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Charlie Kirk · United States

Charlie Kirk shooting witness describes 'horrendous' scene

A witness to the Charlie Kirk shooting, Tom Johnson, was positioned directly in front of Kirk at the Utah Valley University Turning Point USA event with his wife when he heard a very loud crack. Johnson told that he recognized the noise and immediately knew it was a gunshot:
48% Center coverage: 318 sources
Charlie Kirk · United States

Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest.
46% Center coverage: 219 sources
Donald Trump · United States

Trump Dismisses Health Rumors as 'Fake News,' Says He Was ‘Very Active Over the Weekend’

President Trump returned to public view on Tuesday after a weeklong break from appearances led to wild online speculation he was sick — or in the case of some baseless posts, even dead.
38% Left coverage: 138 sources
Social Media · United States

Trump says video showing items thrown from White House is AI after his team indicates it’s real

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a video circulating online that showed items being tossed out of an upstairs window of the White House was created with artificial intelligence, despite his press team seeming to confirm the veracity of it hours earlier.
53% Center coverage: 133 sources
Free Speech · United Kingdom

Graham Linehan Arrested at Heathrow Over X Posts as UK Free-Speech Row Intensifies

39% Right coverage: 109 sources
Donald Trump · United States

They Witnessed Charlie Kirk’s Assassination. Now Students Reckon with the Trauma

60% Center coverage: 108 sources
Roger Goodell · United States

Taylor Swift Performing at the Super Bowl? NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: ‘Maybe’

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — With the new season of the NFL kicking off on Thursday, it’s only natural that everyone is talking about who will feature at the upcoming Super Bowl. But while some are busy predicting which two teams will battle it out for the Vince Lombardi Trophy on February 8, there are others far more interested in which musical artist will feature in the halftime show. Nowadays, of course, there is only one person on everyone’s l…
63% Center coverage: 99 sources
Jeffrey Epstein · United States

Trump was an FBI Informant in Epstein Case, Speaker Johnson Claims

House Speaker Mike Johnson made an explosive claim about President Donald Trump Friday while talking to reporters at the Capitol.
39% Left coverage: 93 sources
Charlie Kirk · Utah

Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Tyler Robinson lived with trans partner per report

Media accounts say a live-in partner working with investigators shared communications that helped identify the 22-year-old suspect.
70% Right coverage: 92 sources
Immigration and Customs Enforcement · United States

Bad Bunny stopped performing in the US because 'ICE could be outside' concerts

57% Center coverage: 92 sources
Charlie Kirk · United States

Universities fire employees over social media posts made after Kirk assassination

Two universities fired employees due to social media posts made after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to school officials.
54% Center coverage: 80 sources
Democratic Party · United States

Democrats Favor Socialism Over Capitalism for First Time, Gallup Poll

The findings highlight eroding trust in big business, with a widening partisan and generational split.
49% Center coverage: 79 sources
Israel-Gaza · Israel

Trump says Israel accepted his terms to end war, urges Hamas to agree to hostage deal

US President Donald Trump gives his “last warning” to Hamas as Israel accepted his terms. The message is sent in a Truth Social post that doesn’t specify what those terms are.
41% Right coverage: 76 sources
Jeffrey Epstein · Kentucky

GOP, Democratic congressmen to hold presser with Epstein victims to demand files' release

Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., will hold a press conference Wednesday morning to demand the release of files from Jeffrey Epstein’s case.
38% Left coverage: 74 sources
NASA · United States

NASA Bans Chinese Nationals From Working on Programs at Facilities

60% Center coverage: 67 sources
US Politics · United States

Trump claims Putin, Xi, Kim are conspiring against the US after military parade in China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un of conspiring against the U.S. after the three world leaders met in Beijing during a military parade.
37% Center coverage: 66 sources
Influencers · United States

Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is an Attack on the Very Right to Free Speech

America has lost more than a man this week. We lost a voice that embodied one of the most quintessentially American acts imaginable: peacefully debating ideas in the public square. Charlie Kirk was not engaged in violence. He was not plotting destruction. He was doing something that has been at the very heart of our…
41% Center coverage: 64 sources
Transgender · Washington

Transgender federal employees say they face fear and discrimination under Trump

78% Center coverage: 63 sources
US Immigration · United States

U.S. threatens action against foreigners praising Charlie Kirk killing

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau warned that Washington may take action against foreigners 'praising, rationalizing, or making light' of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
42% Right coverage: 62 sources
Oval Office · United States

Trump to make Oval Office announcement today, White House says

President Trump is scheduled on Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET to make an announcement from the Oval Office, according to the White House, which has yet to release further information.
39% Right coverage: 61 sources
Texas Politics · Texas

Texas drops lawsuit against doctor accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth

One of the nation’s first doctors accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth under GOP-led bans was found to have not violated the law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office says, nearly a year after the state sued the physician.
68% Center coverage: 59 sources
Gun Laws · United States

Trump DOJ is reportedly looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns

In the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting, senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
54% Right coverage: 57 sources
Charlie Kirk · United States

Vance to pay respects to Kirk family in Utah

Vice President Vance on Thursday will travel to Salt Lake City to pay his respects to the family of Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed a day earlier, a source familiar told The Hill.
Coverage: 53 sources
Charlie Kirk · Charlotte

Carolina Panthers reportedly fire employee for social media post about Charlie Kirk’s death

63% Center coverage: 48 sources
Rosie O'Donnell · United States

Donald Trump Threatens to Strip Rosie O'Donnell's Citizenship

President Donald Trump has threatened to take away Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship, extending his long-running personal attacks against the American-born comedian.
46% Right coverage: 48 sources
Donald Trump · United States

Trump says India and Russia appear "lost" to "deepest, darkest China"

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said India and Russia seem to have been "lost" to China after their leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, expressing annoyance at New Delhi and Moscow as Beijing pushes a new world order.
39% Right coverage: 46 sources
Transgender · South Carolina

Supreme Court allows transgender student to use boys' restrooms at South Carolina school

42% Center coverage: 43 sources
Jesus Christ · Minneapolis

HCMC Provides Update on Annunciation Church Shooting

Hennepin Healthcare officials say three patients remain in their care, including two children, following last week's mass shooting at Annunciation Church.
45% Right coverage: 40 sources
Charlie Kirk · United States

Kids and Current Events: How to Help Them Deal with What They See Around Them

In hardly any time at all, the footage of the horrifying moment when a bullet hit conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the neck cascaded across the internet.Whether seeing it inadvertently or seeking it out, onlookers far from the crowd at a Utah college could be exposed to disturbingly close and potentially bloody glimpses of his shooting and the resulting chaos. It's the product of a digital-first world where the presence of smartphones and s…
57% Center coverage: 39 sources
NRA · United States

NRA says it opposes idea of banning transgender Americans from owning guns

44% Center coverage: 39 sources
US Politics · United States

Matthew Dowd’s firing begins flood of people facing consequences for their comments on Kirk’s death

Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate. The MSNBC political analyst, who lost his job shortly after on-air comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, was the first of many figures to face consequences Thursday for public statements or actions about the shooting.
52% Center coverage: 38 sources
China Politics · China

China Launches Probes Targeting US Semiconductors Ahead of Madrid Trade Talks

Coverage: 37 sources
Donald Trump · Washington

GOP Lawmakers Tout Trump’s New ‘Rose Garden Club’: ‘Last Night Was Epic’

Republican lawmakers took to social media early Saturday to praise President Trump’s new “Rose Garden Club,” following renovations to the garden that sits near the West Wing of the White House. Trump invited a slew of guests to the Rose Garden on Friday night for a dinner. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shared a variety…
59% Center coverage: 37 sources
Influencers · United States

DC Cancels Comic Book Series After Writer’s Post About Charlie Kirk on Social Media

DC Comics has canceled the just-released “Red Hood” comic book series after the author made inflammatory comments about Charlie Kirk’s death.
37% Right coverage: 35 sources
Art · Mississippi

Rare portraits of enslaved Mississippians displayed together at Mississippi Museum of Art

50% Left coverage: 34 sources
Hate Crime · South Carolina

Black man shot at while waiting to go to work says South Carolina needs hate crime law

When Jarvis McKenzie locked eyes with the man in the car, he couldn’t understand the hate he saw. When the man picked up a rifle, fired over his head and yelled “you better get running, boy!” as he scrambled behind a brick wall, McKenzie knew it was because he is Black. McKenzie told his story a month after the shooting because South Carolina is one of two states along with Wyoming that don’t have their own hate crime laws.
50% Center coverage: 34 sources
US Social Issues · Dearborn Heights

Dearborn Heights First in U.S. with Arabic on Police Patch

The Dearborn Heights Police Department is the first in the nation to feature an Arabic script on their official police patch.
78% Right coverage: 32 sources
Israel-Gaza · United States

Trump Demands Hamas Release All Hostages, Says ‘Things Will Change Rapidly’ if They Comply

US President Donald Trump demanded Hamas to release all 20 hostages, saying it would swiftly end the conflict. His remarks come as negotiations mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the US remain deadlocked.
53% Center coverage: 32 sources
US Politics · Utah

Cox: ‘Social media is a cancer on our society right now’

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on Friday urged people to turn away from social media, calling it a “cancer on our society” after announcing that the suspected gunman in the killing of Charlie Kirk is in custody.
47% Right coverage: 30 sources
JD Vance · United States

Vance defends Venezuela strike, calls targeting cartels ‘best use’ of military

73% Right coverage: 30 sources
Texas Politics · Texas

Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firings

Facing growing political pressure, Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III announced Monday evening that the dean and department head overseeing a children’s literature course at the center of a viral recording were going to be removed, saying they approved plans to teach material inconsistent with the published course description.
52% Left coverage: 29 sources
US Economy · China

Bessent, China Trade Negotiator to Meet in Madrid: Reuters

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Madrid to discuss trade, economic and national security issues in another sign that talks between the two sides are heating up.
54% Center coverage: 28 sources
Rand Paul · United States

From Allies to Adversaries: Republican Rand Paul Condemns JD Vance’s ‘Glorification of Violence’

44% Right coverage: 27 sources
Trump Administration · Boston

Judge blocks Trump administration’s subpoena of trans kids’ medical records from Boston hospital

50% Left coverage: 26 sources
US Politics · United States

GOP’s Higgins Seeks ‘Ban for Life’ of Social Media Users Celebrating Kirk’s Shooting

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) on Thursday said he will seek to have social media companies place lifetime bans on users who celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist shot Wednesday while speaking on the campus of Utah Valley University. “I’m going to use Congressional authority and every influence with big tech platforms to... The post GOP’s Higgins seeks ‘ban for life’ of social media users celebrating Kirk’s shooting …
54% Right coverage: 24 sources
Michigan Politics · Detroit

Detroit-area city can ban LGBTQ+ pride flags on public property, judge says

A Detroit-area city that banned LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned flagpoles did not violate the Constitution, a judge said. U.S. District Judge David Lawson dismissed a lawsuit against Hamtramck, two years after the city council voted to allow only five flags, including the American flag, the Michigan flag and flags that “represent the international character” of residents. The city is known for welcoming immigrants.
38% Left coverage: 24 sources
California Politics · California

California girls' high school volleyball players file lawsuit over transgender teammate

Three students in Southern California have filed a lawsuit against the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the California Department of Education (CDE), and the Jurupa Unified School District (JUSD) regarding the participation of a transgender athlete on the Jurupa Valley High School girls' volleyball team.
70% Center coverage: 23 sources
Charlie Kirk · Utah

Widespread availability of graphic Charlie Kirk shooting video shows content moderation challenges

46% Left coverage: 22 sources
Donald Trump · Oxford

Council President Calls for Removal of Council-Appointed Board Member Who Said Charlie Kirk ‘Spewed Nothing but Hate’

Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico has called for the removal of a city-appointed board member who posted what he calls “hateful rhetoric” regarding the death of Charlie Kirk.
55% Center coverage: 22 sources
Donald Trump · United States

Trump on Charlie Kirk Assassination: Who and What Did He Blame?

Trump called Kirk's death a "dark moment for America."
50% Right coverage: 22 sources
Charlie Kirk · Canada

Toronto man falsely accused of killing American right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk

71% Left coverage: 21 sources
Colin Allred · Austin

Texas Rep. James Talarico Will Launch a Democratic Bid for US Senate, Sources Tell CNN | News Channel 3-12

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas state Rep. James Talarico is poised to launch his campaign for US Senate in the coming days, joining the Democratic primary in a state the party hopes will emerge as competitive in next year’s midterm elections, two sources familiar with his plans told CNN. Talarico will vie for the seat of Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who faces his own pitched primary battle against state Attorney General …
76% Center coverage: 21 sources
Influencers · United States

In America, Kirk's Supporters Still Love Guns, Despite His Violent Death

Boeden Seitzinger is reeling from the trauma of witnessing close-up the moment that right-wing activist and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck.
Coverage: 20 sources
Charlie Kirk · United States

Graphic video of Kirk shooting was everywhere online, showing how media gatekeeper role has changed

They were careful with the explicit imagery — as usual. But did it make any difference? Traditional news organizations were cautious in their midafternoon coverage of Charlie Kirk’s assassination Wednesday not to depict the moment he was shot, instead showing video of him tossing a hat to his audience moments before, and panicked onlookers scattering wildly in the moments after.
55% Center coverage: 20 sources
Influencers · United States

‘Why Are Yall Sad?’ Teachers, Firefighters, Officials on Leave or Fired over Charlie Kirk Posts

Teachers, firefighters, elected officials and even a cable news contributor have lost their jobs or are under investigation after comments they made about the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
70% Center coverage: 20 sources
Georgia Politics · Georgia

Court rules Georgia county didn’t discriminate by denying coverage of gender-affirming surgery

A federal appeals court has reversed previous court rulings that found a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s deputy by failing to pay for her gender-affirming surgery.
50% Center coverage: 20 sources
US Politics · United States

Mace yells at Jacobs on House floor over ‘boob jobs is gender-affirming care’ comment

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) yelled at Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) on the House floor Wednesday over a comment Jacobs made saying that breast augmentations are gender-affirming care, with Mace later taking to social media to offer Jacobs a surgeon for a nose job.
58% Left coverage: 19 sources
Donald Trump · Washington

White House Pushes Back on Speculation over Trump’s Health | News Channel 3-12

By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump was back in public Tuesday to announce a new location for US Space Command headquarters — and prove that rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. Trump held court in the Oval Office this afternoon, breaking a weeklong absence from the spotlight that gave rise to viral theories that the president was seriously ill or had even died. The rumors took over social media, ro…
57% Center coverage: 19 sources
Ilhan Omar · Minneapolis

Ilhan Omar says Charlie Kirk claimed 'guns save lives' and downplayed slavery

72% Right coverage: 18 sources
US Politics · United States

Luna calls on Musk to remove Kirk assassination videos from X

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called on tech billionaire Elon Musk to remove graphic videos of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination from social platform X.
61% Right coverage: 18 sources
Charlie Kirk · United States

Charlie Kirk killing: Rumors, misinformation rampant on social media

Confusion and conspiracy theories spread online after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during a university appearance in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday.
47% Left coverage: 17 sources
Texas Politics · Texas

Texas Lawmakers Vote to Ban Trans People From Public Restrooms that Match Their Gender Identity

47% Center coverage: 17 sources
US Politics · United States

US House approves defense policy bill with 'culture war' amendments

The House on Wednesday voted to pass its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, with a bipartisan amendment to repeal the two laws authorizing the use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq.
75% Center coverage: 16 sources
US Politics · United States

US appeals court rejects Trump bid to restore passport policy targeting transgender people

A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to allow U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to refuse to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans that reflect their gender identities.
50% Center coverage: 16 sources
Professors · College Station

Texas A&M Fires Professor for Teaching Gender Ideology

Texas A&M University has fired a professor and two administrators following a viral video shot by a student arguing a discussion about gender identity in her class might be illegal.
60% Center coverage: 15 sources
Entertainment · Philadelphia

Dad Reveals Why He Gave Baseball to Angry Woman During Viral Moment Caught on Video

Phillies supporter Drew Feltwell was confronted by an angry fan after he gave his son a home run ball.
47% Right coverage: 15 sources
Washington State Politics · Washington

WA elected officials react to fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk

Washington state officials on the right and left condemned political violence Wednesday following the fatal shooting of 31-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah.
57% Center coverage: 14 sources
Elizabeth Warren · United States

Kirk’s Murder Deserves only One Reaction

There is only one appropriate reaction to the murder of Charlie Kirk and that is horror and anger at the taking of a human life.
62% Right coverage: 13 sources
Donald Trump Jr. · United States

JD Vance Honors Charlie Kirk: ‘You Ran a Good Race, My Friend’

Vice President Vance honored Charlie Kirk in a lengthy post on X Wednesday night, saying the conservative activist “ran a good race.” “And now that Charlie is in heaven, I’ll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly,” Vance said. “You…
46% Right coverage: 13 sources
Pedro Sánchez · Madrid

China Says TikTok’s Continued US Operation a Must for Trade Talks Progress

Ahead of latest negotiations, Beijing urges Washington to adhere to ‘open, fair, non-discriminatory’ conditions for Chinese businesses.
42% Center coverage: 12 sources
Benjamin Netanyahu · United States

What Is A Groyper? Nick Fuentes Says His Followers ‘Framed’ In Charlie Kirk Shooting.

Social media users speculated whether a suspect arrested in Kirk’s fatal shooting was linked to the white nationalist’s following.
Coverage: 10 sources
Alabama Politics · Alabama

LBGTQ rights lawyer indicted for lying during Alabama 'judge shopping' inquiry

60% Center coverage: 10 sources
Zohran Mamdani · New York

Mamdani Defends $60 Million City-Run Grocery Pilot on CNN

90% Right coverage: 10 sources
Social Media · United States

IRS finds tax misinformation promoted by social media claims has cost taxpayers $162m in penalties

The self-described tax experts of TikTok and other social media sites have cost American’s $162 million in penalties since 2022, the IRS said in a news release Monday.
89% Center coverage: 9 sources
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · New York

Schlossberg, JFK's Grandson, Flirts with Run to Succeed Nadler in New York

Jack Schlossberg, the 32-year-old grandson of former President Kennedy, is reportedly considering throwing his hat in the ring to succeed retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). In a statement to The New York Times, the social media influencer said it was “certainly a possibility” that he would run to succeed Nadler, who first took office just weeks before Schlossberg was born. More Local News Nadler announced this week he would not seek an 1…
44% Left coverage: 9 sources
Influencers · United States

Right-Wing Activists Go After Those Celebrating Kirk Killing

“In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, right-wing influencers and at least one Trump administration official have actively encouraged people to scour the internet for remarks celebrating the killing and to expose those who have posted them online,” the New York Times reports. “The widespread and fast-moving campaign of naming-and-shaming has already resulted in countless lost jobs, professional suspensions and internal investigations, exa…
63% Left coverage: 8 sources
Republican Party · Madison

Assembly Passes Bills to Restrict Pride Flags, Medicaid Access for Undocumented People

In their first floor session since passing a state budget, GOP lawmakers in the state Assembly approved bills Thursday that would bar state buildings from waving LGBTQ+ Pride flags, further restrict health care access for undocumented people and require state…
Coverage: 8 sources
Ted Cruz · Chicago

Pritzker Trolls Cruz over Cancun Trip After Texas Senator Tried Fat Shaming Him

Texas senator mocks Illinois governor in Newsmax tirade, only for the Democrat to immediately hit back with a reminder of the Republican’s infamous Cancun vacation
88% Left coverage: 8 sources
Donald Trump · United States

Trump Canceling Elections? Democrats Increasingly Sound Alarm Bells

When President Donald Trump sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last month, the topic was the weighty issue of ending Russias invasion of Ukraine. But at one point, Trump took a provocative diversion into domestic politics.Zelensky noted that, in his country, the law doesnt allow for elections during periods of martial law.So you say during the war, you cant have elections, Trump responded. So let me just say, three and a half y…
49% Center coverage: 8 sources
Influencers · United States

TX Teacher Fired After ‘Senseless’ Remarks on Charlie Kirk's Death

A Texas teacher was fired for “senseless and completely unacceptable” social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death.
Coverage: 7 sources
Donald Trump · United States

Bill Maher Says Charlie Kirk Murder Is Evidence Lots of People Want War

Bill Maher says our country is no longer divided by left vs. right .... it's divided by people who want war and people who don't. The 'Real Time' host noted ... what Charlie Kirk was doing at the time he was assassinated was foundational to our…
57% Right coverage: 7 sources
Politics · Palmetto Bay

Charlie Kirk's Death Puts Speech, Security in the Spotlight for Florida Universities

The fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk prompted free speech discussions on Florida's college campuses.
57% Left coverage: 7 sources
US Politics · United States

Black Lives Matter Responds to Charlotte Stabbing With Statement on Violence

The official Instagram account of Black Lives Matter posted a brief video clip on Wednesday addressing violence in the wake of the Aug. 22 killing of a Ukrainian refugee.
100% Right coverage: 7 sources
Don Lemon · New York

Don Lemon Called a 'F---Ing Moron' During NYC Street Interview

100% Right coverage: 7 sources
Charlie Kirk · Salt Lake City

Cox Says Kirk Said ‘some Very Inflammatory’ Things but Also Preached Forgiveness

Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) acknowledged that there are “corners of the web” where the more “inflammatory” comments made by the late political activist Charlie Kirk are making the rounds. “Charlie said some very inflammatory things, and in some corners of…
50% Left coverage: 6 sources
Tucker Carlson · United States

Tucker Carlson Makes Remarks About Pete Buttigieg’s Sexuality

83% Left coverage: 6 sources
Delta · United States

Trump: Delta Airlines Recognizing 'Gulf of America'

President Donald Trump is celebrating Delta Air Lines' adoption of "Gulf of America" in its flight manuals, which follow his executive order that renamed the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year.
100% Right coverage: 6 sources
Politics · Bergen County

Bergen County didn’t lower its flags for Charlie Kirk. Here’s why.

Bergen County faces backlash for keeping flags at full staff despite a presidential order to honor Charlie Kirk—raising questions about state vs. federal authority over the U.S. flag.
60% Right coverage: 5 sources
US Politics · United States

HRC demands WSJ retract report linking Kirk shooting to transgender community

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, is demanding that The Wall Street Journal retract its reporting incorrectly linking the shooter in conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination with the transgender community.
Coverage: 5 sources
Transgender · United States

Second court blocks Trump transgender passport policy

A federal court ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to process the passport applications of six transgender and nonbinary Americans with sex markers reflecting their gender identity, temporarily halting enforcement of a State Department policy requiring U.S. passports to match a person’s “biological sex at birth.”
50% Left coverage: 4 sources
Politics · United States

Bill Maher Urges Americans to Unconditionally Support Free Speech, Avoid Becoming Like Britain

"Real Time" host Bill Maher argued for unconditional free speech support on Friday, referencing Irish comedian's arrest at Heathrow and UK's crackdown on social media posts.
100% Right coverage: 3 sources
Culture · United States

Charlie Kirk's Gen Z Revolution Worked

Charlie Kirk redefined how politics, political media, and Gen Z culture worked for his followers, allies, and political opponents. | Andri Tambunan/AFP via Getty Images In the hours and days after Charlie Kirk’s killing, the breadth of people — particularly younger ones — sharing grief and shock on newsfeeds, Instagram stories, or TikTok livestreams might have been surprising. They were not just avowed conservatives or loyal Trump voters, but s…
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
Charlie Kirk · Orem

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 a...
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
Politics · United States

Whitlock: Why this murder is the ‘death knell’ for Black Lives Matter

As the mainstream media and leftist politicians rush to sympathize with the alleged murderer of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock is pointing out how real Americans are feeling — and it’s far from the same way. “As someone that understands the power of social media and that the social media deal drove the entire Black Lives Matter movement, and it’s very influential, that even with this legacy media blackout, this inc…
100% Right coverage: 3 sources
San Francisco Giants · Los Angeles

MLB Star Honors Charlie Kirk In Perfect Way

Blake Treinen, a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, honored Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk while on the mound Friday night.
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
Republican Party · Kingman

Ethics Committee won’t investigate Islamophobic comments from Republican representative

Rep. John Gillette, R-Kingman, in January 2025. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0The House Ethics Committee will not investigate an ethics complaint by Democratic leaders against Kingman Republican John Gillette, after he called Muslims “f***ing savages” and posted a series of Islamophobic comments on social media calling members of the faith “terrorists” from “sh*t hole countries” intent on destroying America. House Ethics Committee …
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Politics · United States

Clemson employee suspended following social media posts mocking Charlie Kirk's death

Clemson University suspended an employee Saturday following social media posts that mocked the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as the Legislature’s GOP leaders called for an emergency meeting of the school’s governing board.The suspension came two days after Clemson College Republicans began flagging social media posts of employees’ reactions to Kirk’s death Wednesday. Of the three people the college chapter called out — inc…
Coverage: 2 sources
Transgender · United States

GLAAD Smears Kirk, Puts Target On Back Of Other Conservatives

A GLAAD spokesman claimed Kirk used "lies and vitriol about transgender people" as a "frequent part of his rhetoric and events."
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
California Politics · United States

California lawmakers approve measure protecting medical data of transgender people

California lawmakers passed legislation this week to prevent health providers from releasing transgender patients’ confidential medical records in investigations of gender-affirming care in states that ban treatment for minors.
Coverage: 2 sources
Iryna Zarutska · United States

Charlie Kirk, US Political Violence – and What It Looks Like From China

Two killings in the United States highlight the tragedy of American politics, an observer says.
Coverage: 2 sources

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