June 9, 2025 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump is Stepping Up Where Democrats Won’t
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/president-trump-is-stepping-up-where-democrats-wont/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pentagon deploys 700 Marines to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/09/pentagon-deploys-marines-la/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/09/trump-immigration-ice-chicago-protests/
— Naperville’s India Day Festival reduced to parade only due to security requirements
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/07/naperville-india-day-festival-parade/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight travel bans
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/06/09/trump-travel-ban-chicago-ohare

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly increase state college expenses. When I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, they were affordable.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/cash-strapped-public-colleges-and-students-navigate-tough-realities

ABC7
— 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles amid ongoing ICE protests
https://abc7chicago.com/post/700-marines-deployed-los-angeles-amid-ice-protests/16707616/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rep-jesus-chuy-garcia-advocates-rally-chicago-daley-plaza-trumps-immigration-actions-ice-raids-us/16706008/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight travel bans
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-ohare-airport-travelers-criticize-president-donald-trumps-us-12-country-travel-ban/16706146/

NBC5
— 700 Marines mobilized to support National Guard in LA. Looting, car fires, freeway demonstrations and more marked a weekend of violence and protests in Los Angeles.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/la-ice-immigration-protests/3763584/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-protesters-rally-against-california-national-guard-deployment/3763711/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/amid-controversy-when-is-the-national-guard-deployed-and-who-makes-the-call/3764074/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/immigrant-rally-chicago-trump-policies/
— Aqua Illinois drinking water alert expands to University Park, Governors State University sends alert
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/aqua-illinois-water-problems-university-park-governors-state-university/

FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-trump-protest-ice-immigration
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/the-first-homosexuals-exhibit-chicago-unpacks-global-queer-history-its-selling-out-fast

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump tariff revenue soars 78%.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-09/trump-tariff-revenue-soars-78-whos-paying-them

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://foxillinois.com/question-of-the-day/vote-should-president-trump-have-sent-national-guard-troops-into-los-angeles-california-to-control-attacks-on-federal-agents-question-of-the-day-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice-raids-illegal-immigrants-gavin-newsom-dhs-kristi-noem

SOUTHERN
— Trump escalates fight with Newsom with arrest threat over LA protests
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/06/09/trump-escalates-fight-with-newsom-with-arrest-threat-over-la-protests/

TRI-STATE PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.tspr.org/npr-news/2025-06-09/trump-using-national-guard-in-la-is-an-abuse-of-power-says-national-security-expert

WAND TV
— Trump supports the idea of arresting Newsom over LA immigration protests
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/the-latest-trump-supports-the-idea-of-arresting-newsom-over-la-immigration-protests/article_937cbda3-c7a6-5d84-b6f9-afe73483bc8b.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-06-09/trump-using-national-guard-in-la-is-an-abuse-of-power-says-national-security-expert
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-06-09/trumps-actions-on-la-protests-raise-legal-questions

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/09/did-chicago-cops-help-ice-during-mass-arrests-city-leaders-call-for-investigation/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Duckworth endorses political violence, calling L.A. riots mere ‘civilian dissent’; blames National Guard and Trump for creating chaos.
https://wirepoints.org/sen-tammy-duckworth-endorses-political-violence-calling-l-a-riots-mere-civilian-dissent-blames-national-guard-and-trump-for-creating-chaos-wirepoints-quickpoint/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Newsom threatens lawsuit over National Guard deployment; White House calls him ‘too weak’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/9/gavin-newsom-threatens-lawsuit-national-guard-deployment-white-house/
— Trump on California protests: ‘We’re going to have troops everywhere’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/8/national-guard-moves-los-angeles-wake-anti-ice-riots/
— The Chinese spies among us. Trump 2.0 is rooting them out.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/5/chinese-spies-among-us/
— Democrats, obsessed with stopping Trump, struggle to shed status quo image
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/9/democrats-obsessed-stopping-trump-struggle-shed-status-quo-image/
— Misinformation fuels anti-ICE protests in L.A., nationwide. Many of the complaints about ICE focus less on legality, more on their tactics, mission, Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/9/misinformation-fuels-anti-ice-protests-la-nationwide/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats rationalize lawlessness in Los Angeles
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3435892/democrats-rationalize-lawlessness-los-angeles/
— Here’s who ICE arrested before protests broke out in Los Angeles
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3435561/ice-arrests-los-angeles/

NEW YORK POST
— LA anti-ICE rioters enrage locals with revolting anti-American displays and contempt for law and order
https://nypost.com/2025/06/09/us-news/la-anti-ice-rioters-enrage-locals-with-revolting-anti-american-displays/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Rioters spit on, burn American flags; Dems mad at Trump’s vow to ‘liberate LA from the migrant invasion’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/09/rioters-spit-on-burn-american-flags-dems-mad-at-trumps-vow-to-liberate-la-from-the-migrant-invasion-1549738/

BREITBART
— Anti-ICE Protesters Flood Los Angeles Freeway, Waving Foreign Flags
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/08/anti-ice-protesters-flood-los-angeles-freeway-waving-foreign-flags/
— Looters Slam L.A. Businesses amid Violent Anti-ICE Protests
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/06/09/watch-looters-slam-l-a-businesses-amid-violent-anti-ice-protests/
— Insurrectionist Democrats Plan Another Summer of Blue City-Riots
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/09/nolte-insurrectionist-democrats-plan-another-summer-of-blue-city-riots/
— Rioting Will Not Stop ICE from Arresting Illegals
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/09/us-attorney-tells-california-democrats-rioting-will-not-stop-ice-arresting-illegals/

CENTER SQUARE
— Trump says he would arrest Newsom
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f093e883-72d7-438b-8318-c58b5e26e171.html
— CBO says illegal immigration surge cost taxpayers nearly $10 billion in 2023
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_ab327ce5-ad61-4b29-bb14-09fde2d15e3f.html

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Says Tom Homan Should Arrest Gavin Newsom As Riots In LA Rage
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/09/donald-trump-gavin-newsom-tom-homan-arrest-riots-raids-los-angeles/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Admin Deploying 700 US Marines to Los Angeles.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-admin-deploying-500-us-marines-to-los-angeles-official-confirms-5870307
— FTC Warns of Rising Student Loan Scams, Says Fraudsters Took Millions From Borrowers. Regulators say in one instance a now banned operator used fake promises of loan forgiveness to collect over $16 million in illegal fees.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/ftc-warns-of-rising-student-loan-scams-says-fraudsters-took-millions-from-borrowers-5868912

FOX NEWS
— Federal funds to Los Angeles, sanctuary cities blocking ICE on chopping block in new House GOP bill. The legislation would allow officers to work with ICE despite local restrictions
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-eye-defunding-sanctuary-cities-blockading-ice-amid-la-riots

NEWSMAX
— Removing Illegals More Than Campaign Promise
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/michael-whatley-rnc-immigration/2025/06/09/id/1214135/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— California sues Trump administration over National Guard mobilization in Los Angeles
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/la-protests-ice-raids-trump-06-09-25

NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals and travel bans
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-york-city/protest-ice-raids-immigration-travel-ban-nyc-los-angeles-flash/6294664/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Marines Are Deploying to L.A. Area in Wake of ICE Protests. Roughly 700 are being dispatched to protect federal personnel and property over the objections of Gov. Newsom.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-marines-los-angeles-protests-fe9a4ed6?st=ourAXk&mod=djemwhatsnews

NEW REPUBLIC
— Democrat leaders do not want their illegals to be deported including their illegals with criminal records.
https://newrepublic.com/post/196292/ice-director-tom-homan-immigration-crackdown

AUTOMOTIVE DRIVE
— Stellantis scraps plans for Illinois battery plant, parts hub. The automaker remains committed to restarting its idled Belvidere factory in 2027.
https://www.automotivedive.com/news/stellantis-uaw-belvidere-assembly-battery-plant/749830/

AUTOWEEK
— Only 16% of Americans Would Buy an EV
https://www.autoweek.com/news/a65010727/ev-interest-study-2025-aaa/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Respondents cited high battery repair costs and high purchase prices as some of the reasons, in addition to unsuitability for long-distance driving. For the past two years the percentage of those who say they are “unlikely” or “very unlikely” to buy an EV has sat at 63%, up from lower levels early in the decade. . .Some 27% of survey respondents cited difficulties in installing EV charging stations at home. Back in 2022, some 77% of respondents who were interested in buying an EV cited gas savings as their main reason for wanting an EV. But the reasons for the low reported rate of EV interest this year are not all energy- or distance-related. The survey found that 31% of those who were unlikely or undecided on EV purchases cited safety as the reason, perhaps driven by media reports of battery fires and recalls over the past few years, while 27% cited difficulties in installing EV charging stations at home.)

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.