home.treasury.gov
OFAC designated 15 Ecuador-based targets and identified 10 vessels as blocked property over alleged cocaine shipments tied to Los Choneros, Los Lobos and Mexican cartels.
apnews.com
The Trump administration is promising an “unprecedented” campaign against Iran, including possible secondary sanctions on countries and companies that continue doing business with Tehran.
apnews.com
The Trump administration notified Congress that it plans to pay $850 million to the United Nations, including funds for peacekeeping in Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
dhs.gov
DHS highlighted fentanyl enforcement actions by ICE Homeland Security Investigations, including seizures of 16 kilograms in New Jersey and 14 kilograms in Fairfield.
apnews.com
Ed Martin is leaving his role as the Justice Department’s pardon attorney after President Donald Trump said he would work on legal battles involving the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
ag.ny.gov
Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation determined that a prosecutor could not disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that two state troopers’ use of deadly force was justified under New York law.
ofac.treasury.gov
OFAC issued Venezuela General Licenses 61 and 62 on August 21, 2026, along with Frequently Asked Question 1266.
justice.gov
A federal court permanently prohibited Roxanna Cedeno and RC Travel Agency from preparing tax returns after finding conduct that interfered with federal tax-law enforcement.
whitehouse.gov
A White House release says President Donald J. Trump and Republicans delivered tax relief, rural health funding and billions of dollars in announced private investment across South Carolina.
justice.gov
The Justice Department announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok, ByteDance and affiliated entities over litigation concerning children’s privacy compliance under COPPA.
aws.amazon.com
AWS has made Glue 6.0 generally available with 30% lower pricing than previous Glue versions, full Apache Iceberg v3 support, and a modernized Spark runtime.
dhs.gov
DHS said ICE deported five gang members last week, including people with convictions or arrests involving attempted murder, DUI, burglary and other offenses.
scotusblog.com
Chief Justice John Roberts issued an administrative stay blocking a lower-court order that would have halted above-ground work on the White House ballroom project while the justices consider the Trump administration’s request for relief.
uscis.gov
Yupeng Sun faces federal charges alleging he registered and voted in the 2024 presidential election while impersonating another Chinese national with lawful permanent resident status.
sec.gov
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed consents and proposed final judgments against Live Ventures CEO John “Jon” Isaac and former CFO Virland A. Johnson in litigation alleging financial and disclosure fraud. The proposed judgments,
sec.gov
The SEC filed fraud charges against Gavin Wolfe and Jason Satsky, alleging that nonpublic acquisition information led to millions of dollars in trading profits.
dhs.gov
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced arrests on August 20 of five noncitizens with convictions including murder, fentanyl trafficking conspiracy and alien smuggling.
