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Issues / Issue · Sep 15 – Oct 6, 2026

Government Weaponization

4Members · 3 D · 1 R
9Actions · 5 D · 4 R
3States & territories · IA · CA · IL
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 7Wk ofSep 144Wk ofSep 21Wk ofSep 281Wk ofOct 54Total
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 5
Other 3

Developing stories

2 threads · 7 of 9 actions

Arctic Frost Oversight

2 members

  1. Sep 15Durbin Durbin criticized FBI Director Kash Patel as unqualified and partisan in oversight hearing.
  2. Oct 2Grassley (R) criticized Jack Smith's criminal investigations against Trump as government weaponization.
  3. Oct 6Grassley (R) discussed AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, Arctic Frost oversight, diesel prices and other topics.
  4. Oct 6Grassley (R) marked one year of oversight into Arctic Frost investigation targeting Republican lawmakers and citizens.

4 actions →

Jack Smith Testimony

2 members

  1. Sep 16Schiff blasted FBI Director Patel for firing agents investigating Trump and January 6 cases.
  2. Sep 16Schiff criticized FBI Director Kash Patel for refusing to answer questions about wrongful terminations.
  3. Oct 5Grassley (R) released records exposing former Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations targeting Trump.

3 actions →

Where they stand

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What each party did · Democrats 5 · Republicans 4

  • 1Hearings0
  • 4Criticized1
  • 0Other3

By state

  • IA4
  • CA3
  • IL2

Every action

9 actions · 9 releases
  1. Oct 6, 2026
  2. Oct 5, 2026
  3. Oct 2, 2026
  4. Sep 16, 2026
  5. Sep 15, 2026

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