Trump doesn't want free speech. He wants favored speech. For himself. And he's using the US government, and now Kirk's death, to reach for that.

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For months, the Trump administration pledged to protect free speech. But after Charlie Kirk's killing, those same officials are now pledging to curtail speech.

FBI Director Kash Patel condemned political violence from both the left and the right during questioning on Capitol Hill.

A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, questions remain about how he planned the shooting, his precise motives for killing the conservative activist and whether anyone else knew what he intended to do.

Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing, will make a court appearance Tuesday. Robinson was charged with seven counts, including aggravated murder.

In Erie, Pennsylvania, former President Barack Obama delivered some of his first public remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Prosecutors say Charlie Kirk was targeted for assassination because of the suspect's dislike for his "political expression."