Attorney General Pam Bondi facing backlash from both sides of the aisle over her comments that the Department of Justice will absolutely target anyone engaging in hate speech. She made those comments in a podcast interview with Katie Miller, wife of President Trump's top adviser Steven Miller, adding quote, "There's free speech and then there's hate speech." Bondi later tried to clarify her comments, writing on social media, quote, "Hate speech that crosses the line into threats of violence is not protected ...

The suspected shooter in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been formally charged with aggravated murder. Utah prosecutors say they'll seek the death penalty in this case. 22-year-old Tyler Robinson also faces charges of obstruction of justice and witness tampering along with several other counts.The suspect appeared in court virtually for the first time yesterday, remaining silent as the charges were read against him. Also yesterday, prosecutors revealed new details about the hours follo ...

Every day, Trump seems to be adding more and more names to the list of enemies he wants to single out for retaliation. And this week, the Trump administration is taking new steps to make their enemies list even more broad to include basically anyone to the left of Trump and his administration. Yesterday, in response to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Vice President JD Vance made this announcement to the American public.In a country of 330 million people, you can of course find one p ...

Joining us now, New York Times White House correspondent Tyler Pager, Slate senior editor and host of the Amicus podcast, Dalia Lithwick. She's also an MSNBC law and politics analyst. And MSNBC political analyst and former press secretary to former House Speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan, Brendan Buck.All right, Dalia. Hate speech. Has it been tested by the Supreme Court before.You know who else says there's no such thing as hate speech. Katie was um Charlie Kirk who said it does not exist in America. The ...

Incident Overview - Shooting occurred during Charlie Kirk's speech at Utah Valley University [1] - Turning Point USA confirms Charlie Kirk was shot; suspect in custody [18][21] - University confirms a single shot was fired towards the speaker [21] Key Figures and Organizations - Charlie Kirk is described as an influential conservative leader in the MAGA movement [3] - Kirk's organization, Turning Point USA, operates chapters across 3,500 universities nationwide [8] - Turning Point USA hosted a student action summit in Tampa, Florida, with over 5,000 attendees [8] - Kirk has 380万 (3.8 million) subscribers on YouTube and 520万 (5.2 million) followers on X (formerly Twitter) [11] Political and Social Context - The shooting is viewed within the context of increasing political gun violence [22] - The environment is described as one of political divisiveness and hate speech combined with access to guns [25][26] - Kirk's messaging is centered on divisive social and cultural issues [12] - Kirk is closely aligned with the former president and the MAGA movement since 2016 [7] Legal and Regulatory Environment - Utah has constitutional carry; individuals 21 or older can legally carry a gun openly or concealed without a permit [13][14] - Utah averages 442 gun deaths annually [15] Investigation and Response - FBI is monitoring the situation and will provide support [5][6] - Law enforcement is investigating videos to determine their authenticity [19][20]

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