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Tension lingers at Utah campus traumatized by Charlie Kirk killing
By Andrew Hay OREM, Utah (Reuters) -The campus of Utah Valley University was mostly deserted and silent on Thursday, a stark contrast with the scenes of panic and disbelief that erupted 24 hours earli...
Sep 11, 2025
Right-wing anger surges as Kirk’s killing fuels calls for vengeance
By Joseph Tanfani, Ned Parker and John Shiffman (Reuters) -As the manhunt for the killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk stretched into Thursday evening, his death ignited a wave of fury on the ...
Sep 11, 2025
Somber White House tightens security after Kirk killing, mum on next steps
By Jeff Mason, Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When President Donald Trump went to the Pentagon on Thursday to commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks, the ceremony took place in a c...
Sep 11, 2025
Kirk slaying prompts US lawmakers to confront an old adversary: Threats to their lives
By Bo Erickson, Nolan D. McCaskill and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Rick Crawford was aware of the danger of political violence in the United States long before this week's k...
Sep 11, 2025
Trump withdraws nomination of China hawk for key post in US-Sino tech battle
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Landon Heid, a China hawk, for a key post in the U.S.-China tech battle, raising questions about whether the move si...
Sep 11, 2025
Trial begins for man accused of trying to assassinate Trump, spotlighting US political violence
By Andrew Goudsward FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) -The criminal trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course begins with opening statements...
Sep 11, 2025
Americans uneasy at Trump's moves to expand presidential power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's expansion of executive power, including his unprecedented push to send troops into U.S. cities to combat crime and his ...
Sep 11, 2025
Police search for sniper who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah
By Andrew Hay and Brad Brooks SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) -Police and federal agents mounted an intense manhunt on Thursday for the sniper believed to have fired the single gunshot that killed conservati...
Sep 11, 2025
Nation on edge: Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing
By John Shiffman, Ned Parker and Linda So (Reuters) -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 ...
Sep 10, 2025
Analysis-Death of Charlie Kirk lays bare deep US political divisions
By James Oliphant, Bo Erickson and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -What was meant to be a moment of silence in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday for the slain conservative activist...
Sep 10, 2025
