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8:50 AM ET, September 11, 2025

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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way  —  The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in politics without fear of violence.  To lose that is to risk losing everything.  Charlie Kirk — and his family — just lost everything.  As a country, we came a step closer to losing everything, too.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Matthew Dowd Fired From MSNBC for Charlie Kirk Comments  —  Political analyst Matthew Dowd has been fired from MSNBC after his comments about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to a network source.  —  During MSNBC's coverage of Kirk's shooting, anchor Katy Tur asked Dowd about …
Deseret News:
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk killed at Utah Valley University event  —  In what Utah's governor called a political assassination, a sniper shot and killed influential conservative Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, as he engaged students in a question and answer-style debate.
Associated Press:
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university  —  Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in what the governor called …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
At the White House, Trump's Grief and Shock Turn to Rage Over Charlie Kirk  —  President Trump asked for updates and met with advisers in the Oval Office before recording a four-minute video in which he blamed rhetoric from the “radical left” for the killing.
New York Times:
Live Updates: Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Activist, Shot in Utah  —  Mr. Kirk, a close ally of President Trump, was shot in the neck while speaking in front of a large crowd on a university campus.  —  Here's what to know.  —  Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Trump and the founder …
New York Times:
Hopes for a Fast Capture of Kirk's Shooter Fade After Patel Backtracks  —  Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, said that the agency's investigation was continuing, reversing his earlier announcement that someone had been apprehended.  —  Hopes for the fast capture of the person who fatally shot …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot, killed during Utah university appearance  —  Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed Wednesday while appearing at an event at Utah Valley University.  —  President Trump, who grew to be friends with Kirk …
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Says ‘Radical Left’ Rhetoric Contributed to Charlie Kirk's Death  —  President Trump promised to find those responsible for political violence, as well as the “organizations that fund it and support it.”  —  President Trump said on Wednesday that rhetoric from the “radical left” …
The Hill:
Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot, killed at speaking event in Utah  —  Charlie Kirk, the prominent conservative activist and staunch Trump ally who cofounded Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.  —  President Trump confirmed the death of Kirk …
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Charlie Kirk assassination: New person of interest sought after another was released  —  Authorities were searching for a new person of interest Wednesday evening in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk roughly an hour after FBI Director Kash Patel said another person of interest had been released.
Reuters:
Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep US political divisions
Rob Taub / NewsNation:
Charlie Kirk was ‘like a brother to me,’ says Donald Trump Jr.
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Trump blames rhetoric from the left for political violence after Charlie Kirk murder
The Guardian:
Charlie Kirk, Trump ally and rightwing activist, shot and killed at Utah university
Punchbowl News:
9/11/25 ☀️ AM: … Today is the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
Discussion: Politico
New York Post:
Panic after Charlie Kirk shot at Utah Valley University
Discussion: Mediaite and Catholic World Report
ABC News:
Charlie Kirk's death puts spotlight on rise in political violence
New York Times:
Charlie Kirk Assassination Raises Fear of Surging Political Violence
Discussion: Politico
Emma Tucker / CNN:
At least 3 injured after shooting at a Denver-area high school, officials say  —  At least three students are in critical condition after a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, where more than 100 law enforcement officers are working to clear the school “room by room” as it remains on lockdown, officials said.
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ABC News:
At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school: Officials  —  The suspect has been “neutralized,” police said.  —  Law enforcement at the scene of a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colo., Sept. 10, 2025.  —  Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Denver Post:
2 students injured in Evergreen High School shooting; suspect also hospitalized  —  EVERGREEN — At least 3 teens, including a suspected shooter, were in critical condition Wednesday afternoon at a Denver-area hospital following a shooting at Evergreen High School in the Jefferson County foothills, officials said.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Christa Swanson / CBS News:
Shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado leaves several people critically hurt
Discussion: Associated Press and KKTV-TV
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Republicans Block Schumer's Effort to Force Vote on Epstein Files  —  Though it failed, Mr. Schumer's proposal brought the contentious debate over the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files to the Senate, which has largely avoided it.  —  Senate Republicans narrowly blocked …
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Politico:
Massie's Epstein discharge petition inches closer to 218 signatures
Discussion: Daily Mail
BBC:
Mandelson sacked as US ambassador by Starmer over emails to Epstein  —  Summary  — Keir Starmer sacks Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US, after he faced mounting scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein  — The Foreign Office says the decision was made …
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Associated Press:
UK fires ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein
Bloomberg:
Epstein's Emails Detail the Life and Crimes of the Financier—and Ghislaine Maxwell's Leading Role … For years, Ghislaine Maxwell has tried to distance herself from Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, an effort that continued through her own criminal conviction …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Has Heated Call With Netanyahu Over Israeli Strike on Qatar  —  The Israeli leader said that he had a brief window to launch the strikes against the militant group's leadership.  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump held a heated call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday …
Nick Turse / The Intercept:
U.S. Attacked Boat Near Venezuela Multiple Times to Kill Survivors  —  People on board the boat off the coast of Venezuela that was destroyed by the U.S. military last Tuesday were said to have survived an initial strike, according to two American officials familiar with the matter.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Discussion: The Independent
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Hosea 8:7  —  Charlie Kirk, the conservative founder and president of Turning Point USA …
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