Tag: Mass Shootings

In this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 photo, artwork and signatures cover a fence around the Pulse nightclub, scene of a mass shooting, in Orlando, Fla. The Department of Justice announced its Office for Victims of Crime would grant $8.5 million to the victims. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

National Security

Justice Department gives Pulse nightclub shooting victims $8.5 million grant

Kelly Cohen · March 14, 2017 6:55 pm

Former Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Thursday told a Republican congressman to "have some courage" and "face your constituents" after he expressed concerns about "public safety" at town hall events with angry protesters. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Gabby Giffords on GOP lawmaker’s safety concerns: ‘Have some courage. Face your constituents’

Anna Giaritelli · February 23, 2017 9:56 pm

In a year when the media fixated on white nationalism and the "alt-right," it is interesting to note ADL's findings. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Beltway Confidential

Report finds Pulse nightclub shooting made 2016 deadliest year for domestic extremists since 1995

Emily Jashinsky · February 20, 2017 4:04 pm

Benjamin Thomas Samuel McDowell, 29, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Myrtle Beach after purchasing a .40 caliber Glock handgun and ammunition from an undercover FBI agent. (Image courtesy screenshot)

National Security

FBI arrests South Carolina man planning attack ‘in the spirit of Dylann Roof’

Kelly Cohen · February 16, 2017 6:28 pm

Officials in the Obama administration reportedly spent Barack Obama's final few days in office spreading their message internally that President Trump's associates had maintained inappropriate ties to Russian officials during the campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama reemerges in Chicago after a month of laying low

Anna Giaritelli · February 16, 2017 4:57 am

Prosecutors say Enrique Marquez Jr. had planned terrorist attacks on a freeway and city college. (Bill Robles via AP, File)

Man pleads guilty to role in San Bernardino terrorist attack

Daniel Chaitin · February 15, 2017 12:06 am

‘Bring your rump’ to Chicago, Bobby Rush tells Trump

Anna Giaritelli · February 11, 2017 4:36 am

President won't make a decision until after he returns from the Group of Seven meeting in Rome being held at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

Media fall for another Trump trap

Emily Jashinsky · February 7, 2017 7:50 pm

In a Facebook post from last July, Schreiber wrote that "all Islam is radical." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Man who set Orlando nightclub shooter’s mosque on fire sentenced to 30 years in prison

Anna Giaritelli · February 7, 2017 12:08 am

ATF sending 20 more agents into Chicago

Anna Giaritelli · February 3, 2017 9:17 pm

Rule expanded who must automatically be entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

House votes to undo Obama-era gun control rule

Nicole Duran · February 2, 2017 10:36 pm

The gunman has been identified by police as Alexandre Bissonnette, a French-Canadian. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Francis Vachon)

Canadian police name 27-year-old behind mosque shooting

Anna Giaritelli · January 30, 2017 11:20 pm