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.

"Our country is built on the premise that everyone has the right to express themselves," the 124 organizations wrote.

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.

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

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

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.

Ed Davey tells BBC Radio Leicester that the Lib Dems are a party of practical policies and that its MPs are “local champions” – something they have always been “the best” at, in his opinion. Davey's asking people to “take a look” at his team, and its policies on health, social care and the cost living.

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.

Christina Lorey and Charlie Kirk were friends. She is a left-leaning journalist, he was a conservative influencer. Lorey is now honoring him.