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weekly RecapMay 18 - May 24, 2026

Generated May 25, 2026, 12:31 AM

Sources

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/23/politics/white-house-area-gunshots
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-acting-attorney-general-blanche-may-be-questioned-on-weaponization-fund-in-budget-hearing
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/white-house-gun-shots-north-lawn
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gunshots-reported-near-white-house-rcna346671
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/22/trump-doj-fund-republicans.html
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/0521/trump-settlement-fund-weaponization-justice
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/gop-immigration-enforcement-bill-stalls-amid-backlash-to-1-8-billion-anti-weaponization-fund
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/intraparty-tensions-shape-the-2026-midterm-primary-landscape
https://www.thegreenpapers.com
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr1
https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/12/2026-legislative-regulatory-outlook
https://www.alston.com/en/insights/publications/2026/05/look-ahead-may-18-2026
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/restoring-integrity-to-americas-financial-system
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-orders
https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/supreme-court-weakens-the-voting-rights-act-and-aids-gop-efforts-to-control-the-house
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-gives-immediate-effect-to-voting-rights-act-decision
https://www.lwv.org/blog/scotuss-final-blow-dismantling-voting-rights-act
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-172/issue-82
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5795841/democrats-senate-fundraising-republican-maga-cash-on-hand-campaign-finance

Temperature

82.4avgheating

Low: 77.8High: 86.5

Breaking Events

4 moderate

Top Stories

Gunshots Heard Near White House
1d in top 10 · avg heat 47.5
DNC Releases 2024 Election Autopsy Report
1d in top 10 · avg heat 27.4
Trump's Legal Fund triggers Republican Concerns
1d in top 10 · avg heat 27.0
GOP Resistance to Trump Immigration Bill
1d in top 10 · avg heat 25.7
Midterm Primary Elections Test Trump's Influence
1d in top 10 · avg heat 23.5

Sub-Index Averages

volume

35.9

friction

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36.9

rhetoric

84.3

intensity

59.1

polarization

35.4