39 m. ago Donald Trump says Charlie Kirk 'assassin' should get the death penalty as two

Tyler Robinson, was unmasked as the suspect after he was turned in by his father, who recognised him from images released by the FBI. Donald Trump said he hoped he would be executed

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44 m. ago Charlie Kirk shooting: suspect set to face aggravated murder charge

Tyler Robinson, 22, expected to be charged on Tuesday; family friend contacted authorities after being told he had shot rightwing activist Charlie Kirk shooting: Utah governor confirms arrest of suspectWhat we know after suspect’s arrest: details of messages and gun casings emergeA video, a pastor and a tense meeting: timeline of suspect’s arrestHere are some images coming to us via the wires.Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim. Continue reading...

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91 m. ago Unsettling Charlie Kirk tweet from 11 years ago 'predicted' his own death

Kirk was a close ally of Donald Trump who called him a “martyr for truth and freedom” while Vice-President JD Vance said he was a “true friend” and a “great family man”.

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94 m. ago A timeline of Charlie Kirk's assassination and the arrest of a suspect

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Utah man in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University

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1 hour ago Unemployment, inflation and GDP growth will be worse this year than projected, budget office says

The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, indicating that unemployment, inflation and overall growth will worsen in 2025 before improving over the next year

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1 hour ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, set for first court date after father made him surrender: Live updates

Kirk’s suspected killer was named shortly after President Donald Trump said during TV interview suspect was turned in by someone close

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2 h. ago Lawsuit says US held West African migrants in straitjackets for 16 hours on flight to Ghana

A lawsuit says some West Africans who were deported to Ghana were held in “straitjackets” for 16 hours on a U.S. military plane on which all passengers were shackled and given only bread and water

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2 h. ago 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 of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”.UC Berkeley, a top-ranked public institution, sent a letter to affected members of campus last week disclosing that university lawyers had included their names in reports to the Department of Education’s office for civil rights (OCR). The education department has been targeting colleges across the country as part of Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism, international students and academic freedom. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Judge releases redacted document used to justify search of John Bolton's home

A judge has released a heavily redacted document used to justify a recent search of the Maryland home of John Bolton

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2 h. ago Man arrested in Charlie Kirk's killing had no known criminal history, had become 'more political'

Family members of the young Utah man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk told authorities he had recently become more political and believed Kirk was spreading hate

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3 h. ago 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees continue to face obstacles to meet with lawyers, court papers allege

Attorneys are still facing obstacles in contacting clients at the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida

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3 h. ago Donald Trump health fears: Full list of strange incidents sparking concerns

Speculation about Mr Trump's physical and mental health has become so widespread that it has reached the White House and President himself on multiple occasions

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3 h. ago A video, a pastor and a tense meeting: timeline of Charlie Kirk suspect’s arrest

Surveillance footage of person suspected of fatally shooting the rightwing activist set in motion a rapid series of eventsCharlie Kirk shooting – live updatesFuzzy video footage of Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer racing across a rooftop at Utah Valley University, dropping to the ground and sprinting away in the moments following the conservative activist’s death on Wednesday, was taken from so far away that it could not possibly have revealed his identity.“You started off with a clip that made him look like an ant,” Donald Trump told Fox News in a Friday morning interview as the US president discussed the killing of the rightwing activist at a campus speaking engagement attended by thousands of students. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Nebraska plan for an immigrant detention center faces backlash and uncertainty

Some Nebraska lawmakers and residents say the Republican governor's plan to convert a prison into an immigration detention center has come with few details about the transition

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5 h. ago The US is on the brink of another era of political violence – and Donald Trump ‘couldn’t care less’ | Jonathan Freedland

In their humane responses to the killing of Charlie Kirk, Democrats are observing the old norms. Things are different now: anger and division ruleSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreThe killing of Charlie Kirk has left the US and those who care about it on edge. The arrest of a suspect, Tyler Robinson, has hardly settled the nerves, not when the revelation of any supposed political allegiances could touch off a fresh round of recriminations. The fear is that the country is about to descend into a new era of political violence, becoming a place where differences are settled not with words and argument but by guns and blood. After all, it has plumbed those depths before.The US was born in violence, fought a civil war less than a century after its founding and in living memory seemed to be on the brink of another one – with a spate of assassinations in the ...

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5 h. ago US Catholic bishops decry Trump's immigration raids upending church life

Some of the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic bishops and nuns on the front lines of America’s immigration conflict gathered in Washington to decry the Trump administration’s hard-line policies

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5 h. ago Judge cuts off opening statement of man defending himself in court over Trump assassination attempt

Ryan Routh, who is accused of trying to assassinate US president at one of his golf resorts, unexpectedly spoke about evolution and HitlerThe trial defense of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at one of his golf resorts in Florida in September 2024 got off to a shaky start on Thursday, after he was cut off by the judge minutes into his opening remarks.Ryan Routh, 59, who is representing himself despite having no legal education, is charged with five crimes including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate. He has pleaded not guilty. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump ally Laura Loomer ridiculed for swinging from Charlie Kirk attacks to leading backlash against detractors

Loomer accused TPUSA founder of betraying president in July but now bashes those she perceives to ‘celebrate’ his assassinationCharlie Kirk shooting – follow the latest updatesAs she pushed Donald Trump to “shut down” leftist organizations in the US over Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the far-right influencer Laura Loomer was confronted with a social media post that less than two months earlier lambasted the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) executive director as a “charlatan” who had betrayed the president.“It’s time for the Trump administration to shut down, defund & prosecute every single leftist organization,” Loomer wrote on X after Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. “We must shut these lunatic leftists down. Once and for all. The left is a national security threat.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Former poet laureate Ada Limón says artists must band together during 'dangerous times'

The 24th U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón says she encountered a surprising number of people who are writing and sharing poetry during her travels around the country

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5 h. ago Summer slowdown and US consumer sentiment drop casts shadow on markets

Evidence pointed to a ‘summer slowdown’ as the UK registered no growth in July.

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