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11:35 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.
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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 …
NBC News:
Live updates: Shooter's rifle, footprint recovered in Charlie Kirk assassination after shooting at Utah university  —  The suspect, whom authorities have described as college-aged, is still at large. … Hegseth pays tribute to Kirk in 9/11 remembrance remarks at the Pentagon
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Trump blames rhetoric from the left for political violence after Charlie Kirk murder  —  President Trump condemned the left and the media for “demonizing” those they disagree with in a video message from the Oval Office after his close ally Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a Utah college campus event on Wednesday.
BBC:
Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead at campus event in Utah  —  Summary  — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a campus event in Utah  — Kirk - an influential ally of President Trump - was known for holding outdoor debates on campuses across the US
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Vance to visit Charlie Kirk's family, canceling 9/11 memorial trip  —  The vice president and the conservative activist, who was killed Wednesday, had a friendship that went back eight years.  —  Just now  —  Vice President JD Vance, a close friend of Charlie Kirk, will travel to Utah …
The Bulwark:
Is This Who We Are?  —  Political violence has always been a dark part of America.  Can we move past it again?  —  An apparent political assassination in America yesterday and the twenty-fourth anniversary of 9/11 today.  It's a day of death, a day of mourning, a day of reflection …
Discussion: Politico, PJ Media and New York Times
Mother Jones:
“THIS IS WAR”: Some Right-Wing Figures Call for Retribution Following Kirk Killing
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Reporter Suspended After Question About Charlie Kirk Enrages MAGA Congressman
Discussion: Reuters and Associated Press
Walter Einenkel / Daily Kos:
Trump ally Charlie Kirk's shooting death prompts all kinds of reactions
Associated Press:
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Charlie Kirk's killing sends a chill through Congress
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump to posthumously award Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Hill:
Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot, killed at speaking event in Utah
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:   Florida Reporter Suspended After Texting MAGA Congressman to Ask If He Still Supports Campus Carry After Kirk Shooting
Russell Leung / CNBC:
‘The country will heal’ after Charlie Kirk's assassination, Trump tells CNBC
Discussion: Mediaite
Deseret News:
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk killed at Utah Valley University event
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: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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Associated Press:
UK fires ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein  —  U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the country's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Max Burman / Reuters:
U.K. ambassador to U.S. fired over Epstein links
Discussion: Reuters and The Independent
Bloomberg:
Starmer Fires Mandelson as Envoy to US After Epstein Emails
Discussion: HuffPost and UPI
Wall Street Journal:
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 …
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Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:   Hypocritical Conservatives Are Using Charlie Kirk's Horrific Murder to Cynically Smear the Left
Colby Smith / New York Times:
Rise in U.S. Inflation Likely to Keep Fed Cautious on Pace of Rate Cuts  —  The central bank is likely to lower borrowing costs at its meeting next week amid budding concerns about the labor market.  —  U.S. inflation accelerated in August at a speed that is likely to keep the Federal Reserve cautious …
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and KSTP-TV
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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 …
Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill and New York Post
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Salt Lake Tribune:
No shooter in custody after Charlie Kirk killing as ‘investigation and manhunt’ continue, Utah law enforcement says
The Guardian:
Trump blames ‘radical left’ for Charlie Kirk shooting, but does not mention attacks on Democrats as search for suspect continues - as it happened  —  Vance says Kirk helped with win poll as well as staffing ‘the entire government’  —  No suspect in custody over Kirk killing, authorities confirm
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Jose Davila IV / Salt Lake Tribune:
Manhunt continues in fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, but new details of shooter's movements emerge
Discussion: IJR
New York Times:
Live Updates: Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Activist, Shot in Utah
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 …
Discussion: CBS News and The Atlantic
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump demanded Netanyahu commit not to strike Qatar again
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
A student is dead after shooting 2 teens at his Colorado high school and then himself  —  A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said.  The handgun shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School …
Discussion: CBS News and Denver Post
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ABC News:
At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school: Officials
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
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.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
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.
Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
Dear Democrats: I'm the guy who's moving heaven & earth to get the tax credits extended, and I'm telling you not to cave for a short-term fix.  —  This is gonna be one of the stranger references I've made on this site, but bear with me.  —  Back in 1996 there was an HBO movie called …
Discussion: Axios and New Republic
 
 
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Utah is now the epicenter of the political divide its governor warned about
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Jenny Gathright / Washington Post:
Trump's D.C. emergency is ending. ICE and the National Guard can stay.
Discussion: The Independent
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Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Hosea 8:7  —  Charlie Kirk, the conservative founder and president of Turning Point USA …
Politico:
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