He was a frequent and welcome presence at the White House and at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club. And his conservative youth organization, Turning Point USA, helped elect Trump in 2024. By early this evening—after the visceral,

Charlie Kirk wasn't a Trump aide and didn't have a college degree, but his political movement brought young voters to GOP to fuel Trump's rise.

Charlie Kirk's success as a communicator, fundraiser, and political organizer cemented him as a member of President Donald Trump's inner circle.

Kirk founded the nonprofit Turning Point USA in 2012 at the age of 18, and it grew into a force that promoted conservative views on high school and college campuses across the nation.

Conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk laid the groundwork for President Donald Trump's historic presidential victories in 2016 and 2024.

A Yale Youth Poll from the spring of 2025 found that voters between the ages of 18 and 21 favored Republican candidates by double digits, which could be a sign that Democrats are finally slipping with America's younger demographic.

Biden and, by extension, Harris will be remembered even and perhaps especially by Democrats as symbolizing disappointment and defeat. Yet Harris lingers near the top of the 2028 Democratic presidential contenders in most polling because the party lacks viable alternatives with comparable name identification.

A top Trump aide said senior activists 'should go home and take a nap.' These progressive elders say they'll keep taking to the streets.

Earlier in the 21st century, the dominant view among experts was that swing voters — those who might switch their party preference between elections — were all but extinct. Even today, the number of people who reliably turn out to vote but also regularly flip their votes between parties remains very modest by historical standards.