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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot at Utah college event. Kirk, 31, died yesterday after being shot while speaking onstage at an event at Utah Valley University. He hosted a popular podcast, was a staunch ally of President Trump, and, as a teenager in 2012, founded Turning Point USA, a conservative youth organization now active at over 3,500 college campuses. The assassination was the latest in a recent wave of political violence and was condemned by lawmakers from both parties. An initial suspect in the shooting was released from custody last night after being interrogated by law enforcement, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” Trump, who ordered flags to be flown at half mast through Sunday, wrote on social media.
NATO held talks after Russian drones shot down in Poland. After Polish and Dutch jets shot down Russian drones over Poland amid Russia’s aerial bombardment of neighboring Ukraine, NATO members held talks yesterday to discuss the implications. Article 5 of the treaty that created the defense alliance, which calls on members to guarantee each other’s security, is the best known, but the talks were held under Article 4, which allows members to raise their security concerns for discussion—without automatically prompting a response. Russia said it did not intend to attack targets in Poland after EU leaders condemned the incursion. Poland’s prime minister said, “This situation brings us the closest we have been to open conflict since World War II.”
Judge says Lisa Cook can stay at Fed for now; Trump appeals. With the Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting meeting scheduled for next week, we’re starting to get a better sense of who will be there. Late Tuesday, a federal judge blocked the removal of Fed Governor Lisa Cook while her lawsuit challenging President Trump’s decision to fire her over allegations of mortgage fraud plays out, leaving her free to participate in the upcoming meeting. However, President Trump filed an appeal yesterday. Meanwhile, the Senate Banking Committee voted to recommend that the full Senate approve Trump’s nominee Stephen Miran for the Fed governor’s seat left vacant when Adriana Kugler abruptly resigned last month. The Fed is expected to cut rates at the meeting, as the president has urged in his bid for greater control.—AR
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