GovBrief Intensity Score 80 🟢
Low activity. Things are quieter than usual.
Previous 5 Days
80 | 160 | 136 | 152 | 136
This is an indexed score based on news activity. 100 = our permanent historical baseline. Today is 20% below normal.
🧩 They protect each other and lie about us.
From billionaires buying appointments to military strike plans dropped in family group chats, today’s leaders aren’t defending America. They’re shielding themselves and calling it patriotism.
Meanwhile, the leader of the nation’s health infrastructure is spreading lies about people with autism, backtracking, and trying to pin the condition on “environmental toxins” that he says will yield payments for those with severe autism.
After a weekend of bold protests, even Congress is flinching — some are finally admitting Trump has (gasp) made mistakes. Keep calling. Keep writing. Keep showing up. Keep reminding them.
National May Day protests set, organizing call Wednesday.
April 20, 2025
Trump posts Easter message attacking the nation’s courts, “radical left,” and Biden, repeating immigration lies.
April 20, 2025
Trump administration to cut another $1 billion from Harvard health research funding after university rejects White House demands.
April 20, 2025
Vance receives papal audience despite Vatican’s condemnation of Trump administration’s mass deportation policies.
April 20, 2025
GSA audit finds sensitive documents were improperly uploaded to Google Drive under Biden and Trump administrations.
April 20, 2025
El Salvador’s Bukele proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans for political prisoners held by Maduro
April 20, 2025