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Michelle Obama

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

Person · 64 stories · 530 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 23, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Aug 20.

All arcs2 named arcs in 2026

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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
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Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race and Kamala Harris's nomination

5 of 148 stories this year · 3 about Michelle Obama · gone quiet

Harris’s Staff Questioned Whether Josh Shapiro Was an Israeli Double Agent · 8 articles, Jan 19Jill Biden opens up in memoir about Joe Biden's decision to end his 2024 reelection bid · 6 articles, Mar 11Jill Biden had private fears after her husband · 45 articles, May 27Nancy Pelosi denies knowing of Biden's decline, faults those who knew · 7 articles, Aug 12Jill Biden entertains possibility Joe was drugged before 2024 debate with Trump · 15 articles, Aug 20
Trump's second inauguration on January 20, 2025

1 of 41 stories this year · 2 about Michelle Obama · gone quiet

Melania Trump celebrates her inaugural gown’s donation to Smithsonian · 10 articles, Feb 20

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

202389 articles2024695 articles2025738 articles2026253 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Mar 4, 202402717
May 27, 2024511380
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Aug 12, 20240022
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Oct 14, 20241236
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Oct 28, 20241010579
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Jan 13, 2025511653
Jan 20, 20250409
Feb 3, 20250156
Mar 10, 202523011
Apr 7, 202545232
Apr 28, 20250056
May 12, 202513311
May 19, 2025203819233
Jun 16, 20250045
Jul 7, 202504111
Jul 14, 202526423
Jul 21, 202523017
Sep 22, 20251117
Oct 6, 20250125
Nov 10, 202502412
Nov 17, 2025419871
Dec 15, 20251247
Feb 2, 202644316
Feb 9, 20260044
Feb 23, 202613021
May 4, 202604415
Jun 15, 202646320
Jul 6, 20260011
Jul 13, 202611111
Jul 27, 20260078
Aug 3, 20260023
Aug 10, 202647884
Sep 14, 202637351
Sep 28, 20260012

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 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Michelle Obama that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jul 30– Aug 4Ketanji Brown Jackson avoids bias ... by joining Michelle Obama’s podcast?9 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 7 right
  2. Jul 15– 16Vance: Reaction to false Michelle Obama insult at White House UFC fight was ‘totally disproportionate’11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Jun 19As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama's presidential center opens in Chicago10 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Jun 15White House UFC Fighter Josh Hokit Shouts ‘Michelle Obama Is a Man’ in Post-Match Interview15 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 3 right

Stories that name Michelle Obama

  1. Sep 16– 17The Obamas’ family dog Sunny dies, the former president says53 articles · 32 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 3 right
  2. Aug 10– 15Fever All-Stars Aliyah Boston, Kelly Mitchell disappointed by home fans booing coach Stephanie White31 articles · 21 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 5 right
  3. Aug 10– 11Former President Barack Obama launches his first podcast57 articles · 17 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right
  4. May 5Presidential Physical Fitness Award is back as Trump revives annual fitness test in US schools15 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 4 right
  5. Feb 25Democratic Rep. Al Green removed from State of the Union address holding sign: 'Black people aren't apes'22 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Feb 15Bondi announces ‘all’ Epstein files have been released with over 300 high-profile names unveiled5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  7. Feb 6Trump Deletes Post Depicting Obamas As Apes Amid Backlash Over "Racist" Video7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  8. Feb 6Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it11 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right
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