USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Thursday, February 26, 2026

What matters today 1 Vance–Oz freeze $259M in Minnesota Medicaid — Trump’s “war on fraud” begins hours after State of the Union; 14 programs flagged including autism care and transport; Walz: “This has nothing to do with fraud”; Oz gives Minnesota 60 days to propose corrective action plan; 1.2 million Minnesotans depend on Medicaid; […]