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Expert speculates Charlie Kirk's killer may have been trying to prove he's 'sniper worthy'

A criminologist suggested on Thursday that the gunman who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk may have been trying to prove that they are "sniper worthy."

Kirk, 31, was killed while giving a talk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. He was shot in the neck from about 200 yards away, according to reports. Law enforcement officials said on Thursday that the shooter may have been staged on a nearby rooftop overlooking the tent Kirk was underneath at the time he was shot.

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'Whacked': WSJ editors groan as new report shows Trump tariffs squeeze Americans

The Wall Street Journal editorial board smacked President Donald Trump yet again on Thursday, amid news of new inflation woes driven by the president's tariffs.

"Consumer prices climbed 0.4% in August and 2.9% over the past year, both the most since January. Price increases last month were broad-based, hitting food consumed at home (0.6%), alcohol (0.6%), children’s shoes (1.5%), clothing (0.5%), new cars (0.3%), used cars (1.0%), housing (0.4%), hotels (2.6%), vehicle repair (5.0%), air fares (5.9%) and more," wrote the board, which, despite its conservative leaning, have grown fed up with Trump's tariff policies. "The index for so-called core prices (less volatile food and energy) wasn’t more reassuring. Those prices rose 0.3% in the month, or 3.1% over the last 12 months."

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'Trump has failed': Ex-GOP strategist slams president's response to Charlie Kirk slaying

A former GOP strategist on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump's response to the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Maura Gillespie, who worked for Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and former Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), joined CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" to discuss the aftermath of Kirk's murder, which was widely condemned on both sides of the political aisle.

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'He could be forced out': Pulitzer-winner warns scandal could end Trump 2.0

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist said on Thursday that there is a possibility President Donald Trump could be "forced out" of office over the Jeffrey Epstein files.

David Cay Johnston, who won multiple Pulitzers for his reporting on inequities in the U.S. tax code, discussed the latest news of the Epstein files case on a new episode of "Times Radio." His comments came as Republicans try to ward off a bipartisan effort to vote on releasing the files.

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Trump issues ominous threat to 'radical left lunatics': 'Gonna get that problem solved'

President Donald Trump made an ominous threat while speaking to reporters outside the White House before boarding Marine One.

Trump told reporters that there is a "radical left group of lunatics" that needs to be addressed. His comments come a day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered at Utah Valley University while he was giving a speech.

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MAGA host subpoenaed by ATF after revealing Charlie Kirk investigation details

Pro-MAGA podcast host Steve Crowder said he was subpoenaed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, or ATF, after he revealed alleged details about an investigation into the shooting of Charlie Kirk.

In a Thursday morning post on X, Crowder claimed to have received an email from an "officer at ATF." The message included what he said were details about "a weapon and cartridges located by an ATF and other law enforcement near the scene of the Charlie Kirk shooting at Utah Valley State University."

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Big-name conservative takes aim at Disney and CBS for 'rise in hatred'

A former Fox News host claimed that corporations like Disney, CBS, and Comcast are responsible for the "rise in hatred" in America during a podcast interview on Thursday.

Bill O'Reilly joined the "Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show" Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show" on Thursday to discuss the slaying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The interview occurred just days after O'Reilly's new book, "Confronting Evil," was released.

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'More is coming out': Rebel Republican curtly responds to Trump's 'hoax' claim

Rep. Thomas Massie (R‑Ky.) strongly challenged on Thursday President Donald Trump’s claim that the renewed attention on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is a political “hoax,” pointing instead to a diplomatic upheaval in the United Kingdom as proof that there’s more to emerge.

Earlier Thursday, the British government dismissed Peter Mandelson as its ambassador to the United States after newly revealed emails and letters showed a deeper and more supportive relationship with Epstein than had previously been disclosed.


“If it's a hoax, why did the British government just fire their ambassador to the United States? It’s because more is coming out on the Epstein files and they see what's coming down the pike,” Massie told CNN journalist Manu Raju Thursday.

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NFL team fires employee over 'insensitive' social media posts about Charlie Kirk slaying

The Carolina Panthers announced on Thursday that the team had fired a communications employee for making "insensitive" social media posts about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's murder, according to a new report.

The Charlotte Observer reported that the employee, Charlie Rock, posted about Kirk's death on his personal Instagram account.

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'Strange day': CNN host baffled as trial for Trump assassination plot goes 'off the rails'

CNN anchor Brianna Keilar was visibly confused as correspondent Randi Kaye described the day's court proceedings in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his golf club in West Palm Beach last year while he was on the campaign trail. In particular, Keilar was baffled at how Routh conducted himself in the courtroom.

Routh is representing himself in court, which is being presided over by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the same Trump-appointed judge who generated intense controversy for burying Trump's own criminal trial over stealing classified documents.

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Key US ally sends Trump a warning after massive ICE raid

The government of South Korea is issuing a warning to the United States following a massive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia that saw hundreds of Korean nationals detained, per The New Republic.

“Under the current circumstances, Korean companies will be very hesitant to make direct investments in the United States,” said South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at a news conference, adding that “Companies will have to worry about whether establishing a local factory in the United States will be subject to all sorts of disadvantages or difficulties,” which “could have a significant impact on future direct investment.”

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State official protests flag-lowering for 'racist, sexist, homophobic' Charlie Kirk

Reacting to a piece explaining why Massachusetts will lower flags to half-mast until Sunday, one Democratic lawmaker balked at the reason for the tribute on social media.

Following an executive order from Donald Trump, flags were to be lowered to honor the far-right conservative Charlie Kirk, who was shot in the neck and died in Utah on Wednesday.

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'An embarrassment in the annals of the FBI': Insiders bash Patel over Charlie Kirk probe

FBI insiders and former officials are watching in horror as current FBI Director Kash Patel has taken the front and center position heading up the investigation into the murder of far-right conservative Charlie Kirk.

That is according to MSNBC’s Ken Dilainian who stated that what has transpired since the shooting at a Utah college is being regarded as an “embarrassment,” with all signs pointing to the Donald Trump appointee.

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