Kirk Assassin’s Roommate ID’d as Transgender as Police Look for Possible Motive

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Kirk Assassin’s Roommate ID’d as Transgender as Police Look for Possible Motive

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Daily Mail reported Friday that alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s roommate is Lance Twiggs, a 22-year-old “wannabe professional gamer” who was reportedly considering a sex change.

After the Daily Mail reported Twiggs’ identity, independent journalist Andy Ngo purported to confirm his gender dysphoria.

“In November 2024, Twiggs posted about his anxiety with injecting cross-sex hormones. Replying to a thread on injection pain, he wrote: ‘seriously. sometimes it’s just muscle memory, sometimes i gotta get buzzed on something so i’m not too anxious about it,’” Ngo reported.

A purported neighbor of said the two were in a romantic relationship. The neighbor said he saw them holding hands and kissing.

Meanwhile, Axios reported Saturday night that law enforcement is investigating whether Robinson was motivated to kill Kirk because of the conservative commentator’s supposedly “hateful” views about transgenderism. Citing six anonymous source, Axios said the roommate Twiggs is a “person of interest” but is also cooperating.

Twiggs is the person who showed law enforcement Robinson’s Discord posts about the assassination.

According to the New York Times, Robinson was asked by others in the Discord chatroom whether he killed Kirk, after the FBI released photos of the suspect. In response, Robinson joked that it must’ve been his “doppelgänger,” who was trying to “get me in trouble.”

Robinson also reportedly joked about getting a cut of the reward, and said he was really Kirk and that he was faking his own death to exit politics.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has said the state will pursue the death penalty against Robinson.

Ken Silva is the editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/jd_cashless.

New Bill Could Punish Lenient Judges Following Charlotte Train Stabbing

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New Bill Could Punish Lenient Judges Following Charlotte Train Stabbing

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A newly introduced bill threatens to punish judges who refuse to impose tough sentences on dangerous criminals.

The legislation, called the JAIL Act and introduced Friday by Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., comes in response to the killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.

Zarutska was allegedly murdered by Decarlos Brown Jr., a career criminal with a lengthy rap sheet who had repeatedly avoided serious jail time.

Video of Zarutska’s senseless murder in Charlotte, North Carolina, went viral on social media, fueling outrage over lawlessness and soft-on-crime judges across the country.

Fine said the bill is designed to hold judges accountable for failing to protect the public from repeat offenders.

The bill would allow civil penalties on judges who fail to impose bail on repeat offenders who go on to commit violent crimes.

“As promised, I just introduced the JAIL Act to hold corrupt judges accountable for releasing repeat offenders back onto our streets,” Fine wrote on X.

“To the judges who released Decarlos Brown Jr.: You are the reason another innocent life was lost, and you will be held accountable for your reckless actions,” he added.

Fine said the proposed law is part of a broader effort to “fix our justice system that prioritizes criminals over victims.”

FBI Director Kashyap Patel Faces Congressional Hearings This Week

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FBI Director Kashyap Patel Faces Congressional Hearings This Week

(Headline USA) Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kashyap Patel declared online that “the subject” in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not. The two men who had been detained were quickly released, and Utah officials acknowledged that the gunman remained at large.

The false assurance was more than a slip. It spotlighted the high-stakes uncertainty surrounding Patel’s leadership of the bureau when its credibility — and his own — are under extraordinary pressure.

Patel now approaches congressional oversight hearings this coming week facing not just questions about that investigation but broader doubts about whether he can stabilize a federal law enforcement agency fragmented by political fights and internal upheaval.

Democrats are poised to press Patel on a purge of senior executives that has prompted a lawsuit, as well as his realignment of resources that has prioritized the fight against illegal immigration and street crime.

That’s in addition to questions about the handling of files from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, and the addition of a co-deputy director to serve alongside Dan Bongino.

The hearings will offer Patel his most consequential stage yet, and perhaps the clearest test of whether he can convince the country that the FBI, under his watch, can avoid compounding its mistakes in a time of political violence and deepening distrust.

“Because of the skepticism that some members of the Senate have had and still have, it’s extremely important that he perform very well at these oversight hearings” on Tuesday and Wednesday, said Gregory Brower, a former FBI executive who served as its top congressional affairs official.

The FBI declined to comment about Patel’s coming testimony to the committee.

He claimed the subject was ‘in custody’

Kirk’s killing was always going to be a closely scrutinized investigation, not only because it was the latest burst of political violence inside the United States but also because of Kirk’s friendships with Trump, Patel and other administration figures and allies.

While agents from Salt Lake City investigated, Patel’s account on the social media platform X posted that “the subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody.” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said at a near-contemporaneous news conference that “Whoever did this, we will find you,” suggesting authorities were still searching. Patel soon after posted that the person in custody had been released.

“That does not deliver the message that you want the public to hear,” said Chris O’Leary, a retired FBI counterterrorism executive. “It had the opposite effect. People start to wonder what is going on. This looks like the Keystone Cops and it continues to get worse.”

The next day, a scheduled afternoon news conference was canceled for “rapid developments” as Patel and Bongino flew to Utah. It was held instead in the evening. Patel appeared but did not speak.

As the search stretched on, Patel angrily vented to FBI personnel Thursday about what he perceived as a failure to keep him informed, including that he was not quickly shown a photograph of the suspected shooter. However, it was later revealed that he went to a fancy restaurant in New York City hours after Kirk’s death.

Asked about the scrutiny of his performance, the FBI issued a statement saying that it had worked with local law enforcement to bring the suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, to justice and “will continue to be transparent with the American people.”

Patel’s overall response did not go unnoticed in conservative circles. One prominent strategist, Christopher Rufo, posted on X that it was “time for Republicans to assess whether Kash Patel is the right man to run the FBI.”

Patel, at a news conference Friday and again on social media Saturday, touted his oversight of the investigation, highlighting his decision to publicize photographs of Robinson as a key break in the investigation. Robinson’s father recognized him from the photos, setting off a chain of events that resulted in the son turning himself in, he said.

Patel, a Hindu, ended his presser by making a bizarre comment about seeing Kirk, a Christian, in Valhalla one day.

Patel received support Saturday from Trump. He reposted on X a post from a Fox News Channel journalist who said she had spoken with Trump and that the president had said that Patel and the FBI “have done a great job.”

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

 

Routh Trial Gets a Taste of Vienna Sausages as it Speeds Along

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Routh Trial Gets a Taste of Vienna Sausages as it Speeds Along

(The Center Square) – As more lawmen were testifying Friday in the assassination case against Ryan Routh, and the defendant’s taste for Vienna sausages are emerging as key evidence.

Appearing before Judge Aileen Cannon in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Pierce, the North Carolina native who previously lived in Hawaii is defending himself in a trial with four weeks reserved on the calendar. Prosecutors indicated Friday they will likely rest their case by Thursday.

Routh is accused of an assassination plot against Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024, as he golfed in Florida. Routh never fired a shot, but an agent in the security detail did when he saw the barrel of a gun pointed at him, he testified on Thursday. The suspect fled and was later apprehended.

Routh has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and several firearm violations. Court-appointed lawyers are on standby. Maximum sentencing possible is life in prison.

Routh, a construction worker by trade without litigation experience, hasn’t produced many objections and cross examinations have been short. He’s had combative exchanges with Cannon as the jury was settled into place, followed by his opening statement getting forfeited after just 10 minutes due to what she called relevance.

Proof of Routh being responsible for the crime scene adjacent to the golf course is being served through the Vienna sausages. They’re in selfie photos he sent in an attempt to prove to an acquaintance he was camping, and they’re in the crime scene he left behind, prosecutors say.

At least four witnesses thus far have mentioned them. Prosecutors told jurors on Thursday during the opening statement phase it would be a way to put Routh at the crime scene.

Aaron Casey, an FBI agent, gave a three-dimensional reconstruction of Trump International Golf Course and the crime scene adjacent to it on Friday. It served to give a drone’s eye view of what transpired, taking jurors to the scene.

Prosecutors say Routh used 10 phones, including what would be known as burner phones; three aliases; stolen license plates; and multiple lies. He has said his intent was not to kill Trump, the Republican nominee for president who would go on to defeat then-Vice President Kamala Harris riding a 93-0 edge in battleground states of the electoral college.

The incident came 65 days after a shooter on a roof struck Trump’s ear with one of eight bullets he fired in Butler, Pa.

Routh has been outspoken on world conflict, inclusive of the countries of Ukraine, Afghanistan, Moldova, Taiwan and Russia.

Trump Finally Weighs In on Curtis Sliwa and NYC Mayoral Race

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Trump Finally Weighs In on Curtis Sliwa and NYC Mayoral Race

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump made his choice clear in the New York City mayoral race, in which Republicans are trying to rally behind a viable contender to defeat Zohran Mamdani, the self-described democratic socialist.

The question is whether Republicans should back GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams or former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The latter two are running as independents.

Speaking on Fox & Friends on Friday, Trump said Cuomo is the frontrunner between Adams and Sliwa—and appeared to take aim at Sliwa.

“I think they have to have one candidate, and it would look to me like Cuomo is frankly leading the other two,” Trump said, before torching Sliwa: “I’m a Republican, but Curtis is not exactly prime time. He wants cats in Gracie Mansion. We don’t need to have thousands of cats.”

Trump’s jab appeared to reference Sliwa’s well-known affinity for cats. The Guardian Angels founder shares his home with 17 of them, many were rescued from the streets.

A Sliwa spokesperson brushed off Trump’s comments in a statement to the media.

“New Yorkers have a deep commitment to both people and animals, and Curtis Sliwa shares this passion,” the spokesperson said. “He is proud of his wife, Nancy, who has dedicated her life to fostering, caring for, and saving animals, often advocating for them when no one else would.”

It remains unclear whether Trump will formally endorse Cuomo in the coming days.

Current polling shows Mamdani leading the Nov. 4 race. His advantage narrows in a two-person matchup, with Cuomo trailing by just a few points.

Cuomo had sought the Democratic nomination but lost to Mamdani.

Meanwhile, Adams, facing widespread unpopularity within his party, opted to run as an independent instead.

Dana Nessel Doubles Down on 2020 Election Charges After Judge Dismisses Case

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Dana Nessel Doubles Down on 2020 Election Charges After Judge Dismisses Case

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is refusing to back down from her unsubstantiated accusations against Republicans in her 2020 election case, even after a Democrat-appointed judge threw the charges out. 

Nessel clung to her claims during a softball interview Thursday on CNN with Jake Tapper, who asked what she would say to Americans concerned that the judicial system was “protecting the bad guys.” 

“I think that we ought to be very afraid for the future of democratic elections here in the United States,” Nessel said in response. “If you can’t hold these people accountable for what was clearly such a brazen attempt to overturn the will of the people in our state and in states across the country, then I’m very concerned as to whether or not we’re going to continue to be a functional democracy.” 

Her comments came after Ingham County District Judge Kristen Simmons dismissed the criminal charges Nessel filed in 2023 against 16 Republicans who served as alternate electors in the certification process of the 2020 election. 

Simmons—appointed to the bench by Democrat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer—scolded prosecutors for even bringing the case while failing to show any criminal intent in the defendants’ actions. 

Asked if the judge was wrong, Nessel said: “Yeah, I would reject the statements made by the judge. I think that we submitted significant evidence.” 

She floated an appeal, claiming that if a jury had heard the case, they would have convicted the defendants. 

“I think that’s the real travesty here, is that a jury will never even hear the facts of this case, and they’ll never hear the evidence,” she lamented. 

Nessel then escalated her rhetoric, calling the Republicans’ actions “a coup.” 

“The fact that no one is going to be held accountable up and down the chain of an effort to overturn an American election,” she added. “This is a coup. Let’s just call it what it is. And the fact that these are 15 more people here that are going to get away with it, I think is incredibly disturbing and should make us fear for the future of this country.” 

Nessel’s case was just one in a wave of partisan prosecutions launched by Democrat attorneys general and prosecutors after the 2020 election. Those efforts included federal charges against President Donald Trump by special counsel Jack Smith, as well as state charges brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Similar cases were filed in Nevada, Wisconsin and Arizona. 

Grok vs. Groypers: Leftists Push Misinfo on Assassin’s Ideology as Friends Reveal His Extremism

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Grok vs. Groypers: Leftists Push Misinfo on Assassin’s Ideology as Friends Reveal His Extremism

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) An apparent cognitive-dissonance campaign waged by leftists to deflect blame for the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk succeeded in confusing even Grok, Elon Musk’s AI-powered chatbot.

Following the arrest of Tyler Robinson—a 22-year-old Utah resident who was turned in by his father, Mark, after reportedly confessing to Wednesday’s assassination—left-wing media and social-media commentary attempted, falsely, to paint the accused killer as a right-wing extremist.

A thread, appearing to have originated on Reddit, claimed that Robinson had targeted Kirk because he wasn’t conservative enough.

“Tyler Robinson, who turned himself in for murdering right wing activist Charlie Kirk, was not acting on left wing ideals but was deeply influenced by the far right ‘Groyper’ movement led by Nick Fuentes,” said the post, which was cut and pasted directly into other leftist social media, giving it a viral reach that Grok ultimately picked up.

The Reddit campaign pointed to Robinson’s upbringing in a conservative, Mormon family that appeared to value Second Amendment rights. Photos sourced to the Facebook account of his mom, Amber Jones Robinson, purported to show the future assassin dressed in a “Pepe the Frog” costume, as well as a Donald Trump one.

The post also claimed that the pro-Antifa messages scratched onto the casings of ammunition apparently intended for Kirk had been “co-opted into the online ecosystem of Groypers and incels,” while suggesting that “the far right glamorizes violence and recruits followers while hiding behind irony.”

Fuentes, a popular and controversial podcaster who largely opposes Trump due to his pro-Israel policies, disavowed the smear attack.

“My followers and I are currently being framed for the murder of Charlie Kirk by the mainstream media based on literally zero evidence,” he wrote. “After the Left gunned him down, they celebrated and justified it. They said I was next. Now they are blaming me. These people are pure evil.”

Much remains to be discovered about the true motives of Robinson, who will be charged with the death penalty for slaying the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder, a husband and father of two.

Robinson’s voter registration reportedly lists him as “unaffiliated.”

Accounts that purported to come from high school friends and acquaintances disputed the claims that he was right-wing, saying he was something of a black sheep in his conservative family.

The Guardian’s Anna Betts said that one friend had referred to Robinson as “pretty left on everything” in a phone interview.

“I knew he had strong political views, but I never thought it would go that far,” said the friend.

Another classmate identified Robinson as a weird “Reddit kid” in a Tiktok post.

“All I’m gonna say is, this is the kind of s**t that happens when you spend way too much time online, and all of a sudden your beliefs are all the way this way … and you do some dramatic s**t to please these people that are not your friends,” said the classmate.

Reports have indicated that Robinson had a presence on Discord—a gaming platform that has been used in previous mass-shooting incidents as a recruitment tool for young and vulnerable individuals.

However, the company said it had found no indication that Robinson plotted his attack there.

Ben Sellers is a freelance writer and former editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/realbensellers.

Israeli Strikes on Media Offices Kill At Least 25 Journalists in Yemen

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Israeli Strikes on Media Offices Kill At Least 25 Journalists in Yemen

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) An Israeli attack on Yemen hit the offices of two newspapers in Sanaa, killing dozens of journalists and civilians. The Yemeni Journalists Union condemned the attack, labeling it a heinous war crime.

According to the Yemeni Health Ministry, the Israeli strikes hit the offices of the 26 September newspaper and Al-Yemen newspaper, killing at least 25 journalists. 26 September is the military’s media outlet, and Al-Yemen is one of the most read newspapers in the country.

The Yemeni Journalists Union said it “strongly condemns the heinous war crime committed by the brutal Israeli aggression on Wednesday, 10 September 2025, through its direct targeting of the offices of 26 September newspaper and Al-Yemen newspaper in the capital.”

Yemeni authorities report that at least 46 people were killed in strikes across Sanaa on Thursday. A military facility and a fuel station were targeted along with the media offices. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue and recovery efforts are ongoing. More than 165 people were injured.

The majority of those killed, 38, died in the strikes which targeted residential areas.

The latest Israeli strikes in Yemen are part of the ongoing conflict between Tel Aviv and Ansar Allah. Ansar Allah, or the Houthis, control most of Yemen, including the capital city. After Israel began its onslaught and siege of Gaza, Ansar Allah placed a blockade of Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea.

In response to the blockade, Israel and the US have repeatedly bombed Yemen, killing a large number of civilians. The strikes have failed to break the blockade, and Ansah Allah has responded by direct attacks on Israel with missiles and drones.

The blockade has caused significant Financial losses to Israel’s Red Sea port. In July, the head of the Port of Eilat warned that the facility may have to shut down without additional financial assistance from Tel Aviv.

Yemeni leaders opposed to Ansar Allah warned US Senators that the strikes in Yemen have only empowered the Houthis. The warning was sent following an Israeli attack that killed political leaders, including the prime minister.

This article originally appeared at Antiwar.com. 

Secret Service Agent, Teachers Among Those Fired for Inflammatory Kirk Comments

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(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Radical leftist hatemongers in positions of trust and authority were once again finding out the hard way that “free speech” does not mean freedom from consequences.

Many of those celebrating Wednesday’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk have been fired or put on leave after their repugnant reactions—some amplified by conservative influencers like Chaya Raichik and Scott Presler—have gone viral.

Secret Service employee Anthony Pough was among those facing consequences after posting an anti-Kirk rant on Facebook that insinuated the Turning Point USA founder’s assassination was “karma” for his sometimes provocative rhetoric, Fox News reported.

“If you are Mourning [sic] this guy .. delete me. He spewed hate and racism on his show,” Pough wrote, according to Fox News.

Pough, a “Phase 2” agent, had not yet been assigned a security detail protecting President Donald Trump, a close friend and supporter of Kirk’s who announced plans to bestow on him a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Pough’s termination echoed past incidents in which leftists celebrating political violence had been forced to own the consequences—notably the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump himself.

Yet, with Kirk’s killing becoming the most high-profile successful assassination in the U.S. since the 1980 murder of John Lennon, outrage threatened to spill over in dangerous ways.

One of the more egregious examples of online trolling was a TikTok account identified as belonging to Oregon “Oregy” Jones that showed a meme mocking Kirk’s 3-year-old daughter.

Although some users claimed to have identified the account owner as an Oregon schoolteacher, the school district disputed the allegation.

Social media accounts belonging to the user appeared on Saturday to have been removed or privatized.

Meanwhile, the Joe Burrow Foundation, named for the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback, said it had removed Hamilton County Judge Ted Berry from its advisory board for writing “Rest in Hatred & Division!” on a post in reference to Kirk.

“The Joe Burrow Foundation was founded on the belief that everyone has the responsibility to do good,” it said in a statement. “… We are committed to accountability and respect for all.”

Teachers also were being outed for their poor decisions, which included posting online and, in some cases, forcing students to listen to them rant in class.

Adjunct English professor Lisa Greenlee, of Guilford Technical Community College in North Carolina, was fired after she was recorded during an apparent class calling Kirk a “douchebag” and praising the assassin for having “good aim.”

Her rant was later amplified by Raichik’s influential Libs of TikTok account.

“Greenlee’s behavior is not consistent with the college’s values and mission to serve Guilford County,” GTCC said in a post announcing the termination. “Her statement regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk does not support the open and respectful learning and working environment that GTCC provides every day.”

In response to the flood of vile and unprofessional comments, at least one group had created an online catalog of incidents, CharliesMurderers.com, encouraging users to report violations for further action and accountability.

“This is not a doxxing website,” it explained. “This website is a lawful data aggregator of publicly-available information. It has been created for the purposes of public education.”

It said it was in the process of converting into a searchable database of more than 20,000 entries to assist companies who might be concerned about their employees’ posts.

Sadly, some of the problematic commentary appeared to come from government hiring officials themselves.

Bryton Layfield, a Louisiana-based human resources specialist with the U.S. Army, also was exposed for smearing Kirk while arguing in support of political violence and assassinations on LinkedIn.

“This is not the place for politics, definitely Charlie Kirk who,and I repeat, caused attacks on marginalized groups,” Layfield claimed, without evidence, in response to a post arguing that opposition to assassinations should not be deemed a controversial topic.

An analysis of Layfield’s LinkedIn commentary revealed an extensive history of him using the platform to bash conservatives, including the current commander-in-chief.

Ben Sellers is a freelance writer and former editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/realbensellers.

Desperate Dem Behind Trump Impeachment Stunt Loses Seat

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(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Al Green, the Texas Democrat behind the long-shot effort to impeach President Donald Trump a third time, will soon be out of his job due to redistricting.

Green represents Texas’s 9th Congressional District, including the southern section of Houston—but that could change under a new map.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill last month that shifts the district to the right by adding Liberty County, Houston Public Media reported.

Speaking to the media, Green said he might throw his hat in the ring for the 2026 election under the new map.

He had been rumored as a candidate for the seat vacated after the death of Democrat Rep. Sylvester Turner in March.

The late Democrat represented Texas’s 18th Congressional District. Special elections are scheduled for Nov. 4, 2025.

Had Green run for Turner’s seat, he would have left his current seat vacant for the remainder of the year.

This scenario would’ve empowered Abbott to decide when to hold special elections for the would-be vacant seat.

“To protect the people that I’ve been representing, I’ve got to sit out that part of it,” Green said, as reported by the Houston Chronicle.

“My constituents are still where they are and I am still where I have lived for more than 30 years,” Green added.

Green has represented the district since 2006 but recently gained national notoriety for leading desperate efforts to impeach Trump in his second term.

He went viral earlier this year after heckling Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress.

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