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Vice President JD Vance hosted Charlie Kirk's podcast as he mourns his friend and potentially cements his position as the heir to the political movement built by Kirk, a powerful GOP force.
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Journalist Chris Hedges warns that President Trump and his allies are "weaponizing" the shocking assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk to crush dissent.
"We've reached a very frightening turning point," says Hedges. "We've already seen an assault on civil liberties, on institutions, universities, the media, that are tasked with maintaining an open society. That will now be accelerated."
Even though authorities are still trying to determine a motive in the killing, Trump has blamed "radicals on the left" for political violence, and top White House adviser Stephen Miller vowed to dismantle many progressive organizations. Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of shooting Kirk during a college event in Utah last week, grew up in a Republican family, and bullet casings found at the scene were engraved with references to various online and video games memes. Utah's Republican Governor Spencer Cox has claimed Robinson had "leftist ideology," but did not share any evidence to support the claim. There has also also been speculation that Robinson may have been influenced by a far-right movement known as Groypers, which is tied to the white nationalist Nick Fuentes and had previously targeted Kirk for harassment.
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President Donald Trump increased tensions Monday with Democratic D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who has been relatively cooperative with his demands so far.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to discuss President Trump's desire to see the war in Gaza end soon.
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President Trump has walked back some significant immigration policies that collide with his economic agenda, angering his far-right allies.
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If anyone can get the president's attention, King Charles and the Royal Family must be close to the top of the list.
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President Trump is preparing to send National Guard troops into Chicago and Baltimore, right after a judge in California ruled that he broke the law by deploying troops to Los Angeles against anti-ICE protesters. "This is not about public safety, and it's not about law and order. It's a show of force meant to intimidate, to create fear and send troops to occupy cities, because people in those cities largely and overwhelmingly oppose Donald Trump and his policies," says Jesús "Chuy" García, who grew up in Chicago and now represents the Chicagoland area in Congress.
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