Sunday shows - Florida school shooting, Russian charges dominate coverage

View in your browser     Florida students vow to hold lawmakers accountable on gun violence By BRETT SAMUELS   “My message for people in office is you’re either with us or against us. We are losing our lives while the adults are playing around,” Cameron Kasky, a student who survived the shooting, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Read the full story here     Florida school shooting survivor: How many more students are going to have to die? By REBECCA SAVRANSKY   "This is not the time for inaction and debate. This is the time for discussion and for all people that are Americans to come together as Americans through love and compassion.” Read the full story here     Florida Dem: The ‘world has heard’ high school shooting survivors By KYLE BALLUCK    “The difference this time, is that these kids -- you’ve spoken to them -- the world has heard them, they’re just not going to sit back after what they experienced, after what they saw, the worst things imaginable, they’re not going to just sit back and take it,” Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) said on ABC’s “This Week.”  Read the full story here     Republican Fla. rep calls for debate on ‘gun safety laws’ By KYLE BALLUCK    “There are a lot of Republicans who are prepared to support reasonable, common-sense gun safety laws, new laws, stronger laws that protect rights for responsible citizens, people who are responsible gun owners, but will prevent those who want to do harm to innocent people from obtaining these weapons,” Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) said. Read the full story here     GOP senator: 'The problem is not owning an AR-15' By BRETT SAMUELS    “The problem is not owning an AR-15, it’s the person that owns it,” Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said. Read the full story here     Kasich pleads with Trump to take action on gun control: 'Mr. President, I ask you to do this' By REBECCA SAVRANSKY   "Of course the president can lead on this and should lead on this and Mr. President, I ask you to do this," the Republican Ohio governor said on CNN's "State of the Union." "You don't have to boil the ocean, but take some steps now." Read the full story here     Limbaugh calls for concealed carry in American schools By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “The solution is we need concealed carry in these schools. If we are really serious about protecting the kids, we need a mechanism to be defensive when this kind of thing – if we’re not going to take action, we better have mechanisms in these schools to stop it when it breaks out,” the radio host said on “Fox News Sunday.” Read the full story here     Jeh Johnson emphasizes public’s role in preventing violence: ‘We are not a police state’ By KYLE BALLUCK    “I think that it's for the FBI to tell us whether there are adequate resources," the former DHS secretary said on ABC’s “This Week” when asked if the bureau has the manpower to follow up on tips. “They are the premier federal law enforcement agency of our country. They’ve got a lot on their plate.” Read the full story here     Florida superintendent: 'We need a smarter system' to prevent school shootings By BRETT SAMUELS    “I believe that we have good quality information that’s out there and it’s not being used to ensure that we can provide the best public safety services that we can,” Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said on “Meet The Press.”  Read the full story here     Florida AG urges social media vigilance after school shooting By MAX GREENWOOD    Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) is calling for students and parents to be more vigilant about potential threats made on social media in the wake of the Florida high school shooting, saying it's better to report something that's later deemed not credible than not report it at all. Read the full story here     Schiff: 'Of course' Russian indictment doesn't clear Trump campaign of collusion By BRETT SAMUELS   “No, of course not, but this is a president who claims vindication anytime someone sneezes,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “It ought to put to rest for anyone, including the president, who continues to call this a witch hunt, that the evidence is now overwhelming and unequivocal, and we need to move to protect ourselves from Russian interference in elections that are coming up.” Read the full story here     Sanders: Trump not speaking out against Russia 'is a horror show' By BRETT SAMUELS   "We have got to bring Democrats and Republicans together despite the president to go forward to protect the integrity of American democracy,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on “Meet The Press.” Read the full story here     Christie: Russia indictment shows no collusion by Trump campaign ‘to this point’ By BRETT SAMUELS    “It proves there’s no collusion to this point. There’s no collusion in terms of the Facebook ads, the other social media activity.” Read the full story here     Limbaugh warns Trump not to claim he’s vindicated by Mueller By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    “The worst thing he can do in his world is to validate this whole investigation by claiming victory here because what if down the road, there is another indictment or a series of indictments that do name Trump or do name the Russians and Trump campaign colluding.” Read the full story here     Dem senator: 'Hard to say' Russian meddling did not affect election outcome By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   "It was an exceptionally close election. I'll remind you one candidate won the popular vote. The other candidate won the electoral vote,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Read the full story here     Clapper on Mueller probe: 'I do think there are other shoes to drop' By BRETT SAMUELS    “Not addressed here is potential involvement of the Russian government, which we certainly saw through intelligence channels that the Russian government was master minding this,” Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." Read the full story here     Dem senator warns Mueller against issuing Russia report near 2018 election By JOSH DELK    Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) on Sunday warned special counsel Robert Mueller against issuing a report on his findings in the ongoing investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election near the upcoming 2018 midterm elections.  Read the full story here     GOP senator: 'There will be hell to pay' if Russia tries to meddle in 2018 midterms By JOSH DELK    Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Sunday warned "there will be hell to pay" if Russians attempt to meddle in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.  Read the full story here     Outgoing GOP rep: Republican Party 'heading into trouble' in election By MALLORY SHELBOURNE   “When you look at the future of the Republican Party, I think that we would be foolish to not see that we’re heading into trouble,” Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.