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September 22, 2025 11:52 AM

At Charlie Kirk memorial, Trump rallies MAGA against political opponents

President Donald Trump hailed slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a "martyr for American freedom" on Sunday and vowed at his memorial service to carry on his work, while again accusing what he called the "radical left" for Kirk's murder. "The violence comes largely from the left," Trump said without citing any evidence, in remarks that downplayed political violence from the right and often turned starkly partisan in contrast to the more solemn tone that most other speakers adopted. Tru...

September 17, 2025 9:47 AM

Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin

Utah prosecutors vowed on Tuesday to seek the death penalty for the accused assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and revealed new details of their case, including text messages in which he was alleged to have privately confessed to the fatal shooting. "I had enough of his hatred," Tyler Robinson, 22, told his roommate and romantic partner when asked why he had committed the murder, according to transcripts of messages attributed to the suspect in court documents filed by prosecutors. ...

September 16, 2025 3:54 PM

Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin faces initial court hearing, formal charges in Utah

The trade school student suspected of assassinating right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university was due in court on Tuesday to face formal charges, appearing by video feed from jail for his first public appearance since the shooting. Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of firing the single rifle shot from a rooftop sniper's nest that pierced Kirk's neck last Wednesday on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, about 40 miles (65 km) south of Salt Lake City. The killing, ca...

September 16, 2025 10:30 AM

After Charlie Kirk’s death, Trump team calls for dismantling leftist groups

Vice President JD Vance and another top official in President Donald Trump's administration on Monday argued that serving the memory of Charlie Kirk means pursuing left-leaning groups they portray as bent on undermining national unity. Vance, who guest-hosted the slain conservative activist's livestream show, amplified right-wing calls for a broadside against leftist groups after Kirk was assassinated last week as he addressed college students. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller,...

September 12, 2025 9:42 AM

Investigators in Charlie Kirk killing find weapon, release images of person of interest

U.S. investigators on Thursday released photos and a video of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk and said they had found the rifle believed to have been used in the politically charged killing. Kirk, a 31-year-old author, podcast host and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, helped build the Republican Party's support among younger voters. He was killed on Wednesday by a single gunshot as he gave a talk at a university in Utah in w...

September 11, 2025 10:33 PM

Leaders worldwide condemn killing of U.S. activist Charlie Kirk

Political leaders across the United States and abroad reacted with shock and grief on Wednesday after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing activist, commentator and ally of former President Donald Trump. Kirk was shot while addressing an outdoor event at a Utah university. Former U.S. President Donald Trump described Kirk as “great and even legendary,” praising his connection with America’s youth. “He was loved and admired by all, especially me,” Trump said, ex...

September 11, 2025 9:23 PM

Trump announces Presidential Medal of Freedom for slain activist Charlie Kirk

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that conservative activist Charlie Kirk will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honour, following his death in a shooting at Utah Valley University. Speaking at a ceremony outside the Pentagon to mark the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Trump remembered Kirk as a “giant of his generation” and an inspiration to millions. “Charlie was a champion of liberty and an inspiration to countle...

September 11, 2025 2:45 PM

Police search for sniper who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah

Police and federal agents mounted an intense manhunt on Thursday for the sniper believed to have fired the single gunshot that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he was fielding questions about gun violence during a university appearance. Kirk, 31, a podcast-radio commentator and an influential ally of Donald Trump, is credited with helping build the Republican president's base among younger voters. He was gunned down on Wednesday in what Utah Governor Spencer Cox called a political a...

September 11, 2025 9:18 AM

America on edge: Experts warn of “vicious spiral” in political violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest. ”This event is horrifying, alarming, but not necessarily surprising,” said Mike Jensen, a researcher at the University of Maryland, which has tracked such violence in a terrorism database since 1970. In the first six months of the year, the U.S. experienced about 150 politically-...