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In the news today: President Donald Trump and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday to honor Charlie Kirk; Trump ramps up his retribution campaign with a push for his attorney general to pursue cases against his foes; and world leaders convene at the United Nations. Also, the autumnal equinox arrives, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere.
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President Donald Trump, left, stands with Erika Kirk at the conclusion of a memorial for her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Trump officials praise Charlie Kirk's faith and his mark on the conservative movement
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President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a "great American hero" and "martyr" for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday evening to honor the slain conservative political activist whose work they say they must now advance. Read more. |
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- The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal role in his 2024 election victory, drew tens of thousands of mourners. "He's a martyr now for America's freedom," Trump said in his tribute.
Speakers highlighted Kirk's profound faith and his strong belief that young conservatives need to get married, have children and pass on their values to keep building their movement. They also repeatedly told conservative activists, sometimes in forceful tones, that the best way to honor Kirk was doubling down on his mission to move American politics further to the right.
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Trump ramps up retribution campaign with push for Bondi to pursue cases against his foes
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From late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's suspension to Pentagon restrictions on reporters and an apparent public appeal to Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue legal cases against his adversaries, President Donald Trump has escalated moves to consolidate power in his second administration and root out those who have spoken out against him. Read more. |
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In a post on social media this weekend addressed to Bondi, Trump said "nothing is being done" on investigations into some of his foes. "We can't delay any longer, it's killing our reputation and credibility," he said. Noting that he was impeached and criminally charged, "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!" The Justice Department did not respond Sunday to a message seeking comment.
The Senate's Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, said on CNN's "State of the Union" that Trump is turning the Justice Department "into an instrument that goes after his enemies, whether they're guilty or not, and most of them are not guilty at all, and that helps his friends. This is the path to a dictatorship. That's what dictatorships do."
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As the world convulses in war and contentiousness, its leaders convene at the UN to figure it out
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World leaders begin convening Monday at one of the most volatile moments in the United Nations' 80-year history, and the challenges they face are as dire as ever if not more so: unyielding wars in Gaza and Ukraine, escalating changes in the U.S. approach to the world, hungry people everywhere and technologies that are advancing faster than the understanding of how to manage them. Read more. |
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The United Nations is in crisis itself. As Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week: "International cooperation is straining under pressures unseen in our lifetimes."
Trump will speak Tuesday shortly after Guterres' opening "state of the world" speech. Other speakers to watch are interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, making his debut on the international stage following the ouster of former strongman Bashar Assad in December, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
- The high-level week will also see numerous meetings on tackling climate change; on the more than two-year war in Sudan started by rival military and paramilitary generals that has sparked the world's worst displacement crisis; on Somalia, which is home to the extremist group Al-Shabab; and on Haiti, where gangs control over 90% of the capital and have expanded into the countryside.
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A passenger on a canoe photographs the fall foliage on South Pond, in 2021, in Bryant Point, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Day and night get equal billing as fall equinox arrives
The autumnal equinox arrives Monday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere and the spring in the Southern Hemisphere. Equinoxes are the only times when both the north and south poles are lit by sunshine at the same time, and in the Northern Hemisphere, sunlight will gradually diminish each day until the winter solstice on Dec. 21. |
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