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Candles and flowers are seen near a portrait of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at a makeshift memorial during a candlelight vigil at Memorial Park in Provo, Utah, on September 12, 2025, after he was shot during a public event at Utah Valley University. The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk pledged on September 12 to carry on her husband's work, after US authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured. The 31-year-old Kirk was hit by a single bullet while addressing a large crowd at Utah Valley University in the town of Orem on September 10. (Photo by Melissa MAJCHRZAK / AFP) (Photo by MELISSA MAJCHRZAK/AFP via Getty Images)

‘The Charlie Effect’: Church attendance surges nationwide following Kirk’s assassination

Churches across the United States experienced a sharp rise in attendance the weekend following the tragic assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) delivers an opening statement as President and CEO of Boeing Kelly Ortberg prepares to testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee held the hearing to discuss safety measures Boeing has taken following an incident last year where the door plug of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 detached mid-air. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) / CNN broadcast journalist Kaitlan Collins speaks during a live shot before US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Ted Cruz to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins: It’s ‘objectively false’ that ‘we don’t have a motive’ for Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Senator Ted Cruz decried CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins’ claim that authorities “don’t have a motive yet” for the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk.

Speaker Johnson to commemorate Charlie Kirk during vigil at Statuary Hall

Speaker Mike Johnson is leading a vigil in memory of conservative activist and speaker Charlie Kirk in the U.S. Capitol on Monday — open to members of both parties.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. Vice President JD Vance hosts a podcast episode of 'The Charlie Kirk Show' following the assassination of the show's namesake, at the White House on September 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tyler Robinson is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, while he was speaking at an event for his "American Comeback Tour" on the campus of Utah Valley University. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

Vance hosts special Monday episode of ‘The Charlie Kirk Show,’ reflecting on Kirk’s life and legacy

Paying tribute to his close personal friend, Vice President JD Vance hosted a special Monday episode of “The Charlie Kirk Show” to honor the 31-year-old conservative activist, who was assassinated last Wednesday in Utah at a speaking event.

People gather at a makeshift memorial for political activist and Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 14, 2025. The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk pledged on September 12 to carry on her husband's work, after US authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured. The 31-year-old Kirk was hit by a single bullet while addressing a large crowd at Utah Valley University in the town of Orem on September 10. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Man arrested for trampling Charlie Kirk memorial in Phoenix, spotted in same shirt as assassin

A man was arrested after trampling a Charlie Kirk memorial outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, wearing the same shirt the alleged assassin wore during the killing.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) looks on during a news conference on reintroducing the Neighbors Not Enemies Act on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Neighbors Not Enemies Act seeks to repeal the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which grants the President of the United States sweeping wartime powers to detain or deport immigrants from enemy nations without due process. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Rep. Ilhan Omar rants about Kirk’s ‘hateful rhetoric’ following assassination, prompting backlash

Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized Charlie Kirk after his assassination over his previous political beliefs while calling conservatives who praised him for championing free speech “full of s***.”