Guns Saved These Americans From Assault and Robbery in July

Plus: 'You Had God Watching': Trump Seeks to Console Shooting Survivors

Aug 08, 2019   Good morning from Washington, which President Trump and first lady Melania Trump left behind to visit survivors of the horrific weekend shootings and to thank first responders and hospital teams. Fred Lucas reports. Here's how guns in the hands of the right people fended off bad guys last month, Amy Swearer writes. She also joins "Problematic Women" to discuss the massacres in El Paso and Dayton. On the podcast, our foreign correspondent Nolan Peterson talks about traveling with the secretary of state. Plus: Tom Jipping on Trump's progress in naming judges, and Michelle Malkin on a government agency's grab for veterans' guns.     Commentary Guns Saved These Americans From Assault and Robbery in July We cannot allow our grief over the weekend shootings to blind us to the important role firearms play in defending the rights and liberties of law-abiding Americans. More News 'You Had God Watching': Trump Seeks to Console Shooting Survivors The president and first lady meet with some of the dozens wounded or injured in the weekend mass shootings in Ohio and Texas that left 31 dead. More Commentary Senate Ups Judicial Confirmations Despite Democrats' Obstruction From May through July, the Senate confirmed judges in the double digits for three consecutive months—only the second time the Senate has achieved that in U.S. history. More News House Democrats Seek Kavanaugh Documents From Bush Years The request reflects House Democrats' promises to scrutinize Brett Kavanaugh nearly a year after his confirmation to the Supreme Court. More Analysis What It's Like to Travel the World With the Secretary of State "We do carry a lot of sway around the world, and I would definitely argue against the notion that our power is somehow on the decline based on what I saw this week," Nolan Peterson,The Daily Signal's foreign correspondent, says of the United States. More News Disgraced Agent Sues DOJ, FBI Over Firing Based on Anti-Trump Texts Peter Strzok, fired over anti-Trump text messages, sues the Justice Department and the FBI with the claim that he was terminated because of political pressure from the president. More Commentary Problematic Women: Breaking Through the Noise After the Massacres We begin by discussing the eagerness of politicians and the media to blame everything from the president to video games to Fox News for the latest shootings. More Commentary Warning: How This Veterans Affairs Policy 'Red Flags' Patriots "Red flag" laws are all the rage inside the Beltway as the magic pill to prevent homicidal maniacs from wreaking havoc on the nation. Let me remind you of how the VA recklessly red-flags "disruptive" citizens without due process, transparency, or accountability—in the name of "safety." More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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