Turning Point USA has spent the year since founder Charlie Kirk's assassination attempting to hold together a conservative movement fractured by his death, according to the Salt Lake Tribune's analysis.

The organization has responded by emphasizing the religious and political fervor that emerged following Kirk's killing. The Tribune reports that Turning Point is working to build on that energy as a unifying force, though internal tensions within the broader conservative movement have grown more visible.

Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and media figure, was assassinated one year ago. His death prompted widespread expressions of grief and anger across the political right. The Tribune examines whether Turning Point can sustain the organization's influence and coherence without its founding leader, and whether shared faith commitments can provide the organizational glue Kirk's personality once supplied.