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Senate offices receive 'unusually high volume' of calls in Trump's first weeks

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Summary
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63% Informative

Callers are getting busy signals and voicemail inboxes full at many U.S. Senate offices.

The influx of phone calls comes as people try to voice their opinions on President Donald Trump ’s Cabinet picks, executive orders and moves to dismantle various federal programs.

One popular post making the rounds on social media urged opponents of those actions to call their lawmakers six times a day, every day.

VR Score

69

Informative language

72

Neutral language

5

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

61

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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