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February 25th, 2026

What happened today 🇺🇸,

• Kalshi, a prediction market platform, publicly detailed recent enforcement actions against insider trading, including banning and fining a MrBeast video editor for suspicious bets on YouTube streaming outcomes and suspending California congressional candidate, Kyle Langford, for trading on his own political prospects

• Former Treasury Secretary, Larry Summers, announced he will resign from Harvard following backlash over his close post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

• The Trump administration imposed new sanctions on Iran targeting 30 individuals, companies, and ships accused of supporting Iran's ballistic missile program, drone production, and illicit oil sales

• A U.S. District Judge ruled the Trump administration's policy of deporting illegal immigrants to third countries (countries that are not their own) without notice or a chance to challenge it illegal and unconstitutional…read more here

• More than a dozen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration over revisions to the federal childhood vaccine schedule, which downgraded seven shots from universal recommendations to "shared decision-making”…the lawsuit claims these unscientific changes endanger public health and increase state costs

• President Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address on record last night, clocking in at around 108 minutes, he talked about the economy, falling inflation, secure borders, ended wars, tariffs, immigration enforcement, and efforts to cut fraud…Virginia Governor Spanberger gave the Democratic response and questioned if everyday Americans feel the prosperity Trump described, emphasizing affordability struggles and policy chaos

• During a Gates Foundation town hall Bill Gates admitted to two affairs with Russian women that Epstein knew about…he apologized to staff for the Epstein association, calling it a "huge mistake", while insisting he "did nothing illicit" or witnessed anything illicit

• Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle, and OpenAI are scheduled to sign a pledge at the White House on March 4th committing to independently build, buy, or generate electricity for new AI data centers

• Panera Bread launched its first-ever value menu called "Mix & Match" allowing customers to combine 2-10 half portions or cups of popular soups, salads, and sandwiches for $4.99 each with a free side of baguette, chips, or apple per order

• S&P up .63% / Nasdaq up 1.26% / DOW up .81%

• Cuba's Interior Ministry reported that border guards killed four people on a Florida-registered speedboat during a confrontation one nautical mile northeast of El Pino canal…identities and motives remain unclear amid U.S.-Cuba tensions

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