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Former Illinois Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, who also served as Illinois Secretary of State and a state representative, died Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 79. Mr. Edgar died after being hospitalized due to a reaction to his cancer treatment. The former governor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January. His family confirmed his passing Sunday. “It …

The suspect in the assassination of the conservative American activist Charlie Kirk espoused left-wing views, Utah’s governor has said, amid heightened tensions and recriminations over surging political violence in the United States. In an interview with NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said the arrested suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, had a “leftist ideology” despite growing …

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett defends rhetoric like calling Trump ‘wannabe Hitler’ in wake of Kirk shooting ​ Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, rejected the idea that far-left rhetoric led to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing, defending her right to refer to President Donald Trump as “wannabe Hitler.” Kirk’s death  has sparked a nationwide conversation about political violence, particularly whether referring to one’s opposition as …

President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, a move the president is seeking ahead of the central bank’s vote on interest rates. The Trump administration filed a response just ahead of a 3 p.m. Eastern deadline Sunday to the U.S. Court …

Utah Governor Spencer Cox said on Sunday that investigators are not ready to discuss the motive behind the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but he said the suspect had left-leaning political beliefs and disliked the influencer. “Clearly a leftist ideology,” Cox told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” On CNN’s “State of the Union,” he said, “That information comes from the …

Governor Cox: ‘Social media is a cancer’  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

The 22-year-old suspect behind the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is “not cooperating” with investigators, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and two law enforcement sources said. Cox stressed on several Sunday morning news shows that investigators are still trying to pin down a motive for the attack and said more information may come out once the suspect, Tyler Robinson, appears …

Kirk Shooting Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology,’ Utah Governor Says  The New York Times Shooting suspect had ‘very different ideology’ than conservative family, Utah governor says  The Guardian ‘We knew the family’: Utah town in disbelief after local resident accused of killing Charlie Kirk  BBC Sources: Kirk suspect’s transgender roommate “aghast,” may be key to motive  Axios What Is A Groyper? Nick Fuentes Says His …

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is asking a U.S. appeals court to reject the Trump administration’s latest bid to remove her from her post ahead of the central bank’s next vote on interest rates. In a filing with the court Saturday, attorneys on behalf of Cook asked the court to refuse an emergency request by the Trump administration for a …