Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources  —  Investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk …

Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way  —  Thursday morning, Ezra Klein at the New York Times published a column titled “Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way.”  Klein's general thesis is that Kirk was willing to talk to anyone, regardless of their beliefs …

Brazil's supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup  —  Former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing 2022 election  —  A majority of Brazil's supreme court judges have voted to convict the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro …

Senate Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option,’ changing rules to speed up Trump nominees  —  The new rule, established by the GOP on party lines, will enable them to confirm Trump nominees in groups, rather than individually.  It's the latest move to erode minority powers.

Trump Says He Will Attend Funeral for Slain Ally Charlie Kirk  —  President Donald Trump said he intends to attend the funeral for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed at an event on a college campus in Utah.  —  “I will be,” Trump told reporters Thursday at the White House as he departed for a trip to New York.

Exclusive: Hyundai should have called me for visas, Lutnick says  —  The workers at a Hyundai-linked plant in Georgia raided by ICE last week had the wrong visas — and the company should have asked for help getting the right ones, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick tells Mike Allen in the premiere episode of “The Axios Show.”

Congress' civility crisis erupts over Charlie Kirk shooting  —  The shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk threatens to bring the already hostile relationship between Democrats and Republicans in Congress to a breaking point. … - Some of the most combative, conflict-prone members …

Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Death  —  Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's murder online.  Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.

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 …

Potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South  —  Multiple historically Black colleges and universities in the South were on lockdown or canceled classes on Thursday over potential threats.  —  Hampton University, Virginia State University, Bethune-Cookman University …

State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death … - “I have been disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing, or making light of the event, and have directed our consular officials to undertake appropriate action.” … - Kirk was killed Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University.

Utah Republican senator faces backlash over post condemning Kirk's killing  —  Only months ago, Mike Lee had posted disparaging tweets after Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot  —  The official X account of Mike Lee, a Republican US senator, drew backlash …

Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery  —  The majority of the planned bid for Warner will be made up of cash  —  Paramount Skydance is preparing a majority cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery that is backed by the Ellison family, according to people familiar with the situation.

Florida officials watching for ‘vile, sanctionable’ behavior from teachers after Kirk killing … Kirk, an influential figure in conservative politics known for mobilizing young voters, was shot to death Wednesday while speaking at a college campus in Utah in an apparent act of political violence.

People killed in US boat strike were not Tren de Aragua, Venezuela minister says  — Investigations show none of 11 dead were drug traffickers-Venezuela minister  — Trump administration has provided scant information about strike  — White House insists those killed were ‘narcoterrorists’

Appeals court judges publicly admonish Supreme Court justices: 'We're out here flailing' … “They cannot get amnesia in the future because they didn't write an opinion on it.  Write an opinion,” Wynn said.  “We need to understand why you did it.  We judges would just love to hear your reasoning as to why you rule that way.

Trump, 79, Called Out for ‘Droopy’ Face at 9/11 Memorial  —  BAD LOOK  —  The right side of the president's face sparked a wave of online speculation on Thursday.  —  President Donald Trump was sporting a doozy of a droopy face as he ventured outside the White House Thursday amid mounting questions about his health.

Live Updates: Manhunt Underway After Charlie Kirk, Charismatic Right-Wing Activist, Is Fatally Shot  —  Videos from the university event where Mr. Kirk was killed show a person on a nearby rooftop at the time of the shooting.  —  Here's the latest.  —  An intense manhunt was underway Thursday …

The Assassination of Charlie Kirk  —  Charlie Kirk's murder was not just a murder.  It was an assassination.  That's the crucial point.  —  We often forget the philosophical underpinnings of criminal law.  Rightly understood, we view crimes as being committed not against individuals, but against society itself.

Kennedy Center fires head of jazz programming, adding to string of exits  —  The center terminated Kevin Struthers, who worked at the arts institution for 30 years, and Malka Lasky, the last member of its social impact team.  —  The Kennedy Center has fired the administrator overseeing its jazz offerings …

Scoop: Biden world explodes at Kamala Harris' new book … - The release of the excerpt from her book, “107 Days” — due out Sept. 23 — has exposed years of hurt feelings and frustrations.  — “Vice President Harris was simply not good at the job,” said one former Biden White House official.

What Hasan Piker Told His Millions of Followers After Charlie Kirk Was Shot … For all the obvious reasons, hearing that Charlie Kirk had been shot was shocking for Hasan Piker, the progressive influencer and Twitch streamer with a massive following.  But there was another explanation for why his stomach sank.