Overview

• Sunday’s public memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale is planned for up to roughly 100,000 attendees, with President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and other senior figures expected to participate.
• Homeland Security’s SEAR-1 designation brings a Super Bowl–level federal deployment, with checkpoints, bag restrictions and extensive traffic controls coordinated by local police.
• Turning Point USA’s board unanimously installed Erika Kirk as CEO and chair, and she has pledged to continue her husband’s work and keep the organization’s campus tour on track.
• Investigators cite a recovered Mauser rifle, spent casings engraved with messages and Discord communications in building the case against the 22-year-old suspect, as authorities refrain from a definitive public conclusion on motive.
• The killing has widened political fault lines, with officials warning of visa revocations for those who celebrate the death and media and academic institutions taking disciplinary actions, including ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show.