Overview

• The board voted unanimously to elevate Erika Kirk, citing Charlie Kirk’s expressed wish that she succeed him if he could no longer serve.
• Erika Kirk pledged to carry on Turning Point USA’s work, including its campus tour, radio programming, and podcast operations.
• Utah authorities say Tyler Robinson was arrested and charged with qualified homicide, confessed in text messages, and will face a death-penalty pursuit by prosecutors.
• A funeral and memorial events are set for Sunday in Arizona, with Charlie Kirk’s remains transported on Air Force Two alongside Vice President J.D. Vance and President Trump planning to attend and confer a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.
• Founded in 2012, Turning Point USA is a conservative group with a broad campus footprint credited with mobilizing young voters in 2024, and a memorial service is planned at an NFL stadium in Glendale.