Overview

• Tens of thousands filled State Farm Stadium in Glendale with overflow sites prepared, with some outlets reporting crowds approaching 100,000.
• President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and senior officials including Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard delivered tributes as Erika Kirk, now Turning Point USA’s chief executive, addressed mourners.
• The Department of Homeland Security designated the memorial a SEAR Level 1 event as Secret Service, FBI and local police ran airport‑style screening after an armed man was arrested at the venue on Friday for impersonating law enforcement.
• Suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, remains jailed on aggravated murder and related charges, prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty, and investigators cite texts in which he said he had “enough” of Kirk’s views.
• The assassination has fueled clashes over rhetoric and free speech, with the White House vowing a crackdown on left‑wing groups, the FCC chief threatening ABC over remarks by Jimmy Kimmel, and the network suspending his show as civil‑liberties groups object.