Photos show Charlie Kirk's rise from a young conservative upstart to a powerful member of Trump's inner circle

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Charlie Kirk onstage with Donald Trump at America Fest 2024.
US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk (R) speaks on stage with President Donald Trump at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 2024. Right-wing youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead on September 10, 2025 in a murder that sparked fears of more political violence in an increasingly febrile United States.

Jared Isaacman reveals why he initially thought his since-rescinded offer to lead NASA was a scam

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Jared Isaacman
Jared Isaacman deleted a voicemail asking him to join the administration.

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From chemtrails to Cracker Barrel, Americans are creating wild conspiracy theories about companies

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A photo collage of a conspiracy board

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Trump's Intel deal is drawing praise from an unusual place

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Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders
"I am glad the Trump administration is in agreement with the amendment I offered three years ago to the CHIPS Act," Sen. Bernie Sanders said.

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Donald Trump summoned Big Tech CEOs to a White House dinner. We decided to zoom in on the seating chart.

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President trump's tech dinner
David Sachs, Mark Zuckerberg, Donald and Melania Trump, Bill Gates, Safra Catz, and her husband Gal Tirosh.

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Trump v. YouTube settlement talks quietly drag on, and a judge demands a public update

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Donald Trump and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, parent company to Google and YouTube
Donald Trump sued Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube.

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It's time to call it: The Big Tech backlash is formally over.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai, at the Sun Valley conference, July 2025
For years, we were told American regulators were going to rein in Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his fellow big tech bosses. That didn't happen.

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Forget tariff rollbacks — the US will keep charging for imports one way or another, analysts say

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Trump at White House 'Liberation Day' event
President Donald Trump's administration is likely to use other laws to impose import charges even if his sweeping tariff plan is ruled illegal, according to analysts.

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The CEOs Trump has gone after

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President Donald Trump speaking into a microphone and pointing. The US flag is behind him.
President Donald Trump at the White House.

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Europe's top central banker is the latest leading financial voice to issue a warning about Trump's battle with the Fed

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Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, speaks to the media following a meeting of the ECB governing board
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, speaks to the media following a meeting of the ECB governing board

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