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Today — 19 September 2025Main stream

Can Trump Actually Designate Antifa a Terrorist Group? Here Are the Facts.

19 September 2025 at 03:41
The president made the same declaration in 2020, but nothing came of it. His new declaration came amid broader threats against liberals after the Charlie Kirk killing.

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Major factual and legal challenges complicate President Trump’s plans to designate the antifa movement a terrorist group.
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Trump Invokes Kirk’s Killing in Seeking to Silence Opponents on Left

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump and his allies have laid out a broad plan to target liberal groups, monitor speech, revoke visas and designate certain groups as domestic terrorists.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

“The radical left has done tremendous damage to the country,” President Trump told reporters outside the White House on Tuesday, as he continued to play down violence on the right.

State Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione Are Dismissed

The judge overseeing the case against Mr. Mangione said the evidence underpinning two of the most serious counts, one of which charged him with first-degree murder, was “legally insufficient.”

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Luigi Mangione at State Supreme Court on Tuesday. Mr. Mangione, who is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive last year, still faces a second-degree murder charge.

The Kirk Crackdown Is Underway

16 September 2025 at 17:03
The idea that there is more left-wing extremist violence than right-wing extremist violence is a dangerous myth.

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On Charlie Kirk Show, JD Vance Talks of Crackdown on Liberal Groups

Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk’s podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Vice President JD Vance hosting an episode of “The Charlie Kirk Show” at the White House on Monday.
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