Top Stories — Thursday, September 11, 2025
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- Vigils held across US after assassination of Charlie Kirk: 'We must heal' — Fox News
- Trump appeals order blocking him from firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook — CNBC
- WATCH: Dems and Republicans clash on House floor following moment of silence for Charlie Kirk — Fox News
Vigils held across US after assassination of Charlie Kirk: 'We must heal'
Source: Fox News • Published: 9/11/2025, 7:46:42 AM
Vigils were held across the country following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah on Wednesday.
Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition before he was later pronounced dead.
Politicians, faith leaders, fellow conservative activists and others mourned Kirk's death, with some announcing vigils to stand against political violence in the wake of his murder.
Turning Point USA campus chapters at colleges across the country organized vigils on Wednesday night for the organization's founder.
Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. (AP)
"In response to the reprehensible and senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, we are gathering tonight at Westlake Park in Seattle at 7:30PM for a time of prayer, worship, and solitary as we take a stand against the senseless political and religious violence in America," Russell Johnson, lead pastor at The Pursuit in Washington state, wrote on X announcing his church's vigil.
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-MT, said there would be a prayer vigil at a church on Capitol Hill on Wednesday night.
"I invite Montanans to join us in prayer and spirit praying for Charlie, his family and our divided nation. We must heal," he wrote on X.
In Arizona, the group Catholics for Catholics said a rosary vigil would be held Wednesday night.
"Charlie Kirk's local Catholic community gathers to pray the Rosary for the Eternal Rest of his soul," the group wrote on Instagram.
The crowd reacts after Charlie Kirk is shot at Utah Valley University. (AP)
"Charlie was our friend," the post added. "His family are our neighbors. He attended our Church. We loved him and America loves him too. It's time now for us to pray and ask for Our Lady to usher his soul into heaven."
The New York Yankees held a moment of silence ahead of Wednesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers to honor Kirk.
"Before tonight's game we held a moment of silence in memoriam of Charlie Kirk. Kirk founded the youth activist group 'Turning Point USA' and had become a fixture on college campuses," the team said on X.
Kevin Smith, founder of the conservative media company The Loud Majority, also announced a vigil scheduled for Saturday in New York.
President Donald Trump, officials in his administration, other U.S. politicians on both sides of the aisle, foreign leaders and sports figures were among those who came out in mourning Kirk and condemning acts of political violence.
"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!"
Arizonans mourn Charlie Kirk outside of Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. (Getty Images)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said on X that the attack on Kirk was "disgusting, vile, and reprehensible," adding: "In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form."
"Charlie Kirk was murdered for speaking truth and defending freedom," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on X. "A lion-hearted friend of Israel, he fought the lies and stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization."
"Condolences to his family and the young people of this country," Bruce Pearl, Auburn University's men's basketball coach, said on X. "Many in our Auburn student body are horrified tonight, you young patriots who love our country like Charlie. For now let's morn, keep the violent rhetoric down and then live our best lives, committed to making this country better."
Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika Lane Frantzve, and two children.
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Trump appeals order blocking him from firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Source: CNBC • Published: 9/11/2025, 7:17:04 AM
President Donald Trump on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's order blocking him from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook while a lawsuit challenging his removal of her continues.
The appeal came a day after U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb, in her decision, said, "The public interest in Federal Reserve independence weighs in favor of Cook's reinstatement."
Cobb also said that Cook has "made a strong showing" that Trump's purported removal of her violated the Federal Reserve Act's requirement that board governors be removed only for legal "cause."
Trump announced on Aug. 25 that he was firing Cook, who is the first black woman to serve as a Fed governor.
The president claimed he was doing so because of allegations by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte that she committed mortgage fraud.
Cook denies any wrongdoing. Her attorneys have argued that Trump is using Pulte's claims as a pretext, and that her would-be removal is part of a pressure campaign by the president on the Fed to cut interest rates.
Trump has appointed two of the Fed's seven governors, who participate in decisions setting interest rates.
Hours before the appeal was filed on Wednesday, the Senate Banking Committee, in a party-line vote, recommended that the full Senate approve Trump's nominee Stephen Miran for a Fed governor's seat left vacant by the surprise resignation of Adriana Kugler last month.
If Cook is ultimately removed from the Fed, Trump would be on track to nominate a majority of the central bank's board.
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WATCH: Dems and Republicans clash on House floor following moment of silence for Charlie Kirk
Source: Fox News • Published: 9/11/2025, 6:45:35 AM
A moment of silence for Charlie Kirk on the House floor Wednesday devolved into a shouting match after a Republican representative demanded a prayer be said out loud for the conservative who was shot earlier in the day.
As lawmakers stood silently in a mostly filled House of Representatives chamber during a moment of silence for the conservative who was shot and killed at Utah Valley University during an on-campus event Wednesday, Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert demanded a spoken prayer.
"Please rise for a moment of prayer for Charlie Kirk and his family," House Speaker Mike Johnson said. Lawmakers obliged for several seconds, before returning to regular order. However, once that started to happen, Boebert spoke up.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., speaks with reporters as she leaves the U.S. Capitol for the weekend on May 17, 2024, in Washington, D.C. ( Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
"Silent prayers get silent results," Boebert said. She could also be heard asking for a prayer to be said "out loud."
The Colorado Republican's comments resulted in shouts from Democrats. Some reportedly began shouting back about how Republicans had ignored a school shooting that happened Wednesday as well, according to the New York Times.
Meanwhile, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., stood up and began shouting back. "You all caused this," she said.
Lawmakers turn and look to see where the commotion is coming from after Rep. Lauren Boebert began requesting a prayer be said out loud following a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk. (U.S. House of Representatives)
Speaker Johnson attempted to quell the crowd multiple times, banging his gavel and asking for order. Eventually, he said: "We will join for prayer right after this, OK?"
Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking to a sizable crowd at Utah Value University, located in Orem, Utah, from underneath a tent in the middle of the school's outdoor quad. Kirk was transported to a local hospital, but was later pronounced dead. He was at the university for an event as part of Turning Point USA's "American Comeback Tour" that launched this spring.
Charlie Kirk was murdered on Sept. 10, 2025, at Utah Value University. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)
Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA, established in 2012. The political nonprofit built its name by engaging youth people on university campuses about politics. Kirk frequently went around the country to campuses to speak at events.
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