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the briefing · 2026-08-04

UnitedHealth ($UNH) is having a moment on Capitol Hill: 11 members traded it (28 buys, 11 sells) while the company simultaneously overlaps with a federal contract signal — the busiest name where congressional activity and Washington action collide.

• $UNH drew 11 members trading (28b/11s, one committee-sector overlap) against a live Federal Contract signal, while $GS attracted the deepest bench of nine members trading alongside CFTC, FTC and SEC signals — a rare triple-agency overlap.
• On the consensus board, Big Tech dominates: $MSFT (21 members, 45 buys/29 sells, seven committee-sector overlaps) and $AAPL (21 members, 30b/16s, four overlaps) lead, with $NVDA at 15 members and even splits on $HD (22b/22s) suggesting no clear directional read.
• Notable individual filings skew large: Nancy Pelosi disclosed a SELL of $AAPL ($5M–$25M), Chip Roy a BUY of $AESI ($5M–$25M), and Jefferson Shreve a SELL of $RILA ($5M–$25M) — all at the top of the disclosure band.
• In corporate insider land, Amphenol CEO Richard Norwitt led open-market sellers with roughly $222M of $APH, followed by ~$70M in $PBF sales by Control Empresarial de Capitales and ~$48M of $ACT from Genworth Holdings — all dated 2026-08-03.

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