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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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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
Daily Mail:
Charlie Kirk ‘killer’ identified as Tyler Robinson after assassination in Utah  — The Assassination of Charlie Kirk: Listen to the latest on the Daily Mail podcast  —  The suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination has been identified as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident.
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Identified as Tyler Robinson, 22: Report  —  TURNED IN BY FAMILY  —  President Donald Trump announced that a person had been taken into custody after a days-long manhunt.  —  The person arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk …
Associated Press:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist's views, authorities say
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’
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Influencer FBI  —  The skill set required to succeed online may not always translate to effective law enforcement.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Keystone Kash Kept Kirk Arrest Secret So Trump Could Spill on Fox
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Daily Kos
NBC News:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing is identified by officials
New York Times:
The Last Person to Question Charlie Kirk
Cate Martel / The Hill:
Bullet casings, messages, family accounts: Kirk shooting suspect details emerge
The Verge:
Charlie Kirk's alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme  —  The suspected shooter left a hodgepodge of extremely online taunts. … Tyler Robinson, apprehended last night in connection to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk …
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CNN:
What we know about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson  —  Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old in custody as the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, registered to vote with no party affiliation and hadn't cast a ballot in the two most recent elections.
Wall Street Journal:
Tyler Robinson's Descent From Promising Student to Murder Suspect  —  The 22-year-old suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk spent much of his time online and had become increasingly political, according to relatives.  ‘I have no idea why he did this.’  —  Tyler Robinson was the pride of his Utah family.
Washington Post:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting turned in by family friend, Utah governor says  —  Authorities have identified a suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, potentially capping a two-day manhunt after the brazen shooting in front of a large outdoor audience …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Let's be honest about Charlie Kirk's life — and death  —  In the days since the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, the overwhelming response on the left has been shock and horror.  No one of prominence has justified the killing; hundreds, from Democratic Party leadership on down, have condemned political violence.
Discussion: Politico
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Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
The Right Wants a Reichstag Fire  —  Quickly, before we get started: For the last time, I promise, I want to start with a sincere apology: I am very sorry about the prolonged silence of the past few weeks.  I know I still owe you the third and final part of my series on how to situate …
Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
American right vows vengeance after killing of Charlie Kirk
Discussion: HuffPost
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 …
Discussion: Reuters
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
'Don't even bother dealing with them,' Trump says of Democrats' shutdown demands … Lawmakers have until midnight on Sept. 30 to reach a funding deal. … But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said this week that Democrats will not vote for any such bill absent bipartisan negotiations.
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Breaking Precedent, G.O.P. Changes Rules on Nominees
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Democrats are on the verge of a dangerous mistake
Discussion: WBUR
Jonathan Mattise / Associated Press:
Trump says he'll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities  —  President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Tennessee Governor Working with Trump to Send National Guard to Memphis
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 …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Aarya Mukherjee / Daily Californian:   UC Berkeley turns over personal information of more than 150 students and staff to federal government
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New York Times:
Georgia ICE Raid Netted Workers With Short-Term Business Visas  —  Last week's immigration operation at a battery plant highlighted a tactic that companies use to bring in foreign workers to establish new operations.  —  Almost 500 people were detained during a raid of a Georgia battery plant owned …
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Allison Gill / The Breakdown:
NEW: The Messages on the Bullets are From a Video Game  —  I'm noticing the corporate media is relying heavily on the fact that the shooter - now in custody - engraved anti-fascist rhetoric on some of the bullets found at the scene.  But to tie those phrases to actual anti-fascist movements, or Democrats, is a mistake.
NBC News:
Missouri Legislature passes new Republican-drawn congressional map  —  The new lines, part of a national push by Republicans to bolster their House majority, would give them an additional seat in the U.S. House after the 2026 midterm elections.  —  Missouri's state Legislature has passed …
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David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed plan that could help Republicans win an additional US House seat
Discussion: NPR and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Trump officials to link covid shots to child deaths, alarming career scientists  —  The move to link coronavirus vaccines to 25 child deaths alarms career scientists who say the shots have been extensively studied.  —  just now  —  Trump health officials plan to link coronavirus vaccines …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
A. Pawlowski / NBC Boston:
Man, 34, has tooth implanted in eye to restore his vision … Brent Chapman can see again after doctors pulled out one of his teeth, flattened it, drilled a hole in it, placed a lens inside and implanted the tooth in one of his eyes.  —  It seems bizarre, but the complex operation …
Chicago Tribune:
ICE agents fatally shoot man after traffic stop in Franklin Park  —  A federal immigration agent fatally shot a man in northwest suburban Franklin Park Friday morning after the agency says the man tried to flee a traffic stop and struck the officer with his vehicle.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Kirk Killing Suspect in Custody  —  As we were preparing to send this newsletter, Donald Trump made a surprise announcement during a morning appearance on the Fox & Friends couch: Law enforcement believes it has apprehended the assassin who shot Charlie Kirk on Wednesday.
Discussion: Multipolar Press, UPI and New York Post
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 …
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Comcast Executives Warn Workers To Not Say The Wrong Thing About Charlie Kirk  —  An email sent to NBCUniversal employees, including journalists at NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo and more, eulogizes Charlie Kirk as an “advocate for open debate” and reminds staff that even milquetoast statements about Kirk's death can result in their firing.
 
 
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