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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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorney and to remain silent.
Hundreds attend a vigil at SoundScape Park in Miami Beach on Sunday evening, June 12, 2016, to honor of the victims of a mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. New York morning radio host Elvis Duran hosted this year's Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade with special guest Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.
Sen. Jeff Flake encouraged his GOP colleagues to withhold their endorsements of Donald Trump as a means of maintaining leverage over the presumptive Republican nominee, the Huffington Post reports. Said Flake: "It's not a comfortable position to not support your nominee of the party.
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.
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.
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.
Veterans listen during the dedication ceremony for the Minnesota Memorial for the United States and Alliance Special Forces in Laos on Saturday, June 11, 2016 on the State Capitol grounds St. Paul, Minn. The memorial was inspired by survivors of the secret war from 1961-1975 in Laos, and their children.
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.
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.
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 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.
Local law enforcement in Mid-Missouri say there is no credible threat in the area, but still warn residents to be cautious. According to Cole County Sheriff Department, they've been given no direction from a Federal level on any threats to the area.
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.
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey's announcement comes in the wake of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Sen. Bob Casey plans to introduce a bill that would bar someone convicted of hate crimes from purchasing firearms, he announced Sunday in the wake of the deadly attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.