DIThe Distraction Index

#funding

15 events across 12 weeks

4Damage
2Hype
9Noise
14.8Avg Dmg
20.7Avg Hype
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-06
Trump Administration Resumes Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
4.0
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE2026-06-03
Senate Votes on Immigration Enforcement Funding
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
3.0
Hype
50.8
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
HYPE2026-04-16
TSA Privatization Amid Government Funding Lapse
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
21.4
Hype
48.0
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
NOISE2026-02-24
US Judiciary Requests Congressional Authority Over Courthouses
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
3.3
Hype
2.2
DMG2025-02-20
Trump Administration Curbs Funding for Migrants
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
33.0
Hype
24.3
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
NOISE2026-02-06
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Funding
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
9.9
Hype
14.1
DMG2025-04-02
Trump Administration Freezes Reproductive Care Funding
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
34.3
Hype
24.0
WEEK 58Feb 1 – 7
NOISE2026-02-05
Senate Republicans and Democrats Negotiate Immigration Enforcement Funding
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
1.1
Hype
3.8
WEEK 53Dec 28 – Jan 3
NOISE2026-01-01
Appeals Court Allows Medicaid Funding Cuts for Planned Parenthood to Stand
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
22.6
Hype
23.4
WEEK 52Dec 21 – 27
NOISE2025-12-25
Police Gain Federal Funding for Drone Purchases
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
18.9
Hype
9.1
WEEK 33Aug 10 – 16
NOISE2025-08-16
Trump Administration Reluctantly Agrees to Fund EV Chargers
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
0.8
Hype
16.6
WEEK 23Jun 1 – 7
NOISE2025-06-07
Homeland Security Claws Back $59 Million FEMA Payment to NYC Hotels
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
4.7
Hype
22.7
DMG2025-06-07
Governor Newsom Suggests Withholding California's Federal Tax Share Over Grant Cuts
Policy Changesingle state · broad
Damage
31.8
Hype
29.4
WEEK 22May 25 – 31
NOISE2025-05-30
Feds Cut Funding for Lancaster County Homelessness Services
Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow
Damage
1.2
Hype
3.2
WEEK 18Apr 27 – May 3
DMG2025-05-03
Trump Orders Funding Cuts for PBS and NPR
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
36.2
Hype
34.9