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26 events across 21 weeks

1Damage

7Hype

18Noise

6.5Avg Dmg

20.6Avg Hype

WEEK 71May 3 – 9

NOISE2026-05-03

Pentagon Seeks $21B for Barracks Repair Backlog

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate

WEEK 67Apr 5 – 11

Pete Buttigieg Criticizes Trump Budget Priorities

DHS Funding Deal Advances as Government Shutdown Approaches 50 Days

Resource Reallocationfederal · broad

WEEK 65Mar 22 – 28

Ted Cruz Suggests Splitting ICE and CBP Funding From DHS

Policy Changefederal · moderate

WEEK 63Mar 8 – 14

NOISE2026-03-09

Noise: State Legislative Coverage

WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21

Homeland Security Shutdown and TSA Unpaid Work

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate

WEEK 58Feb 1 – 7

NOISE2026-02-05

LA County Budget Faces $200 Million Deficit and Hiring Freeze

Resource Reallocationsingle state · broad

WEEK 57Jan 25 – 31

NOISE2026-01-30

Democrats and White House Reach Deal on ICE Funding to Avert Government Shutdown

Resource Reallocationfederal · broad

NOISE2026-01-30

Senate Democrats Block Government Funding Package as Shutdown Negotiations Continue

Resource Reallocationfederal · broad

WEEK 56Jan 18 – 24

NOISE2026-01-23

House Passes $1.2 Trillion Spending Bills with ICE Funding Despite Democratic Opposition

Resource Reallocationfederal · broad

WEEK 49Nov 30 – Dec 6

NOISE2025-12-05

Libraries and Museums Receive Federal Funding Restoration

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate

WEEK 41Oct 5 – 11

Congressional Shutdown Negotiations Stalled Over Impoundments and Rescissions

Policy Changefederal · broad

WEEK 37Sep 7 – 13

NOISE2025-09-13

Federal Watchdog Questions Millions Spent on Shuttered U.S. Embassy in Venezuela

Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow

Democrats Initiate Health Care Fight as Shutdown Deadline Looms

Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · broad

WEEK 33Aug 10 – 16

NOISE2025-08-16

Idaho Governor Signs Order for 3% Budget Cuts

Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate

WEEK 30Jul 20 – 26

NOISE2025-07-26

Michigan Committee Power Stripped Amid Budget Gridlock

Norm Erosion Onlysingle state · moderate

WEEK 21May 18 – 24

House Passes Major Budget/Legislative Bill Under Speaker Johnson

Policy Changefederal · broad

NOISE2025-05-23

Nebraska Governor Pillen Misses Line-Item Veto Deadline

Policy Changesingle state · moderate

WEEK 20May 11 – 17

NOISE2025-05-17

Republicans Reject Trump Tax Cut and Budget Bills Despite Presidential Calls for Unity

Policy Changefederal · moderate

WEEK 19May 4 – 10

US Debt Limit Projected for August 2025

Policy Changefederal · broad

WEEK 18Apr 27 – May 3

NOISE2025-05-03

Trump Budget Proposal Slashes NASA Funding

Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate

WEEK 15Apr 6 – 12

NOISE2025-04-05

Bernie Sanders Warns Trump Budget Threatens Social Security

Information Operationfederal · broad

WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5

NOISE2025-04-05

Senate Vote-a-Rama on Trump Budget Resolution

Policy Changefederal · broad

WEEK 8Feb 16 – 22

NOISE2025-02-22

Trump Signals Openness to Multiple Budget Bills Instead of Single Bill

Policy Changefederal · broad

WEEK 3Jan 12 – 18

NOISE2025-01-18

House GOP Mulls 200+ Budget Cuts, Breaks, and Tariffs

Policy Changefederal · broad

Hype

46.5

Damage

4.9

Hype

13.2

Damage

1.5

Hype

36.0

NOISE2025-09-13

National Guard and Marines Deployment to Los Angeles Costs Millions

Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate

Damage

2.6

Hype

17.1