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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk killed by gunman at college event

Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during Turning Point's visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Conservative activist and Trump supporter Charlie Kirk was shot to death Wednesday while holding an event at Utah Valley University.

Roy Cooper’s Senate run hits headwinds from Charlotte light-rail stabbing

FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a campaign event in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

As North Carolina governor, Democrat Roy Cooper followed the party playbook on public safety, releasing thousands of prisoners during the pandemic and emphasizing social justice as riots broke out during the Black Lives Matter heyday.

FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a campaign event in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

Roy Cooper’s Senate run hits headwinds from Charlotte light-rail stabbing

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In this undated image made from video from a U.S. Navy aircraft and released by The Stars Academy of Arts &amp; Science, an unidentified object moves near the plane in the air. Video footage (not shown here) taken by U.S. drones off the coast of Yemen last October seems to show a Hellfire missile bouncing off an unidentified flying object and the mysterious craft continuing on its path seemingly unaffected by the strike, according to Rep. Eric Burlison. (The Stars Academy of Arts &amp; Science via AP) ** FILE **

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Black Democrats say GOP claims of underrepresentation in Congress are ‘hogwash’

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Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at the Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Croewley/The Deseret News via AP)

House Democrats rail at GOP in chamber after request for prayer for Charlie Kirk and family

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds an impromptu news conference with reporters just outside the chamber to say he has filed an amendment on the Senate floor to require the attorney general to release the Epstein files and Republicans will have to vote on it, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans reject Schumer’s ‘political stunt,’ kill move to release Epstein files

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

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Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at the Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Croewley/The Deseret News via AP)

House Democrats rail at GOP in chamber after request for prayer for Charlie Kirk and family

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds an impromptu news conference with reporters just outside the chamber to say he has filed an amendment on the Senate floor to require the attorney general to release the Epstein files and Republicans will have to vote on it, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans reject Schumer’s ‘political stunt,’ kill move to release Epstein files

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The American flag at the White House in Washington, is lowered to half-staff after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was killed at an event in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump orders flags lowered for Charlie Kirk after deadly shooting

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President Donald Trump talks to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, after he spoke to the National Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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In this undated image made from video from a U.S. Navy aircraft and released by The Stars Academy of Arts &amp; Science, an unidentified object moves near the plane in the air. Video footage (not shown here) taken by U.S. drones off the coast of Yemen last October seems to show a Hellfire missile bouncing off an unidentified flying object and the mysterious craft continuing on its path seemingly unaffected by the strike, according to Rep. Eric Burlison. (The Stars Academy of Arts &amp; Science via AP) ** FILE **

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Police and Military Police secure parts of a damaged UAV shot down by Polish authorities at a site in Wohyn, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.(AP Photo)

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Damage is seen after an Israeli strike targeted a compound that hosted Hamas' political leadership in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

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Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at the Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Croewley/The Deseret News via AP)

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Mary Ann Mendoza poses for a photograph while holding a framed picture of herself and her son, Brandon Mendoza, on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at her home in Mesa, Ariz. Families who have lost loved ones to crimes committed by immigrants are praising President Donald Trump’s announcement this week that he will create a new office to advocate on their behalf. Mendoza's son, a Mesa police officer, was killed on May 12, 2014, in a head-on collision with a man who authorities say was intoxicated and an immigrant in the country illegally. Both Brandon Mendoza and the other driver were killed in the crash. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff) ** FILE **

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In this undated image made from video from a U.S. Navy aircraft and released by The Stars Academy of Arts &amp; Science, an unidentified object moves near the plane in the air. Video footage (not shown here) taken by U.S. drones off the coast of Yemen last October seems to show a Hellfire missile bouncing off an unidentified flying object and the mysterious craft continuing on its path seemingly unaffected by the strike, according to Rep. Eric Burlison. (The Stars Academy of Arts &amp; Science via AP) ** FILE **

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