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#executive order
23 events across 11 weeks
8
Damage
12
Hype
3
Noise
26.3
Avg Dmg
33.7
Avg Hype
WEEK 70
Apr 26 – May 2
DMG
2026-04-26
Trump Mail-in Voting Restriction Order Faces Multi-State Legal Challenge
Election Admin Change
multi state · broad
Damage
83.9
Hype
24.0
DMG
2026-04-25
New Mexico Sues to Block Trump Mail-in Voting Restriction Order
Election Admin Change
single state · broad
Damage
54.1
Hype
29.5
HYPE
2026-04-25
Trump Administration Reschedules Marijuana and Fast-Tracks Psychedelics
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
3.0
Hype
47.0
WEEK 68
Apr 12 – 18
HYPE
2026-04-15
Melania Trump Promotes Foster Care Executive Order on Capitol Hill
Policy Change
federal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
35.5
DMG
2026-04-15
Trump Administration Restricts Mail-In Voting via Executive Order
Election Admin Change
federal · broad
WEEK 66
Mar 29 – Apr 4
DMG
2026-03-29
Trump Executive Order Targeting Social Media Content Moderation
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
55.4
Hype
49.8
HYPE
2026-03-29
Supreme Court Review of Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
WEEK 63
Mar 8 – 14
HYPE
2026-03-09
White House Readies Executive Order to Target Anthropic
Policy Change
federal · narrow
Damage
13.8
Hype
54.0
NOISE
2026-03-06
Trump Executive Order on Cybercrime Gangs
Policy Change
federal · moderate
WEEK 62
Mar 1 – 7
DMG
2026-02-26
Appeals Court Lifts Injunction on Trump's Collective Bargaining Rollback for Federal Workers
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
48.5
Hype
46.3
DMG
2026-02-26
Trump Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship Challenged in Court
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
HYPE
2026-02-20
Trump Directs Government to Release UFO Files
Information Operation
federal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
39.6
HYPE
2025-06-04
Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Challenged in Appeals Court
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
WEEK 51
Dec 14 – 20
HYPE
2025-12-19
Trump Signs Executive Order on Marijuana Reclassification
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
16.4
Hype
25.1
HYPE
2025-12-19
Trump Closes Federal Government on Christmas Eve and December 26
Policy Change
federal · moderate
WEEK 36
Aug 31 – Sep 6
NOISE
2025-09-06
Trump Signs Executive Order on Wrongful Detention of Americans
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
5.1
Hype
11.4
HYPE
2025-09-06
Trump Executive Order Attempts to Rename Department of Defense as Department of War
Policy Change
federal · narrow
WEEK 19
May 4 – 10
DMG
2025-05-10
Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Oil and Gas Projects
Policy Change
multi state · broad
Damage
32.4
Hype
23.9
WEEK 18
Apr 27 – May 3
DMG
2025-05-03
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie Law Firm
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
33.2
Hype
22.8
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE
2025-04-05
AG James Challenges Trump Order Targeting Federal Library and Museum Agency
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
8.2
Hype
18.5
Damage
75.1
Hype
41.5
HYPE
2026-04-12
Trump's College Sports Executive Order Sparks Debate
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
8.4
Hype
39.8
Damage
39.0
Hype
49.8
HYPE
2026-03-27
FTC Enforcement Action on Debanking Following Trump Executive Order
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
Damage
40.9
Hype
55.5
HYPE
2026-03-23
Trump Executive Order on "Made in America" Claims Enforcement
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
42.5
Damage
0.0
Hype
11.5
Damage
50.3
Hype
11.0
Damage
32.4
Hype
33.3
Damage
1.8
Hype
28.7
Damage
4.0
Hype
33.3