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#oversight

14 events across 9 weeks

6Damage

6Hype

2Noise

24.2Avg Dmg

26.7Avg Hype

WEEK 69Apr 19 – 25

DOJ Moves to Change Federal Prosecutor Oversight

federal · narrow

WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18

Trump Administration Halts Investigation into Deportation Flights

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28

House Democrats Investigate DOJ Handling of Missing Epstein Files

Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow

Trump Administration Scrutinizes Foreign Funding of Universities

Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate

WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14

Kash Patel Accused of Cover-Up in ICE Agent Killing

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 58Feb 1 – 7

Tillis Probes ICE Practices After Calling Noem Sycophant

Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate

WEEK 51Dec 14 – 20

NOISE2025-12-19

Senators Rebuke White House Leniency Towards GPB Founder David Gentle

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

Oversight Democrats Release New Epstein Photos

Information Operationfederal · narrow

WEEK 47Nov 16 – 22

Democrats Allege Intelligence Agency Work Being Undermined and Politicized Under Trump

Personnel Capturefederal · narrow

WEEK 44Oct 26 – Nov 1

White House Fires Commission Members Overseeing Trump Construction Projects

Personnel Capturefederal · narrow

Federal Court Blocks Oversight of Chicago Immigration Sweeps

Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · moderate

WEEK 7Feb 9 – 15

Judge Declines to Halt Trump Firing of Inspectors General

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate

Damage

11.9

Hype

27.2

Damage

0.5

Hype

40.0

NOISE2025-12-19

GOP House Committee Chair Signals Post Mortem on Venezuela Drug Boat Strike

Enforcement Actioninternational · narrow

Damage

63.5

Hype

39.8

Arctic Frost DOJ Investigation Targeting GOP Operatives

Information Operationfederal · narrow