Overview

• The East Room ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET, with Erika Kirk set to accept the award on her late husband's behalf.
• President Trump returned to Washington early Tuesday from a Middle East trip connected to the Israel–Hamas cease-fire agreement.
• Both the House and Senate approved resolutions recognizing Oct. 14 as a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk.
• Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University during the opening stop of his campus tour.
• Utah prosecutors have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and said they intend to seek the death penalty.