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Yesterday’s (3/26) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The deadly Baltimore ship-bridge collision; the Supreme Court hears arguments on a national ban on the abortion drug mifepristone; NBC fires former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel after one week; the Trump Media firm deal; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; RFK Jr chooses Nicole Shanahan as VP; the U.S. migrant crisis and the Appeals Court’s block on Texas’ SB 4 law; and the Federal Trade Commission investigates TikTok 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

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Former President Donald Trump gets bond reduction from an Appeals Court; the aftermath of the deadly ISIS attack on Moscow; Israel rebuffs UN Security Council’s Gaza ceasefire vote; the presidential race; the U.S. migrant crisis; the Supreme Court to hear arguments on a Texas court’s suspension of the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill; the U.S. and U.K. sanctions against China over alleged Chinese government-backed cyberattacks; Florida bans social media for children under 14; and Sean “Diddy” Combs the subject of a Homeland Security investigation into human trafficking 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 ISIS attack on a Russian concert hall kills more than 130 and Vladimir Putin’s implicating Ukraine in the attack; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles and today’s bond deadline; the presidential race; the legislation to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year and Republicans critical of House Speaker Mike Johnson; the U.S. migrant crisis; the Israel-Hamas war and the U.S. plan for hostage exchanges; the Supreme Court to hear arguments on a Texas court’s suspension of the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill; the violence and chaos in Haiti; and the Justice Department’s anti-trust case against Apple 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 (3/18) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The presidential race and today’s primary elections; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles and bond problem; the U.S. migrant crisis and the Supreme Court’s blocking of Texas’ border policy allowing state officials to detain suspected illegals; the Fani Willis disqualification case; the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; the Supreme Court hears arguments over government efforts to combat social media disinformation; the Don Lemon–Elon Musk interview; and the lawlessness in Haiti 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 (2/28) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The Supreme Court agrees to hear the case of former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim; Mitch McConnell to step down from Senate leadership in November; an Illinois judge rules Trump should not be on primary ballot; the misconduct allegations against Fulton County DA Fani Willis; the U.S. migrant crisis and the death of Georgian nursing student Laken Riley allegedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant; the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and Hunter Biden’s testimony; the looming government shutdown; the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza; the Russia-Ukraine war and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats; and the Texas panhandle wildfires 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 (11/13) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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Israel’s ongoing invasion of Gaza, allegations of a Hamas command center under Al-Shifa  hospital, and U.S. campus protests; the Trump Organization trial; House Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to avoid a government shutdown; Senator Tim Scott suspends his presidential campaign; the Supreme Court adopts a code of ethics; Xi Jinping in San Francisco and President Joe Biden’s planned for Wednesday with China’s dictator; and fire closes the I-10 freeway in California 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 June 26 – 30

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The Hunter Biden plea deal and allegations of Justice Department interference in the IRS investigation came together as the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week, landing atop the Talkers TenTM. At #2 this week was the Supreme Court’s rulings, including shooting down the independent legislature theory, followed by the 2024 presidential election 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 (6/27) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court shoots down the independent state legislature theory which would have given state legislatures complete control over federal elections; statements from an IRS whistleblower and U.S. attorney that the DOJ gave Hunter Biden preferential treatment in the tax and gun investigations; former President Donald Trump’s ongoing legal battles; the 2024 presidential race; the aftermath of the Wagner Group’s short-lived advance toward Moscow in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war; the smoke from Canadian wildfires affecting large swaths of the Northern U.S.; and the brutal heat bearing down on the Southern 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 (6/26) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The Hunter Biden plea deal on failure to pay taxes and whether or not he got a “sweetheart deal”; the Supreme Court rules a new Louisiana congressional map can be redrawn to include another Black majority district; the aftermath of the Wagner Group’s short-lived advance toward Moscow in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war; former President Donald Trump’s legal battles; the latest January 6 report from Senate Democrats that criticizes the FBI and Homeland Security for failure to take potential violence seriously; the discovery of malaria cases in Florida and Texas; and the Southern heatwave affecting some 45 million Americans 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 expected Supreme Court rulings this week on affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, and gay & religious rights; the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump; the 2024 presidential race; the Supreme Court revives the Biden administration’s immigration guidelines; the Putin–Prigozhin conflict and how it affects the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war; and the severe weather that hit the Southeast and the Ohio Valley 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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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 (4/18) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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FOX News and Dominion reach at $787.5 million settlement in the 2020 election defamation case; the Supreme Court to review the 5th Circuit Court’s ruling ordering the FDA to reverse its approval of the abortion drug mifepristone; the Kansas City and Upstate New York cases of homeowners shooting strangers on their property; the legal battle between House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan and Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg over the prosecution of former President Donald Trump; Ron DeSantis versus Disney; the controversy over AI and concerns that it could spin out of control; and Republicans stop Democrats’ efforts to replace Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee 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 (2/28) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The Supreme Court hears arguments over the constitutionality of President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan; the escalating military action in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s threats against the West; Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing; Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid as mayor of Chicago after criticism over city’s crime spike; the U.S. Energy Department’s conclusion that COVID was likely the result of a Chinese lab leak; Attorney General Merrick Garland goes before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing today (3/1); the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump; and the record snow and rain hitting California 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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The Weekend’s Top News/Talk Media Stories

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Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the UN General Assembly votes calling for an end to the war; the U.S. Energy Department concludes COVID outbreak was likely caused by lab leak; the blowback against “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams after his tirade calling Black Americans a “hate group”; the snowy weather hitting Southern California; the aftermath of the toxic train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio; the GOP race for the nomination in ’24; the legal battles facing former President Donald Trump; President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan goes before the Supreme Court this week; and Sunday evening’s SAG Awards ceremony 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 (2/22) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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The Russia-Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin’s recent threat against the West, and China’s diplomatic visit to Moscow; the Supreme Court’s hearing of arguments regarding the liabilities of social media platforms for what users post; Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “national divorce” suggestion; the race for the GOP nomination for president in ’24; the toxic train wreck in Ohio and criticism of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s handling of it; Wednesday’s deadly Orlando shooting spree that left three dead; the attacks between Palestinians in Gaza and forces in southern Israel; and the massive winter storm affecting much of the Northern 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 (2/21) Top News/Talk Media Stories

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President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe, his visit to Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s renewed antipathy toward the West; U.S.-China relations as a top Chinese diplomat meets with Vladimir Putin; the Supreme Court hears arguments about Section 230 that gives immunity to digital platform owners from content posted by users; the Georgia grand jury indictment recommendations in the 2022 election results case; the toxic train wreck in Ohio and criticism of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; the Biden administration’s new rule affecting migrants who travel through other countries to enter the U.S. from Mexico; entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy joins the race for the GOP nomination for president in ’24; and the winter storm affecting much of the Northern 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 (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.