He Went to the Scene of the Fatal Shooting in Portland. Here’s What He Saw.

Plus: Politicians Seek to Drive Out Income Opportunities in California

September 1 2020   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump says he remains ready to help restore order in Portland, Oregon, where a pro-police protester was fatally shot Saturday night. On the podcast, a Marine veteran describes what he saw at the crime scene. Why are pols intent on defunding employment in California? Rachel Greszler has thoughts. Plus: one man's mission to revive civics in school; what the accused Kenosha shooter's lawyers say; and an eyewitness describes a threatening mob outside the White House. Thirty-five years ago today, a U.S.-French team locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic 13,000 feet deep in the North Atlantic, where the ocean liner sunk 400 miles east of Newfoundland in 1912.     ANALYSIS He Went to the Scene of the Fatal Shooting in Portland. Here's What He Saw. By Virginia Allen "I'm sitting on my couch and watching television and I hear two shots. And I'm thinking to myself, 'Damn, is that gunfire?'" recalls Gabe Johnson, a Marine veteran. More COMMENTARY Politicians Seek to Drive Out Income Opportunities in California By Rachel Greszler Instead of focusing on getting Californians safely back to work and helping the state's 2.5 million unemployed, California politicians are driving out companies that offer such opportunities. More COMMENTARY 1776 Initiative Is Helping Turn Civics Education Around By Mike Sabo In Robert Woodson's view, the 1619 Project inculcates the "diabolical, self-destructive" idea that "all white Americans are oppressors and all black Americans are victims." More NEWS Attorneys for Teen Kenosha Shooter Say He Acted in Self-Defense By Peter Hasson Kyle Rittenhouse shot two of the men as they lunged at him while he was on the ground, according to video from the scene. More COMMENTARY I Left the White House, and Faced a Mob By Richard Porter I met some protesters face to face Thursday night and I am here to tell you this: They were not good people—and calling them "protesters" is a slur on lawful protest. 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.