The Washington Inquisitor
Treasury Department
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Lobbying firm reports $200,000 from Panama’s ship registry as U.S. sanctions hit Panama-flagged vessels
Checkmate Government Relations registered to lobby for the Panama Maritime Authority on “flag vessels” and reported $200,000 in third-quarter income, days after Treasury sanctioned seven Panama-flagged ships. A 2025 FARA contract sets…
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After his pardon, Binance’s founder hired a new Washington team, and Binance kept paying for “executive relief”
Binance’s lobbyist Checkmate reported $750,000 last quarter for work that still includes “executive relief,” a year after Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao. Zhao has since hired three firms of his own. A records…
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Justice Department launches $25 million fraud-tip rewards program paying $10,000 to $30,000 when charges are filed
The Justice Department’s Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program pays $10,000 to $30,000 when charges are filed, from a $25 million Treasury fund, to reward tipsters quickly. The written terms differ from the president’s…
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Bessent’s defense of the economy, checked against the government’s own numbers
The Treasury secretary attributed 3.7% inflation to an Iran-war energy shock and cited jobs, wages, rents and drug prices. BLS and Federal Reserve data back some of his statements, qualify others and…
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K Street Tracker: a $750,000 False Claims Act retainer and a Turkish shipyard’s Navy push top the new filings
Early third-quarter lobbying reports and new foreign-agent filings show who is paying most for Washington help this fall: a Florida client focused on False Claims Act enforcement, dissident Korea Zinc shareholders, an…