Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sparred with CNN host Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday over Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter, as the GOP lawmaker said the network should not be engaged in "misinformation.""We dont have a motive yet. We dont know yet. Were waiting. Obviously, weve heard what the governor has had to say, what the FBI director had to say today," Collins said during her show "The Source.""Of course we know. Come on, we dont have a motive yet? We don't have a motive yet, really? That's CNN's position? He just happened to fire the gun in celebration. You can't tell the motive here?" Cruz responded.Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. Both FBI officials and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that the suspect, Tyler Robinson, held a "leftist ideology" and was increasingly radicalized in recent years.Newly disclosed texts showed Robinson appearing to admit to the killing and say he "had enough of his hatred."CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION: AUTHORITIES COLLECT HOME SURVEILLANCE VIDEO THAT MAY SHOW KILLER FLEEING SCENECollins pushed back, saying that wasnt what she said, and added that law enforcement had not laid out a direct motive but had presented several pieces of evidence."I'm not arguing with you politically. I'm saying that law enforcement has not put a specific motive. You know that there's a difference of what they're pointing in a legal argument than what you're talking about," Collins said."What you are saying is objectively false, and CNN should not be engaged in misinformation," Cruz said as the two spoke over one another. Collins insisted it was "not misinformation" and that she had laid out the facts.Collins went on to ask Cruz if he wanted to see "right-wing groups" looked into and prosecuted, pointing to his remarks about investigating left-wing groups and their financing for protests."I believe anyone engaged in acts of violence should be prosecuted and go to jail," Cruz responded. "There has been an enormous amount and CNN has been guilty of this of bothsidesism, of saying, gosh, both sides are violent, and understand, yes, there is some violence on both sides, but it is the left that overwhelmingly celebrates this. It is leftists that have been celebrating. You look at Bluesky, and it is a cesspool of leftists celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk."CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN'S MOTIVES REMAIN 'ELUSIVE,' CBS NEWS ANCHOR CLAIMSCollins said she didn't believe anyone should celebrate the assassination of Kirk before concluding the interview.FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said Monday that investigators are probing whether Kirks alleged assassin acted alone or as part of a broader plot, while also revealing troubling signs that the suspect had been "taken over" by ideology leading up to the shooting.Family and coworkers told investigators the suspect had grown more political and withdrawn in the time leading up to Kirk's killing, Bongino revealed."It appears from the data weve accumulated that this ideology had infected him and had taken over," Bongino said. "He was intent on making Charlie his target and people may have known in advance."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREFBI Director Kash Patel shared details about the shooter on Monday during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity."The evidence and information will come out. I wont stylize the evidence, but I will say what was found in terms of information was a text message exchange where he, the suspect, specifically stated that he had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and he was going to do that."When pressed on the suspect's motive, Patel noted words attributed to him: "And when he was asked why, he said some hatred cannot be negotiated with."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital reached out to CNN for comment.Fox News' Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who rejected a push by President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the key southeastern battleground state, launched a 2026 Republican bid for governor.Raffensperger's announcement on Wednesday adds more drama to an already combustible GOP gubernatorial primary between Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and state Attorney General Chris Carr.And while Raffensperger has a long track record as a conservative Republican, he'll likely once again face the scorn of Trump, who last month endorsed Jones for governor."Im a conservative Republican, and Im prepared to make the tough decisions. I follow the law and the Constitution, and Ill always do the right thing for Georgia no matter what," Raffensperger said in a campaign launch video. "As governor, I'll deliver a bold conservative agenda, and build Georgia even stronger."REPUBLICAN-TURNED-DEMOCRAT LAUNCHES GEORGIA GOVERNOR BIDRaffensperger's agenda includes a push to eliminate the state income tax, capping property taxes for seniors, repealing taxes and fees on closing costs for homebuyers, expanding tax credits for parental school choice, banning drugs that block puberty from gender-affirming care and purging "woke curriculums" from schools.A statement from his campaign also highlighted that Raffensperger pledged "to work alongside President Donald Trump and congressional leaders to bring jobs back to Georgia, deport criminal aliens, and restore law and order in communities across the state."The now-70-year-old engineering entrepreneur, along with Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, refused to aid Trump as the president tried to reverse now-former President Joe Biden's razor-thin 2020 election victory in Georgia.THE MOST VULNERABLE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR IN 2026 LAUNCHES RE-ELECTION BIDTrump appeared to pressure Raffensperger in an early January 2020 call when the president urged Raffensperger to "find" enough votes to upend Biden'svictory. Raffensperger told Trump at the time that his data was wrong and that "we believe our numbers are right."That earned Trump's scorn, and he backed Republican primary challenges against Kemp and Raffensperger when they both ran for re-election in 2022.But Kemp and Raffensperger ended up easily defeating the Trump-supported primary challengers en route to general election victories.The Democratic Governors Association's Kevin Donohoe, pointing to Raffensperger's 2026 campaign launch, argued that it "injects a new level of chaos into what was already a messy primary and is bad news for Burt Jones and Chris Carr."Raffensperger's announcement came the day after former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan launched a Democratic campaign for Georgia governor, in the race to succeed Kemp, who is term-limited.Duncan, who as lieutenant governor was also a vocal GOP critic of Trump's repeated efforts to overturn his 2020 loss in Georgia, decided against seeking re-election in 2022.Duncan endorsed Biden in the 2024 presidential race and later supported then-Vice President Kamala Harris after she replaced Biden at the top of the Democrats' 2024 ticket. Duncan spoke in a high-profile speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last summer. Earlier this summer he announced he had switched parties and become a Democrat.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPDuncan joined a Democratic primary field that already includes former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, former DeKalb County CEO Mike Thurmond and former State Sen. Jason Esteves.While Georgia was once right-leaning, it has become a key general election battleground. But Republicans have won every gubernatorial contest in the state since 2002.

Christian singer Forrest Frank debuted a new song after revealing that he lost tens of thousands of Instagram followers after speaking out last week about Charlie Kirk's assassination.On Tuesday, the 30-year-old shared a video of himself sitting on a bed while singing and playing a keyboard as he performed a clip from an unreleased song."JESUS IS COMING BACK SOON," Frank wrote in the caption of the video, which displayed the song's lyrics on screen as he performed.CHRISTIAN SINGER FORREST FRANK LOSES 30,000 FOLLOWERS AFTER SPEAKING OUT ON CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION"Get a house just to lay in a bed so we can scroll a phone till we're sick in the head / We're all throwing stones till somebody is dead," Frank sang at the beginning of the video.He continued, "But I wonder what we'd do if we knew / That something shifted in the air / We all felt it together everywhere / So many years we just sat back and stared / But I wonder what we'd do if we knew / Jesus is coming back soon.""Jesus is coming back soon," Frank repeated, holding the last note."I can feel it in my bones / The day is coming close / Tell the world that they gotta know / Jesus is coming back soon," he concluded his emotional performance.The "Lemonade" singer did not elaborate on the song's inspiration. However, some of the song's lyrics echoed comments that Frank had made in a previous video about Kirk.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSIn the original video he shared on the topic, Frank became emotional and started to cry while explaining that he didn't feel comfortable continuing to post his music without first addressing the conservative activist's assassination.While his message earned a lot of positive feedback, he shared in an update that others didn't seem to appreciate what he had to say."30,000 people unfollowed me because I posted about Charlie Kirk and I said Jesus Christ is Lord. Good. I don't want you to follow me," Frank stated.He continued, "I don't want you to track my music. I don't want you to come to my shows. I don't want you to do any of that if you don't do this one thing, and that is, follow Jesus Christ, the King of all kings, the Lord of all lords, the one who is, the one who is to come.""He is coming back real soon. So if you have not gotten your heart right with Him and dropped down on your knees and repented to Him, today is the day," he added. "The hour is at hand."Frank explained that he had felt a change within himself and in the world following Kirk's death.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"I don't know if you can feel it too. There's a heaviness, something shifted and I don't care. I just want you to know that Jesus Christ is here and he loves you," he said.Frank elaborated further in the caption of his video, which read, "i dont care if you follow me, but i do care if you follow Jesus. i have nothing else to share but this one message and i repent for ways ive allowed my platform to be a lukewarm highlight real. From here on out im using as much energy as i can to let people know about the only thing that matters."Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA and father of two, was hosting an event at Utah Valley University Sept. 10 when he was assassinated.On Tuesday, Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of fatally shooting Kirk, was formally charged with aggravated murder and felony discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and one count of committing a violent offense in front of children.Robinson, who was arrested Sept. 12 in Utah, will remain in custody without bail. Prosecutors have confirmed they will seek the death penalty in the case.

A Florida nurse has been sentenced to two years in prison after her husband caught her having sex with his son last year.Alexis Von Yates was on a sofa with her then-15-year-old stepson late at night after they had watched a horror movie together. His father opened the front door while returning home from work and caught them in the act, according to court documents.She appeared in court on Monday and agreed to a no-contest plea to lewd or lascivious battery on a child between 12 and 16 a lesser charge that had been reduced from sexual battery by a person in familial authority, a first-degree felony that carries up to life in prison.NEW JERSEY TEACHER, 37, PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUALLY ASSAULTING 2 STUDENTSThe victims mother spoke during Von Yates sentencing, calling her an "incestuous pedophile" who groomed and violated her son, according toCourt TV. The victims mother also said that Alexis Von Yates showed no remorse for her "despicable actions," calling her a "coward."Von Yates will serve two years in state prison, followed by two years of community control and 10 years of sex offender probation for the incident, which took place on July 26, 2024.The incident was reported via an anonymous tip four days later, triggering a police investigation.The victim told investigators Alexis Von Yates had been making sexual remarks for a week leading up to the incident, according to court documents. The teen and his siblings were staying with the couple for the summer.COLORADO DENTIST FLEW TO FLORIDA TO ARRANGE SEX WITH A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER, 8: PROSECUTORSOn the night of the incident, the father was working a late shift as a lineman, while Alexis Von Yates and her stepson stayed up together after his siblings went to bed, according to an affidavit.They smoked a THC cartridge, played video games and watched a horror movie. As they sat close on the couch, Alexis Von Yates allegedly told the boy she was "horny," hadn't had sex in two weeks and had been making sexual jokes for days, which escalated before the father came home, according to court documents.They heard a noise in the garage but continued on before the father barged in.The father, Frank Von Yates, roared at his wife, calling her a "ct" and "child predator" while his son ran into the bathroom, according to court documents.After the incident, the father told his son to gather his belongings and drove him to the grandparents house.Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Timothy McCourt said he accepted the plea deal because the victim's family agreed to it, per Court TV.The victims mother told the judge that his father has not spoken to his son since the incident, Court TV reported.Alexis Von Yates was arrested on Nov. 6, 2024, at her residence. As part of her plea deal, she will also be required to complete 200 hours of community service and pay fines and court fees.The Florida Department of Health suspended her nursing license shortly after her arrest.

OREM, Utah While a large American flag drapes where conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Utah Valley University's campus, students told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that campus feels "scary" and "somber.""This is somewhere that we go to further our lives, and it could also be the place where it ends our lives," said James Whitney, a UVU student who told Fox News Digital that authorities "found the gun in my parents' backyard."According to suspect Tyler Robinson's charging documents, investigators found a "bolt-action rifle wrapped in a towel" in a wooded area on the northeast end of campus, but authorities have not confirmed the exact location.One week after Kirk was shot while taking questions from UVU students, classes on the Orem campus resumed Wednesday. As students return to campus to pay their respects to Kirk and go back to class, many are still processing what they describe as an "extremely traumatic" incident.CHARLIE KIRK'S KILLING AT UTAH UNIVERSITY PROMPTS SCRUTINY OF SECURITY MEASURESAfton Miller, a UVU student who said she was 5 to 10 feet away from Kirk when he was shot, said to Fox News Digital as she was returning to the assassination site for the first time: "No one should ever be able to say I've witnessed a school shooting, let alone the assassination of one of your greatest heroes."Kirk, 31, was shot and killed while speaking to UVU students last Wednesday, Sept. 10. After a 33-hour manhunt, 22-year-old Robinson was arrested. Gray outlined the formal charges against Robinson during a press conference on Tuesday, which was followed by the suspect's first court appearance.UTAH LEADERS URGE UNITY FOLLOWING CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATION: 'TURNING POINT FOR AMERICA'A memorial that began in the days following the shooting with sparse bouquets and a few signs honoring Kirk outside campus has now filled an entire patch of grass outside campus. And inside campus, just steps from where Kirk was shot, more tributes have grown by the day as students and locals walk solemnly through the courtyard to pay their respects.UVU student Jessie Ball told Fox News Digital that she has witnessed her friends and classmates, including those who are atheists, return to prayer in the days following the assassination. UVU is hosting a campus and community-wide vigil on Friday to "come together in remembering, healing, and reaffirming shared values.""A lot of people like myself, who are kind of afraid of speaking up, we've gotten over that a little because we think that his messages were important to hear," Ball said of Kirk as she held back tears.Ryder Warner, a UVU student who was on campus when Kirk was shot, said "just being on campus is hard for everybody.""I think it's especially hard because some people were cheering, and it just really brings your mood down," he said. "You lose confidence in this country.""I don't think anybody should be killed over their opinion," Warner added.When asked his opinion of Kirk's politics, a source of much debate since last Wednesday, Whitney told Fox News Digital that he tries to stay out of politics because "this is usually what ends up happening."He said he opts to keep his political views to himself because political violence is "becoming normalized," and when people don't agree, "they try to take it out on everybody else."Trae Stevens, who grew up in Spanish Fork, which is about a one-hour drive south of campus, visited on Tuesday to pay his respects, because "to see that this could happen so close to home is really scary.""Like Charlie said, silence creates violence," Stevens said. "I think it's important to address emotions before we address dialogue and policies because, ultimately, that's what drives things like this emotions."Miller, who said Kirk was one of her heroes, said that through this tragedy, "we have to get closer to God and each other.""There's a reason we were brought to this point, and there's a reason we're going to continue forward," she said.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., clashed with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former CDC Director Susan Monarez over recommending vaccines for infants on Wednesday.The back-and-forth arose during a Senate hearing on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to oust Monarez last month. Monarez claims she was forced out for refusing to fire individuals responsible for the CDC's vaccine recommendations, arguing there is no scientific support for removing certain vaccines from the list.Paul sought to turn the tables on the former official during his questioning."When we're discussing the science here, we have to discuss what is the science in favor of giving the vaccine to a 6-month-old, and what are the benefits from that? And there is no benefit of hospitalization or death. And then what would the risks of that vaccine be? We have large population studies of the risks of the vaccine in younger people," Paul said.WHY BERNIE SANDERS IS CALLING ON RFK JR. TO RESIGN"You won't fire the people who are saying we have to vaccinate our kids at 6 months of age. That's who you refused to fire," he pressed."That assertion is not commensurate with the experience that I had with the individuals who were identified to be fired," Monarez replied as Paul cut her off."Did any of the people you refused to fire," Paul began before Sanders then interjected himself: "She's about to answer the question."BIPARTISAN FURY AT CDC: SENATORS DEMAND PROBE, REJECT VACCINE GUIDANCE AS ILLEGITIMATEPaul then argued that "we should" remove recommendations that infants receive the COVID-19 vaccine and others that he said are not relevant for children."What is the medical reason to give a Hepatitis-B vaccine to a newborn whose mom has no Hepatitis?" Paul asked.Sanders then interjected again as Paul spoke over Monarez, who did not directly answer the question.CDC DIRECTOR SUSAN MONAREZ REFUSES TO BE FIRED AS OTHER OFFICIALS CALL IT QUITS"You had your time Bernie, I've got mine," Paul said testily before turning back to Monarez. "What is the medical, scientific reason and proof for giving a newborn a Hepatitis-B vaccine if the mom is Hep-B negative?"Monarez again refused to answer the question directly, and Paul argued that "the burden should be on you" to prove that vaccines recommended for infants are actually helpful."You want to make all kids take this? The burden is upon you," he said.

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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel called out Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday after the vice president hosted Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's podcast days after his assassination."Meanwhile, many in MAGA-land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk. Yesterday, JD Vance, who himself famously called Trump Americas Hitler,' hosted The Charlie Kirk Podcast from the White House where he pointed his little, mascara-stained finger directly at the left," Kimmel said.During Kirk's show, Vance said that "most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far left.""And by statistical fact, he means complete bulls---," Kimmel said after playing the video of Vance.CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN'S MOTIVES REMAIN 'ELUSIVE,' CBS NEWS ANCHOR CLAIMSKimmel then referenced the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and pointed to calls to "hang Mike Pence," the former vice president during Trump's first term."The president and his henchmen are doing their best to fan the flames so they can attack people on the dangerous left. Are they a bunch of sissy pickleball players because theyre too scared to get hit by tennis balls? Or a well-organized, deadly team of commandos? It cant be both of those things," the host added.Kimmel suggested on Monday that the alleged Kirk assassin was part of a "MAGA gang," and that the White House was hitting "new lows" trying to depict the suspect, 22-year-old Utah native Tyler Robinson, as someone who wasnt aligned with the "MAGA" movement."We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it," Kimmel said during Monday's show.JD VANCE DECLARES THERE IS 'NO UNITY' WITH PEOPLE WHO CELEBRATE CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATIONBoth FBI officials and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that Robinson held a "leftist ideology" and had been increasingly radicalized in recent years."Its fairly obvious this was an ideologically motivated attack," FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino told Fox News on Monday.Kirk was shot and killed during a campus event at Utah Valley University last week. Afterward, Kimmel released a statement mourning the conservative activist."Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human?" Kimmel wrote on Instagram. "On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence."CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREFox News' Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stayed silent for days after a controversy in Dearborn, where the citys Muslim mayor scolded a Christian resident who objected to new street signs honoring an Arab-American newspaper publisher known for past statements viewed as sympathetic to terrorists.Fox News Digital tried to reach Whitmers office and staff Wednesday, a week after the Detroit Free Press first reported the Dearborn meeting kerfuffle.Mayor Abdullah Hammoud reportedly told resident Ted Barham that he is "not welcome here," and that if Barham moved out of the city, where around 40% of the population is Muslim, he would hold a parade.DEARBORNS MUSLIM MAYOR TELLS CHRISTIAN HES NOT WELCOME IN DEBATE ON HONORING PRO-TERROR ARAB LEADERBarham expressed concern over the city honoring newspaper publisher Osama Siblani, saying that renaming streets for the controversial figure is akin to calling them "Hezbollah Street" and "Hamas Street."Hammoud accused Barham of not believing in "coexistence," and advised him to close his eyes if he drove along the avenue where signs commemorating Siblani have been installed.JEWISH LEADER PREDICTS VIOLENT FUTURE FOR NYC RESIDENTS IF MAMDANI WINS IN NOVEMBER: 'REAL CONCERN'Barham also reportedly said that Siblani may have still done good for the Dearborn community via his newspaper, but stood by his criticisms and read from the Lebanon-born mans past quotations, according to the Free Press.Some past statements catalogued by MEMRI, the Middle East Media Research Institute, quote Siblani as claiming Hamas is not a terrorist organization and that Hezbollah would in 2024 "take care of the job" in regard to protesters who were chanting "death to Israel."According to MEMRI, Siblani claimed the blood of jihadists at the time "irrigate the land of Palestine."In 2006, Siblani was quoted in the media as saying, "If the FBI wants to come after those who support the resistance done by Hezbollah, then they better bring a fleet of buses. I, for one, would be willing to go to jail," according to documentation from the Anti-Defamation League.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSiblani told the Free Press that he did not know Barham who had said he previously lived in Palestinian territories and that his comments cited by the resident "was quoted [via] bits and pieces," and were taken out of context.He also criticized MEMRI, co-founded by a former Jerusalem intelligence official, for allegedly engaging in the same practice.

Nevada state Sen. Edgar Flores was arrested after apparently falling asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle on Sept. 12, bodycam footage of the incident appears to show.In the video posted on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Public Records Unit YouTube channel, Flores can be seen lifting his head up after an officer knocks on the driver's door window of his stationary vehicle."I am not suggesting that anybody should be driving that tired. It was 100% my fault," Flores told 8 News Now. "I was just way too tired. Driving tired is dangerous, and I should not have been in that position. Luckily, it was just me sleeping, but still, in another scenario, you could be swerving or hit a car, so there are other scenarios where this could have been bad."Fox News Digital attempted to reach out for a comment from Flores but did not receive a response by the time of publication.LAS VEGAS BECOMING PLAYGROUND FOR THE AFFLUENT AS EVERYDAY TRAVELER LEFT BEHINDThe Democrat shared a statement on social media."Senator Edgar Flores was stopped early Friday morning after a long day of work, community events, evening exercise, and a late dinner. He fully cooperated with law enforcement, voluntarily submitted to both a breathalyzer and a blood test at the station, and was released on his own recognizance. The breathalyzer confirmed a 0.00 BAC, and we are confident the blood test will confirm the same," the statement reads.In the footage of the incident, Flores said that he had previously consumed beer.LAS VEGAS RESIDENTS SOUND ALARM ON CRIME-RIDDEN ENCAMPMENTS AS TRUMP PUSHES ZERO TOLERANCE HOMELESSNESS PLANThe state lawmaker faces a DUI charge, but had not officially been charged as of Monday, according to 8 News Now. The outlet also reported that documents indicated Flores declined a "preliminary breath test" and "performed [standard field sobriety tests] unsatisfactorily."Fox News Digital reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on Wednesday, but no comment was provided."The Senator acknowledges he was tired. While he and his team respect the officers' diligence in ensuring public safety, our campaign is also reviewing whether his rights and privacy were properly respected," the statement Flores shared on social media declares.REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR TARGETED BY DEMOCRATS LAUNCHES RE-ELECTION BID IN KEY BATTLEGROUNDCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"Senator Flores remains fully focused on serving the community, as he has been for more than 10 years as an Assemblyman, State Senator and Immigration Attorney," the statement concludes.