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Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, said in her first public remarks since her husband’s death that he will be “wearing the glorious crown of a martyr.” Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University. He was speaking to a large crowd at an outdoor “Prove Me Wrong” debate, where he invites students to challenge his political and cultural views. Law enforcement officials on Friday announced the arrest of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson for the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.Erika thanked Vice President JD Vance, second…

Civilians fill the streets of Milan, Italy, on April 25, 1945, to celebrate their liberation by Italian partisans from German Nazi forces and the fascist regime. Many believe the famous Italian anti-fascist anthem “Bella Ciao” to be associated with World War II, but the song gained widespread popularity only a few years after World War II. Keystone/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption Keystone/Getty Images/Hulton Archive One of the unfired bullet casings authorities are saying was found with the gun used in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is apparently inscribed with lyrics from a famous, old Italian anti-fascist…

Cincinnati, Ohio — If Shacole Fox’s wedding processional last month in Cincinnati, Ohio, had been typical, the man walking her down the aisle would have been her father, a close relative, or even a good friend. Not Fox’s landlord. “Right? I wouldn’t have thought in a million years,” Fox told CBS News of her decision to have her landlord, 79-year-old Gil Pulliam, do the honor. Gil Pulliam walks Shacole Fox down the aisle at her wedding in Cincinnati, Ohio. August 2025.  YH Photography Fox works as a makeup artist with a studio space in Cincinnati that is owned by Pulliam,…

Politics / September 12, 2025 On the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk, the certain blowback, and this country’s raging gun problem. Ad Policy A makeshift memorial is set up at Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college on Wednesday, of Charlie Kirk.(Ross D. Franklin / AP Photo) This is a preview of Nation Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal’s new weekly newsletter. Click here to receive this newsletter in your inbox each Friday. Obviously, I have to start this week talking about another senseless act of gun violence. On Wednesday, an unidentified teenager shot two of his classmates at…

Washington — The Missouri state legislature on Friday passed a plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps and potentially add another Republican-leaning House seat, the latest state to join a nationwide redistricting push backed by President Trump.The state Senate passed the redistricting plan Friday, sending it to the desk of Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, who says he will sign it into law. The state House passed the plan on Tuesday. Kehoe called a special session to take up redistricting last month.The new map would split up the Kansas City area, making longtime Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district more conservative. Missouri…

new video loaded: What Charlie Kirk Meant to His Young SupporterstranscriptBacktranscriptWhat Charlie Kirk Meant to His Young SupportersAt a memorial outside of the hospital where Charlie Kirk died, mourners described his impact on younger generations.“He actually played a big role in how I thought about politics, and how I put politics and God together. One day I was scrolling on TikTok. It was probably like 2020. I found him and I really just loved what he was saying.” “I think her finding him helped her develop that sense of confidence. This will affect us.” “I wanted to come put big…

The U.S. Secret Service put on leave an agent who expressed negative opinions on social media about slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk and revoked his security clearance, two U.S. officials said.Anthony Pough wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday that Kirk had “spewed hate and racism on his show … at the end of the day, you answer to GOD, and speak things into existence. You can only circumvent karma, she doesnt leave.”In a memo to staff that was shared with CBS News, Secret Service Director Sean Curran said politically motivated attacks in the United States are on the rise, and…

Demonstrators came to the Missouri capitol building this week to oppose the Trump-backed redistricting of congressional voting maps. Brian Munoz/Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Brian Munoz/Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Missouri lawmakers have answered President Trump’s call to help maintain the Republican majority in Congress by redrawing the state’s voting map for the midterm election next year. The state Senate voted 21 to 11 to pass a map that would help a Republican candidate win a seat currently held by a Democrat. The move is part of a nationwide race prompted by Trump’s call on Republicans…

In an interview on “Fox and Friends” Friday morning, President Trump said he is no longer sending the National Guard to Chicago, saying instead that they’ll be deployed to Memphis, Tennessee.The White House has been sending mixed signals over whether they would be sending troops to Chicago for some time, even as immigration activity has ramped up under the banner of “Operation Midway Blitz.”On Tuesday, Mr. Trump appeared to already be backtracking on plans to send the guard to Chicago, saying he would be announcing he’d be sending troops to another city “very shortly.” He appeared to make that announcement…