Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) led a GOP-signed letter on Thursday asking Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House leaders for permission to form a new select committee tasked with investigating “radical left” groups that promote political violence. The request came after the assassination of Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk, who was shot once in […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has found an off-ramp to simmering White House tensions over a Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees. In an interview, Thune called a change in Senate rules, which advanced along party lines Thursday, a middle ground for Republicans after months of procedural delays bottled up well […]
The NATO alliance will bolster its posture on its eastern flank following the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace earlier this week. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced the launch of “Eastern Sentry” on Friday, saying that the effort will include Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and other countries providing assets to NATO’s eastern […]
Authorities confirmed on Friday that social media detectives had it wrong when they spread speculation about who assassinated political influencer Charlie Kirk. Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) named Tyler Robinson, 22, as the suspect in the fatal shooting Wednesday of Kirk, which sparked instant speculation online about the killer’s identity, particularly from an online forum known […]
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Thursday from carrying out a policy that restricts illegal immigrants from being enrolled in the federally funded Head Start preschool program nationwide. Judge Ricardo Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington blocked a July directive from the Department of Health and Human […]
Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) spoke at a press conference with the FBI and local law enforcement officers on Friday, providing updates on the 33-hour manhunt and investigation into the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk. Following the announcement that law enforcement has a suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, in custody for […]
Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) on Friday called the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk an attack on American “ideals,” warning at a press conference that the shooting represents a “watershed” moment with unsettling implications for free speech. Cox joined federal, state, and local law enforcement as they shared details of the arrest of the alleged shooter, 22-year-old […]
Authorities revealed on Friday antifascist slogans and video game references were etched onto bullet casings from the gun the suspect used to kill Charlie Kirk. Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) named Utah resident Tyler Robinson, 22, as the suspect in the murder case during a press conference Friday morning. Officials said bullet casings with inscriptions reading […]
After a two-day manhunt, law enforcement officers apprehended the suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, of Utah. Robinson allegedly shot Kirk in the neck on Wednesday at Utah Valley University in Orem, where the conservative activist was speaking. Soon after, the 31-year-old […]
America’s anger at the national crime wave they see on TV, highlighted by the slayings of conservative leader Charlie Kirk and Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, has led to an outspokenness of support for the death penalty. On Friday, President Donald Trump led the way when he first announced in a Fox News appearance that the […]
