The Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has subpoenaed the company of conservative media personality Steven Crowder, who stated that his team received an email from an ATF officer referencing a weapon and cartridges found near the scene of Charlie Kirk's September 10th assassination in Orem, Utah. The email included a screenshot from an internal message describing a weapon and cartridges located by ATF and other law enforcement near the Utah Valley State University shooting site, according to Crowder's statement posted on X at 9:21 PM UTC on September 11th, 2025. The ATF has not yet provided further details regarding the subpoena. President Donald Trump departed Joint Base Andrews en route to New York, New York, at approximately 9:21 PM UTC on September 11th, 2025, as reported by Crannofonix News on X. Meanwhile, the Senate voted 53-45 along party lines to lower the threshold from 60 to a simple majority for procedural votes on resolutions to confirm multiple sub-Cabinet nominees, a move described as a major overhaul of Senate rules that allows Republicans to expedite President Trump's appointments. This vote occurred between 9:16 PM and 9:30 PM UTC. Federal appeals court documents indicate that the Trump administration has been allowed to end Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding, according to a Reuters Legal report on X. Separately, Senator Bernie Sanders commented on the rise of political violence, stating, "The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life." He added, "No more political violence." Mike Isaac also noted on X the surge of AI-generated books published on Amazon capitalizing on interest in Kirk's killing. Law enforcement sources previously confirmed that the gun and cartridges recovered from the Charlie Kirk shooting scene in Orem, Utah, are being transported to the FBI's laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for advanced forensic analysis. The U.S. Marshals Service has joined the search for the shooter responsible for Kirk's assassination. The FBI previously announced a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the perpetrator's arrest. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Salt Lake City on September 11th, 2025, to meet with Kirk's family. Kirk was shot from over 200 yards away while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10th.
