Tag: Florida

President Trump delivers a statement on the mass shooting at a South Florida High School from the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump plans trip to Parkland, Florida, calls for ‘one American family’ after school shooting

Sarah Bedford · February 15, 2018 4:35 pm

"The FBI was too busy trying to undermine the president to bother with doing it's freaking job," the tweet read. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Donald Trump Jr. likes tweet appearing to blame FBI for Florida school shooting

Caitlin Yilek · February 15, 2018 4:27 pm

Law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Beltway Confidential

No, there have not been 18 school shootings so far in 2018

Siraj Hashmi · February 15, 2018 4:26 pm

"We are once again watching the images of children terrified streaming out of their school hands over their heads. It's an image we don't need to continue to see," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Jeff Sessions: DOJ working with other federal agencies on mental health initiative in wake of Florida school shooting

Kelly Cohen · February 15, 2018 4:05 pm

This photo posted on the Instagram account of Nikolas Cruz shows weapons lying on a bed. Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday, the day after opening fire with a semi-automatic weapon in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Instagram via AP)

Parkland high school shooting survivor to Congress: ‘We’re children. You guys are the adults. You need to take some action’

Melissa Quinn · February 15, 2018 3:55 pm

The president will be addressing Wednesday's shooting that took the lives of 17 individuals at 11 a.m. ET. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump to address the nation regarding Florida school shooting, orders flags to be flown at half-staff

Katelyn Caralle · February 15, 2018 2:35 pm

Police take Nikolas Cruz into Broward County jail on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning after being questioned for hours by state and federal authorities. (WPLG-TV via AP)

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder

Anna Giaritelli · February 15, 2018 1:21 pm

"The advocates of gun violence prevention like myself and other groups and organizations around the country — and they are springing up and growing in number and power — need to make this issue front and center, a priority in these upcoming elections," Sen. Richard Blumenthal said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Richard Blumenthal: Republicans will act on gun control if they risk losing elections

Naomi Lim · February 15, 2018 1:19 pm

Trump: ‘So many signs’ Florida shooter was ‘a big problem’

Anna Giaritelli · February 15, 2018 12:35 pm

Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords urged Congress to enact legislation that would "protect our children" and prevent harmful individuals from accessing guns after a Wednesday shooting at a Florida high school took the lives of at least 17 people. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Gabby Giffords urges lawmakers to ‘find the courage’ to pass gun control legislation after Florida shooting

Diana Stancy Correll · February 15, 2018 1:34 am

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said that the shooter in Florida "wore a gas mask and smoke grenades. He set off the fire alarm so the kids would come out into the hallways. And thus, he had the opportunity with a crowded hallway to start picking off people." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Bill Nelson: Florida high school shooting suspect brought gas mask, smoke grenades

Naomi Lim · February 15, 2018 12:51 am

Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential candidate, had planned to announce his bid for one of Utah's Senate seats in a low-key announcement on social media followed by a public appearance later in the day Thursday. (John Angelillo/Pool via Bloomberg)

Mitt Romney delays announcement of Senate bid due to Florida shooting

Katie Leach · February 15, 2018 12:43 am