FedRAMP-for-Data-Brokers: Congress Finally Notices the Surveillance Market It Funded
United States – February 20, 2026 – Congress is flirting with a registry and audits for data brokers. Cute. The real scandal is the warrantless shopping spree.
Indiana Puts the Chicago Bears on the Border Grill, and the Stadium Grift Smells the Smoke
United States – February 20, 2026 – Indiana just lit the charcoal under a Bears move to Hammond, and the stadium grifters smell taxpayer brisket on the smoke.
South Carolina Wants Secret NIL Paychecks. That Is Not Privacy. That Is Power.
United States – February 20, 2026 – South Carolina is racing to hide NIL pay from public view. When public universities go dark, the grift gets daylight.
NIH Shrinks the Workforce, Grows the AI: Follow the $1 Bait Hook
United States – February 20, 2026 – NIH is cutting headcount while AI pilots multiply, and the whole thing smells like a cheap intro deal that turns into a long-term subscriptio…
FDA’s “No Artificial Colors” Loophole: When a Label Stops Speaking English
United States – February 20, 2026 – FDA broadened the “no artificial colors” label by discretion, leaving shoppers to decode loopholes while brands cash in.
NIAID Told to Scrub ‘Pandemic Preparedness’ From Its Website. That Is Not a Rebrand. It Is a Slow-Motion Sabotage.
United States – February 20, 2026 – NIH operatives are scrubbing ‘pandemic preparedness’ from NIAID. That is not editing, it is disarming the smoke alarm.
Detain-and-Inspect: The Refugee Paperwork Rodeo Just Got Real
United States – February 20, 2026 – DHS says the 1-year green card check-in for refugees is mandatory, and missing it can mean detention for inspection as the policy collides wi…
HUD Puts Citizenship Verification Back on the Grill for Public Housing
United States – February 20, 2026 – HUD is proposing a rule that turns eligibility verification from vibes into receipts: if taxpayers fund the unit, every resident gets checked…
DOJ Let a Donor-Backed Media Megamerger Slide. That Is Not Antitrust, That Is Access.
United States – February 20, 2026 – DOJ let Paramount Skydance’s $108.4B WBD bid clear a key review clock, and the donor class smelled blood.
EPA Just Yanked the ‘Endangerment Finding’ and the Swamp Started Choking on Its Own Fumes
United States – February 20, 2026 – EPA says it finalized rescission of the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding and repealed vehicle greenhouse gas standards that relied on…
EPA Just Took a Sledgehammer to the Climate Case File
United States – February 20, 2026 – The EPA just tried to un-write climate reality, so polluters can invoice the public for the smoke.
Mortgage Rates Dip, and Wall Street Still Wins the Housing War
United States – February 20, 2026 – Mortgage rates slid to 6.01%, but prices, supply, and investor games keep housing unaffordable for most people.
Roundup, War Powers, and the Fine Print That Bites
United States – February 20, 2026 – Washington stamped glyphosate as ‘national defense’ and tucked industry immunity into the margins.
Supreme Court Told Trump: Tariffs Need a Congressional Wrench, Not an Emergency Crowbar
United States – February 20, 2026 – The Supreme Court clipped Trump’s emergency tariffs under IEEPA, reminded everyone tariffs are taxes Congress controls, and left the refund q…
The Antitrust Clock Ran Out. The Questions Did Not.
United States – February 20, 2026 – A merger review ended in silence, and silence is how regulators train the public not to believe them anymore.
A Texas Judge Just Handed Merger-Barons a Paper Shredder
United States – February 20, 2026 – A federal court kneecapped the FTC’s tougher merger paperwork, and Wall Street heard one word: hurry.
The Supreme Court just unplugged Trump’s emergency-tariff grift. Watch the lobbyists scramble.
United States – February 20, 2026 – The Court finally yanked the fake-emergency lever on tariffs, and now the refund circus begins in boardroom glass.
PCE Inflation Pops Hotter, and the Fed Still Wants You to Clap
United States – February 20, 2026 – BEA says PCE inflation jumped again, and the Fed keeps your paycheck on simmer while prices sizzle on high.
Inflation, Late: When a shutdown delays the numbers, it delays accountability
United States – February 20, 2026 – A shutdown-delayed inflation report says prices are still sticky, and ordinary borrowers are the ones stuck with the tab.
Judge Sunshine Sykes Tries to Put the Border on a Leash, and the Swamp Howls in Harmony
United States – February 20, 2026 – A California judge tried to jam a wrench in Trump’s ICE machine, and the NGO choir is singing.
A Federal Judge Called It “Terror.” The Trump Administration Calls It “Policy.”
United States – February 20, 2026 – A federal judge says Trump officials are violating bond-hearing orders, turning due process into a detention mill.