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Tyler Robinson arrested in killing of Charlie Kirk
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Tyler Robinson arrested in killing of Charlie Kirk

Covered by: Greg Norman, Louis Casiano, Alex Nitzberg, Michael Dorgan, Preston Mizell, Amanda Macias | Fox News Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday that charges are coming soon for Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old arrested following Charlie Kirk's assassination.  "There is one person responsible for what happened here, and that person is now in custody and will be charged soon and will be held accountable," Cox said.  Cox said a roommate of Robinson shared with investigators, "messages affiliated with the contact Tyler stating a need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point, leaving the rifle in a bush." Police had announced earlier this week that a bolt-action rifle was recovered in the wake of Wednesday's shooting at Utah Valley University.  "Messag...
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MSNBC fires Matthew Dowd after attack on Charlie Kirk
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MSNBC fires Matthew Dowd after attack on Charlie Kirk

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News Dowd had suggested Kirk brought on assassination with 'hateful words' MSNBC has fired political analyst Matthew Dowd for suggesting "hateful" rhetoric from Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk led to his own assassination, two sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.  The network previously denounced Dowd's comments on social media.  "During our breaking news coverage of the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Matthew Dowd made comments that were inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable," MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler said in a statement. "We apologize for his statements, as has he. There is no place for violence in America, political or otherwise." A spokesperson for MSNBC declined to comment. Dowd joined MS...
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Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, dead at 31 after Utah campus shooting
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Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, dead at 31 after Utah campus shooting

By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Greg Wehner, Alexandra Koch and Jasmine Baehr | Fox News Charlie Kirk is a conservative media personality and co-founder of Turning Point USA. Kirk was visiting Utah Valley University on Wednesday when he was shot. President Donald Trump confirmed the death of Kirk on Wednesday in a Truth Social post. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event on Wednesday afternoon at Utah Valley University. President Donald Trump confirmed Kirk's death in a post on Truth Social. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie," Trump wrote. "He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Mel...
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NRA Pushes Back as Trump Administration Considers Trans Firearms Ban
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NRA Pushes Back as Trump Administration Considers Trans Firearms Ban

By Michael Dorgan , Ashley Oliver | Fox News Department of Justice officials are reportedly considering placing restrictions on trans people after Annunciation School shooting The National Rifle Association (NRA) has sounded off on reports that the Trump administration is mulling a way of limiting transgender people’s ability to purchase firearms. The gun lobby group, the largest in the U.S. with 5 million members, according to its website, released a statement Friday reinforcing its commitment that all law-abiding Americans have a right to bear arms. It comes as Department of Justice officials have had several internal meetings about placing restrictions on trans people after Annunciation School shooter Robin Westman, who identified as trans, killed two people and injured 18 o...
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Republican doctors challenge RFK Jr in heated vaccine debate
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Republican doctors challenge RFK Jr in heated vaccine debate

By Alex Miller | Fox News Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso says Americans 'don't know who to rely on' after recent CDC changes Senate Democrats found unlikely allies in Senate Republicans during a fiery hearing, where Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled for his stance on vaccines. Kennedy’s testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday was billed as a discussion on President Donald Trump’s healthcare agenda, but it quickly turned into a tongue-lashing from lawmakers, who accused the secretary of lying to the panel about how he would operate the HHS and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While a barrage of heated exchanges between Kennedy and Democrats were expected, it was heat from Senate ...
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Trump Urges Supreme Court to Restore Presidential Tariff Powers
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Trump Urges Supreme Court to Restore Presidential Tariff Powers

By Christina Shaw | Fox News Treasury warns striking down tariffs could force refund of $159B already collected since August The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to quickly make a decision on whether President Donald Trump has the authority to impose his sweeping tariffs under federal emergency law. This appeal is a result of a federal appeals court ruling 7-4 that a vast majority of Trump’s tariffs were illegal according to the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act even though it allowed the duties to remain until the case was resolved. Many states and small businesses challenged Trump’s tariffs in a lawsuit saying they were causing serious economic harm. "These unlawful tariffs are inflicting serious harm on small businesses and jeopardizin...
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President Trump vows voter ID mandate through executive order
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President Trump vows voter ID mandate through executive order

By Anders Hagstrom | Fox News President announces plan on social media along with restrictions on mail-in voting President Donald Trump says he plans to sign an executive order aimed at requiring voter ID in elections across the country. Trump made the statement on social media late Saturday night, saying he is also seeking other reforms to how U.S. elections take place.   "Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!! Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military. USE PAPER BALLOTS ONLY!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump previously attempted to impose voter ID via an executive order earlier this year in a wider election integrity action. In April, Ju...
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US fighter jets scrambled as Russia tests Alaskan skies for 4th time in a week
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US fighter jets scrambled as Russia tests Alaskan skies for 4th time in a week

By Stephen Sorace | Fox News NORAD deployed E-3 Sentry, two F-16s and KC-135 tanker to track IL-20 COOT reconnaissance aircraft U.S. military fighter jets were scrambled on Tuesday to track a Russian spy plane detected flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said. It was the fourth time in less than a week that the military command has detected and tracked a Russian IL-20 COOT, a Cold War-era reconnaissance aircraft, in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), a stretch of international airspace that requires the ready identification of all aircraft in the interest of national security, according to NORAD. The same type of Russian aircraft flew over the region on Aug. 20, Aug. 21 and Aug. 24, the military command s...
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Minneapolis Catholic school shooting: Families shattered as 20 victims reported
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Minneapolis Catholic school shooting: Families shattered as 20 victims reported

By Greg Norman, Matt Finn | Fox News Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says DHS is 'monitoring the horrific shooting' A shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday has left at least 20 people injured, police said. The Richfield Police Department said "Officers are reporting 20 victims" and "a man dressed in all black and armed with a rifle was reported at the scene." The Minneapolis Police Department shared a message from the city of Minneapolis confirming "there is no active threat to the community at this time" and "the shooter is contained." Sources told Fox 9 that the suspect – who has not been publicly identified – is deceased. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz wrote on X earlier that "I’ve been briefed on a shootin...
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Texas Moves To Block California’s Gas Car Crackdown
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Texas Moves To Block California’s Gas Car Crackdown

By Alec Schemmel | Fox News Congress rescinded waivers in May that let California implement stricter emissions regulations than the federal government. The state of Texas is intervening in California's attempts to implement stricter vehicle emissions standards than those set by the federal government. After Congress and Trump revoked three waivers the Biden administration granted California, which allowed the state to set stricter vehicle emissions standards than those at the federal level, Newsom immediately sued and issued an executive order directing state agencies to continue pushing the heightened standards. California's attempt to circumvent Congress could impact other states, since provisions of the federal Clean Air Act allow them to adopt California's tougher emissions re...
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