Trump hails Charlie Kirk as ‘a martyr for America’s freedom’ at memorial – US politics live
President’s message that he ‘hates’ his opponents contrasts with Erika Kirk’s forgiveness of the man charged with killing her husbandDonald Trump says he hates his opponents at Charlie Kirk’s memorialDonald Trump’s administration is on Monday expected to tie pregnant women’s use of the popular medicine Tylenol – known as paracetamol elsewhere in the world – […]
First Thing: Trump says he ‘hates’ his opponents at Charlie Kirk memorial attended by tens of thousands
The vice-president JD Vance used his speech to call Kirk a ‘martyr for the Christian faith’. Plus, a behavioral scientist shares how she stays focusedGood morning.Donald Trump told a crowd of tens of thousands that he “hates” his opponents at a memorial for Charlie Kirk, despite his widow saying she forgives the man charged with […]
Robert Redford’s death renews search for suspect in murder of daughter’s boyfriend
FBI announces $10,000 reward to find suspect who disappeared after Sid Wells was fatally shot in 1983The recent death of Robert Redford brought renewed interest to an unresolved search for a murder suspect – the one accused of killing the boyfriend of the acclaimed actor’s daughter in Colorado decades earlier.As local outlets recounted in the […]
High spirits at San Francisco’s lowrider parade – in pictures
Revellers watch the cars hop and bounce and spread their pro-immigration message Continue reading… Revellers watch the cars hop and bounce and spread their pro-immigration message Continue reading…
Trump news at a glance: president calls Charlie Kirk a ‘martyr’ at memorial
President says ‘I hate my opponents’; Kirk’s widow forgives shooter; Murdochs could be part of TikTok deal – key US politics stories from 21 September at a glanceDonald Trump gave a rambling, freewheeling address at the Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona on Sunday, taking aim at Joe Biden and trailing a major announcement on autism […]
Thousands gather at Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona where Trump to pay tribute to slain organizer
US Secret Service leads massive security presence, while conservatives demand punishment of those who disparaged rightwing ‘youth whisperer’Thousands were gathering in Arizona on Sunday for a public memorial honoring Charlie Kirk, the rightwing youth organizer who was fatally shot during an event at a Utah college.Donald Trump, his vice-president, JD Vance, and Kirk’s widow, Erika […]
Trump picks his former lawyer to be top prosecutor, as he pushes Bondi to investigate foes
Lindsey Halligan appointed as US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia after president demands investigations of his political enemiesDonald Trump said he was appointing his former lawyer Lindsey Halligan to be US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia after an extraordinary outburst in which he overtly put pressure on his attorney general to […]
Trump news at a glance: fears president will seize on Kirk’s murder for campaign of vengeance
Critics worry Donald Trump will use memorial service for Charlie Kirk to turn collective grief into revenge campaign against ‘radical left’ – key US politics stories from 20 September 2025 at a glanceOn Sunday the late rightwing activist Charlie Kirk is set to be hailed by Donald Trump as a martyr of the Make America […]
Trump border czar Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents
Alleged handoff occurred before Trump won second presidency, after which administration killed federal corruption caseThe FBI reportedly recorded Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan accepting $50,000 in cash from undercover agents who were posing as business contractors last year.A new report from MSNBC on Saturday reveals that the agents recorded Homan, six weeks before the […]
Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue
Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face finesRepublican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university in the state to construct “a Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza”, with a statue of the assassinated Republican activist and a sign calling him […]
