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American Civil War

Arcs in the news about American Civil War from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Subject · 83 stories · 458 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 7, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Dec 3, 2024.

All arcs0 named arcs in 2023

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every arc in 2023 at its own dates · opens on month
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Aug 26, 202402232
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Nov 4, 20240409
Nov 11, 2024211351
Feb 3, 20250102
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Mar 3, 2025511538
Mar 10, 20252508
May 5, 2025610553
Jun 23, 20254017
Aug 11, 20251207
Aug 25, 20252109
Nov 3, 20250101
Nov 10, 20252116
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Jun 22, 20261001
Jun 29, 2026373846334
Jul 13, 20263209
Jul 20, 20261012
Jul 27, 202626471
Aug 3, 20260202
Aug 10, 20260102
Aug 31, 20260011
Sep 7, 202638436
Sep 14, 20261120892
Sep 21, 202689225
Sep 28, 20260112

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else12 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about American Civil War that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 28– 29Nikki Haley doesn't mention slavery when asked what caused the Civil War. She later walks that back95 articles · 63 independent sources
    17 left, 13 center, 9 right
  2. Dec 13‘Civil War’ Trailer: Kirsten Dunst Reckons With War-Torn America in Alex Garland and A24’s Action Epic6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Oct 7Witnesses to FBI hunt for Civil War gold describe heavily loaded armored truck, signs of a night dig7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right

Stories that name American Civil War

  1. Dec 30What does Watch Night mean for Black Americans today? It dates back to the Emancipation Proclamation9 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 26– 28Trump ballot ban appealed to Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party62 articles · 46 independent sources
    9 left, 11 center, 6 right
  3. Dec 19– 21Trump barred from Colorado ballot – now what?278 articles · 126 independent sources
    31 left, 36 center, 24 right
  4. Dec 13Andre Braugher, ‘Homicide: Life on the Street' and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star, dies at 6193 articles · 61 independent sources
    15 left, 16 center, 7 right
  5. Dec 2With the expulsion of Santos and ouster of McCarthy, the House is making unexpected history10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Nov 27– Dec 2George Santos expelled following House vote; just the 6th member ousted in chamber's history206 articles · 105 independent sources
    31 left, 26 center, 17 right
  7. Nov 8– 9Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot24 articles · 24 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 8 right
  8. Oct 29– Nov 2Takeaways from Day 3 of the Trump disqualification trial in Colorado17 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  9. Oct 14– 21Jordan out as GOP’s nominee for speaker612 articles · 111 independent sources
    44 left, 61 center, 22 right
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