December 3, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Student groups, political leaders divided over Northwestern’s federal funding deal with Trump admin.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/jewish-student-advocates-political-leaders-divided-northwestern-universitys-federal-funding-deal-trump-administration/18246627/

NBC5
— Trump says he will roll back fuel efficiency standards for vehicles
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/trump-says-he-will-roll-back-fuel-efficiency-standards-for-vehicles/3858427/
— Evanston church puts up immigration-themed Nativity scene with baby Jesus in zip ties. DD: The Democrat Party’s conquering of religion will soon be complete.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/evanston-church-puts-up-immigration-themed-nativity-scene-with-baby-jesus-in-zip-ties/3858423/

CBS2
— Trump administration seeks detailed information on SNAP recipients from democratic states, including Illinois
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-government-wants-democratic-states-to-hand-over-detailed-information-snap-recipients/

WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders use cold temperatures to blast Trump.
https://www.wbez.org/housing/2025/12/03/chicago-homelessness-trump-housing-policies

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Extremely dangerous for the citizens’: Harvey Fire Department staffing down to 40% after new layoffs
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/harvey-fire-department-layoffs-danger/
— Evanston church’s Nativity depicts baby Jesus zip-tied by ICE agents. DD: The Democrat Party’s conquering of religion will soon be complete.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/evanston-nativity-baby-jesus-zip-tied-ice-agents/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Venezuela.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/opinion-donald-trump-venezuela-war-chapman/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: The Democrat Party is the party of vice.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2025/12/03/millions-of-dollars-spent-on-these-gambling-machines-in-springfield/87276299007/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker has all the advantages as he looks ahead to 2026
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-pritzker-has-all-the-advantages-as-he-looks-ahead-to-2026/article_0aeaf64d-16ca-4e87-b833-441bdd4f0b59.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump calls Somali migrants ‘garbage’ as administration reportedly plans ICE operation in Minnesota
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-12-03/trump-calls-somali-migrants-garbage-as-administration-reportedly-plans-ice-operation-in-minnesota

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-431/
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly takes the lead in promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/03/pritzker-says-he-has-no-regrets-about-wearing-bullet-proof-vest-on-jimmy-kimmel-show-to-mock-trumps-statements-on-chicago-crime/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker encourages protests as feds challenge use of force lawsuit
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_08633185-3b06-4a71-956a-4b163e474a40.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois has the highest pension debt per capita. Even if the state spent an extra $1 million a day, your distant descendants would still be paying in 2600.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/1-million-a-day-x-600-years-to-fill-illinois-pension-hole/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. wasted billions trying to fix Afghanistan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/3/us-wasted-billions-trying-fix-afghanistan-says-acting-inspector/
— GAO finds dead people, fabricated applications collected Obamacare tax credit
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/3/audit-finds-dead-people-fabricated-applications-collected-obamacare/

NEW YORK POST
— AT&T vows to scrap DEI policies — including worker training that called racism ‘uniquely white trait.’ DD: To get more votes from non-Whites,  Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/03/business/atampt-vows-to-scrap-dei-policies-including-worker-training-that-called-racism-uniquely-white-trait/
— Dems’ fake rage at Pete Hegseth is their latest stab at toppling Trump
https://nypost.com/2025/12/03/opinion/dems-fake-rage-at-pete-hegseth-is-their-latest-stab-at-toppling-trump/

BREITBART
— Illinois Law Granting Student Financial Aid to Illegal Aliens Goes into Effect January 1. DD: The Democrats who run Illinois ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/03/illinois-law-granting-student-financial-aid-illegal-aliens-goes-effect-january-1/

EPOCH TIMES
— Rubio Says Venezuelan Government a ‘Transshipment Organization’ for Drug Trafficking. The secretary of state’s comments come amid an escalating pressure campaign against Venezuela and the Maduro regime in recent weeks.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/rubio-says-venezuelan-government-a-transshipment-organization-for-drug-trafficking-5953140

NEWSMAX
— Illinois to Open State Scholarships to Illegal Migrants in 2026
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/illegal-immigrants-illinois-state-scholarships/2025/12/03/id/1236975/

PJ MEDIA
— Illegal Alien Hanover Park Policeman Busted by ICE… Returns to Duty?!
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/12/03/illegal-alien-policeman-busted-by-ice-returns-to-duty-n4946666

TOWNHALL
— CNN Boosts Anti-ICE Activists Again — This Time by Promoting ‘Whistle Alerts’ for Illegals
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/12/03/new-orleans-ice-whistles-cnn-tracker-n2667309
— Guess How Many Illegal Immigrants Received Social Security Numbers From the Biden Administration
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/12/02/guess-how-many-illegal-immigrants-received-social-security-numbers-from-the-biden-administration-n2667250

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Charlie Kirk, that is. against conservatives.
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2025/12/03/letter-why-do-people-believe/

POLITICO
— Pentagon watchdog says Hegseth’s Signal use put troops at risk. DD: There never has been anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and there never will be anything that was not already in the public realm and/or that Democrats did not already know.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/03/pentagon-watchdog-says-hegseths-signal-use-put-troops-at-risk-00674547

ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrats and RINOs punish all Republicans for everything that Trump says or does that they do not like.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/trump-refugee-collective-punishment/685115/

ADVOCATE
— Here’s what Mamdani has promised to do for LGBTQ+ New Yorkers as mayor
https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-lgbtq-campaign-promises

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.