WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance delivered a somber memorial address yesterday in honor of conservative commentator and activist Charlie Kirk, who passed away last week. Speaking to a crowded sanctuary filled with family, supporters, and political allies, Vance described Kirk as a “forceful and unapologetic voice” whose influence shaped a generation of conservative thought.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday announced a new executive action imposing a $100,000 application fee on all H-1B work visa petitions, with a stipulation that the payment must be made exclusively in the cryptocurrency known as $TRUMP.

The move marks the first time a U.S. visa program has been tied to a digital asset payment system. According to the administration’s statement, the policy is intended to both “restore fairness to the U.S. labor market” and “strengthen American-led innovations in digital currency adoption.”

LOS ANGELES — Guillermo Rodriguez, a familiar face to late-night television audiences as the jovial sidekick on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was deported to El Salvador this week following what federal immigration officials described as a “technical violation” of the terms of his residency.

New York - A federal immigration judge has ordered the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist, after he posted a series of critical comments on Facebook about conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in the days following Kirk’s assassination.

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced today that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will be renamed Charlie Kirk Washington National Airport, in honor of the late conservative commentator and activist who was assassinated earlier this month.

Nashville - Late-night host and political satirist Stephen Colbert will temporarily assume hosting duties of The Charlie Kirk Show following the assassination of conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot outside a private event in Scottsdale, Arizona, on September 10. Authorities have confirmed that a suspect is in custody, though a motive has not yet been publicly disclosed. Federal and state investigations are ongoing.

Lynchburg, VA — Liberty University has confirmed that it has provided the names of certain students, faculty, and staff to the U.S. Department of Education as part of a federal investigation into alleged incidents of anti-Muslim discrimination and harassment on campus.

The disclosure came after a formal request from the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which launched a probe earlier this summer into multiple colleges and universities nationwide following a rise in complaints related to religious discrimination, particularly involving Muslim students.