Bernie Sanders Blames Guns for Orlando Nightclub Massacre

Erstwhile contender for the Democratic nomination Bernie Sanders had this to say about Sunday's massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando : "I believe that in this country, we should not be selling automatic weapons which are designed to kill people," Sanders said, according to an emailed statement from NBC. "We have got to do everything that we can on top of that to make sure that guns do not fall into the hands of people who should not have them, criminals, people who are mentally ill."

Did gunman in nightclub massacre have help?

U.S. authorities on Monday were investigating whether a gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando and declared his allegiance to Islamic State militants had received any help in carrying out the massacre. The FBI and other agencies were looking at evidence inside and in the closed-off streets around the Pulse nightclub, where New York-born Omar Mateen perpetrated the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, and the worst attack on U.S. soil since the Sept.

Dems to push new gun law in wake of massacre

Senate Democrats will try to force a vote on legislation that would block people on a federal terror watch list from purchasing guns, in the wake of the Orlando mass shooting Sunday. Senate Republicans blocked the legislation in December after arguing that the terror watch list is often error-ridden and includes many innocent people.

FBI Rebuts Criticism It Missed Chance to Stop Orlando Killer

U.S. law enforcement officials are pushing back against mounting criticism that they failed to properly investigate the shooter in the Orlando massacre, saying two previous investigations were closed after finding Omar Mateen posed no threat at the time. The FBI will "look at our own work, to see if there is something we should have done differently," Director James Comey told reporters in Washington Monday.

Clinton, Trump take opposite tacks as shooting shakes race

File- This June 11, 2016 file photo shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gesturing during a campaign speech in Tampa, Fla. Trump plans Monday to further address the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history in a campaign speech originally intended to attack the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.

Some lawmakers talk gun control after Florida shooting, scant hope for change

The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history prompted calls on Sunday by some members of Congress for legislation to tighten control of weapons sales, although there were slim hopes for much change after 50 people were killed at a gay nightclub in Florida. Democratic Senator Robert Casey said he would announce a bill on Monday that would ban anyone convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime from owning a firearm.

Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 11 points in White House race

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 11 points in the U.S. presidential race, showing little change after she became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee this week, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The online poll, conducted from Monday to Friday, shows 46 percent of likely voters support Clinton while 34.8 percent back Trump.

Terror returns to US shores with gay club massacre

US anti-terror strategy was under new scrutiny after a gunman previously cleared of jihadist ties launched a hate-fueled rampage in a Florida gay club that left 50 dead. Police investigate at the Pulse nightclub, the scene of the worst mass shooting in modern US history, in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016 As the worst mass shooting in modern US history erupted Sunday, Orlando police blasted their way into the Pulse nightspot and shot the attacker dead.

The Latest: Cleveland officials: Voinovich boosted Ohio

Officials in Cleveland are commending the legacy of former U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a former two-term Ohio governor who's a native of the city and served a decade as its mayor. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said Voinovich served the state and city selflessly.

The Latest: Elder Bush mourns Voinovich as political ally

Former President George H.W. Bush says he's mourning the death of former U.S. Sen. and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich, whom he called one of his closest political allies. In a statement from Kennebunkport, Maine, Bush calls Voinovich "the quintessential public servant," someone who "brought people together, focused on results, and left his state and our country a better place."

Former GOP senator and Ohio Gov. George Voinovich dies

Former Republican U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a two-term Ohio governor who preached frugality in his personal and public life and occasionally bucked the GOP establishment, died Sunday. He was 79. Voinovich, considered a moderate who opposed the size of former President George W. Bush's tax cuts and later questioned Bush's war strategy in Iraq, died peacefully in his sleep, his wife Janet confirmed.

Photo: Then-Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, speaks Jan. 12

Then-Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, speaks Jan. 12, 2009, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to announce that he will not seek another term as senator. Voinovich, a two-term Ohio governor who preached frugality in his personal and public life and occasionally bucked the Republican establishment, died peacefully in his sleep Sunday, June 12, 2016, his wife Janet confirmed.