Overview

• State Farm Stadium prepared for a crowd near 100,000 with airport-style screening, a no-bag policy and bans on weapons as gates opened early for the public memorial.
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated the ceremony a Level 1 event with the Secret Service coordinating a multiagency security operation.
• An armed man was detained at the stadium area after allegedly posing as an agent, authorities said, with investigators reviewing the incident.
• The suspect in Kirk’s killing was captured roughly 33 hours after the shooting, and officials say they will pursue the death penalty.
• Erika Kirk is set to introduce President Trump and is stepping into leadership at Turning Point USA, as online conspiracy theories proliferate and disputes over censorship and “consequence culture” intensify, drawing even intraparty criticism on the right.