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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.
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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 …
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The Bulwark:
Is This Who We Are? — Political violence has always been a dark part of America. Can we move past it again?
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Andrew Childers / Axios:
State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death
State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death
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April Rubin / Axios:
Search ongoing for Charlie Kirk shooting suspect, rifle found near campus
Search ongoing for Charlie Kirk shooting suspect, rifle found near campus
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Wall Street Journal:
Authorities Examine Rifle and Ammo as Manhunt for Kirk Shooter Stretches On
Authorities Examine Rifle and Ammo as Manhunt for Kirk Shooter Stretches On
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NBC News:
Live updates: Shooter's rifle, footprint recovered in Charlie Kirk assassination after shooting at Utah university
Live updates: Shooter's rifle, footprint recovered in Charlie Kirk assassination after shooting at Utah university
Salt Lake Tribune:
No shooter in custody after Charlie Kirk killing as ‘investigation and manhunt’ continue, Utah law enforcement says
No shooter in custody after Charlie Kirk killing as ‘investigation and manhunt’ continue, Utah law enforcement says
Walter Einenkel / Daily Kos:
Trump ally Charlie Kirk's shooting death prompts all kinds of reactions
Trump ally Charlie Kirk's shooting death prompts all kinds of reactions
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Manhunt for Charlie Kirk's killer: FBI recovers rifle used in shooting
Manhunt for Charlie Kirk's killer: FBI recovers rifle used in shooting
George Packer / The Atlantic:
The Tragedy of Charlie Kirk's Killing
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 …
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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.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
MSNBC Fires Analyst Who Said Charlie Kirk Pushed Hate Speech
MSNBC Fires Analyst Who Said Charlie Kirk Pushed Hate Speech
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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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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Why Charlie Kirk Mattered So Much to the Right
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NBC News:
Kirk's casket to be flown to Phoenix on Air Force Two
Kirk's casket to be flown to Phoenix on Air Force Two
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New York Times, The Post Millennial and The Hill
Jose Davila IV / Salt Lake Tribune:
Manhunt continues in fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, but new details of shooter's movements emerge
Manhunt continues in fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, but new details of shooter's movements emerge
Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz Describes Chaotic Scene of Charlie Kirk Shooting
Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz Describes Chaotic Scene of Charlie Kirk Shooting
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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.).
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
To Vance, Charlie Kirk was not just a political ally. He was a friend.
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Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
Charlie Kirk obituary
Charlie Kirk obituary
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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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 …
James Curtis / WBBH:
Former Congressman Madison Cawthorn arrested in Cape Coral for failure to appear in court — CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Former Republican North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn was arrested Wednesday on an out-of-county warrant for failing to show up in court.
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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
Schumer, Jeffries demand major health care concessions to keep government funded
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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 …
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Utah is now the epicenter of the political divide its governor warned about … “Our nation is broken,” he said, pleading that “all of us will try to find a way to stop hating our fellow Americans.” — Cox, the second-term Republican governor of Utah, has made such efforts at depolarization the central theme of his governorship.
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