Tag: Terrorism

"Senate Republicans attended and asked serious questions," McConnell said. "A rather significant group of Senate Democrats skipped it, skipped the briefing altogether for a campaign talkathon out here on the Senate floor, which also prevented us from going forward on the bill." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

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McConnell: Dems skipped FBI’s brief on Orlando to join filibuster

Pete Kasperowicz · June 16, 2016 3:10 pm

"And all this is made vastly easier by a gun lobby that has blocked sensible safety measures at every turn, and by members of Congress who seem to pledge greater allegiance to the firearms industry than to their own constituencies. There is a word for their role in this form of terrorism: complicity," the New York Times editorial board said. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg, File)

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N.Y. Times: The NRA is complicit in terrorism

Becket Adams · June 16, 2016 2:31 pm

The Islamic State.

National Security

CIA: Islamic State now bigger than al Qaeda at its height

Rudy Takala · June 16, 2016 2:01 pm

In a Wednesday letter to Facebook chairman, Sen. Ron Johnson is asking Facebook to give a Senate committee all the information it has from the five Facebook accounts belonging to the shooter in Orlando's deadly massacre. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Ron Johnson asks Facebook for Orlando shooter’s information

Kelly Cohen · June 16, 2016 11:29 am

"A lot of people are supporting me that you wouldn't think necessarily would be," said Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Trump: Gay community going ‘big league’ for me

Anna Giaritelli · June 16, 2016 1:59 am

"I think the director was very straightforward when he said, 'Look, we're still doing the autopsy, we're still doing the review, let us finish our analysis,'" a second senator said. (AP Photo)

FBI director not sure Orlando attack could have been prevented

Joel Gehrke · June 15, 2016 11:56 pm

Omar Mateen graduated from Indian River Community College in Florida with a degree in criminal justice technology in 2006. (MySpace via AP, File)

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Shooter claimed religious discrimination after police academy rejected him

Anna Giaritelli · June 15, 2016 10:33 pm

"So I would call it a hate crime, I would call it terrorism — it's both," FBI Agent Ron Hopper said. (AP Photo)

FBI: Orlando shooting a hate crime and terrorism

Kelly Cohen · June 15, 2016 7:32 pm

Sen. Markey said that the NRA —œcontrols the agenda of the United States Senate." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate Dem: NRA contributing to terrorism

Mariana Barillas · June 15, 2016 7:28 pm

Researchers noted that the physical method of cracking a cryptographic algorithm, commonly known as a "side-channel attack," works even against even sophisticated 4,096-bit encryption keys. (AP Photo)

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Computer hacker linked to Islamic State pleads guilty

Maria Biery · June 15, 2016 6:14 pm

(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

NRA: Delay gun buys and investigate people on terrorism watch list

Kelly Cohen · June 15, 2016 5:22 pm

Trump shared the article with the caption: "... Media fell all over themselves criticizing what Donald Trump 'may have insinuated about POTUS.' But he's right." (AP Photos)

Trump shares article suggesting Obama supports Islamic State

Gabby Morrongiello · June 15, 2016 4:32 pm