• Charlie Kirk’s assassin was dating a trans-identifying man: Tyler Robinson, the now infamous assassin of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, was living with and had a romantic relationship with a man who identifies as a woman. The roommate, Lance Twiggs, is cooperating with the police and is not accused of any criminal activity. Twiggs shared a message believed to be sent by Robinson on the social app Discord about Robinson’s need to “retrieve a rifle from a drop point,” with the authorities. Robinson was raised in a conservative Mormon family but had turned sharply toward leftist ideas in recent years. The source of Robinson’s indoctrination and radicalization is still under investigation.

• Stephen King retracts lie about Charlie Kirk: The responses to Charlie Kirk’s assassination have been both heart-warming on the one hand and downright disgusting on the other. Famed author Stephen King posted on X, “He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’.” King’s post, which was blatantly false, received an avalanche of criticism, including from Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee, who said he had crossed a line and encouraged the estate of Kirk to sue. King deleted the post and issued an apology, writing, “I apologize for saying Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays. What he actually demonstrated was how some people cherry-pick Biblical passages. I was wrong, and I apologize.” It’s emblematic of the false narrative surrounding Kirk, created by misquoting or deliberately misunderstanding him. As a result, people who never actually listened to him felt justified in criticizing him.

• Trump to send National Guard to Memphis: Donald Trump announced on Friday that, with the support of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Memphis Mayor Paul Young, he would be deploying the National Guard to Memphis. The city has the highest per capita violent crime rate in Tennessee, with 2,500 incidents per 100,000 residents. The move comes after California and Illinois Democrats challenged Trump to look at (blue) cities in red states before coming to their failing blue states. In his announcement, Trump said that Democrat Mayor Paul Young is “happy” with the deployment. In a statement to the press, Mayor Young said, “That was an overstatement,” but he does plan to work with the National Guard.

• DOJ rewrites asylum rules/CA Dems act to unmask ICE: Attorney General Pam Bondi recently issued new rules surrounding illegal aliens making asylum claims. The rules effectively eliminate the possibility of bogus asylum requests from bogging down the courts. Former immigration Judge Andrew “Art” Arthur called the new rules a “game changer” and a “huge time savings,” noting that they will help quickly eliminate asylum cases with no chance of success and, in turn, speed up legitimate asylum case hearings. Meanwhile, Democrat lawmakers in California are doing everything in their power to diminish immigration enforcement, as the state Senate passed SB 627, a bill dubbed the “No Secret Police Act,” which bans law enforcement officers from wearing masks while on duty. This would expose ICE officers, who have already experienced a 413% increase in targeted attacks, and their families to even more threats of harm from criminal illegal aliens.

• Illegal alien commits brutal beheading: Another horrific murder by a criminal illegal alien occurred last week in Dallas, Texas. Yordanis Corbos-Martinez beheaded the manager of the motel where he worked after he took offense when the manager spoke to his coworker to translate instructions not to use a broken washing machine. Corbos-Martinez attacked the manager, Chandra Nagamallaiah, with a machete in front of his wife and child, who sought to intervene, and behead Nagamallaiah. Corbos-Martinez, who is from Cuba, had a criminal record for aggravated assault and attempted carjacking, among other things. Corbos-Martinez had been held by the Biden administration’s ICE until January 13, when he was released back on the streets because Cuba refused to take him.

• Illegal killed after striking ICE officer with vehicle: An ICE officer was struck and dragged “a significant distance” by the car of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, an illegal alien, after Gonzalez refused to cooperate with a traffic stop on Friday. Fearing for his life, the ICE agent shot Gonzalez, who was pronounced dead at the hospital they were both taken to. The agent suffered severe injuries but is in stable condition. DHS issued a statement decrying the activists who have posted online, encouraging illegals to resist arrest, which leads to incidents like this one. President Trump launched “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago last week to arrest the criminal illegal aliens who have flocked to Illinois and Chicago due to sanctuary policies.

• Missouri legislature passes redistricting: Missouri’s Republican-controlled legislature has passed a new redistricting map, which Republican Governor Mike Kehoe is expected to sign into law. The new map favors Republicans and could lead to the GOP picking up another House seat in the Show Me State, where they currently hold a 6-2 seat advantage. The new map puts the seat of long-time Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver in jeopardy in the upcoming midterms. Democrat lawmakers in the state have responded by launching a petition to hold a statewide referendum on the new map.

• Kathy Hochul endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor: New York Governor Kathy Hochul wrote an op-ed over the weekend, stressing how seriously she takes the New York mayoral race and how important it is to work with the incoming mayor. Therefore, she effectively reasoned, New York should celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks under the leadership of socialist Muslim Zohran Mamdani. She said she spoke to Mamdani and urged him to ensure the NYPD has strong leadership, “and he agreed.” Mamdani grudgingly walked back his long-held belief in defunding the police over the course of the campaign. Hochul emphasized that she needed to be sure that the new mayor would not be someone to surrender “one inch” to Donald Trump. Hochul said that she did not agree with Mamdani on every issue, but she is looking forward to working with him.

• Cook continues to battle Trump: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is likely to remain in her post in the short term despite White House efforts to remove her. The Trump administration says it can remove Cook “for cause” due to what initially appeared to be mortgage fraud, where she claimed two homes as her primary residence. On Friday, reports showed that Cook had been upfront with her credit union that her home in Atlanta, Georgia, would be a vacation home. Cook won a decision last Tuesday that prevented the administration from removing her, although the administration appealed the decision. Cook is likely to participate in the Tuesday and Wednesday Federal Open Markets Committee meetings, where the decision to finally cut interest rates is anticipated.

• Trump wants NATO to stop buying Russian oil: On Saturday, Donald Trump called on NATO countries to stop buying oil from Russia, arguing that canceling purchases would end the war in Ukraine. In his posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “NATO’s commitment to WIN has been far less than 100%, and the purchase of Russian Oil, by some, has been shocking!” Turkey, in particular, is a concern as it has become the third-largest purchaser of Russian oil, behind only China and India. Trump also called for 50% to 100% tariffs on China, stating that doing so would “also be of great help in ENDING this deadly, but RIDICULOUS, WAR.” Meanwhile, another NATO nation, Romania, scrambled jets over the weekend after Russian drones and missiles crossed into its airspace near the Black Sea. This latest incident represented the eleventh time this has occurred since Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine.

Headlines

• Trump suggests deal reached involving TikTok (CBS News)

• ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ wins Emmy after CBS cancellation (NBC News)

• Royals roll out red carpet for Trump’s second UK state visit (Washington Examiner)

• Seven Horrific Incidents of Violence Against Conservatives (Daily Signal)

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