#executive_power | The Distraction Index
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14 events across 8 weeks
5
Damage
6
Distraction
3
Noise
21.7
Avg A
31.3
Avg B
WEEK 50
Dec 7 – 13
DMG
2025-12-11
Trump Administration Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
A
37.6
B
27.2
WEEK 42
Oct 12 – 18
NOISE
2025-10-17
States Report Big Returns on Anti-Trump Litigation
Judicial/Legal Action
multi state · broad
A
10.0
B
19.8
WEEK 41
Oct 5 – 11
DMG
2025-10-10
Federal Judge Blocks Trump National Guard Deployment to Illinois
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · broad
A
32.8
B
30.1
DIST
2025-10-10
Appeals Court Skeptical of Oregon Judge's Block on Portland Troop Deployment
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · broad
A
WEEK 26
Jun 22 – 28
DMG
2025-06-27
Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions Against Executive Orders
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · broad
A
96.8
B
31.9
WEEK 25
Jun 15 – 21
DIST
2025-06-14
Trump Military Parade on Army 250th Birthday
Norm Erosion Only
federal · broad
A
11.9
B
33.5
DIST
2025-06-14
Nationwide 'No Kings' Anti-Trump Protests
Information Operation
multi state · broad
A
WEEK 23
Jun 1 – 7
DIST
2025-06-07
Minnesota AG Ellison Claims Executive Overreach is Unprecedented in US History
Norm Erosion Only
federal · broad
A
0.7
B
38.7
WEEK 21
May 18 – 24
DMG
2025-05-23
Supreme Court Upholds Trump's Authority to Fire Independent Agency Officials
Norm Erosion Only
federal · broad
A
33.5
B
17.2
WEEK 20
May 11 – 17
DMG
2025-05-17
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Expedite Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
A
22.8
B
14.6
NOISE
2025-05-17
DOGE Attempts to Assign Team to Government Accountability Office, Faces Refusal
Personnel Capture
federal · narrow
A
18.4
B
28.2
0.0
B
67.3
NOISE
2025-06-14
Governor Newsom Legal Efforts Against Trump Federal Power Expansion
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · moderate
A
8.0
B
24.3
DIST
2025-06-14
Trump Military Parade for Army 250th Anniversary on Trump's 79th Birthday
Norm Erosion Only
federal · broad
A
7.7
B
33.5
DIST
2025-06-14
Nationwide 'No Kings' Protests Against Trump Executive Power
Information Operation
multi state · broad
A
5.2
B
46.4
18.4
B
24.8