The Department of Homeland Security ramped up its Chicagoland operations Tuesday, as ICEs Operation Midway Blitz was met by resources from Border Patrol Agent Gregory Bovinos Operation At-Large utilized in Los Angeles in August."Well, Chicago, weve arrived," Bovino said in captioning a video taken from vehicles rolling northbound on the Barack Obama Expressway (I-55) toward the Windy City."Operation At-Large is here to continue the mission we started in Los Angelesto make the city safer by targeting and arresting criminal illegal aliens," Bovino wrote."We are already going hard this morning!!! Many arrests," he told Fox News.CHICAGO-AREA MAYOR, CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE BRAGS ABOUT LENGTHS HE'S GONE TO FLUMMOX ICEBorder Patrol sources told Fox News that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also arrived in the Land of Lincoln, overseeing a morning operation in the exurb of Elgin, Illinois.A tactical team served a felony arrest warrant for illegal re-entry in one case, with sources saying that a roadblock led to the feds making an "explosive" entry into a home.Noem posted a video showing a man being led out of a house in predawn hours, captioned by a reminder of a situation involving an ICE agent being dragged and severely injured by a vehicle driven by a criminal illegal immigrant who resisted arrest."President Trump has been clear: If politicians will not put the safety of their citizens first, this administration will," she said."I was on the ground in Chicago today to make clear we are not backing down," she said. "Just this morning, DHS took violent offenders off the streets with arrests for assault, DUI, and felony stalking. Our work is only beginning."ARCHITECT OF LA ICE RAIDS REPORTEDLY ARRIVES IN CHICAGO AS FOCUS SHIFTS TO WINDY CITY, AGENT'S HISTORYICE also arrested a violent gang member found guilty of murder charges after a maximum security prison outside Chicago declined to honor a federal detainer.Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet, Illinois, released Aldo Salazar Bahena in line with Illinois sanctuary policies, and it took three days for ICE to find and arrest him themselves.Salazar Bahena had been locked up for about 20 years but was released despite a 2016 order of removal signed by an immigration judge from the Justice Department.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe convict came to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident in 1998 but never took action to become a citizen and instead retained Mexican citizenship.Salazar was jailed in connection with the 2005 murder of Fernando Diaz, Jr., who was accused of making disparaging comments about Salazar Bahenas "Larazo" gang.He was convicted in Kane County, Illinois, in 2016 and lost legal permanent status, leading to the judge ordering his removal.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, revealed Tuesday that the FBI's election-related investigation into President Donald Trump, launched in 2022, swept in dozens of Republican entities, including the late Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA.Speaking during a hearing focused on oversight of the FBI, Grassley said the investigation, which the bureau called "Arctic Frost," was partisan in nature and that its expansive scope was evidence of that."In other words, Arctic Frost wasn't just a case to politically investigate Trump," Grassley said. "It was a vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and Department of Justice prosecutors could achieve their partisan ends and improperly investigate the entire Republican political apparatus."FBI INVESTIGATING LEFTIST GROUPS FOR POSSIBLE TIES TO CHARLIE KIRKS ASSASSINATION: SOURCESince January, Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., have been publishing records related to Arctic Frost, the investigation launched during FBI Director Chris Wray's tenure that served as the basis for former special counsel Jack Smith to bring criminal charges against Trump related to the 2020 election.Grassley unveiled a new set of documents during his opening statement on Tuesday that showed numerous Republican-affiliated organizations and people were targeted with subpoenas during Arctic Frost.Some targets on the list were well known, such as Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, who spread unproven allegations that widespread election fraud occurred during the 2020 election. But the basis for targeting other groups, like Kirk's group and the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA), was less clear.CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN'S MOTIVES REMAIN 'ELUSIVE,' CBS NEWS ANCHOR CLAIMS"For years, the deep state, unelected Biden bureaucrats including the FBI used lawfare to target Republican AGs and many other close friends because we were allies of Donald Trump," RAGA Executive Director Adam Piper said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "The Biden Administration bastardized the rule of law, gave license to lawless liberals, and did everything possible to kneecap any and all opposition. Republican AGs will work to hold these bad actors accountable and help President Trump restore objectivity to our federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies."Kirk was assassinated last week while speaking during an event at Utah Valley University. He was a prolific conservative activist and his massive organization remains a part of his legacy. Turning Point USA recruited conservative college students and was heavily involved in promoting election turnout. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Kirk amplified some of Trump's claims about election fraud.Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Department of Justice leaders have said the suspect in Kirk's shooting, Tyler Robinson, was driven by leftist ideology but that the investigation remains in an early stage. Authorities said antifascist messaging found on bullet casings, Discord messages and other messages have helped to develop an understanding of Robinson's motive as the investigation continues.Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.

A Florida village councilman is under pressure to resign from his post after mocking Charlie Kirk's shocking assassination as a "fitting sacrifice" to firearm "Lords," but has so far rebuffed stepping down."Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our Lords Smith & Wesson. Hallowed be their names," Palmetto Bay, Florida, councilman Steve Cody wrote in a now-deleted Facebook post after Kirk's Wednesday assassination, CBS Miami reported.The post set off an onslaught of condemnation on social media, including users remarking on Facebook and X that Cody was a "shameful man" and a "disgrace," while others demanded he be fired."If this Facebook post is legitimate, Steve Cody should resign from his position as Palmetto Bay Council member immediately," Republican Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier posted to X Thursday.CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION ROCKS CAPITOL HILL, HEIGHTENS LAWMAKERS' SECURITY FEARSIn Palmetto Bay, Florida, which is located in MiamiDade County, the mayor also called on him to resign over the post, while the council voted Monday 41 to censure him. Cody was the only council member to vote against the censure."As public officials, we are entrusted to lead by example and to uphold the values of respect, empathy, and civility that form the foundation of our democracy," Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham wrote in her Thursday condemnation of the post. "We must model the kind of peaceful discourse that we want to see reflected in our society.""With this in mind, and with great respect for the office I hold, I must call for Councilman Cody to step down," she added.The councilman, however, does not plan to step down."I will not be resigning," Cody told Fox News Digital Tuesday when asked about the mounting pressure to resign.CHARLIE KIRK WARNED ASSASSINATION CULTURE IS SPREADING ON THE LEFT IN EERIE ONLINE POST MONTHS BEFORE MURDERCody was first elected as a Palmetto Bay, Florida, council member in 2020, and re-elected to the position in 2024, according to his official council biography. The councilman is an attorney who previously specialized in commercial litigation and mortgage foreclosure defense, the biography outlined.He has since deleted the post, which included a graphic and 2023 quote from Kirk saying, "its worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year" for Second Amendment rights.Cody authored another Facebook post Thursday backtracking his original remarks but stopping short of elaborating as to whether he would step down."I regrettably made a significant error in judgment by sharing a quotation on my personal Facebook page that referenced remarks made by the deceased Charlie Kirk in 2023 concerning the Second Amendment and gun violence," he wrote. "This action, born out of my deep anger and frustration with the now too common tragedy of gun violence, was misguided."CHARLIE KIRK'S MURDER THE LATEST IN INCREASING POLITICAL VIOLENCE NATIONWIDE, FROM PA GOVERNOR TO SCOTUS"I want to state unequivocally that this post did not and does not reflect my personal values, my deeply held beliefs, or my solemn responsibilities as an elected official," he added.Cody's Facebook page was no longer available as of Friday afternoon, Fox News Digital found.CHARLIE KIRK SHOOTING LEADS TO OUTPOURING FROM UTAH OFFICIALS, 2025 NOMS ON BOTH SIDESKirk was assassinated in Utah Sept. 10 while on Utah Valley University's campus as part of Turning Point USA's American Comeback Tour, when he was struck by a single bullet to the neck. He was in the midst of speaking with students while sitting under a tent outside when he was shot.The suspect in the assassination was identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, a Utah native. He was apprehended later Thursday evening, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told the media Friday. Cox added that shell casings recovered at the scene of the shooting were inscribed with anti-fascist messaging, shedding light on a political motive behind the tragedy.Fox News Digital's Ashley Oliver and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

Public school teachers across the nation found themselves in hot water for posting controversial social media posts about the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week.The Turning Point USA founder, a father of two and prominent conservative influencer, was shot and killed while speaking to thousands of college students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday. Tyler Robinson, 22, was identified on Friday as the suspect in Kirk's assassination.As news spread, some educators posted reactions on social media that were widely shared and sparked calls for their firing.Samantha Marengo, a special education teacher at King Elementary School in Framingham, Massachusetts, was one of them. She allegedly filmed herself singing "God Bless America" next to a TV newscast announcing Kirks death and posted it to her Instagram, which has since been deleted. The video was preserved online by Libs of TikTok.CHARLIE KIRK WARNED ASSASSINATION CULTURE IS SPREADING ON THE LEFT IN EERIE ONLINE POST MONTHS BEFORE MURDERFramingham Superintendent of Schools Robert Tremblay told Fox News Digital that Marengo has been placed on leave pending an internal review."As a district, we are committed to fostering a safe and respectful environment for everyone. We do not condone violence or hateful behavior in any form," Tremblay said.Patrick Freivald, a physics teacher with the Naples Central School District in New York, also appeared to mock Kirk's death, according to Facebook posts reviewed by Fox News Digital."The aspiring Goebbels was interrupted by a bullet to the neck which quickly cured him of HVLD*, and shortly thereafter he became a good Nazi**. Good riddance to bad garbage."His post also said, "Charlie Kirk, who said that gun violence is a price worth paying for his version of the 2nd Amendment, spent his last coherent moments baselessly blaming transgender people for gun violence and arguing for stripping them of exactly those rights."ANTI-TRUMP VOICES PRAISE CHARLIE KIRK'S LEGACY AFTER ASSASSINATION, SAY HE WAS DOING POLITICS 'THE RIGHT WAY'Superintendent Kevin Swartz posted a statement to Facebook saying that the teacher, who was not identified, was placed on leave pending an investigation."It is comforting to know the NCS community values kindness, empathy, compassion, and civility. As a district, we stand with you in doing all we can to uphold these values which are essential to model for our students," Swartz said.Christopher Condon, a technology education teacher in the Crawford Central school district in Pennsylvania, also shared inflammatory posts after Kirks death. According to the Meadville Tribune, one alleged post reportedly read, "He made millions of dollars by spreading lies and hate that helped divide this nation. I have not one single F to give. Karmas a b---h, eh?"Crawford Central School District confirmed to Fox News Digital that Condon had been placed on administrative leave and said that the district did not "condone or endorse the statements expressed in the post."CHARLIE KIRK'S MURDER THE LATEST IN INCREASING POLITICAL VIOLENCE NATIONWIDE, FROM PA GOVERNOR TO SCOTUSSouthside High School social studies teacher Wynne Boliek of Greenville, South Carolina, also reportedly posted: "Thoughts and prayers to his children but IMHO America became greater today. There I said it." He was fired Thursday following an internal investigation, Greenville County Schools confirmed in a statement.Matthew Kargol, an arts teacher at Oskaloosa High School in Iowa, reportedly wrote, "1 Nazi down" after Kirk was murdered. He is on paid administrative leave and faces an emergency hearing before the school board on Sept. 17, Oskaloosa Schools confirmed to Fox News Digital.Joanna Schveder, an intervention specialist at Canterbury Elementary in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, reportedly posted: "May you never find rest and always suffer in eternity, Charlie Kirk. Thats Karma." The district said it was investigating the matter and the employee had been placed on leave."The contents of the apparent post are reprehensible and do not align with our school districts core values," the school district also said.MARYLAND TEACHER FACES CALLS FOR RESIGNATION OVER CONTROVERSIAL CHARLIE KIRK MEMESchool districts in Maryland and Texas are also reviewing cases of educators accused of celebrating Kirks death online.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that more than 100 teachers in the state will have their teaching certifications suspended after investigators found they had called for or encouraged violence following Kirks assassination."The Texas Education Agency is investigating Texas teachers whose actions called for or incited violence following the Charlie Kirk assassination," Abbott wrote on X. "Those educatorsmore than 100will have their teacher certification suspended and be ineligible to teach in a Texas public school."Education officials in Florida and Oklahoma issued similar warnings to educators last week.Fox News Digital reached out to Marengo, Kargol, Condon, Freivald, and Schveder for comment but did not receive responses.The backlash over these posts comes as a growing number of public servants, from health care workers to government employees, face professional consequences for their controversial posts after Kirk's assassination.Free speech organization FIRE raised concern that "cancel culture" had compounded the tragedy of Kirk's murder."As free speech advocates, it places us in a painful position. Charlie Kirks assassination was an attack on free speech and open discourse. In a free society, we must not be afraid to express our views, no matter how strongly some might oppose them. Thats the point of free speech. But it is precisely for that reason why we must not respond to mockery of Kirks assassination by canceling everyone who offends us: becausethat toocreates a society where people are afraid to express themselves," Adam Goldstein, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at FIRE, wrote in a blog post Friday.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPKirk's death comes as lawmakers and political figures in the U.S. face increasing threats of violence nationwide.

Report cards are in, and LeBron James' I Promise School is still failing, but there's "progress" being made, according to newly released data from the Ohio Department of Education.The achievement scores for I Promise, the school LeBron started in 2018 in collaboration with the city of Akron to serve at-risk kids, are still bad. Real bad.No, not as bad as in 2023 when it was revealed that not a single 8th grader had passed the Ohio math proficiency test, but there are still major issues, based on the new data that OutKick analyzed.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMJust two out of 75 (2.7%) I Promise 7th-graders passed the state math test in 2024-25. The state average is 50%.How bad are the test scores? Most grades at the school have proficiency rates in single digits to teens. Those percentages are routinely 40-50 points below the Ohio state averages.It's not just math that LeBron's school kids are struggling with. Five out of 76 6th graders passed the English Language Arts test. That's 6.6%.The state average is 54.5%.Not a single grade is close to statewide proficiency levels.The school, as a whole, is firmly ranked as a one-star school in achievement. That's as low as the state ranks schools.Despite these continued problems for LeBron's school, the Ohio DOE awarded LeBron's team four stars for "Progress.""Significant evidence that the school exceeded student growth expectations," the state says. "Based on the "statistical evidence" gathered by the DOE, it has been determined that there is "evidence of growth."The bright spot appears to be the 5th graders who had the best math proficiency numbers in the entire school. 20 of the 82 students passed the test. That's 24.4% of the class. The state average is 56.7%Some call this progress."LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. Its Showing Promise," The New York Times announced less than a year after the school opened.It was a feather in the cap for LeBron. The national media had the storyline it needed: LeBron is a hero."These kids are doing an unbelievable job, better than we all expected," Mr. James told The New York Times in 2019 after test scores showed his school was working. "When we first started, people knew I was opening a school for kids. Now people are going to really understand the lack of education they had before they came to our school. People are going to finally understand what goes on behind our doors."It doesn't appear the Times has written a single story about I Promise test scores since.

Officials announced formal charges against conservative speaker Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin on Tuesday.Tyler Robinson is being charged with several counts, including aggravated murder.Authorities allege that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson fired a single rifle shot from a rooftop sniper position, striking Kirk in the neck last Wednesday on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City.Kirk was delivering a speech to a crowd of roughly 3,000 attendees when he was shot. He died later that day at a nearby hospital.UTAH PROSECUTORS PREPARE POTENTIAL DEATH PENALTY CASE AGAINST CHARLIE KIRK SUSPECT TYLER JAMES ROBINSONRobinson, a third-year electrical apprentice at a Utah technical college, initially fled the scene amidst the chaos. He was apprehended two days later at his parents home, roughly 260 miles away from the university, after relatives and a family friend notified law enforcement that he had confessed involvement in the shooting, according to Gov. Spencer Cox.FBI Director Kash Patel also revealed new information about the prosecution against Robinson, saying on Fox News' "Hannity" that authorities are going through Robinson's digital footprint and the people he communicated with leading up to Kirk's murder.Patel also mentioned during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that the FBI was not ruling out the possibility of others being involved in Kirk's assassination.Investigators have reportedly tied Robinson to the shooting through surveillance video and digital evidence from his social media accounts, in addition to the information provided by his family.TIMELINE OF CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATIONWashington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby confirmed that Robinson's parents have "fully cooperated" with the investigation.COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CHARLIE KIRKWhile investigators have yet to disclose a motive, Kirks supporters, including his wife Erika Kirk, have portrayed him as a martyr for their movement. Kirk, 31, was the co-founder and leader of the conservative student organization Turning Point USA and a close ally of President Donald Trump.According to a police affidavit, Robinson is being held in Utah County Jail on charges including aggravated murder, illegal possession of a firearm, and obstruction of justice. Cox said that the death penalty is being considered, although the final decision will take into account the wishes of Kirks family.

FBI Director Kash Patel sparred with Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Tuesday, escalating to the point where Patel labeled Schiff a "political buffoon."The exchange occurred as Schiff pressed Patel for details on why the late financier Jeffrey Epsteins associate Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a minimum security prison after U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Maxwell in Florida. The visit came after the Trump administration announced it would not unseal investigation materials concerning Epstein.As a result, Schiff asked Patel to clarify what prompted Maxwells transfer, and who made the decision to move her and why. When Patel said the Bureau of Prisons signed off on the move, Schiff cast doubt that it moved Maxwell independently and without any outside input, given the timeliness of Blanche's meeting with Maxwell."You want the American people to believe that?" Schiff said. "Do you think they're stupid?""No, I think the American people believe the truth. That I'm not in the weeds on the everyday movements of inmates," Patel said before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "What I am doing is protecting this country, providing historic reform, and combating the weaponization of intelligence by the likes of you and we have callously proven you to be a liar in Russiagate, in January 6. You are the biggest fraud to ever the United States Senate. You are a disgrace to this institution and an utter coward.""I'm not surprised," Schiff said."I'm not surprised," Patel said. "You continue to lie from your perch and put on a show so you can go raise money for your charade. You are a political buffoon at best."Maxwell has been convicted on charges including sex trafficking of a minor and is serving a 20-year sentence.This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

Country singer Gavin Adcock believes Charlie Kirk's assassination has "awoken millions."During an appearance on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" on Monday, Adcock opened up to host Laura Ingraham about why he's chosen to memorialize Kirk during his recent concerts and explained why he's not afraid to publicly support the late activist."When I found out the news [of Kirk's death] the day before, I had four shows lined up that weekend, and it was sitting really heavy on the heart to even go play those shows after something like that happens," Adcock said. "And I think my fan base sits right at the age group and the mindset of where Charlie's fan base sits. And it was great to honor him all weekend."COUNTRY SINGER GAVIN ADCOCK RALLIES FANS WITH CHARLIE KIRK CHANT, SAYS HE'LL 'MAKE AN IMPACT FOR CENTURIES'"It wasn't just at that first show. It was every show this weekend, and they were chanting Charlie Kirk.' For all the people, the hateful people out there, the groups that thought that would quiet Charlie Kirk, you just awoken millions of other people that are not scared to die. If you live in the life of the Lord and I believe in Jesus, you shouldn't be scared to leave this world. And Charlie Kirk was a great example of that."WATCH: MANY MORE HAVE AWOKEN AFTER KIRK ASSASSINATION, SAYS GAVIN ADCOCKAfter Ingraham asked the country star if he's fearful of publicly supporting Kirk, Adcock said, "Not really."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"I'm just living my life, playing my shows and being a good person," he said. "If I get targeted and go down, there'll be people raise up louder and just proud to be an American, proud to be a believer of Jesus."During his concert last week, Adcock led the audience in chanting "Charlie Kirk, Charlie Kirk."Adcock performed at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri, and concluded his show by acknowledging Kirk. The singer shared a video of the final moments of his Thursday night show on Instagram."Jesus loves every single one of you in this place tonight," a shirtless Adcock told the crowd. "Charlie Kirk's with Jesus. I want y'all to say some thoughts and prayers tonight before you go to sleep. When you lay down by yourself or by your loved one, say some prayers for somebody that needs it. I appreciate every single one of y'all. I hope you have a safe trip home," he said before ending his show.He captioned the video, shared to Instagram on Friday, writing, "I didnt get the privilege of meeting Charlie Kirk, but anybody that loves Jesus is a friend of mine."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"His outspoken beliefs were not silenced 2 days ago. His voice is now stronger than ever and will make an impact for centuries. There is not a thing in the world you can say to make this better, but my thoughts and prayers go out to every single person that is hurting from this horrible tragedy."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERHe added, "Always stand up for what you believe. The truth is rare nowadays."Adcock included the Bible verse Psalms 97:10, "You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked."Kirk, who was killed Wednesday during a speaking engagement in Orem, Utah, was a well-known conservative activist.Friday morning, Trump announced during a live appearance on "Fox & Friends" that an arrest was made in Kirk's murder.Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm and obstruction of justice charges, according to a court affidavit. A judge ordered that he be held without bail. Formal charges are expected Tuesday.Fox News Digital's Janelle Ash contributed to this post.

A viral video posted on TikTok claims a Starbucks barista refused to write Charlie Kirk's name for an order.Many fans have been paying tribute to Kirk by ordering his favorite drink at the coffee chain, a mint majesty tea with two honeys.The TikToker recorded two videos, the first sharing that her husband went to order the drink at a Starbucks in Yucaipa, California, and the barista told him he had to "pick a different name" because they don't "honor politics here."FROZEN YOGURT JOINT 'RECEIVING HATE' AND DEATH THREATS FOLLOWING CHARLIE KIRK TRIBUTEShe then went to the same Starbucks herself to see what would happen, according to the video, and ordered the drink with Kirk's name.When the barista asked for the name of the order, the user responded, "Charlie Kirk.""We can't do political names, but it didn't even ask for a name to begin with, so it will be $3.75, OK," the barista replied.The user then asked if employees could put Kirk's name on the cup."The sticker won't print," the barista responded. The user once again asked why the workers couldn't write the name on the cup.COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CHARLIE KIRK"I could, but I could write Charlie," the barista said as the user continued to press the issue."Because it's political," she then responded."Political?" the user questioned."Yes," the barista said, adding that she would begin working on the order."Forget it, I don't want it," the user then said.Fox News Digital reached out to Starbucks for comment about the incident in the video.Starbucks confirmed to Fox News Digital there is no policy preventing Kirk's name from being used, and a spokesperson said Starbucks is "working to understand what took place in this store."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERFox News Digital also reached out to the TikToker for comment and permission to share the video.Kirk was asked at a Turning Point conference about a month ago to name his Starbucks order."I literally drink for one reason, because I lose my voice very easily. I drink like nine of them a day, otherwise I lose my voice," Kirk responded. Fans on TikTok, X and Instagram have shared photos of their Starbucks orders paying tribute to Kirk.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyleOne user, @DigitalGal_X, captioned a photo of her drink on X, "Just stopped by Starbucks and got a mint majesty tea with two honeys Charlie Kirk's favorite."She continued in her post, "Rest easy, this one's for you. Have a good Tuesday, everyone. #TuesdayMotivaton."

FIRST ON FOX: The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released a roughly 120-page transcript of former Attorney General Bill Barrs deposition, and it appears to affirm Republicans claims that the former Department of Justice (DOJ) official had no knowledge of any incriminating ties between President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.Thats despite the top Democrat on the committee claiming last month that the full transcript did not clear Trump of wrongdoing.The House Oversight Committee has been investigating the DOJ handling of Epsteins case, having subpoenaed multiple people and entities in the process.Among them is Barr, who told investigators that hes had two conversations with Trump about Epstein once after the late convicted sex offender committed suicide, and another time he could not place.HOUSE MOVES TO EXPOSE EPSTEIN FILES, AUTHORIZES OVERSIGHT PROBEBarr also denied Trump expressed any views on the DOJs Epstein probe, nor did he give instructions or state preferences in its conduct, according to the transcript obtained by Fox News Digital.During a line of questioning led by Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Barr said he never recalled telling Trump his name appeared in documents related to Epstein."I'm curious to know, in those conversations that you do recall with the president, do you recall ever informing him that he was in the Epstein files at all, number one?" Crockett asked, according to the transcript.Barr replied, "Well, I'm not sure what Epstein files refer to these days. But, no, I didn't I didn't have that kind of conversation with him. I think at some point logs were made public that he was on Epstein's plane making commutes from or flying between Miami and New York or Miami and New Jersey or stuff like that, and I think that that got out publicly. I don't recall discussing that with him."HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RELEASES THOUSANDS OF EPSTEIN DOCUMENTSCrockett then asked, "And you have no direct knowledge of any of the young women or women that claimed that they had encounters with the president through Epstein, correct?""I was never told that there was evidence to support that claim," Barr said, according to the transcript.Barr later told investigators that he believed any incriminating evidence about Trump would have leaked if it existed, and he suggested the same would have been true of former President Bill Clinton, who, like Trump, was also known to be friendly with Epstein at one point."I think it would come out if there was any feeling that, within the government, on either side, that someone was covering up. I think it would get out. I mean, [the Southern District of New York] is also and New York is also well-known as being the home of many, many a leak on investigations," Barr said.A House Oversight lawyer asked, "So, in your experience, you have no doubt, if SDNY prosecutors saw evidence of a crime, they would've followed that evidence, and if it led to an indictment, they would've indicted, and if it led to a conviction, they would've followed the facts where they led. Is that fair?"Barr said he would have anticipated such moves, even for high-profile individuals."I also feel, you know, that, you know, they would've done the same for Clinton, I believe," he said."I think you know, remember, this stuff also went on under President [Joe] Biden's administration, and they were looking for something to bring against President Trump, and this was if they had evidence, this would've been low-hanging fruit. I just don't I was never informed of the evidence, and I'm skeptical there is any."The former Trump administration official also conceded, however, "I think it is possible that the SDNY did not inform me, you know, how deep they were in the investigation of particular individuals. That would not surprise me.""By the same token, I feel that my view of that office and the people involved would be that, if they had evidence establishing a crime, they would pursue it as such," Barr added.Partisan sparks flew after Barrs testimony after the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., argued that his remarks did not clear Trump of wrongdoing."[T]o be clear, yesterday, during his deposition with the committee, Attorney GeneralBarrcould not clear President Trump of wrongdoing. Chairman [James Comer, R-Ky.,] should release the full uneditedtranscriptof his interview for the public," Garcia wrote in an August statement.But the transcript appears to show that, at least to Barrs recollection, Trump was not tied to Epstein in any criminally liable way.Of the two conversations with Trump regarding Epstein, Barr said, "One was when I heard about the suicide. I called him up and said, You better brace for this,' and I told him words to that effect, and I told him about it and told him we were going to be investigating it very vigorously. And the second one, I can't say for sure whether it happened before his suicide, during meaning around the time of his arrest or whether it happened after his suicide during the continued developments there."The transcript also showed Barr defending current Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly informing Trump that his name appeared in the Epstein files in recent months as standard procedure."I think that would normally be what the attorney general would do, you know, is to give the president a heads-up if something is going to happen like that, the release of documents that have his name in it and that will be, you know, a lot there would be a lot of speculation about it," Barr said."It's completely normal to tell the chief executive that his name is about to be released. There's nothing inherently wrong with that."Barr did not recall many specifics of the investigation throughout, but he did concede at one point that there were shortcomings in the federal probe. More specifically, he described the period when authorities were unable to locate Ghislaine Maxwell as "embarrassing."And despite controversy erupting over the DOJ declaring the case closed earlier this year, Barr dismissed any conspiracy theories about Epsteins death."Absolutely," he answered when asked if he still believed Epstein committed suicide.