President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to Israel's bombing of Qatar, according to Axios. The U.S. State Department reaffirmed on September 15th, 2025, that a nuclear Iran governed by a radical Shia cleric presents an unacceptable risk to the world, stating that the U.S. and European allies will continue to exert maximum pressure on Iran to change course. Stephen Miller stated that his final communication from Charlie Kirk was about developing a strategy to counter left-wing organizations promoting violence in America. Miller vowed to "channel all of the anger that we have over the organized campaign that led to this assassination to uproot and dismantle these terrorist networks," as reported by Overton News. Separately, a New York Times report details what it describes as a "wildly corrupt" deal involving the UAE, AI chips, and China, in which an NSC official was reportedly dismissed after intervening, with Laura Loomer said to have been involved, though she denies it was related to the chip deal. In other developments, Quantus Insights polls conducted between September 9th and September 12th show Senator Jon Ossoff with a 47% approval rating and trailing in hypothetical matchups against Mike Collins (38%-38%), Buddy Carter (40%-37%), and Derek Dooley (42%-35%). The Sephardi chief rabbi of Israel sent a condolence letter to Erika Kirk and Charlie Kirk's family, as noted by Lazar Berman. The U.S. Air Force shared an image of military working dog Griff during decontamination training in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Rep. Michael Rulli stated that Democratic rhetoric has become extreme, accusing them of calling Republicans "Nazis" and "monsters," and suggested their rhetoric contributed to the "killing of Charlie" and attempts on the President's life. An FBI announcement regarding the apprehension of a suspect in 33 hours, contrasting with historical manhunts, was attributed to transparency by Kash Patel. The Babylon Bee reported an announcement that the killer has turned himself in. Other reports mention President Trump redirecting nearly $500 million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and an analysis of Charlie Kirk's investment strategy, noting his profitable trade in leveraged NASDAQ 100 ETFs at the COVID bottom. Questions were raised about the timing of a Bethesda promotion in relation to Charlie Kirk's death.
