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40 Days for Life sees spike in volunteers after Charlie Kirk’s assassination

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President Donald Trump recently awarded late Turning Point USA founder and CEO Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom just over one month after the activist was assassinated. Kirk was outspoken about his conservative and pro-life views, and his legacy has inspired a new wave of activism.
Shawn Carney, the president and CEO of 40 Days for Life, praised President Donald Trump as «the most pro-life president we’ve ever had,» telling Fox News Digital that pro-life Americans were delighted to see the president honor Kirk.
«It was so beautiful to see him honor Charlie,» Carney said. «He represented freedom, and there would be no pro-life movement without free speech. Free speech is what 40 Days for Life is built on, it’s what the pro-Life dialogue is built upon. It’s [what] Charlie gave his life for, and it was really, really beautiful for all pro-life Americans to see him honored with the highest honor we have in our nation.»
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President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, presenting it to his wife, Erika Kirk, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on Oct. 14, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Kirk was known for participating in debates across the country and the globe, often confronting his harshest critics. Carney believes that Kirk’s willingness to go into tough arenas as well as his approachable and «authentic» nature drew young people to him and the pro-life movement.
«Charlie was open and was honest, and he was also humble and willing to talk to you,» Carney told Fox News Digital, adding that being approachable, as Kirk was, is crucial in pro-life activism.
«So many people have been hurt by abortion. So many people feel strongly in support of reproductive rights. And you just can’t go in and yell or say you’re going to burn in hell. You have to approachable, you have to use reason, you can’t be afraid to share your faith, as Charlie wasn’t,» he added.

Pro-life organization 40 Days for Life has seen an uptick in interest in the wake of Turning Point USA’s founder and CEO Charlie Kirk’s assassination. ( Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images; Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
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Carney said that 40 Days for Life has seen an uptick in interest, particularly among young activists, in the wake of Kirk’s assassination.
«His tragic assassination was just two weeks before we kicked off one of our largest fall 40 Days for Life campaigns around the world,» Carney said. «Over 700 cities participating, and we saw a huge uptick, a 36% increase in participation. We had so many young people come out… who knew who Charlie Kirk was, and were inspired by him to participate in 40 Days for Life, who then brought their parents out to pray at our vigils.»

An image of slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk is placed at a memorial in his honor, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)
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He recalled one young woman — who he did not name — who said she was «so afraid» to participate in pro-life activism prior to Kirk’s death. Carney noted that despite the «horrible images» of the assassination, many felt empowered and compelled to speak up about their beliefs.
«You thought the opposite would happen, that she’d be more afraid and others would be more afraid, but that didn’t happen,» he said. «It literally inspired her to overcome years of fear.»
Carney also spoke about a TPUSA chapter leader whose mother tried to talk her son out of participating in either TPUSA or 40 Days for Life. The young man apparently told his mother that Charlie would have wanted him to speak out and not to run from culture wars.

Members of the pro-life 40 Days For Life group hold a vigil near to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on March 05, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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When asked what Kirk’s message to pro-life activists would be if he were still alive, Carney said it would be to not give up. Carney added that he has heard newcomers inspired by Kirk say they believe that the TPUSA founder would want them to be outspoken and not to «cower.»
«Right now in our culture, there’s a lot of reasons to be afraid, we can’t give in to them, we have to go out, we have to speak the truth and love, and that is what changes hearts and minds, and that’s the best way we can honor Charlie,» Carney told Fox News Digital.
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State Department warns Hamas may violate ceasefire with attack on Palestinian civilians

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The U.S. Department of State on Saturday warned there are «credible reports» that Hamas may break the peace agreement with a «planned attack» on Palestinian civilians.
«This planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement and undermine the significant progress achieved through mediation efforts,» the department said in a statement on social media. «The guarantors demand Hamas uphold its obligations under the ceasefire terms.
«The United States and the other guarantors remain resolute in our commitment to ensuring the safety of civilians, maintaining calm on the ground and advancing peace and prosperity for the people of Gaza and the region as a whole.»
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect last weekend after two years of war in the region following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in southern Israel.
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Members of Hamas search for bodies of hostages in Khan Younis of the southern Gaza Strip Saturday. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
On Monday, the 20 remaining surviving Israeli hostages were returned to Israel per the agreement, but more than a dozen remains of hostages who were killed are still under Hamas control.
The State Department added that «measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire» if Hamas proceeds with the attack.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued a warning on Truth Social after footage circulated online showing Hamas fighters executing Palestinians in Gaza City’s main square.
«If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,» he wrote.
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According to Reuters, at least 33 people were executed by Hamas in recent days in what officials described as a campaign to «show strength» after the ceasefire. Israeli sources say most of those killed belonged to families accused of collaborating with Israel or supporting rival militias.
Trump later clarified that U.S. troops would not go into Gaza.

In this still from a verified social media video confirmed to Reuters by a Hamas source, seven men are forced to their knees and shot from behind by Hamas gunmen during public executions in Gaza Oct. 14. (Reuters)
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«It’s not going to be us,» he told reporters. «We won’t have to. There are people very close, very nearby that will go in, and they’ll do the trick very easily, but under our auspices.»
Fox News’ Efrat Lachter and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Newsom clashes with White House over Marine Corps anniversary celebration highway closure

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The 250th anniversary celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps at San Diego County’s Camp Pendleton Saturday sparked a heated social media exchange between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the White House.
The event, America’s Marines 250: From Sea to Shore: A Review of Amphibious Strength, featured a range of festivities at the Marine Corps base, including a large-scale live-fire demonstration attended by Vice President JD Vance.
Newsom blasted the display of military power as «dangerous» and «an absurd show of force,» announcing Saturday that a section of Interstate 5 near the base would be temporarily closed during the celebration.
«Because of the Trump Admin’s plans, drivers should expect delays on Interstate 5 and other state routes throughout Southern California before, during and after the event,» Newsom posted to X.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at an event in Los Angeles Thursday. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
The Democrat doubled down later in the day, accusing the White House of denying earlier in the week that any freeway closures would be needed despite the use of live munitions.
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However, the White House quickly fired back, accusing Newsom of distorting the facts.
«Newscum is lying,» the White House’s Rapid Response account posted to X. «He closed the highway — not only did nobody at the White House or the Marines ask him to do so, the Marines repeatedly said there are no public safety concerns with today’s exercises. Newscum lies and tries to make it about himself? Day ending in ‘y.’»
The White House account also reposted an X post from Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz, who wrote, «Gavin Newscum is shutting down a major CA highway just because JD Vance is in the state. Inconveniencing tens of thousands of Americans. What a petty little man.»

A view of U.S. Navy landing craft air cushions on the beach during an amphibious assault demonstration as part of the Marine Corps 250th anniversary celebration attended by Vice President JD Vance at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Saturday. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
Newsom then rebutted, «The [California Highway Patrol] and highway safety experts are saying what any person with common sense knows: It is not safe for people to drive on a major freeway at high speeds directly under LIVE MUNITIONS.
«White House not communicating, endangering the public, and then trying to blame the Governor for doing the right thing — keeping people out of harm’s way — yet another day living in Trump’s authoritarian America.»
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The exchange followed days of tension between Newsom and the Trump administration over the Camp Pendleton event.
Earlier in the week, the California governor called the anniversary celebration a «vanity parade.»
«Donald Trump and JD Vance think that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is how you respect the military,» Newsom posted to X Wednesday, while reposting an X post from left-leaning outlet MeidasTouch that claimed the White House planned to close parts of the I-5 during the event. «PUT ASIDE YOUR VANITY PARADE AND PAY OUR TROOPS INSTEAD.»
However, William Martin, special assistant to the president and communications director to the vice president, quickly pushed back against Newsom.

Vice President JD Vance attends the Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Saturday. (Oliver Contreras/Pool via Reuters)
«This is complete fake news,» Martin declared in a post on X, which was reposted by the @VP X account. «The Marine Corps said they are NOT shutting down the I-5 highway and that the event at Camp Pendleton is a training exercise. Also, President Trump IS paying the troops despite Chuck Schumer’s efforts to hold their salaries hostage.»
A Marine Corps press release Wednesday about the festivities said that «no public highways or transportation routes will be closed.»
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Extensive safety measures were implemented at the celebration, which was expected to draw more than 15,000 attendees, including detailed risk assessments, emergency crews on site and fully scripted air, surface and ground movements, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported earlier in the week, citing event organizers.
Newsom and the White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
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