Tag: Terrorism

National Security

Trump calls for retaliation in wake of Orlando shooting

Gabby Morrongiello · June 13, 2016 11:49 am

Poor decisions are being made about Guantanamo right now because there is little time remaining in Obama's second term. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Catching and releasing terrorists

Washington Examiner · June 13, 2016 4:01 am

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2016 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan blames massacre on ‘Islamist terrorists’

Joseph Lawler · June 12, 2016 10:58 pm

President Obama receives an update in the Oval Office from FBI Director James Comey and Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco on the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla., June 12, 2016. (Pete Souza/White House photo)

Shooting upends Clinton’s general election kick-off plans

Joseph Lawler · June 12, 2016 10:00 pm

Why so hard to tell the truth about Orlando?

Michael Graham · June 12, 2016 9:39 pm

Rubio said that Mateen was able to purchase weapons and it can be difficult to identify radical extremists before they commit a shooting. (AP/Tina Fineberg, File)

National Security

Rubio: Homegrown extremists ‘hardest terrorist threat’ for country

Robert King · June 12, 2016 9:13 pm

Hillary Clinton mentioned gun control, but suggested fighting terror is the top priority. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

National Security

Clinton focuses on need to fight ‘international terror’

Keith Koffler · June 12, 2016 8:56 pm

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., called for a vote to ban people on the terror watch list from purchasing weapons following the mass shooting in Orlando. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

National Security

House Dem calls for terror watch list gun ban vote

Joel Gehrke · June 12, 2016 7:23 pm

Trump has repeatedly called for a "total and complete ban" on non-American Muslims seeking to enter the U.S. until Congress has passed additional measures to protect Americans. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

National Security

Trump: I ‘appreciate the congrats for being right’ on terrorism

Gabby Morrongiello · June 12, 2016 7:11 pm

National Security

ACLU lawyers blame ‘Christian right,’ GOP for Orlando terrorist attack

Joel Gehrke · June 12, 2016 7:09 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to speculate whether the mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. was carried out in connection with the Islamic State terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

McConnell won’t speculate on Islamist connection

Gabby Morrongiello · June 12, 2016 6:57 pm

A report from AMAQ, the news organization tied to the Islamic State, said the terrorist group took responsibility for the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)

National Security

Islamic State claims responsibility for Orlando shooting

Robert King · June 12, 2016 6:40 pm