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#institutional pressure
2 events across 2 weeks
1
Damage
0
Distraction
1
Noise
27.2
Avg A
22.2
Avg B
WEEK 43
Oct 19 – 25
DMG
2025-10-23
University of Virginia Strikes Deal to Pause Trump Administration Investigations
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
30.6
B
22.9
WEEK 30
Jul 20 – 26
NOISE
2025-07-26
Trump Pressures Harvard and Other Colleges Over Columbia Settlement
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
A
23.8
B
21.5