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Trump Legal Win Slashing $1B in DEI Grants Comes From Unexpected Source
The Trump administration scored a victory over diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and a win in favor of the Department of Government Efficiency’s push to slash $1 billion in spending. The win came from an unlikely source, a Joe Biden-appointed federal judge. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb of the District of Columbia denied the request… -
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‘Certainly Fitting’: GOP Lawmakers Hail Trump’s Plan to Award Medal of Freedom to Kirk
Republican members of Congress on Thursday applauded President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would be posthumously awarding Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The medal is the highest award a civilian can receive from the U.S. president. Prominent Americans who have received the honor include Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Olympic gold-medal gymnast Simone Biles, Walt… -
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Mike Lee Offers ‘Tribute to the Amazing Legacy of Charlie Kirk’ With Senate Resolution
In the wake of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced a Senate resolution Thursday honoring the conservative activist’s memory. “I look forward to my colleagues of both parties uniting to condemn this vile murder, and to offer a tribute to the amazing legacy of Charlie Kirk,” Lee told The… -
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Vance to Visit Family, Friends of Charlie Kirk After Assassination
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, will meet with Charlie Kirk’s family and a number of his close friends in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter told The Daily Signal. Air Force Two will then fly Kirk’s casket, along with his family and friends, to Phoenix,… -
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FBI Releases Photo of ‘Person of Interest’ in Charlie Kirk Assassination, Asks for Help Identifying
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a photo of a new person of interest in the Charlie Kirk assassination, asking the public for help identifying him. FBI Salt Lake City posted on X Thursday, “We are asking for the public’s help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk… -
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The Poll Numbers Are Changing in Virginia’s Race for Governor, Lieutenant Governor
So much of the media coverage of a political cycle revolves around (or devolves into) stories about polls and fundraising totals, and this story is no different. Well, … it’s a little different. >>> Sign up for our Virginia email newsletter In a poll of 512 Virginia likely voters conducted Sept. 3-5, Winsome Earle-Sears, the… -
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After Kirk Slaying, Lawmakers Call for More Security
In the wake of the assassination Wednesday of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, some in Congress are again calling for increased security protection for lawmakers. “There’s been a deluge of that,” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., told CNN of calls for heightened security. “I mean, from the moment… -
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The Legacy of Charlie Kirk
“Jefferson lives!” Those reportedly were the last words spoken by Thomas Jefferson’s partner in drafting the Declaration of Independence, John Adams, before he died on July 4, 1826. Hours later, Jefferson passed away as well. In light of the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University Wednesday,… -
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The Miraculous Ripple Effect of Charlie Kirk’s Life
When Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday, there was no mistaking his condition was dire. Like so many across the nation, I prayed for a miracle. We had a miracle in Butler, Pennsylvania. We had a miracle at President Donald Trump’s Florida golf course. We had a miracle when House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., somehow… -
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Supreme Court Lets Girl Use Boys’ Restroom
The Supreme Court moved Wednesday to allow a female identifying as male to use a male restroom while her case is heard. The one-page unsigned order keeps South Carolina from enforcing a law requiring public school students to use restrooms aligning with their sex. The law, enacted as part of South Carolina’s 2024-2025 budget bill… -
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6 Instances Karine Jean-Pierre Insisted Biden Was Sharp. Will She Tell Congress the Same?
The former chief White House spokeswoman repeatedly told the press President Joe Biden was mentally fit to be president. On Friday, she’ll answer some of those same questions before a House panel. The question is whether Karine Jean-Pierre, who was White House press secretary from May 2022 to the end of Biden’s single term in… -
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Trump to Posthumously Award Charlie Kirk Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Donald Trump will posthumously award Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The president made the announcement Thursday, one day after Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, pundit, and conservative political activist, was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University. Trump made the announcement when speaking at the Pentagon, commemorating… -
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Charlie Kirk, the Man in the Arena
“The more a society drifts away from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” Charlie James Kirk knew the cost of telling the truth. Without fear, he paid with his life. He was 31. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 4:40 p.m., President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the “Legendary”… -
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Melania Trump Pays Tribute to Charlie Kirk
First lady Melania Trump paid tribute to Charlie Kirk in a statement following the Turning Point USA founder’s assassination. Kirk, a husband and father of two young children, was shot and killed Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem. “Charlie’s children will be raised with stories instead of… -
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MSNBC Political Analyst Fired Over Charlie Kirk Comments
MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd has been fired following comments he made during live breaking news coverage of the Charlie Kirk shooting Wednesday. An assassin’s bullet killed Kirk while the conservative political activist and leader spoke to a crowd at Utah Valley University. During MSNBC’s coverage of the shooting, Dowd was asked to… -
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‘We Will Catch This Individual’: Authorities Provide Update on Charlie Kirk Assassination
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Utah law enforcement authorities gave an update Thursday on the search for the suspect who shot dead Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. “We will not stand for what happened yesterday,” Utah Commissioner of Public Safety Beau Mason declared. “We are exhausting every lead,” he added, mentioning that the… -
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‘The Best of America’: Trump Addresses Americans for the First Time Since Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
President Donald Trump honored conservative leader Charlie Kirk’s influence on young Americans in remarks Tuesday, deploring his “heinous assassination.” Kirk, 31, was assassinated on Wednesday at a rally at Utah Valley University. “He’s a martyr for truth and freedom,” Trump said, “and there’s never been anyone who was so respected by youth.” An unknown assailant… -
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7 Horrific Incidents of Violence Against Conservatives
The shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University Wednesday marks one more in a list of violent attacks against prominent conservatives. Kirk, 31, had been hosting an event with students, and was in the middle of discussing shooters who identify as transgender. >>> Authorities Provide Update on Charlie Kirk… -
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Charlie Kirk Understood the True Value of Life
I write this from my daily commuter train. I’m on my way home. My wife is making dinner. My 1-year-old daughter is just learning to say “Daddy,” and hopefully, she’ll make an attempt to do so when I come through the door. Charlie Kirk’s daughter, not so much older than my own, will not have… -
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House Moment of Silence Honors Slain ‘Dear Friend Charlie Kirk’
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson held a moment of silence on the House floor Wednesday afternoon for Turning Point USA founder and conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot at an event he was holding at Utah Valley University. Johnson, R-La., announced the moment of silence to reporters shortly before entering the House…
