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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche, left, speaks alongside FBI Director Kash Patel during a news conference at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in Washington on April 21, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)
April 25, 2026, 11:47 am
US accuses Southern Poverty Law Center of defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants
Civil rights group defends its now-defunct program; charges come after FBI cut ties with organization for listing slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s group as extremist
By Collin Binkley, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Rebecca Boone
Joe Kent (l) sits for an interview with Tucker Carlson a day after resigning as director of President Trump's National Counterterrorism Center, March 18, 2026. (Screenshot via YouTube/ via JTA)
March 20, 2026, 3:30 pm
Joe Kent hints to Tucker Carlson that Israel may have killed Charlie Kirk to stoke Iran war
Days after resigning and under investigation for sharing classified information, former counterterrorism head stokes growing debate over Israel and antisemitism on the right
By Andrew Lapin
US conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro speaks during Turning Point's AmericaFest conference in remembrance of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, December 18, 2025. (Olivier Touron/AFP)
December 25, 2025, 9:45 am
Ben Shapiro’s desperate stand against right-wing antisemitism is receiving major pushback
Showdown at Turning Point USA convention highlights how Jews and Israel have become fault lines in conservative American politics
By Andrew Lapin
Ben Shapiro speaks during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, December, 18, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. (AP/Jon Cherry)
December 20, 2025, 2:58 pm
MAGA civil war over Israel erupts into the open at Turning Point USA conference
Ben Shapiro attacks conservative leaders for not calling out conspiracy theorists; Steve Bannon: Shapiro a ‘cancer’ who wants US to put Israel’s interests first
By ToI Staff and Agencies
People hold posters of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA rally at Utah State University, as a part of the organization's push to memorialize Kirk, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Logan, Utah. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett)
October 11, 2025, 9:27 am
‘Jewish donors play into all the stereotypes,’ Charlie Kirk wrote in leaked texts before murder
Messages over cancelled donations seen as further evidence that Kirk’s frustrations with the behavior of Israel and its supporters were boiling over
By Andrew Lapin
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, August 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
October 2, 2025, 6:59 pm
FBI cuts ties with ADL after row over extremist label for Charlie Kirk’s advocacy group
Bureau director Kash Patel says it ‘won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs’; Anti-Defamation League says it has ‘deep respect’ for FBI, has worked with it to fight extremism
By Kanishka Singh
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt at the Never is Now conference in New York, March 5, 2024. (courtesy)
October 1, 2025, 2:15 pm
ADL takes down extremism database after criticism over entry on Charlie Kirk’s group
Antisemitism watchdog says Glossary of Extremism and Hate ‘outdated,’ without directly addressing right-wing attacks from Musk and others over inclusion of Turning Point USA
By ToI Staff
Charlie Kirk speaks just before he is shot during Turning Point's visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, September 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)
September 30, 2025, 2:10 pm
In letter to PM, Kirk said Israel getting ‘CRUSHED’ online, losing support on US right
Slain US conservative activist wrote to Netanyahu in May that Israel facing ‘5-alarm fire’ as conservative support erodes; said revamped effort could also help PM with his corruption trial
By ToI Staff
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena in Washington, on January 20, 2025. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
September 30, 2025, 11:05 am
Musk attacks ADL, calling it a ‘hate group’ that ‘hates Christians’
Billionaire makes accusation in response to post about group’s page on ‘Christian Identity,’ a specific white supremacist theology that portrays Jews as descendants of Satan
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Jimmy Kimmel hosts his late-night show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' in Los Angeles, California, September 23, 2025. (Randy Holmes/Disney via AP)
September 24, 2025, 5:05 pm
In emotional comeback, Jimmy Kimmel says he didn’t mean to make light of Kirk killing
Late-night show host denies trying to pin blame for conservative activist’s murder, in first monologue since network suspended him for a week following Trump appointee’s criticism
By David Bauder
Tucker Carlson speaks at a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, September 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/John Locher)
September 22, 2025, 5:16 pm
Tucker Carlson appears to blame Jews for killing Charlie Kirk with story on Jesus’ death
Speaking at memorial service for slain conservative activist, Carlson amplifies the conspiracy theory Israel was behind the assassination, sparking widespread criticism
By PHILISSA CRAMER
US President Donald Trump, left, embraces Erika Kirk at a memorial for her husband, assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, September 21, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)
September 22, 2025, 7:51 am
At mega memorial, Trump, US officials praise Charlie Kirk’s faith, impact on politics
US president also decries ‘radical left’ at service that draws more than 63,000 to honor slain conservative ‘giant’
By Agencies
A still from a video by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuting online theories that Israel was involved in the murder of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk, September 18, 2025. (Screenshot via X)
September 20, 2025, 5:06 pm
Rejecting far-right conspiracy theory, Netanyahu reiterates Israel didn’t kill Charlie Kirk
While police haven’t raised the possibility, figures close to the murdered pundit are pointing fingers at the Jewish state, reflecting growing anti-Israel sentiment in the MAGA camp
By Andrew Lapin
Jimmy Kimmel attends the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 7, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America/AFP)
September 18, 2025, 8:51 am
ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show over remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
Veteran host said MAGA supporters are ‘working hard to capitalize’ on shooting, suggested killer might have been a pro-Trump Republican; president welcomes ABC’s ‘courage’
By David Bauder
Jewish and Christian worshipers pray at the Temple Mount in honor of Charlie Kirk on September 17, 2025. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
September 18, 2025, 6:52 am
Jewish and Christian worshipers sing and pray at Temple Mount in memory of Charlie Kirk
Group led by former Likud MK who survived an assassination attempt worships openly on Temple Mount in remembrance of slain conservative influencer: ‘We are here to pray’
By Charlie Summers
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