FBI Director Kash Patel said on Sunday that the bureau is actively probing a wide range of issues tied to the September 10 assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Posting on X, Patel stressed that he is “committed to ensuring the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination is thorough and exhaustive.”
“We are examining every facet of this assassination,” Patel stated, noting that multiple theories have emerged in recent days and are all being scrutinized.
“We are meticulously investigating theories and questions, including the location from where the shot was taken, the possibility of accomplices, the text message confession and related conversations, Discord chats, the angle of the shot and bullet impact, how the weapon was transported, hand gestures observed as potential ‘signals’ near Charlie at the time of his assassination, and visitors to the alleged shooter’s residence in the hours and days leading up to September 10, 2025.”
Patel emphasized that while some aspects of the case are already “known today,” law enforcement continues to pursue additional information “to ensure every possibility is considered.”
“Our primary focus is to complete this investigation and deliver justice,” Patel said. “To protect the integrity of the investigation and subsequent prosecution, we cannot release every piece of information we have to the public right now.”
He also commented on speculation surrounding a plane that was believed to have turned off its transponder after taking off near Orem, Utah, the location where Kirk was killed.
“We can share updates (about the plane) when answers are confirmed,” Patel explained. “After interviews with the pilot and consultation with the FAA, we determined the transponder was not turned off. Incomplete flight data in rural areas caused the apparent gap.”
Patel closed by affirming the bureau’s commitment. “The entire FBI mourns the loss of Charlie Kirk,” he said. “We will not rest until justice is served, and our investigation into this assassination will continue until every question is answered.”
His post came on the same day that thousands gathered for Kirk’s memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Vice President JD Vance, who addressed the crowd at the event, also reflected on his loss in a post on X, writing that he had returned to Arizona to “remember Charlie and honor his sacrifice.”
“Last week, we brought my dear friend Charlie Kirk home one last time,” Vance shared. “May he eternally rest in peace, and may God watch over Erika and their beautiful children.”
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President Donald Trump rejected a claim in Kamala Harris’ new memoir that he praised her after her 2024 concession call, where she alleged he described her as a “tough, smart customer.”
Trump flatly denied it.
In his view, Harris was not a formidable opponent.
“Not that I know of,” Trump said in a Sunday morning television appearance that was later shared on X, when pressed about whether he had ever referred to Harris as “tough” and “smart.”
“But I was nice to her. I met her a couple of times and I was always nice to her.”
Throughout the campaign, Harris repeatedly unleashed sharp attacks against Trump, often echoing Joe Biden’s rhetoric and portraying Trump as a “threat to democracy.”
Trump, however, remarked that he was taken aback by how weak her showing was in the general election, particularly given how he has long said the electoral map tends to lean heavily toward Democrats. To him, Harris did not live up to the description she claimed he gave her.
“I thought Kamala would have done a better job than she did in terms of running, because we really won by a lot,” Trump said.
“And I thought she would have done better.”
According to The New York Times, which quoted portions of Harris’ book, she remembered Trump calling her a “tough, smart customer,” complimenting her name, and promising that he would act respectfully.
Harris also recounted that she appealed to Trump to work on uniting the country, though she concluded it was “a lost cause.”
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By Rabbi Eliezer Sandler
A unique siyum took place recently at the Kolel Kabbolah Chatzos (the Midnight Kolel) of Torah-24 in Yerushalayim. Every night, talmidei chachomim geonim and known mekubalim gather there at midnight to first recite Tikkun Chatzos and then, for hours, to delve into the Zohar, Otzros Chaim (by Rabbeinu Chaim Vital) and other Kabbalistic works.
One of Eleven
Kolel Kabbolah Chatzos is one of 11 kollelim under-one-roof at Torah-24. These kollelim offer different learning shifts in all aspects of Torah b’iyun – every day, 24 hours per day. This follows the learning tradition of the Ramchal, Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh and Reb Chaim Volozhener – to ensure that the sound of Torah learning does not cease even for a minute.
Torah-24 is part of the ‘Total Torah Legacy’ of Maran Sar Hatorah, Rabbeinu Hagadol Harav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l, who served as Nasi of Torah-24 and the Shas Yiden network. (Click on https://www.torah-24.com). Each kollel has regular oral farhers and written tests.
The Siyum
The gathering celebrated the diligent completion, by the rabbis of the Torah-24 midnight Kolel Kabbolah Chatzos, of the study of the entire Zohar, its commentaries and the Otzros Chaim. The event also acknowledged the dedication and the dissemination of Torah study at Torah-24, which encompasses both nigleh and nistar.
The gathering took place in the home of the famed, leading kabbalist, Maran Hatzadik Harav Yaakov Meir Shechter, shlit”a, in Yerushalayim. Rav Schechter praised the founder of Torah-24, the Pozna Rov, for his notable vision and expansion of Torah study, and for his inclusion of true Kabbalah study method, not just for individual learning but in a holy enclave of talmidei chachomim. This would expand its influence across the world, he said, and this Kolel’s growing impact will bring about Redemption as detailed in the Zohar.
He also paid tribute to the memory of the Pozna Rov’s grandfather, Harav Asher Zelig Margolius, a great Yerushalmi kabbalist who Rav Shechter knew personally. He also spoke extensively about Kabbalah study, citing insights from great mekubolim he had known.
The head of the Kolel Kabbolah Chatzos, Hamekubel Avrohom Eisenbach, shlit”a, son in law of Hamekubel Daniel Frish , baal Matok Midvash on the Zohar. He delivered the siyum on the Zohar and gave an insight into the Kabbalah learning. He gave an introduction to the nightly regimen of the Kolel and the recitation of Tikkun Chatzos – mourning the Destruction of the Beis Hamikdash and praying for its Rebuilding. Harav Avraham Rabinowitz, son-in-law of the Toldos Aharon Rebbe, spoke, and was followed by Harav Tzvi Vigder who recited the siyum of the Otzros Chaim. The Kaddish was recited by Hagaon Harav Yosef Samet, chief editor of Oz V’hadar edition of the Talmud, who is also a member of the Kolel Kabbolah Chatzos.
The gathering concluded with a l’chaim and brocha from Rav Schechter, a nigun in which all joined, and danced for kovod Hatorah.
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