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2:00 PM ET, September 11, 2025

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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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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Trump's Dangerous Response to the Kirk Assassination  —  It is possible that, in the history of America's radicalization spiral, the horrifying, cold-blooded assassination of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk will be recorded as only the second-most-dangerous event of September 10, 2025.
Associated Press:
Charlie Kirk's killer blended in on Utah university campus, and a high-powered rifle is recovered  —  The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursday …
Wall Street Journal:
Authorities Examine Rifle and Ammo as Manhunt for Kirk Shooter Stretches On
George Packer / The Atlantic:   The Tragedy of Charlie Kirk's Killing
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:   Charlie Kirk's killing is a tragic marker of the indiscriminate nature of political violence
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 …
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Reporter Suspended After Question About Charlie Kirk Enrages MAGA Congressman  —  “I am repulsed that you would even think to ask,” the Florida Republican told the journalist.  —  A reporter from the website Florida Politics was suspended Wednesday after he asked a question about Charlie Kirk that incensed Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.).
Discussion: Raw Story, Associated Press and Reuters
Walter Einenkel / Daily Kos:
Trump ally Charlie Kirk's shooting death prompts all kinds of reactions
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
To Vance, Charlie Kirk was not just a political ally. He was a friend.
New York Times:
Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:   Florida Reporter Suspended After Texting MAGA Congressman to Ask If He Still Supports Campus Carry After Kirk Shooting
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.
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 …
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Andrew Childers / Axios:
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.
Discussion: Blaze Media, Daily Mail and Raw Story
Salt Lake Tribune:
No shooter in custody after Charlie Kirk killing as ‘investigation and manhunt’ continue, Utah law enforcement says
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Manhunt for Charlie Kirk's killer: FBI recovers rifle used in shooting
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: Forbes, NewsMax.com and Raw Story
New York Times:
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 …
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Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:   Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz Describes Chaotic Scene of Charlie Kirk Shooting
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Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:   Democrats Are Still Debating Joe Biden's Decision to Run
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
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: Axios, AAF, The Hill, NewsMax.com and KSTP-TV
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Scott Horsley / NPR:
Inflation climbs in August as grocery and gas prices jump
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Frees Hundreds of South Koreans Without Handcuffs After Immigration Raid  —  Personnel at Hyundai construction site leave detention center and prepare to fly home  —  SEOUL—A week after arresting more than 300 South Koreans in Georgia and alleging immigration violations …
Discussion: New York Sun
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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.
Politico:
Democrats coalesce around insurance subsidies as shutdown demand, Neal says  —  Top congressional Democrats have agreed on what they will demand of GOP leaders in return for voting to extend government funding this month: Any shutdown-averting deal needs to include health care provisions …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer, Jeffries demand major health care concessions to keep government funded
Discussion: 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 …
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
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 …
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune
MSNBC:
FBI releases photos of person of interest in Charlie Kirk shooting  —  The FBI just released images of the person of interest in the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk.  The FBI is asking people with any information to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
NBC News:
U.S. diplomats say they are reluctant to share inconvenient truths with the Trump administration  —  “What we're seeing in the diplomatic corps right now is fear,” John Dinkelman, president of the American Foreign Service Association, told NBC News.  —  Late last month, an alarming email landed …
 
 
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Massie says Trump among those who should tone down rhetoric
Discussion: NewsNation and America, America
Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
Comedy Central pulls ‘South Park’ episode mocking Charlie Kirk after assassination
New York Times:
The Jarring Contradiction at the Heart of Kennedy's Agenda
Discussion: Civil Eats and The Hill
Avery Lotz / Axios:
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Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
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Financial Times:
Skadden held talks to provide unpaid legal work for Heritage Foundation
 Earlier Items: 
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Utah is now the epicenter of the political divide its governor warned about
Discussion: New York Times
Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:
Hypocritical Conservatives Are Using Charlie Kirk's Horrific Murder to Cynically Smear the Left
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.
Discussion: Axios and New Republic
Steve Vladeck / One First:
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Politico:
Uproar as EU Parliament declines to hold minute of silence for Charlie Kirk
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Hosea 8:7  —  Charlie Kirk, the conservative founder and president of Turning Point USA …
Discussion: Raw Story