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12:15 PM ET, June 13, 2016

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Orlando gunman's father posts new video message — The Orland gay club gunman's father has well-known anti-American views and is an ideological supporter of the Afghan Taliban. A new message posted by the father on Facebook early Monday morning also makes it clear he could have passed anti-homosexual views onto his son.

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James Hohmann / Washington Post:

The Daily 202: Trump refuses to modulate after Orlando massacre, raising GOP concerns about his temperament — THE BIG IDEA: The wee hours of Sunday morning brought the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11 and the deadliest mass shooting in this nation's history. — What happened?

Discussion: The Week and Gothamist

Bednarz / City of Orlando:

Victims' Names — On this very difficult day, we offer heartfelt condolences to today's victims and their families. Our City is working tirelessly to get as much information out to the families so they can begin the grieving process. Please keep the following individuals in your thoughts and prayers.

Sarah Parvini / Orlando Sentinel:

A stranger was bleeding in the parking lot. This man saved his life with a shirt and a bear hug — Josh McGill helped a wounded man escape from the Pulse nightclub. (Courtesy of Josh McGill) — Privacy Policy — It was last call early Sunday morning at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando …

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Real Clear Politics and Los Angeles Times

New York Times:
Orlando Police Detail Battle to End Massacre at Gay Nightclub

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Washington Post:
Shooter Omar Mateen's father says he's saddened by massacre, calls gunman ‘a good son’

Milo / Breitbart:
The Left Chose Islam Over Gays. Now 100 People Are Dead Or Maimed In Orlando

Discussion: Instapundit

Max Bearak / Washington Post:
Orlando shooting suspect's father hosted a political TV show and even tried to run for the Afghan presidency

Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT REGARDING TRAGIC TERRORIST ATTACK IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA

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Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Nightclub shooter's dad hosted anti-American talk show

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Jane Onyanga-Omara / USA Today:
Orlando shooter's employer G4S found nothing of concern

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Matthew Hennessey / City Journal:
Take Off the Gloves — We're all on ISIS's kill list—what are we willing to do about it?

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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Last Call at Orlando Club, and Then the Shots Rang Out

Discussion: AOL and Business Insider

New York Times:
Omar Mateen: From Early Promise to F.B.I. Surveillance

Discussion: Guardian, Daily Kos, Althouse, Politico and The Atlantic

Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:

Donald Trump seems to connect President Obama to Orlando shooting — Donald Trump seemed to repeatedly accuse President Obama on Monday of identifying with radicalized Muslims who have carried out terrorist attacks in the United States and being complicit in the mass shooting at a gay nightclub …

Discussion: The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, Hit & Run, Hot Air, Hullabaloo, Political Wire, CBS News and Politico

Nick Gass / Politico:

Trump attacks Obama: 'He's got something else in mind' — Donald Trump stepped up his criticism of President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday, pointedly questioning Obama's lack of willingness to call the act “radical Islamic terrorism” …

Florida Today:

Co-worker: Omar Mateen homophobic, ‘unhinged’ … A former Fort Pierce police officer who once worked with 29-year-old Omar Mateen, the assailant in an Orlando nightclub shooting that left at least 50 dead, said he was “unhinged and unstable.” — Daniel Gilroy said he worked the 7 a.m …

John Podhoretz / New York Post:

Obama: ‘We’ are to blame, not Islamic terrorism, for massacre — MORE FROM: — Omar Mateen called the cops to pledge his fealty to ISIS as he was carrying out his mass murderer in Orlando early Sunday morning. Twelve hours later, the president of the United States declared that …

Discussion: The Hill, The American Conservative, CNN, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hot Air, Betsy's Page, The Last Tradition, Truth Revolt, Instapundit and Washington Post

William Wan / Washington Post:
On 9/11, Omar Mateen's classmates mourned. Some say he celebrated.

Discussion: The Jawa Report

Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
Orlando gunman tied to radical imam released from prison last year, say law enforcement sources

Discussion: Fox News Insider, The Last Refuge, Pamela Geller and The Last Tradition

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Clinton: I'm happy to say ‘radical Islamism’ … after he called for her to get out of the race for the White House because she did not use the words “radical Islam” in the wake of the Orlando, Fla. nightclub attack. — “I am not going to demonize and demagogue and declare war on an entire religion …

Discussion: Politico and TVNewser

David Wright / CNN:

Clinton: I'll say the words ‘radical Islamism’ — Mayor: 50 dead in Orlando nightclub shooting — (CNN)Hillary Clinton reacted to the Orlando nightclub massacre in an interview Monday, labeling the tragedy a “terrorist attack” that was “at a minimum...inspired” by ISIS.

Discussion: Business Insider and National Review

Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:

Senator Marco Rubio On The Orlando Terrorist Attack And Radical Islam's Reach Into America … Florida Senator Marco Rubio joined me on the program this morning to discuss Sunday's terrorist attack on the gay nightclub in Orlando: — 06-13hhs-rubio — Transcript:

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Political Wire and New York Magazine

ABC News:
Analysis: Trump and Clinton Contrasts in Orlando Response

Discussion: Associated Press and Politico

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Orlando shooting exposes Donald Trump's biggest weakness: A total lack of empathy

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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Donald Trump Seizes on Orlando Shooting and Repeats Call for Temporary Ban on Muslim Migration

Discussion: Hit & Run, NBC News and The Last Tradition

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The new norm: When tragedy hits, Americans stand divided

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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:

Occupied Territory — The Republican élite struggles over whether to resist Trump or capitulate. — Last month, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for President, and Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, met at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee, two blocks from the Capitol.

Discussion: Mediaite, Heat Street, Political Insider blog and Eschaton

Microsoft:

Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) on Monday announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn's net cash.

Discussion: The Atlantic, New York Times, New York Magazine, Engadget, NPR and Mashable

New York Daily News:

NRA's fight to stop assault weapons ban enables killers behind shootings at Orlando nightclub, Newtown, and San Bernardino to use AR-15 rifle — His killing machine of choice was a mass murderer's best friend — and his enabler a gun lobby that has long opposed efforts to keep assault weapons out of the hands of bloodthirsty maniacs.

Discussion: Mother Jones, New York Magazine, Daily Kos, NBC News, AOL, Bearing Arms and BizPac Review

Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
This Is The Gun That Committed The Deadliest Shooting In U.S. History

Discussion: alan.com and New York Daily News

Katy Tur / NBC News:

Trump's Tweets After Tragedy Often Strike Self-Congratulatory Notes — Hours after the shooting at an Orlando club that left at least 50 dead this weekend, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump once again doled out his reaction to a devastating event, sounding off in a series of tweets to his nearly nine million Twitter followers.

Discussion: Washington Post and The Week