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Top Weekend News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | September 11, 2023 by TALKERS

President Joe Biden’s bad poll numbers; the possibility of a government shutdown without congressional action; Biden’s trip to Vietnam; today’s 9/11 anniversary; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; the Hunter Biden investigation; North Korea’s Kim Jong Un’s expected meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin; the UAW threatens to strike; the search for escaped PA killer Danelo Cavalcante; the search for survivors of the Morocco earthquake were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (9/6) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | September 7, 2023 by TALKERS

President Joe Biden’s negative job ratings; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race and the 14^th Amendment argument that could keep Trump off some states’ ballots; special counsel’s intent to seek an indictment of Hunter Biden on gun charges; the migrant crisis; and Hurricane Lee expected to become a major threat by the weekend were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (8/30) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 31, 2023 by TALKERS

The legal battles facing former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants; the New Hampshire GOP debates the legal theory that Trump cannot run for office under the 14^th Amendment; the 2023 presidential race; the Hunter Biden investigation; concern about Mitch McConnell’s health as he freezes during a press conference; and Hurricane Idalia slams Florida, Georgia and South Carolina were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (8/29) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 30, 2023 by TALKERS

Former President Donald Trump’s various legal battles; New Hampshire’s AG is reviewing whether Donald Trump can appear on the ballot under 14^th Amendment grounds; the move by former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to have his Georgia case moved to federal court; the special counsel Hunter Biden investigation; tensions between Black Floridians and Governor Ron DeSantis over Jacksonville shootings; Hurricane Idalia strengthens and heads toward Florida; and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo meets with her Chinese counterpart were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (8/28) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 29, 2023 by TALKERS

Judge Tanya Chutkan sets former President Donald Trump’s Washington, DC trial for March 4 and Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows testifies during a hearing to move his Georgia election interference trial to federal court; the special counsel Hunter Biden investigation; a UNC Chapel Hill faculty member is killed by gunfire; the racially motivated killing of three in a Jacksonville store; the migrant crisis; the rash of retail thefts and the closing of urban retail outlets in response; evacuations are ordered as Hurricane Idalia heads for Florida; American Airlines is fined over lengthy tarmac delays; and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo meets with her Chinese counterpart among top news/talk media stories yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Top News/Talk Media Stories for Week of August 21-25

By TALKERS | August 25, 2023 by TALKERS

The booking and bond hearings for former President Donald Trump and is numerous co-defendants in the Georgia election case was the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers Ten^TM. At #2 this week was Wednesday’s GOP debate and the presidential race, followed by the special counsel Hunter Biden investigation at #3. The Talkers Ten^TM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed in news/talk media during the week and is the result on ongoing research from TALKERS magazine. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. See this week’s complete chart here.

Yesterday’s (8/23) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 24, 2023 by TALKERS

The 2024 GOP presidential candidates’ debate; former President Donald Trump’s “counterprogramming” interview with Tucker Carlson; the 2020 Georgia election co-conspirators surrender in Fulton County; the special counsel Hunter Biden investigation; Kevin McCarthy’s promise of an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden; Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly dies in a plane crash in Russia; the BRICS summit and U.S.-China relations; Japan begins releasing Fukushima wastewater into the sea were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (8/22) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 23, 2023 by TALKERS

Former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants begin setting bond in Fulton County, Georgia case; Trump’s skipping tonight’s GOP debate and his plans to release a sit-down interview with Tucker Carlson; the 2024 presidential race; the Hunter Biden special counsel investigation; President Joe Biden’s visit to Maui; Vladimir Putin missing from the BRICS summit & the related U.S.-China relations; the Russia-Ukraine war; and the heat dome bringing sweltering conditions to the South and Midwest were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (8/21) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 22, 2023August 23, 2023 by TALKERS

Former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race and Wednesday’s GOP debate in Milwaukee; President Joe Biden visits Maui; the Hunter Biden special counsel investigation; tropical storm Hilary hits California & the Southwest as tropical storm Harold threatens Texas; immigration and border security; and the South and Midwest hit with brutal heat dome were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Top News/Talk Media Stories Over the Weekend

By TALKERS | August 21, 2023 by TALKERS

The legal battles facing former President Donald Trump; the 2024 presidential race; the Hunter Biden special counsel investigation; tropical storm Hilary heads toward Southern California; the aftermath of the Maui wildfires; China’s negative economic news and U.S.-China relations; the Russian lunar mission crash; and the uptick in COVID cases were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Top News/Talk Media Stories for Week of August 14-18

By TALKERS | August 18, 2023 by TALKERS

The latest indictment of former President Donald Trump and his legal battles combined as the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers Ten^TM. At #2 this week was the 2024 presidential race, followed by the special counsel investigation of Hunter Biden at #3. The Talkers Ten^TM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed in news/talk media during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS magazine. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. See this week’s complete chart here.

Yesterday’s (8/16) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 17, 2023 by TALKERS

The latest indictment of former President Donald Trump; the 2024 presidential race and next week’s GOP debate in Milwaukee; the aftermath of the deadly wildfires in Maui; the Hunter Biden special counsel investigation; the Florida Black history teaching controversy; Russia’s blocking of the shipping corridors in the Black Sea; the Canadian wildfires; and the uptick in COVID cases were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (8/15) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 by TALKERS

The fourth indictment of former President Donald Trump in the Georgia 2020 election case; the 2024 presidential race; the Hunter Biden investigation; the aftermath of the Maui wildfires; the Nordstrom’s Los Angeles flash mob robbery and San Francisco retailer Gump’s open letter to California politicians; the one-year anniversary of the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act; the Russia-Ukraine war; the next congressional budget battle; and the Montana climate lawsuit were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (8/14) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 15, 2023 by TALKERS

Former President Donald Trump is indicted by a grand jury in Georgia; the 2024 presidential race; the special counsel investigation of Hunter Biden; the wildfire destruction of Lahaina, Hawaii; a Montana judge rules in favor of young climate activists; Russia’s economic troubles and the ongoing war against Ukraine; the battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney; and the Blind Side controversy were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

The Weekend’s Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 14, 2023 by TALKERS

The appointment of David Weiss as special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden; Fulton County Georgia district attorney Fani Willis’ expected indictment of former President Donald Trump and others in connection with the 2020 election; the wildfires in Maui that have killed 96 people; the 2024 presidential race; Nordstrom flash mob robbery; the police raid on the Marion County Record newspaper in Kansas; the military coup in Niger; 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.

Top News/Talk Media Stories for Week of August 7-11

By TALKERS | August 11, 2023 by TALKERS

The numerous legal battles facing former President Donald Trump and the expected charges coming from Fulton County Georgia district attorney Fani Willis combined as the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers Ten^TM. At #2 this week was Hunter Biden’s “on hold” plea deal and Republicans’ push to investigate the Biden family finances, followed by the 2024 presidential race at #3. The Talkers Ten^TM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed in the news/talk media during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS magazine. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. See this week’s complete chart here.

Yesterday’s (8/9) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 10, 2023 by TALKERS

The indictments of former President Donald Trump, including the revelation of a previously secret memo to overturn the 2020 election and special counsel’s securing a warrant to search Trump’s Twitter account; the Hunter Biden “on hold” plea deal and calls for an investigation into the Biden family finances; President Joe Biden announces rules restricting investment in Chinese artificial intelligence; the FBI kills Utah man who allegedly threatened Biden; Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is assassinated at a campaign event; Ukraine’s slow counteroffensive against Russian troops; and the deadly wildfires in Hawaii were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (8/7) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 by TALKERS

The indictment of former President Donald Trump in connection with the events of January 6; the 2024 presidential race; the “on hold” plea deal by Hunter Biden and calls for an investigation into the Biden family finances; today’s Ohio ballot initiative to make changing its constitution more challenging; Ukraine’s troop losses as it attempts a counteroffensive against Russian troops; the severe weather affecting the Eastern U.S.; and tonight’s drawing for the $1.55 billion Mega Millions lottery were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.