memeorandum: Has a Presidential election ever suggested more vividly divergent candidates than Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump? (David Remnick/New Yorker)

12:25 PM ET, June 12, 2016

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CNN:

Several people injured in shooting at Florida gay club, police say — Several injured in Florida nightclub shooting — Orlando, Florida (CNN)Gunfire erupted at a gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday, with multiple injuries reported, Florida authorities said.

Discussion: The Hill, Townhall.com, Guardian, WESH-TV, Human Rights Campaign, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Sputnik International, Independent Journal …, alan.com, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Root, Vocativ, The Week, The Truth About Guns, USA Today and Daily Kos

David Caplan / ABC News:

‘Mass Casuality Situation’ Following Shooting at Orlando Nightclub, Shooter Dead: Police — A shooting at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning has been described as a “mass casualty situation,” police announced Sunday morning. — “The shooter inside the nightclub is dead,” tweeted Orlando Police shortly before 6 a.m.

Discussion: Politico, The White House, Talking Points Memo, The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos, The Last Refuge, Mediaite, The Hinterland Gazette, Business Insider, Jihad Watch, The New Civil Rights Movement and Joe.My.God.

NBC News:

At Least 50 Dead After ‘Terrorism’ at Orlando Gay Club — Rep. Alan Grayson: This Might Be a Hate Crime 4:02 — At least 50 people are dead and more than 50 others are wounded after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, police said.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Fox News, Crime Blog, AOL, Pamela Geller, BizPac Review, TVNewser, The Week, CBS New York, Joe.My.God., Hot Air and Mashable

Adam Goldman / Washington Post:

Orlando nightclub shooting: 50 killed in ‘domestic terror incident’ at gay club; gunman identified — A gunman opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 50 people and injuring dozens more in a rampage that turned into a deadly hostage situation.

Discussion: The Atlantic, Mediaite, WTVR-TV, Bearing Arms, Business Insider, New York Magazine, WNCN, WCMH-TV, Prairie Weather, The Truth About Guns, Joe.My.God. and NPR

Lee Ferran / ABC News:

What We Know About Omar Mateen, Suspected Orlando Nightclub Shooter — Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S.-born citizen, has been identified as the suspect in Sunday's mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Nightclub, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Discussion: TMZ.com, AOL, Raw Story, WCTX-TV and The Week

New York Times:

50 Dead in Shooting at Gay Nightclub in Orlando; Possible Terror Link — ORLANDO, Fla. — A gunman killed 50 people and wounded 53 in a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday, officials said, in the worst mass shooting slaughter in American history, and law enforcement officials said it was an act of terrorism.

Discussion: TheBlaze.com, The Stranger …, Al Jazeera English, Outside the Beltway, Althouse, Sky Dancing, The Daily Beast and Complex

Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:

Omar Mateen, Terrorist Who Attacked Orlando Gay Club, Had Been Investigated by FBI — Mateen was a ‘known quantity’ to federal law enforcement before he killed 53 people in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. — Omar Mateen of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, came to the attention …

Discussion: Hit & Run, Business Insider, Jihad Watch, NBC News and AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …

Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:

Pulse more than ‘just another gay club’ — One of the owners of the gay nightclub where multiple people were shot early Sunday in Orlando started the club to promote awareness about the area's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Her brother died from AIDS.

Discussion: The Atlantic and Shakesville

Kurt Vile / CBS News:

Islamic terrorism tie eyed in Orlando gay bar shooting — ORLANDO, Fla. - A shooting and hostage situation early Sunday morning at a Florida nightclub — which describes itself as “Orlando's hottest gay bar” — left “around 20” people dead, including the gunman, officials say.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, USA Today, CBS New York, Gothamist, Patterico's Pontifications, CBS Baltimore, The Last Tradition and Tim Blair

Matt Higgins / CBS New York:

Police: Gunman Kills 50 In Orlando Nightclub Attack — ORLANDO, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, KRON4.com and Pamela Geller

Daily Mail:

‘We consider this an act of terrorism’: Suspected Islamic extremist shoots dead at least 20 dead at Florida gay club after bursting in ‘wearing a suicide vest’ and taking hostages - injuring a further 42 — Gunman, believed to have ‘leanings to radical Islamic terrorism’, opened fire inside Pulse gay club in Orlando

Discussion: Jihad Watch, Vox Popoli and The Gateway Pundit

Christal Hayes / Orlando Sentinel:

Breaking: Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting: About 20 dead in act of terrorism, police say — Orlanddo Police Chief John Mina gives an update on the shooting at Pulse. — A witness describes the scene inside Pulse nightclub in downtown Orlando after a shooter opened fire. … Privacy Policy

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, NBC News and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Fox News:
Police say ‘around 20’ killed in shooting at Orlando nightclub, more than 40 taken to local hospitals

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Last Tradition, Truth Revolt, Fox News Insider, BizPac Review and Independent Journal …

Guardian:
Florida nightclub shooting: 50 killed and 53 injured in ‘act of terror’ - rolling updates

Discussion: Washington Post and The American Conservative

Lisa Cianci / Orlando Sentinel:
Blood donors needed after mass shooting in Orlando

Discussion: Slate and Equality Florida

Associated Press:
Police: Approximately 20 killed in Florida club shooting

Discussion: Truth Revolt, The Last Refuge, news9.com KWTV, abc11.com and The Week

Tom Cleary / Heavy.com:
Omar Mateen: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Discussion: NBC News, Pamela Geller, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Mediaite and Jihad Watch

USA Today:
Orlando police: ‘Approximately 20 dead’ after club rampage

Discussion: RedState, twitchy.com and The Truth About Guns

Associated Press:
50 dead at gay dance club in Orlando

Discussion: Associated Press and Washington Monthly

New York Daily News:
Terror attack at Orlando gay club Pulse leaves about 20 people dead, 42 others wounded …

Discussion: Bearing Arms and Washington Free Beacon

Carl M. Cannon / Real Clear Politics:

Trump Is Looking for a Way Out — Long before Donald Trump made his first foray into Las Vegas real estate, I had an unsettling experience gambling in a downtown Vegas casino. The cards were falling my way until late at night, when I began making subtle mistakes. My stack of poker chips, once piled high, dwindled.

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

WV Dems call for resignation of DNC chair — West Virginia Democrats joined in on a call to end the role of unbound superdelegates in the Democratic primary process and also showed support for the resignation of Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Discussion: Raw Story and The Week

Kristen East / Politico:
Tulsi Gabbard launches petition to end Democratic Party superdelegate process

Discussion: Raw Story, Facebook, Hot Air and Hullabaloo

Josh Haskell / ABC News:

Clinton Frames First General Election Ad as ‘Choice About Who We Are as a Nation’ — Hillary Clinton has released her first general election campaign ad, just days after becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee. — In the ad, Clinton frames the election against Donald Trump as …

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and The Gateway Pundit