Tag: Orlando Shooting

A New York Times columnist said that the shooter, identified as Omar Mateen, was an "American-made monster." (MySpace via AP, File)

NYT columnist on Orlando: U.S. foreign policy ‘has consequences’

Eddie Scarry · June 16, 2016 4:30 pm

Rubio’s Reemergence Sets Stage for Possible Senate Run

Chris Deaton · June 16, 2016 4:00 pm

The department "supports Sen. Feinstein's amendment to help keep guns out of the hands of individuals believed to be engaged in terrorism," the statement said. (Tim Boyle/Bloomberg, File)

National Security

Justice backs Dem amendment to keep guns from suspected terrorists

Pete Kasperowicz · June 16, 2016 3:46 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday that Donald Trump, is right when it comes to gun control. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

National Security

Lindsey Graham: Trump ‘on the right road’ on guns

Kelly Cohen · June 16, 2016 3:31 pm

"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)

National Security

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

Pro-gun control senator: ‘Due process is killing us right now’

Pro-gun control senator: ‘Due process is killing us right now’

Becket Adams · June 16, 2016 12:50 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., took credit for forcing Republicans to act on gun control after his nearly 15-hour long filibuster in the Senate. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Murphy: ‘Filibuster made a difference’

Kelly Cohen · June 16, 2016 12:31 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., ended a filibuster shortly after 2 a.m. after Republican leaders pledged the Senate would vote on legislation that would block people on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms. (AP Photo)

Democrats promised gun control votes, end filibuster

Susan Ferrechio · June 16, 2016 12:18 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., (left) led the charge for legislation that would prohibit people on terrorist watch lists from purchasing firearms. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Dems end gun filibuster after nearly 15 hours

Anna Giaritelli · June 16, 2016 2:34 am

A reflection on a childhood friend who died in the hate-filled assault in Orlando this weekend. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

When a tragedy strikes home

Ben Smith · June 16, 2016 2:07 am

The rifle featured in the photo is banned from commercial sales. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, Pool)

NY Daily News wants to ban already-banned rifle

Becket Adams · June 16, 2016 1:35 am