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11 events across 7 weeks
0
Damage
5
Hype
6
Noise
7.2
Avg Dmg
25.3
Avg Hype
WEEK 78
Jun 21 – 27
HYPE
2026-06-21
Bill Pulte Acting DNI Raises Congressional Concerns
Personnel Capture
federal · broad
Damage
21.6
Hype
44.3
WEEK 75
May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE
2026-06-06
Senator Warren Prods Prediction Markets Regulator Over Bias and Interference Reports
federal · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
12.0
NOISE
2026-06-05
Congress Loses Major Tool to Oversee Agencies
Norm Erosion Only
federal · broad
WEEK 68
Apr 12 – 18
HYPE
2026-04-16
Senate Republicans Reject Effort to Halt Iran War
Norm Erosion Only
federal · broad
Damage
11.0
Hype
41.3
HYPE
2026-04-15
Senate to Vote on Reining in Trump's Iran War Powers
Norm Erosion Only
federal · broad
WEEK 54
Jan 4 – 10
NOISE
2026-01-09
Senate Votes on Bipartisan War Powers Measure Against Trump Military Threats
Norm Erosion Only
federal · moderate
Damage
5.3
Hype
14.8
NOISE
2026-01-09
Senate Pushes Back on Trump Military Threats Against Venezuela
Norm Erosion Only
federal · moderate
WEEK 24
Jun 8 – 14
NOISE
2025-06-14
Rep. Maxwell Frost Confronts James Comer Over DHS Subpoena
Norm Erosion Only
federal · narrow
Damage
1.8
Hype
23.6
WEEK 16
Apr 13 – 19
NOISE
2025-04-19
Senator Van Hollen Visits Deported Maryland Man in El Salvador
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
Damage
7.4
Hype
16.3
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE
2025-04-05
Columbia University Ordered to Notify Congress Before Sharing Student Records
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
Damage
2.1
Hype
17.3
Damage
12.7
Hype
17.5
HYPE
2026-06-05
House Passes Ukraine Aid in Rebuke of Trump Policy
federal · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
29.3
Damage
11.0
Hype
41.3
Damage
5.8
Hype
20.8