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Stories / Issue · Sep 15 – Oct 2, 2026

Government Weaponization

3Members · 2 D · 1 R
5Actions · 4 D · 1 R
3States & territories · CA · IL · IA
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 3Wk ofSep 104Wk ofSep 17Wk ofSep 24Wk ofOct 11Total
HearingsHeld, testified or questioned 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 4

Developing stories

2 threads · 4 of 5 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.

2 actions →

Jack Smith Testimony

1 member

  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.

2 actions →

Where they stand

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What each party did · Democrats 4 · Republicans 1

  • 1Hearings0
  • 3Criticized1

By state

  • CA2
  • IL2
  • IA1

Every action

5 actions · 5 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
  2. Sep 16, 2026
  3. 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