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White House vows government will crush left-wing ‘terrorist’ networks after Kirk slaying

Vice President JD Vance hosts an episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show" at the White House, following the assassination of the show's namesake, Monday, Sept., 15, 2025, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

White House senior adviser Stephen Miller vowed Monday that the Trump administration will do everything in its power to root out the left-wing organizations that have fomented political violence, following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Hochul’s endorsement of socialist Mamdani for N.Y. mayor puts other top Democrats on the spot

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at a rally with Hotel & Gaming Trades Council workers, in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s endorsement of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is putting a spotlight on the other top Democrats in New York City who are dragging their feet.

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at a rally with Hotel & Gaming Trades Council workers, in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Hochul’s endorsement of socialist Mamdani for N.Y. mayor puts other top Democrats on the spot

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Federal agents stand at a checkpoint operated by the Metropolitan Police Department and federal agencies, including officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), on Georgia Avenue in the northern part of Washington, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

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Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey is outside court during the Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI director, sues Trump over termination from Justice Dept.

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FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's Prince Charles toast, during the Return Dinner in Winfield House, the residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America to the UK, in Regent's Park, part of the president's state visit to the UK, in London, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's Prince Charles toast, during the Return Dinner in Winfield House, the residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America to the UK, in Regent's Park, part of the president's state visit to the UK, in London, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Trump honored with historic second state visit in U.K.

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Visitors pay their respects at a memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kirk assassination unleashes global groundswell of support, Erika Kirk vows to carry on legacy

By Seth McLaughlin and Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor participates in a fireside chat in Miami, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

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Visitors pay their respects at a memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kirk assassination unleashes global groundswell of support, Erika Kirk vows to carry on legacy

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Visitors pay their respects at a memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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