Defense Watchdog Will Probe US Attacks on Boats in the Caribbean (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/pentagon-watchdog-will-probe-us-attacks-on-boats-in-the-caribbean?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTE1MTAyNiwiZXhwIjoxNzc5NzU1ODI2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURjkxTjhUOTZPU0cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCN0IyNTk4OTJFMDc0RTZCOEZGNEVCQThFNTc5RDg4OCJ9.EnsLXOhx14H-ac3Ree66jKfE9gi7cybBiU8lTFi114g&leadSource=uverify wall
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In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis,
Congress created the Office of Financial Research (OFR)
through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Originating from the spirit to reform the wildly irresponsible Wall Street elite,
OFR was charged with providing data, analysis, and research regarding systemic financial risks to the members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC).
Essentially, OFR is an integral part of the federal…
Former Cowboys coach Whitecotton reflects on Kneeland in emotional moment https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/06/17/aaron-whitecotton-reflects-on-marshawn-kneeland-in-em…
Pentagon's internal watchdog to probe U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pentagons-internal-watchdog-probe-us-strikes-alleged-drug-boats-rcna345811
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I just watched the @… plugin review page go from hundreds of un-reviewed plugins to almost zero this past week, and they completely skipped over mine. It’s a biggy. I get it. But I fixed all of the issues they reported upon my first submission a week ago. Hopefully, someone will give it a legit review and chance, because I think this one is a winner, and an ex…
John Edwards, UK Information Commissioner and chair of the ICO, the country's data and AI regulator, resigned following a workplace investigation (Liv McMahon/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0eyq7rnn22o
A legal watchdog group asks bar associations in Maryland and DC to examine whether FCC Chairman Brendan Carr broke rules of conduct by targeting media outlets (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/05/legal-accountability-center-fcc-complaint-…
Tens of millions of dollars are pouring into both sides of Virginia’s high-stakes redistricting fight,
a closely watched test in the national battle over gerrymandering that could help determine control of Congress in November.
On Tuesday, Virginia voters will decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would allow the state legislature to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 elections, temporarily overriding the state’s bipartisan redistricting process u…