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15 events across 12 weeks
3
Damage
5
Hype
7
Noise
16.6
Avg Dmg
28.3
Avg Hype
WEEK 77
Jun 14 – 20
NOISE
2026-06-13
Anthropic Suspends Access to Mythos Model After US Government Ban on Foreign Nationals
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
16.5
HYPE
2026-06-13
Trump Administration Escalates Crackdown on Anthropic AI Models
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
Damage
35.5
Hype
36.3
NOISE
2026-06-12
National Security Memorandum on AI Deployment and Procurement
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
21.0
Hype
18.0
WEEK 76
Jun 7 – 13
NOISE
2026-06-07
Trump Issues AI Acceleration Memo for National Security
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
17.6
Hype
21.3
WEEK 67
Apr 5 – 11
HYPE
2026-04-05
ICE Arrests Iranian Nationals with Tehran Government Connections
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
21.8
Hype
68.0
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
NOISE
2026-02-21
NORAD Intercepts Russian Aircraft Near Alaska
federal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
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
Damage
27.5
Hype
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
Damage
5.6
Hype
22.5
WEEK 48
Nov 23 – 29
HYPE
2025-11-28
National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom Dies After DC Shooting
federal · narrow
Damage
2.1
Hype
75.3
HYPE
2025-11-28
Afghan National Identified as DC Shooting Suspect with CIA Connections
federal · narrow
WEEK 24
Jun 8 – 14
NOISE
2025-06-14
Trump Approves Nippon Steel US Steel Investment with National Security Conditions
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
17.7
Hype
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
Damage
11.2
Hype
9.8
WEEK 17
Apr 20 – 26
HYPE
2025-04-26
Trump Administration Opens Investigation into UC Berkeley Over Foreign Funding
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
10.5
Hype
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
Damage
35.0
Hype
28.2
WEEK 2
Jan 5 – 11
DMG
2025-01-11
Supreme Court Signals Likely Upholding of TikTok Ban
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
36.8
Hype
19.2
Damage
6.0
Hype
31.4