Officials have identified the person accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk as 22-year-old Utah resident Tyler Robinson. Utah Governor Spencer Cox said at a press conference on Friday morning that investigators arrested and identified Robinson after analyzing surveillance footage, interviewing Robinson's family members and reviewing online messages between Robinson and his roommate.
Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Trump and the founder of the nation's pre-eminent right-wing youth activist organization, was fatally shot on Wednesday while speaking at a campus event at Utah Valley University, his spokesman Andrew Kolvet said. Law enforcement officials are still looking for the shooter
The idea of restricting gun rights has long been a red line for conservatives, with many Republican lawmakers and gun rights groups opposing red flag laws and or other policies aimed at keeping guns away from people suffering from mental health issues. read more
There has been some excitement in Maine as a man named Graham Platner, a 40-year-old oyster farmer, has announced that he is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Susan Collins next year. In the week or two since Platner announced his candidacy he has drawn raves from crowds for his impassioned and forceful approach, his clear-eyed denunciations of Trump and Trumpism, and his advocacy for popular, progressive policies. He's been attracting both donors and positive media attention in a race to displace a senator who has historically thrived when facing cautious, institutional Democrats who fail to energize the electorate. So of course the leaders of the Democratic Party are trying to stop him read more
What the hell does it say about America right now that all levels of government are either unable or unwilling to provide basic services, requiring a gambling website to cover things so that people can get to a football game? read more
"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!"
-Trump
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Scotland. That's where I would go if ICE deported me.