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Turning Point USA says Charlie Kirk is dead.

As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, the 31-year-old conservative activist, a close Trump ally was a driving force in the MAGA movement.

He was shot dead while speaking at a college campus in Utah.

In a post on truth social, Trump says, quote,

The great and even legendary Charlie Kirk is dead.

Trump adds he was loved and admired by all, especially me.

The president also offers his sympathies to Kirk's wife and the couple's two young children.

At 31 years old, Kirk was a popular right-wing

influencer who helped galvanize young voters in support of Trump. Kirk was speaking at Utah Valley

University when he was shot in the neck. It was to be the first on a 15-stop college tour for

his organization, Turning Point USA. Republicans and Democrats alike have taken to

social media to condemn the shooting, saying political violence has no place. Tamara Keith, NPR News,

the White House. The Trump administration's federalization of policing in the nation's capital expires

today. But as NPR's Quill Lawrence reports, the Washington D.C.

National Guard has extended its deployment assisting law enforcement in the district.

The D.C. Guard's encampment has been extended through at least November 30th, which should

guarantee the troops will qualify for uninterrupted benefits and pay, according to National Guard

rules. In a Facebook video,

Brigadier General Leland Blanchard notes that they're spending time away from their families and their

normal day jobs. Thank you to all of our soldiers and airmen. Thank you to the families. Thank you to our

employers. Without you, we couldn't do this. It's not clear if the other eight states that have sent almost 1,400 additional guard will also extend.

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