Orlando shooter visited nightclub several times claim performer

Orlando , Jun 14 : As investigations into one of the worst mass shooting in the United States continues, a performer at the Pulse told the media that Omar Mateen had visited the gay nightclub in Orlando more than a dozen times. Mateen, who had opened fire at the nightclub, leaving 50 people dead and many others injured, was shot dead by the police when he took hostages and barricaded himself in a bathroom.

Thousands expected at vigils around US for Orlando victims

Vigils, rallies and marches are being held around the country Monday and later this week for the victims of the deadly attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Police in many areas have promised heightened security for the events, which come during Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.

Barack Obama to go to Orlando to pay respects to victims on Thursday

Washington, Jun 14 : President Barack Obama will travel to Orlando on Thursday to pay respects to the victims of last weekend's nightclub shooting and to stand in solidarity with the community as it embarks on recovery, the White House said. Press Secretary Josh Earnest did not provide more details about the trip.

Obama to go to Orlando to pay respects to victims Thursday

President Barack Obama will travel to Orlando on Thursday to pay respects to the victims of last weekend's nightclub shooting and to stand in solidarity with the community as it embarks on recovery, the White House said Monday night. U.S President Barack Obama speaks as Vice President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with FBI Director James Comey, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Nicholas Rasmussen, and Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates in the Oval Office of the White House June 13, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Coal Firm to Pay Obama Mentor $435,000 to Fight Climate Plan

Peabody Energy Corp. is set to pay President Barack Obama's Harvard Law School mentor $435,000 this year to help the bankrupt coal producer challenge the administration's signature environmental law. The payments to Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law expert and legal icon -- spanning May to December this year -- were disclosed in a legal filing tied to Peabody's bankruptcy proceedings.

Sanders spending night of final primary meeting with Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., walks away after speaking at a news conference outside his home Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Burlington, Vt. Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., walks away after speaking at a news conference outside his home Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Burlington, Vt.

After Orlando, Trump amps up calls to ban Muslim entry, monitor U.S. Muslims

Donald Trump amped up his calls to cut off Muslim entry into the United States and to monitor U.S. Muslims, in the wake of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, through his Twitter feed and speaking to news outlets on Monday, said a substantial threat existed among Muslims overseas and Muslims in the United States.

Orlando shooting revives a fight over ‘Islamic’ label

" As news of the nightclub shooting in Orlando spread, Donald Trump revived the debate over what to call acts of violence by people inspired or directed by extremist groups like the Islamic State. Even before it was clear the presumed gunman, Omar Mateen, had expressed an allegiance to the Islamic State during the shooting that killed 49 people and wounded 53, the Republican presumptive nominee declared President Barack Obama should resign if he did not use the words "radical Islamic terrorism" to label the massacre.

Analysis: Trump and Clinton contrasts in response

For Donald Trump , Sunday's mass shooting in Florida was a moment to redouble his call for tougher action against terrorism and to take credit for "being right" about the threat. For Hillary Clinton , it was a time to choose words carefully and reiterate her call for keeping "weapons of war" off America's streets.

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.

5 worst right-wing moments of the week – Donald Trump has a deranged new race ambassador

Stacey Dash lays out a plan for the GOP nominee to win the black vote, while Jeffrey Lord departs reality for good To the ongoing question of whether Trump and the Republicans can sink any lower, the answer this week and every week can only be characterized as a resounding yes! Yes, they can! Way, way lower! And it is not just Trump himself, it is the spectacular limbo-like contortions his defenders and supporters perform. From Paul Ryan's Yes, he's racist but I still back him , to CNN's Jeffrey Lord's Trump is a hero for calling out racism contention.

Death toll of US nightclub massacre expected to rise above 50

Doctors fear the death toll from the deadliest mass shooting in US history will rise, as the identities of the 50 people who were gunned down began to emerge. So far 15 victims aged between 20 and 50 have been publicly identified as victims of Omar Mateen, 29, who massacred revellers and at least one employee at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.