President Donald Trump announced on Fox News this morning, September 12th, that authorities have taken Charlie Kirk's assassin into custody with a "high degree of certainty." The announcement came during a live appearance on Fox & Friends shortly after 12:00 PM UTC. The president's statement confirms a major development in the manhunt for the individual responsible for the assassination of the influential conservative voice, who was shot on September 10th in Orem, Utah. This development follows previous reports of authorities recovering the shooter's weapon and ammunition near Utah Valley University and collecting trace evidence from the rooftop where the shot was taken. Earlier today, Bill Ackman raised the reward for information leading to the arrest of Kirk's killer by $1 million and new photos of a person of interest were released. The FBI stated on September 11th that they had no current information on the killer's whereabouts. In related news, AFRICOM, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. State Department, the DEA, and CBP met in Stuttgart to strengthen efforts against narcotics fueling instability in Africa, with programs like AMLEP building partner capacity and improving maritime security. Separately, markets are anticipating Federal Reserve rate cuts, which ING's Chris Turner suggested could weaken the dollar by lowering funding costs.
