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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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
NBC News:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing is identified by officials
Associated Press:
Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’ and likely acted alone, authorities say
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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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 …
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Democrats are on the verge of a dangerous mistake
Discussion: WBUR
Politico:
Why Hakeem Jeffries hasn't been able to bend Democrats to his will on redistricting
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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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 and The National Pulse
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Gov. Josh Shapiro Puts Trump On Blast For ‘Dangerous’ Response To Charlie Kirk's Killing
Discussion: CBS News
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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Wall Street Journal:
Confusion, Anger, Relief: Korean Engineer Tells of Week in U.S. ICE Detention
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Korea Herald
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
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 …
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Brazilians take to the streets to celebrate Bolsonaro conviction  —  Indigenous groups and other minorities praise verdict while US officials issue warnings of possible sanctions  —  Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to rejoice at Jair Bolsonaro's conviction for plotting a coup …
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Jasper Ward / Reuters:
Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro
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 …
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 …
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 |
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 …
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 …
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.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Congressional Black Caucus calls for investigation into HBCU threats  —  The Congressional Black Caucus demanded that the Department of Justice and FBI “swiftly” investigate a series of threats that were made to historically Black colleges and universities across the country on Thursday.
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Exclusive: “Silly” to plan for a tariff loss at SCOTUS, Lutnick says  —  There is no need to plan for the possibility the Supreme Court could strike down President Trump's tariffs, because it won't happen and other tariff avenues exist anyway, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick tells Mike Allen …
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Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:   Exclusive: Lutnick says Trump will force drugmakers to lower prices
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’  —  The far-right commentator didn't pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events  —  Charlie Kirk, the far-right commentator and ally of Donald Trump, was killed on Wednesday doing …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Madison Fernandez / Politico:
National Republicans jump into race for New Jersey governor … That level of participation in 2021 frustrated New Jersey Republicans at the time, and some argued that more outside help could have helped Ciattarelli close the 3-point gap he had with Murphy.  —  But after that narrow loss …
Discussion: Newsweek
 
 
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Gavin Newsom to decide on bill fining tech giants for promoting violent content
New York Times:
After Charlie Kirk's Death, Voters Agree Something Is Wrong in US
NBC News:
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
CBS shifts to appease the right under new owner
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Collin Anderson / The Washington Free Beacon:
RIP Charlie Kirk: American Patriot, Faithful Christian, Ardent Zionist
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