{
  "stale": false,
  "last_checked": "Aug 27, 2026, 11:10 PM EDT",
  "snapshot": {
    "item": "White House presidential memorandum",
    "date": "Aug 12, 2026",
    "what": "Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime: the National Coordination Center is directed to authorize vetted U.S. companies, under DOJ and DHS oversight, to conduct cyber surveillance and cyber effects operations against foreign cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations.",
    "source_name": "The White House",
    "source_url": "https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/expanding-capabilities-to-combat-transnational-cyber-enabled-crime/"
  },
  "notes": "Watching official feeds: White House presidential actions, U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, CISA. No protest or polling number is attached until an official source is opened."
}