- Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian @ MSNBC: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
- J Oliver Conroy @ The Guardian: ‘The devil is not gonna win’: how Charlie Kirk became a Christian nationalist martyr
The rightwing pundit’s meteoric career was in some ways a microcosm of the rise of Trump-era Christian nationalism.
- Sanjana Karanth and Li Zhou @ HuffPost: Trump Proudly Separates Himself From Charlie Kirk As A Certified Hater
The president unabashedly said that he views his opponents very differently from how the conservative activist did.
- Jack Jenkins @ Religion News Service: At Charlie Kirk's memorial, religion, politics and antagonism toward liberals combine
A who’s who of right-wing figures, conservative dignitaries, Trump administration officials and Trump himself regaled a sprawling crowd of tens of thousands with speeches that mixed religious appeals with personal remembrances of Kirk.
- Robert McCoy @ The New Republic: Stephen Miller’s Charlie Kirk Tribute Was as Sinister as It Gets
Donald Trump’s adviser used the Charlie Kirk memorial to warn of the “wickedness” of “our enemies.”
- GPAHE: Charlie Kirk’s Murder Sparks Calls for Civil War And Violent Retribution Against Political Opponents
The murder of Charlie Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus has ratcheted up political tension at home and abroad. Kirk, a far-right commentator and founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was fatally shot on September 10, 2025, while holding a question-and-answer session at an outdoor amphitheater. Kirk’s assassination, captured on video and rapidly disseminated online, has been weaponized by far-right activists, politicians, and extremist groups, many of whom are calling for retaliation and violent retribution. Some of those demanding action have millions of followers.
- Sophia Tesfaye @ Salon: Meet the White House reporter egging on Trump’s crackdown
Brian Glenn, Trump’s favorite correspondent, is on a crusade to crush free speech.
