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February 3 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Guests include Adam Kinzinger and David McSweeney.)
https://wgnradio.com/2019/02/03/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-2-3-2019/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pentagon sending another 3,750 troops to Southwest border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pentagon-sending-another-3750-troops-mexico-border/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump ties racist photo in Virginia to abortion, election – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-virginia-governor-20190203-story.html
— Virginia governor clings to office, ignoring calls to resign – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–governor-klan-blackface-20190203-story.html
— Racist yearbook photo becomes a test for 2020 Democrats – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–election-2020-virginia-governor-20190202-story.html
— Democratic contenders hoping to run on soaking the rich – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–election-2020-democrats-taxes-20190203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-opioid-marijuana-law-20190130-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— UIC to pay nearly $700,000 to former CSU provost Angela Henderson wrongly accused of plagiarism – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: In 1974, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors constructively charged me with submitting fraudulent travel vouchers. I filed a grievance, my Democrat IRS superiors dragged out the grievance process, but I won in 1977. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have sued my Democrat IRS superiors.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/uic-plagiarism-lawsuit-chicago-state/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: After prison stint, George Papadopoulos joins pro-Trump pot startup – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/papadopoulos-pot-startup-trump-george-idrasil-russia-mueller/
— Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage faces deportation after ICE detainment – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/21-savage-illegal-immigration-britain-rapper-ice-deportation/

WLS AM
— Trump’s State of the Union aims for a unifying tone – AM
http://www.wlsam.com/2019/02/03/trumps-state-of-the-union-aims-for-a-unifying-tone/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Columnist Leonard Pitts fails to report the truth – LINDA GINGERICH, rural Arthur
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letters-the-editor/2019-02-03/letter-the-editor-columnist-fails-report-the-truth.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— State sets sights on gun rights ‘Assault weapon’ ban, other gun bills working through General Assembly – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/State-sets-sights-on-gun-rights-13585585.php

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— State Senator Tony McCombie pushes back as gun control measures gain traction in Springfield – Greg Bishop
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/state-senator-pushes-back-as-gun-control-measures-gain-traction/article_4ece6e23-9bfc-5f51-abc2-61f2a40c47a3.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A growing record of insanity ‘They really have become the party of Karl Marx’ – ROBERT KNIGHT
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/3/a-growing-record-of-insanity/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Is America’s fate sealed? – Carol Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/is_americas_fate_sealed.html
— Democrats’ policies are not moral, ethical or humane – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/02/democrats_policies_are_not_moral_ethical_or_humane_.html

TOWNHALL
— Behold the CNN Segment in Which They Discuss Wearing MAGA Hats at Length – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/02/03/behold-the-cnn-segment-in-which-they-discuss-wearing-maga-hats-at-length-n2540692

FOX NEWS
— Malkin: Fallout From Northam Yearbook Photo Showed Dems’ ‘Screwed-Up Priorities’
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/02/03/michelle-malkin-fallout-ralph-northam-yearbook-photo-showed-democrats-screwed-priorities

BREITBART
— Hillary Clinton: Northam ‘Must Resign’ – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/03/hillary-clinton-northam-must-resign/
— Roseanne Barr: Trump ‘Loves Jewish People’ – Deborah Danan
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/02/03/exclusive-roseanne-barr-trump-loves-jewish-people/

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP: PELOSI ‘WANTS OPEN BORDERS’ AND ‘DOESN’T MIND HUMAN TRAFFICKING’ – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/02/03/trump-negotiating-nancy-pelosi/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— A Border Wall is Not Enough – Rohan Kapur
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/02/a-border-wall-is-not-enough/

HOT AIR
— Abortion And Infanticide: The Spin Never Dies – RAMESH PONNURU
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/02/abortion-infanticide-spin-never-dies/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says ‘We Have a President Who’s a Racist’ and Uses Northam Controversy to Accuse Trump of Racism.
https://ijr.com/sherrod-brown-uses-northam-controversy-to-accuse-trump-of-racism/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: Nancy Pelosi Is “Playing Games,” Wants Open Borders, “Doesn’t Mind Human Trafficking” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/03/trump_nancy_pelosi_wants_open_borders_doesnt_mind_human_trafficking.html
— Trump: President Can’t Always Trust Intelligence Agencies – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it was extremely difficult for me to trust any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates because I knew that they were all under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of those who shared my demographics – Republican, White, male, and non-veteran – who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/02/03/trump_i_dont_always_have_to_agree_with_intelligence_agencies.html

THE HILL
— Taxing the rich becomes hot topic of debate for 2020 hopefuls – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? Those who want me to pay more taxes a) hate past, present, and future IRS employees, b) hate draft avoiders, c) hate those who gave up trying to children, who did not adopt, and/or who did not become foster parents, d) hate those who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or who do not give money to a church, e) hate those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, f) hate those like me who have sued them, and/or g) hate those who have more money than they have.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/428141-taxing-the-rich-becomes-hot-topic-of-debate-for-2020-hopefuls
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Intelligence briefers warn of ‘willful ignorance’ on Trump’s part.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/428258-intelligence-briefers-warn-on-willful-ignorance-on-trumps-part

CNN
— Analysis: The most shocking part of the racist yearbook photo is what critics leave out: Some of the biggest champions for black people in America’s past have been white politicians who were racists. – John Blake
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/03/us/racist-photo-northam-blake-analysis/index.html

YAHOO SPORTS
— President Trump just sounded the alarm the NFL fears most – Dan Wetzel
https://sports.yahoo.com/president-trump-just-sound-alarm-nfl-fears-183218956.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Northam controversy threatens to complicate Democrats’ bid to draw sharp contrast with Trump, GOP on race – Sean Sullivan and Chelsea Janes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/northam-controversy-threatens-to-complicate-democrats-bid-to-draw-sharp-contrast-with-trump-gop-on-race/2019/02/03/58b75b6e-27c8-11e9-8eef-0d74f4bf0295_story.html
— Why 2020 Democrats rushed to condemn Ralph Northam – Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paloma/the-trailer/2019/02/03/the-trailer-why-2020-democrats-rushed-to-condemn-ralph-northam/5c5739601b326b66eb098600/
— Pressure mounts for Northam to resign as allies press him on national TV – Jenna Portnoy (DIERSEN: Who are/were your allies? Tragically for me and for my allies, my critics/opponents have had great success in destroying my allies. I want to take this opportunity to again thank my allies who did what they could to stop my critics/opponents from ending a) my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, b) my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) my Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, e) my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, f) my GAO employment in 1997, g) etc. I want to especially thank my allies a) who voted against ICRC censuring me in 2006 and b) who voted for me to be MTRCC’s Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/pressure-mounts-for-northam-to-resign-as-allies-press-him-on-national-tv/2019/02/03/572f4538-27c1-11e9-b2fc-721718903bfc_story.html
— A tip from a ‘concerned citizen’ helps a reporter land the scoop of a lifetime about Northam – Paul Farhi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-tip-from-a-concerned-citizen-helps-a-reporter-land-the-scoop-of-a-lifetime/2019/02/03/e30762ea-2765-11e9-ad53-824486280311_story.html

YAKIMA HERALD
— Wall is cheap compared to cost of dealing with ‘illegals’ – Paul Dimon, Yakima
https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/wall-is-cheap-compared-to-cost-of-dealing-with-illegals/article_ec97fa1a-25b0-11e9-a488-332727d325f6.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “TRUMP’S SHOW BUSINESS POLITICS DEMOLISHED AMERICAN CREDIBILITY ABROAD. HE MUST BE RESTRAINED.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-foreign-affairs-america-credibility-show-business-ratings-1316173

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater promotes a Republican-hater who says “REPUBLICANS HAVE NO MORALS AT ALL AND TRUMP IS MUCH WORSE THAN NORTHAM.”
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-no-morals-trump-worse-northam-1316223

January 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Welcome to 2020: Obstacles for Trump and a wide-open Democratic race, poll finds – SOFI SINOZICH
https://abc7chicago.com/welcome-to-2020-obstacles-for-trump-and-a-wide-open-democratic-race-poll-finds/5111358/

DAILY HERALD
— Schillerstrom resigns as tollway chairman amid agency churn – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190129/schillerstrom-resigns-as-tollway-chairman-amid-agency-churn
— DuPage County turns attention to adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190129/dupage-county-turns-attention-to-adult-businesses
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans see nation on the wrong track.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190129/news/301299950/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago elections board not ready for hackers or natural disaster, City Hall watchdog finds – Todd Lighty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-vulnerable-elections-hackers-20190129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants to serve as operatives or as dupes for Democrats. Democrats want immigrants to help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at Hispanic immigrants that if they help Democrats, Democrats will turn America into their Hispanic motherland. Democrats stress the success that they are having in making everyone in America speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-tom-brokaw-hispanics-assimilation-yamiche-alcindor-immigrants-0130-20190129-story.html
— Pelosi, Trump have few incentives to compromise, so madness will continue – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-pelosi-trump-shutdown-wall-0130-20190129-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker has little to say about Madigan being recorded by feds – Tina Sfondeles and Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-reaction-madigan-recorded-feds-durking-gop/
— A third of young adults want out of Chicago; ill omen for population loss – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Do/did you work in Chicago? I did in 1971 and 1973-1997. Do/did you take college courses in Chicago? I did 1966-1968, 1971-1983, and 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/study-a-third-of-young-adults-want-out-of-chicago-ill-omen-for-population-loss/
— Anti-assimilation claims haunt Latinos, Asians – USA TODAY (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants to serve as operatives or as dupes for Democrats. Democrats want immigrants to help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at Hispanic immigrants that if they help Democrats, Democrats will turn America into their Hispanic motherland. Democrats stress the success that they are having in making everyone in America speak Spanish, read Spanish, and write Spanish.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-assimilation-claims-haunt-latinos-asians/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Mike Madigan shocker rocks state, city politics News that the powerful House speaker was caught on tape discussing zoning and hiring his law firm draws instant fire and further roils the race for mayor. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/mike-madigan-shocker-rocks-state-city-politics

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Progressive push ahead for new governor, Legislature – Rebecca Anzel, Peter Hancock and Jerry Nowicki
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190128/progressive-push-ahead-for-new-governor-legislature
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/progressive-agenda-ahead-for-new-governor-legislature/article_c4e72986-cb54-5620-aa6f-8f327017af6d.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker, others consider gambling expansion to boost state finances, balance budget – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article224861515.html

PROPUBLICA
— Do You Know Someone Struggling With Video Gambling? Help Us Understand Video Slot and Poker Addiction in Illinois. More than 30,000 video gambling machines are scattered across Illinois, and gambling addiction appears to be on the rise. – Logan Jaffe
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-us-investigate-illinois-video-gambling-addiction

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ILGOP on FBI Madigan tape: Reform is long overdue – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511748661-ilgop-on-fbi-madigan-tape-reform-is-long-overdue

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township meeting; crime in progress? – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/dupage-township-meeting-crime-in-progress/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE PASSES RULES GIVING MADIGAN EXTRAORDINARY POWER – AGAIN – Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-passes-rules-giving-madigan-extraordinary-power-again/

— TAXPAYER VICTORY: ILLINOIS HOUSE CUTS COMMITTEE BLOAT – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taxpayer-victory-illinois-house-cuts-committee-bloat/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lawmakers promote recreational marijuana plan at town hall – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/lawmakers-promote-recreational-marijuana-plan-at-town-hall/article_29adef46-236c-11e9-a341-4fc177f80c67.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Big Brother in League with the “Trans” Cult – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/big-brother-in-league-with-the-trans-cult/

FOX NEWS
— Pelosi Won the Shutdown ‘Battle,’ Now It’s Up to Trump to ‘Win the War’ – Tomi Lahren
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/29/tomi-lahren-final-thoughts-fox-nation-i-have-not-lost-hope-president-trump
— ‘Everyone Is Bernie’: Mark Steyn Says Dem 2020 Hopefuls Are Moving Left ‘At an Astonishing Rate’
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/29/mark-steyn-says-democratic-2020-hopefuls-are-running-bernie-sanders
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “U.S. consumers rattled by shutdown, roiling markets.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-consumers-rattled-by-shutdown-roiling-markets

BREITBART
— Monmouth Poll: Nearly 90 Percent of Voters Oppose Amnesty-for-Wall Plan – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/28/monmouth-poll-nearly-90-percent-of-voters-oppose-amnesty-for-wall-plan/
— California College ‘Discontinues’ Pledge of Allegiance Because of ‘White Nationalism’ – Tom Ciccotta (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/01/29/california-college-discontinues-pledge-of-allegiance-because-of-white-nationalism/
— Washington Post Political Reporter Calls Trump Supporters ‘Rubes’ – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/29/nolte-washington-post-political-reporter-calls-trump-supporters-rubes/

GOPUSA
— The shutdown revealed Democrats’ scheme to import a radical new electorate (DIERSEN: Democrats want to get rid of voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and replace them with voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64218
— Rubio: Trump declaring national emergency to build border wall ‘a terrible idea’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64174
— How tolerance goes out the window when the left takes the reins
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64168
— Selling a book: Ann Coulter ferociously attacks conservative Newt Gingrich on Twitter
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64221
— Meghan McCain: ‘I hate this country’ without my dad’s leadership
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64189

CAMPUS REFORM
University of Illinois prof Michael LeRoy: Trump’s ‘racial animus’ is ‘part of our historical DNA’ – Stone Washington (DIERSEN: Since the Civil War, Democrats’ anti-American animus is part of their historical DNA.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11810

NBC NEWS
— Even a little marijuana may change teen brain, study finds Researchers say even one or two joints cause changes in areas of the brain involved in emotion-related processing, learning and forming memories. – Shamard Charles, M.D. (DIERSEN: A question to ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes: If Diersen had been a stoner, would he still have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 when he was 21, b) earn an MBA in 1976, c) pass the CPA examination on his first attempt in 1979, d) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on his first attempt in 1981, f) become a licensed CPA in 1981, g) become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, h) become a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, i) become a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, j) become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and k) earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/even-little-marijuana-may-change-teen-brain-study-finds-n958536

YAHOO NEWS
— Despite end to shutdown IRS could take a year to get back to normal a government watchdog group says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/despite-end-shutdown-irs-could-182456998.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Fewer Americans See The Value In A Four-Year College (DIERSEN: If had not had a bachelor’s degree in management, a) Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 when I was 21 years old and b) Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not had an MBA, if I had not been taking graduate accounting courses, and c) I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980. If had not had a master’s degree in accounting, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and if I had not become a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, if I had not become a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, if I had not become a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, if I had not become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and if I had not earned a master’s degree in finance in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors would have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1994 instead of 1997.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/education/fewer_americans_see_the_value_in_a_four_year_college

DAILY ADVISER
— Why more than a third of college students are changing schools – Leigh Guidry (DIERSEN: I transferred from UIC to NIU in 1969.)
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/education/2019/01/29/louisiana-education-system-college-student-how-to-transfer-schools/2646262002/

January 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— JB Pritzker sworn in as 43rd governor of Illinois – Liz Nagy and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-sworn-in-as-governor-of-illinois/5073667/

NBC5
— Pritzker Sworn in as 43rd Governor of Illinois “Everything is not broken,” Pritzker said in his inaugural address, highlighting his agenda and promising a bright future
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/illinois-jb-pritzker-inauguration-504311121.html
— Read JB Pritzker’s Full Inauguration Speech
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-inauguration-speech-504327601.html

CBS2
— JB Pritzker Takes Oath As Governor, Vows ‘Democrats And Republicans Will Work Together’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/14/jb-pritzker-takes-oath-as-governor-vows-democrats-and-republicans-will-work-together/

— JB Pritzker Faces ‘Pretty Large Hole’ In State Budget As He Prepares To Take Reins As Governor – Derrick Blakley,
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/14/jb-pritzker-inauguration-springfield-illinois-governor/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump: ‘I will never, ever back down,’ rejects proposal to re-open government – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-i-will-never-ever-back-down-rejects-proposal-to-re-open-government

WGN TV
— Illinois Democrats calling for end to government shutdown – ERIK RUNGE
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/14/illinois-democrats-calling-for-end-to-government-shutdown/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker takes oath as state’s 43rd governor: ‘Everything is not broken’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/j-b-pritzker-oath-illinois-governor-inauguration-day/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s flailing will get more desperate — and more dangerous.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jesse-jackson-donald-trump-shutdown-wall-syria-staff-departures/
— TSA no-shows during shutdown lead to long lines at airport checkpoints – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/long-lines-airport-tsa-government-shutdown/
— How taxpayers got stuck with paying for Jesse White’s broken pledge – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-white-foundation-chicago-park-district-tif-reform/
— Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage change in Illinois, 12 other states – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-birth-control-coverage-change-in-illinois-12-other-states/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— J.B. Pritzker inaugurated as Illinois’ 43rd governor, replaces Bruce Rauner and cements Democrats’ control of state government – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor-inauguration-20190111-story.html
— Rep. Bobby Rush pushes censure for Rep. Steve King over white supremacy remarks – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rep-bobby-rush-steve-king-censure-20190114-story.html
— Trump and Democrats: Stop embarrassing yourselves. Cut a wall-for-Dreamers deal. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-shutdown-trump-pelosi-durbin-tsa-mcconnell-daca-dreamer-20190114-story.html
— Pritzker’s pledge on economic growth ought to unify Democrats, Republicans – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-inauguration-illinois-democrats-republicans-texas-governor-20190114-story.html
— The path to the tollway is opening now – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-toll-board-st-0115-story.html

— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-opioid-marijuana-program-20190103-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker mentions Barrington neighborhood’s pride flags in inaugural address – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/pritzker-mentions-barrington-neighborhoods-pride-flags-in-inaugural-address

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Pritzker gives Democrats near-record power in Illinois – AP
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190114/gov-pritzker-gives-democrats-near-record-power-in-illinois

FOX ILLINOIS
— No shutdown end in sight; Trump says ‘never ever back down’ – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/no-shutdown-end-in-sight-trump-says-never-ever-back-down

— Political expert on the impact of legalizing recreational marijuana
https://foxillinois.com/features/studio-guests/political-expert-on-the-impact-of-legalizing-recreational-marijuana

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— Gianno Caldwell to keynote DuPage Lincoln Day Dinner February 22
https://mailchi.mp/dupagegop/lincoln-day-dinner-with-lahood?e=a628291559

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Babette Holder says departing Rep. Jeanne Ives broke the mold – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511720089-holder-says-departing-rep-jeanne-ives-broke-the-mold

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Kessem: I would have wasted my time in Springfield if I’d won – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511720056-kessam-i-would-have-wasted-my-time-in-springfield-if-i-d-won

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives says GOP should not be listening to Rauner – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511720463-ives-says-gop-should-not-be-listening-to-rauner

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Former Rep. Andersson, a Republican, had close ties to Speaker Madigan – Glenn Minnis
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511720513-former-rep-andersson-a-republican-had-close-ties-to-speaker-madigan

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner makes another plea for reform as Democrats take over Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-makes-a-another-plea-for-reform-as-democrats-take/article_49d80218-1744-11e9-9aae-cfe3c38407a3.html
— Republicans make plans to unseat newly elected Rep. Underwood in 2020 – Scot Bertram
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/republicans-plan-to-unseat-underwood-days-after-she-s-sworn/article_da1a1590-15f1-11e9-a57e-ff0b022e5316.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER’S “AGE OF AQUARIUS” DESCENDS ON ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/pritzkers-age-of-aquarius-descends-on-illinois-.html
— J.B. PRITZKER SWORN IN AS ILLINOIS’ 43RD GOVERNOR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/jb-pritzker-sworn-in-as-illinois-43rd-governor-.html
— THE BAD ECONOMICS OF SOAKING THE RICH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/the-bad-economics-of-soaking-the-rich.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: MAINSTREAM MEDIA’S SELF-IMPOSED DEATH KNELL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorneroneil-mainstream-medias-self-imposed-death-knell.html

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP reacts to Pritzker’s inaugural address
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/14/ilgop-reacts-to-pritzkers-inaugural-address/

GOPUSA
— Canada seeks to add 1M immigrants by 2021
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=62406

WASHINGTON POST
— Compelled to work without pay, federal employees sue Trump, accusing him of violating 13th Amendment – Meagan Flynn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/14/compelled-work-without-pay-federal-employees-sue-trump-violating-th-amendment/

NEWSWEEK
— THE SHUTDOWN CRISIS IS FAR WORSE THAN EITHER PARTY REALIZES – JONATHAN GRANOFF
https://www.newsweek.com/shutdown-crisis-worse-either-party-realizes-american-values-global-1287523

INFOSURHOY
— Ex-lawmakers ‘scrambling and searching’ for lobbying gigs – Denis Bedoya
http://infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/news/ex-lawmakers-scrambling-and-searching-for-lobbying-gigs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) is also looking for work on K Street, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Roskam told POLITICO that so far, his only gig is a fellowship at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, where he’ll lead a series of seminars — including one on lobbying.)

January 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Ed Burke, longtime Chicago alderman, charged with attempted extortion – Sarah Schulte, Eric Horng, Liz Nagy, Craig Wall and Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/alderman-ed-burke-charged-with-attempted-extortion/5010033/
— Representative reintroduces impeachment articles against President Donald Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rep-reintroduces-impeachment-articles-against-president-donald-trump/5010255/

NBC5
— Powerful Chicago Alderman Ed Burke Charged With Attempted Extortion In court Thursday, Burke was given a $10,000 bond and was ordered to surrender his passport and the 23 firearms the government said he had in his possession – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/chicago-alderman-ed-burke-charged-following-raids-503849391.html
— Read the Criminal Complaint Filed Against Ald. Ed Burke This year will mark a political milestone for Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, his 50th year as 14th Ward alderman – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ed-burke-chicago-politics-charged-503858651.html
— Judge Grants Ald. Ricardo Munoz’s Wife Order of Protection – Lauren Petty and Sandra Torres
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ald-ricardo-munoz-to-appear-in-court-domestic-battery-503843851.html

CBS2
— Ald. Edward Burke Charged With Trying To Shake Down Restaurant Owner
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/03/alderman-ed-edward-burke-14th-ward-charged-attempted-extortion/
— Wheaton Ranked Best Place To Live In Illinois
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/03/wheaton-best-place-to-live/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Longtime Ald. Ed Burke charged with attempted extortion – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/longtime-ald-ed-burke-charged-with-attempted-extortion

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ald. Ed Burke charged in attempted extortion of Burger King – Jon Seidel, Tim Novak, Mitch Dudek, Stefano Esposito, and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-alderman-ed-burke-federal-court-case/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Worries grow about impact of a prolonged government shutdown.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/worries-grow-impact-prolonged-government-shutdown-donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lauren Underwood sworn in as youngest ever black woman in Congress; Illinois’ freshmen Democrats vote Pelosi for speaker – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lauren-underwood-chuy-garcia-sean-casten-inauguration-20190102-story.html
— Ald. Edward Burke charged with attempted extortion of Burger King owners – Jason Meisner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-alderman-ed-burke-charges-20190103-story.html
— Campaign money tied to Ald. Edward Burke’s alleged extortion scheme was intended for County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, sources say – Bill Ruthhart and Jason Meisner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-burke-charged-chicago-mayors-race-20190103-story.html
— A look inside the 37-page criminal complaint charging Ald. Edward Burke with attempted extortion
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-burke-case-highlights-20190103-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning women against Republicans. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at women that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once a for all.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-women-congress-republicans-democrats-0104-20190103-story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-men march is planned in New Lenox.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-new-lenox-womens-march-st-0104-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County GOP leader dismisses concerns about meme targeting Sen. Elizabeth Warren – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190103/lake-county-gop-leader-dismisses-concerns-about-meme-targeting-sen-elizabeth-warren
— Kane County sheriff books himself into jail, to see what complaints are about – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190102/kane-county-sheriff-books-himself-into-jail-to-see-what-complaints-are-about
— Five Lisle trustee candidates trying to stay on April ballot – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190103/five-lisle-trustee-candidates-trying-to-stay-on-april-ballot

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ed Burke charged in attempted extortion case In a federal complaint unsealed today, the alderman is accused of trying to land a fast-food company as a client for his law firm, Klafter & Burke, after the company approached him for his political support of a project. – CLAIRE BUSHEY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/ed-burke-charged-attempted-extortion-case

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Legalize Or Play Cool? Forum On Future Of Recreational ‘Pot’ In Illinois Set For Friday At DP Library – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/legalize-or-play-cool/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Former Sangamon County state’s attorney confirmed as U.S. Attorney for Central Illinois – PAUL SWIECH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/former-sangamon-county-state-s-attorney-confirmed-as-u-s/article_c9c2f6f4-0685-5296-9acc-370bf9d26703.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Kyle McCarter, state senator from metro-east, named U.S. ambassador to Kenya – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article223867410.html

WJBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/01/03/barickman-good-chance-for-marijuana-legislation-in-2019/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Feds Charges Jack Franks’ Fishing Buddy, Contributor Chicago Alderman Ed Burke
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/03/feds-charges-jack-franks-fishing-buddy-contributor-ed-burke/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— First round of pension buyout plan being offered but no money available to pay – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/first-round-of-pension-buyout-plan-being-offered-but-no/article_599c1772-0f95-11e9-b447-6740c409498d.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Town Hall Meeting on Marijuana Friday, January 4, 2019 in Des Plaines
https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TownHall_Marijuana_Des-Plaines.pdf

FOX NEWS
— Democrats need to stop playing games with America’s safety and fund border security now – Rep. Steve Scalise
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-steve-scalise-democrats-need-to-stop-playing-games-with-americas-safety-fund-border-security-now

GOPUSA
— Women’s college to admit male students posing as women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61543

BREITBART
— Cher: Can’t Wait Until the ‘White Men’ in Trump’s Cabinet ‘Go to Jail’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/01/03/cher-cant-wait-until-the-white-men-in-trumps-cabinet-go-to-jail/
— Ann Coulter Says She Would Accept Border ‘Fence’: ‘I Would Like Exactly What Israel Has’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/ann-coulter-says-she-would-accept-border-fence-i-would-like-exactly-what-israel-has/
— Democrats Insert Language to Expand Abortion into Bill to End Shutdown – Dr. Susan Berry
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/democrats-insert-language-to-expand-abortion-into-bill-to-end-shutdown/

HILL REPORTER
— Republicans Create Job Posting, Hinting at Trump Impeachment Expectation – TODD NEIKIRK
https://hillreporter.com/republicans-create-job-posting-hinting-at-trump-impeachment-expectation-20013

NEW YORK TIMES
— Undocumented Worker Says Trump Resort Shielded Her From Secret Service – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/trump-golf-club-illegal-immigrant-employee.html
— ‘New Chapter’ in Space Exploration as China Reaches Far Side of the Moon – Steven Lee Myers and Zoe Mou
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/world/asia/china-change-4-moon.html

NPR
— ‘An Irony’: Shutdown Fight Over Border Security Takes Toll On Immigration Enforcement – Joel Rose
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/03/681969112/an-irony-shutdown-fight-over-border-security-takes-toll-on-immigration-enforceme

NEW REPUBLIC
— Why Aren’t Democrats Standing Up for Low-Wage Government Workers? Janitors, security guards, and other contractors deserve back pay after the shutdown ends, just like federal employees do. – DAVID DAYEN
https://newrepublic.com/article/152841/arent-democrats-standing-low-wage-government-workers
— Who Is Mitt Romney Kidding? The new senator from Utah has too much in common with Trump to become part of the #Resistance. – MATT FORD
https://newrepublic.com/article/152839/mitt-romney-antitrump-washington-post-oped

December 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes step toward 2020 presidential run – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-takes-big-move-toward-2020-presidential-run/4994770/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump-Pelosi showdown over shutdown first battle of new era – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-pelosi-showdown-over-shutdown-first-battle-of-new-era

WGN TV
— House Democrats unveil plan to re-open government – AP
https://wgntv.com/2018/12/31/house-democrats-unveil-plan-to-re-open-government/

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/12/31/marijuana-legalization-debate-shifts-from-when-to-how/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump haters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-evangelical-christian-pro-immigration-trump-0102-20181221-story.html
— Trump claims there’s a 10-foot wall around the Obamas’ D.C. home. Neighbors say there’s not. – Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-obama-home-wall-20181231-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “A petulant president shuts down government and insults working people.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/federal-government-shutdown-donald-trump-jesse-jackson/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-and-the-fault-line-that-divides-our-country/

DAILY HERALD
— Trump says concrete wall was never abandoned – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181231/news/312319948/
— Trump tells Democrats ‘come back from vacation’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-democrats-vacation-negotiate-government-shutdown/

ABC ST. LOUIS
— Exodus: Population Drop In Illinois Continues, Could Eventually Cost State Electoral Vote
https://abcstlouis.com/news/local/exodus-illinois-continues-to-lose-high-numbers-of-population

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Casten. Casten will be under tremendous pressure from the Democrat Party a) to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things and b) to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of the 6th Congressional district that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. It will be interesting to see which of my treasonous critics/opponents who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican will join forces with Casten to get rid of me once and for all.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/12/28/elected-6th-congressional-district-democrat-casten-says-hes-ready-for-washington/abxgd9e/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Expunging the Illinois House Record: Now for Rep. Stephanie Kifowit and Then for Rep. Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/31/expunging-the-illinois-house-record-now-for-rep-stephanie-kifowit-and-then-for-rep-jack-franks/

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Seven Things that Set Americans For Truth (AFTAH) Apart – Peter LaBarbera, President
https://americansfortruth.com/2018/12/31/seven-things-that-set-americans-for-truth-aftah-apart/

GOPUSA
— Elected Liberal Democrats Discriminate Against Catholics
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61573
— Sheriff blames sanctuary law for California officer’s death
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61530
— Leftist media shocked at number of Latinos voting GOP
http://www.gopusa.com/leftist-media-shocked-at-number-of-latinos-voting-gop/

BREITBART
— At Least 530 Murders in Gun-Controlled Chicago During 2018 – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/31/at-least-530-murders-in-gun-controlled-chicago-during-2018/
— Shutdown Showdown: Donald Trump Calls Southern Border an ‘Open Wound’ for ‘Our Country’ – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/31/shutdown-showdown-donald-trump-calls-southern-border-open-wound-country/
— Five Things Democrats Did Not Tell You About Medicare for All – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/31/five-things-did-not-tell-you-about-medicare-all/

NEWSMAX
— Sununu: Democrats Feel They Gain From Border Chaos – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-government-shutdown-democrats-mexico-will-pay-for-it/2018/12/31/id/896406/

TOWNHALL
— Trump Just Sent an Urgent Message About the Wall – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/12/31/trump-we-didnt-abandon-the-wall-n2538279
— Rep. Jeffries: Trump Is ‘Holding America Hostage’ With ‘Medieval’ Border Wall Funding ‘Ransom Note’ – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2018/12/31/rep-jeffries-trump-is-holding-america-hostage-with-medieval-border-wall-funding-ransom-note-n2538298

HOT AIR
— Scalise: Dems Won’t Negotiate Border Security Out Of Fear Of Radical Left
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/scalise-dems-wont-negotiate-border-security-fear-radical-left/

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Blames Trump for ‘Forcing’ Illegals to Cross Desert – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/12/30/msnbc-blames-trump-forcing-illegals-cross-desert

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Democrats to offer funding bills without $5 billion for Trump’s wall – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-democrats-to-offer-funding-bills-without-5-billion-for-trumps-wall-reports

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Our Exhausted American Mediocracy – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.amgreatness.com/2018/12/30/our-exhausted-american-mediocracy/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Immorality of Illegal Immigration – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-immorality-of-illegal-immigration/

MARIJUANA SCIENCE FORUM
— Marijuana Use In Teenagers
http://marijuanascienceforum.org/marijuana-use-in-teenagers/

THE HILL
— Trump, lawmakers brace for prolonged shutdown – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/423367-trump-lawmakers-brace-for-prolonged-shutdown
— GOP lawmaker suggests Trump use some of his own money to help pay for border wall – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423339-gop-lawmaker-suggests-trump-use-his-own-money-to-help-pay-for-border-wall
— White House press deputy lashes out at reporter doubting Trump’s location – OWEN DAUGHTERY
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/423377-white-house-press-deputy-lashes-out-at-reporter-doubting-trumps-location

HUFFINGTON POST
— Federal Employee Union Sues Government Over Shutdown, Alleging Wage Violations The union said employees can’t be forced to work without pay. – Dave Jamieson
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-employees-shutdown-lawsuit_us_5c2a95b6e4b05c88b702f2fe

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Make a Plan to End the Government Shutdown, Without Wall Funding – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/politics/government-shutdown-democrats-house.html
— Punishing Federal Workers for a Political Stalemate Readers, including a member of Congress, condemn the president for holding the employees “hostage” to his demand for a border wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/letters/federal-workers-government-shutdown.html

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democrats ready strategy to reopen government, deny Trump wall money – Erica Werner and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-dems-ready-strategy-to-re-open-government-upon-assuming-control/2018/12/31/bfe4773a-0d16-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html
— I’m a furloughed park ranger. Good thing my job taught me survival skills. When I started this job, I knew I should save up in case of a government shutdown. This is the fourth one of my federal career. – Sharon Stiteler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/31/im-furloughed-park-ranger-good-thing-my-job-taught-me-survival-skills/
— Trump claims there’s a 10-foot wall around the Obamas’ D.C. home. Neighbors say there’s not. – Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/31/trump-claims-theres-foot-wall-around-obamas-dc-home-neighbors-say-theres-not/
— Trump is losing military voters. Here’s how Democrats can win them over. A reliably Republican constituency faces daunting issues that no party has sufficiently addressed – Lyle Jeremy Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/12/31/trump-is-losing-military-voters-heres-how-democrats-can-win-them-over/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s wall is a monument to vanity and bigotry.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-wall-is-a-monument-to-vanity-and-bigotry/2018/12/31/361a7478-0d43-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html

BUSINESS TIMES
— Hapless Federal Workers Denied Pay Hike by Trump – Artie Villasanta
http://en.businesstimes.cn/articles/106221/20190101/hapless-federal-workers-denied-pay-hike-trump-amid-government-shutdown.htm

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise those who come to America illegally.
https://www.newsweek.com/what-we-saw-photographing-migrant-caravan-and-us-mexico-border-1275125

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Government Shutdown Will Continue as Long as Trump Thinks It Benefits Him.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/trump-thinks-the-shutdown-is-good-for-him-so-it-continues.html

SOLON
— Donald Trump still holds power — but the left won the culture war in 2018 As a new year dawns, it’s clear that Donald Trump’s grip is fading and the left is winning hearts and minds – AMANDA MARCOTTE
https://www.salon.com/2018/12/31/donald-trump-still-holds-power-but-the-left-won-the-culture-war-in-2018/

December 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Border wall GoFundMe tops $16 million, but unclear how US would get money
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/border-wall-gofundme-tops-$16m;-unclear-how-us-would-get-money/4960322/
— Dow Jones plunges more than 600 points on Christmas Eve – AP (DIERSEN: How far down will the anti-Trumps drive the Dow Jones?)
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/dow-jones-plunges-more-than-600-points-on-christmas-eve/4960317/

NBC5
— Markets Plummet in Worst Christmas Eve Trading Day Ever The Dow Jones dropped by 653 points and the S&P 500 fell 2.7 percent, entering a bear market (DIERSEN: How far down will the anti-Trumps drive the Dow Jones?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/Treasury-Secretary-Steve-Mnuchin-Bank-CEOs-Wall-Street-Markets-503428421.html

CBS2
— Profiting Off Presidency? Trump Biz Takes Hit Since Election
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/24/profiting-off-presidency-trump-biz-takes-hit-since-election/
— Tourists Dismayed That Lincoln Home Closed By Fed Shutdown – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/24/government-shutdown-closed-lincoln-home/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made $554K in 2017 – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/tax-records-chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-made-554k-in-2017-1

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dan Ryan family ‘shocked’ by Bill Daley proposal to rename expressway for Obama – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-ryan-family-rename-expressway-barack-obama-bill-daley-cook-county-board/
— Yes, Chicago voters, you can have it all and someone else will pay – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/yes-chicago-voters-you-can-have-it-all-and-someone-else-will-pay/
— Trump tweets he’s alone at White House, holds firm to views on border wall – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/government-shutdown-trump-border-wall-budget-democrats-senate-funding/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Shutdown means Lincoln home closed for tours weeks after Illinois’ 200th birthday – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-federal-government-shutdown-illinois-lincoln-20181224-story.html
— Rahm Emanuel made $554K last year, his highest income as mayor – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-tax-return-20181221-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Ag director Raymond Poe ready to enjoy retirement – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181224/illinois-ag-director-raymond-poe-ready-to-enjoy-retirement

NPR ILLINOIS
— For Evangelicals, A Year Of Reckoning On Sexual Sin And Support For Donald Trump – TOM GJELTEN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/evangelicals-year-reckoning-sexual-sin-and-support-donald-trump#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Republican lawmaker Tim Bivins wants to see more party leadership – Scot Bertram
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/republican-lawmaker-wants-to-see-more-party-leadership/article_2246fb18-0561-11e9-85ad-d70925af712f.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Women’s March leadership engulfed in racial and religious feuding – James Varney (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 when I was 22 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. If I was 31, 22, or 18 today, none of aforesaid would hire me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/24/womens-march-leadership-engulfed-racial-and-religi/
— Help wanted: More employers are looking for people than people are looking for jobs – James Varney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/23/job-openings-exceed-unemployment-data-labor-depart/

DAILY CALLER
— NYT REPORTERS ADVOCATE TRACKING GUN PURCHASES MADE WITH CREDIT CARDS – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/24/new-york-times-track-gun-credit-card/
— COMEY, WARREN FALSELY CLAIM FEDERAL WORKERS WILL HAVE NO PAYCHECK THIS HOLIDAY – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/24/comey-warren-claim-no-paycheck-shutdown/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Trump’s Populism and the Republican Base
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/24/trumps-america-first-doctrine-upsets-the-globalist-applecart/

BREITBART
— Border Wall GoFundMe Nears $16.5 Million, Anti-Wall Campaign ‘Nets’ $141,000 – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/24/border-wall-gofundme-nears-16-5-million-anti-wall-campaign-nets-141000/
— Women’s March Organizer: ‘White Jews, as White People, Uphold White Supremacy’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/12/24/womens-march-organizer-white-jews-as-white-people-uphold-white-supremacy/
— Dow Falls 650+ Points in Worst Christmas Eve Trading Day on Record – Joshua Caplan (DIERSEN: How far down will the anti-Trumps drive the stock markets?)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/12/24/dow-down-600-xmas-eve/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Sure enough, caravan migrants turn on their organizers – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/sure_enough_caravan_migrants_turn_on_their_organizers.html

TOWNHALL
— Did The NYT Just Suggest We Treat Gun Owners As Terrorists? – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: Do you own firearms? I have owner firearms since I was in high school. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose the Second Amendment and oppose those who own firearms.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/12/24/firearms-reporter-torches-nyts-mass-shootings-piece-in-one-tweet-n2538011

WORLD NET DAILY
— YOUR 10 CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP Larry Tomczak list accomplishments in the face of ‘unbelievable demonic opposition’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/your-10-christmas-gifts-from-president-trump/
— 1 MILLION GUN OWNERS REFUSE TO OBEY BAN Sources: No newly illegal pieces turned over to authorities
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/1-million-gun-owners-refuse-to-obey-ban/

THE HILL
— Trump hands out lumps of coal to enemies on Christmas Eve – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/422762-trump-hands-out-lumps-of-coal-to-enemies-on-christmas-eve
— Trump’s Fed feud roils markets, alarms Republicans – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/422791-trumps-fed-feud-roils-markets-alarms-republicans
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Countries that welcome refugees and immigrants are happier.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/421768-countries-that-welcome-refugees-and-immigrants-are-happier

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Blasts Fed as Mnuchin Bids to Reassure Investors President says Federal Reserve is ‘the only problem our economy has’ – Vivian Salama and Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-secretary-works-to-calm-investor-jitters-11545665311

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and those who want cheap labor glorify and praise those who come to America illegally.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-separation-at-border-a-family-celebrates-first-holidays-in-u-s-11545663600

MEXICO NEWS DAILY
— Another caravan on the way: 15,000 heading north but destination is Chiapas They plan to look for work on Maya Train or government’s reforestation project
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/another-caravan-on-the-way/

November 19 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Only 116 votes separate DuPage forest preserve president candidates – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181119/only-116-votes-separate-dupage-forest-preserve-president-candidates
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As of Monday night, Hebreard clung to a 116-vote lead with 177,185 votes, around 50.02 percent of the unofficial total. Cantore had 177,069 votes, around 49.98 percent of the unofficial total. The DuPage County Election Commission counted nearly 300 vote-by-mail ballots on Monday. Suzanne Fahnestock, the commission’s executive director, said Tuesday is the deadline for additional vote-by-mail ballots to arrive. Also on Tuesday, the commission will complete its review of roughly 1,800 provisional ballots, Fahnestock said. Provisional ballots that are found to be valid then will be counted. DuPage’s election results won’t become official until Nov. 27. Then it will be up to the candidates to decide if they want to move to the next step.)
— First April election hopefuls file in Fox Valley – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181119/first-april-election-hopefuls-file-in-fox-valley
— New names join Schaumburg village board races; only incumbents file in Hoffman Estates – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181119/new-names-join-schaumburg-village-board-races-only-incumbents-file-in-hoffman-estates

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Now the games begin’: Five officially enter mayor’s race — 13 more to go? – Mitch Dudek and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayoral-candidates-file-nominating-petitions-cook-county-building/
— Signature accomplishments: A mix of strategy and superstition in petition filing – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/signature-petitions-mayoral-aldermanic-elections-strategy-superstition-filing/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— On day one, four Chicago mayoral candidates turn in thousands of signatures to get on the ballot – Bill Ruthhart and John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayor-ballot-first-day-20181119-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-marijuana-medical-pot-weed-legal-mom-1120-20181119-story.html
— Facing Facebook and Google: Without a fairer market, quality news can’t thrive – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-safe-harbor-facebook-google-antitrust-news-congress-20181118-story.html
— Pot and unicorns won’t fix Illinois’ budget mess, but these bipartisan solutions will – Adam Schuster
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-budget-pritzker-rauner-illinois-budget-balanced-1119-story.html

ABC7
— Chicago candidates for mayor, other offices file nominating petitions – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-candidates-for-mayor-file-nominating-petitions/4720151/

NBC5
— Candidates For Mayor, Alderman Line Up For Chance At Top Spot On Ballot – Mike Puccinelli
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/19/2019-elections-mayor-alderman-nominating-petitions/

WLS AM
— Pat Brady says GOP needs to raise more money to be competitive – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/11/19/pat-brady-says-gop-needs-to-raise-more-money-to-be-competitive/

KWQC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Western Illinois University students promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.kwqc.com/video?vid=500795272

TRI STATES PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Western Illinois University students promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.tspr.org/post/macomb-shows-it-community-love

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Wehrli, Rezin support override of Rauner’s car-sharing veto – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511637538-wehrli-rezin-support-override-of-rauner-s-car-sharing-veto

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Illinois GOP Requires Serious Innovation for Trump 2020 – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14599

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Chicago Republican mocks Beto, changes name to Memo
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/chicago-republican-mocks-beto-changes-name-to-memo

DAILY CALLER
— WHITE HOUSE BACKS DOWN IN ACOSTA FIGHT, LAYS OUT THREE BASIC RULES FOR REPORTERS – Saagar Enjeti (DIERSEN: Politicians who blame me for their problems have four basic press conference rules for me: 1) do not attend their press conferences, 2) do not speak with anyone at their press conferences, 3) do not ask any questions at their press conferences, and 4) do not report anything about their press conferences.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/19/white-house-backs-down-acosta-new-rules-reporters/
— ANGRY TIJUANA RESIDENTS PUSH BACK AGAINST MIGRANT CARAVAN: ‘THIS IS AN INVASION’ – Will Racke
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/19/tijuana-protest-migrant-caravan-invasion/

GOPUSA
— Democrats propose headwear rule change for Michigan rep. elect who wears headscarf
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59451

BREITBART
— Nolte: Poll Shows CNN’s Jake Tapper Is America’s Most Distrusted ‘Journalist’ – John Nolte (DIERSEN: Who promotes distrust of you? I should sue those who have worked the hardest to promote distrust of me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/19/nolte-poll-shows-cnns-jake-tapper-is-americas-most-distrusted-journalist/

FOX NEWS
— Migrant caravan at US border is harboring more than 500 criminals, Homeland Security claims – Greg Norman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/migrant-caravan-may-be-in-tijuana-for-the-long-haul-while-u-s-shuts-down-san-diego-area-crossing

CNS NEWS
— ‘Tijuana First!’ — Mexicans Protest ‘Illegal Invasion’ of Migrant Caravan – Michael W. Chapman
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/tijuana-first-mexicans-protest-illegal-invasion-migrant-caravan
— Trump: ‘Fake News Showing Old Footage’ of Illegals Scaling Border Fence – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/trump-fake-news-showing-old-footage-illegals-scaling-border-fence-what-it
— Globalism: A Tower of Babel Redux – Rabbi Aryeh Spero
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/rabbi-aryeh-spero/globalism-tower-babel-redux
— How Do You Fundamentally Transform the United States of America? – Allen West (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, a) having lived in my Wheaton precinct since 1984, b) having lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978, and c) having lived in Illinois since 1948, the more Democrats who move into your precinct, into your municipality, into your township/ward, into your county, and into your state, the more that prosperity and safety decrease and the more that poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/allen-west/allen-west-how-do-you-fundamentally-transform-united-states-america
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How do you fundamentally transform the United States of America? Simple, progressive socialists migrate into red states and turn them blue.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Up to 10,000 caravan migrants headed to the US border – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/up-to-10-000-caravan-migrants-headed-to-the-us-border

AMERICAN THINKER
— Tijuana’s migrant caravan protest goes wild with the political incorrectness – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/tijuanas_migrant_caravan_protest_goes_wild_with_the_political_incorrectness.html

TOWNHALL
— Fighting for Gun Rights in Chicago: Rhonda Ezell and Chicago Guns Matter
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//townhallcomstaff/2018/11/19/fighting-for-gun-rights-in-chicago-rhonda-ezell-and-chicago-guns-matter-video-n2536183
— National Adoption Month Launches with Assault on Faith-based Adoption – Mary Beth Waddell
https://townhall.com/columnists/marybethwaddell/2018/11/19/national-adoption-month-launches-with-assault-on-faithbased-adoption-n2536117
— Sore Losers: Why Leftists Prefer Entitlement Over Empowerment – Carl Jackson
https://townhall.com/columnists/carljackson/2018/11/19/sore-losers-why-leftists-prefer-entitlement-over-empowerment-n2536214

HOT AIR
— Some Tijuana Residents Want The Caravan To Go: ‘This Is An Invasion!’ – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/11/19/tijuana-residents-want-caravan-go-sounding-like-trumps-america-mexico/

NEWS ONE
–Macy’s Apologizes For Holiday Ad Depicting Traditional Families Without Black Dads The retail giant never “intended to offend” customers. – Nigel Roberts
https://newsone.com/3837217/macys-apology-holiday-ad-traditional-families-black-fathers/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Women’s March Founder Calls on Leaders to Step Down amid Accusations of Bigotry – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/womens-march-founder-calls-on-sarsour-other-leaders-to-step-down-for-indulging-anti-semitism/

EPOCH TIMES
— Mexicans Protest Migrant Caravan ‘Invasion’ – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mexicans-protest-migrant-caravan-invasion_2719195.html

CAMPUS REFORM
— GWU Student Bar Association labels Christian organization a ‘hate group’ – Abigail Marone (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if the groups that you are a member of do not promote LGBTQ activity, SPLC will call your groups hate groups.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11542

THE HILL
— White House drops bid to revoke Acosta’s press pass – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/417487-white-house-drops-bid-to-revoke-acostas-press-pass

POLITICO
— White House backs off battle with CNN’s Acosta The administration also released new rules requiring all reporters to “yield the floor” after a single question during press conferences. – JASON SCHWARTZ and CAITLIN OPRYSKO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/19/cnn-trump-acosta-white-house-pass-revoke-1003114

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “migrants in caravan should be given the opportunity to enter the country.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/19/politics/migrants-poll/index.html

ABC NEWS
— White House drops efforts to suspend press pass for CNN’s Jim Acosta; outlines rules to reporters – CHEYENNE HASLETT
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-jim-acostas-press-pass-cnn-seeks/story?id=59291734

NEW YORK TIMES
— Would a poor 18-year-old have a better chance at upward mobility today in the U.S. or in China? The answer may not be what you think. (DIERSEN: Were you poor when you were 18 years old? I was not. In 1966, when I turned 18, I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I had bought new earlier that year with money that I had earned and saved washing dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights for 18 months. I was a full-time student at UIC and I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I worked part-time pumping gasoline for John’s Sinclair in South Chicago Heights.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/18/world/asia/china-social-mobility.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps, that is, those who encourage caravans, say “Migrants fearful, anxious in aftermath of Tijuana protests.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/migrants-fearful-anxious-in-aftermath-of-tijuana-protests/2018/11/19/b27e37fe-ec58-11e8-8b47-bd0975fd6199_story.html
— Trump’s ban on asylum for illegal border crossers challenged in court – Elise Ackerman and Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/trumps-ban-on-asylum-for-illegal-border-crossers-challenged-in-court-monday/2018/11/19/525ad02c-ec02-11e8-8679-934a2b33be52_story.html
— CNN drops suit against White House after Acosta’s press pass is fully restored – Paul Farhi and Meagan Flynn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/cnn-drops-suit-against-white-house-after-acostas-press-pass-is-fully-restored/2018/11/19/519763fc-ec3a-11e8-8679-934a2b33be52_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Restores Full Access for Reporter Acosta, CNN Says The White House initially indicated it planned to fight to keep excluding Acosta from the building’s grounds – Byron Tau
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-renews-effort-to-strip-cnn-correspondent-jim-acosta-of-press-pass-1542637652

MARKET WATCH
— What to do if you face age discrimination at work (DIERSEN: What did you do to fight age discrimination at work? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I complained about age discrimination. I refused to help my superiors engage in age discrimination. I joined a class action that charged my employer with age discrimination when I was 40. I sued my former employer for age discrimination when I was 49.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-to-do-if-you-face-age-discrimination-at-work-2018-11-19

KERA NEWS
— Shouting ‘Mexico First,’ Hundreds In Tijuana March Against Migrant Caravan
http://www.keranews.org/post/shouting-mexico-first-hundreds-tijuana-march-against-migrant-caravan

NEWSWEEK
— THESE 38 GOP LAWMAKERS WANT LGBT PROTECTIONS REMOVED FROM THE NEW NAFTA DEAL – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: The list includes Hultgren.)
https://www.newsweek.com/these-38-gop-lawmakers-want-lgbt-protections-removed-new-nafta-deal-1221751

November 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jim Acosta, on a peacock’s crusade, wins because of Trump-appointed judge – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-john-kass-jim-acosta-20181116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-marijuana-prices-problem-20181117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/holiday/giftguide/sc-cons-lgbtq-gifts-photogallery.html
— TRAGIC: Millennials — especially those earning over $70K — plan to spend big on their pets this holiday season – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Every dollar spent on pets is a dollar not saved for retirement. What percent of those in America a) are wards of the state and/or b) plan on being wards of the state when they get older?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/pets/ct-life-millennials-holiday-spending-pets-20181116-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: We knew sexism would show up, when five women are running for Chicago mayor – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-mayoral-race-women-candidates-sexism-politics-susana-mendoza/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-marijuana-pot-topics-cdb-oil/

ABC7
— Joe Biden, former vice president, adopts German shepherd named Major – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/joe-biden-adopts-adorable-shelter-dog/4709759/

WGN TV
— School boards vote ‘no’ on proposal to allow armed teachers in Illinois – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2018/11/17/school-boards-vote-no-on-proposal-to-arm-illinois-teachers/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois medical marijuana companies work to expand – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181117/illinois-medical-marijuana-companies-work-to-expand

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A closer look at general election – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-11-18/tom-kacich-closer-look-general-election.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Women who are anti-men vote for women who are anti-men.
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-new-female-candidates-make-marks/article_97618960-8193-5917-91cf-665d694faa9d.html
— Activists call for tuition-free SIUC as enrollment, cost of attending continue to diverge – Gabriel Neely-Streit
https://herald-review.com/news/local/education/activists-call-for-tuition-free-siuc-as-enrollment-cost-of/article_b36a1401-a762-5504-9f99-b90bad63da54.html

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Attorneys argue requiring gun permits is unconstitutional – AP
https://www.whig.com/article/20181117/AP/311179899#

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Discrimination lawsuit expanded vs Pritzker campaign, accuses Lt. Gov-elect Stratton of defamation – Jonathan Bilyk
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511635961-discrimination-lawsuit-expanded-vs-pritzker-campaign-accuses-lt-gov-elect-stratton-of-defamation
— Pending workers comp bill will dramatically spike litigation, lawyer says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511631494-pending-workers-comp-bill-will-dramatically-spike-litigation-lawyer-says

AMERICAN THINKER
— No shame: Bill to loot pensions for pols revived in Illinois legislature – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/no_shame_bill_to_loot_pensions_for_pols_revived_in_illinois_legislature.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Migrant caravan meets hostility in Tijuana: ‘Go back to your country!’ – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/18/migrant-caravan-meets-hostility-tijuana/

HOT AIR
— Tijuana Mayor On Arriving Migrant Caravan: ‘It’s A Tsunami’ – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/11/17/tijuana-mayor-migrant-caravan-tsunami/
— A New Sanctuary City For Second Amendment Rights – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/11/17/new-sanctuary-city-second-amendment-rights/

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP FIRES OFF BLISTERING TWEETS OVER NYT STORY CLAIMING HE’S QUESTIONED PENCE’S LOYALTY – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/17/trump-tweets-nyt-pence-loyalty/

BREITBART
— Texas Representative Brian Babin: ‘We Cannot Continue to Have Open Borders’ – Kyle Morris
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/17/texas-representative-brian-babin-we-cannot-continue-to-have-open-borders/

NEW AMERICAN
— ‘Indivisible’ Anti-Trump Strategy: Obstruct. Disrupt. Sabotage. Delay. Defame. Accuse. Investigate. Agitate. Impeach – William F. Jasper
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30672-indivisible-anti-trump-strategy-obstruct-disrupt-sabotage-delay-defame-accuse-investigate-agitate-impeach

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN: All Pro-Trump White Women Are ‘Racist,’ Benefit from ‘White Supremacy’ – Brad Wilmou
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/11/17/cnn-pro-trump-white-women-are-racist-benefit-white-supremacy
— When Will CNN Stand Up for a Free Press? – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2018/11/17/when-will-cnn-stand-free-press

TOWNHALL
— Should Term Limits Exist for Media Outlets? – Paul Jacob
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2018/11/18/should-term-limits-exist-for-media-outlets-n2536139

NEWSMAX
— Caravan Contagion: Could Migrant Wave Pose Major Health Risk? – Todd Beamon
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/caravan-border-health-risks/2018/11/18/id/891115/

EPOCH NEWS
— President Trump Says Troops to Stay at Border ‘As Long as Necessary’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-trump-says-troops-to-stay-at-border-as-long-as-necessary_2718100.html

CANADA FREE PRESS
— When You Reward Something, the More You Get of it! – Chuck Lehmann
https://canadafreepress.com/article/when-you-reward-something-the-more-you-get-of-it
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Well, well, how true that statement is especially when it refers to our treatment of illegal aliens. When we give people who have “invaded” our country (even non-militarily) illegally, and we give them food, shelter, clothing, education, health care, sanctuary cities, and a drivers license, you know right away that our benevolence will attract others to do the same, it’s almost like a magnet. In other words, when you reward something the more you get of it. Common sense tells us that if we weren’t so generous to those people we call “illegal aliens” (according to liberals – they’re undocumented workers), the flow of these illegals into our country would drop to a trickle as there would be no incentive for them to not get the “goodies” that we now give them. Why is that so difficult for liberals to understand? Is there a political motive that influences their thought processes? Could it be that they expect these “future citizens” to be reliable Democrat voters? Sounds about right, doesn’t it? But, when you ask a liberal, if someone, he/she doesn’t know, walks through his/her front door uninvited and demands that you take care of them, would you let them stay or would you summon the police to have them removed? The overwhelming answer of these liberals would be “NO” they can’t stay, so why are they against a tightening up the border (with a fence that President Trump wants put in place) in order to prevent letting people into our country that have not been invited? You could deduce that liberals have a “double-standard” and their resistance to tightening up the border is a valid case in point. This column’s headline also applies to other situations affecting our country, like lowering the standards in our schools (the “dumbing” down of the curriculum) and not sufficiently punishing disruptive students, thereby preventing learning from taking place for the students who want to learn. Also, when people in government, in high elective or appointed offices, violate the rules of conduct and they get off with no or little punishment (a slap on the wrist), you’ll get more illegal behavior ( a play on our headline might go like this, “When you reward bad behavior, you get more of it”). The obvious case in point is the rules that Hillary Clinton violated while in office and still no punishment has been meted out because of a two-tier justice system, one for the well connected and one for the rest of us poor slobs. Now, we are faced with another problem that will affect society, and that is the major push by some influential people to legalize drugs. We’ve started with the legalization of marijuana in a few of the states of the union, with more to come on board in the near future. Again, you see that when you reward something, you get more of it. The adverse effects of the legalization of marijuana already has had a negative effect in the State of Colorado where traffic accidents and deaths have spiked up dramatically since legalization. Although marijuana is not a hard drug like cocaine and heroin, it is still a mind altering drug that does affect the person using it, and legalizing it has more people using it, not for medicinal use, but for recreational use. So, in conclusion, when you reward something, you get more of it, can be considered a sane conclusion in those areas mentioned above. It’s just common sense. So, be wary of those who want to do away with our tried and true rules of conduct that have been handed down through the ages, it might just be a change for the worst, not the better.)

THE HILL
— Clashes reported at conservative rally in Philadelphia – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/417273-clashes-reported-at-conservative-rally-in-philadelphia
— Rise of big cities push Texas to swing-state territory — maybe by 2020 – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/417140-rise-of-big-cities-push-texas-to-swing-state-territory-maybe-by-2020

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about a) their success in promoting hatred against Trump and b) their success in getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-bastions-democrats-gains-traditionally-conservative-districts/story?id=59217697

CBS NEWS
— Counter-protesters, protesters spar at conservative rally in Philadelphia – GRACE SEGERS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conservative-rally-in-philadelphia-counter-protesters-gather-2018-11-17/

CBS PHILADELPHIA
— ‘We’re Not Letting People Into Our Country Illegally’: Trump Speaks About Migrant Caravan Heading For United States
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/3979968-were-not-letting-people-into-our-country-illegally-trump-speaks-about-migrant-caravan-heading-for-united-states/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: America’s Election Grid Remains a Patchwork of Vulnerabilities – Mike McIntire, Michael Wines and Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/usa-voting-system-elections.html
— A Gay Councilman in Texas, Ousted From Office, Says He Was Blackmailed With Naked Photos – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/gay-councilman-election-recall-texas.html
— Zuckerberg Defends Company in Friday Meeting With Employees – Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/technology/facebook-mark-zuckerberg.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Is Beginning to Lose His Grip. It isn’t just white suburban women who switched to Democrats. Parts of rural and white working class America peeled off too.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/opinion/sunday/trump-is-beginning-to-lose-his-grip.html
— Midterms Aside, Big Donors See a Leftward Path to Beating Trump – Kenneth P. Vogel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/politics/democratic-donors-2020.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males use bad prisoners and bad male prison guards to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn males.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/17/us/prison-sexual-harassment-women.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The White House reporters who made presidents fume long before Jim Acosta Before the CNN correspondent, there was Gannett’s May Craig, ABC’s Sam Donaldson and UPI’s Helen Thomas – Ronald G. Shafer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2018/11/18/white-house-reporters-who-made-presidents-fume-long-before-jim-acosta/

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— 4 arrested, but calm mostly prevails at ‘We the People’ rally on Independence Mall – Chris Palmer, Bethany Ao and Stephan Salisbury
http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/proud-boys-rally-trump-philadelphia-nationalist-nazis-20181117.html

NEW YORK POST
— Jim Acosta abused his privileges as a member of the press – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2018/11/17/jim-acosta-abused-his-privileges-as-a-member-of-the-press/

NBC SAN DIEGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans help anti-Americans.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-Group-Collecting-Items-to-Help-Migrant-Caravan-500772651.html

HERALD DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting women a) to hate Trump and b) to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/opinion/the-gop-s-woman-problem-grows-worse/article_fac79955-2f1c-51c6-b187-3a0551d25678.html

GLOBE POST
— Is Judge’s Ruling in CNN Case a Victory for Free Speech? CNN’s White House reporter Jim Acosta got his press credentials back, but if a reporter’s aggressive questioning could get him thrown out, other journalists may self-censor. This could compromise the watchdog function that the White House press corps is supposed to provide. – Steven Mulroy
https://theglobepost.com/2018/11/18/cnn-acosta-free-speech/

WORKERS WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites rally in Philadelphia. Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites call you a racist if you are not anti-White.
https://www.workers.org/2018/11/17/thousands-in-philly-say-no-to-white-supremacy/

November 15 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Senate Fails to Override Veto of Bill to Take Illinois Out of Controversial Voter Registration System
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-crosscheck-senate-fails-override-veto-500611041.html
— Illinois Senate Overrides Rauner’s Veto on Raising Smoking Age to 21
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-votes-to-override-rauners-veto-on-raising-smoking-age-to-21-500609231.html
— Senate Overrides Rauner Veto on Immigrant Crime-Victim Visas – John O’Connor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/senate-overrides-rauner-veto-on-immigrant-crime-victim-visas-500578281.html

CBS2
— U.S. Attorney Says More Staff, Resources On Chicago Violence
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/15/u-s-attorney-says-more-staff-resources-on-chicago-violence/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Revolving door makes legislators rich while voters get dizzy – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pam-althoff-enterprise-rental-car-companies-state-government-county-board-revolving-door/
— Aldermanic privilege steeped in power, politics — and prejudice, critics contend – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermanic-privilege-prerogative-affordable-housing-power-politics-prejudice-shriver-center-poverty-law/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois’ billionaire Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker won’t take annual state salary – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-governor-elect-jb-pritzker-no-salary-20181115-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Another new form of legal gambling in Illinois — betting on ‘historical’ horse races — moves closer to approval – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-historical-horse-racing-vote-20181115-story.html
— State Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s announcement of Chicago mayoral run leads to barrage of political attacks – Bill Ruthhart, John Byrne and Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-susana-mendoza-backlash-20181114-story.html
— Trump’s attack on the First Amendment – Editorial (DIERSEN: Will the Chicago Tribune come to my defense the next time that I am barred from a press conference by an activist, candidate, elected official, or party leader who claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-press-cnn-constitution-20181115-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Seeking a 2020 comeback, House GOP elects McCarthy as leader – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181115/news/311159990/

WLS AM
— Pritzker finds a “new” source of money – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/11/15/pritzker-finds-a-new-source-of-money/

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Citing the poor success rate of Maine Township Republican candidates for local Illinois General Assembly public offices and a local GOP that’s “definitely fractured,” Maine Township Trustee Kim Jones of Park Ridge this week called for the resignation of Maine Republican Committeeman Char Foss-Eggemann. – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/trustee-kim-jones-calls-for-resignation-of-maine-republican-committeeman/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Kent Gray suspended from law practice for one year – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181115/kent-gray-suspended-from-law-practice-for-one-year

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan is popular — in his own mind – Scott Reeder
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Reeder-Illinois-Speaker-Mike-Madigan-is-popular-13394864.php

MDJ ONLINE
— Oberweis looking ahead to next General Assembly – Greg Bishop
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/state-lawmakers-looking-ahead-to-next-general-assembly/article_92e3cb62-8bca-5705-b148-e30a028b3c9c.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Make A Difference, Run for Office – Leslie Pinney Abbey
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/making-a-difference-run-for-office/

WORLD NET DAILY
— Media’s anti-Trump bias obvious to nearly half of voters
https://www.wnd.com/2018/11/medias-anti-trump-bias-obvious-to-nearly-half-of-voters/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Reverse caravan for Thanksgiving: More Americans are headed to Mexico than any other country – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/reverse-caravan-for-thanksgiving-more-americans-are-headed-to-mexico-than-any-other-country

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jim Acosta is ‘left-wing activist’ employed by ‘political hit squad’ says media watcher Brent Bozell White House call to pull press pass was ‘absolutely justified’ – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about those who since 2000 have painted me as being a “right-wing activist” who works for a “political hit squad.” They do NOT want me to know about their political events. They do NOT want me to promote their political events. They do NOT want me to attend their political events. They do NOT want me to report on their political events.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/15/brent-bozell-jim-acosta-is-left-wing-activist-cnn/

NEW AMERICAN
— Acosta Wrong, Trump Right: It’s an Invasion – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30657-acosta-wrong-trump-right-it-s-an-invasion

DAILY CALLER
— JIM ACOSTA CLAIMED MIGRANTS WOULDN’T CLIMB BORDER, BUT THEY’RE DOING EXACTLY THAT – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/15/jim-acosta-border-caravan-climbing/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Even Acosta’s Reporter Peers Think He’s Gone Too Far – Geoffrey Dickens
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2018/11/15/even-acostas-reporter-peers-think-hes-gone-too-far%25c2%25a0

BREITBART
— Florida Democrats Urged Voters to Submit Absentee Ballots After Election Day Using Altered Form – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/15/report-florida-democrats-urged-voters-to-submit-absentee-ballots-after-election-day-using-altered-forms/

GOPUSA
— Illegal aliens fill Tijuana shelters, more on the way
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59199
— Count till we win: Judge extends recount deadline for Florida provisional, mail-in ballots
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59227
— Six Reasons the CNN-Acosta Lawsuit Is Lame
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59107
— Bob Woodward slams CNN’s Acosta lawsuit, says media ’emotionally unhinged’ over Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59243
— Pelosi taunts unhappy Dems who want to block her bid for speaker (DIERSEN: Who has taunted you and why? I should write a book about those who have taunted me and why.)
http://www.gopusa.com/pelosi-taunts-unhappy-dems-who-want-to-block-her-bid-for-speaker/

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Losing the suburbs The GOP failed to win a crucial category of voters – Jay Cost
https://www.aei.org/publication/losing-the-suburbs/

NEW YORK POST
— Judge postpones ruling on fate of Acosta’s White House press pass – Max Jaeger
https://nypost.com/2018/11/15/judge-postpones-ruling-on-fate-of-acostas-white-house-press-pass/

WASHINGTON POST
— Florida recount: Hand recount ordered in U.S. Senate race in Florida – Sean Sullivan, Lori Rozsa, Beth Reinhard and Amy Gardner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/florida-recount-signatures-judge-ballot-machine-count-deadline/2018/11/15/21275a22-e87c-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps love anti-Trumps.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/11/13/michael-steele-on-why-he-remains-in-the-republican-party-im-not-leaving-this-is-my-house/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— After a month on the road, hundreds of caravan travelers find they’re unwelcome in Tijuana – PATRICK J. MCDONNELL
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-mexico-caravan-tijuana-20181115-story.html

November 14 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, November 14, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. Candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots at the meeting included Eckhoff, Grant, Kinzler, MacKay, A. Murphy, and Zaruba. Other attendees included Almiron, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Corrigan, Crane, Dangelo, Falbo, Fitzgerald, Galvin, Heidorn, Holan, Holder, Keller, LaVanway, C. & A. LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, McGowen, McNeily, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Rash, Ryan, Semek, Shaw, Slinger, C. Smith, Tatro, and Wehling. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza officially announces Chicago mayoral run – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-comptroller-susana-mendoza-officially-announces-chicago-mayoral-run/4686171/

NBC5
— Reaction Pours in After Susana Mendoza’s Chicago Mayoral Announcement “A Mayor Mendoza is going to be really focused on investing in the neighborhoods,” she told NBC 5 on Wednesday – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/reaction-susana-mendoza-chicago-mayoral-announcement-500529601.html
— Illinois’ Newly-Elected Democratic Members of Congress Learn the Ropes The incoming freshman class includes three Democrats from the Chicago area: Lauren Underwood, Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia and Sean Casten – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/casten-underwood-garcia-illinois-democrats-in-congress-500507731.html

CBS2
— Senate Overrides Rauner Veto On Immigrant Crime-Victim Visas
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/14/senate-overrides-rauner-veto-on-immigrant-crime-victim-visas/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Why would anyone join the Trump administration now?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-sessions-nielsen-kelly-1115-20181114-story.html
— Lauren Underwood makes history, will be sworn in as youngest black woman elected to Congress – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lauren-underwood-makes-history-20181113-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you push pot, you push destruction.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-marijuana-illinois-recreational-20181109-story.html
— There will be a new governor, but Illinois lawmakers stick with the same leaders – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-leadership-20181113-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Susana Mendoza already on the defensive on day one of mayoral campaign – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/susana-mendoza-defensive-day-one-mayoral-campaign/

— Splintered migrant caravan groups arrive at US border – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/migrant-caravan-us-border-tijuana-mexico/
— White House says it has ‘broad discretion’ on press access – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-cnn-jim-costa-press-passes-credentials/

DAILY HERALD
— White House says it has ‘broad discretion’ on press access – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181114/business/311149902/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Senate reverses veto on tobacco sales to minors – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181114/illinois-senate-reverses-veto-on-tobacco-sales-to-minors

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Former state legislators have got a lot of what it takes to get along – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-11-14/jim-dey-former-state-legislators-have-got-lot-what-it-takes-get-along

WILLIAM J KELLY
— VIDEO: Media bias: Conservative reporter threatens to sue Sen. Durbin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KEGKm6GX8c

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LAHOOD: “MCCARTHY IS THE RIGHT PERSON”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/lahood-mccarthy-is-the-right-person.html
— DI LEO: A SEAT AT THE TABLE, AND CNN’S EMBARRASSING PRESUMPTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/a-seat-at-the-table-and-the-presumption-of-cnn.html
— ILLINOIS GUN RIGHTS REFERENDUM RESULTS SURPRISE EVEN 2ND AMENDMENT LEADERSHIP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/illinois-gun-rights-referendum-results-surprise-even-2nd-amendment-leadership-.html
— BURR RIDGE MAYOR MICKEY STRAUB RESIGNS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/11/burr-ridge-mayor-resigns-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Mendoza react
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/14/mendoza-react/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ILGOP…“Before the election last Tuesday, Susana Mendoza was disingenuous and mislead the public when she said she was focused on her race for Comptroller. A leaked campaign video revealed she was already planning on running for Mayor. Now Mendoza says she’s concerned about high taxes, but she spent a decade in Springfield working with Mike Madigan to raise taxes on hardworking, middle-class families. The last thing the City of Chicago needs is another self-serving politician like Suzana Mendoza.” – ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider)

BREITBART
— Fox News Backing CNN’s Lawsuit Against White House – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/14/fox-news-backing-cnns-lawsuit-against-white-house/
— Poll: 72% Blame Media for ‘Dividing Americans, Spreading Hate’ – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/14/poll-72-blame-media-for-dividing-americans-spreading-hate/

GOPUSA
— Fox News stands with CNN: ‘Passes for working White House journalists should never be weaponized’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59133

TOWNHALL
— Trump WH To CNN: Shove It, We Can Regulate Insufferable Journalists…Like Jim Acosta; UPDATE: Judge Overseeing Lawsuit Is Trump-Appointed – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/11/14/trump-white-house-to-cnn-shove-it-we-can-regulate-insufferable-journalistslike-jim-acosta-update-judge-overseeing-lawsuit-is-trumpappointed-n2535935
— Kevin McCarthy Beats Jim Jordan for House Leadership – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/11/14/breaking-kevin-mccarthy-beats-jim-jordan-n2535952

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Constantly Backfiring Loyalty Tests – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on destroying individuals, destroying organizations, destroying companies, and destroying governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-loyalty-tests-constantly-backfire/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Message to kids on Career Day: Aspire to be drag queen – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/11/12/msg-to-kids-on-career-day-aspire-to-be-drag-queen

THE HILL
— Trump argues in court filing he can restrict reporter access to White House – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/416650-trump-argues-he-can-restrict-reporter-access-to-white-house

POLITICO
— White House, in fight with CNN, argues Trump has ‘broad discretion’ to police journalists’ access The White House said in response to a lawsuit by CNN that correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass was revoked because of conduct that ‘disrupts press events.’ – MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/14/white-house-trump-has-broad-discretion-to-regulate-journalists-access-989916

CNN
— Trump argues in court filing that he can limit journalists’ access to White House – Brian Stelter and David Shortell,
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/14/media/trump-response-cnn-lawsuit/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Congressional leadership elections: House Republicans elect Kevin McCarthy as next leader; Pelosi seeks to shore up votes for speaker – John Wagner and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congressional-leadership-elections-pelosi-seeks-to-shore-up-votes-for-speaker/2018/11/14/e9443c14-e813-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html
— Federal employee salaries lag by average of 31 percent, pay group reports – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/11/14/federal-employee-salaries-lag-by-average-percent-pay-group-reports/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting women to hate Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-republican-partys-woman-problem/2018/11/13/f76bc38c-e798-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer Re-Elected to Senate Leadership Roles Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) wins election to lead House Republicans as new minority leader – Kristina Peterson and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mitch-mcconnell-re-elected-majority-leader-by-senate-republicans-1542211942

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Salary Council Revives Fight Over Federal Employee Pay Comparability – Erich Wagner
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/pay-benefits-watch/2018/11/federal-salary-council-revives-fight-over-federal-employee-pay-comparability/152833/