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Issues / Government Weaponization / Event · Sep 15 – Oct 6, 2026

Arctic Frost Oversight

Also under Government Operations and Politics, Arctic Climate Research

3Members · 1 D · 2 R
6Actions · 1 D · 5 R
3States & territories · IA · TN · IL
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 7Wk ofSep 141Wk ofSep 21Wk ofSep 283Wk ofOct 52Total
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
Other 4

Where they stand

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What each party did · Democrats 1 · Republicans 5

  • 1Hearings0
  • 0Criticized1
  • 0Other4

By state

  • IA4
  • TN1
  • IL1

Every action

6 actions · 6 releases
  1. Oct 6, 2026
    • Statement

      RGrassley IA

      Marked one year of oversight into Arctic Frost investigation targeting Republican lawmakers and citizens.

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    • Statement

      RGrassley IA

      Discussed AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, Arctic Frost oversight, diesel prices and other topics.

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  2. Oct 2, 2026
    • Criticism

      RGrassley IA

      Criticized Jack Smith's criminal investigations against Trump as government weaponization.

      Release ↗

  3. Sep 30, 2026
    • Statement

      RGrassley IA

      Discussed Jack Smith's Arctic Frost investigation and revelations from Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing.

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    • Statement

      RBlackburn TN

      Filed lawsuit against former Special Counsel Jack Smith for unlawfully seizing phone records.

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  4. Sep 15, 2026
    • Hearing

      DDurbin IL

      Durbin criticized FBI Director Kash Patel as unqualified and partisan in oversight hearing.

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Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works