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Topic: Erika Kirk

Some of MAGA podcaster Candace Owens' conspiracy theories surrounding Charlie Kirk's death involve Erika Kirk (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Candace Owens can't be stopped

Sophia Tesfaye
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk is promoting the organization's "All-American Halftime Show." (Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

MAGA's alt halftime looks like a flop

Amanda Marcotte
Megyn Kelly speaks during a TPUSA "American Comeback Tour" stop on Sept. 24, 2025. (ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

It's Megyn Kelly vs. everybody

Sophia Tesfaye
Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Minaj spoke about her frustrations with California Governor Gavin Newsom, and about why she has embraced the conservative movement. (Photo by Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

Minaj praises Trump at TPUSA

Alex Galbraith
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AmericaFest Conference attendees pose for pictures in a replica of the tent of Charlie Kirk's assassination location. One of the many sights, merch and other spectacles at the event. (Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images)

Celebs, merch, squabbles at AmericaFest

CK Smith
TPUSA held its first event after founder Charlie Kirk's death. Headliners, like current TPUSA director and Charlie's widow Erika Krik, have people questioning the future for MAGA and who gets to make that call. (Olivier Touron / AFP / Getty Images)

MAGA fractures arise at TPUSA conference

CK Smith
US conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference in remembrance of late right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona on December 18, 2025. (Photo by Olivier Touron / AFP)

Conservative conflict at America Fest

Garrett Owen
Erika Kirk speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 on Dec. 3. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times))

Erika Kirk can't escape Candace Owens

Amanda Marcotte
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Charlie Kirk's widow Erika is making the press rounds to discuss Charlie's last posthumously published book and relying on her faith these last few months. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

CBS asks Erika Kirk of faith, politics

CK Smith
Second Lady Usha Vance delivers remarks to military personnel and their families in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Nov. 19, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Usha Vance doesn't do dishes

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Kirk's death is tearing MAGA apart

Amanda Marcotte
Erika Kirk and Vice President JD Vance share an embrace at a Turning Point USA event in Oxford, Mississippi, on Oct. 29, 2025. (Brad Vest/Getty Images)

Why JD and Erika's hug made tongues wag

Amanda Marcotte
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Former Fox News television personality Tucker Carlson speaks to guests at the Family Leadership Summit on July 14, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Carlson’s crash out is Kirk's legacy

Sophia Tesfaye
A Turning Point USA event at Virginia Tech University on Sept. 24, 2025 (ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

MAGA's halftime show reveals desperation

Amanda Marcotte
An attendee prays at the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on Sept. 21, 2025 in Glendale, Ariz. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Christian music shows MAGA's limitations

Amanda Marcotte
Erika Kirk speaks during the memorial service for her husband, right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Erika Kirk can’t keep Charlie’s audience

Amanda Marcotte
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President Trump hugs Erika Kirk to close out the lengthy memorial service for her husband, controversial conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sunday. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Getty Images)

"Finish Charlie’s fight!": Kirk honored

CK Smith
In an online livestream this week, Erika Kirk express grief and hope after the death of her husband Charlie, founder of conservative activist group Turning Point USA. (Samuel Corum / Getty Images)

Erika Kirk won't push for death penalty

Alex Galbraith
Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens speak at the University of Colorado, Boulder on Oct. 3, 2018. (Paul Aiken/Digital First Media/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images)

Inside MAGA's fight over Kirk's legacy

Sophia Tesfaye
In an online livestream this week, Erika Kirk express grief and hope after the death of her husband Charlie, founder of conservative activist group Turning Point USA. (Samuel Corum / Getty Images)

Widowed, resolute: Erika Kirk on Charlie

CK Smith
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