Live updates: Officials announce charges in Charlie Kirk killing, will seek death penalty
FBI Director Kash Patel faced questions from senators today about the investigation into Kirk’s killing, the Jeffrey Epstein case and recent firings of senior officials who have accused him of illegal political retribution.
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- Prosecutors in Utah charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in the assassination of Charlie Kirk and said they will seek the death penalty.
- Kash Patel defended his leadership of the FBI as he faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about the investigation into Kirk’s killing, the case against Jeffrey Epstein and recent firings of senior officials who have accused him of illegal political retribution.
- King Charles III will be hosting President Trump and first lady Melania Trump at Windsor Castle on a state visit complete with horse-drawn carriages and military honor guards.
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said today that the Justice Department will be "targeting" people who use "hate speech."
- Lisa Cook, an embattled governor who Trump is trying to remove from the Federal Reserve Board, attended the central bank's meeting today after an appeals court rebuffed the president's bid to unseat her. Also at the meeting was newly confirmed White House economic aide Stephen Miran.
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