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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.
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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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Amber Levis / The Daily Beast:
Charlie Kirk Suspect's Grandma Says Family Is All MAGA — RELATIVELY REPUBLICAN — Tyler Robinson, the prime suspect for Charlie Kirk's assassination, comes from a proud MAGA family, according to his grandmother. — Tyler Robinson, 22, the man arrested in connection with the assassination …
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Associated Press:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist's views, authorities say — A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated …
Garbage Day:
Charlie Kirk was killed by a meme — Making sense of our dark new era of extremely online political violence — This morning a suspect was taken into custody in connection with the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. The alleged shooter's name is Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah.
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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Wall Street Journal quietly walks back false claim Charlie Kirk shooter had pro-trans messages on his bullets — Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work. — Join the fight
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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.
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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.
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Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
Grandma of Charlie Kirk's ‘assassin’ breaks silence to reveal why the FBI MUST have the wrong man
Washington Post:
After Charlie Kirk's killing, suspect's family put the country first
After Charlie Kirk's killing, suspect's family put the country first
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Identified as Tyler Robinson, 22: Report
Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Identified as Tyler Robinson, 22: Report
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Cy Neff / The Guardian:
Charlie Kirk shooting: suspect set to face aggravated murder charge - live updates
Charlie Kirk shooting: suspect set to face aggravated murder charge - live updates
NBC News:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing is identified by officials
Suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing is identified by officials
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show — Cook's declarations on loan, job-vetting forms appear to undercut fraud claims — Cook never sought tax exemption for Georgia home as primary residence — Accusations against Cook …
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 …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
'Don't even bother dealing with them,' Trump says of Democrats' shutdown demands
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Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Statement on ICE Officer Seriously Injured in Line of Duty and Shooting in Chicago During Traffic Stop — ICE law enforcement is facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them as they carry out enforcement operations — CHICAGO — This morning, while carrying out an enforcement operation targeting …
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Associated Press:
ICE officer fatally shoots suspect after being dragged by car near Chicago, officials say — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a suspect who tried to evade arrest Friday in a Chicago suburb by driving his car at officers and dragging one of them, officials said.
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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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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.
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Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
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US EPA:
EPA Releases Proposal to End the Burdensome, Costly Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Saving up to $2.4 Billion — WASHINGTON - Today, in accordance with President Trump's Day One executive orders, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposed rule …
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters
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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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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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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move — Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’ — The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names …
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Nanette Asimov / San Francisco Chronicle:
UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe
UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe
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The Colorado Sun:
Evergreen High School shooter embraced Columbine, antisemitism and white supremacy online — T he 16-year-old boy accused of shooting two classmates at Evergreen High School on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself embraced conspiratorial, antisemitic and white supremacist social media content …
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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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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 …
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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.
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Lutnick says Musk was ‘backward’ in cutting government — The commerce secretary said the billionaire's efforts focused too much on reducing the workforce rather than targeting waste. — Just now — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said former Trump adviser Elon Musk was “backward” …
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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Politico:
Judge worries Trump administration is sidestepping torture protections for deported Africans … The immigrants had all won legal protections from being deported to their home countries over fear of being persecuted or tortured. Their lawyers say the Trump administration is circumventing …
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 …
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Missouri Voters Sue to Block ‘Unconstitutional’ GOP Gerrymander — Missouri voters filed a lawsuit Friday that challenges the GOP's new congressional map, calling it an unconstitutional gerrymander that dismantles Kansas City's Black Democratic representation and rigs the 2026 elections.

