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Yesterday’s (9/13) News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 by TALKERS

The impeachment inquiry opened into President Joe Biden over the Biden family’s business dealings; Mitt Romney won’t run for re-election to his U.S. Senate seat saying it’s time for a new generation of leaders; a judge rules the Obama-era DACA program is illegal; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; the looming UAW strike; the Justice Department versus Google; the meeting between North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin; and Mexico’s congress holds a hearing at which it’s presented with what are claimed to be alien mummies were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (9/12) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | September 13, 2023 by TALKERS

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opens impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over Hunter Biden’s business dealings; North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows “full support” for Russia during weapons talks with Vladimir Putin; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; the U.S. migrant crisis; the search for escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante; and the aftermath of the Morocco earthquake and the Libya floods were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (9/11) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | September 12, 2023 by TALKERS

The 22^nd anniversary of the terror attacks of 9/11; former President Donald Trump asks Judge Tanya Chutkan to recuse herself from his election subversion case; President Joe Biden’s faltering support from working-class voters; the U.S.-Iran $6 billion prisoner swap; Biden’s press conference in Vietnam; the Hunter Biden investigation; the 2024 presidential race; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Biden impeachment inquiry plans; North Korea’s Kim Jong Un travels to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin for weapons talks; and the U.S. takes on Google in an anti-trust suit were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

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.

Top News/Talk Media Stories for Week of September 4-8

By TALKERS | September 8, 2023 by TALKERS

The various legal battles facing former President Donald Trump again came together as the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers Ten^TM. At #2 this week was President Joe Biden’s low job ratings, followed by the 2024 presidential race and the legal theory Trump may be disqualified from the ballot due to Section 3 of the 14^th Amendment 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 (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 (9/5) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | September 6, 2023 by TALKERS

Former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the state of Americans’ attitudes toward President Joe Biden’s economic policies; Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 case; the Alabama congressional map ruling; the health of Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell; the search in Pennsylvania for escaped murder convict Danelo Cavalcante; and the possibility Tropical Storm Lee becomes a dangerous hurricane 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 Labor Day Weekend

By TALKERS | September 5, 2023 by TALKERS

Former President Donald Trump’s various legal battles; leaders in Congress begin working to avoid a government shutdown; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s challenge to begin a Joe Biden impeachment inquiry; the state of the U.S. economy and the jobs outlook; the impeachment trial of Texas AG Ken Paxton; the sentencing of various Oath Keeper members related to January 6; Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un to meet for weapons talks; and the status of the Russia-Ukraine Black Sea grain deal were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the Labor Day weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Top News/Talk Media Stories for Week of August 28 – September 1

By TALKERS | September 1, 2023 by TALKERS

The numerous legal battles facing former President Donald Trump combined at the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers Ten^TM. At #2 this week was the legal theory that Trump is disqualified from holding office under section 3 of the 14th Amendment, tied with the 2024 presidential race, followed by the criminal cases and legal strategies of former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani 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 (8/30) 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 (8/28) 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.

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.

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 Over the Weekend

By TALKERS | August 7, 2023 by TALKERS

Former President Donald Trump’s “come after me I come after you” response to his indictment on charges related to January 6; the Hunter Biden on hold plea deal and calls for an investigation into the Biden family finances; the 2024 presidential race; A Ukrainian woman is arrested on charges of being part of a plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky; the Russian and Chinese ships found patrolling near Alaska last week; the hoopla surrounding the possible Elon Musk–Mark Zuckerberg cage match; and the Barbie movie hits record $1 billion in box office receipts were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (8/2) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 3, 2023 by TALKERS

The latest indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges related to the events of January 6; the status of Hunter Biden’s plea deal and calls for further investigation into his business dealings and how involved President Joe Biden was; the 2024 presidential race; the gunman in the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting is sentenced to death; the Russia-Ukraine war; and musician Lizzo is sued by former dancers for harassment were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (7/31) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | August 1, 2023 by TALKERS

The Hunter Biden investigation and “on hold” plea deal; Donald Trump’s various legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; the ongoing heatwaves affecting parts of the U.S. & Europe and the larger topic of climate change; the Russia-Ukraine war; the growing U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf; Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee Wee Herman, dies 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 | July 31, 2023 by TALKERS

The Hunter Biden investigation and the status of his plea deal; Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; questions about Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s health; a judge blocks an Arkansas law making librarians and booksellers liable for making “harmful” books available to children; the heatwave affecting much of the U.S. and Europe; the Russia-Ukraine war; trucking industry giant Yellow plans to file bankruptcy; and the $1.05 billion Powerball jackpot 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 Stories for Week of July 24 – 28

By TALKERS | July 28, 2023 by TALKERS

The Hunter Biden plea deal and Republicans’ desire to further investigate the Biden family finances was the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers Ten^TM. At #2 this week was the potential Joe Biden impeachment inquiry, followed by former President Donald Trump’s various legal battles 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 Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | July 27, 2023 by TALKERS

Judge Maryellen Noreika defers her decision on approving a plea deal between Hunter Biden and prosecutors and Republicans’ calls for impeaching President Joe Biden over Hunter Biden’s business dealings; Donald Trump’s legal battles and Rudy Giuliani’s admission he made false statements about Georgia election workers; the Fed raises interest rates and indicates future rate increases are possible to battle inflation; the 2024 presidential race; a whistleblower testifies that the U.S. government is concealing its UFO capture program; the Russia-Ukraine war and Vladimir Putin’s stated deployment of nuclear weapons; the intense heatwaves affecting much of the U.S. & Europe and the great topic of climate change; and Sinead O’Connor dies at 56 were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (7/25) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | July 26, 2023July 26, 2023 by TALKERS

Hunter Biden’s guilty plea and criticism of the “sweetheart” deal that would have sent regular Americans to prison; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy considers Joe Biden impeachment in connection with Hunter Biden investigation; the Fed is expected to hike interest rates again today; the heatwaves affecting much of the Northern Hemisphere and the report that the Atlantic Ocean’s currents are being harmed by global warming; Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang disappears from public view and is replaced; LeBron James’ son suffers cardiac event at basketball practice; and today’s House panel hearings on UFO’s 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 | July 24, 2023 by TALKERS

Former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; Texas Governor Greg Abbott under pressure to remove floating barriers in the Rio Grande; the weekend’s premieres of The Barbie Movie and Oppenheimer; the extreme heat affecting much of the United States and Europe; the Jason Aldean “Try That in a Small Town” controversy; the latest attacks in the Russia-Ukraine war; Israeli protests over Netanyahu’s plans to weaken the country’s Supreme Court; Elon Musk transitions Twitter to its new name X were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (7/19) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | July 20, 2023 by TALKERS

Donald Trump legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; the IRS whistleblowers and the Hunter Biden investigation; the controversy over Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town”; the global summer heatwave and climate change; Texas abortion lawsuit; Russia steps up bombing of Ukraine; and the $1 billion Powerball jackpot were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (7/17) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | July 18, 2023 by TALKERS

Today’s hearing before Judge Aileen Cannon in the Donald Trump classified documents case; the Georgia Supreme Court denies Trump’s attempt to shut down 2020 election investigation; the global heatwave and climate change; the 2024 presidential race and Joe Manchin’s third party run tease; a judge blocks Iowa’s six-week abortion ban; Russia backs out of Ukraine grain deal and bombs Ukraine grain port; and the Hollywood writers and actors strikes 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 | July 17, 2023 by TALKERS

The Russia-Ukraine war and Russia’s backing out of the Black Sea grain deal; the extreme weather affecting much of the U.S. and Europe; the 2024 presidential race; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; Hollywood writers and actors strikes; and the fight for social media dominance between Meta and Twitter were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media over the weekend, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (7/5) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | July 6, 2023 by TALKERS

The 2024 presidential race; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the Hunter Biden plea deal; Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s trip to China; cocaine is found in the White House; the Russia-Ukraine war and the status of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group; the holiday weekend’s gun violence; the global heat record and climate change; and Meta launches Twitter competitor Threads were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.

Yesterday’s (6/28) Top News/Talk Media Stories

By TALKERS | June 29, 2023 by TALKERS

The Hunter Biden plea deal and his legal battles with the owner of the computer repair shop that worked on his laptops; the 2024 presidential race and concerns about President Joe Biden’s health; the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump; the thick smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing almost one-third of the U.S.; the recovery of wreckage from the doomed Titan submersible; Vladimir Putin’s grasp on power in the aftermath of the Wagner Group insurrection and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war; and the brutal heatwave hitting the Southern U.S. were some of the most-talked-about stories in news/talk media yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.