Trump calls for increased military response after Orlando shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to increase its military response against Islamic State in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting over the weekend, including additional bombings.
U.S. court skeptical of lawmaker immunity in trading probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court fired skeptical questions on Monday at a lawyer for a U.S. congressional committee and a former staffer who argued that Congress is immune from having to cooperate with an insider-trading investigation.
Trump fights release of video testimony in fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday filed court papers opposing the release of video showing him being questioned under oath about his Trump University series of real estate seminars.
Senate Democrats push for new gun control measures
(Reuters) – Leading U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday urged quick passage of legislation defeated last year to impose additional gun controls in the wake of the weekend mass shooting in Florida.
Kerry warns against pointing finger at religion after Orlando
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday warned Americans against pointing a finger at one religion or another after a gunman who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group massacred 49 people at a gay night club …
Exclusive: Obama administration not pursuing executive order to shut Guantanamo – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is not pursuing the use of an executive order to shutter the Guantanamo Bay military prison after officials concluded that it would not be a viable strategy, sources familiar with the deliberations said.
Obama calls Orlando nightclub shooting an attack on all Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Sunday described the worst mass shooting in U.S. history as “an act of terror” and “an act of hate,” saying the massacre of 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida was an attack on all Am…
Trump says Florida massacre proves he’s right on Islamist threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gave an aggressive response to the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, quickly claiming the attack was the work of an Islamist militant while calling on President Barack Obama t…
Some lawmakers talk gun control after Florida shooting, scant hope for change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – 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…
Assault rifle used in Florida shooting drives gun control debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Omar Mateen entered an Orlando, Florida, nightclub on Sunday to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, he wielded a weapon that has been used in massacres from California to Connecticut: a military-inspired s…
