A former adviser to President Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic said Sunday that the U.S. is equipped to handle an Ebola outbreak. “The U.S. right now does not have a confirmed head of the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)], it does not have a confirmed head of the [Food and Drug Administration (FDA)],...
Secret Service Director Sean Curran said Sunday that his thoughts were with the bystander shot amid an exchange of gunfire between officers and a gunman near the White House on Saturday. "I want to recognize the quick and decisive response demonstrated by our Secret Service police officers last night in confronting an armed gunman. Their...
Vice President JD 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. Second lady Usha Vance will join him. Kirk, a conservative activist and leading voice in the MAGA movement, was...
The nation on Thursday marks the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which killed 2,977 people in three locations. Memorials will take place in the shadow of the brazen killing of political commentator Charlie Kirk, who was gunned down Wednesday on a Utah college campus. The shooting suspect remains at large. A person...
A manhunt was underway Thursday morning for the assassin who shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a speaking event at Utah Valley University (UVU) on Wednesday. Police originally detained two individuals suspected to be connected to the shooting but later released them. “We initially took in George Zinn as a suspect. He was...
Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw (D) on Wednesday was sworn in to the House, further narrowing House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) razor-thin majority. “Honored to be sworn in today to represent VA-11 in Congress. Fairfax families will always come first. Grateful to my wife Yvette and our son Mateo for their love and support every...
Related video: Trump orders flags lowered to honor Charlie Kirk Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) said the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday was a “political assassination” and a “dark day" for both Utah and the U.S. “This is a dark day for our state. It's a tragic day for our nation....
Shouting broke out on the House floor after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held a moment of prayer for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon. After the moment of silence, Johnson recognized Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). “I believe that silent prayers get silent results,” Boebert said. “Is there someone who could...
Republicans are showing early resistance to President Trump's request for a short-term funding bill, which would kick this month’s government shutdown deadline into next year. The Trump administration’s latest ask of Congress called for a stopgap funding bill, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), to keep the lights on through January. But some Republicans...
A shot rang out in Utah on Wednesday, and in that moment the United States descended another steep step on a dark path. The known facts are that conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead during a speaking engagement on the campus of Utah Valley University. Kirk was the CEO of Turning Point USA, a...
GOP lawmakers offered their prayers after videos emerged of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk being shot while speaking at an event on the Utah Valley University campus. Less than two hours later, President Trump announced Kirk, 31, had died of the gunshot wound. “Please join us in praying for our good friend, Charlie Kirk,” House Speaker...
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed Wednesday while appearing at an event at Utah Valley University. President Trump, who grew to be friends with Kirk, announced his death in a post on Truth Social at 4:41 p.m. Wednesday. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,"...
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah college campus, President Trump announced on social media. Kirk, 31 and the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was struck by a gunshot in the neck, according to video footage from the event. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump posted....
