Tag: Terrorism

A video calls Omar Mateen, the shooter in last weekend's Orlando attack, a "soldier of the caliphate." (MySpace via AP, File)

National Security

Alleged American Islamic State member praises Orlando shooter

John Siciliano · June 19, 2016 10:35 pm

The family of Orlando killer Omar Mateen's spouse, Noor Salman, said their daughter "is completely innocent and [was] unaware of the attacks," adding that she doesn't understand "cause and effect." (Screenshot)

Energy and Environment

Family: Orlando shooter’s wife doesn’t understand ’cause and effect’

John Siciliano · June 19, 2016 7:57 pm

NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre blasts gun control push as "trying to stop a freight train" with Kleenex. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

National Security

LaPierre: Gun control won’t stop terrorists

Gabby Morrongiello · June 19, 2016 4:40 pm

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump thinks the U.S. should consider using "racial profiling" it to prevent terror attacks like the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Trump: ‘I hate the concept of profiling,’ but we ‘have to do it’

Gabby Morrongiello · June 19, 2016 3:15 pm

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., names six Middle Eastern countries from which immigration should be barred. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sessions: U.S. should halt immigration from much of Mideast

Gabby Morrongiello · June 19, 2016 2:54 pm

Trump affirms backing gun ban for those on terror watch list

John Siciliano · June 18, 2016 10:18 pm

"You are going to have problems the likes you've never seen unless Donald Trump becomes your president," Trump said to cheers. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Trump to Obama: ‘It’s not guns. It’s terrorism’

John Siciliano · June 18, 2016 8:35 pm

The GOP's presumptive nominee says he "revised" the "Make America great again" theme to "Make America safe again" in the wake of last week's shooting in Orlando. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Trump attempts to reach out to African Americans

John Siciliano · June 18, 2016 7:33 pm

"There's beginning to be a coalescing around smaller lists, I think," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told the Washington Examiner. "Maybe, hopefully." (AP Photo)

Senate mulls narrow gun ban based on ‘smaller’ security lists

Joel Gehrke · June 18, 2016 4:00 am

—œIt is no longer a matter of not having the technological ability to fight online extremism," Hany Farid said. "It is a matter of the industry and private sector partners having the will to take action.—£ (AP Photo)

Group develops software to block terrorists online

Nicole Duran · June 17, 2016 10:39 pm

Rick Scott: ‘The Second Amendment didn’t kill anybody’

Kelly Cohen · June 17, 2016 4:13 pm

Donald Trump predicted that more terrorist attacks will occur on U.S. soil in the coming months due to the lack of security under President Obama. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

National Security

Trump predicts more terrorist attacks on U.S. soil

Ariel Cohen · June 17, 2016 12:02 pm