Conservatism

Turning Point USA hosted its first annual women’s leadership summit in a San Antonio hotel ballroom after the death of cofounder Charlie Kirk last year. About 2,000 attendees heard speakers reframe messages on marriage, faith and feminism. Protests occurred outside the event.

April 29, 2026 Reported by AI

Matt Walsh and Michael Knowles of The Daily Wire spoke at the University of Idaho on Tuesday night as part of Turning Point USA's college tour. They criticized political violence from the left and debated transgender ideology with audience members. The event honored the legacy of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, assassinated last September.

Michael Alfonso, 25, is running as a Republican in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, a seat held by Rep. Tom Tiffany, who has entered the 2026 Wisconsin governor’s race. Alfonso is the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who previously represented the district in Congress.

December 26, 2025 Reported by AI

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has penned a tribute to Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was assassinated at age 31. Shapiro reflects on Kirk's rise from a young activist to a key figure in American conservatism. The piece warns of a rising wave of political violence in the United States.

A more-than-two-hour interview Tucker Carlson posted on October 27 with Nick Fuentes — a far-right figure known for antisemitic rhetoric and Holocaust denial — has triggered days of condemnation and soul‑searching among Republicans, from the Republican Jewish Coalition’s gathering in Las Vegas to internal turmoil at the Heritage Foundation.

November 07, 2025 Reported by AI Fact checked

An internal firestorm at the Heritage Foundation over its president’s defense of Tucker Carlson after an interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes has exposed deeper rifts on the right over Israel. While staff and some donors recoiled, new polling shows younger conservatives growing more skeptical of the U.S.-Israel relationship.