Fbi Director Criticized For Charlie Kirk Investigation Missteps And Rfk Jr. Targets A Vaccine Court: Morning Rundown

In today’s newsletter: FBI Director Kash Patel is criticized for eating astatine an exclusive edifice nan nighttime of Charlie Kirk’s shooting. RFK Jr.’s targeting of a vaccine tribunal could thrust supplier companies to extremity making vaccines entirely. And Gov. Kathy Hochul endorses NYC mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani contempt erstwhile disagreements.

Here’s what to cognize today.

FBI Director Kash Patel criticized for actions during Charlie Kirk shooting investigation

Kash Patel speaks astatine a news convention connected Sept. 12, 2025, successful Orem, Utah.Lindsey Wasson / AP

From Charlie Kirk’s shooting Wednesday to a suspect’s apprehension Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel took steps that gave region to immoderate national and section officials and raised questions astir his judgment, sources told NBC News.

Patel’s decisions to dine astatine an exclusive edifice hours aft Kirk’s assassination and to knock Utah officials has travel nether occurrence from existent and erstwhile officials.

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Christopher O’Leary, a elder erstwhile FBI counterterrorism official, said Patel’s handling of nan investigation showed that “he’s sewage zero activity acquisition and capabilities.” A existent rule enforcement charismatic who said connected information of anonymity said nan “horrific event” of Kirk’s sidesplitting showcased Patel’s “public inability to meet nan infinitesimal arsenic a leader.”

“He has heard concerns astir really this looks,” an management charismatic said successful a statement. “There are a batch of shaking heads.”

A White House charismatic defended Patel’s performance, saying successful a connection that nan FBI head “is moving nighttime and day” connected nan case.

Read nan afloat story connected concerns astir Patel’s performance

Related news:

• The Trump management is asking Congress to approve an further $58 cardinal for security to protect nan executive and judicial branches pursuing nan assassination.

• After Kirk’s killing, labor of airlines, schools and hospitals person faced firings and subject complete online posts mocking aliases celebrating his death.

• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said connected NBC News’ “Meet nan Press” that he viewed nan sidesplitting of Charlie Kirk arsenic “an onslaught connected a governmental movement.”

RFK Jr.’s latest wellness target could frighten vaccine accumulation successful nan U.S.

A kid receives nan MMR vaccine connected March 1, 2025, successful Lubbock, Texas.Jan Sonnenmair / Getty Images file

Health caput RFK Jr. has group his sights connected nan National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, ramping up attacks connected societal media and TV. The program, created by Congress successful 1986, protects vaccine makers from liability and creates a typical tribunal to grant financial damages for vaccine-related injuries.

Kennedy — who has agelong formed vaccine manufacturers arsenic nan force — has disparaged nan VICP arsenic “broken” and vowed to “fix it.” But experts pass eliminating aliases undermining nan programme could person disastrous consequences successful nan shape of a vaccine shortage.

“If you want to destruct vaccines successful this country, if your extremity is to destruct vaccine manufacturing successful this country, nan champion measurement to do that is done attacking nan VICP,” said Dr. Paul Offit, head of nan Vaccine Education Center astatine nan Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Read much astir nan consequences and really families could beryllium affected.

Gov. Kathy Hochul backs NYC mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani

Gov. Kathy Hochul June 12, 2025, astatine nan U.S. Capitol.Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP file

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has backed chap Democrat Zohran Mamdani successful nan New York mayor’s election, sharing her endorsement successful a New York Times sentiment essay.

“In nan past fewer months, I’ve had frank conversations pinch him,” Hochul said successful nan essay. “We’ve had our disagreements. But successful our conversations, I heard a leader who shares my committedness to a New York wherever children tin turn up safe successful their neighborhoods and wherever opportunity is wrong scope for each family.”

The endorsement comes conscionable days aft Mamdani, a authorities assemblymember, vowed to apologize for a connection he made connected Twitter successful 2020 calling nan NYPD racist. Hochul said astatine a news convention past week that an apology was successful order.

Read nan afloat communicative here.

‘Adolescence,’ ‘The Pitt’ and ‘The Studio’ triumph large astatine nan Emmys

Television royalty gathered for nan 77th Emmy Awards, hosted successful Los Angeles by comedian Nate Bargatze.

It was a large nighttime for Seth Rogan’s “The Studio,” which collapsed nan grounds for astir Primetime Emmys won by a drama bid successful a azygous year. The show snagged 13 awards betwixt nan Creative Arts Emmys and past night’s show.

The ceremonial was defined by respective firsts:

🏆 Tramell Tillman, nominated for “Severance,” made history arsenic nan first Black man to triumph for supporting play actor.

👦 At property 15, Owen Cooper became nan youngest antheral Emmy victor for his domiciled successful “Adolescence.”

🩺 Noah Wyle won his first grant for “The Pitt,” years aft garnering respective nominations for playing different beloved TV expert connected “ER.”

🌘 “The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert” won the Emmy for outstanding talk bid for nan first time.

Political messages were besides shared passim nan evening. “Hacks” prima Hannah Einbinder ended her acceptance reside pinch disapproval of ICE and calls to free Palestine. And Cris Abrego, nan president of nan Television Academy, drew applause erstwhile he blasted lawmakers for cuts to PBS and NPR.

We recapped each nan champion moments here.

‘Sunday Night Football’ Week 2: Falcons vs. Vikings

J.J. McCarthy of nan Minnesota Vikings is tackled by Zach Harrison, Ruke Orhorhoro, and James Pearce Jr. of nan Atlanta Falcons connected Sept. 14, 2025, successful Minneapolis.Stephen Maturen / Getty Images

The Atlanta Falcons scored only 1 touchdown during their crippled against nan Minnesota Vikings. It didn’t matter — their barrage of section goals was much than capable for a 22-6 victory.

Vikings backmost J.J. McCarthy struggled to walk nan shot and was hounded by opponents, who sacked him six times. When he did throw, McCarthy was seldom capable to find prima wideout Justin Jefferson amid Atlanta’s coverage.

The Falcons’ astir effective violative limb was their brand-new kicker, Parker Romo, who had been elevated to nan progressive roster only this week — he was truthful caller he didn’t cognize teammate Leonard Floyd’s name, Romo admitted afterward. With 5 section goals, he tied for nan second-most ever made successful an NFL debut.

We covered each nan action here.

More football:

• Bengals backmost Joe Burrow was helped disconnected nan section with a near toed injury during nan first half of nan crippled against nan Jaguars.

• Russell Wilson was proving his critics wrong. Then a bad walk changed everything.

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• Jury action is group to begin successful nan 2nd Utah rape proceedings for a man accused of faking his decease and fleeing nan U.S.

• Klarna has much than 26 cardinal users successful nan United States, and now it wants to beryllium known for more than conscionable bargain now, salary later, including done launching a caller paper and getting progressive successful mobile telephone plans.

• Country singers Zach Bryan and Gavin Adcock appeared to get into a heated altercation astatine an Oklahoma euphony festival.

• Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a celebrated two-term Republican credited pinch guiding nan authorities into a play of greater financial stableness successful nan 1990s, has died astatine 79.

• A caller study of underwater videos shows octopuses are “incredible multitaskers.”

Staff Pick: As Bad Bunny closes a historical residency, fans praise its monolithic boost to Puerto Rico

Bad Bunny during his first show of his 30-date performance residency astatine nan Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, successful San Juan, Puerto Rico, connected July 11, 2025. Alejandro Granadillo / AP file

You whitethorn person seen nan videos and images of each nan celebrities — from Jon Hamm to LeBron James to Penelope Cruz — who were among nan thousands of group swaying on to Bad Bunny’s reggaeton thumps during his much-publicized performance bid successful Puerto Rico.

The megastar’s historical residency is estimated to person brought astir $200 cardinal dollars to nan U.S. territory. But arsenic young concertgoers and mini vendors told NBC News during 1 of his past concerts, what’s drawn nan astir praise is really nan superstar made judge the concerts were accessible to truthful many — and focused connected his homeland’s rich | culture, euphony and people. Bad Bunny, said a young concertgoer, put Puerto Rico “on nan map.”

— Sandra Lilley, Editorial Director, NBC Latino

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