Articles filed under Political Figures
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Suspect in Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder as prosecutor says DNA found on gun triggerSep 16, 2025 1:39 pm - Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder.
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Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders — especially Trump — to tone down rhetoricSep 15, 2025 5:55 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker said political leaders — starting with President Donald Trump — need to do more to condemn political violence.
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JD Vance says national unity is impossible with those celebrating Charlie Kirk's killingSep 15, 2025 3:13 pm - Vice President JD Vance said Monday while hosting Charlie Kirk’s radio show that he is “desperate” for national unity after the conservative political activist’s killing but that finding common ground with people who celebrated the assassination of his friend is impossible.
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District 300 board president faces backlash over social media post following Charlie Kirk’s deathSep 15, 2025 1:37 pm - Some parents in Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 are calling for the school board president to step down following a social media post after Charlie Kirk’s death.
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DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director saysSep 15, 2025 12:43 pm - DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matched that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Monday.
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The US says a deal has been reached on TikTok, but details are sparseSep 15, 2025 9:29 am - A framework deal has been reached for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks between the U.S. and China in Spain.
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‘A major loss for the land of Lincoln’: Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar dies at age 79Sep 14, 2025 4:04 pm - Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a Republican who led the state from 1991 to 1999, has died.
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Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concernsSep 12, 2025 10:30 am - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor. Tru...
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Kavanaugh says no one has too much power in US system. Critics see Supreme Court bowing to TrumpSep 12, 2025 10:25 am - Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the genius of the American system of government is that no one should have too much power, even as he and other conservatives on the Supreme Court are facing criticism for deferring repeatedly to President Donald Trump.
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FBI releases photos of person of interest in Charlie Kirk's killing on a Utah university campusSep 11, 2025 7:28 pm - OREM, Utah — The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods remained at large more than 24 hours later T...