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Two police officers, a congressional aide and a lobbyist were also shot. Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy also responded to Wednesday morning's shooting via twitter, "Our prayers with all the injured". "He was this union tradesman, pretty stocky, and we stayed up talking politics", Orear said. After nearly 10 minutes, during which he fired 50-100 shots, Capitol Police were finally able to subdue the assailant, who later died.

Representative Mo Brooks told CNN that during batting practice, he heard a "bam" and then a quick succession of shots and saw the gunman shooting through the holes in a chain link fence. Videos claiming to be recorded during the shooting have started to appear online. He was lying motionless and was "coherent the whole time " when Sen.

Commander Stuart Cundy, of the Metropolitan Police , said: "Sadly I can confirm that the number of people who have died is now 17". An acclaimed photographer, a six-month-old baby and a pair of Italian architects are among the dozens reported missing in the London tower block fire.

No longer is he merely focused on Moscow's efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, meaning he also appears to be zeroing in on Trump's actions since taking office on January 20. The apparent obstruction probe immediately conjures memories of the Watergate scandal. As even Comey stated last week, Trump is not a target of any investigation about Russia's alleged role in the election.

Sinn Fein's Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill has said she will raise the issue with Mrs May in face-to-face talks in London on Thursday. At least six people died and dozens were injured when a massive fire tore through a 24-storey London apartment block overnight, a fresh blow to the capital less than two weeks after the London Bridge terror attack.

Varadkar's election in parliament on Wednesday, 10 days after he succeeded Enda Kenny as leader of the governing Fine Gael party , marks another symbolic moment for Ireland . "We regret that decision but we do respect it and a "hard Brexit ", whether it's a hard Brexit driven from London or forced on London, is one in which Ireland could be a big loser", he said.

During his remarks, Trump disclosed that the shooter had died, the first confirmation from any official of the death. The senator noted that at first they weren't sure who opened fire from behind the group as they tried to take cover. The gunman had a rifle and "a lot of ammo", said Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona told MSNBC . The House cancelled proceedings for the day. "We do hope people come to the game tonight", Williams said.

Five people briefed on the requests, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, said Daniel Coats, the current director of national intelligence, Adm. No longer is he merely focused on Moscow's efforts to interfere in the 2016 election, meaning Mueller appears also to be zeroing in on Trump's actions since taking office on January 20.

Fred also said Trump told him that they worked extremely hard to bring Otto home , and he was sorry this was the outcome. Warmbier's family said they were told by North Korean officials, through contacts with American envoys, that Warmbier fell ill from botulism some time after his trial and lapsed into a coma after taking a sleeping pill, the Washington Post reported.

Mueller's team will interview Dan Coats , director of national intelligence, Mike Rogers, head of the National Security Agency, and Richard Ledgett, former deputy director of the NSA, the Post reported , citing five people briefed on the interview requests.

Those calls have escalated since fired FBI Director Comey cryptically told lawmakers last week that the bureau had expected Sessions to recuse himself weeks before he did from the investigation into contacts between Trump campaign associates and Russian Federation during the 2016 presidential election.