Donald Trump ordered the American flag to be hung on the half-mast to mark Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist who was shot dead at a Utah university on Wednesday.
“In honor of the truly great American patriot Charlie Kirk, I ordered all the American flags across the United States until 6pm on Sunday,” Trump said on his truth social platform.
Witnesses told The Guardian that Kirk was asked about the mass shooting while he was shot at the event. Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said law enforcement has a “interested person” among the detainees being interviewed.
This is a day Trump administration A glance at the news.
Trump ally Charlie Kirk
“The horrible shooting of Charlie Kirk’s life today is now in custody,” FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X. “The horrible shooting of Charlie Kirk’s life today is in custody,” said Beau Mason, director of the Utah Department of Public Safety. There was a suspect’s security camera, with the shooter wearing dark clothes and potentially shooting from the roof.
A spokesman for Utah Valley University told New York era That Kirk was attacked by a suspect who opened fire from a building about 200 yards away.
U.S. lawmakers unite to condemn Charlie Kirk’s shooting: “Reject political violence”
kill Kirk prompts anger between the two Democrats and Republicans Amid the latest political violence in the United States Donald Trump Lamenting the loss of key allies.
Lord, give him eternal rest. ” JD VanceEarlier in the day, he called Kirk “a real good man and a young father.”
“Any form of political violence and opposition to any individual is unacceptable and completely incompatible with American values,” said Hakeem Jeffries, a leader of the Democratic House minority.
Trump demands EU to impose up to 100% tariffs on India and China
Donald Trump has demanded that the EU impose up to 100% tariffs on India and China as part of a force to end the Ukrainian war by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The U.S. President raises demand at a meeting between U.S. and EU officials discusses options to increase economic pressure Russia Tuesday, according to White House officials.
Former FBI official Sue Kash Patel claims they were fired for investigation of Trump
Three former senior FBI officials have sued its director Kash Patel and the federal government for wrongful termination, saying the bureau has extensive illegal political influence in the bureau.
How Trump’s deportation plan puts immigrants in a lawless dilemma
this Trump administration According to the Guardian investigation, immigrants who are being put on various places in irregular and unprecedented ways, effectively vanishing people into constitutional denial of their “purgatory” – protected rights.
What else is there today:
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Irish grandmother has lived in the United States all her life and is deported with a green card Because she wrote a bad check for $25 in 2015. Donna Hughes-Brown, 58, Detained in July Fly from Dublin to Chicago, land in Chicago, and be held in isolation at a detention center in Kentucky.
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Right-wing influencers accompany Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials Chicago On Sunday As the agency intensifies arrests in the city. Ben Bergquam, who has a right-wing internet personality, is with the agencyAccording to videos watched by The Guardian, filming and producing content along the way and having disputes with local residents.
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Kamala Harris Calling for Joe Biden to decide to seek reelection in 2024 “resilly” In her new memoir And questioned the former president’s judgment, while revealing his frustration with marginalization within the government.
Chase? This is what happened September 9, 2025.

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