register Watch: April 17, 2026 — Trump Accounts Records System Launched, Russian-Vessel Emergency Extended
Friday's Federal Register includes a White House extension of the Russian-vessel national emergency, a Treasury records system for the new Trump Accounts children's IRAs, and an IRS proposal raising information-reporting…
CalPERS’ $330 Million Cleantech Bonfire: Congress Probes How California’s Pension Giant Torched a ‘Green’ Bet
House investigators want to know why California's largest public pension is defending a 71% loss on an 18-year clean energy bet — and why its $100 billion climate portfolio is…
Morning Wire: April 17, 2026 — Israel-Lebanon Truce Begins as Hormuz Summit Convenes
A ten-day Israel-Lebanon cessation of hostilities takes effect, world leaders convene on the Strait of Hormuz, and the acting director of ICE submits his resignation — The Investigative Journal's Friday…
Afternoon Wire: April 17, 2026 — Lebanon Truce Holds, Iran Talks Near Deal, Hormuz Summit Convenes
Daily digest: Lebanon ceasefire begins, 40-nation Hormuz summit convenes, Treasury sanctions Cartel del Noreste casinos, Ninth Circuit hears Kalshi case, and Live Nation–Ticketmaster loses antitrust trial.
Afternoon Wire: April 16, 2026 — Jury Finds Live Nation Operated as Illegal Monopoly
Government Trump Announces Historic Israel-Lebanon Leadership Talks President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak directly for the first time in over three decades,…
Think Tank Roundup: Week of April 13 — Global Economy Faces Year of Peril
This week’s think tank output spans the economic fallout from geopolitical turmoil, the future of U.S. energy innovation, legal immigration trends, tax filing season data, and the challenge of AI…