Skin Substitutes: How a Medicare Pricing Loophole Fueled $10 Billion in Wound-Care Spending
Medicare spending on skin substitutes rose from $256 million in 2019 to more than $10 billion in 2024. A pricing rule that paid close to whatever sellers charged built the…
Afternoon Wire: July 4, 2026 — America’s 250th Unfolds Under Record Heat as Court Term Closes and Iran Mourns Khamenei
America marks its 250th Fourth of July under record heat as the Supreme Court closes a landmark term and Iran mourns Ayatollah Khamenei.
Week in Review: The Recovery Gap Behind a Historic Fraud Takedown
The week's $6.5 billion health care fraud takedown was the headline number. Read against GAO's improper-payments tally, the F-35's $2 trillion price tag, and a sanctions sweep against an overseas…
EPA Watch: Week of June 29, 2026 — Chemours’ $450M PFAS Settlement
A $450 million Chemours PFAS settlement anchored a week of EPA enforcement spanning toxic-chemical reporting, PCB waste, lead paint, and a criminal sewer-dumping sentence.
Investigative Monitor: Week of June 29, 2026 — AP, FRONTLINE Trace How US Tech Fuels Global Scam Empire
A weekly survey of major accountability journalism: AP and FRONTLINE map how US tech enables global scam centers, plus ProPublica, the Washington Post, the Intercept, the Free Beacon, OCCRP and…
Regulatory Roundup: Week of June 29 — FAA Moves to Lift Ban on Supersonic Flight Over Land
The week of June 29 produced 87 final rules and 37 proposed rules. The FAA moved to repeal the half-century ban on civil supersonic flight over land, OPM proposed streamlining…
Capitol Watch: July 3, 2026 — House Bolts for July 4th Recess as Defense Bill Stalls
The House left early for the July 4th recess after a rule collapse stalled the fiscal 2027 defense bill, while the Senate crypto market-structure bill snagged on ethics language.
DOJ Watch: July 3, 2026 — $6.5 Billion Health Care Fraud Takedown
A daily digest of federal enforcement: a record $6.5B health care fraud takedown, Tren de Aragua murder charges, a $550M USAID bribery case, shadow-fleet sanctions evasion, and a suspected Chinese…
Federal Register Watch: July 2, 2026 — FAA Moves to Repeal 1973 Supersonic Flight Ban
A digest of the July 2, 2026 Federal Register (Vol. 91, No. 126): the FAA moves to repeal the overland supersonic flight ban, a presidential fertilizer emergency, a court-driven airline…
SEC Watch: July 3, 2026 — Judge Tosses SEC Fraud Case Against Ex-FirstEnergy CEO
A federal judge dismisses the SEC’s securities-fraud case against former FirstEnergy CEO Charles E. Jones; ExxonMobil completes its move to Texas; Kroger bids $1.65B for Giant Eagle; and the SEC…