Supporters leave flowers and flags at the Phoenix offices of the far-right activist following his shootingShortly after Turning Point USA shuttered its offices upon learning of Charlie Kirk's death on Wednesday afternoon, the front doors of the political influence network's headquarters became a memorial for its fallen co-founder.A steady stream of mourners brought flowers and handheld American flags to the office building in Phoenix, Arizona, and placed them in front of a large, black-and-white photo of Kirk. Continue reading...
Utah officials have released the county dispatch audio on the moment police were alerted to the shooting of Charlie Kirk on Wednesday. Kirk was speaking at a Utah Valley University event in Orem.
The shooting of the Turning Point USA co-founder should not be used to foment further division in a polarised countryDemocracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don't kill each other, largely," Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears." Dr Mason's own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim.The shocking killing of the co-founder of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk, a hugely influential activist who rallied young people to Donald Trump's cause and far-right ideology more broadly, has been widely and rightly condemned across the political spectrum. Leading Democrats and progressive activists made clear that such violence must not be tolerated.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
She was convicted of selling her husband's influence for cash, gold bars and a luxury carNadine Menendez, the wife of the convicted former US senator Bob Menendez, was sentenced on Thursday to 4.5 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car.US district judge Sidney Stein sentenced Nadine Menendez, 58, after she was convicted in April of colluding from 2018 to 2023 with her husband, the former Democratic chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, in a variety of corrupt schemes, some involving assisting the Egyptian government. Continue reading...
Far-right activist and star of the US Republican right with a direct line to President TrumpThe US rightwing political activist Charlie Kirk, who has been murdered at the age of 31 by a sniper at a speaking event at Utah Valley University, enjoyed an influence far greater than his years or his lack of formal public service would suggest. A fluent debater and effective organiser, not least on college campuses, he stood for the darker themes of the newly resurgent US nativism that have accumulated around the US president Donald Trump, who called him a martyr for truth".At recent Republican conventions Kirk was a conservative star, and he had a direct line to Trump through being a frequent visitor to both the White House and Mar-a-Lago, the president's base in Florida. Though not a household name outside America, in the US he was well known enough to have been recently satirised by the animated TV show South Park, along with Trump, JD Vance and the secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem. Continue reading...
Keir Starmer has sacked Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US over his association with financier Jeffrey Epstein. The Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty told MPs that Mandelson had not disclosed the extent and depth of his friendship with Epstein, a convicted child sex offender, when he was appointed as the ambassador. He said No 10 had not known about emails from Mandelson to Epstein suggesting his 2008 conviction for soliciting a child for prostitution was wrongful and should be challenged Continue reading...
The US president, Donald Trump, announced that he will be awarding Charlie Kirk a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.Speaking at the memorial services marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Trump said the date of the ceremony would be announced soon.'I can only guarantee you one thing, that we will have a very big crowd,' the president said.Trump said Kirk was a 'giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people'.Video footage posted online showed Kirk being questioned by an audience member about gun violence in the moments before he was shot
The FBI special agent in charge of the investigation, Robert Bohls, says police have recovered a 'high-powered bolt-action rifle' they believe to be the weapon used in the shooting of Charlie Kirk. The commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, Beau Mason, says the killer appears to be of college age'
Killing of the conservative activist in Utah remains an active investigation', say authorities. Plus, how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disasterGood morning.Law enforcement were still searching on Thursday for a suspect in the shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, hours after the close ally of Donald Trump was killed at a Utah university, triggering bipartisan condemnation.How did it unfold? Local officials said the shooting was believed to be a targeted attack" by a shooter from the roof of a building.What's happening in response? Warsaw said Nato allies had made concrete proposals to boost its air defenses, with the UK considering deploying Typhoon jets as part of an enhanced air policing mission to protect Nato's eastern flank.Why might Russia send drones into Poland? The Guardian's defense and security editor, Dan Sabbagh, dissects this question in his analysis, suggesting that a desire to create fear, assess Nato's air defenses and test the US's commitment to the alliance may all be factors.Head to our live blog for the latest updates. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Andrea Brower quits Gonzaga University after the Civil Rights Act is used to challenge her pro-Gaza activismWhen Andrea Brower was hired two years ago as the lead instructor for Gonzaga University's solidarity and social justice program, she thought she had landed a dream job. Brower was tasked with mentoring students in their social justice pursuits" at the private, liberal arts university in eastern Washington state. The school's Jesuit mission highlighted a commitment to diversity, global engagement and solidarity with the poor and vulnerable" - a perfect fit for Brower, who had come to academia by way of grassroots, environmental activism in her native Hawaii.Brower felt at first that her activist credentials were welcome, but when she started organizing around issues on campus - criticizing the treatment of adjuncts and rising administrator salaries and speaking out against the university's investments in fossil fuels - she began to run into opposition from university administrators. Continue reading...
Like an infectious disease, it efficiently finds more and more victims. It's not picky about who they areOnce unleashed, political violence comes for everyone.It doesn't know what side of the aisle you're on or what your ideology might be, who your allies are or what your vision for the future includes. It doesn't know what brand of media you consume or how many ardent followers you have.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...
Only months ago, Mike Lee had posted disparaging tweets after Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shotThe official X account of Mike Lee, a Republican US senator, drew backlash after quickly condemning Wednesday's killing of influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah - less than three months from when the politician initially responded to the shootings of two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers by boosting misinformation about that case.A post from Lee, who joined the Senate in 2011, denounced Kirk's murder as a cowardly act of violence" while hailing the Turning Point USA executive director as an American patriot" and inspiration to countless young people". His post also solicited prayers for the 31-year-old Kirk's widow, Erika, and their children. Continue reading...
It's risky making calls after just one week. But there are a few worrying signs for prominent teams, players and coaches early in the seasonFun fact: the Giants returned 10 of their 11 offensive starters from last year, despite finishing 29th in EPA per play last season. The only change came at quarterback, with the Giants signing Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, and trading up in the first round of the draft for Jaxson Dart. Continue reading...
The French coach on his partnership with Serena, why he parted ways with Naomi Osaka and how to break the Sinner-Alcaraz duopolyPatrick Mouratoglou was notably absent from this year's US Open. Since his breakout advising Marcos Baghdatis, who he guided to the Australian Open final in 2006, Mouratoglou has distinguished himself as a tennis guru - with pros and prospects making the pilgrimage to his academy on the French Riviera. But it was his partnership with Serena Williams, who won 10 of her 23 grand slam singles titles after pairing with the Frenchman, that helped cement Mouratoglou as a coaching great.In between touring clients at the moment, Mouratoglou caught up with me near the end of the US Open to talk about Naomi Osaka's resurgence, Williams's weight loss and what it will take to break Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner's duopoly in the men's game.Interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Patrick Mouratoglou is working with Motorola's Behind the Icons campaign. Continue reading...
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This blog is now closed, you can follow the latest developments in our new live blog hereA jump in greenhouse gas pollution in the US helped push global emissions higher in the first half of this year. This could be an omen of what's to come, with Donald Trump's pro-fossil fuel agenda set to significantly slow down the emissions cuts required to avoid disastrous climate impacts, a new forecast has found.The most abrupt shift in energy and climate policy in recent memory" that has occurred since Trump re-entered the White House will have profound consequences for the global climate crisis by slowing the pace of US emissions cuts by as much as half the rate achieved over the past two decades, the Rhodium Group forecast states. Continue reading...
E Jean Carroll won her case, but in Trumpland the only sex offences that matter are committed by paedophiles with links to DemocratsOn Monday, Donald Trump appeared in two, unrelated stories involving the sexual abuse of women. The first was a ruling by the US federal court of appeals, upholding an earlier judgment in which the president was found liable for $83.3m in damages for defaming the writer E Jean Carroll - a woman whom, it was ruled in civil court in 2023, had been sexually abused by Trump. On the same day, Trump's alleged contribution to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book" was shared by Democrats on social media in the form of a lewd drawing the president denied having made. The E Jean Carroll news caused no public inconvenience for Trump; the Epstein story went up like a mushroom cloud in what has become the most politically dangerous episode of his presidency.What, exactly, is the difference then between the sexual abuse of E Jean Carroll, for which Trump has been found liable in a civil court, and the trafficking and abuse of victims by Epstein, in which there is no direct evidence of Trump's involvement? For that matter, why does Trump's record of gross references to grabbing women by the pussy" and calling them fat" and ugly" elicit barely a shrug from supporters, while his friendship with Epstein, a man referred to in the press, variously, as the billionaire paedophile", the paeodophile financier", and, surely coming down the pike at some point, the hell-based paedophile money manager", has triggered not only fury among the Maga faithful but accusations of a Trump cover-up?Emma Brockes is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
Optimists cling to a faith in the old alliance, but the best we can achieve is an amicable divorceIs the transatlantic rupture temporary or structural? Is Donald Trump the cause of the rift, or is the US president only a symptom of underlying trends? Optimists latch on to the hope that the stability we have lost can be restored post-Trump. Having spent the past few days in Washington, I doubt it.Even in recent history, things were not quite so bad for the transatlantic relationship. The current tensions make the first Trump administration look like a walk in the park for Europeans. It is one thing to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump did in his first term. It is quite another to bomb Iran and give Israel the green light for its war against the regime.Nathalie Tocci is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...
In an Oval Office address delivered before the person who killed the conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been identified, Donald Trump blamed the radical left' for the shooting and promised a crackdown. Trump recited a list of incidents of what he termed 'radical left political violence', including the attempt to kill him last year. The president's list did not include violence against Democrats, such as the murder of Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota state lawmaker, and her husband, and the shooting of another Democratic state lawmaker and his wife in June. The attack on the former House speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband; the Trump supporter who sent pipe bombs to leading Democrats; and the threats to the life of his first vice-president, Mike Pence, were also omitted
Rightwing activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University in Utah. Kirk was about 20 minutes into a presentation when a shot was fired, according to the university. Political leaders across the US condemned the attack
Labelling the conservative activist a Great American Patriot' Trump said the flags would remain at half mast until Sunday evening. Key US politics stories from 10 September 2025Donald Trump has ordered US flags to be flown at half mast to honour Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was shot dead at a university in Utah on Wednesday.In honor of Charlie Kirk, a truly Great American Patriot, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Sunday evening at 6 P.M.," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. Continue reading...
In an exclusive interview, the New York City mayoral candidate spoke about his love for Arsenal, distaste for dynamic pricing, and what he'd do if he saw Donald Trump at the World Cup finalNew York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has launched a public petition against Fifa's use of dynamic pricing for World Cup tickets, telling the Guardian that it amounts to an affront to the game."Mamdani's rise from little-known state assemblyman to heavily favored Democratic frontrunner for the mayoralty of the largest city in the United States has been one of the political stories of the year - not least because he identifies as a socialist, and has stumped for policies that most in his party either do not believe in, or are hesitant to support publicly. Continue reading...
The attempt to assassinate Hamas negotiators in the capital of a US ally was the act of a rogue government uninterested in peaceWhy does the PM insist on blowing up any deal that comes close?" despaired the mother of a hostage held in Gaza, following Israel's airstrike in Qatar on Tuesday. For anyone who doubted Benjamin Netanyahu's commitment to the forever war he unleashed after 7October, the attempt to wipe out Hamas's ceasefire negotiation team in Doha offered grim confirmation that peace - and the return of Israeli hostages - is low on Mr Netanyahu's list of current priorities.Just how close Hamas's leadership was to endorsing ceasefire proposals backed by Donald Trump - which were being discussed in the capital of an established US ally - is unclear. However, MrNetanyahu's strike has ensured that its negotiators will not agree to sit round a table again anytime soon. Israel swiftly stated that the attack was in response to the Hamas-claimed shooting in Jerusalem on Monday, in which six people died. But it also occurred as the Israeli military ordered the complete evacuation of Gaza City, ahead of a full-scale invasion that will bring further death and destruction to a starving, traumatised population. Continue reading...
Free speech group finds most students against their college hosting hypothetical speakers with controversial viewsA new survey of nearly 70,000 college students across the United States has found that a majority oppose allowing speakers with controversial viewpoints, whether liberal or conservative, to speak on their campuses.The findings come from the sixth annual College Free Speech Rankings, released on Tuesday by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Fire), a free speech watchdog, in partnership with College Pulse. Continue reading...
Shipping containers tumble overboard off the Mississippi vessel in Port of Long Beach, one of the busiest ports in USDramatic footage has captured the moment that more than 60 containers toppled off a cargo ship on Tuesday morning in the Port of Long Beach, one of the busiest ports in the US.The shipping containers fell off a vessel named the Mississippi shortly before 9am at the port, located about 20 miles (32km) south of Los Angeles. Video on social media showed a huge stack of containers tumbling overboard and into the waters below. Continue reading...
More than 60 containers have toppled off a cargo ship in the Port of Long Beach, tumbling overboard and floating in the water. The shipping containers fell off a vessel named the Mississippi shortly before 9am. No injuries have been reported, according to Art Marroquin, a spokesperson for the Port of Long Beach. About 67 containers were in the water, the US Coast Guard said on X Continue reading...
Charles Breyer, who ruled that president broke law by sending troops to LA, declines to make immediate rulingA federal judge who ruled last week that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending national guard troops to the Los Angeles area said on Tuesday he will not immediately consider a request to bar the use of 300 guard troops.In a court order, senior district judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said he was not sure he had the authority to consider California's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the administration's further deployment of state national guard troops. That is because the case is on appeal before the ninth US circuit court of appeals, the judge said. Continue reading...
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After a 2-0 loss to South Korea and a win by the same scoreline against Japan, our experts consider the state of the program overallYes, any time a World Cup host country and a generation of prodigies lose a handful of consecutive games with their A-team, or what passes for one, alarm bells should be ringing. That's not to say all is lost. While Mauricio Pochettino's optimism rankled after a 2-0 loss to a South Korea side that had a disconcertingly easy time of it, there was much more to feel good about in the 2-0 win over Japan. Still, it was one game. Japan rested a lot of regulars. (Then again, the US were hardly at full strength.) LS Continue reading...
Donna Hughes-Brown, who has lived in US since 1977 and wrote cheque a decade ago, being held in isolation by IceAn Irish grandmother who has lived in the US for most of her life and holds a green card is facing deportation because she wrote a bad cheque for $25 in 2015.Donna Hughes-Brown, 58, was detained in July after landing in Chicago on a flight from Dublin and is being held in isolation in a detention centre in Kentucky. She has lived in the US since 1977, has five children and grandchildren, and ran a horse farm in Troy, Missouri. Continue reading...
Survey puts Democratic nominee at 43% and independent Andrew Cuomo at 28%, in line with recent pollingZohran Mamdani continues to hold a commanding lead in the race for New York City mayor, with a new poll released on Wednesday showing the Democratic nominee 15 points ahead of former governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent candidate.The new poll, conducted by Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill, shows Mamdani with 43% support among New York City registered voters, compared with 28% for Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani in June. Continue reading...
DC being under attack is a problem for American democracy,' says leader of group fighting for city's rightsWhen a protest against Donald Trump'smilitarized crackdown in Washington DC reached the White House last Saturday after a mile-and-a-half march, the thousands-strong crowd shouted a simple, two-word chant: Free DC."It's a slogan with a long history in the federal district that has again become prominent after an activist group formed this year specifically to respond to the president's threats of meddling took it as their name. Arguing that the struggle for the city's rights is part of the larger fight for the country's democracy, Free DC has galvanized thousands of district residents against the president's attempts to interfere in Washington DC - a cause that came into focus last month when the president took over the police department and sent the national guard and federal agents on to city streets. Continue reading...
We'd like to hear from US job seekers how their search for a new position has been going, as well as from employees who decided to stay put, and whyThe US added 911,000 fewer jobs than first estimated for the year through March 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has announced, highlighting recent concerns about the health of America's labor market.The revision comes after a lackluster August jobs report, with only 22,000 jobs added in the US. Continue reading...
Texas A&M also removes two senior administrators from roles after student's video sparked Republican pressureA children's literature professor at Texas A&M was fired on Tuesday after a video showing a student objecting to course material about gender identity and sexuality went viral.Both the dean of the school's college of arts and science and the head of department were also removed from their roles, the university president, Mark Welsh III, said in a statement. Continue reading...
44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the USThe Trump administration is shuttling immigrants around the US in irregular and unprecedented ways, according to the findings of a Guardian investigation, effectively vanishing people into a purgatory" that denies them constitutionally-protected rights.A review of leaked flight records and passenger manifests from Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX), the charter company that operates the majority of deportation flights for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), has provided a rare look at the winding journeys of more than 44,000 immigrants detained or deported by the Trump administration. Continue reading...
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