Ryan on Orlando shooting: ‘We are a nation at war with Islamist terrorists’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, commenting on Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando, said: “As we heal, we need to be clear-eyed about who did this. We are a nation at war with Islamist terrorists.”
Senator Dick Durbin calls for Congress to pass new gun law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Dick Durbin, of Illinois, called for Congress to pass a new gun control law or the legislative body would be “complicit in the next killing.”
Texas politician slammed for tweet sent after Florida shooting
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The office of Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, a Republican and evangelical Christian, on Sunday deleted a tweet many saw as offensive and insensitive that was sent out shortly after the deadly attack on a gay nightclub …
Obama’s remarks on Orlando shooting: ‘We will not give in to fear’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Sunday said Americans would stand united and “not give in to fear or turn against each other” in the wake of a nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, that killed 50 people.
Democrat Hillary Clinton calls Orlando shooting ‘an act of terror’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called the shooting in Orlando, Florida, “an act of terror” that requires the nation to “redouble” efforts to stop similar attacks.
Sanders says he will meet with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he will meet with his rival Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to press her to embrace his progressive agenda, saying he wants to know what she will stand for if she becomes pres…
Abortion providers, opponents brace for U.S. high court decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As she waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a challenge to a restrictive Texas abortion law, Amy Hagstrom-Miller said she hopes she will not have to close up to three of the clinics she operates in the state, but is planni…
Democrats want ‘major role’ for Sanders: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bernie Sanders may have lost his bid to become the Democratic nominee for the White House, but party members don’t want the U.S. senator from Vermont to step off the stage.
HP CEO Whitman compares Trump to Hitler, Mussolini
(Reuters) – Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co chief executive and Republican donor Meg Whitman reiterated her opposition to Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee and compared him to fascist leaders Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, according to…
HP CEO Whitman compares Trump to Hitler, Mussolini
(Reuters) – Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co chief executive and Republican donor Meg Whitman reiterated her opposition to Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee and compared him to fascist leaders Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, according to…
