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Updated on: September 17, 2025 / 12:24 AM EDT / CBS News Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, on Tuesday was granted a pretrial protective order against the suspect in his murder, Tyler Robinson, that prohibits him from contacting or harassing her. "The defendant represents a credible threat to the physical safety of the protected person," according to the filing granted by Judge Tony Graf. Furthermore, Jeffrey Neiman, a Miami-based attorney, filed a request on behalf of Erika Kirk that she be designated a representative of her late husband in the case. "It is requested that Erika Kirk, the widow of Charles James Kirk, be designated the representative of the victim in this case to exercise all the rights afforded the victim pursuant to Utah Code…,"... Updated on: September 13, 2025 / 9:54 AM EDT / CBS News

Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, vowed Friday to continue her husband's conservative activism work, saying, the "movement my husband built will not die." She said Turning Point USA will still host its fall college campus tour, and its AmericaFest conference in December will still take place. "The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done," she said. "They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith and of God's merciful love. They should all know this: If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea … what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world." "The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry," she said.

President Donald Trump is nominating Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator after all. Thursday marks Day 30 of the government shutdown, with millions on the verge of losing benefits for food and facing higher insurance premiums. Daniella Diaz, Congress reporter for NOTUS, and Nicholas Wu, congressional reporter for Politico, join "The Takeout" to examine the state of talks. JD Vance appeared at the Turning Point USA event at Ole Miss on Wednesday. Vance embraced Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, before his address, where he pitched a reduction in legal immigration. CBS News' Fin Gómez reports.

A Utah judge has ruled that the 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk can appear in court wearing street clothes but must be physically restrained due to security concerns. Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, appeared in court virtually Monday. The focus of the hearing centered on the clothes Robinson can wear during court appearances. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more. Updated on: September 11, 2025 / 8:39 PM EDT / CBS News It was President Trump who announced that conservative commentator and activist Charlie Kirk had died after he was shot during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon.

The president, who was close to Kirk, praised his appeal to young Americans and mourned him in a social media post. "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," Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social. The president also ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff until Sunday evening to honor Kirk.

Later Wednesday, Mr. Trump released a video statement about Kirk, blaming the "radical left" for his killing. "For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world's worst mass murderers and criminals," he said in a video posted to Truth Social. "This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now." Updated on: September 12, 2025 / 11:45 AM EDT / CBS News Washington — Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist and influential voice for young conservatives in the digital age, died Wednesday after he was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

He was 31. Kirk, a father of two, was shot as he was speaking to students at an event for Turning Point USA, an organization for young conservatives he co-founded in 2012. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," President Trump wrote. "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." According to video shared on social media, an audience member asked Kirk about mass shootings in the U.S.

before Kirk was hit in the neck and slumped in his chair. Two eyewitnesses told CBS News a large volume of blood poured from his neck. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Updated on: September 15, 2025 / 9:56 PM EDT / CBS News Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University on Wednesday as he addressed a large crowd at an outdoor debate. Officials described it as a "targeted attack," and it drew condemnation from both sides of the political aisle as authorities launched a massive search for the suspect.

On Friday, officials announced they have a person in custody for the fatal shooting. They identified him as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who resides in southern Utah. Robinson was arrested on charges of aggravated murder, obstruction of justice and felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, according to an inmate booking sheet from the Utah County Sheriff's Office. Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray is reviewing the evidence to determine the appropriate charges and plans to file them on Tuesday, Christopher Ballard, chief of staff for the Utah County Attorney's Office, confirmed to... Robinson could make his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon, Ballard said. Kirk, who co-founded the right-wing advocacy group Turning Point USA, was 31.

He is survived by his wife, Erika, and two young children. Updated on: September 22, 2025 / 12:56 AM EDT / CBS News President Trump delivered the most overtly political speech of Charlie Kirk's memorial, teasing an upcoming autism related announcement, criticizing his political opponents and again blaming "the radical left" for Kirk's assassination. "Charlie's murder was not just an attack on one man or one movement. It was an attack on our entire nation," Mr. Trump said.

"The gun was pointed at him, but the bullet was aimed at all of us." "Charlie was killed for expressing the very ideas that virtually everyone in this arena and most other places throughout our country deeply believed in," the president said. "The assassin failed because Charlie's message has not been silenced, but it now is bigger and better and stronger than ever before." Mr. Trump has said he will posthumously award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The ceremony will take place at the White House, "in the very safe Washington, D.C.," he said Sunday, referring to the federal takeover of the local police department as a part of his crackdown...

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