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January 22, 2026 Evening Edition

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

January 20, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Trump’s record set to be major talking point in Illinois gubernatorial race
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-midterms-ahead-primary-election-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-republican-hopeful-darren-bailey-field-trump-talk/18439825/

WGN9
— Trump touts accomplishments in first year, Illinois critics point to failures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV4ga81sj-M

FOX32
— Trump says he’ll cut funding to ‘sanctuary’ states like Illinois
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAwa7oDJH8M

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican hopeful Ted Dabrowski defends TV ad likening Gov. JB Pritzker to communist Poland, Ecuador turmoil
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/ted-dabrowski-defends-tv-ad-pritzker-communist/
— Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul look back on first year of Trump 2.0
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/pritzker-raoul-trump-one-year/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— One year and 51 lawsuits later, Illinois Democrats lament ‘chaos’ of second Trump administration. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said he’s “optimistic” heading into Year Two of sweeping legal fights with the White House.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/01/20/trump-one-year-kwame-raoul-illinois-lawsuits-jb-pritzker

25 NEWS NOW
— Illinois lawmakers’ 2026 theme: affordability. Democrats seeking to capitalize on Trump-driven chaos during election year session.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/01/20/illinois-lawmakers-2026-theme-affordability/

WSIU
— Darren Bailey/Aaron Del Mar launch ‘Take Back Illinois’ Bus Tour
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2026-01-20/darren-bailey-aaron-del-mar-launch-take-back-illinois-bus-tour

ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Candidates To Take Questions In Elmhurst. County Board, clerk, sheriff and forest preserve hopefuls are expected to attend the local League of Women Voters forum.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-candidates-take-questions-elmhurst

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-451/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNT BLOG
— Senator Darby Hills on Human Trafficking Panel
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/20/senator-darby-hills-on-human-trafficking-panel/
— Dems Have $50,000 in the Bank
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/dems-have-50000-in-the-bank/
— Democratic Party $50,000 Not the Only Available Money
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/20/democratic-party-50000-not-the-only-available/
— McLaughlin Critiques Dems’ Energy Law
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/mclaughlin-critiques-dems-energy-law/
— Democrat Rolls Out Tax Sale Solution
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/democrat-rolls-out-tax-sale-solution/
— Illinois Budget Has Risen Five Times Our Economic Growth
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/illinois-budget-has-risen-five-times-our-economic-growth/
— Governor Jim Edgar’s Pension Timebomb
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/governor-jim-edgars-pension-bomb/
— Ted Dabrowski’s First and Second TV Ad During Bear’s Games
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/18/ted-dabrowskis-second-tv-ad-during-bears-game/
— Mandatory Mental Health Screening in Schools (Passed in Illinois) Found to Make No Difference
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/18/mandatory-mental-health-screening-in-schools-passed-in-illinois-found-to-make-no-difference/
— Kat TV Ad
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/17/kat-tv-ad/
— UPDATE: Referendums on School Choice Scholarships on One-Third of Illinois Counties’ Ballots WITH MAP
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/17/referendums-on-school-choice-scholarships-on-one-third-of-illinois-counties-ballots/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your position on equal opportunity? As time goes on, it is ever-increasingly clear that my critics/opponents have always and continue to reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, they have always and continue to promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, that is, they have always and continue to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. That ever-increasingly explains why they have had their operatives and their dupes take so many big adverse actions against me. They have personally benefitted from AA and DEI and/or want to personally benefit from AA and DEI and/or have used AA and DEI to curry favor with minorities and/or females and/or want to use AA and DEI to curry favor with minorities and females. They applaud my Democrat superiors in the federal government for their wasting my career and their forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 because I opposed their race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump settles scores in epic review of year in office
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/20/trump-settles-scores-epic-review-year-office/
— 100,000 illegal immigrants have taken DHS’ self-deportation bonus. DHS official says ‘foreign interference’ is fueling anti-ICE protests.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/20/100000-illegal-immigants-taken-dhs-self-deportation-bonus/
— Newly sworn-in Gov. Spanberger turns Virginia into a sanctuary state
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/editorial-newly-sworn-gov-spanberger-turns-virginia-sanctuary-state/
— China owns America. From your food to your alma mater, the CCP is omnipresent.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/20/china-owns-america/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Minnesota and the battle to cripple ICE
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/4425299/minnesota-battle-cripple-immigration-customs-enforcement/

NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani calls to abolish ICE
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/zohran-mamdani-calls-to-abolish-ice-in-gushing-interview-on-the-view/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Compassion Cannot Be The Basis Of Immigration Policy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/compassion_cannot_be_the_basis_of_immigration_policy.html

FEDERALIST
— Because Libraries Push Racism And Queer Extremism, They Deserve Their Massive Federal Funding Cuts
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/20/because-libraries-push-racism-and-queer-extremism-they-deserve-their-massive-federal-funding-cuts/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago kids are dying while Mayor Johnson fights Trump, ICE and reality. Rooftop Revelations: Surrendering our values to elite agendas leaves nothing for the rest of us. Only folks like Mayor Johnson benefit. Our kids deserve leaders who fight for them
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicago-kids-dying-while-mayor-johnson-fights-trump-ice-reality.amp

STEVE SCALISE
— Scalise Highlights Democrats’ Radical Agenda, Trump’s Record of Delivering for American People
https://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/scalise-highlights-democrats-radical-agenda-trumps-record-of-delivering-for-american-people

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Trump touts first-year accomplishments in lengthy White House briefing
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-white-house-press-briefing-davos-greenland/
— Republican senators demand end to visa program they say encourages Chinese “birth tourism”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-birth-tourism-visa-waiver-program-republican-senators/

VILLAGES NEWS
— Illegals are criminals because they are here illegally
https://www.villages-news.com/2026/01/20/illegals-are-criminals-because-they-are-here-illegally/

GAO
— Financial Audit: IRS’s FY 2025 Financial Statements
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107977
(FROM THE REPORT: The Internal Revenue Service collects taxes to fund federal programs and services. In FY25, IRS collected more than $5.3 trillion in taxes and paid out about $639 billion in tax refunds, credits, and other payments. We audit and issue opinions annually on IRS’s financial statements and on related internal controls (e.g., processes to reasonably assure that transactions are properly authorized and recorded). In FY25, we found the statements were reliable and that controls over financial reporting were effective—although some controls over unpaid assessments could be improved.)

NEW YORKER
— DD: How successful have Democrats been taking over your church?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/can-american-churches-lead-a-protest-movement-under-trump

January 20, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for all the problems that Blacks have. My Democrat superiors in the federal government always blamed Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have. They wasted my career, forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, and gave my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-organizations-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jrs-legacy-events-area-morgan-park-high-dusable-museum/18431515/

NBC5
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-leaders-criticize-trump-admin-ice-during-mlk-events/3878342/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In freezing conditions, hundreds gather downtown to protest ICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/mlk-day-protest-ice/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: They voted for Trump. But one year into his second term, they have grave concerns.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/they-voted-for-trump-one-year-presidency-grave-concerns/
— The number of Americans who feel politically homeless is rising. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. As the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization dump more and more and more planks in that platform, I feel more and more and more politically homeless.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/gallup-realclearpolling-independents-politics-partisan-polarized-midterms/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/19/protesters-martin-luther-king-jr-day
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Video gambling establishments see alarming spike in burglaries, $2.7 million stolen in 2025. At least 473 burglaries were reported in Illinois last year at businesses offering video gambling — compared to 358 in 2024, when $1.9 million was stolen. Many incidents involve crews of masked bandits smashing through front doors and windows, wielding sledgehammers and other tools. In the first two weeks of January, there were 40 cases. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/20/video-gambling-establishments-spike-burglaries-illinois-gaming-board-chicago-suburbs

DAILY HERALD
— Where do GOP candidates sit with fundraising as Pritzker war chest grows?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/illinois-state-politics/where-do-gop-candidates-sit-with-fundraising-as-pritzker-war-chest-grows/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With just eight weeks until the March 17 primary, campaign finance records show two Republican gubernatorial newcomers with more cash on hand than the party’s 2022 standard-bearer. Meanwhile, Gov. JB Pritzker continues to lead the pack with $23.3 million in the bank as of Dec. 31. The Chicago Democrat also gave $25.5 million to his campaign last quarter, according to Illinois State Board of Elections filings. Former state Sen. Darren Bailey of Xenia, who won the 2022 GOP primary but lost to Pritzker in the general election, raised $151,371 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, spent $139,400, and ended the year with about $35,000 in the bank. Fellow Republican hopefuls Ted Dabrowski of Wilmette and Rick Heidner of Barrington Hills each reported more than $1 million in funds as of Dec. 31.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation to consolidate ever-increasing minority power.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/news/somebody-had-to-do-it-civil-rights-pioneer-speaks-about-desegregating-school/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: A ‘data center next to homes?’ near Naperville and Warrenville roads. Naperville council weighs Karis development.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/news/a-data-center-next-to-homes-naperville-council-weighs-karis-development/
— Nervous Europe working to end reliance on American security. DD: In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America? The countries that believe that Russia and China will win will side with Russia and China.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/nation-and-world-politics/nervous-europe-working-to-end-reliance-on-american-security/

WFIW
— ILLINOIS GOP GOVERNOR CANDIDATES PUSH UNITY, TARGET PRITZKER AND “SANCTUARY” POLICIES. 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.wfiwradio.com/2026/01/20/illinois-gop-governor-candidates-push-unity-target-pritzker-and-sanctuary-policies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Four Republican candidates for Illinois governor—Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick—shared a stage for the first time at a central Illinois forum last Thursday in Tazwell County, largely avoiding attacks and urging party unity ahead of early voting and the March 18 primary.

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump supporters share confusion and anger over the president’s focus on Greenland
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-20/trump-supporters-share-confusion-and-anger-over-the-presidents-focus-on-greenland

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dem Senate primary turns fierce, fast
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/20/dem-senate-primary-turns-fierce-fast-00736135

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-662/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— GOP hopefuls seek support, blast Pritzker at IL gubernatorial candidate forum. 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.wfiwra
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_14f1b42c-0ea2-4954-8bdd-25bd4e2f4d71.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What will your Republican Precinct Committeeman do to turn out the vote for the March 17, 2026 Republican primary in your precinct? I have a) obtained a PDF file from the DuPage County Election Division of the mailing labels for the 800 Republican and Not Affiliated voters in my precinct, b) printed out those mailing labels, c) affixed those labels on 400 GOP envelopes provided by the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), d) affixed my return address labels on those envelopes, e) sorted those envelopes into five batches, and f) put those envelopes in walk-order. As soon as the sample ballot is available, I will print it out 400 times and stuff the envelopes with those sample ballots along with campaign literature that Republican candidates provide me through the MTRO and a MTRO-provided flyer. I will then hand-deliver those envelopes one batch at a time. I hope that we are going to have a mild winter. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrat-run states want to monitor automobile mileage to reduce car use, raise revenue.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/12/democrat-run-states-want-monitor-automobile-mileage-reduce-car-use/

NEW YORK POST
— Kristi Noem announces more than 10K arrests of illegal migrants in Minnesota, rips Walz, Frey for ‘protecting criminals’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/us-news/kristi-noem-announces-more-than-10k-arrests-of-illegal-migrants-in-minnesota-rips-walz-frey-for-protecting-criminals/
— How many racists does Mayor Mamdani mean to hire?
https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/opinion/how-many-racists-does-mayor-mamdani-mean-to-hire/

BREITBART
— Trump Confronts Hollywood’s Cultural Cartel
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/01/19/exclusive-corey-lewandowski-trump-confronts-hollywoods-cultural-cartel/amp/
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/19/hostin-trump-admins-opposition-to-dei-based-on-white-male-grievance/amp/

CENTER SQUARE
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_97f19b90-cc41-44ad-8c83-3a0b4ec73692.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— Who’s Responsible for Demonizing ICE So Much That Agitators Invaded a Church Service?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/19/thanks-lefts-extreme-rhetoric-anti-ice-agitators-now-invading-church-services/

DAILY WIRE
— Vast Majority Of Illegals Arrested By ICE Have Criminal Records. “This statistic doesn’t account for those wanted for violent crimes in their home country or another country.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/vast-majority-of-illegals-arrested-by-ice-have-criminal-records

FOX NEWS
— Noem hammers Walz, Frey for ignoring 1,360 ICE detainers for criminal illegal aliens. DHS says federal agents arrested over 10,000 illegal aliens in Minneapolis in recent months.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-hammers-walz-frey-ignoring-1360-ice-detainers-criminal-illegal-aliens

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Harvard Student Exposes ‘Systematic’ Liberal Bias Among Faculty Members. DD: I escaped liberal indoctrination while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees my majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/harvard-student-exposes-systematic-liberal-bias-among-faculty-members/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5693222-trump-attacks-civil-rights-legacy/

CBS NEWS
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/democratic-leaders-speak-out-against-trump-ice-at-annual-rainbow-push-mlk-breakfast/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-martin-luther-king-jr-day-has-changed-under-the-trump-administration/

NEWSWEEK
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-announces-mlk-day-proclamation-after-facing-backlash-11383692

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/politics/trump-mlk-day-proclamation.html
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to give them more preference: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opinion/democrats-racial-politics.html
— Prominent Architecture Firm Is Accused of Illegally Ousting Employees. A federal labor regulator says the firm, Snohetta, laid off eight employees in retaliation for trying to unionize. DD: My critics/opponents hate unions and hate past, present, and future union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/business/snohetta-nlrb-complaint.html

WASHINGTON POST
— -DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/19/mlk-trump-march-parade/

USA TODAY
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/19/donald-trump-doesnt-acknowledge-martin-luther-king-jr-day/88252240007/
— DD: For federal employees, their salaries always have been and will forever be public record.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2026/01/13/should-you-inflate-current-salary-job-interview/88157386007/
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/19/vance-trump-mlk-white-people-apologize/88203684007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Trump’s first year back: How Americans see the president’s actions. Love him or hate him, President Donald Trump has had a profound impact on the lives of many Americans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/18/a-year-into-trump-second-term-america/88037566007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America? The countries that believe that Russia and China will win will side with Russia and China.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-greenland-war-of-2026-europe-trump-tariff-e27b8b98

JD SUPRA
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/u-s-supreme-court-denies-certiorari-in-8677028/
— HUD moves to eliminate disparate impact rules under Fair Housing Act. DD: University Park was created by HUD. Ever since a bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my buying that townhome improperly/unethically stopped a Black from buying that townhome.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hud-moves-to-eliminate-disparate-impact-7410495/

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
— DD: Everything is a zero-sum game. What is given to members of one group of people because of their demographics is not given to members of another group of people because of their demographics. What is given to people because they are Democrat, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time is not given to people because they are Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. All the promotions that I did not get were given to my coworkers because they were Democrat, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. They all 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.
https://nul.org/news/trump-says-dei-civil-rights-policies-hurt-white-people-do-they

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/19/king-trump-day/

AXIOS
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/mlk-day-martin-luther-king-trump

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

GUARDIAN
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/mlk-day-celebrations
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/dr-martin-luther-king

LEGAL AFFAIR
— Merit Is Not a Guarantee: Promotion Can Be Deferred When Disciplinary Appeal Is Pending. DD: In 1974, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers. They used that disallowance to stop me from being promoted to GS-13. I fought that disallowance. I won. But I did not win until 1977. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11-0 By then, they had destroyed my IRS career. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://thelegalaffair.com/news/merit-is-not-a-guarantee-promotion-can-be-deferred-when-disciplinary-appeal-is-pending-rules-calcutta-high-court/

January 17, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Large crowds return to Broadview ICE facility, protesting against immigration enforcement operations
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-protest-today-expected-draw-thousands-renee-good-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota/18421001/

NBC5
— Protesters stage demonstration against federal agents outside Broadview ICE facility. Among the speakers was a young woman from Miami who told NBC Chicago her father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in October.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-stage-demonstration-against-federal-agents-outside-broadview-ice-facility/3877638/

CBS2
— “No Kings” protest held near Broadview ICE facility on Saturday
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-protest-broadview-ice-facility-saturday/

FOX32
— Greenland latest: Trump charging tariff to 8 European countries
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/greenland-trump-control-us-tariff-european-countries-oppose

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hundreds return to Broadview to denounce federal agents’ killings in Minneapolis, Chicago area
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/hundreds-return-to-broadview-to-denounce-federal-agents-killings-in-minneapolis-chicago-area/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds brave freezing temps at protest outside Broadview ICE facility. Protesters called for an end to immigration enforcement actions that have sparked protests nationwide, including over the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/17/broadview-protest-ice-renee-good
— Illinois Democrats join growing calls to ‘Abolish ICE’ Once a dicey political proposition, an increasing number of established Democrats are calling for a dissolution of the federal Immigration and Customs and Enforcement agency.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/17/abolish-ice-movement-illinois-democrats-delia-ramirez-juliana-stratton-patty-garcia

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) criticizes Trump’s ICE tactics, compares them to Nazi raids and slave patrols
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/crockett-criticizes-trumps-ice-tactics-compares-them-to-nazi-raids-and-slave-patrols-ice-renee-good-trump-administration

NEW CHANNEL 20
— House Republicans launch investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/house-republicans-launch-investigation-into-rep-ilhan-omars-finances-wealth-money-probe-report-minnesota-fraud-somali-community-ethics-house-oversight-committee-gop-republicans-democrats-politicians

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats bent on destruction pivot from ‘defund police’ to ‘defund ICE’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/16/democrats-bent-destruction-pivot-defund-police-defund-ice/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden-Appointed Judge Limits ICE Tactics To Avoid ‘Retaliating’ Against Minnesota Protestors
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/17/joe-biden-appointed-federal-judge-limits-immigration-customs-enforcement-tactics-avoid-retaliating-minnesota-protestors/

EPOCH TIMES
— $4 Billion in Healthcare Fraud in California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbn0sONnd_E

PJ MEDIA
— This Is How the Minneapolis Sanctuary City Policy Is Getting People Shot
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/01/17/this-is-how-minneapolis-sanctuary-city-policy-is-getting-people-shot-n4948417

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: Since the Civil War, to get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5693043-trump-reversing-mlk-legacy/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Help Wanted at the Obama Presidential Center. Here are some jobs the center should offer to provide a more complete picture of the Obama administration’s record.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/help-wanted-at-the-obama-presidential-center-6bbbe42c

FORBES
— Career success. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what could you have done, but you did not do, to avoid career setbacks? I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I could have enlisted, but I did not. I could have become a Democrat, but I did not. I could have given even more preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, but I did not. I could have not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, but I did. I could have not become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation when I was 40 in 1988, but I did. Consequently, my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Further, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I could have become a RINO, but I did not. I could nave not become the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, but I did. I could have supported in Republican primaries only those candidates who my Republican leaders endorsed, but I did not. I could have not served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, but I did. I could have not served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, but I did. I could have not served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021, but I did. Consequently, I have never been asked to serve as an officer of the Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2025/03/06/why-career-success-depends-on-embracing-failure/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DD: AFL-CIO sides with illegals against Americans.
https://www.businessinsider.com/afl-cio-ice-raids-minnesota-day-truth-freedom-homeland-security-2026-1

POLITICO
— ‘Hands off Greenland’ protests sweep Denmark as Trump escalates takeover threat. DD: Of course, when Putin invades Denmark, Denmark expects Trump to drive Putin out. In WWIII, will Denmark side with Russia or America?
https://www.politico.eu/article/hands-off-greenland-protests-sweep-denmark-donald-trump-escalates-takeover-threat/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

TIMES OF INDIA
— Minneapolis IN FLAMES: Anti-ICE Protests Directly Challenge Trump’s Federal Power | Streets On Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ls1COOuxM

January 17, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Thousands expected at anti-ICE protest near Broadview facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-protest-today-expected-draw-thousands-renee-good-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota/18421001/

CBS2
— “No Kings” protest planned near Broadview ICE facility on Saturday
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-protest-broadview-ice-facility-saturday/
— Judge rules federal agents can’t arrest or use pepper spray on peaceful protesters in Minneapolis
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-rules-federal-agents-cant-arrest-or-use-pepper-spray-on-peaceful-protesters-in-minneapolis/

FOX32
— Large ‘No Kings’ protest planned near Chicago-area ICE facility
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-no-kings-protest-1-17
— Walz, Frey to be investigated for allegedly impeding law enforcement
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/walz-frey-be-investigated-allegedly-impeding-law-enforcement-report

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy the Republican Party and to destroy Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/17/ice-laws-renee-macklin-good-minnesota-trump-mona-charen

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— ICE hiring ban bill reignites SAFE-T Act fight at Illinois Capitol
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_73963b26-4744-49eb-91b1-920c75dde2d2.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Taxpayers Stuck With $175 Million Bill for Obama Center After Pledge of “No Public Money”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/illinois-taxpayers-stuck-with-175-million-bill-for-obama-center-after-pledge-of-no-public-money.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge rules in favor of anti-ICE protesters; says they can legally shadow DHS vehicles
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/17/judge-rules-favor-anti-ice-protesters-says-legally-shadow-dhs/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump admin slams LA Mayor Karen Bass after she called for ICE to leave the city: ‘Doing the bidding of criminal illegal aliens’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/16/us-news/trump-admin-slams-la-mayor-after-she-called-for-ice-to-leave-the-city/
— Thousands pack lefty activist group Monarca’s anti-ICE training — where they’re urged to annoy agents ‘like a mosquito’ DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS in 1971 was in Revenue Officer training.
https://www.aol.com/articles/minnesota-lefty-activist-group-monarca-221013106.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sitting Minnesota Dem live-posts locations and operations of ICE officers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/01/16/sitting-minnesota-dem-live-posts-locations-and-operations-of-ice-officers-1616418/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Is a ‘Civil War’ Brewing in Minnesota over Immigration? Either get smart or stop lying, because the mullahs are watching. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Civil-War-Brewing-Minnesota-over-Immigration

EPOCH TIMES
— Minnesota Fraud Coverup Reaches ‘Highest Levels’ of State Government. The Trump administration said it would freeze child care funds in Minnesota unless officials there provide more data about the programs.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/dr-oz-says-minnesota-fraud-coverup-reaches-highest-levels-of-state-government-5972064

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illegal Aliens Defy Removal Orders, Challenge Mandatory Fines
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/illegal-aliens-defy-removal-orders-challenge-mandatory-fines

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Texas Gave Over $1 Billion in Medical Care to Illegals in Less Than One Year
https://www.westernjournal.com/government-report-shows-red-state-gave-1-billion-medical-care-illegals-less-one-year/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Ocasio-Cortez ramps up fight with Vance amid 2028 speculation
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5692659-ocasio-cortez-presidential-bid/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default. DD: If you had gotten a student loan, how would your life been different? My ACT score and my Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU GPAs would have been higher because I would have studied instead of washing dishes and delivering mail.
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2026/01/17/trump-administration-delays-plan-withhold-wages-student-loan-borrowers-default/

AOL
— Average Net Worth of 55-Year-Old Americans. DD: Ever since I was 20 years old in 1969, my net worth has always been much lower because of the many adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors took against me, and especially their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. According to Democrats, federal jobs are for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/articles/heres-average-net-worth-55-163800431.html

NBC NEWS
— Duckworth introduces legislation that would put restraints on current and former political appointees to be nominated as inspectors general. The Inspector General’s Independence Act would bar Trump and future presidents from nominating political appointees who have served or are serving in their administration from serving as an inspector general. 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://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-senators-bill-prevent-political-appointees-serving-ig/story?id=129247009

NEW YORK TIMES
— Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters. A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/minnesota-ice-immigration-agents-protests.html
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy the Republican Party and to destroy Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/opinion/ice-shooting-trump-republicans-polling.html
— The Judge in the Maduro Case Is 92. All Eyes Will Be on His Stamina. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein was seen drifting in and out of sleep in court last year. The case of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, will test his endurance. DD: While I worked for the federal government, the retirement age was 55 a) if you were a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) if you had not made Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, to get rid of their employees sooner who were the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” those who had 25 or more years of federal service like I had a $25,000 buyout if they took and early retirement. I have been fighting age discrimination since I was 25 in 1973. My Democrat IRS superiors used “up-or-out” to waste my career and get rid of me. According to them, because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time I was 25, I was forever too old to be promoted to GS-13. Of course, they applied that rule only to Republicans like me. They forced the IRS manager to transfer to Dallas who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, GS-11 in 1973, and GS-12 in 1974. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. Because of the aforesaid, I transferred to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who ran GAO finally did promote me to GS-13 when I was 38 in 1986. But that was not until after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, and I had been assigned to audits of IRS in 1986. I never would have made GS-13 at GAO if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer not gotten back into power in 1985. They forced him to retire in 1987.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/nyregion/judge-alvin-hellerstein-maduro.html

WBUR
— DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/07/19/trump-vance-republican-party-platform-presidency

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: I have never been a drinker. Virtually all my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me and who were White, male, older, and/or veteran were big drinkers.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/food-cooking/in-defense-of-drinking-alone-1871fad4
— The Retirement Crisis No One Warns You About: Mattering. Many of us plan for our future wealth and health. Few prepare for an equally essential aspect of retirement: how to continue to feel seen and valued. DD: If you are not retired, what will you do when you are retired? If you are retired, what are you doing? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Since 1999, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Since 2000, I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I served as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. While I continue on as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes end all my other aforesaid roles. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/the-retirement-crisis-no-one-warns-you-about-mattering-380873b2

LAWFARE
— Fear-Based Governance. DD: Because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors always wanted to get rid of me. They used their adverse actions against me, one of their extremely few Republican employees, to promote fear in my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests and forced me to resign. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers and education deductions and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job related professional license. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/america-s-history-of-fear-based-governance

PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. Potential federal employees should know that federal employees who are Republican have no Civil Service protections. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://ourpublicservice.org/blog/pendleton-act-anniversary-president-james-garfield-civil-service-act/

JASON CROW
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and b) to get rid of Republicans.
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-introduces-legislation-to-safeguard-against-political-harassment

POLITICO
— Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting. The judge’s order prevents federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/ice-minneapolis-arrests-judge-protests-00735416

GOOGLE AI
— DD: Under the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your destiny is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22your+demographics+are+your+destiny

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

DAILY MAIL
— MAGA civil war deepens as Tucker Carlson meets with Trump in the Oval Office while teasing conservative rivals… as ADL says he should have ‘no place in the White House’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15472249/tucker-carlson-donald-trump-white-house-adl.html

January 14, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Illinois US Rep. Robin Kelly introduces articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-ice-shooting-illinois-us-rep-robin-kelly-introduces-articles-impeachment-remove-dhs-secretary-kristi-noem/18403761/
— The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot Renee Good in the alleged car-ramming incident suffered internal bleeding
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-agent-shot-renee-good-suffered-internal-bleeding-officials-say/18402408/
— US to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-suspend-immigrant-visa-processing-75-countries-public-assistance-concerns/18403046/
— Federal judges allow California to use new US House map ahead of 2026 election
https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-judges-allow-california-use-new-us-house-map-ahead-2026-election/18403705/

FOX32
— U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who represents parts of Chicago and the south suburbs, moved to impeach Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem on Wednesday in a major escalation, responding to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kelly-impeaches-noem-dhs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US Rep. Robin Kelly launches long-shot impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over deportation tactics
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/14/robin-kelly-kristi-noem-impeachment-immigration/
— US Supreme Court says GOP congressman can challenge Illinois’ mail-in voting law but more legal fights remain
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/14/supreme-court-rules-bost-has-standing-mail-in-ballot-case/
— Trump Truth Store to reopen in Crystal Lake after summer shutdown amid eviction threat
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/14/trump-truth-store-reopen-crystal-lake-summer-shutdown-facing-eviction/
— After Supreme Court defeat, Trump administration looking to settle lawsuit over Illinois National Guard deployment
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/14/lawsuit-illinois-national-guard/
— CPS watchdog details a culture that failed to protect students
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/13/little-village-lawndale-high-school-brian-crowder-sexual-abuse-sexual-misconduct-philip-wagenknecht-oig-inspector-general/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago law firm investigating Minneapolis shooting for Renee Nicole Good’s family. The Romanucci & Blandin law firm also represented the family of George Floyd after he was killed in 2020 by a Minneapolis police officer. That lawsuit resulted in a record settlement.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/14/chicago-law-firm-representing-renee-nicole-goods-family-romanucci-blandin
— Chicago to weigh paying $875K to settle claims tied to police handling of George Floyd protests. The proposed settlement is tied to a lawsuit that contends Chicago cops “responded to these protests with brutal, violent, and unconstitutional tactics that were clearly intended to injure and silence protesters.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/12/george-floyd-protests-chicago-police-department-response-lawsuit-proposed-settlement

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats see a path to win the Senate. It’s narrow and has little room for error
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260114/us-congress-politics/democrats-see-a-path-to-win-the-senate-its-narrow-and-has-little-room-for-error/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Supreme Court revives Bost challenge to Illinois mail ballot law
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/supreme-court-revives-illinois-gop-challenge-mail-ballot-law

NPR ILLINOIS
— Candidates have legal standing to challenge election laws, the Supreme Court rules
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5677318/supreme-court-bost-decision-candidate-standing

NORTHERN STAR
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://northernstar.info/131472/opinion/opinion-ice-cold-hearts/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Milton Township Employees Paid To Work For Private Corporation
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2026/01/milton-township-employees-paid-to-work-for-private-corporation/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— FBI wrongly questioned agents’ support for Trump, religious beliefs, COVID vaccine status. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates often asked me questions to confirm my conservative beliefs and to use them against me.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/14/fbi-wrongly-questioned-agtents-support-trump-religious-beliefs-covid/
— How Minnesota became the center of the Somali community and fraud allegations
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/14/minnesota-became-center-somali-community-fraud-allegations/
— California’s new Democrat-dominated congressional map survives court challenge
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/14/californias-new-democrat-dominated-congressional-map-survives-court/
— Defining the midterm: What’s on the 2026 Republican agenda?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/14/defining-midterm-whats-2026-republican-agenda/Defining the midterm: What’s on the 2026 Republican agenda?
— Trump’s view of presidential power collides with America’s constitutional design
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/14/trumps-view-presidential-power-collides-americas-constitutional/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump retreats on abortion
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4419300/trump-retreats-on-abortion/

NEW YORK POST
— Washington school district forces students to hide Bibles ‘sealed in an envelope’ in backpacks, federal lawsuit alleges
https://nypost.com/2026/01/14/media/washington-school-district-forces-elementary-students-to-hide-bibles-in-backpacks-federal-lawsuit-alleges/
— Woman dragged from car by ICE agents in Minnesota ID’d as LGBT and racial justice activist
https://nypost.com/2026/01/14/us-news/woman-dragged-from-car-by-ice-in-minnesota-idd-as-lgbt-and-racial-justice-activist/

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
— United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota’s ‘Affirmative Action’ Regime
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-department-justice-files-lawsuit-against-minnesotas-affirmative-action-regime

NEWSMAX
— DOJ Sues Minnesota Over DEI ‘Regime’
https://www.newsmax.com/us/suit-minnesota-affirmative-action/2026/01/14/id/1242149/

PATRIOT POST
— Bill Clinton Faces Contempt Charges For Defying Epstein Subpoena
https://pjnewsletter.com/clinton-congress-epstein/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Trump administration slashes grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-cuts-grants-mental-health-addiction-treatment/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court Sides With Bost in Illinois Election Rules Challenge. The question in the case was not a mail-in ballot rule itself but whether political candidates have the right to challenge the rules governing the vote count in their election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/supreme-court-illinois-mail-ballot-rules.html

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/14/us-politics-live-latest-news-updates-supreme-court-donald-trump-tariffs-jd-vance-greenland

January 12, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago, state sue Trump admin. seeking to limit immigration agents’ authority in Illinois
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-immigration-customs-enforcement-news-chicago-illinois-sue-trump-admin-seeking-limit-agents-authority-state/18392657/
— Minnesota, Minneapolis, Saint Paul file lawsuit to stop ICE’s ‘federal invasion’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minnesota-twin-cities-sue-federal-government-stop-immigration-crackdown/18392572/
— Sen. Mark Kelly files lawsuit against Pete Hegseth after censure
https://abc7chicago.com/post/sen-mark-kelly-files-lawsuit-pete-hegseth/18392248/

NBC5
— Illinois, Chicago file lawsuit against Trump administration over ‘unlawful’ immigration enforcement tactics
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-chicago-file-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-over-unlawful-immigration-enforcement-tactics/3875020/

CBS2
— Chicago, Illinois sue Department of Homeland Security, Trump administration for dangerous tactics, unlawful use of force by ICE and Border Patrol agents
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-chicago-lawsuit-trump-homeland-security-immigration-raids/

WGN9
— Bailey talks Bears, immigration crackdown and family tragedy amid new gubernatorial bid
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/darren-bailey-talks-bears-immigration-crackdown-and-family-tragedy-amid-new-gubernatorial-bid/

WTTW
— Needling Trump as 2028 Looms: Inside JB Pritzker’s All-of-the-Above Media Strategy
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/12/needling-trump-2028-looms-inside-jb-pritzker-s-all-above-media-strategy

WGN RADIO
— Dabrowski, candidate for Illinois Governor
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/ted-dabrowski-candidate-for-illinois-governor/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois extends Affordable Care Act open enrollment, as fate of subsidies remains uncertain
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/illinois-affordable-care-act-open-enrollment/
— Illinois and Chicago sue DHS over ‘militarized’ immigration-enforcement tactics
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/state-city-sue-dhs-over-militarized-immigration-enforcement-tactics-in-chicago-area/
— Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/minnesota-twin-cities-dhs-lawsuit/
— Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him, declaring it unconstitutional
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/mark-kelly-sues-pentagon/
— Unions make life pricey in Illinois’ political machine
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/opinion-illinois-unions-increase-cost-of-living/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump administration hit with federal lawsuit over ‘occupation of Illinois and Chicago.’ The new lawsuit makes claims about the feds’ capture of biometric data, warrantless arrests, immigration enforcement at “sensitive locations” like courthouses and schools, the swapping of license plates and trespassing on private property.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/12/illinois-chicago-sue-trump-administration-over-organized-bombardment-under-noem-bovino
— Chicago to weigh paying $875K to settle claims tied to police handling of George Floyd protests. The proposed settlement is tied to a lawsuit that contends Chicago cops “responded to these protests with brutal, violent, and unconstitutional tactics that were clearly intended to injure and silence protesters.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/12/george-floyd-protests-chicago-police-department-response-lawsuit-proposed-settlement
— What questions do you have for Illinois political candidates this primary election season? Our journalists will pose some of your questions to the people running for office in 2026.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/01/12/what-questions-do-you-have-for-illinois-political-candidates-this-primary-election-season

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers. Pot is poison.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/illinois-lending-social-equity-cannabis-tops-62-million
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/cannabis-industry-deserves-time-and-patience-mature-opinion
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/illinois-cannabis-law-needs-evolve-industry-opinion

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2026/01/12/how-illinois-may-be-impacted-by-1b-in-frozen-child-care-funds/88105068007/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-447/
— Pritzker spent far more time on national news, podcasts in 2025 than ever before
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/12/todays-chart-pritzker-spent-far-more-time-on-national-news-podcasts-in-2025-than-ever-before/
— Will changes actually be made to SAFE-T Act?
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/12/will-changes-actually-be-made-to-safe-t-act/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Trump to antisemites: You’re not welcome in MAGA
https://nypost.com/2026/01/12/us-news/trump-to-antisemites-youre-not-welcome-in-maga/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Myth, Narratives, and the Death of Renee Good
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/12/myth-narratives-and-the-death-of-renee-good/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Federal Law is Supreme on Immigration. The states are trying to legislate immigration law again.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/federal_law_is_supreme_on_immigration.html
— Dictators are Bad – Unless Trump Stops Them. The double standards are through the roof.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/dictators_are_bad_unless_trump_stops_them.html

BREITBART
— Trump Cancels Biden Rules Forcing Banks to Give Loans to Illegals
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/12/trump-cancels-biden-rules-forcing-banks-to-give-loans-to-illegals/

FOX NEWS
— Trump declares himself Venezuela’s ‘acting president’ in online post after Maduro ouster. Trump previously has indicated that the US would run Venezuela for years.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-declares-himself-venezuelas-acting-president-online-post-after-maduro-ouster

NEWSMAX
— Civil rights protections resulted in white people being “very badly treated,” Trump said in a recent interview.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-civil-rights-whites/2026/01/12/id/1241767/

TOWNHALL
— The Reasoning Behind Minnesota’s Anti-ICE Lawsuit Against the Federal Government
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/01/12/minnesota-is-suing-the-trump-administration-over-ice-operationsand-the-reasoning-is-a-total-circus-n2669355

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Trump slaps 25% tariffs on any countries that do business with Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tariffs-countries-iran/

January 12, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

FOX32
— Vigils and protests against ICE held across Chicago and Chicagoland
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/vigils-protests-against-ice-held-across-chicago-chicagoland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBaHEJNT7PM
— Chicago demonstrators rally in solidarity with Iranian protesters. DD: What did your ancestors do after they immigrated? On my father’s side, my ancestors worked in brick factory in Chicago and then homesteaded a farm in Crete Township. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-demonstrators-rally-solidarity-iranian-protesters

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Doctors: The Illinois windfall from legal marijuana has come at a price. DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/opinion-illinois-legal-marijuana-health-dangers/
— FRONT PAGE: Documenting the immigration crackdown, from Chicago to Minneapolis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/documenting-the-immigration-crackdown-from-chicago-to-minneapolis/

DAILY HERALD
— COD offers discounted college courses for high school seniors. DD: What did you do while you were a senior in high school? Instead of studying, I spent 28 hours a week washing dishes for the minimum wage to earn money for UIC expenses and for a new car to get to/from classes there and my parent’s home in Crete. Nevertheless, I got an ACT score of 24 and I graduated in the upper 20% of my Crete-Monee High School class of 1966.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260111/submitted-content/cod-offers-discounted-college-courses-for-high-school-seniors/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/cannabis-equity-illinois-still-dream-many
— Diana Rauner stepping down from helm of education nonprofit Start Early
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/diana-rauner-stepping-down-president-start-early

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— ICE shootings prompt hundreds to protest in Rockford. Hundreds of Rockford-area residents gather in solidarity and protest after a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
https://www.rrstar.com/videos/news/2026/01/11/rockford-area-residents-protest-ice-shooting-death/88133591007/
https://www.rrstar.com/videos/news/2026/01/11/ice-shootings-prompt-hundreds-to-protest-in-rockford/88135402007/
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2026/01/11/incensed-by-ice-shootings-hundreds-of-rockford-area-residents-gather/88101594007/
https://www.rrstar.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2026/01/11/hundreds-protest-in-downtown-rockford-after-ice-shootings-photos/88135188007/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Erika Harold, the executive director for the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism and 2003 Miss America, will be the guest speaker for the 51st Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 19.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2026/01/12/the-2003-miss-america-will-keynote-the-martin-luther-king-jr-breakfast/87961675007/

NPR ILLINOIS
— The ICE agent involved in the deadly Minnesota shooting has central Illinois ties
https://www.nprillinois.org/news/2026-01-12/the-ice-agent-involved-in-the-deadly-minnesota-shooting-has-central-illinois-ties-first-listen

WAND
— A protest was held in Moline for the death of Renee Nicole Good, debating ICE agents’ actions. Protesters in Moline rallied over the death of Renee Nicole Good, citing fear and morality as the national debate continues over an ICE agent’s actions.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/protest-held-moline-death-renee-nicole-good-debating-ice-agents-actions/526-124c11b8-cff0-445e-be99-f7de5a9376c4

WQAD
— Hundreds protest against ICE in Moline for the death of Renee Good
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/local/hundreds-protest-against-ice-in-moline-for-the-death-of-renee-good/526-07dd18db-a617-49d6-830a-fcbc45301053

EVANSTON NOW
— Anti-ICE protest draws hundreds
https://evanstonnow.com/anti-ice-protest-draws-hundreds/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican candidate Ted Dabrowski is out with a digital ad on social media featuring the father of Katie Abraham, a college student killed in a drunk driving hit-and-run crash caused by an undocumented immigrant in Urbana. The father blames Gov. JB Pritzker. . .Paula Deacon Garcia, a DuPage County Board member, has been endorsed by DuPage County Chair Deb Conroy in her bid for county clerk. In a statement, Conroy cited Deacon Garcia’s record of “transparency and accountability.” Deacon Garcia is challenging incumbent County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek in the March 17 Democratic primary.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/12/bear-down-reality-roars-back-00721818

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How successful will Democrat leaders be organizing Renee Good/George Floyd protests in your county, township, and municipality? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn Renee Good into George Floyd. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will never stop bringing illegals into America and fighting to keep them in America. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. I promote conservative principles with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, that is, I promote the Republican Party platform with my newsletters. Far too many Republican leaders reject far too many conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Everyone in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct sees how the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization treat me and treat my newsletters. I should write about the aforesaid leaders, the conservative principles and planks that they reject, and the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you do? I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and send them out. What motivates you to do what you do? I am ever-increasingly motivated by the ever-increasing success that Democrat leaders are having destroying America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I am ever-increasingly motivated by the ever-increasing failure/refusal of RINO leaders to fight back against the Democrats. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DD: A Dabrowski critic says “Dabrowski Pivoting From Property Taxes to Crime After Poll Shows Him Trailing by 26 Points.”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/ted-dabrowski-pivoting-from-property-taxes-to-crime-after-poll-shows-him-trailing-by-26-points.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border czar Tom Homan accuses Democrats of fueling chaos as ICE shooting fallout grows
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/11/tom-homan-white-house-border-czar-accuses-democrats-fueling-chaos-ice/

NEW YORK POST
— Bronx building Mamdani used to showcase new housing commish’s talents has 200 violations — after favored nonprofit ran it into the ground
https://nypost.com/2026/01/11/us-news/bronx-building-mamdani-highlighted-to-showcase-nycs-new-housing-commissioners-talents-has-nearly-200-violations/
— Black New York homeowners blast Mamdani’s radical tenant advocate Cea Weaver. DD: Have you been a landlord? I was a reluctant landlord 1976-1984 because I could not sell my University Park townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) unless I took a big loss.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/11/us-news/black-new-york-homeowners-blast-mamdanis-radical-tenant-advocate-cea-weaver-white-supremacy-im-not-white/
— Aging NY judges challenge ancient state law that would force them to retire at 76. DD: How old are you? I am 77. I have been fighting age discrimination since I was 25 in 1973. My Democrat IRS superiors used “up-or-out” to waste my career and get rid of me. According to them, if they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time I was 25, I was forever too old to be promoted to GS-13. Of course, they applied that rule only to Republicans like me. They forced the IRS manager to transfer to Dallas who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, GS-11 in 1973, and GS-12 in 1974. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. Because of the aforesaid, I transferred to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who ran GAO finally promoted me to GS-13 when I was 38 in 1986. But that was not until after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and I had become a licensed CPA in 1981. I never would have made GS-13 at GAO if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer not gotten back into power in 1985. They forced him to retire in 1987.
https://www.aol.com/articles/aging-ny-judges-challenge-ancient-232601282.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Federal Law is Supreme on Immigration. The states are trying to legislate immigration law.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/federal_law_is_supreme_on_immigration.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Indiana University professor back to class after complaint about linking MAGA to ‘white supremacy.’ DD: To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame White male Republicans for the problems that minorities and females have.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/indiana-u-professor-back-to-class-after-complaint-about-linking-maga-to-white-supremacy/

DAILY CALLER
— Harvard Hires Drag Queen ‘LaWhore Vagistan’ As Visiting Prof For Class About ‘Sexual Dissidents’
https://www.aol.com/news/harvard-hires-drag-queen-lawhore-194557216.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— Leftist Group Dodges Accountability for ‘Hate Group’ Accusation After Judge Blocks Discovery. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois were hate groups that caused Republicans to lose elections. I was an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy ICRC in 2007 and TAPROOT in 2012. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/10/splc-leftist-group-dodges-accountability-hate-group-accusation-after-judge-blocks-discovery/

ICE
— National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. DD: 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, I enforced IRS tax laws.
https://www.ice.gov/national-law-enforcement-appreciation-day

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Noem defends ‘domestic terrorism’ assessment in Minneapolis ICE shooting
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5683488-noem-defends-ice-shooting/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly defend/promote Maduro
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5682340-trump-administration-maduro-venezuela-un-charter/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased
https://apnews.com/article/video-minneapolis-immigration-good-ice-george-floyd-9dc5b1f19af644f861963f0a041516f4
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly defend/promote Maduro
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-migrants-maduro-ouster-tps-deportation-2b00b6057435fafe1828a06bd1e7a14c

CNN
— Hundreds of immigration officers headed to Minneapolis as tensions flare amid protests
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/us/minneapolis-immigration-officers-mobilizing-protests

REUTERS
— DHS to send more officers to Minnesota after ICE shooting protests
https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW596512012026RP1/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/homeland-security-send-hundreds-more-officers-minnesota-noem-says-2026-01-11/
— With Venezuela raid, US tells China to keep away from the Americas
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/with-venezuela-raid-us-tells-china-keep-away-americas-2026-01-11/

MSN
— NYC mayoral aide who says whites owning homes is racist sobs when asked about mom’s $1.4m home
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/nyc-mayoral-aide-who-says-whites-owning-homes-is-racist-sobs-when-asked-about-mom-s-1-4m-home/ar-AA1TKzVO

NEWSWEEK
— Noem Signals Federal Surge in Minnesota
https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-signals-federal-surge-minnesota-11342319

CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn Renee Good into George Floyd.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/protests-continue-in-minneapolis-amid-ice-operations/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/minneapolis-renee-good-ice-shooting-minnesota-bca-investigation/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/colorado/news/rally-colorado-ice-facility-centennial-renee-good-shooting/
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/anti-ice-protest-takes-place-over-a-dallas-highway/

NBC MARYLAND
— Bill could bar some ICE agents, officers from MD state law enforcement jobs. DD: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, Republicans ran Illinois. Even though I was highly qualified for many state jobs, they had no use for me. I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year. I had worked for IRS as a 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. I was a licensed CPA. I was a certified public accountant, internal auditor, fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant. I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. Since 1997, my critics/opponents have stressed that the Republicans who ran Illinois had no use for me.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/bill-could-bar-some-ice-agents-officers-from-md-state-law-enforcement-jobs/4040702/

CBS NEWS LOS ANGELES
— “ICE Out for Good” protest hits streets of Hollywood
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/ice-out-for-good-protest-hits-streets-of-hollywood/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over ‘Corruption’
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/11/us/trump-news
— Agents in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Have Fired at Vehicles at Least 10 Times. The confrontations over the last four months have left two people dead and prompted criticism of federal agencies for allowing officers to open fire on moving vehicles.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/immigration-agents-shooting-vehicles.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Somalians.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/somalis-fled-civil-war-and-built-a-community-now-they-are-a-target.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hundreds in D.C. protest at ICE headquarters over Minneapolis killing. Protesters filled Independence Avenue in downtown D.C. Sunday chanting, “ICE kills moms” and calling masked U.S. Immigration and Enforcement agents “cowards.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/11/dc-ice-protest-renee-good/
— More federal officers headed to Minnesota; officials point fingers over ICE shooting. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem remained adamant that Renée Good was responsible for her own death, as Democrats insisted that on a full investigation before drawing conclusions.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/11/rene-good-ice-shooting-investigation/

USA TODAY
— Don’t call me a Republican. I’m a conservative. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. I promote conservative principles with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, that is, I promote the Republican Party platform with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Far too many Republican leaders reject far too many conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Everyone in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct sees how the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write about the aforesaid leaders, the conservative principles and planks that they reject, and the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me since 2000.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/11/trump-republican-party-maga-conservative/83481933007/
— DD: Virtually all illegals are non-White.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/12/27/ice-arrests-racial-profiling-deportation/87473441007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/08/ice-shooting-minneapolis-use-of-force/88082677007/

KPRC HOUSTON
— George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/anti-ice-protest-takes-place-over-a-dallas-highway/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inside Minneapolis’s Sprawling Network of ICE Watchers. Renee Nicole Good lived in a community where residents by the thousands are using text alerts, whistles and Google documents to shadow federal agents.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/inside-minneapoliss-sprawling-network-of-ice-watchers-2c286b6d
— Bread Lines in Mamdani’s New York. A protest at a synagogue and a union drive against ‘genocide’ at a bakery.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/breads-lines-in-mamdanis-new-york-4532ba80
— How Mamdani and Cea Weaver Plan to End Private Housing. DD: To get elected and reelected, Democrat candidates ever-increasingly promise free housing, free food, free clothing, free healthcare, free transportation, free college degrees, free everything.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-mamdani-and-cea-weaver-plan-to-end-private-housing-c1bec4e7
— About That ‘Disappearing’ Middle Class. Yes, the middle class is hollowing out—because more are rising upward. DD: What helped you rise upward? 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. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/about-that-disappearing-middle-class-54948a18
— Is Mexico Slouching Toward Venezuela? President Sheinbaum topples democratic institutions and cozies up to Cuba.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-mexico-slouching-toward-venezuela-36ed9042

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Safeguarding the federal merit system at the Office of Special Counsel. DD: OSC failed/refused to protect me when my Democrat GAO superiors forced to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/01/safeguarding-federal-merit-system-office-special-counsel/410590/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Transparency and accountability are cornerstones of trust in government. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel exists to protect those values. As we begin a new year, it is worth revisiting what OSC is, why it exists and how its work makes a difference. Established by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, OSC is an independent investigative and prosecutorial agency that safeguards the merit system by protecting employees from prohibited personnel practices, especially whistleblower retaliation. It also enforces the Hatch Act, provides a forum for employees to disclose government wrongdoing and protects veterans’ job rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

INDEX BOX
— Dangers of Early Retirement. DD: I should write about being forced to retire early. It is extremely devastating. If you are forced to retire early, your critics/opponents will use that against you viciously. My critics/opponents side with my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. According to them, their motives for doing that were a) not to retaliate against me because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) not because I had complained about their political affiliation discrimination. reverse discrimination, and age discrimination since I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) not because I was one of their few remaining Republican employees and Gingrich had dramatically cut GAO’s budget, and d) not because they were under tremendous Affirmative Action pressure and they wanted to give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.indexbox.io/blog/the-hidden-dangers-of-early-retirement-financial-strains-and-emotional-consequences/

NPR
— Celebrities wear pins protesting ICE at the Golden Globes
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/g-s1-105659/celebrities-pins-protesting-ice-golden-globes

AXIOS
— Noem defiant, vows more ICE agents as Dems allege coverup
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/11/noem-minneapolis-shooting-renee-good-jonathan-ross

RAW STORY
— Kinzinger calls on Republicans to rebel against the recent economic decisions made by Trump.
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/trump-economy-2674873887-2674873887

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

ARAB NEWS
— Niki Conforti, the Republican candidate for the Illinois 6th Congressional District, has told Arab News that she will not accept campaign funds from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2629038/amp

GUARDIAN
— Council member who lost eye in George Floyd protest sees echo in Ice killing. Soren Stevenson says Minneapolis shooting ‘reminiscent in a scary way’ – but he and his neighbors are feeling activated.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/minneapolis-ice-killing-george-floyd

INDEPENDENT
— Minneapolis ICE shooting latest: Trump admin sending ‘hundreds’ of federal agents to Minnesota as protests continue. Minneapolis mayor has said the presence of ICE officers has made the community less safe.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ice-shooting-minneapolis-victim-renee-good-live-updates-b2898294.html
— Celebrities protest ICE on Golden Globes red carpet
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/golden-globes-anti-ice-protest-pins-b2898480.html

MEAWW
— Celebrities protest ICE on Golden Globes red carpet with ‘Be Good’ pins. Hollywood stars including Mark Ruffalo and Wanda Sykes honored Renee Good with anti-ICE pins after her killing in Minneapolis.
https://news.meaww.com/celebrities-protest-ice-on-golden-globes-red-carpet-with-be-good-pins

HINDUSTAN TIMES
— What’s happening in Minneapolis? Car window smashing, ICE arrests, protest videos emerge after Renee Good shooting. ICE and border patrol operations in Minneapolis continue even after the Wednesday shooting that killed Renee Nicole Good.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/whats-happening-in-minneapolis-car-window-smashing-ice-arrests-protest-videos-emerge-after-renee-good-shooting-101768158336831.html

AL JAZEERA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly defend/promote Maduro
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-bottom-line/2026/1/11/after-maduro-is-the-us-driving-global-instability

January 10, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban child care providers concerned about federal funding uncertainties. DD: Back in the good old days, my father earned enough that my mother could stay home and raise me and my brother. He never earned more than $50,000 in today’s dollars. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260110/news/suburban-child-care-providers-concerned-about-federal-funding-uncertainties/

WFIN
— Obama Presidential Center job listings push ‘anti-racism’ pledge ahead of opening. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrats ever-increasingly call Republicans racists.
https://wfin.com/fox-political-news/obama-presidential-center-job-listings-push-anti-racism-pledge-ahead-of-opening/

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— 18 Dogs, Guns, Machete Seized In Raid Of Ford Heights Home. Cook County Sheriff’s Police searched the Ford Heights home Jan. 7 following a narcotics investigation.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/18-dogs-guns-machete-cross-bow-seized-raid-ford-heights-home-sheriff

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Constitutional concerns raised over Illinois’ first civil hate crime case.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f0408f6f-cf36-445e-8589-8db8a7d362e4.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bailey Lays Out Blueprint for Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/10/bailey-lays-out-blueprint-for-illinois/
— Slow Motion Video of Minnesota Shooting
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/10/slow-motion-video-of-minnesota-shooting/
— Leon Back In 9th District Democratic Party Primary
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/10/leon-back-in-9th-district-democratic-party-primary/
— DeWitte Favors Keeping the Bears in Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/10/dewitte-favors-keeping-the-bears-in-illinois/
— Tightening Laws on Human Trafficking
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/10/tightening-laws-on-human-trafficking/
— Feds Tightening Oversight Welfare and Childcare Subsidies
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/09/feds-tightening-oversight-welfare-and-childcare-subsidies/
— Prairie Grove School District Replaces Superintendent Who Left without Notice with Two Retired Superintendents to Serve Out the Year until Replacement Arrives
— https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/08/15845/
— Selective Image in Minneapolis Shooting
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/08/selective-image-in-minneapolis-shooting/
— John Collins Weighs in on Minneapolis ICE Shooting
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/09/john-collins-weighs-in-on-minneapolis-ice-shooting/
— Ness Issues Music-Filled YouTube Year-End Report
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/08/ness-issues-music-filled-youtube-year-end-report/
— GOP Gubernatorial Hopeful Takes on Huge Increase–300% Since 2019–in Child Care Costs
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/07/gop-gubernatorial-hopeful-takes-on-huge-increase-300-since-2019-in-child-care-costs/
— Schakowsky Endorses Biss
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/07/schakowsky-endorses-biss/
— Unions Allow Tiny Step Against Bad Teachers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/07/unions-allow-tiny-step-against-bad-teachers/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 84% Undecided: Republican Voters Are Not Lining Up Behind Party Insiders in Illinois Senate Primary
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/84-undecided-republican-voters-are-not-lining-up-behind-party-insiders-in-illinois-senate-primary.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Minnesota Democrats denied entry to ICE detention facility
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/10/minnesota-democrats-denied-entry-ice-detention-facility/
— Minneapolis woman fatally shot by federal agent received anti-ICE training
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/10/minneapolis-woman-fatally-shot-federal-agent-reportedly-received-anti/
— Border turnaround takes center stage in GOP midterm strategy
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/9/senators-get-close-view-secure-border-really-important-maintaining/
— Donations top $1.5 million for wife and children of the woman fatally shot by ICE in Minneapolis
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/9/donations-top-15-million-wife-children-woman-fatally-shot-ice/
— Two Democrats propose bill to toss ICE agents’ qualified immunity
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/9/two-democrats-propose-bill-toss-ice-agents-qualified-immunity/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats and their media comrades want violence
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4412270/democrats-media-comrades-want-violence/
— Mamdani says Minnesota shooting is a ‘glimpse’ into a year of ‘cruelty’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4412907/zohran-mamdani-minnesota-shooting-glimpse-into-year-of-cruelty/

NEW YORK POST
— Protesters descend on Minneapolis hotel where they believed federal agents were staying after deadly ICE shooting
https://nypost.com/2026/01/10/us-news/minneapolis-protesters-surround-hilton-canopy-hotel-believed-holding-federal-agents-after-renee-nicole-good-ice-shooting/
— Minnesota’s lefty activist group ‘Monarca’ training civilians to resist ICE agents — ramping up activities: ‘showing in force’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/10/us-news/minnesota-activist-group-monarca-training-civilians-to-follow-ice-agents-and-is-ramping-up-activities-showing-in-force/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Democrats’ ‘Affordability’ Ploy to Avoid Accountability. Democrats smashed the economy with trillion-dollar spending, then cry “affordability” while blaming the cleanup crew—hoping voters forget who swung the sledgehammer.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/10/the-democrats-affordability-ploy-to-avoid-accountability/

BLAZE
— After years of DEI, affirmative action, and replacement-level immigration, some young white Americans are beginning to demand political representation as a group. Conservatives are panicking about this rise in “white identity politics,” but they shouldn’t be surprised at all.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-auron-macintyre-show/young-white-americans-want-their-own-identity-politics-now-and-conservatives-shouldn-t-be-surprised

BREITBART
— Let the ICE Agent’s Defamation Suits Against the Media and Democrats Begin!
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/10/nolte-let-the-ice-agents-defamation-suits-against-the-media-and-democrats-begin/
— Tell Google to Show You Stories from Breitbart News in the ‘Top Stories’ Section of Search Results
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/01/10/take-action-tell-google-to-show-you-more-stories-from-breitbart-news-with-preferred-sources-feature/

DAILY CALLER
— Soros-Backed DA Threatening ICE Agents Dedicated Career To Reducing Charges For Illegals
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/10/krasner-threatens-ice-with-convictions/
— Democrat Strategist Unleashes On Own Party Over Giving ‘Permission Structure’ For Violence Against ICE
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/09/democrat-strategist-unleashes-on-own-party-over-giving-permission-structure-for-violence-against-ice/

FEDERALIST
— When Can We Start Uprooting Domestic Terror Cells Attacking Law Enforcement?
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/09/when-can-we-start-uprooting-domestic-terror-cells-attacking-law-enforcement/
— Portland Suspects Who ‘Weaponized’ Vehicle Against CBP Agent Are Venezuelan Gang Affiliates
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/09/dhs-portland-suspects-who-weaponized-vehicle-against-cbp-agent-are-venezuelan-gang-affiliates/
— Democrats Want Anti-ICE Protesters To Die So They Can Protect Their Fraudulent Patronage With Riots
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/09/democrats-want-anti-ice-protesters-to-die-so-they-can-protect-their-fraudulent-patronage-with-riots/
— Here’s How Professional Activists Use Guerrilla Tactics To Sabotage ICE Arrests
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/09/heres-how-professional-activists-use-guerrilla-tactics-to-sabotage-ice-arrests/
— We Need A J6-Level Manhunt For Everyone Who Obstructs Immigration Law Enforcement
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/09/we-need-a-j6-level-manhunt-for-everyone-who-obstructs-immigration-law-enforcement/
— The Washington Post’s ‘Analysis’ Of The Minneapolis Shooting Is Pure Propaganda
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/09/the-washington-posts-analysis-of-the-minneapolis-shooting-is-pure-propaganda/
— Any Democrat Accusing ICE Of ‘Murder’ Is Begging For More Vigilante Violence
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/08/any-democrat-accusing-ice-of-murder-is-begging-for-more-vigilante-violence/

FOX NEWS
— US warns Americans to leave Venezuela immediately as armed militias set up roadblocks. Armed militias known as colectivos reportedly setting up roadblocks to search vehicles for evidence of US citizenship.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-warns-americans-leave-venezuela-immediately-armed-militias-set-up-roadblocks

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Problem Isn’t ICE. It’s ICE Watch.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/the-problem-isnt-ice-its-ice-watch/
— The ‘Illegal Stop’ Narrative Isn’t Just Wrong. It’s Dangerous
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/the-illegal-stop-narrative-isnt-just-wrong-its-dangerous/

NEW AMERICAN
— Philly Sheriff Says She’ll Arrest ICE Agents Who Attempt to Enforce Immigration Law
https://thenewamerican.com/us/philly-sheriff-says-shell-arrest-ice-agents-who-attempt-to-enforce-immigration-law/
— ICE Agent’s Cellphone Footage Clearly Shows Woman Attempted to Run Him Down Before Shooting
https://thenewamerican.com/us/crime/ice-agents-bodycam-footage-clearly-shows-woman-attempted-to-run-him-down-before-shooting/
— Minnesota Is in Open Rebellion Against the Federal Government
https://thenewamerican.com/us/crime/oreilly-minnesota-is-in-open-rebellion-against-the-federal-government/

PJ MEDIA
— Will Dems Succeed in Making George Floyd 2.0?
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/01/10/will-dems-succeed-in-making-george-floyd-20-n4948128
— New Video From Before Shooting Destroys Another Left-Wing Narrative About Renee Good
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/01/10/new-video-before-shooting-destroys-another-left-wing-narrative-about-renee-good-n4948123

TOWNHALL
— Leftists Stage Massive Anti-ICE Protest Outside of the Wrong Hotel
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/10/whoops-leftists-stage-massive-anti-ice-protest-outside-of-the-wrong-hotel-n2669257

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— 3 congressional lawmakers say they were denied access to ICE facility in Minneapolis
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/omar-craig-morrison-denied-access-ice-facility-minneapolis/
— Congress debating possible consequences for ICE after Renee Good’s death
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congress-debating-possible-consequences-ice-kristi-noem-renee-good-death/

TIMES LEADER
— Helping U.S. Break Free From Government Dependency. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. According to them, without massive government assistance, you will not be able to a) get a job, b) buy a car, c) earn a bachelor’s degree, d) buy a home, e) etc. But even though my parents lacked money, without government assistance, I a) got jobs, b) bought cars, c) earned college degrees, d) bought a new townhome, condos, and homes, e) got married, f) earned professional certifications, and g) earned a professional license. Granted, to do the aforesaid, I took bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take.
https://www.timesleaderonline.com/opinion/columns/2026/01/helping-u-s-break-free-from-government-dependency/

LINKED IN
— Nearly 80% of people feel unprepared to find a job in 2026, as two-thirds of recruiters say it’s harder to find quality talent. DD: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license. My critics/opponents use the aforesaid against me. They stress that even with all the aforesaid, I never earned more than $154,682/year in today’s dollars.
https://news.linkedin.com/2026/LinkedIn-Research-Talent-2026

NEWSROOM
— Businesses flooded with applications from unqualified candidates. DD: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license. My critics/opponents use the aforesaid against me. They stress that even with all the aforesaid, I never earned more than $154,682/year in today’s dollars.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/08/businesses-flooded-with-applications-from-unqualified-candidates/