The Trump administration is requesting an additional $58 million from Congress to enhance security for members of the executive and judicial branches in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, according to an alert from Jake Sherman on X at 8:02 PM UTC. The funding request comes ahead of the September 30th deadline for fiscal year appropriations. The administration also supports allocating funds to protect members of Congress but defers to the legislative branch for implementation, as reported by Punchbowl News. In a separate development, FBI Director Kash Patel stated on X at 8:03 PM UTC that the FBI demanded and released video footage and enhanced stills of the suspect in the Charlie Kirk investigation. Patel noted that the suspect's father recognized his son in the released video and ultimately turned him in to authorities. Meanwhile, Brian Kilmeade has drawn criticism for endorsing the "involuntary lethal injection" of homeless people, with one post on X from Ramesh Ponnuru at 7:50 PM UTC quoting him as saying, "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them." Another X post from atrupar at 7:34 PM UTC also shared this statement. In local New York politics, mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani holds a commanding 70% approval rating among 18-34 year olds, according to polling data shared on X by USA_Polling at 8:03 PM UTC. This data was accessed via a substack article. In broader demographic trends, a post on X by LeftRight234 at 6:51 PM UTC cited a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report indicating that U.S. deaths are set to outpace births as early as 2031.
