1 hour ago Trump announces he will send national guard to Memphis, with Chicago ‘probably next’ – live

US president says deployment will be like the one in Washington DC and also adds St Louis to list of citiesTrump to send national guard to Memphis and Chicago ‘probably next’Secretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Qatar on Tuesday, the Washington Post is reporting, after holding talks with Benjamin Netanyahu today in Israel.As my colleague Julian Borger writes: “Part of [Rubio’s] mission on this two-day visit is to convey Donald Trump’s irritation at the Israeli missile strike on Doha that was aimed at Hamas leadership but killed their aides and a Qatari security officer.Common sense dictates that drone technology should be harnessed to scan every elevated structure with a line of sight to a target.If drones can enable the early detection and prevention of assassination attempts, why not use them? Better to have vigilant eyes in the sky than to remain blind to would-be assassins. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Beyond Charlie Kirk, Trump faces crises on the economy and immigration this week

Amid Trumpworld going all in on making Charlie Kirk its personal martyr, multiple crises face Trump

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5 h. ago Charlie Kirk 'assassin' Tyler Robinson left chilling note about 'taking out' activist

Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of shooting dead Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk, and now the FBI says it has uncovered a message where he indicated he would kill the MAGA activist

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6 h. ago Trump should be reassuring the country at this time. Instead he is sowing fear

The president has shown no interest in uniting the US, nor in defending free speech – he is weaponising this time for his gainThe public response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in cold blood, has revealed how drastically our democracy – our belief in the importance of free speech and in the irreplaceable life of each and every individual – has deteriorated over the last half century.I was a senior in high school when John F Kennedy was assassinated, and a senior in college when Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King were killed. Plenty of conspiracy theories, some of which have never been put to rest, were floated and debated. But the difference between what happened then and what we are seeing now is that, in the aftermath of those violent deaths, there was a sense of shared grief, of national mourning. Those tragedies seemed to bring us, as a country, closer together in our shock and sorrow. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Donald Trump police 'content' with UK state visit security plans despite Charlie Kirk death

Protests are planned to take place during Donald Trump's UK state visit.

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8 h. ago Charlie Kirk assassination will not change 'comprehensive' security plans for Trump visit, UK police say

Police reviewed security arrangements ahead of the state visit of Donald Trump, who arrives in Windsor on Wednesday, but said the killing of US activist Charlie Kirk has not changed their plans.

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8 h. ago Barron Trump ‘very hurt’ by Charlie Kirk’s killing, his father says

Donald Trump’s youngest son requested to meet with Kirk and was ‘full of praise’ for him afterwards, the president told Fox News

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9 h. ago Donald Trump state visit policing plans 'haven't changed' following Charlie Kirk murder

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit Britain for a state visit and will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle. Police say they're “very content” everything is in place

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10 h. ago Trump says 'lots of people' under investigation over Charlie Kirk murder bomb plot

Two men have been arrested for allegedly placing bombs underneath a media vehicle near to the Utah Valley university where MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated

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15 h. ago Bob Vylan speaks out as gig cancelled over Charlie Kirk remarks

Bob Vylan's frontman has spoken out after a gig in the Netherlands was cancelled following comments made by the performer on stage about the death of Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk.

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15 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect joked 'doppelganger' killed Donald Trump ally, messages reveal

Tyler Robinson, 22, told an online chatroom a lookalike killed the conservative activist, 31, with a rifle at Utah Valley University on Thursday

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17 h. ago Tearful crowds mourn Charlie Kirk at vigil as RFK Jr and Karoline Leavitt get standing ovations for speeches

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. called slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk the 'primary architect of his unification of President Trump.'

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17 h. ago Charlie Kirk's 'assassin' is NOT cooperating with police as Trump reveals a lot of people are under 'major investigation'

Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin is not cooperating with authorities even as he languishes on special watch inside a Utah jail.

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20 h. ago Charlie Kirk's 'assassin' ISN'T cooperating with police as Trump reveals a lot of people are under 'major investigation'

Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin is not cooperating with authorities even as he languishes on special watch inside a Utah jail.

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21 h. ago Tearful crowds at Charlie Kirk's prayer vigil go wild as RFK Jr gets standing ovation for heartfelt speech

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. called slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk the 'primary architect of his unification of President Trump.'

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26 h. ago Bob Vylan gig cancelled after remarks about assassinated Trump ally Charlie Kirk

Mr Kirk, who was a prominent political commentator in the US, was shot and killed at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday.

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27 h. ago Trump says alleged Charlie Kirk shooter was 'totally radicalized and crazy'

Donald Trump said that Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man who was arrested and charged in connection with the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, was "totally radicalized and crazy"

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49 h. ago Trump shares call for media ‘accountability’ with ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ after shooting

Trump shares viral video to rename Smith‑Mundt Act to ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ following right-wing activist’s assassination

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53 h. ago Trump says Kash Patel ‘has done a great job’ amid criticism over Charlie Kirk shooter investigation

FBI stumbled in early moments of manhunt for assassin, inaccurately claiming person of interest was in custody

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54 h. ago Plans for media ‘accountability’ ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ go viral on X after shooting

MAGA supporters, including Ellie May, are asking President Donald Trump to rename the Smith‑Mundt Act to the “Charlie Kirk Act” following the conservative activist’s assassination

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