DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Dabrowski defends West Chicago teacher’s pro-ICE social media post. DD: What do each of the candidates on the March 17, 2026 primary ballot in your precinct have to say about this?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/illinois-gubernatorial-candidate-defends-teacher-s-pro-ice-social-media-post-3/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ted Dabrowski of the State of Illinois has expressed support for a West Chicago teacher whose social media post backing federal immigration enforcement led to suspension. Dabrowski said that the teacher’s post is protected speech and criticized local officials’ response as hypocritical, advocating for an end to sanctuary policies in Illinois. “The West Chicago teacher’s personal Facebook post stating “Go ICE” is a simple statement supporting law enforcement and protected by the First Amendment,” said Dabrowski, Candidate for Governor. “Local officials like West Chicago’s mayor are effectively rallying the community against the teacher for a speech “crime” which is no crime at all. There is no similar condemnation of top government officials, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who have consistently engaged in violent, incendiary rhetoric against federal law enforcement officials, decrying them as “authoritarians,” “fascists” and “jack-booted thugs. To end the chaos on our streets, Illinois must join the vast majority of states in this country that reject sanctuary policies.” According to Dabrowski’s statement, issued through his campaign’s Facebook page, the teacher’s expression aligns with federal law support. He critiqued local leaders for fostering opposition and highlighted broader implications of state policies on immigration enforcement. In Illinois, sanctuary policies have hindered cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers, resulting in the release of 1,768 criminal illegal aliens since early 2025. These individuals include those convicted of homicides, assaults, and sexual offenses due to local authorities’ refusal to hold suspects for federal transfer. Nationwide data indicates that failures to honor ICE detainers in sanctuary jurisdictions have led to releases responsible for numerous crimes. Border Patrol data further shows thousands of criminal alien arrests annually, underscoring public safety risks associated with limited local-federal cooperation on immigration enforcement. Dabrowski is a Republican candidate for Illinois Governor. Previously, he led Wirepoints as president and worked over 15 years in international banking with Citibank in emerging markets. He holds advanced degrees in public policy and finance.)
FOX NEWS
— West Chicago teacher placed on leave after Facebook post supporting ICE sparks outrage from activists.
https://www.aol.com/articles/chicago-teacher-placed-leave-facebook-224853892.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Chicago area teacher is on administrative leave and facing calls to lose his job over a Facebook post last week offering support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “GO ICE,” the teacher at West Chicago’s Gary Elementary School, posted on Facebook last week. Shortly after the post was made, activists in the predominantly Hispanic community quickly began sharing the post and calling for action to be taken against the teacher, who Fox News Digital is not naming due to safety concerns. “Imagine working as a teacher in an elementary school in West Chicago where the Latino community is highly populated and promoting ICE, sick AF,” one social media post said. Another commenter called the teacher a “f****** piece of s***.”)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Seven detained outside West Loop Target as protesters demand retailer stand against ICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/target-protest-chicago-immigration-minnesota-minneapolis-alex-pretti/
— Illinois Democratic hopefuls for US Senate agree Trump poses constitutional crisis but other differences emerge
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/illinois-democratic-hopefuls-for-us-senate-agree-trump-poses-constitutional-crisis-but-other-differences-emerge/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use children to protect their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/opinion-immigration-raids-schools-attendance-chicago-data/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/column-mayor-brandon-johnson-ice-border-patrol-actions-greising/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov hopeful Heidner took money from exec of garbage hauler dogged by mob allegations. Video gambling magnate Rick Heidner is unapologetic about taking $1,000 from the president of D & P Construction Co., Inc., saying he’s not going to return it “to grandstand because you say something to me.” The FBI once alleged the waste hauler was secretly controlled by late mob figures John and Peter DiFronzo.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/30/rick-heidner-republican-candidate-governor-video-gambling-magnate-ballys-casino-d-and-p-construction-rosemont
DAILY HERALD
–DD: Democrat DuPage County leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to bring their illegals to DuPage County and to keep their illegals in DuPage County. How many illegals are Democrat DuPage County leaders housing in each of DuPage County’s townships, municipalities, school districts, and precincts?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260129/local-politics/dupage-county-board-urges-congress-to-investigate-immigration-enforcement-efforts-withhold-dhs-fund/
— Minimum wage question highlights differences among Democrats in Senate race. DD: Have you ever worked for the minimum wage? I did for 18 months 1964-1966, part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months, while I lived with my parents in Crete and was a Crete-Monee High School student. Adjusted for inflation, I earned $12.54/hour. With the money I earned, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 that I used to commute to/from my parents’ home and a) jobs cleaning golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipping slag and pumping gasoline in Chicago Heights during the summer of 1966 and b) classes at UIC 1966-1967. I sold it in December of 1967 and bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 with money I had earned working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time since November of 1966 and full-time during the summer of 1967. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary was $19.57/hour.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260129/us-congress-politics/minimum-wage-question-highlights-differences-among-democrats-in-senate-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stratton advocated for a $25 rate while Krishnamoorthi and Kelly called $17 an hour a more achievable goal during the forum hosted by ABC 7 with Univision and the League of Women Voters. Illinois currently has a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The federal minimum wage, last increased in 2009, is $7.25. Kelly of Lynwood contended that $17 is “what studies show is viable and, also, we have to be realistic about how much we want to raise it because, of course, we have to get 218 votes in the House and 60 in the Senate.”)
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— SNAP users in Illinois face new work requirements.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/01/30/snap-changes-in-illinois-could-impact-nearly-340k-residents/88397186007/
SOUTHERN
— Illinois vs. Trump: one lawsuit a week. DD: I should write about all the lawsuits that I have filed. My critics/opponents have always sided with the defendants and their attorneys.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/29/illinois-vs-trump-one-lawsuit-a-week/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/gov-pritzker-announces-launch-of-the-prairie-state-access-fund-in-illinois-90299.cfm
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump sues IRS. DD: Democrats run IRS. I should write about all the lawsuits that I have filed. My critics/opponents have always sided with the defendants and their attorneys.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/trump-sues-irs-and-treasury-for-10b-over-leaked-21323334.php
ST. LOUIS LIVE
— ICE agents deserve the prayers of religious leaders. Not condemnation.
https://www.silive.com/opinion/letters/2026/01/ice-agents-deserve-the-prayers-of-religious-leaders-not-condemnation-letter-to-the-editor.html
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Dabrowski believes he’s the only Republican who can beat Pritzker in November
https://www.stlpr.org/podcast/politically-speaking/2026-01-30/ted-dabrowski-believes-only-republican-beat-pritzker
IPM NEWSROOM
— Dabrowski discusses bringing ‘fiscal reality’ and ‘midwestern values’ to Illinois
https://ipmnewsroom.org/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-ted-dabrowski-discusses-bringing-fiscal-reality-and-midwestern-values-to-illinois/
SMILE POLITELY
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy not only Trump, but to destroy all those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. I should write about my critics/opponents who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who have taken adverse actions against me to pander to and to curry favor with the mainstream news media. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me and have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.
https://www.smilepolitely.com/splog/trumpaganda_a_new_journalism_course_at_u_of_i_being_offered_this_fall/
POLITICO
— Referring to heightened immigration activity, Pritzker said that “when ICE agents occupied the streets … and terrorized our immigrant communities,” the consequences rippled far beyond individual businesses, he said according to prepared remarks from his appearance at the Illinois Restaurant Association’s annual meeting at the Union League Club in Chicago. (The meeting was otherwise closed to the press.) Staffing recipe: “Forty percent of Illinois’ restaurant workforce are immigrants,” Pritzker said, adding the administration’s actions “weren’t just an attack on your bottom line — it was dangerous to our communities and to your restaurant families,” according to prepared remarks. DD: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that ever had that job.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/30/no-bloodbath-just-a-style-showdown-00756879
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-670/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrats run Illinois. Do you stand with ICE? If you do, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will soon get rid of you. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Traditional Marriage Matters. DD: My critics/opponents know that my being in a traditional marriage since 1978 has helped me immensely and they are furious about that. According to my critics/opponents, if I had not gotten married in 1978, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-traditional-marriage-matters/
BREUITBART
— Disinformation Agent: Sen. Dick Durbin Brings AI-Generated Image of Alex Pretti Shooting to Senate Floor
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/01/29/disinformation-agent-sen-dick-durbin-brings-ai-generated-image-of-alex-pretti-shooting-to-senate-floor/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern students operate ICE tracker map to alert illegal aliens of DHS activity. Northwestern University’s student-run newspaper is tracking sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and operating an online surveillance map, potentially impeding federal operations near Chicago.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/northwestern-students-operate-ice-tracker-map-alert-illegal-aliens-dhs-activity/29303
— Northwestern LGBTQ research grants cut or frozen amid federal shift away from DEI studies
https://www.campusreform.org/article/northwestern-lgbtq-research-grants-cut-frozen-amid-federal-shift-away-dei-studies/29326
DAILY CALLER
— Alex Pretti’s Family Hires Attorneys Connected To George Floyd
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/28/alex-prettis-family-hires-attorneys-georgia-floyd/
— HUD Secretary Says Illegals May No Longer Live In Taxpayer-Funded Housing
https://www.aol.com/hud-secretary-says-illegals-may-021928429.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— What’s Behind the Politicized Threats From Nurses? DD: What have Democrat leaders promised nurses?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/29/why-are-nurses-threatening-harm-people/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Go Big, Then Go Smart: Trump, ICE and the Law. How To Skip the Left’s PR Trap
https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/go-big-then-go-smart-trump-ice-and-the-law-how-skip-the-lefts-pr-trap
NUMBERS USA
— Negative Net Migration: A Necessary Course Correction
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/negative-net-migration-a-necessary-course-correction/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— How is ‘merit’ defined in college admissions? You might be surprised. DD: My critics/opponents have always decried my success taking standardized tests. According to them, all the standardized tests I passed favored those who share my demographics. I passed all the standardized tests needed a) to get accepted by UIC in 1966, b) to get hired by the Post Office in 1966, c) to get accepted by NIU in 1969 and to graduate in 1970, d) to get hired by IRS in 1971, e) to get accepted by Loyola in 1972 and to graduate in 1976, f) to get accepted by DePaul in 1976 and to graduate in 1980, g) to become a CPA in 1979, h) to become a Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981, and i) to get accepted by IIT in 1992 and to graduate in 1997.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5681853-standardized-tests-college-admissions/
CBS NEWS
— Video shows another angle of Alex Pretti’s prior scuffle with federal agents, blocks away from where Renee Good died
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/alex-pretti-encounter-federal-agents-new-angle-video/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pretti, who was shot and killed by federal agents on Jan. 24, is seen joining a small crowd of concerned community members as federal agents blocked off a street during immigration enforcement. “Get the f*** out of here!,” Pretti said. “What the f*** is wrong with you?” Then, the video shows a federal agent in tactical gear taking a couple of steps towards Pretti before walking away and stepping into a federal SUV. Pretti then spits on the SUV and kicks out the vehicle’s passenger-side taillight. Multiple agents took Pretti to the ground, then he was briefly detained. Video of the Jan. 13 confrontation also shows Pretti with a handgun in his waistband.)
— Feds say drawdown in Minnesota is contingent on local cooperation. DD: Democrat leaders will never cooperate. They will forever flood America with their illegals. Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-local-authorities-cooperate-with-ice/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/dhs-secretary-kristi-noem-under-scrutiny-bovino-exits-minnesota-after-alex-pretti-killing/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/fear-remains-in-twin-cities-despite-vows-of-ice-drawdown/
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Pretti to stop deportation of their illegals. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn Good and Pretti into George Floyd.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/renee-good-alex-pretti-shootings-spark-minneapolis-protesters-video-ic-rcna256350
— Homan plans for eventual drawdown of federal authorities in Minnesota. DD: Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-minneapolis-ice-dhs-funding-pretti-shooting-rcna256271
CNN
— Border czar to speak in Minnesota as report indicates ICE agents are under new orders to ease tactics. DD: Democrat leaders will never cooperate. They will forever flood America with their illegals. Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-ice-trump-01-29-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’ DD: Democrat leaders will never cooperate. They will forever flood America with their illegals.
https://apnews.com/article/homan-minneapolis-immigration-enforcement-0d559bf53b630d7cc525fd3219f430ba
MSN
— Timberwolves ‘stand with Minnesota’ DD: Who stands with conservatives? I always have been a conservative and I always will be a conservative. As anti-conservative Democrats and anti-conservative RINOs ever-increasingly take over Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct, fewer and fewer and fewer stand with me. While I am still the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman, Democrat and RINO leaders ended my roles as a) a member of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2010 and 2004, e) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, f) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/timberwolves-stand-with-minnesota-via-donation-statement-shirts/ar-AA1Vi0Wt
NEWSWEEK
— Alex Pretti’s Family Hires Lawyer Who Helped Convict George Floyd’s Killer. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn Good and Pretti into George Floyd.
https://www.newsweek.com/alex-pretti-parents-hire-chauvin-prosecutor-george-floyd-schleicher-11433252
NEW YORK TIMES
— Girls Are Ahead in Reading at Every Age. DD: According to my critics/opponents, those who are the following should ever-increasingly be given more preference: minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/upshot/boys-reading-falling-behind.html
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/eocc-dei-employment-discrimination.html
USA TODAY
— Border czar plans Minnesota ‘draw down,’ but Trump says it’s ‘not’ a pullback. DD: Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/29/minneapolis-minnesota-shooting-ice-live-updates/88403039007/
— Vacations nonnegotiable, even if it means major budget cuts. DD: My critics/opponents stress that because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, I could and did take vacations in 1969 and 1970 (Florida), 1971 (Bahamas), and 1973-1977 (Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Washington DC). They stress that because I got married in 1978 and my wife had a good job, we took vacations following her four business trips to luxury resorts across America each year 1978-1992. My Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, and subordinates were furious about the aforesaid.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2026/01/28/over-half-of-americans-are-slashing-their-budgets-to-afford-trips/88302202007/
BROOKINGS
— How to Save Marriage in America. DD: My critics/opponents know that my being in a traditional marriage since 1978 has helped me immensely and they are furious about that. According to my critics/opponents, if I had not gotten married in 1978, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-to-save-marriage-in-america/
WEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders use Pretti to divide gunowners. Bringing a loaded gun to protest demonstrates intent.
https://theweek.com/politics/gop-rift-guns-alex-pretti-second-amendment
PBS
— Homan vows ‘massive changes’ and ICE drawdown if Minnesota officials cooperate. DD: Democrat leaders will never cooperate. They will forever flood America with their illegals.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/homan-vows-massive-changes-and-ice-drawdown-if-minnesota-officials-cooperate
POLITICO
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump, Republicans, and America.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/republicans-trump-immigration-midterms-00754270
— Don Lemon arrested over Minnesota church protest after judge previously rejected charge
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-protest-00756892
AXIOS
— Homan sees cooperation as path to Minnesota “drawdown” DD: Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/29/homan-minnesota-drawdown-minneapolis-ice-jails
— Mike Johnson braces for conservative revolt over ICE funding deal. DD: Any hint of an ICE funding deal encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/mike-johnson-republicans-ice-funding-shutdown
THUTHOUT
— Senator Ed Markey Calls to Abolish ICE, Says Voting to Fund DHS Supports “Murder” “Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans,” said Sen. Ed Markey. DD: I attended a meeting with Markey when I worked for GAO in the 1980s.
https://truthout.org/articles/senator-calls-to-abolish-ice-says-voting-to-fund-dhs-supports-murder/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NEW ARAB
— Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn Good and Pretti into George Floyd.
https://www.newarab.com/news/alex-prettis-family-hires-lawyer-george-floyd-case?amp
GUARDIAN
— Calls for King Charles to formally apologize for slavery after research shows crown’s role. DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jan/30/calls-for-king-charles-to-formally-apologise-for-slavery-after-research-shows-crowns-role
PERSONNEL TODAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/uk-legislation-dei/
BW PEOPLE
— Viral Microsoft Post Sparks Career Reality Check. DD: To get promoted, my Democrat coworkers in the federal government focused on helping their Democrat superiors and supervisors get rid of their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.
https://www.bwpeople.in/article/viral-microsoft-post-sparks-career-reality-check-591419
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A forthright social media post by a young Microsoft professional has gone viral, triggering widespread reflection on career growth, personal responsibility, and workplace expectations among early-career employees. The post, authored by a 26-year-old engineer, delivers an unvarnished message: long-term career success is built through consistency, discipline, and self-driven learning rather than company brands, prestigious degrees, or external validation. Its central theme, that no one is coming to “save” professionals from stagnation, has struck a chord across India’s technology and startup communities. Drawing from personal experience, the author argues that sustained effort, emotional resilience, and continuous skill-building compound over time, particularly during the formative early years of a career. The message challenges the culture of instant gratification, urging young professionals to prioritize patience, focus, and long-term thinking. The post also confronts workplace insecurities, noting that most people are preoccupied with their own struggles, a realization that frees individuals from fear-driven decisions and encourages calculated risk-taking. It further resonates with professionals from smaller cities and non-elite institutions, acknowledging the unique pressures they face in competitive corporate environments. Thousands of responses have followed, with readers praising the message for cutting through curated success narratives that dominate social media. Many described it as a timely reminder that in an era of uncertainty, adaptability, accountability, and discipline remain the most reliable career assets.)
Tag: amendment
January 28, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker speaks on growing calls to reform or abolish ICE after Pretti killing
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-shooting-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-speaks-growing-calls-reform-abolish-ice-killing-alex-pretti/18495453/
WGN9
— Arlington Heights GOP office vandalized again, second incident in 2 months
https://wgntv.com/news/arlington-heights/arlington-heights-gop-office-vandalized-again-second-incident-in-2-months/
FOX32
— Duckworth clashes with Rubio in tense Senate hearing
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-clashes-rubio-tense-senate-hearing
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders use Pretti to get nurses and veterans a) to promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/27/chicago-area-nurses-and-veterans-honor-alex-pretti-who-was-killed-federal-agents
— DD: Democrat leaders get faith leaders to do their bidding.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/27/cardinal-blase-cupich-us-foreign-policy-uplifting-dignity-immigrants
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson tells DC crowd he will ‘set up a pathway’ to prosecute Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with their illegals against Americans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-hold-bovino-accountable/
— DD: Per IPI: 44K international migrants offset 40K Illinoisans leaving last year. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/illinois-population-census/
— Illinois’ universities graduate a workforce that still sets the state apart. DD: I have graduate degrees from Loyola (busuness-1976), DePaul (accounting 1980), and IIT (finance-1997). According to my Democrat GAO superiors, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-illinois-universities-graduate-workforce-110000597.html
— No need for a mandatory retirement age in Washington. The voters can do what’s needed. DD: Federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran do not oppose their superiors using “up-or-out” for federal employees because they use it only to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/editorial-age-limit-washington-eleanor-holmes-norton-nancy-pelosi-rahm-emanuel/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Mayor Johnson ever-increasingly calls ICE employees criminals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-ice-agents-accountability-criminal-conduct-minneapolis-alex-pretti-renee-good
— Duckworth, Illinois Democrats blast Vance for likening senator to ‘Forrest Gump’ Vance wrote on X, “Watching Tammy Duckworth obsessively interrupt Marco Rubio during this hearing is like watching Forest Gump argue with Isaac Newton.” Illinois Democrats are calling the comparison an “ableist insult.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/01/28/tammy-duckworth-marco-rubio-jd-vance-forrest-gump-remark-illinois-democrats
— Paywall-free news coverage of ICE raids, deportation campaign aids those who need it most. Paywalls create a two-tiered citizenry — one that can afford to be informed, and one that cannot. DD: www.gopillinois.com has never been paywalled, and it never will be. Further, GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have always been free and with no advertising or donation requests, and they always will be. All the time and money needed for the newsletters and website comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, Social Security, and retirement savings. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/28/ice-raids-government-crackdowns-news-paywall-free-immigrants-low-income-first-amendment-john-cusack
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get those who are the following to protest: anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor-people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/27/minneapolis-shootings-america-250-birthday-freedom-ben-jealous
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Russia and China against America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/22/donald-trump-greenland-ambitions-scorn-allies-could-wreck-20th-century-pacts-heflin-tufts
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Russia and China against America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260128/syndicated-columnists/as-president-disses-our-allies-smith-offers-a-recap/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/immigration-decline-slows-illinois-population-growth-census
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat mayors ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/mayors-warn-that-trump-s-hardline-immigration-21320812.php
DAILY LINE
— Bailey increases fundraising in fourth quarter, still trails behind Dabrowski, Heidner
https://www.thedailyline.com/bailey-increases-fundraising-fourth-quarter-trails-behind-dabrowski-heidner
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Pritzker expands abortion access with Prairie State Access Fund. Fund is described as a philanthropic public-private partnership.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-guv-expands-abortion-access-with-prairie-state-access-fund/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting hatred against ICE, that is, against Trump.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/abolish-ice-submitted-9200-times-for-chicago-snowplow-naming-contest-records-show/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-457/
— Republican organizations respond to Lapinski Holocaust denier story
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/only-one-republican-organization-responds-to-holocaust-denier-story/
(FROM THE POSTING: Isabel reached out to both Cook County party and state party organizations, legislative leaders in both parties, all the major gubernatorial and US Senate candidates, etc. for comment on our Ed Lapinski Holocaust denialism story. Lapinski is an Illinois House candidate, a Cook County Republican township committeeperson and sits on the county party’s executive committee. Isabel reached out to both Cook County party and state party organizations, legislative leaders in both parties, all the major gubernatorial and US Senate candidates, etc. for comment on our Ed Lapinski Holocaust denialism story. Lapinski is an Illinois House candidate, a Cook County Republican township committeeperson and sits on the county party’s executive committee.)
— IPI dumps Republican candidate after Holocaust denial evidence surfaces. The Illinois Policy Institute confirmed this week it no longer supports 56th House District Republican candidate Ed Lapinski.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/ipi-dumps-republican-candidate-after-holocaust-denial-evidence-surfaces/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— ‘GO ICE’ social media post sparks GOP-Dem clash in West Chicago
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_90589712-6565-4297-af67-f04867d9b5b6.html
— State rep questions Pritzker move to ‘expand and expand and expand’ on abortion
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3b7e4f11-7cc1-498d-88ea-28705977caa1.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 44K international migrants offset 40K Illinoisans leaving last year
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/44k-international-migrants-offset-40k-illinoisans-leaving-last-year/
— Waste watch: Illinois spends $700K on decolonization activism
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/waste-watch-illinois-spends-700k-on-decolonization-activism/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gun rights advocates counter Trump team’s shot at Alex Pretti’s pistol
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/28/gun-rights-advocates-counter-trump-teams-shot-alex-prettis-pistol/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Duckworth Claims Trump Admin Is Torturing and Deporting ‘Innocent People’ in Heated Exchange With Rubio
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/28/duckworth-claims-trump-admin-is-torturing-and-deporting-innocent-people-in-heated-exchange-with-rubio/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Want To Keep Illegals In America To Rig The Census And Congressional Apportionment
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/28/democrats-want-to-keep-illegals-in-america-to-rig-the-census-and-congressional-apportionment/
YELLOWHAMMER NEWS
— Majority of Americans want illegals to be deported, despite the onslaught of biased media coverage
https://yellowhammernews.com/a-majority-of-americans-want-illegals-to-be-deported-despite-the-onslaught-of-biased-media-coverage/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Duckworth fires back at Vance over Forrest Gump quip
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5711910-duckworth-responds-to-vance/
CBS NEWS
— Video appears to show Pretti in scuffle with federal agents 11 days before his death
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-alex-pretti-scuffle-federal-agents-minneapolis-11-days-before-his-death/
NEW YORK TIMES
— 2 Agents Who Shot Pretti Are on Leave
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/28/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly sue Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/trump-administration-lawsuits.html
January 28, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago nurses join labor, faith leaders in vigil for Alex Pretti, killed by Border Patrol in MN. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alex-pretti-minneapolis-minnesota-shooting-chicago-nurses-join-labor-faith-leaders-prayer-vigil-jesse-brown-va-hospital/18488293/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The vigil brought together health care workers at the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago alongside many others who may have never met Pretti but who, through their work, see themselves in him.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Anti-transgender Democrats sue Illinois over law requiring political party approval for nonprofit names
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/illinois-political-party-names-lawsuit/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Pretti to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/letters-012826-alex-pretti/
— Alex Pretti’s killing highlights the complex intersection of our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/opinion-alex-pretti-border-patrol-ice-concealed-carry-second-amendment-free-assembly/
— DD: Democrats promote race-based voting. According to Democrats, you are a racist if you do not vote for Democrat candidates who are minority.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/column-chicago-danny-davis-jason-freidman-congress-primary-black-politics-washington/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: West Chicago teacher put on leave over pro-ICE comment. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260127/news/west-chicago-teacher-put-on-leave-over-pro-ice-comment/
— After Minneapolis shootings, GOP governor candidates talk about police, protester divide
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260127/illinois-state-politics/after-minneapolis-shootings-gop-governor-candidates-talk-about-police-protester-divide/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois’ Democratic US Senate primary heats up over ICE
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2026/01/28/illinois-democratic-us-senate-primary-heats-up-over-ice/88382530007/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Wisconsin gun owners slam Trump, Noem over comments on Pretti’s shooting
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2026/01/28/gun-owners-slam-trump-officials-over-saying-alex-prettwho-say-someone-cannot-come-to-a-protest-armed/88382762007/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti against Trump.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/trump-administration-s-trust-and-credibility-21317178.php
WAND TV
— Trump wants ‘honest’ investigation into ‘very sad’ killing of Minneapolis protester. President Donald Trump says a “big investigation” is underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/the-latest-federal-judge-orders-ice-chief-to-court-to-explain-why-detainees-are-denied/article_58a0377a-3b23-5f39-8def-1cfbd7ccef9c.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Judge finds Virginia Democrats’ redistricting resolution illegal; new Maryland map advances
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-judge-finds-virginia-democrats-redistricting-resolution-illegal/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-28/trump-tried-to-turn-attention-back-to-the-economy-in-iowa-did-it-work
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders report on their success in promoting hatred against Trump. How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Not Affiliated registered voter.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-01-27/conservative-minnesota-pastor-on-how-he-went-from-trump-supporter-to-member-of-the-resistance
BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso To Battle Ex-Hinsdale D86 Law Firm. He has been hired to defend the district against its former attorney’s lawsuit.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-battle-ex-hinsdale-d86-law-firm
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Jesse Jackson Jr. testing voters
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/28/jesse-jackson-jr-testing-voters-00751677
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-668/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois GOP Accused of Illegal Postage Scheme to Protect Norine Hammond From Conservative Challenger
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/illinois-gop-accused-of-illegal-postage-scheme-to-protect-norine-hammond-from-conservative-challenger.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats request money while consoling after Minneapolis deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4435956/democrats-raising-money-off-minneapolis-deaths-alex-pretti-renee-good/
NEW YORK POST
— Alex Pretti was ‘known’ to feds, and had rib broken in anti-ICE protest a week before he was killed by Border Patrol
https://nypost.com/2026/01/27/us-news/alex-pretti-known-to-feds-had-rib-broken-in-anti-ice-protest-a-week-before-he-was-killed-by-border-patrol/
— Minnesota cop union boss slams local officials for blocking cooperation with ICE: ‘There would have been no loss of life’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/28/us-news/police-union-head-slams-minn-as-gov-walz-agrees-to-have-top-cop-work-with-border-czar/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Trump Administration’s NEH Agenda. Having failed to dismantle the endowment, the administration is now seeing whether it can be used to promote its own ideological projects.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-trump-administrations-neh-agenda/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Look to Virginia to see what the Democrats could win in 2028. Virginia defines trends in American politics, and it would behoove Republicans to consider this a warning.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/look_to_virginia_to_see_what_the_democrats_could_win_in_2028.html
— Europe Cannot And Never Will Be Able To Compete With The United States. For decades, Europe has pursued economic, social, and environmental policies that have degraded its material and human capacity, possibly beyond recovery.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/europe_cannot_and_never_will_be_able_to_compete_with_the_united_states.html
— Britain and the Crisis of National Identity. Britain is committing suicide before the eyes of the world—the nation that once produced the culture and institutions to support a worldwide empire.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/britain_and_the_crisis_of_national_identity.html
BLAZE
— More than 100 outraged Democrat West Chicago community members denounce elementary school teacher over 2-word post about ICE. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/two-word-ice-post-teacher
BREITBART
— Minnesota Jails Refuse to Hand Over Hundreds of Illegal Aliens to ICE Agents Every Year. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with their foreign criminals over Americans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/27/fact-check-minnesota-jails-refuse-to-hand-over-hundreds-of-illegal-aliens-to-ice-agents-every-year/
CAL COAST NEWS
— With open borders, there can be no welfare
https://calcoastnews.com/2026/01/with-open-borders-there-can-be-no-welfare/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: History has demonstrated that many countries have had problems with immigration. I am briefly describing one example. In about 376 Common Era, when The Roman Empire was divided into the Western and Eastern Empires, Goths (Germans) were trying to cross the river on the northern border of the Roman Empire. Huns were chasing and slaughtering the Goths. They wanted Roman protection. Valens, the Roman Emperor, didn’t want to let the Goths in, but he finally made a bargain with the leader of the Goths. The deal was in return for admission into the empire, the Goths would provide soldiers for the Roman army, which was fighting a war in the East of the Empire. The Romans would provide welfare to the Goths. After about 40 years, the Goths wanted to keep their own culture and stopped providing soldiers. The Romans cut off welfare. The Visigoths, one the Goth tribes, sacked Rome in 410 Common Era. This act effectively destroyed the Western Roman Empire. Quoting Milton Friedman in 1776: “A country can have open borders with no welfare. A country can have closed borders with welfare. If a country has open borders and welfare the country will disappear.” This history is a good lesson for our time. I got this information from “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” written by Edward Gibbon in 1776.)
CENTER SQUARE
— K-12 schools, higher ed institutions prevail in diversity litigation. DD: To send your child to a public school is to make your child a good little Democrat.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/virginia/article_efd1d11f-a036-43aa-b299-d7a4498b8565.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Law school rejects petition to remove ICE from career fair, employers withdraw. DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Not Affiliated registered voter.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/law-school-rejects-petition-to-remove-ice-as-employers-withdraw-from-career-fair/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Student petition signed by 1,200 calls ICE ‘fascist organization’ George Washington University Law School refused to disinvite U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from its career fair Friday after over 1,200 students and organizations signed a petition to have the federal agency removed. The petition called on GW Law and the Georgetown University Law Center to remove ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from “all current components and future renditions” of the law schools’ joint event. “ICE is a fascist organization, tasked with carrying out ethnic cleansing, family separation, and extreme brutality and violence,” the petition states. It also states that “The government created ICE only 23 years ago to violently remove people from the United States, violating the human rights of immigrant communities and obfuscating the fact that the United States is a country stolen from Indigenous communities and built by enslaving Black people.” The students added that “Working for DHS or ICE is antithetical to what it means to be a lawyer serving the public interest.” Further, they stated that other law schools, such as New York University and American University’s Washington College of Law, have blocked “recruitment efforts” by DHS and ICE. “We remain adamant that regardless of immigration status, ICE’s actions grossly violate human rights, and we stand with immigrant communities everywhere in the fight against state violence,” the petition states. Dean Dayna Matthew met with the students who spearheaded the petition to discuss their concerns, and later sent an email stating the GW Law administrators decided not to rescind ICE’s invitation, The GW Hatchet reported. The dean cited free expression and university policy. The university is “committed to principles that protect all students’ right to ideological expression,” she stated. Matthew added that recruitment programs must remain open to all employers, even if some view their actions as objectionable. “In my view, providing PSRP access to an employer does not signal endorsement or support of that employer’s work or values,” Matthew stated. “My decision does support and endorse GW Law students’ right to express opposition to an employer consistent with the university’s freedom of expression policy,” she stated. After administrators declined to remove ICE, at least 20 employers pulled out of the career fair. However, the petition did have some impact. ICE’s Office of the Principal Legal Advisor withdrew from the event while the agency’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center remained involved. Still, students were disappointed. “To bring an organization whose sole mission is to divide people, make people feel unwelcome, remove people from spaces and create a sense of unsafety and unrest into that space — a space that so many people in this community have worked so hard to curate — was very insulting to the people who have tried to make this such a welcoming place,” said student Anapaula Pérez-Gaitan, who is the program manager at the school’s public interest center. Last week, ICE withdrew from participating in an Arizona State University Law School event following a student-led petition, The College Fix reported. ICE had planned to host a table at the Government and Public Interest Table Talks event until 650 people signed a petition to protest the federal law enforcement agency’s participation.)
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Trump Can Use Federal Authority in Minneapolis as Eisenhower Once Did in Little Rock
https://www.creators.com/read/star-parker/01/26/trump-can-use-federal-authority-in-minneapolis-as-eisenhower-once-did-in-little-rock
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Says He Wants to De-escalate in Minnesota. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino was replaced by White House border czar Tom Homan this week to lead the ongoing illegal immigration enforcement. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
Zuckerberg’s Meta blocks info on ICE agents: Instagram, Facebook, Threads censor links as backlash grows
FOX NEWS
— You can never have law and order in sanctuary cities
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388412186112
— Trump laments shooting deaths of Good and Pretti, insists Minnesota personnel shuffle is not a ‘pullback’ President calls Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings ‘terrible,’ vows to ‘de-escalate’ operations in Minnesota. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-laments-shooting-deaths-good-pretti-insists-minnesota-personnel-shuffle-not-pullback
— Trump’s anti-DEI wins are temporary as colleges ‘wait out’ admin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ivy-league-watchdog-warns-trumps-anti-dei-wins-temporary-colleges-wait-him-out.print
JONATHAN TURLEY
— “Go ICE”: West Chicago Teacher Put on Leave for Two Words Posted on Facebook.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/01/27/go-ice-chicago-area-teacher-put-on-leave-for-two-words-posted-on-facebook/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Higher Ed DEI is in “hunker-down mode… trying to wait out the Trump administration”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/higher-ed-dei-is-in-hunker-down-mode-trying-to-wait-out-the-trump-administration/
SALEM NEWS
— Leftists Don’t Care About The Crimes Illegals Commit
https://salemnewschannel.com/watch/leftists-dont-care-about-the-crimes-illegals-commit-697963412b5a24ee6ac90c2c
REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— DD: As long as Democrats run education in America, they will use education to crank out good little Democrats. My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.realcleareducation.com/2026/01/28/race-conscious_admissions_may_not_be_totally_dead_1161361.html
TOWNHALL
— Philly’s Woke Prosecutor Says He Will ‘Hunt Down’ ICE Agents Like ‘Nazis’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/27/phillys-woke-prosecutor-says-he-will-hunt-down-ice-agents-like-nazis-n2670190
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump says he didn’t hear officials call Alex Pretti ‘a domestic terrorist’
https://thehill.com/homenews/5709270-trump-comments-pretti-shooting/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Shift Tone After Killings, Criticizing Trump’s Immigration Push. With the president signaling a pivot in his crackdown, G.O.P. lawmakers have felt freer to express concern. But it’s not clear what they are willing to do about it. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/republicans-shift-tone-immigration.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Denmark against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/world/europe/mette-frederiksen-greenland-us-ally.html
— FRONT PAGE DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote illegal immigration and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/minnesota-politics-immigration-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, everything that Republicans say or do is “far right.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/white-supremacy-trump-administration-social-media.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders encourage their protesters to carry loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/27/gun-rights-alex-pretti-nra-minneapolis/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders encourage their protesters to carry loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/27/pretti-shooting-trump-clash-of-first-second-amendments/88375843007/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/01/26/ice-detained-us-citizens-minnesota-arrests/88304880007/
CBS NEWS
— Former law enforcement trainer sees “unanswered questions” in Alex Pretti’s shooting. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pretti-shooting-unanswered-questions/
NEWSWEEK
— A teacher from a West Chicago elementary school has been put on administrative leave over a social media post in support of ICE. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-under-investigation-put-on-leave-for-pro-ice-post-11426402
— Donald Trump Signals Minnesota Climbdown: ‘We’re Going To De-escalate’ DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-signals-minnesota-climbdown-de-escalate-alex-pretti-11428294
https://www.newsweek.com/immigration-policing-loses-humanity-opinion-11419577
REUTERS
— Northwestern law school defeats lawsuit alleging anti-white faculty hiring. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1980, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt they would admit today because under the Democrats, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination has gotten much worse.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/northwestern-law-school-defeats-lawsuit-alleging-anti-white-faculty-hiring-2026-01-22/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Northwestern University’s law school has persuaded a federal judge in Chicago to reject claims by a conservative group that the school discriminates against white men in faculty hiring. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Wednesday agreed to dismiss the lawsuit brought by a nonprofit organization called Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences (FASORP). The group is represented by prominent conservative attorney Jonathan Mitchell and by America First Legal, which was co-founded by Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller. FASORP first sued the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in July 2024, alleging it refused to consider hiring white male faculty candidates with “stellar credentials” while hiring other “mediocre” candidates from diverse racial and gender backgrounds. Ellis did not explain her reasons for dismissing the case. Northwestern had argued that FASORP did not have grounds to sue because the members it says were passed over for faculty jobs lacked the necessary credentials and had not actually applied. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three unnamed FASORP members who alleged they are ready and willing to apply for faculty posts at Northwestern’s law school but cannot compete because they are white men. The suit also accused Northwestern’s flagship law review of discriminating against white men in the selection of articles that appear in its pages. FASORP in court papers called hiring at American universities a “cesspool of corruption and lawlessness” that flouts anti-discrimination law in favor of women and minorities. The decision is the latest in a series of court setbacks for conservative legal groups targeting law schools, including unsuccessful discrimination cases against the Harvard Law Review in 2018 and the NYU Law Review in 2023.
FASORP also sued the Michigan Law Review for discrimination in June but voluntarily dismissed the case in October. Mitchell did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday, nor did a Northwestern spokesperson.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP AND FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrats and RINOs want Trump to stop deporting their illegals. Trump got elected to deport their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/fallout-from-minnesota-citizen-watchdog-claims-of-ice-retaliation-98ed9cf9
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-can-quit-while-hes-ahead-on-immigration-6ceb14ca
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-immigration-population-census-bureau-46dfac4a
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-regression-to-the-mean-011c8056
BLOOMBERG
— The New Rules of Finding a Job in 2026. DD: My peers failed/refused to take jobs like the ones I took. I did yard work in Crete 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers in Crete 1962-1966. I washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipped slag in Chicago Heights in 1966. I pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1966, 1971, and 1972. I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in Belvidere in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances Chicago Heights in 1971 and 1972. I collected delinquent taxes for IRS in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997.
https://www.bloomberg.com/explainers/how-to-get-a-job-ai-tips-us-labor-market
KFVS
— Largest federal employee union calls for Kristi Noem’s firing after Alex Pretti’s death. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/01/28/largest-federal-employee-union-calls-kristi-noems-firing-after-alex-prettis-death/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee union is calling for an independent investigation and for the resignation of prominent government leaders after a deadly shooting of a nurse in Minneapolis involving Border Patrol. Everett Kelley, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said that following the killing of a fellow member, ICU nurse Alex Pretti, the group is calling for accountability.)
FED MANAGER
— OPM Rolls Out Guidance for “Rule of Many”- Promising More Flexible and Competitive Federal Hiring. DD: Democrats run the federal government. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, and/or veteran who would take the job. If you get hired, but are not any of the aforesaid, the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors took many big adverse actions against me and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.fedmanager.com/news/opm-rolls-out-guidance-for-rule-of-many-promising-more-flexible-and-competitive-federal-hiring
NARFE
— NARFE mourns the tragic death of Alex Pretti, a federal employee who served as an ICU nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital. Federal employees like Pretti retain their constitutional rights as private citizens to observe and protest their government when off duty, within the confines of the law. At the same time, all federal employees — including Border Patrol agents and other federal law enforcement personnel — are required to act within the law and the U.S. Constitution in the performance of their official duties. NARFE calls for an independent and unbiased investigation into the circumstances of Pretti’s death to ensure that constitutional rights are upheld and that federal employees remain accountable to the oath of office they take. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://narfe.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MzUzNzY4MCZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NTI4MzExMjM1
COMMON DREAMS
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/are-we-already-in-a-civil-war
PBS
— Minnesota confrontations mirror simulation of how civil war begins. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/minnesota-confrontations-mirror-simulation-of-how-civil-war-begins-law-professor-says
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DD: What percent of those who come to America do so to get the tremendous benefits and preferences that Democrat and RINO leaders give them?
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/keeping_illegals_from_getting_benefits_important_voters_believe
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVE
— Spain To Legalize More Than Half a Million Immigrants. DD: Of course, the next Democrat or RINO president will give citizenship, that is, official voting rights, to all illegals.
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/spain-to-legalize-more-than-half-a-million-immigrants/
TIMES OF INDIA
— Zuckerberg’s Meta blocks info on ICE agents: Instagram, Facebook, Threads censor links as backlash grows.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/zuckerbergs-meta-blocks-info-on-ice-agents-instagram-facebook-threads-censor-links-as-backlash-grows-over-alex-pretti-killing/articleshow/127691118.cms
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Pritzker: Noem, you will be fired next; Pritzker reacts to Greg Bovino’s removal a as Border Patrol commander-at-large. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/kristi-noem-you-will-be-fired-next-il-gov-reacts-to-greg-bovino-s-removal-as-border-patrol-commander-at-large/ar-AA1V2Wh8
HALIFAX EXAMINER
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/is-the-u-s-on-a-slow-march-to-civil-war/
January 26, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— NRA, legal experts question Trump administration stance after fatal Minnesota protest shooting
https://abc7chicago.com/post/nra-response-alex-pretti-gun-rights-groups-question-trump-administration-stance-minneapolis-minnesota-shooting/18480147/
— Comparisons drawn between Alex Pretti, Kyle Rittenhouse in renewed Second Amendment debate. Ex-Illinois House GOP Leader Durkin called the White House’s comments on the Minneapolis shooting ‘the height of hypocrisy.’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis-comparisons-drawn-between-kyle-rittenhouse-renewed-second-amendment-debate/18480088/
— Congressional GOP criticism grows over Pretti shooting and Minnesota ICE operation
https://abc7chicago.com/post/congressional-gop-criticism-grows-pretti-shooting-minnesota-ice-operation/18479552/
NBC5
— Minneapolis remains on edge, ‘Border Czar’ heads to city after Pretti shooting. Protests have continued in the aftermath of Pretti’s death over the weekend.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/minneapolis-remains-on-edge-border-czar-heads-to-city-after-pretti-shooting/3881688/
— Gregory Bovino to leave Minneapolis, Border Patrol to draw back agents. NBC News confirmed reports from earlier in the day that Bovino would be leaving the Twin Cities.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gregory-bovino-to-leave-minneapolis-border-patrol-to-draw-back-agents/3881725/
— Border Patrol commander and some agents planning to leave Minneapolis, sources say. Gregory Bovino, a public face of Trump’s immigration crackdown, will leave Tuesday, while some agents plan to leave sometime this week, sources told NBC News.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/border-patrol-commander-some-agents-planning-leave-minneapolis-sources/3881752/
CBS2
— “A terrible miscalculation”: Officials’ response to fatal Minneapolis shooting causes anger among some at DHS.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting-causes-internal-anger-dhs/
WGN9
— Republicans divided on ICE tactics as shutdown looms
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/republicans-divided-on-ice-tactics-as-shutdown-looms/
FOX32
— Senate Democrats block DHS funding, risking partial shutdown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/senate-democrats-block-dhs-funding-risking-partial-shutdown
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s Minneapolis misadventure turns deadly for a second time
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/editorial-minneapolis-border-patrol-gregory-bovino-ice-alex-pretti/
— Alex Pretti’s death shows why militarized immigration raids portend lethal force
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/opinion-alex-pretti-minneapolis-ice-border-patrol-raids-lethal-force/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New SNAP work rules leave unemployed Englewood man and thousands of others at risk. The new work rules for the federal food assistance program start Feb. 1 in Illinois, with state officials estimating that as many as 400,000 residents could be pushed out of the program.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/26/new-snap-work-rules-leave-unemployed-englewood-man-thousands-of-others-at-risk-food-benefits-cut-off-trump
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House passes ICE funding bill. Here’s how Illinois lawmakers voted.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/26/house-passes-ice-funding-bill-heres-how-illinois-lawmakers-voted/88320024007/
SOUTHERN
— Trump to send border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis as admin faces outrage over Pretti shooting
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/26/trump-to-send-border-czar-tom-homan-to-minneapolis-as-admin-faces-outrage-over-pretti-shooting/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/26/americans-largely-at-odds-with-trump-administration-on-immigration-ice-tactics-polls/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump demands Congress end sanctuary cities amid rising ICE tensions
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-demands-congress-to-end-sanctuary-cities-amid-rising-ice-tensions
NPR ILLINOIS
— Amid lawsuits and protests, Trump signals changes to Minnesota immigration surge
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-26/amid-lawsuits-and-protests-trump-signals-changes-to-minnesota-immigration-surge
NORTHERN STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://northernstar.info/132043/opinion/opinion-with-weed-legalized-cannabis-lawbreakers-should-be-released/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-455/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The McHenry GOP Governor’s Forum That Darren Bailey Skipped
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/26/the-mchenry-gop-governors-forum-that-daren-bailey-skipped/
— Gloria Van Hoff Gets Free Ride to Re-Election to the McHenry County Board, GOP COULD SLATE SOMEONE
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/25/gloria-van-hoff-gets-free-ride-to-re-election-to-the-mchenry-county-board/
— Cynthia Schenk Makes Pitch for Dabrowski Followed by Loud Speech by Rocio Cleveland
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/22/cynthia-schenk-makes-pitch-for-dabrowski-followed-by-loud-speech-by-rocio-cleveland/
— State Rep. Steve Reick’s Democratic Party Opponent Thrown Off the Ballot
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/26/state-rep-steve-reicks-democratic-party-opponent-thrown-off-the-ballot/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Waste watch: Illinois spends $2.6M on tennis, pickleball
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/waste-watch-illinois-spends-2-6m-on-tennis-pickleball/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— With Maduro gone, Venezuelan asylum-seekers should go home. ICE must prepare for those who won’t.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/26/maduro-gone-venezuelan-asylum-seekers-go-home/
— ICE fight starts another shutdown showdown with Democrats demanding reworking of DHS funding bill
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/26/ice-fight-starts-another-shutdown-showdown-democrats-demanding/
— Democrats stoke chaos for political gain. Lawlessness and disorder.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/26/democrats-stoke-chaos-political-gain/
— The growing conservative rift risks fracturing America. Will we hang together or hang alone? DD: Who leads conservatives in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012 and Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/26/growing-conservative-rift-risks-fracturing-america/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Does America have the resolve to deport illegal border crossers?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/4434193/america-resolve-deport-illegal-border-crossers/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump makes 4 demands to end Minneapolis chaos, calls on Congress to ban sanctuary cities
https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/trump-makes-four-demands-to-end-minneapolis-chaos-calls-on-congress-to-ban-sanctuary-cities/
— DHS investigating whether Alex Pretti’s gun accidentally fired — and sparked deadly Minneapolis shooting
https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/dhs-investigating-whether-alex-prettis-gun-accidentally-fired-and-sparked-deadly-minneapolis-shooting-sources/
— Holocaust Museum scolds Tim Walz over ‘deeply offensive’ comparison of Trump to horrors witnessed by Anne Frank
https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/holocaust-museum-scolds-tim-walz-over-deeply-offensive-anne-frank-comparison/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Vetting of 80,000+ Afghans Brought to America Failed the National Security Test
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/report/vetting-80000-afghans-brought-america-failed-the-national-security-test
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ROLL CALL
— The race for Florida’s 19th District, which includes Fort Myers and Naples, has attracted an eclectic mix of Republican candidates who’ve run for office in other states. Among them are former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who lost a 2022 primary after a scandal-plagued single term; former Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis, who’s made multiple unsuccessful bids for Congress; conservative activist Catalina Lauf, who ran for a suburban Chicago House seat in 2022; and businesswoman Ola Hawatmeh, a 2020 House candidate in New York. Other GOP hopefuls include businessman Jim Schwartzel and Marine veteran Mike Pedersen.
https://rollcall.com/2026/01/23/former-new-york-rep-chris-collins-pardoned-by-trump-seeks-comeback-in-florida/
MSN
— Best and worst degrees for earning money. DD: Choosing the right college major is extremely important. I should have majored in accounting from the beginning. But I did not start taking graduate evening accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take and pass the CPA examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. But by then, the accounting profession viewed me as being too old to have a career in accounting. The profession would not have done that if I had been a minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/best-and-worst-degrees-for-earning-money/ss-AA1V0ueo
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you cannot afford something, it is Trump’s fault. Why do you have less money? I have lots less money because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/26/trump-affordability-midterms/
USA TODAY
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for affordability problems. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what I could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-plays-blame-game-white-034521979.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sanctuary Cities Can Be Deadly. To reduce tension and violence, let local police departments cooperate with ICE.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/sanctuary-cities-can-be-deadly-906eec57
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-26/ice-has-engineered-chaos-in-my-minneapolis-community
BROOKINGS
— DD: Democrat leaders say ICE expansion has outpaced accountability.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ice-expansion-has-outpaced-accountability-what-are-the-remedies/
MANHATTEN INSTITUTE
— Unlike Mamdani, Most Dems Want Prosperity — Not Class Warfare
https://manhattan.institute/article/unlike-zohran-mamdani-most-dems-want-prosperity-not-class-warfare
RUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— 55% Want Penalties on Companies That Hire Illegals. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/55_want_penalties_on_companies_that_hire_illegals
January 26, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-shooting-anti-ice-protests-held-downtown-chicago-federal-agent-killing-alex-pretti-minnesota/18472513/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protesters-gather-rally-against-federal-agents-trump-admin-loop/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders use polar bears to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/brookfield-zoo-leads-effort-to-protect-polar-bears-as-trump-opens-arctic-refuge-to-oil-drilling/
CHICAGO SUN_TIMES
— ‘Clean Slate’ law helps former inmates find work while boosting Illinois’ economy. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors not only did not help me find work after they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, they did everything that they could to stop me from finding work. It was easy for them. They stressed a) that they had always ranked me at the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) that they delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) that they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and d) that they forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/01/26/clean-slate-act-former-inmates-independents-libertarians-trump-greenland-bears
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans Nazis. I am 100% German American. I have always stressed that my grandfather on my father’s fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260125/news/remembrance-is-an-act-of-moral-courage-holocaust-memorial-sign-dedicated-in-northbrook/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you vote for Democrats, soon, your healthcare will be free.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-safety-net-hospitals/safety-net-hospitals-set-lose-critical-lifeline
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-01-25/videos-challenge-the-trump-administrations-account-of-the-minneapolis-killing
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-01-25/rep-lahood-calls-latest-minneapolis-shooting-deeply-concerning-and-demands-local-and-state-role-in-investigation
NAPERVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION
— DuPage County Clerk files appeal on rulings; County Board weighs in
https://www.nctv17.org/news/dupage-county-clerk-files-appeal-on-rulings-county-board-weighs-in/
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Join our People Over Billionaires action this Wednesday. DD: To get more votes from those who have less money than others, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who have more money than others. It is called class warfare.
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/join-our-people-over-billionaires-action-this-wednesday/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Illinois faces funding threat over abortion referral law
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/26/illinois-abortion-law-trump-funding-threat
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Minnesota shooting puts Illinois politics on edge
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/26/ice-shooting-puts-illinois-politics-on-edge-00746036
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Illinois GOP governor’s race: Former state Sen. Darren Bailey and former Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski didn’t respond to a request for comment about the developments in Minneapolis. Businessman Rick Heidner’s campaign pointed to a statement he posted Jan. 15, urging Trump to “immediately invoke the Insurrection Act and restore order in Minnesota.” Sanctuary status: DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick blamed sanctuary status laws, which prevent police officers from assisting in federal immigration enforcement. He said, if ICE were allowed in Illinois’ jail system, for example, “it wouldn’t otherwise have the manpower to do proactive raids” because they would be visiting 92 correctional facilities across the state. Echoing that: President Donald Trump blamed sanctuary laws for the Minneapolis protests and late Sunday called on Congress to “immediately pass legislation to END” sanctuary status. . .Jim Oberweis and Catalina Lauf, who previously ran for congressional seats in Illinois, are running for a Florida congressional seat.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Secret recordings reveal Cruz ripping Trump and Vance to donors
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4432782/secret-recordings-ted-cruz-trump-vance-donors/
NEW YORK POST
— More martyrs for cynical Dems after fatal Alex Pretti shooting. DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/miranda-devine-more-martyrs-for-cynical-dems-after-alex-pretti-shooting/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Minnesota Shows Why the Left Will Win America’s 2026 Civil War. The saddest thing about this is that the Republicans will work with the left to ensure Democrat victory. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/minnesota_shows_why_the_left_will_win_america_s_2026_civil_war.html
BREITBART
— Tim Walz Compares ICE Enforcing U.S. Immigration Laws to Nazi Germany. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves and Jews in Germany under Hitler.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/25/tim-walz-compares-ice-enforcing-u-s-immigration-laws-to-nazi-germany/
— GOP Probes How Democrats Use Illegals and Refugees to Rig Elections
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/19/nolte-gop-probes-how-democrats-use-illegals-and-refugees-to-rig-elections/
COLLEGE FIX
— Trump administration abandons court fight to ban DEI in schools and universities. DD: My critics/opponents have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of me.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/trump-administration-abandons-court-fight-to-ban-dei-in-schools-and-universities/
DAILY WIRE
— Tim Walz Compares Immigration Agents To Nazis, Says Minnesota Is Home To New ‘Anne Frank’ Story. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves and Jews in Germany under Hitler.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tim-walz-compares-immigration-agents-to-nazis-says-minnesota-is-home-to-new-anne-frank-story
FOX NEWS
— White House accuses Walz of undermining law enforcement, blocking ICE cooperation
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-accuses-walz-undermining-law-enforcement-blocking-ice-cooperation.print
— The far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm’s way, then made him a martyr. Encrypted Signal messages show ‘rapid responders’ mobilized demonstrators to harass federal agents, then socialist groups capitalized on killing to foment protests. DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/far-left-network-helped-put-alex-pretti-harms-way-made-him-martyr
— Greenland is ‘unsecure’ because Denmark ‘cannot afford’ to protect it.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388307346112
NEWSMAX
— Trump Issues Urgent Call: End Obstruction, Sanctuary Cities
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-ice-enforcement/2026/01/25/id/1243499/
TOWNHALL
— It’s Time to End ICE Enforcement in Blue States. DD: I vehemently disagree.
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2026/01/26/its-time-to-end-ice-enforcement-in-blue-states-n2670056
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Omar Calls Border Patrol Shooting ‘Execution,’ Demands ICE Give Up Arresting Violent Illegals and Leave Minnesota
https://www.westernjournal.com/omar-calls-border-patrol-shooting-execution-demands-ice-give-arresting-violent-illegals-leave-minnesota/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5705837-greene-maga-shooting-minnesota/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-shooting-ice-protests-01-25-26
https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-shooting-ice-protests-01-25-26?post-id=cmktu90zl00053b6qleh6xakk
AOL
— Paycheck to paycheck: A quarter of US households struggling to cover essentials. DD: Because I have never had to struggle to cover essentials, my critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being privileged and filthy rich. In my defense, I stress that I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes and chipped slag in 1966, e) pumped gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972, f) delivered mail 1966-1969, g) worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, h) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in 1971 and 1972, i) collected delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980, and j) audited federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.aol.com/articles/paycheck-paycheck-quarter-us-households-153346010.html
— The biggest trend in Gen Z dating is the search for a steady life with financial stability. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.aol.com/articles/biggest-trend-gen-z-dating-000801733.html
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/federal-officials-dig-minneapolis-shooting-narrative-despite-video-evidence-2026-01-25/
NEWSWEEK
— DD: To get more and more and more citizens of foreign countries to come to America, Democrat and RINO leaders give them more and more and more welfare and preference over citizens of America. Democrat leaders because they vote for Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor.
https://www.newsweek.com/benefits-stripped-non-us-citizens-proposed-bill-11411452
— Kash Patel Sparks Fury From Gun Rights Groups Over Alex Pretti Remarks
https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patel-sparks-fury-from-gun-rights-groups-over-alex-pretti-remarks-11415842
(FROM THE ARTICLE: National Association for Gun Rights questioned Patel’s comments in a post on X, writing “carrying a magazine implies nothing.” “Holsters designed to carry spare magazines are common and widely sold. Training resources and guides across the internet actively recommend it. Thousands of law-abiding Americans do this every day. This is standard, not overkill,” it said. “Claiming otherwise sets a dangerous precedent for Second Amendment rights and creates an easy backdoor argument for magazine bans and similar legislation.” The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus also countered Patel’s remarks, writing on X: “This is completely incorrect on Minnesota law. There is no prohibition on a permit holder carrying a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines at a protest or rally in Minnesota.”)
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/politics/minneapolis-killing-trump-defiant-response.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/politics/bill-cassidy-minneapolis-investigation.html
— America Is Waving the White Flag in the New Cold War. DD: In WWIII, which countries will side with China and Russia against America?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/us-china-cold-war-tariffs-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/25/live-updates-minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/
— Trump tries to reset — again — on affordability. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what I could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/26/trump-affordability-midterms/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn the Pope against America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/21/catholic-church-trump-administration-at-odds/88275266007/
ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/01/civil-rights-act-of-1964-is-under-attack-history-shows-why-us-still-needs-it/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Fraud Allegations That Fueled Minneapolis’s Immigration Crackdown
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/card/the-fraud-allegations-that-fueled-minneapolis-s-immigration-crackdown-ugSjlp88fGudvEDX0Hvd
— Trump Says Administration Is ‘Reviewing Everything’ About Minneapolis Shooting
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-says-administration-is-reviewing-everything-about-minneapolis-shooting-a501f48e
— Is a Four-Year Degree Worth It? DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-a-four-year-degree-worth-it-6af09e3b
— DD: WSJ sides with Democrat leaders and with Pretti
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/time-for-ice-to-pause-in-minneapolis-e9ecf097
MINNESOTA HOUSING NEWS
— Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge. DD: How many illegals are hiding from ICE in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/23/tenant-advocates-hope-for-eviction-moratorium-during-ice-surge
FED SMITH
— DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/07/17/can-federal-employees-retire-on-600k-in-tsp/
PBS
— Supreme Court case on Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. DD: Trump will win if the Supreme Court goes with the decision in Diersen v. GAO.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/listen-live-supreme-court-case-on-trumps-attempt-to-fire-federal-reserve-board-member-lisa-cook
HUFFINGTON POST
— Minnesota Governor Likens State’s Immigration Crackdown To Nazi Occupation. “We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside,” the governor said during a Sunday speech. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves and Jews in Germany under Hitler.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-walz-anne-frank-minnesota-immigration-raids_n_69769a2de4b00d7771d76ce3
BEAST
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-civil-war-breaks-out-over-bogus-claims-about-icu-nurse/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their martyr Alex Pretti. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/25/2365438/-I-Will-Honor-Our-Martyr-Alex-Pretti
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/minneapolis-shooting-ice-trump-analysis
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/trump-administration-alex-pretti-shooting-statements
AL JAZEERA
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/25/minneapolis-live-us-federal-agents-shoot-dead-nurse-alex-pretti
January 25, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/brandon-johnson-to-speak-at-chicago-ice-out-of-everywhere-rally/3881184/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/more-protests-planned-chicago-federal-agents-kill-minneapolis-resident/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-donald-trump-immigration-surge-ice-border-patrol-alex-pretti/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minneapolis-police-chief-says-people-have-had-enough-after-fatal-shooting-by-federal-agents/
— Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to “help bring back law and order” in wake of shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-minnesota-voter-rolls-welfare-data-walz-immigration-shootings/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-mn-updates-jan-25
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/mother-detained-ice-church-community-help/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/minneapolis-mourns-man-killed-border-patrol-agent/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/republican-investigation-minneapolis-shooting/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/democrats-homeland-security-funding-bill/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/immigration-agents-minneapolis-shooting/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/25/ice-protesters-immigration-minneapolis-loop-congress-plaza-pretti-bovino-good
— Man acquitted of Bovino murder plot taken into ICE custody. Juan Espinoza Martinez now faces deportation despite the courtroom victory Thursday by his attorneys.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/24/juan-espinoza-martinez-bovino-murder-plot-ice-custody
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260125/nation-and-world/protesters-demand-immigration-agents-leave-minneapolis-after-man-is-shot-and-killed-during-crackdown/
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://wgnradio.com/news/protesters-demand-immigration-agents-leave-minneapolis-after-man-fatally-shot/
WBEZ
— DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2026/01/22/what-to-know-us-senate-debate-march-17-primary-krishnamoorthi-kelly-stratton
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against America.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-getting-to-no-europes-leaders-find-a-way-to-speak-with-one-voice-against-trump/
— DD: The more that you criticize blast Trump, the more that Democrat leaders promote you.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/republican-governor-expresses-concern-over-minneapolis-shooting-americans-dont-like-what-theyre-seeing-right-now/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise immigrants.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-25/thousands-of-new-americans-opt-for-ultimate-act-of-inclusion-despite-obstacles
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Protester killed Saturday in clash with ICE agents had Sig Sauer high-capacity 9mm pistol
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/protester-killed-saturday-clash-ice-agents-sig-sauer-high-capacity/
— Second Minnesota killing by U.S. officials sparks showdown between Trump admin, community leaders
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/second-minnesota-killing-us-officials-sparks-showdown-trump-admin/
— Spanberger and Democrats work overtime to turn Virginia into Venezuela
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/spanberger-democrats-work-overtime-turn-virginia-venezuela/
— After Trump, Republicans face a reckoning over conservatism. A personality-driven movement leaves unanswered questions about what comes next. DD: Who leads conservatives in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/trump-republicans-face-reckoning-conservatism/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bondi offers path to end ‘chaos’ in Minnesota in letter to Walz seeking voter rolls
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4432820/bondi-letter-walz-minnesota-ice-pretti-shooting/
NEW YORK POST
— Tim Walz compares Trump’s ICE crackdown in Minnesota to Nazi occupation told by Anne Frank
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/tim-walz-compares-trumps-ice-crackdown-to-nazi-occupation/
— Top Trump lieutenants join in blasting Dems Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for ‘inciting’ protesters
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/trump-noem-blast-dems-tim-walz-and-jacob-frey-for-inciting-protesters-like-alex-pretti/
— Enrollment declines in major city school districts as parents seek better options. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/22/media/enrollment-declines-in-major-city-school-districts-as-parents-seek-better-options/
— Bessent trashes Canada’s PM as Trump bemoans China ‘completely taking over’ US neighbor
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/scott-bessent-trashes-canadas-pm-as-president-trump-bemoans-china-completely-taking-over-us-neighbor/
— How Zohran Mamdani’s ignorance could drive New York to ruin
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/how-zohran-mamdanis-ignorance-could-drive-new-york-to-ruin/
— Sorry, AOC — protest culture is un-American
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/sorry-aoc-protest-culture-is-un-american/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats threaten to shut down government to protect illegal alien criminals
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/democrats_threaten_to_shut_down_government_to_protect_illegal_alien_criminals.html
— The facts show that Alex Pretti died to protect fraud and other illegality. There’s something very wrong with Americans who will fight to the death for this.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/the_facts_show_that_alex_pretti_died_to_protect_fraud_and_other_illegality.html
BREITBART
— Barack Obama Urges More Street Protests, Blames Trump for Minneapolis Shooting
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/01/25/obama-urge-more-protests-blames-trump-after-minneapolis-shooting/
— Vance: ‘Engineered Chaos’ in Minneapolis Is Consequence of Leftists Working with Local Officials
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/25/jd-vance-engineered-chaos-in-minneapolis-is-consequence-of-leftists-working-with-local-officials/
— Noem: It Is ‘Breaking the Law’ in Minnesota to ‘Conceal Carry Without an ID on You’
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/25/kristi-noem-it-is-breaking-the-law-in-minnesota-to-conceal-carry-without-an-id-on-you/
— Chicago’s police chief delivered a blunt warning amid rising confrontations with federal immigration officers, reminding residents in October that ICE and HSI personnel are “law enforcement officers” and that attacking or obstructing them is a criminal act. He cautioned that emotional disagreement with federal operations does not give anyone license to interfere, adding that Chicago police “do not interfere with the duties and responsibilities of federal agents” and are committed to keeping them safe.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/01/24/chicago-police-chief-federal-agents-are-officers/
EPOCH TIMES
— Homeland Security Seeks to Restrict Immigrants From Relying on Welfare. Changes to the public charge rule aim to reduce incentives to illegal immigration and discourage immigrants from relying on public benefits. DD: How strongly do illegals use food pantries in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/homeland-security-seeks-to-restrict-immigrants-from-relying-on-welfare-5949944
FOX NEWS
— Tim Walz compares Minnesota ICE actions to Holocaust and Anne Frank: ‘Hiding in their houses.’ Minnesota governor says children are ‘hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside’ following fatal ICE shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tim-walz-compares-minnesota-ice-actions-holocaust-anne-frank-hiding-houses
— Walz blasts Trump and federal agents, likens immigration sweep in Minneapolis to the Holocaust
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388299124112
— Anti-ICE agitators adopt Palestinian tactics, including martyrdom. Alex Pretti brought gun and extra ammunition before allegedly intervening in immigration arrest.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-anti-ice-agitators-adopt-palestinian-tactics-including-martyrdom
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Pritzker Defines Tipping Off ICE as Illegal ‘Discrimination.” Landlord who tipped off ICE about illegal alien gang members faces investigation. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/gov-pritzker-defines-tipping-off-ice-as-illegal-discrimination/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Canadian Media Outlets Help Whip Up U.S. Invasion Fears
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/canadian-media-outlets-help-whip-up-u-s-invasion-fears/
NEW AMERICAN
— 76 Republicans Vote to Fund Abortions & “Trans” Procedures
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/congress/76-republicans-vote-to-fund-abortions-trans-procedures/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Gavin Newsom Looks Like The Media’s 2028 Candidate
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2026/01/24/gavin-newsom-looks-medias-2028-candidate
PJ MEDIA
— The Left Doesn’t Want You to Know This About Alex Pretti, the Man the Border Patrol Shot
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/01/25/the-left-doesnt-want-you-to-know-this-about-the-man-shot-by-border-patrol-n4948728
— Suicide by ICE: Leftist Masterminds Are Getting What They Wanted
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/01/25/suicide-by-ice-n4948732
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Local sanctuary policies are creating chaos for communities
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5704178-immigration-policy-national-law/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Immigration policy is not a local preference. It is not a city ordinance. It is not a state experiment. Under the Constitution and federal statute, immigration law is national law under Article I, Section 8, Clause 4. It is written by Congress, enforced by the executive branch, and applied uniformly across the country. City councils and statehouses do not get to decide immigration policy for the rest of the nation. Congress does. That distinction matters, because much of what now defines the immigration debate is not coming from Congress. It is coming from municipalities and state governments attempting to carve out “sanctuary” regimes that limit cooperation with federal enforcement, restrict information sharing, and in some cases actively obstruct federal immigration operations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not a private agency. It is an enforcement arm of the federal government. Entering the U.S. without inspection is a federal offense. Overstaying a visa is a civil violation. In both cases, the legal remedy established by Congress is removal from the country.)
ABC NEWS
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/republicans-express-concern-tactics-minnesota-urge-shooting-investigation-129543773
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.newsweek.com/abolish-ice-republican-support-minnesota-11414059
— Pritzker Should ‘Beg’ Trump for Natl Guard in Chicago
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/peter-navarro-jb-pritzker-chicago/2026/01/25/id/1243463/
WFIN
— DD: Pritzker and other Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://wfin.com/fox-political-news/pritzker-urges-unified-response-from-democrat-republican-governors-after-cpb-fatally-shoots-man/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sen. Graham Proposes Bill Ending Sanctuary Cities
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/card/sen-graham-proposes-bill-ending-sanctuary-cities-GARbkK0QRNjCJrzXEdK2
— These Developers Stand to Win in Trump’s Housing-Investor Crackdown. The build-to-rent business looks poised to take off after Trump exempted this industry from his regulations on large investors. DD: Homeownership should be everyone’s goal. People take better care of what they own than what they rent.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/these-developers-stand-to-win-in-trumps-housing-investor-crackdown-fed348a7
— ICE’s Expanding Authority Under Trump. DD: Trump was elected to stop illegal immigration and to deport the illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/ices-expanding-authority-under-trump/2575bda6-8a92-4e8f-ae80-d80f91120f1e
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-25/mamdani-vows-to-use-all-options-to-keep-ice-out-of-new-york-city?srnd=phx-politics
FORTUNE
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://fortune.com/2026/01/25/republican-critics-trump-minnesota-tragedy-disturbing-ice-shooting/
BANKING RATES
— 6 Things the Upper Middle Class Won’t Be Able To Afford in 5 Years. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.aol.com/articles/6-things-upper-middle-class-215505196.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Single-Family Homes in Many Cities, Childcare, New Cars, International Vacations, Retirement
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Trump fascist.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-trump-maga-ice/685751/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
IRELAND INDEPENDENT
— Wealthy Americans fleeing here in growing numbers. Over 380 visas issued last year to US residents with substantial income and funds to buy own house.
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/sunday-independent-ireland/20260125/281569477140860
January 25, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over your church?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/naperville-nicewander-pastor-minneapolis-ice-clergy/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/opinion-hype-donald-trump-administration-lies-renee-good/
— DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promise reparations.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/column-forty-acres-fresh-market-chicago-keegan/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/opinion-donald-trump-first-year-despot-greenland/
— DD: The harder that you work against ICE, the more that Democrat leaders glorify and praise you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/24/man-acquitted-bovino-ice-custody/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/column-naval-station-great-lakes-billboard/
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. My wife and I being in a traditional marriage since 1978 a) helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, afford my taking a big pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, become a licensed CPA in 1981, get promoted in 1986, earn four more professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997, b) helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986, c) helped us buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and have one built in Wheaton in 1984, and d) helped us save for our retirement.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rick-garcia-death-loved-ones-gather-funeral-honor-longtime-chicago-lgbtq-advocate-died-jan-12-age-69/18465595/
FOX32
— Johnson, Pritzker join calls to abolish ICE after fatal Minnesota shooting. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
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https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/johnson-pritzker-abolish-ice-shooting
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Illinois bill would waive tolls for veterans’ medical trips
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/illinois-bill-would-waive-tolls-for-veterans-medical-trips/ar-AA1UQq1A
SHAW LOCAL
— Pritzker calls for abolishing ‘Trump’s ICE’ after fatal shooting in Minnesota. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/01/25/pritzker-calls-for-abolishing-trumps-ice-after-fatal-shooting-in-minnesota/
— What were the 10 most expensive homes sold in DuPage / Cook County, Jan. 12 to 18?
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/01/25/what-were-the-10-most-expensive-homes-sold-in-dupage-cook-county-jan-12-to-18/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— March for Life protesters demand abortion pill restrictions from Trump administration
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/23/march-life-protesters-demand-abortion-pill-restrictions-trump/
NEW YORK POST
— Chaotic moment federal officer reached for gun revealed in close-up analysis of Minneapolis armed anti-ICE protester shooting
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/moment-federal-officer-reached-for-gun-revealed-in-close-up-analysis-of-minneapolis-armed-anti-ice-protester-shooting/
— Trump blasts Minnesota pols for ‘inciting insurrection’ in wake of shooting: ‘Where are the local police?’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/trump-blasts-minnesota-pols-for-inciting-insurrection-in-wake-of-shooting-where-are-the-local-police/
— Feds were arresting Ecuadorian illegal alien Jose Huerta-Chuma in operation that resulted in Alex Jeffrey Pretti’s death
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/feds-were-arresting-ecuadorian-illegal-alien-jose-huerta-chuma-in-operation-that-resulted-in-alex-jeffrey-prettis-death/
— Woke NYC high school teacher ‘brainwashing’ kids with gender ideology, anti-Israel agenda
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/woke-nyc-english-teacher-pushes-gender-ideology-anti-israel-agenda/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The ‘Democratic Party’ is not democratic
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/the_democratic_party_is_not_democratic.html
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat Insurrection Arrives on Schedule. Democrats manufacture a ‘race war’ to win the midterms.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/democrat_insurrection_arrives_on_schedule.html
BLAZE
— The sanctuary city playbook is spreading in red states. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-sanctuary-city-playbook-is-spreading-in-red-states
BREITBART
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly fights deportation of his illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/24/pritzker-abolish-trumps-ice-and-replace-it/amp/
— Obama Deported ‘a Lot’ of People Without Criminal Records; Democrats ‘Were Very Unhappy’ with Scale of Obama Deportations. DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/24/maher-obama-deported-a-lot-of-people-without-criminal-records/amp/
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/24/cnns-hunt-democrats-were-very-unhappy-with-scale-of-obama-deportations/amp/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/24/minneapolis-emergency-management-director-ice-makes-people-afraid-go-doctor/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Immigration and Trucking: The Search for Cheap Labor. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-and-Trucking-Search-Cheap-Labor
— H-1B – Designed for Cheap Labor. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://cis.org/Miano/H1B-Designed-Cheap-Labor
CITY JOURNAL
— Race and Meritocracy. DD: According to my critics/opponents, all the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, non-married, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen ARE CAUSED BY those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and/or citizens of America. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.city-journal.org/multimedia/who-we-are-race-and-meritocracy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How the Left frames racial disparities to advance a victimhood mentality, rather than solutions rooted in responsibility, opportunity, and community empowerment.
COLLEGE FIX
— Indiana U. professor sanctioned for creating ‘hostile environment’ for white students. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government created a hostile environment for their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/indiana-u-professor-sanctioned-for-creating-hostile-environment-for-white-students/
DAILY CALLER
— Police Arrest University Of Delaware Student Who Allegedly Plotted Mass Shooting, Reportedly Sought ‘Martyrdom.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their “protesters.”
https://www.aol.com/news/police-arrest-university-delaware-student-212225087.html
— DD: My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action and DEI.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/24/records-show-anti-dei-republican-helped-install-ideology-at-texas-health-center/
FOX NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388228122112
REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Mamdani Urges ‘Abolish ICE’ After Armed Protester Shot. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2026/01/24/mamdani_urges_abolish_ice_after_armed_protester_shot_1160736.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Swalwell Vows to Strip ICE Agents of Their Driver’s Licenses as His State Hands Big Rig Keys to Illiterate Illegals
https://www.westernjournal.com/swalwell-vows-strip-ice-agents-drivers-licenses-state-hands-big-rig-keys-illiterate-illegals/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5704382-protests-ice-tactics-minnesota/
CNN
— Federal agents in Minneapolis fatally shot a man who was armed. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/24/us/video/federal-agents-fatally-shot-man-minneapolis-vrtc
AOL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.aol.com/news/support-abolishing-ice-time-high-154651341.html
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-threatens-invoke-insurrection-act-135516384.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Over a Thousand Protesters in New York Denounce ICE After Latest Killing. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/nyc-ice-protest-alex-pretti.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/trump-administration-minneapolis-shooting.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. My wife and I being in a traditional marriage since 1978 a) helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, afford my taking a big pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, become a licensed CPA in 1981, get promoted in 1986, earn four more professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997, b) helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986, c) helped us buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and have one built in Wheaton in 1984, and d) helped us save for our retirement.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/heritage-foundation-women.html
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/trump-poll-second-term.html
WASINGTON POST
— Stay-at-home sons are here — and they’re not going anywhere. Why some young men are finding happiness in their parents’ homes. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) with the money that I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/trends/2026/01/16/stay-at-home-sons/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Anti-ICE protesters march again in NYC after fed agents fatally shoot man in Minneapolis. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/24/thousands-nyc-march-protest-ice-fatally-shoots-man-minneapolis/
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Hundreds of S.F. protesters demand end to ICE. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/ice-protest-embarcadero-minneapolis-21313251.php
TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS
— Working Strategies: What Gen Z can expect as it enters the workforce. DD: Democrats run the federal government. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, and/or veteran who would take the job. If you get hired, but are not any of the aforesaid, the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors took many big adverse actions against me and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/24/working-strategies-what-gen-z-can-expect-as-it-enters-the-workforce/
FORTUNE
— Latest deadly shooting by federal agents pushes government closer to shutdown as Trump claims Minnesota officials are ‘inciting insurrection’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://fortune.com/2026/01/24/deadly-shooting-federal-agents-government-shutdown-senate-appropriations-dhs-trump-insurrection/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— My high school friends and I take yearly trips together. We’re in our 30s but still make time for each other. DD: I have far fewer high school friends because I spent 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965 washing dishes in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights.
https://www.businessinsider.com/high-school-friends-travel-together-yearly-2025-9
— It’s been difficult to stay connected with my college friends post-graduation. DD: I have virtually no college friends because I worked all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969 while I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and a NIU student 1969-1970.
https://www.businessinsider.com/recent-college-grad-struggles-connect-college-friends-2024-5
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me acted like they had absolutely no personal liability for what they did to me. I should write about them. I would focus on my Democrat GAO superiors who a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and e) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer to GAO from IRS in 1980. I would focus on my Democrat IRS superiors who a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. I would focus on my Democrat Post Office superiors who a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/11/opm-reassures-managers-extremely-narrow-liability-performance-management-actions/409817/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration Is seeking to reassure federal managers and supervisors that their agencies will back them up legally if a subordinate pursues litigation over a poor-performance appraisal or firing. In a memo to agency chief human capital officers, managers and supervisors last week, the Office of Personnel Management stressed that federal managers face “extremely limited” personal liability in instances where they seek to measure and improve employee performance.)
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-legal-rights-do-you-have-in-encounters-with-ice-legal-experts-weigh-in
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/democrats-minneapolis-shooting-reaction
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Key Trump ally says H-1B visa is abused; blames foreign workers for job losses, cheap labor. Key Trump ally and junior senator from Missouri, Eric Schmitt, blamed the H1-B visa program and foreign workers for job losses. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trump-ally-eric-schmitt-says-h-1b-visa-program-is-abused-blames-foreign-workers-for-job-losses-cheap-labor-101768763560904.html
— Who is Jose Huerta Chuma? Illegal alien at the center of Alex Pretti Minneapolis shooting
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-jose-huerta-chuma-illegal-alien-at-the-center-of-alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting-101769287940238.html
— 5 facts about Alex Pretti, nurse who was shot dead by border patrol in Minneapolis
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/5-facts-about-alex-pretti-nurse-who-was-shot-dead-by-border-patrol-in-minneapolis-101769334507462-amp.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Family members of Pretti informed that he owned a handgun and also had a permit to carry a concealed handgun in Minnesota. However, they also said that he never carried it. Pretti got the permit to carry a firearm about three years ago.)
TIMES OF INDIA
— A Republican eying the Attorney General post in Texas said he would make sure, as the AG, that Texas does not turn into either India or Pakistan. Aaron Reitz said he will roll back the cheap labor H-1B scam and will also hold companies that hire them accountable. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/collin-dallas-not-calcutta-delhi-texas-candidate-s-poll-promise-is-to-deport-h-1bs-assimilate-rest/ar-AA1UBrzS
— Oak Park and River Forest High School and Wheaton Warrenville South High School students walk out to protest ICE actions and immigration policies
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/chicago-suburb-high-school-students-walk-out-to-protest-ice-actions-and-immigration-policies/ar-AA1UGrQn
January 24, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago leaders, protesters react after Illinois-born nurse killed by federal agents in Minneapolis
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-shooting-chicago-area-illinois-leaders-protesters-speak-man-shot-killed-federal-agents-minnesota/18464838/
— Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over its China trade deal, escalates feud with Carney
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-threatens-canada-100-tariff-china-trade-deal-escalates-feud-prime-minister-mark-carney/18465052/
NBC5
— Chicagoans protest against deadly Minneapolis ICE operations in sub-zero cold. A flyer advertising the protest said the “emergency action” to “stop ICE terror” was “in response to another shooting by CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection].”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagoans-protest-against-deadly-minneapolis-ice-operations-in-sub-zero-cold/3880970/
— ICU nurse killed by federal officer in Minneapolis was born in Illinois. His parents, who live in Wisconsin, recently told him to be careful while protesting.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/icu-nurse-killed-by-federal-officer-in-minneapolis-was-born-in-illinois/3880952/
— An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was charged with attacking a protester last month at a gas station in west suburban Brookfield, according to officials and the alleged victim of the attack.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ice-officer-charged-with-attacking-immigrant-rights-activist-in-chicago-suburb/3881010/
CBS2
— Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson respond to deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-johnson-minneapolis-shooting-alex-jeffrey-pretti/
— Federal agents fatally shoot another Minneapolis resident; BCA says feds deny access to shooting scene
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/reported-shooting-south-minneapolis-federal-agents-protesters/
FOX32
— Minneapolis shooting today: Reaction pours in after man killed by border agent
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/minneapolis-shooting-today-border-patrol-ice-reaction-protests
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Johnson calls to abolish ICE after Minneapolis shooting as Pritzker urges funding halt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/24/brandon-johnson-abolish-ice-pritzker-funding-minnesota/
— Indiana Senate OKs bill allowing police to enforce immigration laws
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/indiana-senate-oks-bill-allowing-police-to-enforce-immigration-laws/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker, Johnson call for ICE to be abolished after second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/24/pritzker-johnson-call-for-ice-to-be-abolished-after-second-fatal-shooting-by-federal-agents-in-minneapolis
DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker calls for abolishing ‘Trump’s ICE’ after fatal shooting in Minnesota
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260124/news/pritzker-calls-for-abolishing-trumps-ice-after-fatal-shooting-in-minnesota/
— Why pro-Israel lobbying group has been targeted by progressive candidates
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260124/us-congress-politics/why-pro-israel-lobbying-group-has-been-targeted-by-progressive-candidates/
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their noncitizens.
https://wgnradio.com/outside-the-loop-radio/otl-1006-borderless-magazine-tells-the-story-of-immigrants-in-chicago-the-connection-between-school-attendance-and-successful-students/
SHAW LOCAL
— GOP governor hopefuls pledge unity
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-journal/2026/01/24/united-front-gop-governor-hopefuls-pledge-unity/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrats describe massive immigration sweep on the ground in Minneapolis
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-23/reporters-describe-covering-a-massive-immigration-sweep-on-the-ground-in-minneapolis
WCIA
— Gubernatorial Republican candidates Darren Bailey and Aaron Del Mar stopped in Danville and Champaign on Jan. 23. At Papa Del’s, the two shared why they decided to enter the race and issues they’re focused on statewide.
https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/gubernatorial-republican-candidates-stop-in-central-illinois-as-part-of-tour/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump blames Minnesota officials for ‘inciting insurrection’ with fatal shooting
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/24/trump-blames-minnesota-officials-inciting-insurrection-fatal-shooting/
— ‘America First’ means ‘China Out’ Trump’s post-Maduro vision for the hemisphere is clear
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/22/america-first-means-china/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats push to blacklist ICE agents from future government jobs. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blacklisted me.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4430445/democrats-push-to-blacklist-ice-agents-from-future-government-jobs/
NEW YORK POST
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls out Clarence Thomas while defending city’s reparations task force. DD: Democrats push for reparations to get more votes from Blacks.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/media/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-calls-out-clarence-thomas-while-defending-citys-reparations-task-force/
— Officer ‘will lose finger’ after unhinged Minnesota rioters bite him during protests
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/unhinged-rioters-face-off-against-feds-as-anger-violence-in-minneapolis-spirals-out-of-control/
— Chilling new video reveals new angle of fed shooting armed anti-ICE protester in Minneapolis
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/chilling-new-video-reveals-new-angle-of-fed-shooting-armed-anti-ice-protester-in-minneapolis/
— AOC urges US Senate to block ICE funding after armed protestor fatally shot in Minneapolis
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/aoc-urges-senate-to-block-ice-funding-after-armed-protestor-is-shot-in-minneapolis/
— Mamdani urges ‘abolish ICE’ after armed protester shot in Minneapolis
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/mamdani-urges-abolish-ice-after-armed-protester-shot-in-minneapolis-abolish-ice/
AMERICAN THINKER
— What happened in Minneapolis today? No one in the public really knows, but the narratives are already in place.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/what_happened_in_minneapolis_today.html
BREITBART
— Agent in Minneapolis Fired ‘Defensive Shots’ in Fear for His Life
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/24/dhs-agent-in-minneapolis-fired-defensive-shots-in-fear-for-his-life/amp/
— More Protests in Minneapolis After Federal Officers Shoot Armed Man
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/24/more-protests-in-minneapolis-after-federal-officers-shoot-armed-man/amp/
— The media are going to bat for Maine employers who are upset that their pool of cheap migrant labor has been put at risk by the immigration operation that was launched this week.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/23/maine-media-outlets-nyt-guardian-shill-for-employers-who-want-cheap-labor/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— Pro-Life Movement Sends A Clear Message About A Political Liability For Republicans
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/24/opinion-pro-life-movement-sends-a-clear-message-about-a-political-liability-for-republicans-david-bereit/
EPOCH TIMES
— US Homeland Security Secretary Holds Press Conference
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/replay-us-homeland-security-secretary-holds-press-conference-5975950
FOX NEWS
— Trump cites armed suspect, lack of police support following fatal Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis. President claims federal agents ‘had to protect themselves’ without local police support during fatal Minneapolis shooting.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-cites-armed-suspect-lack-police-support-following-fatal-border-patrol-shooting-minneapolis
— Senate Dems revolt against DHS funding bill amid Minneapolis chaos, hiking government shutdown risk. Minneapolis man Alex Pretti was fatally shot by border patrol agent during immigration enforcement operation on Saturday.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-dems-revolt-against-dhs-funding-bill-amid-minneapolis-chaos-dramatically-hiking-government-shutdown-ri
— Walz sending National Guard to Minneapolis after standby period
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388249896112
TOWNHALL
— Border Patrol Does Not Mince Words With Their Statement About the Recent Shooting in Minneapolis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/01/24/border-patrol-comes-in-hot-with-this-statement-about-the-recent-shooting-in-minneapolis-n2670022
— Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino Set the Record Straight on the Minneapolis Shooting in This Presser
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/24/border-patrol-commander-greg-bovino-just-set-the-record-straight-in-this-presser-n2670031
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— FBI agent in Minneapolis involved in Renee Good probe resigns. DD: When my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government came under pressure to waste my career and to take adverse actions against me including forcing me to retire, none of them resigned, none of them came to my defense.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-agent-minneapolis-renee-good-resigns/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mergen left the FBI “in part due to the pressure on her to reclassify/discontinue the (Good) investigation,” a source with knowledge of her departure told CBS News. Another FBI source said Mergen “would not bow to pressure” from leadership.
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE’s recruiting push.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/ice-new-h
January 23, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State finds nearly $500 million in budget reserves amid federal funding uncertainty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/pritzker-budget-reserves/
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/column-donald-trump-greenland-shackelford/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/immigrants-ice-open-door/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Wage gap. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/01/19/illinois-equal-pay-public-schools-absenteeism-donald-trump-ice-protests-greenland
DAILY HERALD
— Judge dismisses use-of-force lawsuit brought by protesters against DHS
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/judge-dismisses-use-of-force-lawsuit-brought-by-protesters-against-dhs/3880103/
— Illinois faces federal defunding for state law requiring abortion referrals. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260122/nation-and-world-politics/illinois-faces-federal-defunding-for-state-law-requiring-abortion-referrals/
— Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states, including Illinois. DD: States that have declared war on the federal government should not expect to get any money from the federal government.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260122/nation-and-world-politics/trump-administration-tells-agencies-to-compile-data-on-money-sent-to-democratic-states/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Empty suburban office space ended 2025 at new record high
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/empty-suburban-office-space-ended-2025-new-record-high
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Social justice law again raising concerns about public safety
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-social-justice-law-again-raising-concerns-about-public-safety/article_b506875a-e3fd-406e-b849-bf396b39b34d.html
DES MOINES REGISTER
— Could Iowa take over Illinois counties? Lawmaker’s bill makes the case.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/23/iowa-bill-absorbing-illinois-counties-study/88290629007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump pushes his power to new heights with help from loyal lieutenants
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-23/trump-pushes-his-power-to-new-heights-with-help-from-loyal-lieutenants
STATE OF ILLINOIS
— On the heels of the 10th anniversary of the National Day of Racial Healing, the Illinois Department of Human Services announced $4.3 million in grant funding for nearly 200 Healing Illinois subgrantees to foster racial and community healing statewide. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that minorities have, and for that matter, for all the problems that everyone has. RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame conservatives for all the problems that liberals and moderates have, and for that matter, for all the problems that everyone has. RINO leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the problems that they have and that everyone has.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/22/3224206/0/en/Healing-Illinois-Announces-2026-Subgrantees.html
ILLINOIS PATCH
— IL Gubernatorial Race Heating Up With 4 Republicans Vying To Challenge Pritzker. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/il-gubernatorial-race-heating-4-republicans-challenging-pritzker
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— State creates a budget buffer
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/23/state-creates-a-budget-buffer-00743371
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Opportunity To Hear Gubernatorial and Lt. Governor Candidates in McHenry Sunday. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/23/opportunity-to-hear-gubernatorial-and-lt-governor-candidates-in-mchenry-sunday/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many people get involved in Republican politics and get leadership positions a) to move the party to the left, b) that is, to get the party to officially strike its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) platform planks, and/or c) that is, to destroy the Republican Party. I should write about the aforesaid who are/were leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. I would focus on the aforesaid who continue to have lots of government, political, religious, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Far too many people falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy conservatives and to destroy Republicans. My “conservative” and “Republican” critics/opponents have always worked harder against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters than they have ever worked against any liberal or Democrat. I should write about the many big adverse actions that my “conservative” and “Republican” critics/opponents have had their operatives and their dupes take against me since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker says $481.6 million put in reserves, GOP questions state spending
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f6e02049-20e1-4309-b090-1d7163c2772d.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Public Schools’ school choice experiment is working: students at the city’s selective enrollment schools are thriving. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certification, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-students-thrive-through-academic-rigor/
— Chicago Public Schools spends a lot on empty desks
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-spends-a-lot-on-empty-desks/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— More cases of illegal voting are coming to light as GOP scrubs voter rolls for noncitizens. DD: Noncitizens vote for Democrats because Democrats give noncitizens preference over citizens.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/29/cases-illegal-voting-coming-light-gop-scrubs-voter-rolls/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Inflation ticked up to 2.8% in November in Fed’s preferred gauge. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program. What has helped you deal with inflation? For me, it has been COLAs, step increases, and promotions. I have gotten federal wage, Civil Service Retirement System pension, and/or Social Security COLAs almost every year since 1966. I got step increases in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983-1985, and 1987-1996. I got promotions in 1972 (GS-9), 1973 (GS-11), 1974 (GS-12), 1981 (GS-11), 1982 (GS-12), and 1986 (GS-13).
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4428184/inflation-ticked-up-november-fed-preferred-gauge/
BREITBART
— Dem NM D.A.: I’ll Arrest ICE Agents for False Detention and Hold Illegals Committing Violent Felonies Accountable
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/22/dem-nm-d-a-ill-arrest-ice-agents-for-false-detention-and-hold-illegals-committing-violent-felonies-accountable/
FOX NEWS
— Minnesota agitators stalk, pelt Border Patrol agents with food and spit at gas stations. Hostile crowds repeatedly harassed and blocked Border Patrol agents attempting to do mundane tasks, such as use the restroom. DD: Thank GOD that did not have to suffer such harassment while I was an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-agitators-stalk-pelt-border-patrol-agents-food-spit-gas-stations-dhs-says
— Impeding federal law enforcement is not protest, it’s just crime
https://www.aol.com/articles/david-marcus-impeding-federal-law-162644827.html
— Arizona Dem AG blasted for ‘dangerous’ claim residents can shoot ICE agents under state laws
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-dem-ag-blasted-dangerous-claim-residents-can-shoot-ice-agents-under-state-laws
— Democrats are mad because ICE is doing its job and Trump is doing what he ran on
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388116461112
— Trump shows off images of criminal illegal immigrants arrested in Minnesota
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388084354112
HOMELAND SECURITY
— Since Day 1, Secretary Noem and President Trump Have Enhanced Federal Law Enforcement Training, Equipped ICE To Keep the Public Safe and Arrest the Worst of the Worst
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/22/day-1-secretary-noem-president-trump-have-enhanced-federal-law-enforcement-training
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DD: From what I see, more and more and more come to America to take advantage of the tremendous welfare and tremendous preferences that Democrat and RINO leaders give them.
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/03/to-be-and-to-become-an-american/?amp
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/world/pope-leo-meets-lgbtq-catholic-advocate-and-vows-continuity-with-pope-francis-legacy-of-welcome/ar-AA1LFZvg
— China’s population drops for the fourth year in a row, reaching record-low levels
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-s-population-drops-for-the-fourth-year-in-a-row-reaching-record-low-levels/ar-AA1UuUDv
REUTERS
— Vance defends ICE during visit to Minneapolis following weeks of unrest.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/vance-heads-minneapolis-amid-tension-over-ice-crackdown-2026-01-22/
— DD: How has EEOC impacted you? When I was 22 years old in 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job. I was helping support my mother and brother. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS. I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/eeoc-rescinds-inclusive-harassment-guidance
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders fact-check Trump. During the last 11 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, I increasingly worked as a fact-checker.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/trump-falsehoods-fact-check-first-year.html
— Why New York Nurses Seek $200,000 a Year As a Strike Stretches On. DD: In today’s dollars, I never earned more than $154,682/year even though I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/nyregion/nyc-nurses-striking-again-different.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in turning his younger supporters against him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/upshot/trump-poll-analysis-times-siena.html
— Denmark Bristles at Idea of Giving Up Any Sovereignty in Greenland. American and NATO officials have discussed giving the United States sovereignty over U.S. military bases in Greenland. The Danes don’t seem to like that. DD: Since America was formed 250 years ago, it has come to the defense of countries that have been invaded. All the countries of the world either hate that or applaud that. What does Denmark want America to do when Russia and/or China invades it?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/world/europe/denmark-greenland-trump-us-reaction.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they to turn foreign countries against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/world/europe/trump-rift-europe.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/trump-poll-second-term.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-01-18/meritocracy-diversity-equity-inclusion
WGME
— Portland Public Schools says attendance has dropped since start of ICE operation. DD: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals?
https://wgme.com/news/local/portland-public-schools-says-attendance-has-dropped-since-start-of-ice-operation-maine-immigration-customs-enforcement
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How the Deep State Thwarted ICE Administrative Warrants. Bureaucrats falsely claimed the law didn’t allow officers into illegal aliens’ homes.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-the-deep-state-thwarted-ice-administrative-warrants-1a847297
— American Studies Can’t Stand Its Subject. Eighty percent of articles in the field’s leading journal were negative, while not one was positive. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly hate America.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/american-studies-cant-stand-its-subject-c919f89c
HR GRAPEVINE
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hrgrapevine.com/us/content/article/2026-01-22-dei-initiatives-wont-return-to-their-previous-form-so-what-comes-next
JD SUPRA
— The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act in 2026: Implications for Entities Administering “Federal Public Benefits.” DD: What have you done that you take personal responsibility for? I earned a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. According to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against minorities, females, those who are younger than me, veterans, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those who have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-personal-responsibility-and-work-2415679/
POLITICO
— Trump looks left on cost of living concerns. The White House is trying to embrace populist economic ideas that Republicans aren’t crazy about.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/trump-democrats-warren-schumer-00742515
PBS
— Federal officers detain 5-year-old boy who a Minnesota school official says was used as ‘bait’
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/federal-officers-detain-5-year-old-boy-who-a-minnesota-school-official-says-was-used-as-bait
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. DD: I enforced federal tax laws as an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year.
https://www.aol.com/articles/kristi-noem-encourages-people-buy-175205042.html
January 21, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DHS increasing self-deportation stipend from $1,000 to $2,600. DD: How many will come to America illegally to get a stipend to go back home?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dhs-increasing-deportation-stipend-1000-2600/18444117/
NBC5
— Here’s who’s running for governor of Illinois in the 2026 election
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/heres-whos-running-for-governor-of-illinois-in-the-2026-election/3879200/
— ICE officers authorized to enter homes without a judge’s warrant ICE memo says. The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/ice-officers-enter-homes-without-warrant-memo/3879382/
CBS2
— U.S. Rep. for Illinois Robin Kelly has introduced an amendment to the defense funding bill to prevent President Trump from taking over Greenland.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-rep-robin-kelly-amendment-prevent-trump-greenland-takeover/
— Bremen High School students in Midlothian launch closet to help students in need. DD: Back in the good old days, back in the 1950s and 1960s, extremely few of my grade school and high school classmates were in need. Virtually all of them, if not all of them, were products of traditional marriages.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bremen-high-school-midlothian-closet-students-in-need/
FOX32
— Chicago’s homeless population far higher than official count
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/report-chicago-homeless-population-far-higher-than-official-count
CHICAGO TRIBUNE & CHICAGO SUN-TIMES & WTTW
— Immigration Officers Assert Sweeping Power to Enter Homes Without a Judge’s Warrant. DD: I was an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. According to Google AI: IRS Revenue Officers are specialized, field-based personnel who handle high-priority, complex, and delinquent tax cases, exercising broad, legally authorized enforcement powers to secure payments. These officers possess greater discretion and authority compared to automated systems, allowing them to take direct, in-person action. Core Collection Powers Levies and Seizures: They can place levies on bank accounts, investment funds, and wages, and have the authority to seize property to satisfy tax debts. Summons Authority: Under IRC 7602(a), they may issue a summons to the taxpayer or third parties (banks, employers, etc.) to produce books, papers, or testimony, a power upheld by the Supreme Court. Liens: They can file a Notice of Federal Tax Lien, which acts as a public claim against a taxpayer’s property. Direct Interaction: They can visit a taxpayer’s home or place of business to demand payment or investigate financial situations. Employment Tax Enforcement: They are specifically assigned to cases involving unpaid payroll tax deposits.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/immigration-officers-entering-homes-warrant/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/21/immigration-customs-enforcement-warrant-memo
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/21/immigration-officers-assert-sweeping-power-enter-homes-without-judge-s-warrant-memo-says
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly flood their day care centers and their churches with their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/minnesota-st-paul-cities-church-renee-good-protesters/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge denies former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau’s attempt to dismiss order regarding his political blog
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/judge-denies-orland-park-mayor-keith-pekau/
— Chicago paid $26.5M in OT to ineligible employees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/chicago-26-5-million-overtime-ineligible-employees/
— New Melissa Conyears-Ervin ad in Illinois’ 7th District race highlights federal campaign spending loophole
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/melissa-conyears-ervin-loophole-federal-campaign-spending/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than 58,000 Chicagoans were homeless in 2024. DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes homelessness.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026/01/21/more-than-58-000-chicagoans-experienced-homelessness-new-report-says
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/01/21/new-snap-work-requirements-cook-county-warn-health-consequences-cut-off-congress-donald-trump-food-stamps
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/21/congress-must-pass-older-americans-act-reauthorization-meals-services-caregivers-michael-pessman
DAILY HERALD
— What’s the holdup?: Six months in, county is still waiting for an attorney’ general’s ruling with widespread implications
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260121/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-whats-the-holdup-six-months-in-county-is-still-waiting-for-an-attorney-ge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Board members had good reason to grumble last week as they reflected on a sluggish response from the state attorney general’s office to an appeal regarding the county clerk’s refusal to abide by county purchase and accounting policies. The county’s hit on the legal bills in this yearslong standoff has reached nearly $280,000 and counting, the county already has a judge’s ruling in its favor and the Attorney General’s Office has been doing whatever it is doing in its investigation since last July — without yet even having interviewed the central figure in the case, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek.)
— Davis, Rice try to differentiate themselves at debate in 8th Congressional District GOP primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260121/us-congress-politics/davis-rice-try-to-differentiate-themselves-at-debate-in-8th-congressional-district-gop-primary/
JOURNAL COURIER
— GOP governor hopefuls in unison against sanctuary policies, state spending
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/governor-candidates-sanctuary-policies-state-21307412.php
SOUTHERAN
— DHS increasing self-deportation stipend from $1,000 to $2,600
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/21/dhs-increasing-self-deportation-stipend-from-1000-to-2600/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— GOP: You won’t find ‘affordability’ in Dem-run Illinois. McCombie: IL spends big bucks on illegal immigrants while inflation is down 70 percent under Trump.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-gop-you-wont-find-affordability-in-dem-run-illinois/
DAILY ILLINI
— Champaign protesters rally against Trump administration
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/champaign-urbana/2026/01/21/champaign-protestors-trump-administration/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-452/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago parents expect Chicago Public Schools educators to teach reading, writing, and critical thinking skills — not to use classrooms as staging grounds for foreign and domestic political activism.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/cant-spell-sign-dont-wave-chicago-schools
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Jeanne Ives Condemned the Irvin Playbook, Now She’s Using It In The Dabrowski Campaign
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/jeanne-ives-condemned-the-irvin-playbook-now-shes-using-it-in-the-dabrowski-campaign.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Weaponized Compassion: How Federal Food Programs Undermine Culture
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/weaponized-compassion-how-federal-food-programs-undermine-culture/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump calls for ‘immediate’ talks to acquire Greenland. Says Denmark couldn’t defend it in WWII, and can’t protect it now.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/21/trump-calls-immediate-talks-acquire-greenland/
— Vance to visit Minneapolis as tensions rise over ICE operations
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/21/jd-vance-visit-minneapolis-tensions-rise-ice-operations/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— New York Times Hiring a Reporter To Cover US Jews. Expert understanding of Judaism required. DD: What do you have an expert understanding of? I have an expert understanding of how the leaders of the following treat conservatives: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/new-york-times-hiring-a-reporter
NEW YORK POST
— House committee finds Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after skipping Epstein depositions
https://nypost.com/2026/01/21/us-news/house-committee-finds-bill-and-hillary-clinton-in-contempt-of-congress-after-skipping-epstein-depositions/
BREITBART
— Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Tries to Stop Sheriffs from Turning Criminal Illegal Aliens Over to ICE Agents
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/21/minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-tries-to-stop-sheriffs-from-turning-criminal-illegal-aliens-over-to-ice-agents/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Right About Arctic Security
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/trump-right-about-arctic-security-natos-rutte-says-5974139
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Americans Pay Over a Billion Dollars a Year to Subsidize Illegal Aliens’ College Education. DD: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? The money to pay for my bachelor’s degree in 1970 and for my master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997 came from what I earned a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes and chipping slag in 1966, e) pumping gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972, f) delivering mail 1966-1969, g) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, h) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances in 1971 and 1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/subsidize-illegal-aliens-education/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MOTLEY FOOL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program. What has helped you deal with inflation.? For me, it has been COLAs, step increases, and promotions. I have gotten federal wage, Civil Service Retirement System pension, and/or Social Security COLAs almost every year since 1966. I got step increases in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1987-1996. I got promotions in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986.
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2026/01/18/im-not-counting-on-social-security-colas-to-carry/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— New Duckworth Senate bill would bar administration officials from serving as an inspector general. Most IGs confirmed since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term have experience working in his administration. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with the Chicago offices of inspector generals. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/01/new-senate-bill-would-bar-administration-officials-serving-inspector-general/410829/?oref=ge-author-river
NPR
— How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/21/nx-s1-5674887/ice-budget-funding-congress-trump