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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

No credible threat at US Naval Academy, governor's office says; Here's what happened  —  There is no credible threat to the U.S. Naval Academy, Gov. Wes Moore's office told 11 News.  —  In a statement, the governor's office said: “In working with local, state, and federal law enforcement authorities …

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.

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.

Trump tried to convince deported South Korean workers to stay and train Americans  —  South Korea chooses to bring ‘exhausted and in-shock’ workers home after plant raid  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials  —  The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries.  They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid.

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.

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.

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’

El Paso family claims Border Patrol killed their dog during search, CBP reviewing incident  —  EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they are reviewing a “use of force incident” in El Paso, after a family says a Border Patrol agent unjustifiably shot and killed their dog.

Russia just inched closer to open war with NATO  —  Nineteen suspected Russian drones entered Polish airspace on Monday, where they were intercepted by a joint operation that included Polish, Dutch, and Italian aircraft as well as German Patriot missiles.  This marked the first time that NATO militaries …

How Trump's Crime Crackdown Muted Other Parts of D.C. Life  —  If the aggressive show of force had a deterrent effect on crime, it appears to have deterred some entirely normal aspects of city life, too.  —  In the weeks after President Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. …