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#executive_action
9 events across 8 weeks
2
Damage
4
Hype
3
Noise
15.6
Avg Dmg
26.3
Avg Hype
WEEK 90
Sep 13 – 19
NOISE
2026-09-12
Trump Executive Order on Veterans' Benefits Access
Policy Change
federal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
12.5
WEEK 81
Jul 12 – 18
HYPE
2026-07-15
Banks Issues Framework to End Birthright Citizenship
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
38.3
Hype
41.2
HYPE
2026-07-15
Trump Shrinks Utah National Monuments
Policy Change
single state · moderate
Damage
0.7
Hype
28.4
WEEK 79
Jun 28 – Jul 4
HYPE
2026-06-27
Trump Administration Memo Sparks White House Defense
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
35.8
WEEK 68
Apr 12 – 18
NOISE
2026-04-12
Trump Approves Disaster Declarations for Multiple States
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
2.8
WEEK 67
Apr 5 – 11
HYPE
2026-04-05
Pentagon Drafts Ground Operation Plans for Iranian Uranium Seizure at Trump Request
Policy Change
international · broad
Damage
16.1
Hype
55.3
WEEK 58
Feb 1 – 7
NOISE
2026-02-05
GOP Senators Surprised by Kennedy Center Shutdown
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
12.5
Hype
23.5
WEEK 46
Nov 9 – 15
DMG
2025-11-14
Trump Administration Ends Longest Government Shutdown
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
25.2
Hype
22.3
WEEK 10
Mar 2 – 8
DMG
2025-03-07
States Sue Trump Administration Over Mass Firings of Probationary Federal Workers
Personnel Capture
federal · moderate
Damage
47.8
Hype
14.7