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Undercovered High-Damage

Week 69: Apr 19 – Apr 25, 2026 · 🔒 FROZEN

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These are events where constitutional damage (Damage score) far exceeds the media attention they receive (Hype score). An Attention Budget below −15 means the event is getting less coverage than its real-world impact warrants — the public should know more about these.

Undercovered (2)
Trump Administration Moves to Erase January 6 Convictions
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
1 source
Damage
96.4
Hype
51.0
-45 UNDERCOVERED
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING

Track which specific convictions are overturned and monitor whether your representatives publicly state a position on presidential pardons for those who violently attacked Congress during electoral certification.

Trump Administration Rewrites Asylum Rules
Policy Changefederal · broad
1 source
Damage
42.0
Hype
19.0
-23 BALANCED
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING

Monitor whether new asylum rules comply with Administrative Procedure Act notice-and-comment requirements and track legal challenges in federal courts, particularly regarding statutory interpretation of asylum eligibility under Immigration and Nationality Act.

All Damage Events (1)
Michigan Refuses DOJ Demand for 2024 Election Ballots
Election Admin Changesingle state · moderate
1 source
Damage
57.8
Hype
57.8
0 BALANCED