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Some of MAGA podcaster Candace Owens' conspiracy theories surrounding Charlie Kirk's death involve Erika Kirk (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Candace Owens can't be stopped

Sophia Tesfaye
Residents of Lemont, Illinois, pay tribute to Charlie Kirk during a vigil on September 11, 2025. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Why GOP wants a Charlie Kirk holiday

Russell Payne
Kid Rock in Wichita, Kansas, on April 18, 2025. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)

Kid Rock's alt halftime was just boring

Amanda Marcotte
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk is promoting the organization's "All-American Halftime Show." (Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

MAGA's alt halftime looks like a flop

Amanda Marcotte
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President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, for a summit meeting on Russia's war on Ukraine. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Trump on well-trod path to autocracy

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A United States and Christian flag are sandwiched together (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sorry, GOP. There's no Christian revival

Amanda Marcotte
Megyn Kelly speaks during a TPUSA "American Comeback Tour" stop on Sept. 24, 2025. (ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

It's Megyn Kelly vs. everybody

Sophia Tesfaye
Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Minaj spoke about her frustrations with California Governor Gavin Newsom, and about why she has embraced the conservative movement. (Photo by Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

Minaj praises Trump at TPUSA

Alex Galbraith
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AmericaFest Conference attendees pose for pictures in a replica of the tent of Charlie Kirk's assassination location. One of the many sights, merch and other spectacles at the event. (Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images)

Celebs, merch, squabbles at AmericaFest

CK Smith
TPUSA held its first event after founder Charlie Kirk's death. Headliners, like current TPUSA director and Charlie's widow Erika Krik, have people questioning the future for MAGA and who gets to make that call. (Olivier Touron / AFP / Getty Images)

MAGA fractures arise at TPUSA conference

CK Smith
US conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference in remembrance of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona on December 18, 2025. (Photo by Olivier Touron / AFP)

Conservative conflict at America Fest

Garrett Owen
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Dec. 15, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

MAGA shifts away from Trump after Reiner

Sophia Tesfaye
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Erika Kirk speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 on Dec. 3. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times))

Erika Kirk can't escape Candace Owens

Amanda Marcotte
Charlie Kirk's widow Erika is making the press rounds to discuss Charlie's last posthumously published book and relying on her faith these last few months. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

CBS asks Erika Kirk of faith, politics

CK Smith
Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Kirk's death is tearing MAGA apart

Amanda Marcotte
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MAGA's bizarre Epstein diversion fails

Sophia Tesfaye
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Erika Kirk and Vice President JD Vance share an embrace at a Turning Point USA event in Oxford, Mississippi, on Oct. 29, 2025. (Brad Vest/Getty Images)

Why JD and Erika's hug made tongues wag

Amanda Marcotte
A color guard during the memorial service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2025. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

AZ city wants memorial for Charlie Kirk

Garrett Owen
Charlie Kirk in the Oval Office on May 28, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

AZ Halloween costumes outrage Kirk fans

Alex Galbraith
Police Car Emergency Services (Getty Images/JasonDoiy)

Man arrested for meme has charge dropped

Blaise Malley
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Former Fox News television personality Tucker Carlson speaks to guests at the Family Leadership Summit on July 14, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Carlson’s crash out is Kirk's legacy

Sophia Tesfaye
Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point Action, speaks during a meeting on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson on October 17, 2024. (Photo by Olivier Touron/Getty Images)

Efforts to avenge Kirk fall apart

Russell Payne
A Turning Point USA event at Virginia Tech University on Sept. 24, 2025 (ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA's halftime show reveals desperation

Amanda Marcotte
Erika Kirk, wife of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, becomes emotional as she speaks after U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump questions Kirk characterization

Alex Galbraith
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