A federal lawsuit describes an ICE facility in the Chicago suburbs as “filthy” and “cruel.” Two detainees named in the case are expected today in court where they hope a judge will order ICE to improve conditions at the site. @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

questioning why the NYT used this dashing photo of Nick Fuentes. This is what he actually looks like

“Within certain MAGA circles, to criticize someone for being too racist or reactionary is a betrayal, signaling an acceptance of the very liberal morality that the movement’s vanguard seeks to destroy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

My (video) analysis of two high-profile scandals in the last week or so involving members of the GOP sending racist and/or anti-Semitic text messages. This is how the far-right speaks to itself: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...

It's 2025 and the President of the United States of America has shared an AI video of himself literally shitting on Americans exercising their freedom of speech.

A 15-year-old kid was tear gassed, slammed to the ground, and detained for five hours in a garage by armed ICE in Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/1...

Anyone know the answer to this? The federal government is shut down. California is being hit disproportionately by the shutdown Can the state withhold federal taxes in retaliation?

Genuine question: If President Trump is withholding congressionally approved funds for Democratic states like California, can those states (many of which send more to the federal govt. than they receive) “withhold” their federal taxes and not send them to DC? @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

This concept underpinned organizations like the constitutional sheriffs association. Where are they now?

As federal troops act almost without impunity in America’s cities, it’s worth noting that, not long ago, many conservatives claimed that sheriffs and local police chiefs should have ultimate legal jurisdiction — not the US government.

This was literally Stewart Rhodes' main legal defense: That he thought the President was about to make it legal to go and get the guns so his militia could storm the Capitol and take charge.

For context: When a group of protestors stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6, a crew of Oath Keepers was standing by, waiting for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act so they could go get their stash of weapons, hidden across the Potomac. This is far from normal.

As the President meets with the architect of #Project2025, it's worth revisiting my investigation from last year which found several of the plan's authors have a trail of racist and white supremacist activity: www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...

I had a pretty serious surfing accident a few weeks ago. Had to be stretchered to an ambulance and taken to hospital. I was in hospital for about 3 hours. I have insurance, so I was covered. The cost? Oh. It was $127,497.

'm doing a live #AMA on #Reddit on the MensLib subreddit on my work covering the Manosphere and hyper-masculine influencers like Andrew Tate: www.reddit.com/r/MensLib/co...

"Trump cited “a rumor” that no people in Cuba have autism" ... "There's a rumor - and I don't know if it's so or not - that Cuba, they don't have Tylenol because they don't have the money for Tylenol. And they have virtually no autism. OK?" www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

This is a Ta Nehisi-Coates story about Charlie Kirk: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Today: 🍦The New York Times publishes a front-page scoop about overlapping deals involving the Trump family and the national interest ⚖️ President Trump sues the paper and its journalists for $15 billion Same day

Are you confused about Discord, the platform the alleged Charlie Kirk assassin communicated on? Check out our explainer: www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...

I was interviewed live by @tmziive.bsky.social about Discord and the Charlie Kirk suspected shooter. Nothing like doing an interview from the back of an Uber! www.tmz.com/categories/t...

RIP, RR

Breaking News: A judge dismissed two state terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, who is accused in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive.

Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against @nytimes.com and several reporters for articles exposing his finances. The suit is part of the Trump admin's broader and rapidly accelerating assault on press freedoms. www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/m...

Thomas Rousseau, leader of white nationalist Patriot Front, spoke at a vigil for Charlie Kirk in Fort Worth, Texas over the weekend. This is the first time I'm aware of that Rousseau and his loyalists did not attend a rally wearing Patriot Front's trademark uniform. They feel emboldened. 1/3

Producer Lamar Salter and I are at Eradicate Hate in Pittsburgh where we are screening episode one of Extremely Normal! Come and join us if you’re here!

Excellent, troubling work from my colleagues on the USA TODAY graphics team here: “The first six months of 2025 saw an 85.5% increase in terrorist attacks within the United States compared to the same time period last year” www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...

For days, rumors circulated, perpetuated by certain media figures, that the Charlie Kirk assassin was transgender. He isn't. It's part of an effort to vilify the trans community, who are *far more likely to be victims than perpetrators of violence: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

'm here at #ONA25 in New Orleans, where we will be screening the first episode of Extremely Normal at 2p.m. in Empire B at 2 p.m. Come and watch with us and join for a Q&A afterwards! www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Here's what we know about Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk's murder www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

I’m sure there will be a very thorough investigation into why an ATF agent apparently leaked a document full of falsities to right-wing media personalities claiming the Charlie Kirk shooter had expressed “transgender ideology”

We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was. But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist. www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...

Are you the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk? Do you know them? Have an idea who they are? My DMs are open. Talk to me.

As we build up Extremely Normal, please follow me on Instagram for updates from my beat I'm examining how political extremism, including individuals, movements and ideologies, has become increasingly mainstream What was extreme is increasingly normal: www.instagram.com/will_carless...

Just to offer some context here: We don't know what the Charlie Kirk shooter's motives were. He may well have been a radical Leftist. He may also have been a neo-Nazi accelerationist. Or a narcissist. We simply don't know yet. Maybe we will some day, but we don't now.

We were told the press conference had been delayed because of rapid developments in the case. That appears ... to not be the case. Again.

#BREAKING: Suspect in #CharlieKirk shooting is still at large. FBI director @FBIDirectorKash & deputy director are en route to Salt Lake City & will hold a press conference this evening. Per Utah DPS spokesman

In which I reflect on Charlie Kirk's legacy: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...

Here's a video of a (very sleep-deprived) me breaking down a chaotic crime scene at the university where Charlie Kirk was shot & killed. I was able to follow the suspect's apparent trail, past FBI evidence markers, until the cops finally blocked it off: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...

In 20 years of journalism on several continents I’ve never seen authorities leave an active crime scene open like this. Wild Especially since there are hundreds of cops nearby

#BREAKING: I spoke w construction workers whose colleague says he spoke w the suspected #CharlieKirk shooter yesterday. I also watched FBI agents collecting evidence and viewed a track the gunman appears to have taken through some trees: www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

Pretty unbelievable. Almost 24 hours after the #CharlieKirk shooting atnd the apparent area where the gunman escaped was wide open with journalists like me walking all around. They *just put up some tape closing off the area

At the press conference for the #CharlieKirk shooting, big news: 1. They found a high-powered rifle in a wooded area; 2. Shooter was college-age, "blended in" 3. They have video of shooter but aren't releasing it 4. They have footprints/handprints. No suspect named yet

Not to be too cliche, but whoever killed #CharlieKirk could literally be anywhere on the planet by now

They kicked me out

They have not kicked me out yet

I’m at the makeshift command center at Utah Valley University, where dozens of officers from several different agencies including FBI, Utah DPS and local police are milling about, presumably waiting for leads/action/orders.

If anyone has any intel on the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, I’m on the ground in Utah. DM me We can talk on or off the record.

En route to Utah to report on the Charlie Kirk shooting for @usatoday.com /Extremely Normal. Extreme political violence is increasingly becoming the norm in this country.

My reaction to the statement Andre Tate sent @usatoday.com for our documentary on the #manosphere usatoday.com/story/news/nat… I’m still willing to sit down for an interview, Andrew — one British American to another 🇬🇧🇺🇸

Per (utterly context-free) reporting in the Daily Wire, the DOJ is considering banning transgender Americans from owning firearms: That’s despite no evidence that trans people commit a disproportionate number of shootings, as I reported last week: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...