In an open letter issued Thursday and shared first with CNN, more than 500 groups condemned what they described as the use of government power to threaten their First Amendment rights.

The White House is preparing an executive order on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said on Wednesday, as scores of left-leaning non-profits rejected what they described as efforts to undermine their work.

Team Trump’s campaign against entities opposed to the president reached an extraordinary new level on Monday, exploiting the activist’s death.

Led by a former aide to Senator Harry Reid, the Searchlight Institute is hoping to persuade Democrats to play down causes like climate change and L.G.B.T.Q. rights to appeal to more voters

The eruption on social media comes amid a broader free speech discussion following the fatal shooting of Kirk, 31, during an event at Utah Valley University last week. In recent days, President Donald Trump and other administration officials have only blasted political violence on the left following his death.

But apparently the disgusting sentiment wasn’t one that was confined solely to social media: According to The Office star Rainn Wilson, some of his Hollywood friends were openly celebrating Kirk’s assassination too.

Sir Ed Davey is about take part in a series of back-to-back interviews on BBC local radio stations, ahead of the Liberal Democrats' party conference in Bournemouth this weekend. Today is a chance for us to quiz him on the party's policies.