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Hundreds of thousands of conservatives attended right wing activist Charlie Kirk’s memorial service. Many now wonder who will fill the shoes of this influential voice in the conservative movement. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Yesterday, tens of thousands of people gathered at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for the memorial of Charlie Kirk. The right-wing activist founded the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA at the age of 18, and he was a major figure in Republican politics when he was killed at the age of 31. Many in the MAGA world are now sorting through what is next for his…

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A man accused of shining a laser pointer at presidential helicopter Marine One with President Trump aboard was arrested on federal charges Monday.Jacob Samuel Winkler, 33, of Washington, D.C., is charged with aiming the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft, a felony punishable by a maximum prison sentence of five years. Online court records don’t list an attorney representing him.Marine One was airborne on Saturday after departing the White House when a U.S. Secret Service patrol officer spotted Winkler walking on a sidewalk, shirtless and loudly talking to himself, the officer wrote in an affidavit. The officer said…

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A handful of states led by Democrats could have attempted mid-decade redistricting to counter President Trump’s push in GOP-led states, but aside from California, they have been slow to act. AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump has repeatedly called for Republican-led states to redraw their congressional districts before next year’s midterms. Texas did so, Missouri’s new map awaits the governor’s signature, and leaders in Florida and Indiana are openly discussing it. Democratic-led states have mostly been slow to act in response. Colorado Public Radio’s Bente Birkeland reports from her state.BENTE BIRKELAND, BYLINE: California voters will decide this November whether to temporarily…

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Activism / September 22, 2025 The country’s Gen Z uprising illustrates both the promise and limitations of online-brokered protest Ad Policy Anti-government protestors in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 8(Sunil Pradhan / Anadolu via Getty Images) Something big is happening in remote Nepal—the first revolution not only powered by network technology but also in many respects about it. In a weeklong blaze of fury, young protesters belonging to a movement dubbed simply “Gen Z” burned the parliament, the Supreme Court building, international business headquarters, and the homes of disfavored politicians, some of whom were chased down and beaten by mobs. The…

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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic frontrunner in the race for New York City mayor, said Monday he would not participate in an upcoming town hall on WABC-TV, citing ABC’s decision to pre-empt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Mamdani’s announcement came hours before the Walt Disney Company said Kimmel will return to air as of Tuesday. CBS News New York has reached out to the Mamdani campaign to see if Kimmel’s return will prompt the Queens assemblyman to revisit participating in the town hall. Kimmel was taken off the air last week after he suggested in a monologue that President Trump’s allies were trying to use Charlie…

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Jimmy Kimmel in 2021. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Less than a week after it was taken off the air under pressure from the Trump administration, Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to late night on Tuesday, ABC parent company Disney confirmed. Disney pulled the comedian’s show last Wednesday after Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, condemned Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The comments in question from Kimmel: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other…

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