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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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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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The Parnas Perspective, Raw Story, Daily Mail and Full Feed
Washington Post:
After Charlie Kirk's killing, suspect's family put the country first — A father's choice spared the country further agony by accelerating justice in this case. — Just now — Details are still pouring in about the capture of the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
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ABC News, The Daily Caller and Racket News
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.
New York Times:
From Scholarship Winner to Wanted Man: The Path of the Kirk Shooting Suspect — Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk, was a stellar student in high school, raised in a Republican home in Southwest Utah and training to be an electrician. — In the conservative southern Utah city …
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TMZ.com, The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali and HotAir
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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Daily Mail:
Charlie Kirk ‘killer’ identified as Tyler Robinson after assassination in Utah
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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
Grandma of Charlie Kirk's ‘assassin’ breaks silence to reveal why the FBI MUST have the wrong man
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The Sun and Megyn Kelly
NBC News:
Live updates: Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson in custody; family turned him in, sources say
Live updates: Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson in custody; family turned him in, sources say
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Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Keystone Kash Kept Kirk Arrest Secret So Trump Could Spill on Fox
Keystone Kash Kept Kirk Arrest Secret So Trump Could Spill on Fox
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Raw Story
CNN:
What we know about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson
What we know about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI Director Patel was at Rao's the night of posts about a person in custody in Kirk's shooting
FBI Director Patel was at Rao's the night of posts about a person in custody in Kirk's shooting
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The Verge, New York Post and Variety
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
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
As Trump Vows Vengeance, Utah's Governor Calls to Lower the Temperature
As Trump Vows Vengeance, Utah's Governor Calls to Lower the Temperature
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HotAir, Deseret News, NPR, Associated Press, Mediaite, New York Sun, Reuters, The Hill, Townhall, Washington Examiner and Salt Lake Tribune
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Influencer FBI — The skill set required to succeed online may not always translate to effective law enforcement.
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 …
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Lisa Cook's bank documents appear to contradict Trump administration's mortgage fraud allegations — President Donald Trump is seeking to remove Cook, a board member at the Federal Reserve, over claims that she falsified financial forms regarding a secondary home.
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Raw Story
Wiktoria Gucia / The Daily Beast:
Fired MSNBC Contributor Says Right Wing Mob Came for Him — FIRED UP — The ousted MSNBC analyst has spoken out about the network's decision. — Matthew Dowd says most at MSNBC knew his comments following Charlie Kirk's death were “misconstructed,” but claims the network caved to a “Right Wing media mob” in deciding to fire him.
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Comcast Corporation, Daily Mail, Mediaite, RedState and The Federalist
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Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Comcast Executives Warn Workers To Not Say The Wrong Thing About Charlie Kirk
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Matthew Dowd / Lighthouse Sentinel:
A Time to See With New Eyes — Wow, what a few days. — On Tuesday evening …
A Time to See With New Eyes — Wow, what a few days. — On Tuesday evening …
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The Hill, The Wrap, Mediaite, Daily Mail, The Daily Caller, Variety, Deadline, New York Daily News and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Mediagazer »
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Dowd says MSNBC reacted to a right-wing mob in firing him for Charlie Kirk commentary
Dowd says MSNBC reacted to a right-wing mob in firing him for Charlie Kirk commentary
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RedState, Fox News and Barrett Media
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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HotAir, WBEZ, The Atlantic, Chicago Sun Times, Reuters, Townhall, Tampa Free Press, Bloomberg, Reason, The Hill and CBS News
Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
The WSJ carelessly spread anti-trans misinformation — While I generally respect The Wall Street Journal, every once in a while it sees fit to remind me that it is, in fact, owned by Rupert Murdoch. This time, it printed something dangerously close to anti-trans blood libel in the wake of Charlie Kirk's shooting.
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Slate, Mediaite, The Hill, Erin In The Morning and NewsMax.com
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters — The data, from thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities, is the country's most comprehensive way to track greenhouse gases. — The Environmental Protection Agency moved …
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Associated Press, The Japan Times, Axios and The Hill
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Elizabeth Spiers / The Nation:
Charlie Kirk's Legacy Deserves No Mourning — The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division — Pocket — Charles James Kirk, 31, died on Wednesday from a gunshot to the neck at a Utah Valley University campus event …
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Unreported Truths
NBC News:
Pete Hegseth tells Pentagon staff to hunt for negative Charlie Kirk posts by service members — Several people have already been relieved of their jobs because of their posts on social media, defense officials told NBC News. — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told his staff …
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GovExec.com, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Raw Story and BizPac Review
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CNN:
Trump shelves Chicago crackdown plans for now as advisers warn of legal headaches — President Donald Trump shelved his plans to target Chicago as the next city for his domestic crime push after advisers warned him that sending in troops to help with local law enforcement without buy …
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” …
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Business Insider, Axios and Raw Story
David Ingram / NBC News:
Toxic rhetoric, including calls for ‘civil war’ and retribution from the right, proliferates after Charlie Kirk killing — Kirk was known for sharing extreme and provocative positions online and in frequent on-campus appearances. His killing has sparked messages threatening violence.
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New York Times
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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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.
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NBC News, New York Times, Campaign Legal Center, Politico, Raw Story, NPR and ABC News
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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Politico, Aftermath and The Gateway Pundit
pbump:
Reassessing the ‘fine people hoax’ hoax — Donald Trump appeared on Fox News' “Fox & Friends” Friday morning, returning to the program where he was a weekly contributor until he announced his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Back then, he used to offer right-wing assessments …
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Associated Press, New Republic, Bloomberg and Daily Kos
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Feds allege Bolton mishandled classified info and was hacked by “foreign entity” … The newly unsealed document sketches the outlines of the FBI probe into Bolton's handling of classified information. … - It contains details of what the FBI was searching for and by what methods …
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Associated Press, Mediaite, New York Post, The Hill, Raw Story, IJR and NewsMax.com
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.

