Prosecutors Treat El Paso Shooting as Domestic Terrorism

Plus: Despite Missile Tests and a Diplomatic Snub, Pompeo Holds Out Hope for Renewed Talks With North Korea Aug 05, 2019 Good morning from Washington, where we grieve the loss of 29 persons in horrific weekend shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. What are the answers for troubled Baltimore? Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James outlines an urban agenda. Traveling with the secretary of state, Nolan Peterson reports on talks with North Korea and new sanctions on Russia. Plus: Rachel del Guidice on pro-lifers’ pressure on House liberals, and Genevieve Wood on what’s wrong with how we provide welfare. On this date in 1981, President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers. News [Prosecutors Treat El Paso Shooting as Domestic Terrorism]( [Photo]( A top federal prosecutor says the shooting, which left 20 dead and 26 others wounded or injured, meets the statutory definition of domestic terrorism because “it appears to be designed to intimidate a civilian population, to say the least.” [More]( News [Despite Missile Tests and a Diplomatic Snub, Pompeo Holds Out Hope for Renewed Talks With North Korea]( [Photo]( “We stand ready to continue our diplomatic conversation with the North Koreans,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says. [More]( Commentary [I Know From Experience This Urban Agenda Would Lift Baltimore and Other Cities]( [Photo]( The bright light is now shining on a very inconvenient reality: Liberal policies have failed the people of Baltimore and inner cities everywhere. [More]( Commentary [Why Welfare Hasn't Cured Poverty]( [Photo]( In many cases, welfare has harmed the very people it was supposed to help, especially children. [More]( Analysis [What These 2 Young Reporters Are Learning During Their Summer in DC]( [Photo]( The Daily Signal’s reporting interns share highlights from their experience in Washington and offer advice to other college students aspiring to move to the nation's capital. [More]( News [Pro-Life Groups Renew Push for ‘Born Alive’ Bill]( [Photo]( Pro-life activists are renewing efforts to convince members of Congress, home for the August recess, to support a vote on legislation that would protect babies who survive abortions. [More]( Commentary [A Health Reform Plan Trump Can Get Behind]( [Photo]( Government needs to get out of the way, cut red tape and conflicting requirements, and quit interfering with the opportunity for people to have better options. [More]( News [US Slaps New Sanctions on Russia for 2018 Nerve Agent Attack]( [Photo]( The Trump administration announces a new round of sanctions on Russia for its use of a chemical weapon last year during the attempted assassination of a former Russian spy and his daughter on British soil. [More]( Commentary [Baltimore Blues]( [Photo]( [More]( [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] 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]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [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 {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]( -