President Trump said there has been “big progress” in finding Charlie Kirk’s killer, and told reporters he has an “indication” of the motivation, the Wall Street Journal reports.
He added: “But we’ll let you know about that later.”
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Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“I’m going to double down on this. I’m gonna be louder than I’ve ever been until this shit stops.”
— Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), quoted by Axios, on the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Trump to Attend Charlie Kirk’s Funeral
President Trump told reporters that he planned to attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral and said he believed it would be the weekend after this upcoming one, the New York Times reports.
Senate GOP Invokes Nuclear Option for Trump’s Nominees
Senate Republicans invoked the “nuclear option” to speed the confirmation of President Trump’s civilian nominees, Axios reports.
The 53 to 45 vote came after nearly five hours of bipartisan talks intended to avert the drastic move.
Washington Post: “The rules change will allow the Senate to confirm multiple nominees at once, helping to clear a backlog of nearly 150 nominees awaiting floor votes.”
Florida Watching What Teachers Say About Charlie Kirk
State officials said they are keeping a close eye on how Florida teachers react to the killing of Charlie Kirk by pledging to investigate and punish any “vile, sanctionable” behavior from educators, Politico reports.
Republican Pledges to ‘Cancel’ Those Who Mocked Kirk
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) vowed to use “congressional authority” to “cancel” anyone who celebrated the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Said Higgins: “I’m going to lean forward in this fight, demanding that big tech have zero tolerance for violent political hate content, the user to be banned from ALL PLATFORMS FOREVER.”
He added: “I’m also going after their business licenses and permitting, their businesses will be blacklisted aggressively, they should be kicked from every school, and their drivers licenses should be revoked.”
House Republican Calls the Left ‘Evil’
Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO) raised eyebrows with a speech on the killing of Charlie Kirk, in which he claimed Americans on the left “embrace the evil, the false, and ugly,” Mediaite reports.
Onder went so far as to say his fellow citizens across the aisle “literally will kill those with whom they disagree, just as their predecessors—leftists Marx, and Stalin, and Lenin, and Pol Pot, and Fidel Castro—did.”
Trump Asks Court to Allow Firing of Fed Governor
“The Trump administration on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to allow it to move ahead with firing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, in an attempt to block her from taking part in the central bank’s meeting on interest rates next week,” the New York Times reports.
Kash Patel to Take Direct Control of Kirk Investigation
FBI director Kash Patel, and his deputy, Dan Bongino, are traveling to Utah to more directly oversee the manhunt for the person who killed Charlie Kirk, the New York Times reports.
Republicans Look to Punt Funding to Thanksgiving
“Republican leaders are eyeing a House vote on a stopgap spending bill next week that extends government funding through Nov. 20 — up to the Friday before Thanksgiving,” Politico reports.
“House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole of Oklahoma confirmed Thursday that the chamber plans to vote on a so-called ‘clean’ continuing resolution next week, taking action on a measure Democratic leaders have suggested they will reject.”
Judges Plead with Supreme Court for Guidance
“Frustrated federal appeals court judges publicly wrestled Thursday with how to follow vague ‘signals’ from the Supreme Court contained in tersely worded — and often unexplained — orders handed down on the justices’ emergency docket,” Politico reports.
“Some judges on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals even questioned whether they still had a role to play or were expected, at least in some cases, to simply reiterate the high court’s orders and leave it at that.”
Virginia Governor’s Race Shifts Towards the Democrats
Cook Political Report: “Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has stabilized her once-chaotic campaign in recent weeks and found some momentum by seizing on social issues, but her early missteps and the national environment continue to work against her in the open Virginia gubernatorial race.”
“Accordingly, we are shifting our rating from Lean to Likely Democrat.”
Trump Hopes to Meet Xi Next Month
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth both spoke with their Chinese counterparts, a “rush of high-level diplomacy” raising hopes that President Trump will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month, the Washington Post reports.
GOP Lawmaker Blames the Media for Charlie Kirk’s Death
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) castigated members of the media this morning, saying “every one of you” is responsible for Charlie Kirk’s death for “echoing the horrifically horrible political violent rhetoric produced by the Democrat Party,” the Washington Examiner reports.
Bolsonaro Found Guilty of Plotting Military Coup
“A majority of Brazil’s supreme court judges have voted to convict the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a military coup, leaving the far-right populist facing a decades-long sentence for leading the criminal conspiracy,” The Guardian reports.
Screwdriver Found Near Recovered Rifle
Authorities “recovered a screwdriver near the rifle” apparently used to kill Charlie Kirk, CNN reports.
“Investigators believe this to be an indication that the shooter may have used it to disassemble and reassemble the firearm before using it.”
Bomb Threat at the DNC Headquarters
Capitol Police responded to a bomb threat at the Democratic National Committee headquarters but determined the threat was not credible, NewsNation reports.
Mike Johnson Tries to Keep the Peace
Politico: “Over the past 24 hours, Johnson has been the most powerful elected Republican urging lawmakers and Americans generally to keep things from escalating both online and in person.”
“The Louisianan’s approach is largely in keeping with the way previous speakers might have handled the traumatic situation, but it is out of step with a polarized political culture that has come to color most everything that happens on Capitol Hill.”
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