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WICS ABC 20 Illinois reporter Beni Rae Harmony says she is resigning after being suspended over what she called a “non-partisan tribute” to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

Harmony posted on X that she is quitting “effective immediately” after being punished for the segment. In the tribute, she expressed sympathy for viewers grieving Kirk’s death, spoke fondly of him as her first boss and mentor, and quoted one of his sayings about standing up for beliefs even when “your voice shakes.”

She added that her resignation was “guided by values that are essential to who I am, which I refuse to set aside in order to keep a job. I choose my faith and love of country, and always will.”

Harmony’s decision has drawn attention on social media, where supporters praised her stand while critics questioned the station’s handling. Kirk was murdered Sept. 10 during a campus event in Utah. His memorial is scheduled for Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, posted a touching video of her late husband on Instagram Monday night.

In the video, Charlie Kirk was seen telling his young daughter about how he met Erika.

"Right near this very table was the first time Dada met Mama, and it started as a job interview," Kirk said.

"And I was asking all these questions, asking all of these questions. Philosophy, religion, Jesus."

"And then I realized Mama was beautiful and smart and elegant and Christ-like," Kirk added. "So I said, forget this job interview. I want to date you. I said, I have enough friends. And that's where your journey started."

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared on "Hannity" Monday night to discuss the Trump administration's efforts to prosecute Tyler Robinson, the suspect behind Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 murder.

Speaking to host Sean Hannity, Bondi said that the Utah state government is prosecuting Robinson now.

"They will indict most likely tomorrow or this week, and they will indict him for first-degree murder," Bondi said.

Bondi also shared her thoughts on whether Robinson will face the death penalty.

"It's too soon right now, legally to say, but I think the governor has said that they want to seek the death penalty, which is very real in Utah, and they still have the firing squad in Utah," she said.

"And then we as federal prosecutors, we'll look to see if we have federal charges as well. And of course, if we do, we will also indict and work hand in hand with the state to ensure that this horrible human being faces the maximum extent of the law."

The Dallas Cowboys were among the teams to honor Charlie Kirk before kickoff on Sunday following the conservative influencer’s assassination in Utah earlier in the week.

The Cowboys put a picture of Kirk onto their videoboard in AT&T Stadium before the team played the New York Giants.

Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones talked to reporters after the game and explained why the team decided to honor the 31-year-old.

Read the full article about Jerry Jones by Ryan Gaydos

The media frenzy had mostly dissipated on Utah Valley University’s campus on the evening of Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, as students and locals returned to campus to pay their respects to conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

As campus reopened for UVU students seeking mental health resources and employees returning to work, memorials filled the grass outside campus.

Inside the UVU Courtyard, an American flag now hangs where Kirk stood before his assassination less than a week ago. �Ӱ���Ƶ tributes, including flowers, American flags and messages to Kirk have been placed inside the courtyard.

Republican lawmakers are lashing out at Big Tech in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, Politico reported on Monday.

The outlet reported that Meta, TikTok and X are all being pressured by GOP politicians to take down graphic videos of Charlie Kirk’s death.

Politico was told by a Meta lobbyist that the Big Tech platforms “are all facing this problem where the right wing has been on them repeatedly about content moderation and how they [shouldn’t] control any content.”

“And now the tables are turned in some fashion, and people are all over them, saying you can’t allow this kind of content and that kind of content,” the lobbyist added.

“A lot of [the companies] are going to be whipsawed.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., shared a nearly four-and-a-half minute video on social media following the assassination of Charlie Kirk that warned about "a disturbing rise in political violence," which the senator fears could lead to folks being afraid to participate in public life.

He added that "every American" must condemn what happened to Kirk. Sanders has long been a staunch opponent of Republicans and conservatives like Kirk, but the progressive senator said Thursday that this disagreement is precisely what democracy and freedom are all about. He added that anyone who thinks violence is an answer is simply a coward. 

"A free and democratic society, which is what America is supposed to be about, depends upon the basic premise that people can speak out, organize and take part in public life without fear," Sanders said in the video. "Without worrying that they might be killed, injured or humiliated for expressing their political views. In fact, that is the essence of what freedom is about and what democracy is about."

Read the full article about Bernie Sanders by Alec Schemmel

Students at the University of South Carolina (USC) held a vigil for Charlie Kirk on Monday night.

Pictures show mourners filling up a lecture hall during the tribute. A source told Fox News Digital that the event reached full capacity, forcing organizers to turn away some people.

In a post, the USC chapter of Turning Point USA announced the event and encouraged people to "continue to pray for each other."

"We are experiencing an incredibly dark time in this nation, and there are no words to express how lost we have become," the post read. "Charlie Kirk was a man who gave a microphone to people who hated him, a man who invited those who disagreed to come and express their views, a man so strong in his faith—assassinated at 31 years old."

�Ӱ���Ƶ than 100 teachers in Texas will have their certification suspended after calling for violence following the assassination of Charlie Clark, Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday.

"Those educators—more than 100–will 'have their teacher certification suspended and be ineligible to teach in a Texas public school,'" Abbott wrote on X.

"The Texas Education Agency is investigating Texas teachers whose actions called for or incite violence following the Charlie Kirk assassination," he said.

A Washington, D.C.-area pastor disparaged the tributes to Charlie Kirk, whom he called an "unapologetic racist" in a fiery sermon.

Pastor Howard John-Wesley was speaking Sunday to parishioners at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., when he criticized Kirk, who he said "spent all of his life sowing seeds of division and hate."

"I do not celebrate the killing of anyone. Charlie Kirk did not deserve to be assassinated," he said. “But I’m overwhelmed seeing the flags of the United States of America at half-staff, calling this nation to honor and venerate a man who was an unapologetic racist and spent all of his life sowing seeds of division and hate into this land."

"And hearing people with selective rage, who are mad about Charlie Kirk, but didn’t give a damn about Melissa Hortman and her husband when they were shot down in their home," he added, referring to the Minnesota state lawmaker who was fatally shot in her home with her husband by a gunman.

“There is no where in the Bible where we are taught to honor evil, and how you die does not redeem how you lived," the pastor continued. "You don’t become a hero in death when you are a weapon of the enemy in life."

"I can abhor the violence that took your life, but I don't have to celebrate how you chose to live," he added. 

President Donald Trump on Monday said he would be open to designating Antifa, the far-left movement, as a domestic terrorist organization.

"Well, it's, something I would do," Trump said while speaking with reporters in the Oval Office. "I would do that 100%. And others also, by the way. But Antifa is terrible."

Trump noted violent protests with alleged Antifa members throwing objects and assaulting law enforcement officers.

"We have some pretty radical groups and they got away with murder," he said. "And also, I've been speaking to the attorney general about bringing RICO (charges) against some of the people that you've been reading about that have been putting up millions and millions of dollars for agitation."

"This these aren't protests. These are crimes what they're doing where they're throwing bricks at cars of ICE and Border Patrol," he added.

Neighbors who knew Tyler Robinson, the suspected assassin of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, told Fox News Digital that he was a "sweet," smart, nice kid.

Ray Hardy, a resident of the 22-year-old suspect's hometown who said his kids went to high school with Robinson, described him as "normal."

"This is not who we are," Hardy said. "This is not our society. It's not our community. It is not who we grew up with. I don't think this is the kid who grew up with us either. Something changed and affected him, almost infected him."

Robinson's charging documents, which are expected Tuesday, could shed more light on the suspect's motive. Attorney General Derek Brown told Fox News Digital on Friday that Robinson could face a combination of state and federal charges. 

Another Washington County local told Fox News Digital that her brother was friends with Robinson in high school, and he would occasionally come over to her family's house. She said her brother lost touch with him over the past few years as he started working full-time and Robinson spent more time online. 

As the community tries to make sense of Robinson's attack, the Utah governor said Robinson's digital footprint could have the answers. 

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Deirdre Heavey.

Sen. Ted Cruz took matters into his own hands after profanity was graffitied alongside a roadway in Houston, painting over the message that included the word "F[---]" and the name of Charlie Kirk, the prominent conservative activist who was assassinated in Utah last week.

"Some deranged bastard put this graffiti on the 59 freeway in Houston. TXDOT has been notified & I’m sure they will remove it expeditiously. But, in the meantime, Texans don’t have to look at this hateful garbage anymore," Cruz noted in a Sunday post on X.

Business tycoon Elon Musk replied with an American flag emoji, apparently expressing approval for the senator's action.

Cruz also shared a video of himself painting over the graffiti. "Erasing evil," the senator's post reads.

Sharing a Fox News tweet featuring Cruz's video, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce applauded the senator for the move.

In a post that included two clapping hands emojis, she wrote, "Well done. Thank you from all of us @tedcruz" — she ended the post on her personal X account with an American flag emoji and a heart emoji.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Alex Nitzberg.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for “fanning the flames of division” in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

“This should come from the top, yet with each new crisis in recent years, we are reminded that we cannot rely on President Trump to tamp down the anger and the passion in the aftermath of political violence,” Pritzker said after meeting with students attending the City Colleges of Chicago.

"Instead, he actively fans the flames of division, as he did on Friday, regularly advocates violence for political retribution, and in more than one case, declares we are at war, not with a foreign adversary, but with each other," he added.

The governor has regularly criticized Trump over a range of issues.

The suspected gunman accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk reportedly confessed to the killing online shortly before turning himself in to authorities.

“Hey guys, I have bad news for you all,” said a message to friends from an account belonging to Tyler Robinson on the online platform Discord. “It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this.”

The Washington Post reported that the message was sent Thursday night, two hours before officials said Robinson had been taken into police custody.

A member of the group chat shared an image of the conversation with The Post and confirmed that it came from Robinson’s account, the newspaper reported.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Monday said political violence needs to be addressed following the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week.

Johnson was asked about the political rhetoric in the wake of Kirk's murder.

"If you are inciting violence, inciting others to political violence, that is a serious problem and it's something we must address," he said. "There are not easy answers to this, but it's something we've got to address and face the reality of."

The assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is having a heightened impact on the young people of Arizona, where his organization is headquartered.

The location of TPUSA, as well as its political arm, Turning Point Action, headquarters has resulted in the group playing an outsized role in the Grand Canyon State, which was considered hotly competitive in 2024.

A Fox News voter analysis found that 48% of people aged 18-29 voted for President Donald Trump in Arizona , with former Vice President Kamala Harris only narrowly winning the demographic with 51%. Overall, Trump won the state with over 52% of the vote. 

Arizona State University’s College Republicans and TPUSA are hosting a large vigil for Kirk on Monday night, which a source familiar with the event told Fox News Digital that it already has roughly 10,000 people that have registered to attend. 

Jordan Oveson and Chandler Buchanan, both 23 years old, told Fox News Digital outside the Hansen Mortuary Chapel in Phoenix, where Kirk's body is being held, on Saturday that Kirk had a major impact on Generation Z.

"He really meant a lot to me, helping younger people find their voices and talking about faith and politics. And I feel like a lot of young people have a hard time figuring out what they believe in, and I feel like Charlie Kirk really helped a lot of people, and especially younger people, realize and find what they believe in and find their voices for that," Buchanan said.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Cameron Arcand.

Philanthropist Lynn Friess announced on social media that she will to support new Turning Point USA chapters across the country in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Lynn Friess and her late husband, investment manager and political donor Foster Friess, were early funders and supporters of Turning Point USA.

"Foster always believed in Charlie’s vision and often said that helping Charlie build TPUSA was the best investment he ever made. I know he would be grateful to see how Charlie’s legacy is inspiring young Americans to stand up for faith and freedom," Lynn Friess wrote in a note that was posted on the X account of advocacy group Foster's Outriders.   

"I invite you to join me in honoring Charlie by helping this incredible movement grow even stronger," she continued.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Charlie Kirk would have been against a movement to crack down on social media following his death.

Appearing on a special edition of "The Charlie Kirk Show," Kennedy joined other Trump administration officials with Vice President JD Vance to discuss the deceased conservative leader.

During the show, Kennedy discussed Kirk's opposition to the prohibition of free speech, particularly on social media.

"Ironically, I think Charlie would revolt against that because he hated censorship," he said. "What he said is the answer is conversation and dialogue and we need to learn to do that if our democracy is going to survive."

New surveillance video appears to show the man authorities say assassinated Charlie Kirk walking toward Utah Valley University’s campus hours before he allegedly carried out the killing.

The video, obtained by TMZ, appears to show Tyler Robinson wearing the same clothing officials say he had on when he first arrived at the campus event, which saw the 31-year-old conservative leader shot in the neck in front of thousands.

The clip, recorded at 8:07 a.m. Wednesday in a residential neighborhood near the university, shows a man walking in a maroon T-shirt, light-colored shorts, sunglasses, baseball cap and sneakers.

Officials previously said the suspect drove to campus in a gray Dodge Challenger at around 8:30 that same morning.

This marks the first known video that appears to show the suspect before the shooting, and before he changed into different clothes.

The FBI previously released video the agency said showed the shooter in a prone position on a campus building rooftop. The video then shows the shooter jump off the building and run away into a nearby neighborhood, the FBI said.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Emma Bussey.

A House Republican is demanding that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., be stripped of her committee assignments, accusing her of making disparaging comments toward Charlie Kirk after his assassination last week.

Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., is introducing a resolution on Monday to remove Omar from her two current committees: the House Budget Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

She is the top Democrat on the latter panel's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

It's part of the continued fallout from Kirk's killing in Utah during a college speaking event.

Omar, in particular, has faced backlash from the right over an interview with progressive news outlet Zeteo, where she criticized Kirk's past commentary and Republicans' reaction to the shooting. She accused Republicans of taking her words out of context, however, and she called Kirk's death "mortifying."

She told the outlet days after Kirk's assassination that he previously "downplayed slavery and what Black people have gone through in this country by saying Juneteenth shouldn't exist.""There are a lot of people who are out there talking about him just wanting to have a civil debate," the "Squad" member said.

"There is nothing more effed up, you know, like, than to completely pretend that, you know, his words and actions have not been recorded and in existence for the last decade or so."

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind.

Army Col. Scott Stephens has been suspended from official duties after social media posts purportedly belonging to him celebrated the killing of Charlie Kirk, the Army told Fox News Digital. 

An Army spokesperson confirmed Stephens’ suspension and said there is an investigation underway into his conduct. Stephens could not be reached for comment by publication time.  

"The death of Charlie Kirk in Utah was tragic. However, we can take comfort in the fact that Charlie was doing what he loved best — spreading hate, racism, homophobia, misogyny, and transphobia on college campuses," one post read. 

"I would offer empathy, but Charlie hated empathy. As we have been told in the wake of so many other tragedies, we have to move on. We can’t make this political." 

The colonel, who was once commander of 1st Battalion, 4th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade, has fashioned himself as an anti-sexual assault crusader in the Army. 

In 2021, he told Task & Purpose he had long been part of the problem with sexual assault and its cover-ups in the Army. 

"I’ve been guilty my whole life," he said.  "And I’d say within the last couple of years I’ve sort of come to terms with that. And I have personally chosen … to take this on in my latter years and try to be vocal … and try to drag some of my peers along." 

"I don’t think that I know a single woman in the Army who has not been harassed," Stephens said. "And I would be pretty hard-pressed to find a woman that I personally know that hasn’t been assaulted. And it’s devastating. These are my teammates. These are my sisters."

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Morgan Phillips

A small business in Idaho is receiving backlash for paying tribute to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

Grooveberries Frozen Yogurt in Coeur d'Alene has been placing stickers with a photo of the conservative activist on its red cups, with "1993-2025" shown beneath his name.

Sarah and Chase Gibson, owners of Grooveberries and the parents of three children, told Fox News Digital they have received death threats for honoring Kirk’s legacy.

"We have been receiving hate. Even someone saying we should be dead," said Sarah Gibson.

A main reason for the outpouring of community support they've received, she said, is likely due to the initial hate that came their way.

"I love how supportive our community is," said Sarah Gibson. "Their support for Charlie and what he stands for completely outshines the negativity."

Grooveberries has received direct emails to the shop and a slew of hateful reviews on Facebook.

As shared with Fox News Digital, one email said, "You guys are sick. … The man is dead, thank God for that, you guys should be dead for what you're doing, selling products [about] a piece of s--- person."

"Better not make a black and white Charlie Kirk recipe," said another message, in part.

One Facebook review called the shop owners "White supremacists," telling other people not to give them their money.

Another person said, "Imagine using a fascist's death to increase prices to rip off other fascists. Guess I actually support that."

The owners said they plan to reach out to Meta to see if the troubling comments can be removed. 

"People need to know that this is how [those on] the Left choose to handle people they don’t agree with," said Gibson. 

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Ashley DeMilla

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller linked the assassination of Charlie Kirk to wider "domestic terror movement" on Monday.

Miller made the statement while speaking with Vice President JD Vance, who hosted Monday's episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show" in honor of the slain activist.

"The organized doxing campaigns, the organized riots, the organized street violence, the organized campaigns of dehumanization, vilification, posting people's addresses and combining that with messagings designed to incite violence and the actual organized cells that carry out and facilitate the violence. It is a vast domestic terror movement," Miller said.

"With God as my witness, we are going to use every resource we have at the Department of Justice, Homeland Security and throughout this government to identify, disrupt, dismantle and destroy these networks and make America safe again for the American people. It will happen, and we will do it in Charlie's name," he added.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio likened the assassination of Charlie Kirk to a "death in the family" for the White House, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that such political violence only threatens democracy around the world during a joint press conference Monday.

Rubio and Netanyahu were delivering joint remarks in Jerusalem after holding a meeting to discuss the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, when a reporter asked them about the ramifications of Kirk’s assassination.

Rubio called the assassination "horrifying" and "shocking" to those in the White House, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, who were both close with Kirk.

"He was a personal friend to a lot of people in that White House," Rubio said of Kirk. "The president, to the vice president, to multiple people. It was a combination, you know, political assassination, but also death in the family type event."

Kirk’s work had him engage in debates with people with opposing views and ideologies across college campuses and online. He was shot and killed while engaging in a debate on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday at a Turning Point USA event.

Both Rubio and Netanyahu said the assassination marked a threat to democracy in its effort to "intimidate" and "silence" the effort to hold discourse between people who disagree not only in America, but around the world.

"Once a society loses the ability of people with strong disagreements to engage in discourse, then the only option you're left with is either silence or violence," Rubio said. "Neither one of which is acceptable. Both are very destructive."

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Stephen Sorace

Author Jodi Picoult recorded her emotional outburst on TikTok, lashing out at those who have criticized liberals and others who have celebrated the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Picoult says Charlie 'made a living out of preaching hate; and suggests Republicans can’t really mourn Charlie because we support deporting foreign terrorists," wrote the X account LibsofTikTok.

"Totally unhinged," it added.

In the video, the My Sister's Keeper author insisted, "You won't trick me into believing it's just about respect for life when your side has cheered families being ripped apart, when your side has proudly supported Alligator Alcatraz merch."

Rainn Wilson is calling for unity following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

On Saturday, "The Office" alum took to social media to speak openly about the tragic death while urging followers to "dig deeper" when it comes to finding compassion for others. 

"These are really dangerous, tragic times. I wanted to address the recent assassination-slash-murder of Charlie Kirk," Wilson said in the video. "I didn’t always agree with him, but this whole idea of ‘I’m going to kill someone that I disagree with’ is disgusting and dangerous, and our hearts go out to him, his soul, his wife, his kids, and all of his family and supporters."

He continued, "He was a courageous man, actually. He was unafraid to speak his truth, and would go often into hostile environments in order to do that. How many of us have that same courage?"

"A lot of people have been saying, ‘Hey, we need to bring the temperature down,’ and certainly that’s true in the short term. But we need to go deeper than that. We need to build bridges of love and unity, especially between those we disagree with. As Arthur Brooks says, we need to learn how to disagree better, and still know that we all love our country, and we all want to build a better tomorrow. We just have very different ideas of how to do that."

Rainn, who hosts the "Soul Boom" podcast, said we have to be cautious about the "division and hatred" within our country. 

"We have to be very cautious about social media," he said. "There are so many things that cause division and hatred. There can be and should be spiritual tools that we can use to create community, to come together with people that are very different than us." 

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk signals a troubling new chapter in America’s political violence, former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan said.

Kirk, 31, died after he was shot in the neck during his "American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The assassination comes a year after two attempts to take the president’s life. 

"We like to say that something happened gradually and then suddenly," Noonan wrote in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. "It’s from Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Sun Also Rises’: A character, asked how he went bankrupt, says, ‘Two ways, gradually and then suddenly.’ That’s how political violence in America has been growing in this century. I would say the 2024 assassination attempts on Donald Trump, and now the assassination of Kirk, are the ‘suddenly’ moments. The reality continues while the dark tempo is picking up."

"We know this can’t continue and we don’t know how to stop it," Noonan wrote. "That is our predicament."

Noonan, now a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, served as President Ronald Reagan’s head speechwriter from 1984 to 1986. 

Kirk’s assassination is one of multiple recent examples of political violence – or attempted political violence. 

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Diana Stancy

A left-wing columnist revealed in a Substack on Monday that she was fired by the Washington Post over social media posts amid the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Colorado school shooting. 

"On Bluesky, in the aftermath of the horrific shootings in Utah and Colorado, I condemned America’s acceptance of political violence and criticized its ritualized responses — the hollow, cliched calls for ‘thoughts and prayers’ and ‘this is not who we are’ that normalize gun violence and absolve white perpetrators especially, while nothing is done to curb deaths," Karen Attiah wrote.

Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a campus event in Utah on Wednesday. That same day, a separate shooting at a Colorado school left two students injured and the assailant dead.

Attiah included multiple screenshots of her posts on Bluesky, including one that read, "Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for [W]hite men who espouse hatred and violence."

"My only direct reference to Kirk was one post— his own words on record," Attiah wrote on Substack. 

In a post to her Bluesky account, Attiah wrote, "'Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a [W]hite person’s slot'- Charlie Kirk." 

Attiah appeared to reference a July 2023 remark made by Kirk during "The Charlie Kirk Show" about affirmative action in which he named Joy Reid, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee, according to Reuters, rather than speaking broadly about all Black women, as one viral X post suggested.

Attiah said she was fired for speaking out against political violence, "racial double standards" and America's "empathy towards guns."

"The Post accused my measured Bluesky posts of being ‘unacceptable’, ‘gross misconduct’ and of endangering the physical safety of colleagues — charges without evidence, which I reject completely as false. They rushed to fire me without even a conversation. This was not only a hasty overreach, but a violation of the very standards of journalistic fairness and rigor the Post claims to uphold," Attiah wrote in the post, where she included a 2019 photo of herself and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos.

Hundreds of mourners attended a memorial service and prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Sunday night to honor the political activist’s legacy after an assassin’s bullet took his life last week.

Lines of people, many of whom were wearing black or shirts and pins with the word "freedom," were seen waiting to enter. Inside, young children were seen running up and down the aisles as their parents sang praise and worship songs at the faith-filled memorial, where top Republican leaders, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, delivered remarks.

"It's been a mixture of unspeakable sadness and grief and anger and even fear," Johnson said. "It's as if a dark shadow was cast over our country."

Johnson added that he believes Kirk "would never want us to be overcome by despair, he would want exactly the opposite."

"And we'd do well to be reminded that the best way to honor his memory and to honor his unmatched legacy is to live as Charlie did," the Louisiana Republican said.

Other members of the Trump administration who spoke at the service included White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Gabbard reflected on how even though the 31-year-old's life was cut short, "his impact here and around the world is profound, and it is a beautiful thing to see it playing out now."

"Ultimately, for every one of us, the time that we have in this world is temporary," said Gabbard. "Our time will come sooner or later."

"And so the critical question that we have for ourselves is whatever time we have, what are we doing with it? How are we making the most of every day that we have?"

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Stephen Sorace

House Speaker Mike Johnson will host a memorial and prayer vigil at the U.S. Capitol on Monday following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Johnson announced the vigil Monday morning, saying all members of Congress are invited to the event. Johnson's office said he and other members of Congressional leadership will offer brief remarks at the event, which is slated to begin at 6:15 ET.

The lawmakers will gather in the Capitol's Statuary Hall.

The memorial comes a day after another memorial for Kirk held at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center on Sunday night. Turning Point USA will also hold a massive memorial service for Kirk at an NFL stadium in Arizona on Sunday.

A Democratic senator from Delaware is blaming the internet for "driving extremism in our country" following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. 

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del,, appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. He told host Major Garrett that Americans cannot let political violence drive the country further apart, calling Kirk's assassination "brutal" while discussing "the importance of the First Amendment of free speech."

"No matter how much I might deeply disagree with his political views, the idea that he would be killed in such a grotesque and public way has to bring all of us to reflect about how hard it's getting because the internet is an accelerant," Coons said.

"It is driving extremism in our country. It's driving us apart left and right," he continued.

Kirk, 31, was gunned down at Utah Valley University on Wednesday during a stop on his "American Comeback Tour." He was engaging in one of his signature debates with college students when a shot rang out. After being asked a question about transgender mass shooters, Kirk was shot in the neck. Authorities arrested suspected shooter Tyler Robinson on Friday after his father turned him in.

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., appeared alongside Sen. Coons on the show Sunday. 

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This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Pilar Arias

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the arrest of an individual accused of harassing demonstrators mourning the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Texas Tech University on Monday.

Footage from the incident shows an unidentified woman yelling and dancing around the mourners, yelling, "F*** y'all, your homie dead!" Abbott then shared a picture of the woman in police custody.

"This is what happened to the person who was mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Texas Tech," Abbot wrote on X.

"FAFO," he added, using an acronym for "f*** around and find out."

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino emphasized that the bureau is focused on transparency amid its investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Bongino made the comments during a Monday morning appearance on Fox News, saying the motive of alleged assassin Tyler Robinson is "fairly obvious" given Kirk's prominence as a conservative.

"We are clinging to transparency here. You know, the era of Cronkite and Jennings is over. New media is media. We want to be sure we do everything in our power to share what we can when we can while still balancing the needs of the investigation," Bongino said.

Bongino then went on to say that family members of Robinson's told investigators that he had "become more political" in recent years.

"I think it's pretty clear based on the statements of family members, friends and some of the messaging we have on the digital footprints that he clearly had some obsession with Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk is obviously a conservative commentator. That's no secret, so while I, again I don't want to speak in advance and jeopardize the case, I think it's fairly obvious to everyone out there, and there's no need to parse words with it, that this was clearly an ideologically motivated attack," he added.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to revoke the visas of foreigners living in the U.S. who have celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Rubio made the statement in a Monday interview with Fox News' Gillian Turner in Jerusalem. The Trump administration official is in Israel for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"We shouldn't be bringing people into this country. We should not be giving visas to people who are going to come to the United States and do things like celebrate the murder, the execution, the assassination of a political figure, we should not and if they're already here, we should be revoking their visa," Rubio said.

"Why would we want to bring people into our country if they're going to engage in negative and destructive behavior? It makes no sense," he added.

Controversial British punk-rap artist Bob Vylan appeared to revel in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, calling for the slain father of two to "rest in piss."

"I want to dedicate this next one to an absolute piece of s--- of a human being," Vylan said at a concert in Amsterdam Saturday.

Kirk, 31, was gunned down at Utah Valley University on Wednesday during a stop on his "American Comeback Tour." He was engaging in one of his signature debates with college students when a shot rang out. After being asked a question about transgender mass shooters, in the neck. Authorities arrested suspected shooter Tyler Robinson on Friday after his father turned him in.

Vylan had his visa to enter the United States revoked in June after he chanted "death to the IDF" during a performance at the Glastonbury music festival.

Vylan had his visa to enter the United States revoked in June after he chanted "death to the IDF" during a performance at the Glastonbury music festival.

The controversial singer posted a video on Sunday in which he denied celebrating Kirk's murder.

"At no point during yesterday's show was Charlie Kirk's death celebrated, at no point, whatsoever, did we celebrate Charlie Kirk's death," Bob Vylan said.

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Lynn Friess, the widow of deceased billionaire philanthropist announced a $1,000,000 donation to Turning Point USA on Monday.

Friess says the donation is aimed at helping to support the "thousands" of new TPUSA chapters that have sprung up since Kirk's assassination last week.

"Foster always believed in Charlie's vision and often said that helping Charlie build TPUSA was the best investment he ever made," Lynn wrote, adding that she was "deeply moved" by Erika Kirk's address on her husband's murder.

"I know he would be grateful to see how Charlie's legacy is inspiring young Americans to stand up for faith and freedom," she added.

"That's why, in loving memory of Charlie, I'm donating $1,000,000 to support the thousands of new TPUSA chapters springing up across the country," she said.

New York Jets great Nick Mangold expressed his displeasure with a New Jersey town on Saturday as it declined to fly the American flag at half-staff in honor of Charlie Kirk.

Madison was among the towns in the state to ignore President Donald Trump’s proclamation that all American flags on government buildings should be flown at half-staff until Sunday. The order was made to honor the conservative influencer who was assassinated during an event at Utah Valley University.

But as Mangold drove by a government building in town, he noticed the flag was still waving at the top of the pole.

"I’m disgusted and saddened by my town (Madison) and my state (New Jersey)," he wrote on X. "This is wrong on so many levels … as an American husband and father was assassinated for expressing his right to free speech."

Mangold tagged New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the two gubernatorial candidates who are fighting to succeed Murphy, state Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli.

Officials in Bergen County, New Jersey, also came under fire for keeping its flags at full staff but explained why in a post on Facebook.

"Today, we received questions about the lowering of the American flag at County-owned facilities," the county said Saturday. "Bergen County’s policy is to follow the State of New Jersey’s daily flag status, which can be found here. Today’s status was ‘full staff.’"

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FBI Director Kash Patel says investigators have found DNA evidence linking alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson to the scene of last week's shooting.

Patel made the statement during a Monday morning appearance on "Fox & Friends," saying the suspect's DNA was found on a screwdriver as well as a towel that was wrapped around the firearm believed to have been used in the shooting.

"I can report today that the DNA hits from the towel that was wrapped around the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver are positively processed for the suspect in custody," Patel said.

Authorities say Robinson jumped off of a roof before fleeing Utah Valley University's campus moments after the shooting. They say he then ran through a patch of woods into a nearby neighborhood, leaving the towel-wrapped firearm in the woods.

Robinson is currently under "special watch" with authorities in Utah. Police say he has not been cooperating during interviews.

Sen. John Fetterman,  D-Pa., criticized members of his own party for labeling President Donald Trump "Hitler" or an "autocrat," responding to the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Sunday.

Fetterman spoke with CNN's Manu Raju on Wednesday shortly after news emerged about Kirk being shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University, though before he was confirmed dead.

The Democratic senator pointed out that just one day prior, people were protesting Trump by calling him the "Hitler of our time." He condemned comparing anyone, including President Donald Trump, to Adolf Hitler and insisted his party must "turn the temperature down."

"I think you just don’t ever, ever compare anyone to Hitler and those kinds of extreme things," Fetterman said. "Now, look what happened to Charlie Kirk. I mean, you know, the man was shot. Now, we have to turn the temperature down. We can’t compare people to these kinds of figures in history. And this is not an autocrat. This is a product of a democratic election."

"So you don’t think that Trump is at all shattering any of the norms of democracy in any way?" Raju asked.

"I’m saying he’s definitely different, but that’s what America voted for," Fetterman answered. "Again, I don’t agree with many of these things, but that does not make him an autocrat."

Though Fetterman frequently criticizes aspects of the Democratic Party, he told Raju that he was never going to change his party label while lamenting how Democrats have "lost the argument."

"Right now, I think it’s entirely appropriate to really be honest and just figure out why exactly have we effectively lost two out of the last three cycles and of a lot of things," Fetterman said. "We’ve really kind of lost our connection with American voters in ways. And I think we can‘t just be ‘well, Trump is always wrong’ or that ‘we‘re going to set the country on fire’ or whatever. That‘s just not true either, of course. "

He continued, "But, you know, when I represent a state like Pennsylvania, that keeps you honest. You always can‘t forget that a lot of Americans happen to disagree with you. That does not mean that they are fascists, or now they want to shred the Constitution."

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Republican Rep. Rep. Randy Fine of Florida is crowdsourcing tips on individuals in the Sunshine State who work in government, work for an organization that receives government funding, or possess a professional license, and are openly celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Fine, who took office earlier this year after winning a special election, declared that individuals celebrating Kirk's death must be ousted from "civil society."

"If you are aware of anyone in the 6th District of Florida — or heck, anywhere in the state — who works at any level of government, works for an entity that gets money from government (health care, university), or holds a professional license (lawyer, medical professional, teacher) that is publicly celebrating the violence, please contact my office. I will demand their firing, defunding, and license revocation," Fine said in the post.

"If you don’t think I am serious, I got two State University Board Chairman fired for less. These monsters want a fight? Congratulations; they got one," he added.

Elon Musk  included the hundred points emoji when sharing Fine's post, seeming to express his support for the congressman's comments and plan.

"Scrolling @X this morning and seeing post after post exposing another Democrat teacher, medical professional, or serviceman celebrating Charlie’s death is profoundly disturbing. For every one insane enough to be public, how many are privately among us?" Fine had written in a prior post on X.

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Dr. Drew Pinsky joined "One Nation" on Sunday to discuss the motives and mental state of Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, as well as internet reactions praising the deed.

"People who are radicalized typically are high in what's called the 'dark triad,' which is Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy. Some people will have more of one than the others," Pinsky said told host Brian Kilmeade.

"With psychopaths, they don't have emotion. They don't have moral sensibility. So they may not really appreciate what they have done," he added when asked whether Robinson thought of the consequences ahead of time.

"Others, look, look at all the people that reacted to this horrible tragedy with glee and dancing and laughter, and they didn't consider how they would be perceived by that. People today, because of really this radicalization, this polarization, this tribalization, they're living in these bubbles where they literally don't understand that the majority of the country are going to see their behavior and be disgusted," Pinsky continued. "It's really getting very, very serious."

Vice President JD Vance announced on Sunday night that he will host an episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show" this week.

The episode will air at 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday.

"Tomorrow, I will have the honor of hosting the Charlie Kirk Show," Vance wrote.

"Please join me as I pay tribute to my friend."

The announcement comes just days before Kirk's scheduled memorial in Arizona on Sunday.