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In a Thursday, May 7, 2015 file photo, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Jeff Merkley: Orlando terror attack a ‘hate crime’ fueled by anti-LGBT laws

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

People embrace during a memorial service for victims of the Orlando mass shooting in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, June 14, 2016. A gunman killed dozens of people in a massacre at a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (Chinatopix via AP)

Americans disapprove of Trump’s response to Orlando attack, split on Clinton’s: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Donald Trump: I’m meeting with the NRA about blocking terror suspects from buying guns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In the shadow of Disney's Magic Kingdom, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officers searched for — and later found — the body of a 2-year-old boy who was snatched off the shore and dragged underwater by an alligator Tuesday night. (Orlando Sentinel via Associated Press)

Orlando alligator attack adds to list of Florida tragedies

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Laverne Cox attends the premiere of "Free CeCe" held at ArcLight Cinemas on Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Orlando shooting, LGBTQ issues timely at Los Angeles Film Festival

By Ed Rampell — Special to The Washington Times

White House Press secretary Josh Earnest speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Earnest said President Barack Obama has “warm personal feelings” toward the 80-year-old Dalai Lama and fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Obama also appreciates his teachings and believes in preserving Tibet’s unique religious, cultural and linguistic traditions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama to travel to Orlando to console families of victims

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A counterterrorism officer walks his bomb-sniffing dog past a makeshift memorial for victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting in front of the Stonewall Inn, the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

‘Premature’ to talk charges against wife of Orlando shooter, authorities say

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe, gestures as she speaks on national security, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Hampton, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump’s wall, Muslim ban wouldn’t have stopped Orlando shooter

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Filipinos light candles during a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the Orlando, Fla. mass shooting Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. A gunman, later identified as Omar Mateen, opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday in Orlando, Fla. before dying in a gunfight with responding SWAT officers, authorities said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Roger Jimenez, who praised Orlando attack: ‘In America, you’re no longer allowed to have an opinion’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

The classified briefing by FBI Director James B. Comey and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Capitol Visitors Center auditorium and will be open to all members, according to the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan. (Associated Press)

DHS report before Orlando massacre: Political correctness needed to fight Islamic terrorism

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at a warehouse for the company "Team Wendy" which produces helmets for military, law enforcement, and rescue teams, in Cleveland, Monday, June 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton to hold national security event in Virginia Wednesday

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama said at no time in his presidency was an anti-terror strategy not used just "because we didn't use the label 'radical Islam.'" (Associated Press)

Obama utters forbidden phrase ‘radical Islam’ — while attacking ‘dangerous’ Donald Trump

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tried Tuesday to split the Democratic coalition by reaching out to the LGBT community. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s post-Orlando appeal to LGBT voters roundly rejected

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FBI agents return to the scene of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, June 14, 2016. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP) **FILE**

FBI under the gun after Orlando massacre

By Donald Lambro

Illustration on attacking Wahabist ideology by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Holding Arab monarch accountable for Wahhabi extremism

By Brahma Chellaney

In this May 12, 2014, file photo, "The Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon attends the NBC Network 2014 Upfront presentation at the Javits Center in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Late-night jokesters get serious about shootings in Orlando

By Frazier Moore - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (Associated Press)

Rick Scott: George W. Bush, Donald Trump called after Orlando terror, but not President Obama

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to speak at a rally at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Circuit Center in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, June 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton calls Donald Trump’s Orlando comments ‘shameful,’ pushes assault weapons ban

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times