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President Barack Obama speaks at the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, following a meeting with his National Security Council to get updates on the investigation into the attack in Orlando, Florida and review efforts to degrade and destroy ISIL. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama blasts critics over his refusal to use phrase ‘Islamist extremism’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Members of the Congressional Muslim Staff Association, the LGBT Congressional Staff Association, and members of Congress begin to assemble for a prayer and moment of silence on the steps of the Capitol to stand in solidarity with the Orlando community and to remember the victims of Sunday's shooting at an LGBT night club, in Washington, Monday, June 13, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Orlando attack scrambles agenda on Capitol Hill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Reporters and photographers gather outside the Beardall Senior Center Monday, June 13, 2016, in Orlando. A steady stream of victim's immediate family made their way to the Beardall Monday, where theyere offered grief counseling and given information about the deadly Pulse Nightclub shooting investigation. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

U.K. newspapers quick to call Orlando terrorism; U.S. papers prefer to blame NRA, ‘mass shooting’

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

FBI Director James Comey said a 10-month preliminary investigation was triggered when Omar Mateen told co-workers at a private security firm that he had family connections to al Qaeda and had mutual acquaintances with Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombers. (Associated Press)

James Comey defends FBI’s handling of Omar Mateen investigation

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton pledged Monday to equip police with equipment to carry out life-threatening missions. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton takes ‘180-degree spin’ on police gear

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 13, 2016. Obama said there's no clear evidence that the shooter at an Orlando nightclub was directed to conduct his attack or part of a larger plot. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Massacre in Orlando caused by president who won’t lead

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Libertarian Party applauds the ‘right of self-defense’ and calls for an end to gun-free zones

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Sen. Charles Schumer, New York Democrat, speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 17, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Democratic senators: Terror watch list ban could have blocked Orlando shooter from buying guns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

This undated image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The gunman opened fire inside the crowded gay nightclub before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. (MySpace via AP)

Westboro Baptist Church: ‘God sent the shooter’

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Parishioners pray for the victims of a nightclub shooting involving multiple fatalities, during a vigil at the Joy Metropolitan Community Church in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

LGBT activists blame Christians for Orlando attack

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally in Culver City, Calif., in this June 3, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Hillary Clinton calls for reinstituting assault weapons ban after Orlando attack

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a Planned Parenthood Action Fund membership event, Friday, June 10, 2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hillary: ‘radical jihadism,’ ‘radical Islam’ mean the same thing — but one is more dangerous

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

This June 11, 2016, file photo shows Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gesturing during a campaign speech in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Donald Trump calls for strength, stepped-up intelligence after Orlando attack

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A man lights a candle during a spontaneous vigil to remember those slain and wounded at an Orlando nightclub, Sunday June 12, 2016 in Paris. Several people were draped in rainbow flags. They lit candles and took pictures as a person in head-to-toe fetish gear held up a sign saying &quot;Proud.&quot; (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)

Across the world, shock and condemnation at Orlando massacre

Associated Press

An Orange County Sheriff's Department SWAT member arrives to the scene of a fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, June 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Approximately 20 killed in Florida club shooting, gunman dead: Police

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of "Hamilton" perform at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Hamilton sweeps through the Tonys, taking 11 awards

Associated Press

This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), now called the Islamic State group, marching in Raqqa, Syria. (Militant Website via AP, File)

Islamic State claims responsibility for Orlando nightclub massacre

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times