EPA Watch: Week of April 24, 2026 — Superfund Cost Recovery Dominates Docket as Q1 Penalties Hit $3.4M
The Investigative Journal’s weekly audit of federal and state environmental enforcement actions, based on public dockets, press releases, and Federal Register notices. Federal environmental enforcement this week was dominated by…
Capitol Watch: April 24, 2026 — Warsh Fed Hearing Exposes Independence Fight as FY27 Bills Move
Kevin Warsh's Fed confirmation hearing fractures Senate Republicans, House appropriators advance two FY27 bills, Oversight standoff with Pam Bondi deepens, and CBO flags widening deficit risk.
Regulatory Roundup: Week of April 20 — CFPB Ends Disparate Impact in Fair Lending
TIJ's weekly survey of significant federal and state regulatory activity, including the CFPB's Regulation B rewrite, a DOL joint-employer NPRM, an EPA oil-and-gas NESHAP proposal, and the OCC/FDIC reputation-risk rule.
Think Tank Roundup: Week of April 20 — Brookings Maps a Safer World
TIJ's weekly survey of policy papers from Brookings, AEI, Cato, RAND, Urban Institute, Tax Foundation, Carnegie Endowment, and EPI.
Investigative Monitor: Week of April 24, 2026 — DOJ Wobbles in Brennan Probe as Florida AG Opens Two Corporate Inquiries
A weekly roundup of major investigations from ProPublica, the Washington Post, the New York Times, OCCRP, the Daily Caller, the Free Beacon and others — with TIJ follow-up angles.
Fact-Check: Did a $600 Drug Really See a ‘600% Reduction’? Five Claims, Examined
TIJ's weekly fact-check goes to primary sources on five claims from the past week — TrumpRx pricing, March jobs, voter ID polling, tariff costs, and the status of Iran's nuclear…
Oversight Watch: Week of April 24 — GAO Pegs Federal Fraud at Up to $521 Billion as IG Offices Face Cuts
The GAO estimates federal fraud losses between $233 billion and $521 billion annually as the FY27 budget proposes 12 percent cuts to inspector general offices. Plus: DOJ IG opens Epstein…
Watchdog Roundup: Week of April 20 — Navy Modernization Missteps, FEMA Helpline Failures, and a Crypto-Conflict Memo
GAO, HHS OIG, NASA OIG, Judicial Watch, ProPublica and POGO reports from the week of April 20, 2026 — what they found and what to watch at TIJ.
Legislative Watch: Week of April 20, 2026 — Senate Adopts $70 Billion Immigration Reconciliation Vehicle
Senate adopts FY2026 budget resolution 50-48, kicking off reconciliation 2.0 for $70B in ICE/CBP funding. Plus FISA Title VII, CBO scores, FY27 markups, MATCH Act, and state AI laws.
Nonprofit Watch: Week of April 24 — Treasury 990 Overhaul, $3.8M Petco Sham, 22-State GoFundMe Demand
Treasury orders the biggest Form 990 overhaul in a decade; 22 state AGs press GoFundMe; California sues over $3.8M sham charity at Petco Park; Colorado settles $99K CASA diversion; Feeding…