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Yesterday’s (6/13) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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Former President Donald Trump is formally arraigned on charges of mishandling classified documents and obstruction; the deal between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and far-right Republicans to call off the procedural impasse; the economy and whether the Fed will raise interest rates again or hold off for now; U.S.-China relations ahead of Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s trip to Beijing; and the EU’s A.I. Act that puts limits on the potential uses of artificial intelligence 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

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The indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges related to his possession of classified and top-secret documents; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s battle against the far right members of the House who oppose his speakership; the homelessness crisis in a growing number of American cities; the backlash against LGBTQ activism; the 2024 presidential race and RFK Jr.’s challenging Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination; the destruction of a portion of I-95 in Philadelphia after a tanker fire; the Canadian wildfires and concerns they’ll continue all summer long; and Italy’s Silvio Burlesconi dies at 86 were some of the most-talked-about stories over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (6/7) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The intense smoke and haze blanketing much of the East from wildfires in Quebec; the 2024 presidential race and former Vice President Mike Pence’s CNN Town Hall; the Justice Department informs former President Donald Trump that he’s the target of a federal investigation into the mishandling of classified documents; the stalemate between far-right House Republicans and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy; CNN parts ways with chief executive Chris Licht after a little more than a year; the Russia-Ukraine war and the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam allegedly by the Russians; and the controversial partnership of PGA Tour and LIV Golf 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 (6/6) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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Mike Pence and Chris Christie officially enter the GOP primary race for president in 2024; the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump; the GOP lawmakers turning against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the debt ceiling deal; the transportation of migrants from Florida to Sacramento and California Governor Gavin Newsom’s threats against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis; the investigation into the Biden family’s finances and the removal of IRS whistleblowers from the case; the ongoing pushback against LGBTQ activism; the devastating flood resulting from Russia’s alleged destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhova dam; and the air quality over much of the Eastern U.S. due to wildfires in Quebec were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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The Weekend’s Top News/Talk Media Stories

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President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reach an agreement over the debt ceiling; the 2024 presidential race and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ entrance into the GOP primary; the legal issues facing former President Donald Trump; drone strikes hit Moscow in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war; the Memorial Day holiday weekend and the spate of shootings that took place over the three days; the Texas legislature votes to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton; Target, Bud Light, and the backlash against LGBTQ activism 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 Stories for Week of May 1-5

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The negotiations between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the Biden administration over spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling was the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers TenTM. At #2 this week was the Fed’s raising of the benchmark interest rate, followed by the recent bank failures and Americans’ faith in the banking system at #3. The Talkers TenTM 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.

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Yesterday’s (5/3) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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Inflation and the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates another quarter point; PacWest bank’s falling stock and concerns about the state of the U.S. banking system; the U.S. debt ceiling and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s determination to get spending cuts in exchange for raising it; Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine after claiming Ukraine attempted a drone strike on the Kremlin to kill Vladimir Putin; the capture of the hospital shooter in Atlanta and the capture of the man suspected of shooting five to death near Houston; a whistleblower’s claim of possession of a document tying Joe Biden to a bribery scheme with a foreign national; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; immigration and President Joe Biden’s decision to send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border; NYC subway chokehold death; and New York bans fossil fuels in new construction 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 (5/1) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plan to get up to $4 trillion in spending cuts in exchange for a new U.S. debt ceiling; First Republic bank is seized and sold to JPMorgan Chase and ongoing concerns about the stability of other banks; Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine; Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s request Texas Governor Greg Abbott stop sending illegals to her city; May Day protests in France; gunman in Texas massacre of neighbors remains at large; more than 11,000 Hollywood writers go on strike; and an Illinois dust storm claims the lives of six motorists 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 for Week of April 24-28

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FOX News Channel’s firing of Tucker Carlson was the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers TenTM. At #2 this week was House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s spending cuts in exchange for expanding the U.S. debt ceiling deal, followed by the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump at #3. The Talkers TenTMis 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.

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Yesterday’s (4/26) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s strategy to tie $4 trillion in spending cuts to raising the debt ceiling; the sexual assault civil suit by E. Jean Carroll against former President Donald Trump; Disney sues Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to prevent the governor’s oversight board from exercising power over the special taxing district; the aftermath of Tucker Carlson’s exit from FOX News Channel; the case of accused classified documents leaker Jack Teixeira; China’s Xi Jinping speaks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since Russia’s invasion; the potential collapse of First Republic bank and its effect on the financial markets; and this weekend’s NFL Draft 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 (4/25) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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President Joe Biden declares candidacy in ’24 and the related questions about his age; the aftermath of the firing of FOX News’ Tucker Carlson and CNN’s Don Lemon; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s strategy to tie $4 trillion in spending cuts to raising the debt ceiling; criticism of the Biden administration’s FHFA mortgage subsidization plan; the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump; Montana transgender state rep faces expulsion; and actor-singer-activist Harry Belafonte dies at 96 were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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The Weekend’s Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The debt ceiling plan from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy; the 2024 presidential campaign; Donald Trump legal battles; the Supreme Court decision on the abortion drug mifepristone; the exodus of diplomatic staff from Sudan as the violence rages; the Russia-Ukraine war and China’s stance on the sovereignty of former Soviet states; the PR exec responsible for the Bud Light controversy takes a leave of absence; and Bed, Bath & Beyond to go out of business were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research fromTALKERS magazine.

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Yesterday’s (4/19) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The Supreme Court pauses recent court rulings stopping the sale of the abortion drug mifepristone while it considers the case; the Democrats’ Dianne Feinstein problem; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis battle against Disney and criticism of the move by fellow Republicans; the aftermath of the FOX News-Dominion settlement; the shootings of people approaching the wrong house or car and the controversy over self-defense laws; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s strategy in dealing with the debt ceiling; an IRS agent requests whistleblower protection in connection with the Hunter Biden investigation; China’s saber-rattling and its designs on Taiwan; and the Russia-Ukraine war and Russia’s efforts to keep Ukraine out of NATO 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 (4/17) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The House Judiciary Committee’s field hearing in New York City to address crime attributed to Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution policies; after a one-day delay, the Dominion vs FOX News defamation trial begins today in Delaware; the FBI arrests two men charged with operating an “undeclared police station” in New York’s Chinatown and conspiring with the Chinese government to silence dissidents in the U.S.; the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl by 84-year-old Andrew Lester in Kansas City and the protests that stemmed from it; 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis is killed by un upstate New York man after the car she was riding in turned into his driveway; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plan to tie raising the debt ceiling to tax cuts; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ ongoing battle with Disney over the company’s control of the special tax district; and WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich makes an appearance in a Russian court after being arrested and charged with espionage 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 (4/5) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The aftermath of the arraignment of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan on charges related to alleged hush money paid to Stormy Daniels; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets with Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen in defiance of China’s wishes; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visits the state of Michigan as he tests the waters for an anticipated presidential run; three Tennessee Democrats face state house expulsion hearing for taking part in anti-gun demonstration; RFK Jr. files paperwork to run for president as a Democrat; Idaho makes it a crime to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent; Kansas bans transgender athletes from girl’s and women’s sports; NPR and Twitter spar over the latter’s calling NPR a “state-affiliated media organization”; economic forecasters fear signs of a recession; French President Emanuel Macron meets with Xi Jinping in China and addresses the Russia-Ukraine war; and the severe storms and tornadoes affecting portions of the U.S. 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

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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 (2/27) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The U.S. Energy Department’s conclusion that the cause of COVID was likely a lab leak and renewed speculation the Chinese government knew about it; Ron DeSantis’ takeover of the Disney district; the Supreme Court hears arguments over President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program; the intensifying fighting in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s issuing January 6 footage to FOX News Channel’s Tucker Carlson; the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump; the aftermath of the toxic train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio; the record snowfall in California and the tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma; the released testimony from the Dominion-FOX News lawsuit; and this week’s CPAC taking place in Maryland 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 (2/20) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe including a surprise visit to Ukraine; Vladimir Putin announces Russia is suspending participation in the latest nuclear arms treaty; the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments against Section 230 that gives internet publishers immunity from postings by users; Jimmy Carter enters hospice; the aftermath of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and criticism of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s response; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gives January 6 Capitol security camera footage access to FOX News’ Tucker Carlson; and the winter storm affecting much of the U.S. were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.