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World & Nation
Charlie Kirk assassination suspect Tyler Robinson named, mugshots released
Police have arrested a suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk on
a Utah college campus earlier this week – identified by sources as
Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident.
Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, was sitting under a tent around
12:20 p.m. Wednesday, debating with students on hot-button current
affairs issues, when a single shot rang out. Video from the scene shows
him struck in the neck before he slumped out of his chair.
He had been invited to speak at Utah Valley University by the campus
chapter of Turning Point USA, a national conservative student group he
founded.
King Charles, Royals to Host Trump for State Visit to Britain
The British royals will display their unrivaled soft power when Donald
Trump visits Britain next week, seeking to mollify the president as few
others can.
Once head of the largest empire in history, the British monarch's main
diplomatic job now is to schmooze and dazzle world leaders like Trump
at grand state occasions in the hope that they will look upon Britain
favorably.
"Is there any leader anywhere in the world who has quite that same
attraction to Donald Trump as the British monarch?" said historian and
author Anthony Seldon.
Karine Jean-Pierre arrives for House Oversight grilling in Biden autopen probe
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is appearing
before the House Oversight Committee on Friday for a high-profile
interview on whether senior staffers worked to obscure signs of mental
decline in then-President Joe Biden.
Jean-Pierre is one of the highest-profile figures so far to appear
before the committee, having been the most public-facing spokesperson
for Biden from May 2022 until the end of his term.
The longtime Democrat-turned-Independent did not speak to reporters on
her way into her closed-door transcribed interview with House
investigators, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and is likely to
last into the afternoon.
UN Endorses 2-State Declaration for Israel, Palestinians in 142–10 Vote
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to
endorse a declaration outlining "tangible, timebound, and irreversible
steps" towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians
ahead of a meeting of world leaders.
The seven-page declaration is the result of an international conference
at the U.N. in July - hosted by Saudi Arabia and France - on the
decades-long conflict. The United States and Israel boycotted the event.
A resolution endorsing the declaration received 142 votes in favor and 10 against, while 12 countries abstained.
Israel's Netanyahu: 'No Palestinian State, This Place Is Ours'
"We said there will be no Palestinian state — indeed there will be no
Palestinian state. This place is ours," declared Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to rousing applause at the festive signing of an
"umbrella agreement" between the government and Ma'ale Adumim at the
Judean city's Cultural Center on Thursday evening.
The umbrella agreement commits the government to finance the
construction of two new neighborhoods and the expansion of a third in a
city that hasn't seen a new neighborhood built in 20 years.
In repudiating a Palestinian state, Netanyahu referred to the most
strategically important part of the agreement—the building of a new
neighborhood in E1 ("East 1")—an area, once built, both Israel and the
Palestinians agree threatens Arab geographic contiguity, making it far
more difficult to establish a viable Palestinian state.
Russia, Belarus Launch Military Exercise That Fueled Western Concerns
Russia and Belarus on Friday launched a long-planned joint military
exercise involving thousands of troops that has raised concern in the
West.
The exercises, dubbed "Zapad 2025," or "West 2025," are held in Belarus
and Russia and will last through Tuesday. They are intended to showcase
close defense ties between Moscow and Minsk, as well as Russia's
military might as it fights its 3½-year-old war in neighboring Ukraine.
The maneuvers follow Wednesday's incursion of Russian drones into
Polish airspace earlier this week that fueled longstanding fears that
the hostilities in Ukraine could trigger a wider conflict. The Russian
military said it wasn’t targeting Poland, and Belarus suggested drones
veered off course, but European leaders described it as a deliberate
provocation, forcing NATO allies to confront a potential threat in its
airspace for the first time.
NY Times corrects claim Charlie Kirk made antisemitic statement in story about political views
The New York Times issued a correction Thursday, admitting it had
wrongly attributed an antisemitic remark to Charlie Kirk when the late
Turning Point USA founder was actually critiquing the comment.
As part of its story on where Kirk stood on key political issues in the
wake of his assassination, The Times reported Kirk was "repeatedly
accused of antisemitism." Kirk was a staunch supporter of Israel and
has been praised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"An earlier version of this article described incorrectly an
antisemitic statement that Charlie Kirk had made on an episode of his
podcast. He was quoting a statement from a post on social media and
went on to critique it. It was not his own statement," the New York
Times wrote beneath the report.
The Times corrected the report, but as of Friday morning it still
insisted Kirk "was repeatedly accused of antisemitism, including by
fellow conservatives." It reported he was a proponent of "replacement
theory" and "accused Jewish philanthropists of fomenting anti-whiteness
by supporting liberal antiracism causes like the Black Lives Matter
movement."
Chicago Mayor Defies Trump Amid National Guard Threat
Chicago Mayor
Brandon Johnson has publicly opposed President Donald Trump’s proposal
to deploy federal troops to the city, arguing that active-duty military
personnel lack the legal authority and training to perform municipal
policing duties. The dispute, intensified by recent federal
interventions in Washington, D.C., has heightened tensions between
local and federal authorities. Recent discussions on X reflect divided
opinions, with some Chicago residents supporting Johnson’s stance
against federal overreach, while others argue that escalating crime
rates necessitate stronger measures. Johnson has vowed to pursue legal
action if troops are deployed, citing potential violations of laws
governing domestic military use.
Johnson
criticized the effectiveness of federal interventions, stating, "The
president has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to what, arrest
nine people in D.C.? You know that that is that clearly he’s
demonstrated that he doesn’t have a level of consciousness to
understand what it takes to run cities, not to mention an entire
country. So, you know, look, we’re going to remain firm." He further
emphasized Chicago’s resolve, saying, "We’ll take legal action. But the
people of this city are accustomed to rising up against tyranny. And if
that’s necessary, I believe that the people of Chicago will stand firm
alongside of me as I work every single day to protect the people of
this city."
Desensitized,
detached, disposable — the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death shows how
living in our own algorithms is a recipe for dystopia
Charlie Kirk became one of the most powerful figures in politics because he did something extraordinary in today’s world.
He went to college campuses and conversed with young people.
Kirk debated folks who vehemently disagreed with him. The devout
Christian publicly had good-humored exchanges with a dude dressed in a
satanist costume and a number of trans-identifying young adults. He
fearlessly welcomed any and all speakers to the microphone.
After all, there’s no Block button in the real world.
I'm a Democrat, and Charlie Kirk's murder must unite all Americans against violence
As a country, we need to do more to end the rising tide of political violence gripping the nation
Politicians on both sides of the aisle have rightly decried political
violence, specifically the senseless murder of an exceptional young
man: Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was one of the most prominent and forceful advocates of the Trump
administration's MAGA policies. He was also, in large part, a key
contributor to President Donald Trump's election victory in 2024.
Violence – whether directed at Trump, Charlie Kirk, CEOs, Gov. Josh Shapiro, or state legislators in Minnesota – must stop.
Left-Wing Dems Who Wailed About Daniel Penny Dead Silent After Brutal Charlotte Murder
House Democrats
who leapt to the defense of a homeless career criminal killed on public
transit after threatening passengers have been largely silent after a
man with similar characteristics fatally stabbed a 23-year-old woman on
a train.
The Daily
Caller News Foundation pressed four prominent Democratic lawmakers who
issued hysterical responses to Jordan Neely’s subway death in 2023
about their silence on the slaying of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska
who was brutally stabbed by a repeat offender on a Charlotte light rail
train in August. The lawmakers either declined to comment or accused
critics calling out their silence of seeking to politicize Zarutska’s
murder — despite their eagerness to comment on Neely’s death just two
years prior.
“I have no
comment,” Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters told the DCNF on
Thursday when asked about the lack of attention that Democrats have
shown to Zarutska’s murder.
Waters,
however, penned an op-ed in HuffPost claiming that Neely had been
“violently murdered by a vigilante” less than two weeks after the
chokehold incident. The California Democrat made the striking claim the
repeat offender had been targeted because he was hungry and homeless.
