Charlie Kirk killed at Utah event; “person of interest in custody,” governor says

Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University. He was 31 years old. There was conflicting information about the investigation at a news conference Wednesday evening. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, “we have a person of interest in custody,” but Utah

House votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations

Washington — House Republicans voted Wednesday to repeal the legal justifications used to attack Iraq in 1991 and 2003, the latest attempt by Congress to revoke the president’s authority to wage war.  The move follows President Trump’s decisions to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities and strike a boat allegedly carrying illicit drugs in the Caribbean.  Lawmakers

Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event; sources say gunman at large

Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Trump confirmed. He was 31 years old. The suspect is still at large, three sources said. Utah Valley University police said they are going “building to building” to evacuate people.  “The Great,

Politics, retribution behind FBI purge, agents allege in new lawsuit

Three senior FBI officials who were abruptly fired last month by Kash Patel, the FBI director, are claiming in a new lawsuit against the Trump administration that they were illegally terminated at the direction of the White House for purely political reasons.  The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, alleges Patel

Harris: Biden 2024 decision shouldn’t have been “left to an individual’s ego”

Washington — Former Vice President Kamala Harris writes that former President Joe Biden’s decision to run again was a choice that shouldn’t have “been left to an individuals’ ego, an individual’s ambition,” according to excerpts of her upcoming book, “107 Days,” published Wednesday in The Atlantic.  Harris, who suddenly became the presumptive Democratic nominee for