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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 arcs0 named arcs in 2023
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No named arcs in 2023 yet.
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- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| May 27, 2024 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 80 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 110 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 16 | 48 | 9 | 313 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 29 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 79 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 15 | 36 | 6 | 179 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 53 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| May 12, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| May 19, 2025 | 20 | 38 | 19 | 233 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 71 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| May 4, 2026 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 84 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else4 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories that name Michelle Obama
- Nov 27– 29Melania Trump takes her place in the former first ladies club with Rosalynn Carter memorial service appearance12 articles · 11 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Nov 19– 20Reactions to the death of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and global humanitarian27 articles · 18 independent sources3 left, 7 center, 0 right
- Nov 2Britney Spears’ Memoir Sold 1.1 Million Copies In Its First Week23 articles · 15 independent sources4 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Oct 23– 25Dwayne Johnson says museum will need to fix wax statue's mismatched skin tone27 articles · 17 independent sources3 left, 5 center, 2 right