#oversight | The Distraction Index
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#oversight
10 events across 6 weeks
5
Damage
3
Distraction
2
Noise
27.1
Avg A
25.2
Avg B
WEEK 59
Feb 8 – 14
DIST
2026-02-07
Kash Patel Accused of Cover-Up in ICE Agent Killing
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
18.7
B
26.9
WEEK 58
Feb 1 – 7
DIST
2026-02-05
Tillis Probes ICE Practices After Calling Noem Sycophant
Enforcement Action
federal · moderate
A
7.5
B
24.0
WEEK 51
Dec 14 – 20
NOISE
2025-12-19
GOP House Committee Chair Signals Post Mortem on Venezuela Drug Boat Strike
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
A
0.3
B
2.2
NOISE
2025-12-19
Senators Rebuke White House Leniency Towards GPB Founder David Gentle
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
A
WEEK 47
Nov 16 – 22
DMG
2025-11-21
Democrats Allege Intelligence Agency Work Being Undermined and Politicized Under Trump
Personnel Capture
federal · narrow
A
32.7
B
26.7
WEEK 44
Oct 26 – Nov 1
DMG
2025-10-30
White House Fires Commission Members Overseeing Trump Construction Projects
Personnel Capture
federal · narrow
A
42.1
B
16.1
DMG
2025-10-30
Arctic Frost DOJ Investigation Targeting GOP Operatives
Information Operation
federal · narrow
A
WEEK 7
Feb 9 – 15
DMG
2025-02-15
Judge Declines to Halt Trump Firing of Inspectors General
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
A
46.3
B
20.9
7.0
B
8.9
DIST
2025-12-19
Oversight Democrats Release New Epstein Photos
Information Operation
federal · narrow
A
0.5
B
40.0
52.3
B
46.4
DMG
2025-10-30
Federal Court Blocks Oversight of Chicago Immigration Sweeps
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · moderate
A
63.5
B
39.8