After Florida shooting, Trump hardens stance on Muslims
MANCHESTER, N.H./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump on Monday placed responsibility for a mass shooting in Florida squarely at the feet of radical Muslims, who he said were entering the country amidst a flood of refugees and “trying to take…
Clinton calls for U.S. ‘intelligence surge’ in wake of Orlando attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Monday that if elected, she would pressure U.S. technology companies to help intelligence agencies disrupt violent plots after a gunman inspired by radical Islam…
Trump revokes Washington Post’s campaign press credentials
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Donald Trump said on Monday he will no longer issue press credentials to the Washington Post, stopping the publication from gaining access to press areas at his presidential campaign events.
Democrats link guns to terrorism, turn to gun control after Orlando
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama lamented the ease with which extremists can get firearms in the United States as “crazy” and Hillary Clinton said “terrorists” were using assault weapons to kill Americans, as Democrats on Monday renewed an…
Trump’s post-Orlando message falls flat with Republican establishment
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida has allowed Donald Trump to seize upon a familiar issue he has used to great advantage -the threat of Islamist militants and his plan to limit Muslim immigration to the United States…
Obama to travel to Orlando on Thursday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will travel to Orlando, Florida, on Thursday to pay respects to families of the victims of Sunday’s shooting at a nightclub, the White House said on Monday.
Ex-California lawmaker to plead guilty in corruption case: prosecutors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former California state senator accused of taking cash bribes and gifts from a businessman and from undercover FBI agents posing as Hollywood filmmakers to steer legislation in their favor has agreed to plead guilty to mail fr…
House panel to consider measure censuring IRS chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican-controlled oversight committee in the U.S. House of Representatives announced on Monday that it will consider a measure censuring the head of the Internal Revenue Service on allegations related to scrutiny of conserv…
Obama will deliver a statement Tuesday on Orlando attack: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will deliver a statement to the press on Tuesday morning following a meeting of his National Security Council on the attack in Orlando, Florida, and efforts to defeat the Islamic State militant group, the W…
Florida nightclub massacre prompts Rubio to reconsider political future
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who announced his retirement from the Senate after ending his Republican presidential bid in March, said on Monday he would reconsider his future after being urged to seek re-election in the aftermath of…