The primary driver of the hour's news is the escalating situation surrounding Iran. Reports indicate the U.S. is preparing significant strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure, a move that adds urgency to existing economic concerns as companies have already begun raising prices on consumer goods due to conflict-related commodity and freight costs. Concurrently, geopolitical instability remains high with reports of fatal Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and heightened diplomatic tensions between Spain and Israel. Domestically, activity is fragmented, spanning from a surge in insider trading filings at Reformation Inc. to a legal challenge against municipal license-plate reader surveillance in Wichita and state-level legislative action in Massachusetts.