Watchdog Stack: Public Records Beats Leaks When the Paper Trail Exists
Subpoenas, contempt votes, and cost ledgers are not vibes — they are documents. Here is how Nathan Stanford prioritizes them.
How This Desk Reads FEC Filings Before the Spin Cycle Starts
A practical OSINT checklist for Schedule A, Schedule E, and dark-money echoes — without waiting for the press release.
Midterm Money Map: $2.1B to Congress Candidates — and $480M+ in IEs Already
FEC’s 15-month snapshot plus a live Schedule E tracker show the outside-spend war heating before November.
Four Party Super PACs Banked $197.7M From Dark-Money Allies
Issue One’s mid-cycle read: One Nation, AAN, Majority Forward, and House Majority Forward are writing nine-figure checks.
46 Senators Demand Hegseth’s ‘Bare Minimum’ Iran War Cost Ledger
Slotkin-led letter seeks detailed ops costs, a $67B supplemental breakdown, and remaining OBBBA dollars — by Sept. 30.
Johnson Ends House Session Early — Massie’s Hegseth Impeachment Clock Stalls
A privileged eight-article resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth collides with a seven-week campaign recess.
House Holds Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas
Unanimous House action follows Oversight’s demand for NDAs and a deposition Black skipped — then sued over.
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