{
  "id": 4661990,
  "title": "Kalshi issues first permanent ban to former Rep. George Santos over State of the Union trading",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kalshi-issues-first-permanent-ban-to-former-rep-george-santos-over",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:23:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Block",
    "slug": "the-block",
    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-08-31-kalshi-issues-first-permanent-ban-to-former-rep-george-santos-over-state-of-the-union-trading-413120"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has been permanently banned from trading on Kalshi, marking the platform’s first-ever permanent ban.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Kalshi permanently bans former GOP Rep. George Santos over illegal trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kalshi-permanently-bans-former-gop-rep-george-santos-over-illegal",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:03:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}