The awful murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has stimulated interest in the nature and extent of political violence in the United States. We do not yet know the identity and motive of the ...

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The fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, has brought renewed attention to the climate of political violence in America. Kirk’s death reflects a sizable ...

Bruce DuMont — the longtime host of the "Beyond the Beltway" political radio talk show; the founder of the Museum of Broadcast Communications; and a former television producer, host, and analyst whose ...

All four of the living former U.S. presidents have joined calls for an end to political violence after the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. Former Presidents Biden, Obama, George ...

The shooting death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University was a “political assassination,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said. “Our nation is broken,” the governor said Wednesday, ...

Disgraced former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn was arrested in Florida — just days after it emerged he is plotting a return to Congress. The 28-year-old Republican was arrested early Wednesday ...

A dark day: Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist (and father of two), was murdered yesterday at a campus speaking event in Utah. We seem to be entering an era of heightened political ...

Maryland lawmakers are condemning political violence following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday. Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot during an ...

Police initially took two people into custody but later released them. Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, has died after he was shot during an ...