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The 7

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect; White House ballroom; Brian Kilmeade apology; Emmy winners; and more

The 7

The Washington Post

Daily News, News

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Monday, September 15. The seven stories you need to know today.


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0:39.6

Authorities are learning more about the suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing.

0:44.9

That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.

0:48.5

I'm Hannah Jewell.

0:49.7

It's Monday, September 15th.

0:52.4

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:58.1

Utah Governor Spencer Cox appeared on NBC's Meet the Press yesterday. He gave updates from

1:05.4

the investigation into 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Robinson is accused of fatally shooting the conservative

1:13.2

activist Charlie Kirk in Utah last week. Cox said Robinson's political views differed from those

1:21.0

of his conservative family, and he said he had a leftist ideology, but he did not explain

1:27.4

further what that meant.

1:30.0

Cox also described Robinson's involvement in gaming culture.

1:34.5

Clearly, there was a lot of gaming going on, friends that have confirmed that there was

1:39.3

kind of that deep, dark internet, the Reddit culture,

1:44.8

and these other dark places of the internet

1:47.5

where this person was going deep.

1:51.8

The Republican governor cautioned against drawing conclusions

1:55.2

about a motive in the killing.

1:57.6

And he said more details would be revealed tomorrow

2:00.4

when charges are filed against Robinson.

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