Tag: Mass Shootings

Reps. Tenney and Schneider will eschew the traditional seating arrangement. (Congress)

Lawmakers from both parties will sit together at congressional baseball game in display of unity

Leah DePiero · June 15, 2017 7:51 pm

Tenney says she has been receiving threatening phone messages and emails since she took office Jan. 3. (Twitter)

Claudia Tenney: Democrats ‘encouraging’ death threats

Sean Langille · June 15, 2017 7:18 pm

Now that brutal rhetoric has become real violence, it seems Trump's subtly easing up on the press corps. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

After baseball shooting, Trump subtly softens his tone, tells news media ‘God bless you’

Philip Wegmann · June 15, 2017 5:55 pm

Rep. Scalise remains in critical condition. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Steve Scalise undergoes third surgery after baseball shooting

Melissa Quinn · June 15, 2017 5:00 pm

Aspiring terrorists would think twice if they knew that Sen. Ted Cruz could be carrying a .44 Magnum or Sen. Kamala Harris might be packing a snub-nose revolver. (iStock by Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Eighteen states already let legislators conceal carry, why not allow congressmen to pack heat, too?

Philip Wegmann · June 15, 2017 4:42 pm

"This hatred and this demonizing is so toxic. And if we think that it's not inflaming people who maybe are not stable or are prone to violence ... we're kidding ourselves." (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Rep. Martha McSally: ‘We’re kidding ourselves’ if we think how we interact isn’t ‘inflaming’ people

Matthew Trunko · June 15, 2017 4:27 pm

Pelosi said at the same press conference that Republicans, more than Democrats, are to blame for the harsh political discourse that many think is to blame for some of the violence seen in the country. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi recalls death threats from man ‘inflamed’ by Fox News

Eddie Scarry · June 15, 2017 4:12 pm

Many conservatives have called on Democrats and liberals to condemn inflammatory political speech. (Meghana Kurup/Washington Examiner)

New York Times corrects op-ed claiming ‘clear’ link from Sarah Palin to Gabby Giffords shooting

Eddie Scarry · June 15, 2017 3:35 pm

"I would argue the president has unleashed, partially, again not in any way totally, but partially to blame for demons that have been unleashed," Sanford said. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

National Security

GOP Rep. Mark Sanford: Trump ‘partially to blame’ for environment leading to baseball shooting

Melissa Quinn · June 15, 2017 1:45 pm

People walk to a church to say a prayer near the baseball field, the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va. A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice, wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise and several others. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Be civil, but don’t blame incivility for attempted murder

Washington Examiner · June 15, 2017 4:01 am

"It had to have been an act of God to throw his marksmanship off because the members were sitting ducks out there," Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Bill Johnson: ‘Act of God’ threw off gunman’s aim at baseball shooting

Anna Giaritelli · June 15, 2017 2:39 am

An armored SUV, transporting President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, arrives at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of La. was taken after being shot in Alexandria, Va., during a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Steve Scalise remains in critical condition and will need more surgery

Anna Giaritelli · June 15, 2017 1:35 am