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#national security
10 events across 9 weeks
3
Damage
3
Distraction
4
Noise
15.2
Avg A
26.5
Avg B
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
NOISE
2026-02-21
NORAD Intercepts Russian Aircraft Near Alaska
federal · narrow
A
0.0
B
13.3
WEEK 51
Dec 14 – 20
DMG
2025-12-19
TikTok US Business Sale Deal Reached with Oracle and Silver Lake
Policy Change
federal · broad
A
27.5
B
25.0
WEEK 49
Nov 30 – Dec 6
NOISE
2025-12-05
House Passes Bill on Chinese Government Influence in American Schools
Policy Change
federal · moderate
A
5.6
B
22.5
WEEK 48
Nov 23 – 29
DIST
2025-11-28
Afghan National Identified as DC Shooting Suspect with CIA Connections
federal · narrow
A
6.0
B
31.4
DIST
2025-11-28
National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom Dies After DC Shooting
federal · narrow
A
WEEK 24
Jun 8 – 14
NOISE
2025-06-14
Trump Approves Nippon Steel US Steel Investment with National Security Conditions
Policy Change
federal · moderate
A
17.7
B
14.2
WEEK 18
Apr 27 – May 3
NOISE
2025-05-03
White House Works to Address Rubio's Dual National Security Roles
Personnel Capture
federal · narrow
A
11.2
B
9.8
WEEK 17
Apr 20 – 26
DIST
2025-04-26
Trump Administration Opens Investigation into UC Berkeley Over Foreign Funding
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
10.5
B
25.9
WEEK 7
Feb 9 – 15
DMG
2025-02-15
Trump Administration Fires Nuclear Security Personnel Without Realizing Weapons Stockpile Oversight
Policy Change
federal · broad
A
35.0
B
28.2
WEEK 2
Jan 5 – 11
DMG
2025-01-11
Supreme Court Signals Likely Upholding of TikTok Ban
Policy Change
federal · broad
A
36.8
B
19.2
2.1
B
75.3
