What's Next for Epstein Investigation

Plus: How Charlottesville 'Resistance' and Violence Felled a Rising Political Star

Aug 13, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where the Trump administration announces rules to deter legal immigrants from going on welfare and to improve protection of endangered species. Fred Lucas reports on both, and chronicles how a Charlottesville mayor's political career fell victim to the fight over Confederate statues. On the podcast, Heritage Foundation legal whiz John Malcolm analyzes the strange case of Jeffrey Epstein. Plus: Kevin Pham on another downside of "Medicare for All," and Armstrong Williams on the tired race card in Baltimore. On this date in 1981, President Ronald Reagan signs into law tax and budget cuts that advance his economic policy.      Analysis What's Next for Epstein Investigation What's going to happen in the Justice Department investigation of the death of Jeffrey Epstein? What about the high-profile figures with ties to Epstein? The Heritage Foundation's John Malcolm joins us to discuss. More News How Charlottesville 'Resistance' and Violence Felled a Rising Political Star Days after Trump's inauguration, then-Mayor Michael Signer declared to a cheering crowd that Charlottesville was a "capital of the resistance." More News New Rule Could Deny Green Cards, Visas to Immigrants Who Use Welfare Programs Federal officials will consider an immigrant's use of welfare benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid as a negative factor in deciding on the immigrant's permanent legal residency or temporary visa. More Commentary 'Medicare for All' Will Further Lower Physician Morale The physician suicide rate rose to 28 to 40 suicides per 100,000, which is more than twice that of the general population. More News President Aims to Streamline Enforcement of Endangered Species The Trump administration is applying new regulations to protect endangered species, rolling back some requirements to ground the policy in scientific and economic factors. More Commentary Trump, Baltimore, and the Diminishing Potency of the 'Race Card' What's more racist: the president's harsh remarks or the decades of liberal leadership's harsh actions (and inaction)? You can't play the race card to excuse what the people of Baltimore witness daily. 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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