Reg Watch: April 10, 2026 — Stablecoin Rules Drop as Regulators Kill Reputation Risk
The Federal Register for April 10, 2026, carries a coordinated wave of financial regulation proposals alongside final rules reshaping how banks are supervised and how foreign interests in U.S. communications…
SEC Watch: April 10, 2026 — Enforcement Hits 20-Year Low as New Sheriff Takes the Reins
This week’s SEC filings paint a portrait of an agency in transition. From a historically thin enforcement docket to eye-popping executive pay packages and billion-dollar bitcoin bets, here are the…
Morning Wire: April 10, 2026 — DHS Shutdown Hits Day 48 as Trump Moves to Bypass Congress
Government Trump Signs Executive Order to Resume DHS Pay Amid 48-Day Shutdown. President Trump announced he will sign an executive order directing the resumption of paychecks for Department of Homeland…
Afternoon Wire: April 10, 2026 — Inflation Surges to 3.3% as Iran War Costs Hit Consumers
Government March CPI Surges to 3.3%, Highest Since April 2024. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that consumer prices rose 0.9% in March — the steepest monthly increase in…
First Liberty’s $140 Million Betrayal: How a Georgia Ponzi Scheme Exploited Conservative Faith and Republican Politics
A Ponzi Scheme Built on Faith and Politics On April 1, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced that Bankers Life Advisory Services and Bankers Life Securities had agreed to…
The Scam PAC Machine: How Fraudulent Committees Fleece Conservative Donors While the FEC Sits Paralyzed
In the first year of the 2025-2026 election cycle, political action committees raised a staggering $4.6 billion and spent $3.4 billion, according to Federal Election Commission filings. But an unknown…
From Brazil to Budapest: Inside BYD’s Growing Forced Labor Crisis
The world’s largest EV maker now faces forced labor investigations on two continents — and just landed on Brazil’s official slavery blacklist BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle giant that surpassed…
Sold as Green, Loaded With Oil: How ESG Funds Exposed a $40 Trillion Credibility Gap
The $40 Trillion Greenwashing Machine The global ESG investing market now exceeds $40 trillion in assets under management, a figure that has more than doubled since 2021. Investors pouring money…
The Bail Reform Lobby Unmasked: Dark Money Groups Still Pushing to Eliminate Cash Bail Despite the Statistical Wreckage
Current lobbying registries in state capitals reveal that well-funded dark money organizations continue to push bail elimination legislation despite mounting statistical evidence that previous reforms have increased violent crime and…
Defund the Police, Fund My Security: The Hypocrisy of America’s Protected Class
In the summer of 2020, as protests swept American cities and the slogan “Defund the Police” became a rallying cry for progressive politicians, a quieter financial reality was taking shape…