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New York Times:
Scrutiny Mounts Over F.B.I. Under Patel as Kirk's Killer Remains at Large — Already, a series of missteps by Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, in recent months have invited worries that he has eroded public confidence in the agency. — On Thursday morning, a day after hastily suggesting …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump says ‘we have to beat the hell’ out of ‘radical left lunatics’ after Kirk killing … The president added in a separate answer that he would urge his supporters to follow a nonviolent path in response to the shooting. “He [Kirk] was an advocate of nonviolence,” Trump said.
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NBC News:
Live updates: Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson in custody; family turned him in, sources say — The FBI has offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the shooter. … White House defends Patel's handling of the Kirk investigation
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Associated Press:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing has been caught, Trump says — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday, representing a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States.
New York Times:
No Arrests in Charlie Kirk's Killing as FBI Seeks Help From Public — After a day of hunting for a suspect in the assassination, investigators pleaded for help from the public. — The gunman who fatally shot the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk remained on the run Thursday night as a frantic …
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Reason, Reuters, Al Jazeera and Hartford Courant
New York Post:
Tyler Robinson, 22-year-old from Utah, ID'd as Charlie Kirk shooting suspect after father ‘turned him in’ — Trump: ‘We have him’ — President Trump announced early Friday that a suspect for Charlie Kirk's assassination was turned in by his father — with law enforcement sources telling …
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NBC News:
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.
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Washington Post:
Schumer readying to fight for health care in government funding battle
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Democrats are on the verge of a dangerous mistake
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats fear falling into GOP trap on government shutdown
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would “respond accordingly to this witch hunt” after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
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New York Times:
Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil
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Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Brazil's supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup
Brazil's supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup
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Reuters, The Economist, UPI, Mother Jones and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt
Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt
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Associated Press:
Trump says he'll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns — President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor. Trump, a Republican, said on Fox News Channel …
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New Republic:
Trump Drug Boat Bombing Takes Darker Turn as Damning New Info Emerges — Questions are mounting about President Trump's decision to bomb a small boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing all 11 people on board. The administration says these were drug cartel members who posed a threat to the United States …
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump Says He'll Deploy Troops to Memphis Next
Trump Says He'll Deploy Troops to Memphis Next
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Fox News, NOTUS, WSMV-TV and NewsNation
Jake Shindel / WBAL:
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 …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Congressional Black Caucus calls for investigation into HBCU threats
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Raw Story
Alisha Ebrahimji / CNN:
Potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South
Potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South
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Nanette Asimov / San Francisco Chronicle:
UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe — UC Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 students, faculty and staff and information about their “potential connection to reports of alleged antisemitism” to comply with a federal investigation …
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Aarya Mukherjee / Daily Californian:
UC Berkeley turns over personal information of more than 150 students and staff to federal government — UC Berkeley has provided the personal information of roughly 160 students, staff and faculty to the federal government in a directive from the UC Office of the President.
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
The Right Wants a Reichstag Fire — The military patrolling in the streets, an assassination, and a movement longing for escalation. America is teetering on the brink … No one knows what is going to happen next. Charlie Kirk, a well-known rightwing activist and media figure …
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The Guardian, Strength In Numbers and PolitiFact
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The Hill:
‘Why are yall sad?’ Teachers, firefighters, officials on leave or fired over Charlie Kirk posts — Related Video: GOP Lawmakers Urge BIG TECH To ‘Ban For Life’ Users Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Shooting — (NEXSTAR) - Teachers, firefighters, elected officials and even a cable news contributor …
Associated Press:
Vance arrives in Arizona with Charlie Kirk's casket aboard Air Force Two — Charlie Kirk's casket arrived in his home state of Arizona aboard Air Force Two on Thursday as Vice President JD Vance honored the conservative activist with a final flight. Vance's wife, Usha, stepped off the plane with Kirk's widow, Erika.
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Erum Salam / MSNBC:
Charlie Kirk's casket to be flown on Air Force Two
Charlie Kirk's casket to be flown on Air Force Two
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New York Times:
$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.
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Reuters, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Politico:
Senate program for in-state lawmaker security could hitch a ride on spending stopgap … The Sergeant at Arms was given an allocation in the legislative branch appropriators bill the Senate approved in July, but as with many security related accounts, itemized details are not made public.
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Denver Post:
‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accounts — Officials say suspect, who fatally shot himself, was Desmond Holly. Two students remain in critical condition. — [email protected] | The Denver Post, SETH KLAMANN |
David Strom / HotAir:
Our Education Schools Are Churning Out Hateful People, and He Is One of the Reasons Why — A lot of people have noticed that a disproportionate number of teachers have been celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk. — If you haven't been following the disastrous state of our public schools …
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The Midwesterner, The Washington Free Beacon, MLive.com and Townhall
Wall Street Journal:
Confusion, Anger, Relief: Korean Engineer Tells of Week in U.S. ICE Detention — More than 300 employees at Hyundai battery plant return home after Georgia immigration raid — INCHEON, South Korea—Cho Young-hee, a 44-year-old South Korean engineer, said his first reaction was confusion …
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Bloomberg, The Korea Herald and Associated Press
Politico:
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.
Lindsey Holden / Politico:
California lawmakers pass bill to ban ICE agents from wearing masks … Newsom now has about a month to decide whether to sign or veto the mask bill. The Democratic governor has publicly questioned whether the state has the authority to regulate federal law enforcement …
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New York Times, CalMatters, Los Angeles Times, Techdirt and Chicago Tribune, more at Mediagazer »
Axios:
Grocery inflation highest since 2022 as Trump tariffs pile up — President Trump spent his 2024 campaign promising Americans he'd lower grocery prices. — Virtually all major grocery categories are now more expensive than they were a year ago, some substantially so.
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Reuters:
Poland says Russian drone incursions could not have been a mistake, contradicting Trump — Trump says drone incursions could have been a mistake — Poland says incursions were a deliberate Russian attack — Russia and Belarus hold joint military exercises
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Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Republican Senator and NewsNation Host Compare Charlie Kirk to Martin Luther King Jr. — Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and a NewsNation host compared conservative activist Charlie Kirk to Martin Luther King Jr. — Kirk was killed on Thursday by a single shot to the neck as he spoke at Utah Valley University.
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Los Angeles Times and New Republic
New York Times:
‘He Gave Me Confidence’: How Charlie Kirk Connected With Young Men — With his right-wing group Turning Point USA, Mr. Kirk engaged controversial topics. Some students were inspired. Others found his views appalling. — 阅读.体中文.閱讀.體中文.
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The Hill, 404 Media, Human Events, Reuters, Salon, American Thinker and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
Axios:
Trump stands by as Putin and Netanyahu cross new lines — President Trump loves to boast about his singular ability to control global events and leaders, but there are two notable exceptions: his ally Benjamin Netanyahu and his nominal adversary, Vladimir Putin.
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Reuters
David Folkenflik / NPR:
CBS shifts to appease the right under new owner — CBS' new corporate owner has taken a series of concrete steps to address the concerns of the news division's sharpest critics — particularly President Trump and his allies. — In recent days, the network selected a new ombudsman for CBS News with strong conservative credentials.
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Mediaite, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
These fired DOJ lawyers are finding new ways to make a difference — Inside a sunny conference room across the river from Washington, D.C., Monika Isia Jasiewicz described her unlikely path this year. — It started when she received an invitation to the inauguration from her Yale Law School classmate JD Vance.


