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Salem Launches “This Week on the Hill”

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Pictured above at the Salem Media Group studios in Washington, DC are (from l-r): Family Research Council president (and program host) Tony Perkins, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), and Salem Radio Network v.p./news and talk programming (and program executive producer) Tom Tradup. Early this morning, they taped the first edition of the new, hour-long weekly news program, “This Week on the Hill,” that premieres this weekend on the Salem Radio Network with additional releases on the Salem News Channel, Salem Podcast Network and on TOWNHALL.com. Topics covered this weekend include Johnson’s invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “motion to vacate” the Speaker’s position, the battle over reauthorization of the FISA program, and the latest controversy over abortion laws in America. Tradup states, “We are so proud to have Speaker Johnson as the centerpiece of our ‘This Week’ program. He brings a depth of experience that delves beyond the surface skirmishes in Congress and really gives our audience eye-level insight that only a man two-heartbeats from the presidency can offer.”

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Top News/Talk Media Stories Over the Weekend

Today’s total eclipse of the sun; the Israel-Hamas war and Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to Joe Biden’s threat; House Speaker Mike Johnson’s fight for aid for Ukraine; the presidential race; Biden’s student loan debt relief plan; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the Vatican issues doctrine critical of gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy; and the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Final Four and Championship games were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Top News/Talk Media Stories Over the Weekend

The presidential race; the Israel-Hamas war and the protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the U.S. migrant crisis; warnings of ISIS targeting U.S. and European targets; the economy and the Fed’s stance on interest rates; and the Russia-Ukraine war were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s Top News/Talk Media Stories

The presidential race and Donald Trump’s victory in New Hampshire’s primary; the efforts in congress to pass border security legislation and provide aid to Ukraine; Trump’s legal battles; the Israel-Hamas war and Benjamin Netanyahu’s criticism of Qatar’s mediation efforts; the U.S. military’s battles against Houthi rebels; the FAA begins an inspection process to get Boeing’s 737 Max 9 back in the air; the Russia-Ukraine war and the downing of a military plane carrying 74 people; and the Arizona GOP’s Kari LakeJeff DeWit controversy were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s Top News/Talk Media Stories

The presidential race and Donald Trump’s victory in the New Hampshire primary; Trump’s legal battles and the Fani Willis controversy; U.S. migrant crisis and the SCOTUS razor wire ruling; the Israel-Hamas war and Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition to a Palestinian state; more troubles crop up for Boeing; financial troubles at the Los Angeles Times; the Doomsday Clock; AI and social media; the Oscar nominations and the snub of Barbie director Greta Gerwig and lead actor Margot Robbie were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Top News/Talk Media Stories Over the Weekend

Ron DeSantis exits the presidential race as Donald Trump and Nikki Haley trade blows; Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas terms for release of hostages; U.S. military strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen; Donald Trump’s legal battles; abortion rights; the negative news on China’s economy; Alec Baldwin faces manslaughter charges in “Rust” shooting; and the severe winter weather affecting much of the U.S. were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s Top News/Talk Media Stories

The House formally votes on a Joe Biden impeachment inquiry; the Israel-Hamas war and the growing rift between Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s tactics; the 2024 presidential race; the defamation case against Rudy Giuliani; the Fed’s anticipation of interest rate cuts in 2024; Hunter Biden to defy House Oversight Committee’s subpoena; SCOTUS to hear challenge of federal obstruction charges related to January 6; and the Trump Organization civil fraud trial were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (3/28) Top News/Talk Media Stories

The deadly shooting at a Christian school in Nashville and the larger topic of gun control legislation; the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump and the ruling that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify before a grand jury in the DOJ’s investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election; 38 migrants die in a fire at an immigration detention facility in Northern Mexico; U.S.-Taiwan-China relations as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Los Angeles; the ongoing investigation into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the U.S. banking system; the Russia-Ukraine war and debate over U.S. assistance to Ukraine; and the political upheaval in Israel over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to over haul the judicial system were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (3/27) Top News/Talk Media Stories

Former President Donald Trump’s rally in Waco, Texas and former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testifies in the hush money case being investigated by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg; the deadly shooting at a Christian school in Nashville; the U.S. economy and the Fed’s inflation control policies; the Senate Banking Committee begins investigating the recent bank failures; U.S.-China relations; the Russia-Ukraine war and U.S. military assistance to Ukraine; protests in Israel force Benjamin Netanyahu to delay plans to overhaul Israel’s judiciary; and the protests in France over Emanuel Macron’s raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media this week, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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The Weekend’s Hottest News/Talk Media Stories

Still more government documents are found in the possession of President Joe Biden as special counsel Robert Hur investigates the matter; the federal debt limit will be reached on Thursday and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen cautions “extraordinary measures” will be needed to pay the nation’s bills; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is the subject of protests in Israel; the intensifying Russian missile offensive in Ukraine; the investigation into Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger; Brazil’s Supreme Court announces it will investigate former President Jair Bolsonaro for a possible connection to the recent riots; Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday; the intense rain storms soaking California; and the NFL’s Wild Card Weekend games were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio over the January 14-15 weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.