Author: Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner
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Small Pacific nation agrees to take 75 migrants from US for $7.5 million
The Pacific island nation of Palau has reached an agreement with the Trump administration under which it would accept as many as 75 migrants from other countries, in return for $7.5 million in U.S. assistance. Under the arrangement, the individuals, none of whom face criminal charges, would be permitted to reside and seek employment in…
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Kim Jong Un swipes at South Korea’s progress building a nuclear submarine while inspecting his own
North Korea on Thursday showcased what appeared to be significant progress on a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media releasing new images as leader Kim Jong Un criticized South Korea’s parallel push to develop the same capability. The North’s Korean Central News Agency said Kim toured a shipyard housing an 8,700-ton-class nuclear-propelled submarine, a project Pyongyang…
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Air travel chaos is far from over
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A swift return to normal operations at U.S. airports remains unlikely. At a news conference in Chicago on Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said flight operations were beginning to stabilize after a difficult weekend marked by widespread staffing shortages and flight disruptions. “Saturday, Sunday, Monday were very rough travel days, significant cancellations and significant delays,”…
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Mass layoffs show Trump isn’t bluffing on shutdown threats
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The Trump administration began implementing plans to downsize the federal workforce on Friday amid the government shutdown, following through on the president’s vow to use the closure to target agencies and employees he has long sought to cut. “The RIFs have begun,” Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought wrote in a terse post…
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Trump frames Kirk killing as attack on movement: ‘The bullet was aimed at all of us’
GLENDALE, Arizona – President Donald Trump used Charlie Kirk’s memorial service to portray the slain conservative activist’s killing as an assault on the entire country and vowed that it would not go unanswered. “The gun was pointed at him, but the bullet was aimed at all of us,” Trump declared, casting the 31-year-old’s assassination as a…
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Erika Kirk forgives husband’s killer, pledges to grow Turning Point USA in his memory
GLENDALE, Arizona – At a packed memorial for her husband at State Farm Stadium, Erika Kirk said she forgives the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk and pledged to expand Kirk’s work reaching young people. “My husband Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life,” she said through…
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Vance hails Charlie Kirk as ‘a martyr for the Christian faith’ at Arizona memorial
GLENDALE, Arizona — Vice President JD Vance delivered an emotional tribute to Charlie Kirk on Sunday, telling tens of thousands gathered inside State Farm Stadium that the slain conservative activist should be remembered not only as a political force but as a Christian martyr. “They try to silence our dear friend, Charlie Kirk, and today,…
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Mourners remember Charlie Kirk with messages of faith, freedom, and family
GLENDALE, ARIZONA — The memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, fatally shot at a Utah university earlier this month, opened with emotional speeches that blended grief, gratitude, and faith. Pastor Rob McCoy, Kirk’s longtime pastor, began by thanking Turning Point USA staff for staging the organization’s largest-ever event and assuring the crowd it was “alive…
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Massive crowds and heavy security as Charlie Kirk memorial begins in Arizona
Glendale, ARIZONA — Crowds of mourners stretched into long lines outside today’s memorial for Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist fatally shot at a Utah university earlier this month. Traffic was backed up for miles as throngs made their way to the stadium, many clad in red, white, and blue or wearing shirts and hats bearing…
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Turning Point’s Erika Kirk turns grief to mobilization for young conservative women
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Erika Kirk’s leadership after her husband Charlie Kirk‘s assassination has resonated with young women and given hope at Turning Point USA that the traditionally liberal-leaning demographic will find a permanent home in the conservative movement. Young women gathered outside Turning Point USA’s headquarters told the Washington Examiner they were drawn not just…