Date: September 19, 2025
Host: Jim Schneider
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Can’t keep up with the news cycle?  We’re here to help.  It’s the Friday News Round-Up & Comment!  Here’s a sample of what Jim passed along:

–Jim presented audio of a Christian author who gave an eye-witness account of what happened immediately after Charlie Kirk was shot as he was in the SUV with Charlie.

–The Secret Service has been designated to provide security for Sunday’s memorial service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium near Phoenix, Arizona.  

–A teenager has been arrested after she said she’d open fire at a vigil for Charlie Kirk.

–The Turning Point USA board unanimously elected Erika Kirk, Charlie’s widow, to serve as the new CEO and chair of the board for the organization.

–The Senate yesterday afternoon unanimously approved a resolution designating October 14^th as the national day of remembrance for Charlie Kirk (His birthday). 

–The House of Representatives adopted a resolution to honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk.  The measure received bipartisan support.

–Two individuals close to Charlie Kirk have rejected speculation that he was threatened by the Israel lobby.

–Dozens of Christians and Jews gathered on the Temple Mount Wednesday to honor the late Charlie Kirk.

–Jim presented audio of an Imam preaching that Charlie Kirk was a racist.

–Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency have announced that more than 100 educators are under investigation and could face suspension of their teaching certifications for social media posts related to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

–FBI Director Kash Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that investigators are pursuing more than 20 individuals connected to an online chat room with the suspected assassin of Charlie Kirk.

–A self described armed revolutionary group openly aligned with Cuba has risen up on the streets of one of America’s most conservative states.  Armed Queers-SLC says its mission is to train gay, queer and transgender people to arm themselves and to fight against capitalism.

–A 10,000 member strong group called the Socialist Rifle Association has been conducting weapons training for transgender and Marxist-Leninist extremists and its members have been linked to at least 4 major crimes including the fire-bombing of a Tesla dealership.     

–On Wednesday, the Department of Education announced a historic partnership with Turning Point USA to help with nationwide civics education as America approaches its 250^th birthday.  

–ABC pulls late night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely after he pushed the conspiracy theory that Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer was a MAGA supporter.