Trump admin updates: White House officials hold prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk

Republican lawmakers gathered at the Kennedy Center.

ByKevin Shalvey, Alexandra Hutzler, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: September 14, 2025, 9:58 PM EDT

White House officials and Republican lawmakers gathered at the Kennedy Center at 6 p.m. to hold a prayer vigil in remembrance of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

On Saturday, after long promising to impose consequences on Russia in an effort to get President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table to end the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump pressed NATO nations to join him before he imposes potential sanctions.

Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that there is an appetite in Congress to impose sanctions on Russia, which he said are "overdue."

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Sep 12, 2025, 11:06 AM EDT

Trump to meet with Qatari PM to discuss Israeli strike in Doha: Official

Trump is expected to meet on Friday evening in New York with Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani and discuss the aftermath of the Israeli strike against Hamas leaders in Doha earlier this week, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

President Donald walks toward reporters while departing the White House, September 11, 2025 in Washington.
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The meeting comes on the heels of the Qatari prime minister's separate meeting at the White House with Secretary of State Marco Rubio Friday morning.

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Sep 12, 2025, 8:58 AM EDT

Trump suggests more tariffs on Russia

President Trump, on "Fox & Friends," said his patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin is "sort of running out and running out fast." He said the administration is "going to have to come down very, very strong" on Russia.

When asked what he was going to do, Trump said "more sanctions" could be in store for Russia and weighed in on Russian drones entering Polish airspace. He said Putin "shouldn't be close to Poland anyways.

Sep 12, 2025, 8:51 AM EDT

Trump after Kirk's killing: 'You want revenge at the voter box'

"Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade asked President Trump on Friday, "So is the message to the right, the people that are gonna go 'I want revenge' to not have revenge? Charlie Kirk would not want revenge?"

"You want revenge at the voter box," Trump said, before going on to rail against mail-in voting across the country.

Sep 12, 2025, 8:29 AM EDT

Trump says he's sending National Guard to Memphis

"We're going to Memphis, I'm just announcing that now," President Donald Trump said on "Fox & Friends" on Friday.

Trump said it will include National Guard and "the military, if we need it."

President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2025, at the Pentagon in Washington.
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