4 h. ago Trump White House marks Charlie Kirk’s birthday by yanking visas of foreigners who mocked his death

The Trump administration also used the occasion to posthumously award Kirk the Medal of Freedom

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5 h. ago The Latest: Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump has awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously to Charlie Kirk on Tuesday

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6 h. ago Trump administration revokes visas of six foreigners accused of mocking Charlie Kirk

The State Department on Tuesday revealed it has reviewed online social media posts and clips of Kirk following his death at a Utah college campus on September 10.

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6 h. ago Erika Kirk fights back tears as Trump presents her with Charlie's Medal of Freedom: 'You have given him the best birthday ever'

President Donald Trump awarded Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, marking what would have been his assassinated friend's 32nd birthday.

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7 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s widow accepts Presidential Medal of Freedom on his behalf following Trump’s self

Erika Kirk thanked President Donald Trump for honoring Charlie Kirk in ‘such a profound and meaningful way’

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7 h. ago In Dallas, 6,700 women rally for culture war battles after Kirk’s death

“Welcome to the fight,” commentator Allie Beth Stuckey greeted the 6,500 conservative, Christian women assembled in the Dallas, Texas arena on Saturday morning (Oct. 11)

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7 h. ago Trump posthumously awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President presented award to Kirk’s widow, Erika, on what would have been the far-right commentator’s 32nd birthdayDonald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, to the assassinated far-right commentator Charlie Kirk at the White House on Tuesday.Kirk, who was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in September, was among the most significant rightwing activists in the modern political era, galvanizing a younger generation of conservatives to engage in politics and support Trump’s candidacy ahead of the 2024 election. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church

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7 h. ago Trump praises self as much as Charlie Kirk as he awards Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously: Live updates

Trump will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom later Tuesday

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7 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s legacy is inextricably tied to Trump — and president’s Medal of Freedom speech let everyone know it

Trump calls Kirk ‘righteous and noble’ but wanders into unrelated topics during speech memorializing slain activist

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8 h. ago Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA

US President says games could be moved due to safetyBoston street takeovers, LA wildfires are blamedDonald Trump has again said he’d pressure Fifa to remove 2026 World Cup games from a host city on the basis of that city’s politics, with Boston becoming the third such city to come in for threats from the US president. Trump also said he would consider similar action against Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympics on account of potential safety issues.Trump has no legal authority to directly take either action, but he can apply pressure to each competition’s governing body to move host cities. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Trump says list of ‘Democrat programs’ to be released on Friday as shutdown drags into third week – live

President says programs to be cut are ‘never going to come back’ as Congress remains at an impasse on stopgap funding bill to reopen governmentJohnson says ‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’ as US shutdown drags onChina has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies appeared to re-escalate, amped up by aggressive rhetoric on both sides.China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the US was “threatening to intimidate” with the prospect of new tariffs on Chinese exports, “which is not the right way to get along with China”. Its spokesperson said that China would “fight to the end” in trade talks. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Trump threatens FIFA boss could pull 2026 World Cup games from ‘unsafe’ cities ahead of Charlie Kirk honor: Live updates

Trump will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom later Tuesday

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10 h. ago Trump rips into ABC’s The View and This Week as he hosts Argentine President Javier Milei at White House: Live updates

Trump will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom later Tuesday

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12 h. ago House speaker defends White House using research funding to pay military during government shutdown – live

Mike Johnson says Trump administration has ‘every right’ to move around ‘duly appropriated dollars from Congress to Department of Defense’China has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies appeared to re-escalate, amped up by aggressive rhetoric on both sides.China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the US was “threatening to intimidate” with the prospect of new tariffs on Chinese exports, “which is not the right way to get along with China”. Its spokesperson said that China would “fight to the end” in trade talks. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump moves heaven and earth for Charlie Kirk in Israel to fulfill poignant promise to Erika

As White House staff scrambled to set up a last-minute trip for Donald Trump to the Middle East, the President was adamant about getting back to the White House by Tuesday.

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14 h. ago House speaker defends administration’s move to keep military paid during government shutdown – US politics live

Mike Johnson says Trump administration has ‘every right’ to move around ‘duly appropriated dollars from Congress to Department of Defense’China has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies appeared to re-escalate, amped up by aggressive rhetoric on both sides.China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the US was “threatening to intimidate” with the prospect of new tariffs on Chinese exports, “which is not the right way to get along with China”. Its spokesperson said that China would “fight to the end” in trade talks. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Trump set to welcome Argentine president Javier Milei to White House after $20B bailout: Live updates

Trump is also set to posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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16 h. ago House speaker says shutdown ‘barreling towards one of longest on record’ as it enters day 14 – US politics live

Mike Johnson speaks on federal government shutdown as it enters 14th day with little end in sightChina has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies appeared to re-escalate, amped up by aggressive rhetoric on both sides.China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday that the US was “threatening to intimidate” with the prospect of new tariffs on Chinese exports, “which is not the right way to get along with China”. Its spokesperson said that China would “fight to the end” in trade talks. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Trump to present Charlie Kirk’s Presidential Medal of Freedom to his widow

Erika Kirk to be handed highest civilian honor on late husband’s behalf at White House ceremony

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