DIThe Distraction Index

#executive_action

8 events across 7 weeks

2Damage
4Hype
2Noise
17.6Avg Dmg
28.0Avg Hype
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
HYPE2026-07-15
Banks Issues Framework to End Birthright Citizenship
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
38.3
Hype
41.2
HYPE2026-07-15
Trump Shrinks Utah National Monuments
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
0.7
Hype
28.4
WEEK 79Jun 28 – Jul 4
HYPE2026-06-27
Trump Administration Memo Sparks White House Defense
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
35.8
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
NOISE2026-04-12
Trump Approves Disaster Declarations for Multiple States
Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
2.8
WEEK 67Apr 5 – 11
HYPE2026-04-05
Pentagon Drafts Ground Operation Plans for Iranian Uranium Seizure at Trump Request
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
16.1
Hype
55.3
WEEK 58Feb 1 – 7
NOISE2026-02-05
GOP Senators Surprised by Kennedy Center Shutdown
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
12.5
Hype
23.5
WEEK 46Nov 9 – 15
DMG2025-11-14
Trump Administration Ends Longest Government Shutdown
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
25.2
Hype
22.3
WEEK 10Mar 2 – 8
DMG2025-03-07
States Sue Trump Administration Over Mass Firings of Probationary Federal Workers
Personnel Capturefederal · moderate
Damage
47.8
Hype
14.7