Gays celebrate, mourn in parades
June 27, 2016
Rainbow flags were held high along with portraits of the dead as thousands of people marched Sunday in gay pride parades tempered by this
Gay pride: A year of sorrow and celebration
June 26, 2016
A year after New York City’s jubilant pride parade celebrated a high point for gay Americans with the nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage, the atmosphere
Zealots tiptoe around Orlando massacre
June 18, 2016
The massacre at a gay nightclub has tested the limits of the “love the sinner, hate the sin” approach to homosexuality by conservative religious leaders.
Obama offers solace, wants gun control
June 17, 2016
Embracing grieving Orlando families and appealing anew for national action, President Barack Obama claimed a threat to all Americans’ security Thursday as a strong reason
McCain: Obama “responsible’ for mass shooting
June 17, 2016
Republican Sen. John McCain said Thursday that President Barack Obama is “directly responsible” for the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, because of the rise of
Filibuster on gun control in the Senate
June 16, 2016
A Democratic senator who mourned the loss of 20 children in his home state of Connecticut waged a roughly 15-hour filibuster into the early hours
Obama offers solace; politicians pontificate
June 16, 2016
On a grim and delicate mission, President Barack Obama will offer solace and healing to a distraught Orlando, even as the political world turns the
Obama struggles for solutions
June 14, 2016
Was it homegrown terrorism, bigotry or random gun violence? Americans searching for answers after the Orlando shootings are finding no easy solutions from President Barack
Clinton, Trump differ on violence
June 14, 2016
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton outlined dramatically different proposals for combating terrorism and gun violence following the deadly Orlando nightclub attacks, with the presumptive Republican
More rhetoric than facts from candidates
June 14, 2016
An annotated version of Donald Trump’s speech on combatting terrorism would be heavy with asterisks. The presumptive GOP nominee’s speech Monday painted a picture of