April 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Chicago Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot Says President Trump Called After Her Election Lightfoot also revealed that her meeting with outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday was their first face-to-face in exactly 20 months – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/lori-lightfoot-donald-trump-chicago-mayor-508174361.html

CBS2
— Jussie Smollett’s Lawyers Say He Will Not Pay Chicago $130,000 For Alleged Hoax
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/05/jussie-smolletts-lawyers-say-he-will-not-pay-chicago-130000-for-alleged-hoax/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Medicaid to cover gender reassignment surgery – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-medicaid-gender-reassignment-surgery-20190405-story.html
— Trump, Obama among many who have called Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-barack-obama-lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-20190404-story.html
— After blowout loss, Toni Preckwinkle’s status as Cook County Democratic Party chair uncertain – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-mayor-toni-preckwinkle-future-20190404-story.html
— ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett’s lawyer refuses Chicago’s demand of $130K, says actor ‘will not be intimidated’ – Megan Crepeau
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jussie-smollett-responds-to-city-lawsuit-threat-20190404-story.html
— In Tribune interview, Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot sketches out plans for a new City Hall – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-tribune-interview-20190404-story.html
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he’s ‘totally against’ Kim Foxx resigning over Jussie Smollett case
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-20190405-story.html
— Kim Foxx must come clean about the Jussie Smollett case – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-geragos-20190405-story.html
— Teach for a day, get a pension for life: Another reason to fix Illinois’ constitution – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-pension-teacher-lobbyist-20190405-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s retreat from closing the border: More proof that when it comes to making deals, Trump is a bust.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-mexico-border-close-wall-20190405-story.html
— Activists on both sides are pushing hard as marijuana legalization bill looms in Illinois – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-opponents-fight-over-legal-marijuana-proposal-in-illinois-20190404-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taps NIU law prof, Wheaton and Northwestern grad Morse Tan to be ambassador-at-large – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/niu-law-professor-morse-tan-nominated-ambassador-donald-trump/
— ‘For Sale’ sign on Thompson Center? Pritzker moves to unload unpopular building – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/for-sale-thompson-center-gov-pritzker-signs-bill-clark-lake/
— Donald Lee Totten, former chair of Cook County Republican Party, dies – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-lee-totten-dies/

DAILY HERALD
— Once-vetoed plan aimed at consolidation in McHenry, Lake counties moves to Senate – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190405/once-vetoed-plan-aimed-at-consolidation-in-mchenry-lake-counties-moves-to-senate
— Group marches at Aurora ministry to protest housing ‘unforgivable’ ‘Ripper Crew’ member – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190405/group-marches-at-aurora-ministry-to-protest-housing-unforgivable-ripper-crew-member
— Friends, colleagues mourn former state Sen. Don Totten – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190405/friends-colleagues-mourn-former-state-sen-don-totten

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump’s well underwater in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan New Morning Consult polling shows the president has a problem not only here but in other Rust Belt states where he won in 2016. Will Dems capitalize on it? – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/trumps-well-underwater-illinois-wisconsin-and-michigan
— Pritzker OKs bill to allow Thompson Center sale The measure envisions a two-year process to redevelop the location, but it’s not clear yet that the city and state are in agreement. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-oks-bill-allow-thompson-center-sale
— Pritzker needs to go all the way on a fiscal fix So long as the governor is considering a change to the Illinois Constitution, he should not stop with just one. – DAVID GREISING 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/david-greising-government/pritzker-needs-go-all-way-fiscal-fix
— Hiking gas tax would have devastating consequences – BILL FLEISCHLI, Executive vice president, Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association and Illinois Association of Convenience Stores
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/hiking-gas-tax-would-have-devastating-consequences

WTTW
— Pritzker Signs Bill Paving Way for Sale of Thompson Center – Amanda Vinicky 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/04/05/pritzker-signs-bill-paving-way-sale-thompson-center

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Medicaid to now provide coverage for gender affirming surgeries – Kevin Schwaller 
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/medicaid-to-now-provide-coverage-for-gender-affirming-surgeries/1903044934

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Fulfilling Gov. Pritzker’s commitment to healthcare equity, Medicaid to provide for gender affirming surgery Shown to be cost-effective in other states, coverage will advance inclusion and access for LGBTQ community
https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=19893

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— IL Supreme Court ‘ducks,’ leaves unanswered whether state constitution’s balanced budget rules ‘mean anything’ – Jonathan Bilyk 
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512406441-il-supreme-court-ducks-leaves-unanswered-whether-state-constitution-s-balanced-budget-rules-mean-anything

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker to change state’s Medicaid policy to cover sex reassignment surgery – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/pritzker-to-change-state-s-medicaid-policy-to-cover-sex/article_287342cc-57e0-11e9-820d-47671a2272de.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RIP: DONALD TOTTEN FEBRUARY 19, 1933 — APRIL 2, 2019
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/rip-donald-totten-february-19-1933-april-2-2019-.html
— THORNER: SECOND AMENDMENT’S FUTURE RESTS WITH CONTROL OF SUPREME COURT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/second-amendments-future-rests-with-control-of-supreme-court.html
— REP. DEANNE MAZZOCHI: SUNLIGHT IS BEST DISINFECTANT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/mazzochi-sunlight-will-be-best-disinfectant-for-prescription-drug-prices.html
— SEN. JASON PLUMMER: DON’T BE FOOLED, HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/sen-jason-plummer-dont-be-fooled-history-is-repeating-itself.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Jeff Merkley blames Trump for illegal immigration surge – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/5/jeff-merkley-blames-donald-trump-for-illegal-immig/
— Trump says ICE chief wasn’t tough enough – Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/5/trump-says-ice-chief-wasnt-tough-enough/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Beto O’Rourke Compares Trump to the Third Reich – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/beto-orourke-compares-trump-to-the-third-reich/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Julian Castro compares Trump administration to Third Reich – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/julian-castro-compares-trump-administration-to-third-reich

FOX NEWS
— Sanders unloads on Trump at Sharpton conference, says he’s racist and ‘that is the damn truth’ – Paul Steinhauser 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanders-unloads-on-trump-at-sharpton-confab-calling-him-a-racist
— Dems return to racial-pandering and grievance-peddling – and Sharpton’s the king-queen maker – Laura Ingraham
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/laura-ingraham-dems-return-to-racial-pandering-and-grievance-peddling-and-sharptons-the-king-queen-maker
— Ocasio-Cortez calls for ‘agenda of reparations’ as 2020 Dems get on board – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-in-lengthy-list-of-radical-proposals-calls-for-us-to-pursue-agenda-of-reparations

GOPUSA
— College to study ‘angry white males’?; Democrat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Bring it on!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67585
— The 1% Democrats take over the presidential race
http://www.gopusa.com/crafty-the-1-democrats-take-over-the-presidential-race/
— Democrat solution to border problem: Give Central America more US taxpayer money
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-solution-to-border-problem-give-central-america-more-us-taxpayer-money/

PJ MEDIA
— Bernie Sanders: Trump Is ‘a Racist, a Sexist, a Homophobe, a Xenophobe, a Religious Bigot’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/video/bernie-sanders-trump-is-a-racist-a-sexist-a-homophobe-a-xenophobe-a-religious-bigot/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Mangles Wray’s Anti-Terrorism Remarks To Attack Trump As Racist – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-mangles-wrays-anti-terrorism-remarks-to-attack-trump-as-racist/

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS ARE SUING TO STOP TRUMP FROM FUNDING BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/05/democrats-trump-border-lawsuit/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘UNDENIABLE’: Team Trump Releases Powerful New Video ‘Crisis At The Border’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/45590/undeniable-team-trump-releases-powerful-new-video-joseph-curl

NEWSMAX
— Politico: Trump Immigration Policies Might Be Fueling Rise in Caravans – Jason Devaney 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-policies/2019/04/05/id/910391/

TOWNHALL
— Poll: 67% Of Likely Voters Say Illegal Immigration Is A Serious Problem, Most Believe Democrats Don’t Want To Stop It – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/05/poll-67-of-likely-voters-say-illegal-immigration-is-a-serious-problem-most-don-n2544361
— Potential 2020 Candidate Howard Schultz Says He’s Against Third Trimester Abortions – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/04/05/potential-2020-candidate-howard-schultz-says-hes-against-third-trimester-abortions-n2544343

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Campaign Posts ‘Crisis at the Border’ Video Ahead of Border Visit – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-posts-crisis-at-the-border-video-ahead-of-border-visit_2868045.html

SEAN HANNITY
— O’Rourke Compares Trump to ‘Nazi Germany,’ Says Rhetoric Similar to ‘THIRD REICH’ 
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/beto-meltdown-orourke-compares-trump-to-nazi-germany-says-rhetoric-similar-to-third-reich/

AMERICAN THINKER
— So now we have caravans loading up with migrants from Sri Lanka, Congo, Haiti…? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/buried_lede_so_now_we_have_caravans_loading_up_with_migrants_from_sri_lanka_congo_haiti.html

BREITBART
— Mark Zuckerberg Proposes Regulating Political Discussion, Immigration Debate – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/04/05/mark-zuckerberg-proposes-regulating-political-discussion-immigration-debate/
— Google Employees Accused Coworker of Supporting ‘Hate Group’ by Donating to Christian Legal Fund – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/04/05/google-employees-accused-coworker-of-supporting-hate-group-by-donating-to-christian-legal-fund/
— Motel 6 Will Pay $12 Million to Washington State for Cooperating with Federal Immigration Officials – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/05/motel-6-will-pay-12-million-to-washington-state-for-cooperating-with-federal-immigration-officials/
— Ethnic Groups Fear Being Classified as ‘White’ Due to Diversity Quotas – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, being White is the worst demographic for someone to have.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/ethnic-groups-fear-being-classified-as-white-due-to-diversity-quotas/
— Blue Collar Workers Enjoy Wage Hikes Thanks to ‘Shortage’ of Foreigners – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/blue-collar-workers-enjoy-wage-hikes-thanks-to-shortage-of-foreigners/
— Surge of Illegal Immigration ‘Undercutting’ Trump’s Wage Hikes for Working Class – Kris Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/05/exclusive-kris-kobach-surge-of-illegal-immigration-undercutting-trumps-wage-hikes-for-working-class/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— A whopping 373,610 illegal aliens have received DACA renewal just since January 2018 – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/whopping-373610-illegal-aliens-received-daca-renewal-just-since-january-2018/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ocasio-Cortez Pushes ‘Agenda of Reparations’ at Sharpton Conference – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-reparations-agenda-al-sharpton-conference/

CNS NEWS
— Mark Levin: Republicans ‘Are No Better’ Than Open Border Democrats on Securing Border – Michael Morris 
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-morris/mark-levin-republicans-are-no-better-open-border-democrats-securing-border
— Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Situation at the Border ‘Is a Crisis’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-situation-border-crisis

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Chick-fil-A And NRA Prove Democrats Can Never Be Trusted With Power – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30007

HOT AIR
— The Reparations Scam Is Back And Dem Candidates Are Falling For It
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/04/reparations-scam-back-dem-candidates-falling/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Can Huge Groups Of People With Nothing In Common Share The Same Country? – Ian Schwartz 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/05/tucker_carlson_can_huge_groups_of_people_with_nothing_in_common_share_the_same_country.html
— Howard Schultz: Trump Is Right On Border Security, Wrong On DREAMers – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/05/howard_schultz_trump_is_right_on_border_security_wrong_on_dreamers.html
— Trump to Illegal Immigrants: The Country Is Full, So Turn Around – Tim Hains 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/05/trump_to_illegal_immigrants_sorry_our_country_is_full_so_turn_around.html

THE HILL
— Visiting border, Trump says he could close it in ‘a day’ – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/437644-visiting-border-trump-says-he-could-close-it-in-a-day
— O’Rourke compares Trump immigration comments to Nazi Germany – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/437589-orourke-compares-trump-immigration-comments-to-nazi-germany
— Sanders backs bill creating reparations study commission – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/437572-sanders-backs-bill-creating-reparations-study-commission

POLITICO
— Yes, There’s a Crisis on the Border. And It’s Trump’s Fault. Instead of wasting his time on a wall, the president should fix the asylum system. – ALAN BERSIN, NATE BRUGGEMAN and BEN ROHRBAUGH
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/04/05/border-crisis-donald-trump-226573

ABC NEWS
— Bernie Sanders calls Trump a racist before Apollo event At a surprise visit to the Apollo Theater, Bernie Sanders honors Tony Bennett and Harry Belafonte, but also slams President Trump, calling him a racist – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/bernie-sanders-calls-trump-racist-apollo-event-62200186

CBS NEWS
— Trump says some asylum seekers are gang members
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-some-asylum-seekers-are-gang-members-border-calexico-2019-04-05-today/

REUTERS
— U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was ordering certain Justice Department offices to investigate possible discrimination targeting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees after an internal gay affinity group complained of low morale. – Sarah N. Lynch (DIERSEN: As I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the morale of its Chicago Office employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40 went lower and lower and lower.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-civilrights/attorney-general-orders-probe-into-mistreatment-of-gay-employees-idUSKCN1RH20I

CNBC
— These people are on the verge of retiring — and they have nothing saved 48 percent of American households over the age of 55 still have no retirement savings. This is an improvement from previous years, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. – Nadine El-Bawab
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/these-people-are-on-the-verge-of-retiring-and-they-have-nothing-saved.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Motel 6, Which Gave Guest Data to ICE Agents, Will Pay $12 Million – Tiffany Hsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/business/motel-6-ice-lawsuit.html
— Waiting for Asylum in the United States, Migrants Live in Fear in Mexico – Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Maya Averbuch
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/politics/asylum-united-states-migrants-mexico.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democratic White House hopefuls tout agendas to black voters – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/warren-to-escalate-call-for-democrats-to-end-60-vote-rule/2019/04/05/274b1c7a-579b-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html
— Trump: Congress needs to ‘get rid of the whole asylum system’ – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-congress-needs-to-get-rid-of-the-whole-asylum-system/2019/04/05/700eac1a-57a5-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html
— Beto O’Rourke compares Trump’s rhetoric on immigration to that of Nazi Germany – Holly Bailey and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/beto-orourke-compares-trumps-rhetoric-on-immigration-to-that-of-nazi-germany/2019/04/05/66ce763a-5796-11e9-9136-f8e636f1f6df_story.html
— Threatened by Trump, exhausted by caravans, Mexico withdraws red carpet – Maya Averbuch and Mary Beth Sheridan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/threatened-by-trump-exhausted-by-caravans-mexico-withdraws-red-carpet/2019/04/05/20f1fb76-5630-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For Democrats, all paths to the White House run through the House of Sharpton – EVAN HALPER
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sharpton-democrats-presidential-20190404-story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want American taxpayers to continue sending their tax dollars to countries a) that illegally send their citizens illegally to America illegally and b) that illegally keep their citizens illegally in America illegally. 
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-hitting-ourselves-in-the-face-20190404-tmwctfwkznhsfjseq7hvsrtuhu-story.html
— Presidential candidates, in speeches to black voters, pledge support for reparations study at National Action Network event – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT and LEONARD GREENE
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-nan-president-candidates-reparations-20190405-d4oifmxew5avbjc5k2unposigy-story.html

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Something new is brewing in Parkside area – Its first Starbucks – Aaron Moselle
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/parkside-leaders-welcome-the-neighborhood-s-first-starbucks/article_0a14fab2-745f-53a0-8c39-85ef30c3b676.html

JOURNAL TIMES
— Starbucks coming to Burlington – MICHAEL BURKE
https://journaltimes.com/business/local/starbucks-coming-to-burlington/article_505e8a58-0858-5332-831d-716870f6924f.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says Southern-Border Asylum Seekers Are Running a ‘Scam’ President visits border area, says those requesting asylum make up stories of persecution; gang violence is still a problem in Central America – Vivian Salama and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-threatens-to-override-mexico-trade-deal-with-car-tariffs-unless-border-is-secured-11554479894

BLOOMBERG
— Immigration and Civil Rights Groups Ask Fortune 500 CEOs to Blacklist Trump Aides – Jennifer Epstein (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors blacklisted me after they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-05/immigration-groups-ask-fortune-500-ceos-to-blacklist-trump-aides

FORBES
— Microsoft Employees Meet With CEO Nadella To Protest Treatment Of Women – Elana Lyn Gross
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2019/04/05/microsoft-treatment-of-women/#362c57e8205a

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Freshman congressman: Axing Office of Tech Assessment made us ‘dumber as a nation’ – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2019/04/freshman-congressman-axing-office-of-tech-assessment-made-us-dumber-as-a-nation/

PBS NEWS HOUR
— Barr orders FBI, Bureau of Prisons to probe discrimination against LGBTQ workers – AP (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My superiors should have probed their discrimination against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/barr-orders-fbi-bureau-of-prisons-to-probe-discrimination-against-lgbtq-workers

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— For Voters, Illegal Immigration Remains Big Problem, But Not for Democrats
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/april_2019/for_voters_illegal_immigration_remains_big_problem_but_not_for_democrats

EVENING NEWS
— Plans to open Starbucks drive-thru in Dennistoun axed
https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/17555192.plans-to-open-starbucks-drive-thru-in-dennistoun-axed/

April 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump backs off Mexico border shutdown but threatens auto tariffs – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-backs-off-mexico-border-shutdown-threat-threatens-tariffs/5234468/

CBS2
— Foxx Under Fire From Suburban Law Enforcement Officials – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/04/foxx-under-fire-from-suburban-law-enforcement-officials/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago to sue Jussie Smollett after his refusal to pay for police investigation costs – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-to-sue-jussie-smollett-after-his-refusal-to-pay-for-police-investigation-cost
— Illinois justices back pension for 1-day substitute teacher – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-justices-back-pension-for-1-day-substitute-teacher

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jan Schakowsky, Danny Davis join fellow Democrats in letter to Trump administration over census policy they say targets immigrants – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-census-letter-congress-schakowsky-davis-ocasio-cortez-20190404-story.html
— Court: Illinois union lobbyist can keep public pension windfall he got for one day of substitute teaching – Ray Long
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-union-lobbyist-pension-ruling-piccioli-20190404-story.html
— College of DuPage named fourth-best online community college in the state in new rankings – Rafael Guerrero
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-cod-best-online-community-college-st-0405-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers will use Lightfoot to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lori-lightfoot-lgbtq-rights-chicago-history-tracy-baim/
— City plans to sue Jussie Smollett after he misses deadline to pay police costs – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jussie-smollett-police-empire-costs-lawsuit-hoax-hate-crime/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McSweeney’s township consolidation bill passed in House – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/04/04/mcsweeneys-township-consolidation-bill-passed-in-house/aydzzpy/

BELLINGHAM HERALD
— Southern Illinois state’s attorney joining Republicans – AP
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article228831384.html

ILLINOIS HOUSE GOP
— House Passes McSweeney’s Township Consolidation Bill
http://www.ilhousegop.org/member_news
— Rep. Deanne Mazzochi passes first bill to increase local pension fund transparency 
http://www.ilhousegop.org/member_news

CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA
— Illinois Pro-Family Group Under Attack by Radical Left (DIERSEN: I again want to thank those who stood with me when TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Money Magazine, Post Office, etc. officers, members, and employees attacked me.) 
https://concernedwomen.org/illinois-pro-family-group-under-attack-by-radical-left/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Radical Left Lawmakers Draft Bill Condemning Pro-Life, Pro-Family Organization Radical left lawmakers set their sights on the Illinois Family Institute/Illinois Family Action via an “official resolution” House Joint Resolution 55 that accuses the traditional family values organization of hate speech and other “bigoted” and hateful” stands. CWA of Illinois Stands with Illinois Family Institute/Illinois Family Action against this big government attempt to target political enemies.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Make way for the reparations – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/4/make-way-reparations/

BREITBART
— Trump’s DHS Releases More than 17K Illegal Aliens into U.S. in 12 Days – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/trumps-dhs-releases-more-than-17k-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-in-12-days/
— Illegal Immigration Levels May Reach Half a Million over Next Three Months – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/illegal-immigration-levels-may-reach-half-a-million-over-next-three-months/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Immigrants send record $148 billion home, Latin America, China tops – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/immigrants-send-record-148-billion-home-latin-america-china-tops
— Syrian national apprehended trying to enter US illegally hiding in a train from Mexico – Daniel Jativa
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/syrian-national-apprehended-trying-to-enter-us-illegally-hiding-in-a-train-from-mexico
— Ted Cruz threatens legal action against Yale Law School for policy that ‘blacklists Christian organizations’ – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ted-cruz-threatens-legal-action-against-yale-law-school-for-policy-that-blacklists-christian-organizations
— Trump campaign’s law firm Jones Day hit with $200M sex bias lawsuit over ‘fraternity culture’ – Melissa Quinn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the past/present cultures in: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Money Magazine, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-campaigns-law-firm-jones-day-hit-with-200m-sex-bias-lawsuit-over-fraternity-culture

DAILY CALLER
— TED CRUZ TO OPEN INVESTIGATION OVER YALE POLICY THAT ALLEGEDLY DISCRIMINATES AGAINST CHRISTIANS – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/04/ted-cruz-yale-christians/

CBN
— ‘Hate-Filled, Anti-Christian, Anti-Conservative Organization’: Why the SPLC Has Been Given an ‘F’ by Charity Watch – Jenna Browder
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2019/april/hate-filled-anti-christian-anti-conservative-organization-why-the-splc-has-been-given-an-f-by-charity-watch

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-LGBT Equality Act alarms conservatives, feminists: Women’s rights ‘will cease to exist’ – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-lgbt-equality-act-alarms-conservatives-feminists-womens-rights-will-cease-to-exist

THE HILL
— Protecting the borders is now a military mission – JAMES DURSO
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/437336-protecting-the-borders-is-now-a-military-mission
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters use FBI Director Christopher Wray to promote hatred against Whites.
https://thehill.com/homenews/437384-fbi-head-white-supremacy-a-persistent-pervasive-threat
— Facebook delivers housing, employment ads based on race, gender stereotypes – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats, the following demographics are stereotyped the most negatively: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/437399-facebook-delivers-housing-employment-ads-based-on-race-and-gender

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries 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.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/lawmakers-to-probe-rise-of-hate-crimes-and-white-nationalism-in-u-s

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump backs off threat to close southern border immediately, says he’ll give Mexico ‘one-year warning’ on drugs, migrants – Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-backs-off-threat-to-close-southern-border-immediately-says-hell-give-mexico-one-year-warning-on-drugs-migrants/2019/04/04/5fd35dfa-56f6-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html
— Trump plans to nominate Herman Cain to Fed board, aiming to add supporter to independent central bank – Damian Paletta and Heather Long
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-plans-to-nominate-herman-cain-to-fed-board-aiming-to-add-loyalist-to-independent-central-bank/2019/04/04/8a9bb7a8-56f6-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump haters a) pander to White-haters and b) promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/trump-white-house-photos-lack-racial-diversity/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats are so afraid to piss off Al Sharpton – Maureen Callahan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the nastiest TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Money Magazine, Post Office, etc. officers, members, and employees.)
https://nypost.com/2019/04/03/democrats-are-so-afraid-to-piss-off-al-sharpton/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Picks Herman Cain for Fed Seat Selection of Mr. Cain, along with proposed nomination of president’s former campaign adviser Stephen Moore, marks effort to install Fed critics on central bank’s seven-seat board – Nick Timiraos and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-considering-herman-cain-for-position-on-federal-reserve-board-11554399187

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs want America to give lots of money to countries a) that illegally send their citizens illegally into America illegally and b) that illegally keep their citizens illegally in America illegally. 
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-04/trump-s-foolish-aid-cuts-to-honduras-guatemala-and-el-salvador

TIME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs crow about their success in making America dependent on Mexico.
http://time.com/5562656/mexico-produce-price/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— SSA continues to transform workforce by offering early retirement – Jason Miller (DIERSEN: GAO transformed its workforce during the 1980s and 1990s. It got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/retirement/2019/04/ssa-continues-to-transform-workforce-by-offering-early-retirement/
— Buyouts and surge hiring – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: When I was 45 years old in 1993, GAO offered a $25,000 early retirement buyout to all its employees, including me, who had 25 or more years of federal service.) 
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2019/04/buyouts-and-surge-hiring/

April 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Joe Biden: I’ll be more mindful of ‘respecting personal space’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-ill-be-more-mindful-of-respecting-personal-space/5232493/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne criticizes DuPage GOP, announces run for county board – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-council-coyne-dupage-county-board-st-0405-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne used a Facebook post early Wednesday to blast the DuPage County Republican Party and announce his bid to run for the DuPage County Board in District 5. Posting after Tuesday’s election votes had been counted, Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne wrote the DuPage County Republican organization did not do enough to get GOP candidates elected and said his county board candidacy should be seen as an effort to “stand up for conservative principals.” “I would say I think the Republican party right now is really struggling locally, and I hope to add a new voice for GOP voters,” Coyne said in a phone interview Wednesday. “I hope to be able to offer that voice on the DuPage County Board.” Coyne said he plans to run in the 2020 county election, pursuing the seat currently held by James Healy, a Naperville resident who has been on the county board since 1996. Seats held by District 5 board members Sadia Covert and Dawn DeSart are not up for election until 2022. In his post on his Naperville City Councilman Facebook page, Coyne said the DuPage GOP had “another embarrassing showing” in the most recent election cycle. “While the DuPage Democrats’ local leadership organize candidate forums, canvassing drives and social media initiatives throughout DuPage County, our DuPage GOP does what it usually does … nothing,” Coyne wrote. “Our once great DuPage GOP organization has become a shell of its former self. “The DuPage GOP has successfully handed both our County and the City of Naperville over to the Illinois’ Democratic Party. I am unwilling to let this stand!” Coyne repeated the criticism Wednesday. “The party around here was in power for a very long time and I don’t think ever adapted to the way in which politics has changed. The results for GOP folks have been very damaging.” Coyne said he made the post on his official Naperville City Council page because he thought it important to let people who follow local politics know of his plans to run for the county board. The post had drawn more than 50 comments as of Wednesday morning, many criticizing Coyne for talking about partisan politics when the council is elected as a nonpartisan body. “I will present a platform focused on reducing the size of government, reducing real estate tax levies and protecting LIFE … both as a supporter of pro-life initiatives and as a supporter of our constitutional right to bear arms,” Coyne wrote in the Facebook post. “I look forward to keeping my supporters abreast of my platform and to fighting for pro-life and small government reforms in DuPage County,” the post said. “We are better than what we have shown in recent elections. Republican voters in DuPage County need someone that will stand up for conservative principals! I ask conservative voters in DuPage County’s District 5 to give me the chance to be their voice. Much more to come….”)
— What Chicago’s mayoral election reveals about the 2020 presidential race – Steve Chapman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-chicago-mayor-lightfoot-president-2020-story.html
— With Lori Lightfoot victory, Chicago’s LGBTQ community hopes to be ‘more visible and more relevant’ – Patrick M. O’Connell (DIERSEN: From what I see, soon, if not already, individuals, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ activity will be driven out of Chicago.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-lgbtq-community-20190403-story.html
— What to know about Amy Eshleman, Chicago’s soon-to-be first lady
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-cb-amy-eshleman-what-to-know-20190403-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic socialists now control one-tenth of the Chicago City Council – Ryan Smith
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democratic-socialists-america-city-council-dsa-rodriguez-sanchez/
— City Council poised to have most Hispanic, fewest white aldermen ever – Rachel Hinton and Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-city-council-most-hispanics-fewest-whites-ever/

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville councilman Kevin Coyne bashes DuPage GOP, announces county board candidacy – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/naperville-councilman-bashes-dupage-gop-announces-county-board-candidacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Naperville City Council member, unhappy with what he called a lack of aggression from the DuPage County Republican Organization in recent elections, took to Facebook early Wednesday to slam the party and announce his candidacy for DuPage County Board. Kevin Coyne, a business attorney who has served on the council since 2015, posted on his city council Facebook page that he’s tired of seeing local Democrats lead candidate forums and social media initiatives while Republicans stand on the sidelines. “Our once great DuPage GOP organization has become a shell of its former self,” Coyne wrote around 2 a.m. “It does nothing to support local or State R candidates.” Coyne said he will offer a new voice and perspective to Republican voters next November when he runs for the DuPage County Board District 5 seat currently held by attorney James Healy of Naperville. Healy did not return a call seeking comment Wednesday. Several of Coyne’s followers were quick to criticize him for discussing partisan politics while he sits on the historically nonpartisan city council. Others praised him for taking a stand. Reached Wednesday, Coyne doubled down on his social media comments. “I think the Republican Party around here was in place and successful for so long that I just don’t think they ever had to adapt to the new times with social media,” Coyne said. “I just think the general manner in which they have been running things is outdated. They’re not aggressive enough. There’s no outreach and there’s very few social media posts. We need new energy and life in the party.” DuPage Republican Chairman Brian Krajewski did not return calls Wednesday.)
— DuPage voters favored familiar faces for mayor – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/dupage-voters-favored-familiar-faces-for-mayor
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile in Wheaton, Phil Suess defeated another city councilman to become the city’s first new mayor in 12 years. He will succeed Michael Gresk, who did not seek re-election. Suess made city taxes a signature campaign issue. In each of the past four years, he’s voted against raising property taxes “at a time when the city has consistently underspent its budget, has generated higher than expected surpluses and has maintained reserves in excess of stated targets.” On Wednesday, Suess said he believes his record helped him win the election. “I have been on the council for 14 years,” he said. “I have been very consistent in my positions over that period of time. I think our ability to win this election was a reaffirmation of the things we’ve been doing.”)
— Kane County chairman, state’s attorney renew fight with finger-pointing memos – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/kane-county-chairman-states-attorney-renew-fight-with-finger-pointing-memos
— Why Caylor isn’t ready to concede to Naperville Mayor Chirico – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/why-caylor-isnt-ready-to-concede-to-naperville-mayor-chirico
— Mix of incumbents, newcomers win seats on Naperville City Council – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190403/mix-of-incumbents-newcomers-win-seats-on-naperville-city-council

WGN TV
— Teen with cerebral palsy says he was denied job interview: ‘We don’t hire people with disabilities’ (DIERSEN: While worked for GAO 1980-1997, at one time or another, my Democrat superiors assigned to supervise all the disabled employees that they hired.) 
https://wgntv.com/2019/04/03/teen-with-cerebral-palsy-says-he-was-denied-job-interview-we-dont-hire-people-with-disabilities/

WBEZ
— Making Reparations Work in America (DIERSEN: How much reparations do the Democrats want you to pay and why?) 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/the-takeaway/making-reparations-work-in-america/6b273998-881b-4be5-911a-57fd44f3bef9

WEEK
— Durbin calls for end of Electoral College
https://week.com/news/political/2019/04/03/durbin-calls-for-end-of-electoral-college/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Fitch earns endorsement from Milton Township Dems before reelection to Wheaton City Council – Danielle Pacey
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512358982-fitch-earns-endorsement-from-milton-township-dems-before-reelection-to-wheaton-city-council
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fitch has been endorsed by numerous local Republican elected officials during her career in public service, including state Rep. Amy Grant, former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti and others. “The Milton Township Republicans do not endorse candidates in the consolidated election, but if they did, I am certain that I would receive the endorsement of the Republicans,” Fitch said. “I have a history of working well with all members of the council regardless of whether we disagree on some issues.”)

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Progressives in Springfield Co-sponsor Misguided Resolution – Jonathon Clay de Hale 
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/junior-commies-in-springfield-co-sponsor-misguided-resolution/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: CASTEN WORKS TO REMOVE PREDECESSOR HENRY HYDE’S PROLIFE FUNDING PROTECTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/casten-works-to-remove-predecessor-henry-hydes-prolife-funding-protection.html
— FAMILY GROUP LOBBYISTS RESIGN AS PRESSURE BUILDS OVER HATE SPEECH RESOLUTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/family-group-lobbyists-resign-as-pressure-builds-over-hate-speech-resolution.html
— AS MORE “RED FLAG” STATES EMERGE, SO DO MORE “SANCTUARY” COUNTIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/as-more-red-flag-states-emerge-so-do-more-sanctuary-counties.html
— OBERWEIS: I SUPPORT TRUMP’S POLICIES, NOT HIS STYLE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/oberweis-i-support-trumps-policies-not-his-style.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? AT THE “KIM FOXX MUST GO” PROTEST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/wheres-weyermuller-at-the-kim-foxx-must-go-protest.html
— BEYOND TRAGIC: NUMBER OF RELIGIOUS MARRIAGE CEREMONIES FALLS TO AN ALL TIME LOW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/number-of-religious-marriage-ceremonies-falls-to-an-all-time-low.html

CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA
— Illinois Pro-Family Group Under Attack by Radical Left
https://concernedwomen.org/illinois-pro-family-group-under-attack-by-radical-left/

FOX NEWS
— Democratic socialists pick up slew of seats on Chicago’s City Council – Andrew O’Reilly
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-socialists-pick-up-seats-chicago-council
— Rep. Ilhan Omar accuses President Trump of lying about ‘border crisis,’ calls wall ‘monument to racism’ – Victor Garcia 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-ilhan-omar-accuses-trump-of-lying-about-border-crisis-calls-wall-monument-to-racism

BREITBART
— New Ad Tells Trump: ‘Protect American Workers,’ Reject ‘Koch Brothers Cheap Labor Agenda’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/03/fair-ad-koch-bros-white-house/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Bernie Brings In $18.2 Million Driving Democrats Further Left – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29989

DAILY CALLER
— CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL BECOMES LATEST DEMOCRAT TO CALL FOR DECRIMINALIZATION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – Jason Hopkins (DIERSEN: How soon will California officially leave the United States and join up with Mexico?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/03/becerra-california-decriminalize-illegals/

JP MEDIA
— If Mexico Won’t Lift a Finger, President Trump Should Lower the Boom – MARK ELLIS 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/if-mexico-wont-lift-a-finger-president-trump-should-lower-the-boom/

GOPUSA
— ‘Limousine Liberals,’ have been replaced by ‘Sybaritic Socialists’ like Bernie Sanders
http://www.gopusa.com/limousine-liberals-have-been-replaced-by-sybaritic-socialists-like-bernie-sanders/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CNN Changes Course on Border Crisis Reporting – Carrie Sheffield
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/cnn-changes-course-on-border-crisis-reporting/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Facebook is Thrilled Uncle Sam is Coming for Big Tech Mark Zuckerberg now says he would rather have government set standards than try to do so himself. – JAMES P. PINKERTON 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/facebook-is-thrilled-uncle-sam-is-coming-for-big-tech/

EPOCH TIMES
— Migrants in El Paso Temporarily Face Conditions Our Homeless Endure Daily – Adrian Norman (DIERSEN: What percent of the homeless in America White, male, and/or older? What percent of the illegals are minority, female, and/or younger?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/migrants-in-el-paso-temporarily-face-conditions-our-homeless-endure-daily_2859723.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— NATIONAL SECURITY FAIR labels bipartisan immigration bill ‘dangerous’ – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/04/03/fair-labels-bipartisan-immigration-bill-dangerous

CAMPUS REFORM
— Immigration experts: In-state tuition for illegal aliens violates Clinton-era federal regulation – Victoria Snitsar
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=12059

TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY
— GOP Sees Early Spike in Women Eyeing House Bids
https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/gop-sees-early-spike-in-women-eyeing-house-bids/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Evelyn Sanguinetti, who lives with multiple sclerosis and is the daughter of a Cuban refugee, was the first Latina lieutenant governor in the country when she was elected in 2014 with former Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. . .Republican operatives are encouraged, however, at the prospect of running candidates like Weir, who recruiters say is considering a run against Rep. Sharice Davids in suburban Kansas City, and Sanguinetti, who could challenge Rep. Sean Casten in suburban Chicago. Hillary Clinton carried both seats in 2016.)

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/436725-to-solve-the-us-crisis-at-the-border-look-to-its-cause

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— California bans state-funded travel to South Carolina due to LGBT policies (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Illinois ban those who do not promote LGBTQ activity from traveling to Illinois?) 
https://abc7.com/politics/california-bans-state-funded-travel-to-south-carolina/5232289/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Fresh signs of Trump’s unfitness have emerged” and asks “How can Democrats deal with this?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/03/fresh-signs-trumps-unfitness-have-emerged-how-can-democrats-deal-with-this/
— Charles Koch wants a more open border. Immigration is one reason he’s backed away from the GOP. – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/04/03/daily-202-charles-koch-wants-a-more-open-border-immigration-is-one-reason-he-s-backed-away-from-the-gop/5ca38a9b1b326b0f7f38f2eb/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump taunts Smollett as ‘the actor that nobody ever heard of’ – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2019/04/03/trump-taunts-smollett-as-the-actor-that-nobody-ever-heard-of/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs say “Mexico border closing: Trump and US face logistical nightmare if he follows through with threats.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/03/donald-trump-faces-logistical-nightmare-closing-u-s-mexico-border/3337332002/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs say “Mexico Border Shutdown Won’t Do What Trump Thinks.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-03/u-s-economy-mexico-border-shutdown-won-t-do-what-trump-thinks
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want cheap labor say “Trump’s Bullying on Border Crisis Will Backfire. Mexico and Central America can do little to curb migration without robust U.S. support.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-04-03/trump-s-bullying-of-mexico-and-central-america-will-backfire

NEWSWEEK
— ABOLISHING ELECTORAL COLLEGE WOULD INCENTIVIZE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO VOTE DEMOCRAT, NEWT GINGRICH CLAIMS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW 
https://www.newsweek.com/newt-gingrich-abolish-electoral-college-fox-friends-steal-election-democrats-1384609
— FOX NEWS HOST COMPLAINS ‘ILLEGALS’ WHO ‘DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH’ ARE ADDING ‘EXTRA KIDS’ TO SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. – JESSICA KWONG
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-host-illegals-immigrants-border-1385223
— ILHAN OMAR SLAMS DONALD TRUMP’S BORDER WALL AS A ‘MONUMENT TO RACISM’ – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER 
https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-trump-racism-border-wall-monument-1385318

April 2 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pelosi says Biden should stop being touchy-feely with women – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pelosi-says-biden-should-stop-being-touchy-feely-with-women

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Voter turnout on Election Day called ‘disappointing’ – Megan Jones
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-voter-turnout-st-0403-story.html
— Aurora mayor blasts Ripper Crew murderer’s new home: ‘It is a risk the people of Aurora shouldn’t have to take’ – Sarah Freishtat
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-ripper-crew-aurora-halfway-house-st-0402-story.html
— Trump tweets he’s ‘the best thing that ever to happened to Puerto Rico,’ drawing ire of Puerto Ricans in Chicago – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-trump-tweets-puerto-rico-20190402-story.html
— Nancy Pelosi’s advice to Joe Biden on women: ‘Pretend you have a cold’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-nancy-pelosi-joe-biden-cold-20190402-story.html
— Election fatigue? Yes, it’s a real thing – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-election-runoff-fatigue-20190402-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Aurora mayor ‘blindsided’ by reputed gang member’s arrival – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aurora-irvin-richard-kokoraleis-thomas-ripper-crew-lorraine-lorry-ann-borowski/

DAILY HERALD
— Technical issue slows voting process in DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190402/technical-issue-slows-voting-process-in-dupage-county
— Most states’ sports betting revenue misses estimates – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190402/news/304029890/

HERALD & REVIEW & SOUTHERN & SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois House Republicans argue against graduated tax, call it a ‘blank check’ to lawmakers – JERRY NOWICKI
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-house-republicans-argue-against-graduated-tax-call-it-a/article_3759181b-041f-59d7-af0e-07263b6c4ea7.html
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/house-gop-reaffirms-graduated-tax-opposition/article_f52ea0a6-e6ec-5884-9c6f-783cde0f364d.html
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190402/illinois-house-gop-reaffirms-graduated-tax-opposition

FOX ILLINOIS
— Chinese woman carrying malware allegedly got into Mar-a-Lago – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/chinese-woman-carrying-malware-allegedly-got-into-mar-a-lago-04-02-2019

OAK PARK
— Not in your front yard: Why ‘For Sale’ signs are banned in Oak Park – Steven Jackson (DIERSEN: In your precinct, what percent of the homes are a) for sale, b) vacant, and/or c) seriously neglected? What discourages people from living in your precinct?)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/4-2-2019/Not-in-your-front-yard:-Why-‘For-Sale’-signs-are-banned-in-Oak-Park/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump should not close U.S.-Mexico border – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/2/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-should-not-close-us-me/

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: Border Shutdown Would Cause ‘Significant’ Economic Impact – Sandy Fitzgerald 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-us-border-mexico/2019/04/02/id/909799/
— Trump: Dems, Central American Nations Take Money for ‘Absolutely Nothing’ – Theodore Bunker 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/democrats-mexicans-twitter-tweet/2019/04/02/id/909827/
— For the Media, If It’s Anti-Trump It’s Too Good to Check – Michael Reagan 
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/media-bias-trump/2019/04/02/id/909809/

DAILY CALLER
— EXCLUSIVE: TRUMP TO PURSUE ‘AGGRESSIVE’ EXECUTIVE CRACKDOWN ON IMMIGRATION – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/stephen-miller-crackdown-illegal-immigration/
— GOOGLE EMPLOYEES PROTEST COMPANY’S PRO-BORDER WALL BOARD MEMBER. EXECS STAND PAT – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/google-conservatives-heritage-president/
— PETER STRZOK’S BOSS THOUGHT EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR MADE HIM VULNERABLE TO FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political job or office.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/peter-strzok-vulnerable-affair-spies/

BREITBART
— Democrat Presidential Candidate Julián Castro: Open the Borders – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/04/02/democrat-presidential-candidate-julian-castro-open-borders/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Democrats’ ‘Equality Act’ promotes equality … for everyone who agrees with them – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/democrats-equality-act-promotes-equality-everyone-agrees/

TOWNHALL
— Democratic Proposal: Hey, Let’s Eliminate Criminal Penalties for Illegal Immigration — and End Most Detentions – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/04/02/democratic-presidential-candidate-hey-lets-end-criminal-penalties-for-illegally-entering-the-us-n2544138

ONE NEWS NOW
— Civil disobedience – a proper response to pro-LGBT school event – Bob Kellogg
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2019/04/02/civil-disobedience-a-proper-response-to-pro-lgbt-school-event

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Hispanics Rally to Trump, Boosting His 2020 Chances – Steve Cortes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/02/hispanics_rally_to_trump_boosting_his_2020_chances_139933.html
— Trump: Closing U.S.-Mexican Border Will Hurt Economy, “But Security Is What Is Most Important” – Tim Hains 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/02/trump_closing_us-mexican_border_will_hurt_economy_but_security_is_what_is_most_important.html

ROLL CALL
— Trump slams Puerto Rican officials, calls Nadler a hypocrite Rep. Beyer alleges that Trump is ‘lying’ about how much aid has gone to island – John T. Bennett
https://www.rollcall.com/news/trump-slams-puerto-rican-officials-calls-rep-nadler-a-hypocrite

THE HILL
— Biden controversy splits Dems on generational, political lines – JONATHAN EASLEY AND AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: If the Democrats officially dump Democrats who are old, White, and/or male, will they vote for Republicans?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/437020-biden-controversy-splits-dems-on-generational-political-lines

NBC NEWS
— Trump, McConnell clash on closing the border “If we don’t make a deal with Congress, the border’s going to be closed,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. “100 percent.” – Jonathan Allen and Rebecca Shabad
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-100-percent-ready-shut-down-u-s-mexico-border-n990146

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s huffing and puffing at the border won’t make the migration problem disappear.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-huffing-and-puffing-at-the-border-wont-make-the-migration-problem-disappear/2019/04/02/d7398fe4-5585-11e9-9136-f8e636f1f6df_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The Cost of Closing the Border.”
https://www.latimes.com/newsletters/la-me-todays-headlines-20190402-story.html
— Trump’s critics are wrong about the border crisis. So is Trump – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-goldberg-border-crisis-trump-immigration-20190402-story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN Headline: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-equality-act-lgbtq-discrimination-gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender-20190402-ohivv4ekvvhphgrbewufaroja4-story.html

MARKET WATCH
— Trump closing the border could mean price increases for produce and cars The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said this action would cause ‘severe economic harm’ – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want America to be more and more and more dependent on Mexico.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-closing-southern-border-could-result-in-price-spikes-for-cars-and-produce-2019-04-02


LAW
— The Legal Risks of Targeted Ads: Lawyers Weigh In on Avoiding Anti-Discrimination Violations A new suit against Facebook alleges the platform allowed advertisers to engage in housing discrimination. For platforms offering targeted ads, the suit is a warning to check advertiser policies and ad review processes. – Caroline Spiezio 
https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2019/04/02/the-legal-risks-of-targeted-ads-lawyers-weigh-in-on-avoiding-anti-discrimination-violations/?slreturn=20190302181439

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Americans are much more worried about health care than illegal immigration.”
https://theweek.com/speedreads/832748/americans-are-much-more-worried-about-health-care-than-illegal-immigration-poll-shows

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “GOP DARLING CHARLIE KIRK IS WORRIED ABOUT ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ AND BERNIE SANDERS, BUT HE’S GOT A PLAN.”
https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-donald-trump-republican-1382254

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— States With Largest and Smallest Gender Pay Gap On Equal Pay Day, here’s a look at the states where women earn close to what their male counterparts make – and where they don’t. – Susan Milligan (DIERSEN: If I had been a woman, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. 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.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-04-02/states-with-largest-and-smallest-gender-pay-gap

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— Why Identity Politics Could Be Good Politics For Democrats In 2020 – Perry Bacon Jr. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries 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. How soon will RINO political organizations amend their bylaws to bar members of the aforesaid groups from joining, let alone serving as officers?) 
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-identity-politics-could-be-good-politics-for-democrats-in-2020/

LGBTQ NATION
— LGBTQ employees are fleeing the Department of Justice because they’re being treated poorly – Alex Bollinger 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/lgbtq-employees-fleeing-department-justice-theyre-treated-poorly/

April 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett case leads to protests for, against Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx – Diane Pathieu and Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-case-leads-to-protests-for-against-kim-foxx/5228404/

NBC5
— Aurora Ministry Housing ‘Ripper Crew’ Member ‘Very Confident’ He Isn’t a Threat “Wayside Cross Ministries did not seek out Thomas Kokoraleis upon his release from prison. He came to us seeking our help.” – Christian Farr
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thomas-kokoraleis-ripper-crew-aurora-wayside-cross-ministries-507963241.html

CBS2
— Foxx Controversy Takes Center Stage Prior To Election Day – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/01/kim-foxx-protests-election-day/
— Hoffman Estates Voter Says She Was Misled By Republican Questionnaire
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/01/republican-surveys-mail/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Dueling rallies support and slam Kim Foxx – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/dueling-rallies-support-and-slam-kim-foxx
— Official: Trump team overruled 25 security clearance denials – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/official-trump-team-overruled-25-security-clearance-denials

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thousands voting early ahead of Tuesday’s election, but turnout doesn’t match past totals – Elvia Malagon
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-early-voting-april-election-20190401-story.html
— Dueling protests Monday in response to Kim Foxx and Jussie Smollett – Javonte Anderson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-kim-foxx-police-dueling-protests-20190401-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Police union, activists face-off over Kim Foxx, Jussie Smollett – Stefano Esposito and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/jussie-smollett-kim-foxx-downtown-chicago-protests/
— McDonald’s surrenders as $15 hourly minimum wage gains steam – Christine Owens
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mcdonalds-minimum-wage-15-christine-owens/

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Mandated to love our neighbors’: Why Wayside Cross accepted ‘Ripper Crew’ killer as resident – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190401/mandated-to-love-our-neighbors-why-wayside-cross-accepted-ripper-crew-killer-as-resident

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— (Former) Milton Township trustee Keller unclear about where COD board candidate Dunne stands on issues – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512359019-milton-township-trustee-keller-unclear-about-where-cod-board-candidate-dunne-stands-on-issues

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Some Republicans offer ideas to reduce state spending in response to challenge – Greg Bishop 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/some-republicans-offer-ideas-to-reduce-state-spending-in-response/article_aaf5826e-54a7-11e9-81ad-df286070d9ab.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS CONSIDER RESOLUTION BANNING CERTAIN FREE SPEECH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/illinois-lawmakers-introduce-resolution-to-ban-free-speech-.html


— THORNER: VP PENCE ENCOURAGES CHICAGO AREA CONSERVATIVES FRIDAY NIGHT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/thorner-vp-pence-encourages-chicago-area-conservatives-friday-night.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Another “separatism-themed” rally held in Decatur
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/01/another-separatism-themed-rally-held-in-decatur/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS to redeploy up to 2,000 officers to border crisis – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/1/dhs-redeploy-2000-officers-border-crisis/

BREITBART
— Luis Gutierrez: ‘There Should Be Welcoming Centers All Across America’ for Migrants – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/01/luis-gutierrez-there-should-be-welcoming-centers-all-across-america-for-migrants/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pope blames illegal migration to capitalist countries … on capitalism – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/pope_blames_illegal_migration_to_capitalist_countries__on_capitalism.html

NEWSMAX
— Protect the American Economy by Securing the Border – Wayne Allyn Root 
https://www.newsmax.com/wayneallynroot/border-socialism-economy/2019/04/01/id/909634/

TOWNHALL
— DHS Secretary Relocates Hundreds of Border Agents to Deal With Ongoing Illegal Immigration Crisis – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/04/01/dhs-secretary-relocates-hundreds-of-border-agents-to-deal-with-ongoing-illegal-immigration-crisis-n2544091

DAILY CALLER
— KIRSTJEN NIELSEN: CRISIS AT THE BORDER IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/01/nielsen-border-crisis-worse/
— CBS NEWS PAINTS COYOTES AS HUMANITARIANS: BORDER SMUGGLERS ARE ‘HELPING MIGRANTS SURVIVE’ – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/01/cbs-news-coyotes-helping-migrants/

PJ MEDIA
— The NAACP’s Horrifying Cowardice on Jussie Smollett – TYLER O’NEIL 
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/the-naacps-horrifying-cowardice-on-jussie-smollett/

THE HILL
— Congress must act to stop mass migration of illegal aliens – BUCK SEXTON
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/436707-congress-must-act-to-stop-mass-migration-of-illegal-aliens

POLITICO
— Trump calls Census ‘meaningless’ without citizenship question – KATIE GALIOTO
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/01/trump-census-citizenship-1246499

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/most-americans-are-ok-gay-presidential-candidate-s-big-shift-n989541

WASHINGTON POST
— Americans have their minds made up about Trump. Nothing is going to change that. – Charles Lane (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/americans-have-their-minds-made-up-about-trump-nothing-is-going-to-change-that/2019/04/01/ec0ed05c-5498-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html

FORBES
— Investors Shrug As Government Sues Facebook For Housing Discrimination – Peter Cohan
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2019/04/01/investors-shrug-as-government-sues-facebook-for-housing-discrimination/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Is your agency as good as when you first started? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the amount of work experience that its employees had on average went down and down and down as the agency got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2019/04/is-your-agency-as-good-as-when-you-first-started/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “White House Insists That Trump Really Is Dumb Enough to Close the Border.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/trump-migrant-crisis-white-house-insists-trump-is-crazy-enough-to-close-border-stop-aid-central-america.html

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites. America-haters promote hatred of America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/white-terrorists-help-other-people-deny-their-prejudice/586198/

March 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Former Vice President Joe Biden defends his behavior with women – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-vp-joe-biden-defends-his-behavior-with-women/5227426/

NBC5
— Rev. Jesse Jackson, Fraternal Order of Police Plan Monday Rallies Over Smollett Dismissal
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/jesse-jackson-fop-plan-monday-rallies-over-jussie-smollett-case-507919311.html
— Northern Illinois Sheriff (Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana) Sues County Officials Over Budget
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/northern-Illinois-sheriff-sues-county-officials-over-budget-507912551.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rev. Jackson plans rally in support of Kim Foxx – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rev-jackson-plans-rally-in-support-of-kim-foxx

WLS AM
— Ocasio-Cortez says ‘AOC sucks’ chant at Trump rally shows Trump needs a woman to ‘vilify’
http://www.wlsam.com/news/ocasio-cortez-says-aoc-sucks-chant-at-trump-rally-shows-trump-needs-a-woman-to-vilify/

DAILY HERALD
— In an uncertain era, expressing certainty is a potent weapon – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190331/news/303319951/
— Police: ‘Ripper Crew’ member registered as sex offender in Aurora – Lauren Rohr and Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190331/police-ripper-crew-member-registered-as-sex-offender-in-aurora

SAUK VALLEY
— Republicans paint bleak picture of Springfield politics Locals reps say no cooperation happening in Capitol – TODD McKENNA 
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/03/31/republicans-paint-bleak-picture-of-springfield-politics/abbnoyt/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage businessman Falbo swayed by levels of transparency from COD board candidates – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512358779-dupage-businessman-falbo-swayed-by-levels-of-transparency-from-cod-board-candidates
— Wheaton home prices rise in October 2018
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512335110-wheaton-home-prices-rise-in-october-2018

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER’S $3.4B INCOME TAX HIKE CAN FUND LESS THAN 4 MONTHS OF STATE PENSION COSTS – Austin Berg and Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-3-4b-income-tax-hike-can-fund-less-than-4-months-of-state-pension-costs/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border traffic to get jammed up even more from ‘illegal immigration superhighway’ – Stephen Dinan and Valerie Richardson 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/31/us-mexico-border-illegal-immigration-superhighway/
— Mulvaney defends Trump’s Central America aid cuts: ‘We would like them to do more’ – Valerie Richardson 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/31/mick-mulvaney-defends-trump-central-america-aid-cu/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Mr. President Close The Border
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29976-mr-president-close-border

AMERICAN THINKER
— Honduran caravan migrant who called Mexican beans ‘pig food’ arrested on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon rap in Dallas – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/03/honduran_caravan_migrant_who_called_mexican_beans_pig_food_arrested_on_aggravated_assault_with_a_deadly_weapon_charges_in_dallas.html

NEWS BUSTERS
— Open-Borders CNN Promotes ‘Sanctuary’ Activist Who Shielded Illegals from ICE Agents – Brad Wilmouth 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/03/31/cnn-promotes-sanctuary-activist-who-shielded-illegals-ice-agents

TOWNHALL
— Trump Cuts Aid To Central American Nations In Response To Migrant Caravans, Needs Approval From Congress – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/03/31/trump-cuts-aid-to-central-american-nations-in-response-to-migrant-nations-needs-approval-from-congress-n2544039
— White Men Really Are The Worst – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/03/31/white-men-really-are-the-worst-n2544025

LIFEZETTE
— As ‘Mother of All Caravans’ Moves Toward U.S., Trump Will Cut Aid to Central American Countries New group of migrants headed our way may number more than 20,000 people right now
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/03/as-mother-of-all-caravans-moves-toward-u-s-trump-will-cut-aid-to-central-american-countries/

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— For Equal Pay Day (Apr. 2): Evidence of employers paying women 20% less than men for the same work is as elusive as Bigfoot sightings – Mark J. Perry (DIERSEN: If I had been a woman, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. 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.)
http://www.aei.org/publication/for-equal-pay-day-evidence-of-employers-paying-women-20-less-than-men-for-the-same-work-is-as-elusive-as-bigfoot-sightings/

THE HILL
— GOP on defensive over Dem votes on policies geared toward women – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from women, Democrats promise to use government to take income, assets, rights, etc. away from men, and especially away from men who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and to give that income, assets, rights, etc. to women.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/436529-gop-on-defensive-over-dem-votes-on-policies-geared-toward-women
— Giuliani praises Pirro on return to Fox News show: ‘You’re a crusader for justice’ – MICHAEL BURKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/436604-giuliani-praises-pirro-on-return-to-fox-news-youre-a-crusader-for-justice

CNN
— Ocasio-Cortez says ‘AOC sucks’ chant at Trump rally shows Trump needs a woman to ‘vilify’ – Eli Watkins
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/30/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-donald-trump/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Defends Plan to Close the Border, Telling Democrats, ‘We Told You So’ – Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/us/politics/trump-mulvaney-border-close-mexico.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Pope Francis Warns Trump About Walls – Jason Horowitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/world/europe/pope-francis-trump-morocco.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Yes, there’s a problem at the border. Trump’s wall won’t fix it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/yes-theres-a-problem-at-the-border-trumps-wall-wont-fix-it/2019/03/31/2acb8592-518d-11e9-8d28-f5149e5a2fda_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Reparations for Slavery Open Pandora’s Box – John Foster, Portola Valley, Calif.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/reparations-for-slavery-open-pandoras-box-11554061750
— The Right and the Moral High Ground Today minorities suffer from underdevelopment, not racism. And here, at last, is conservatism’s great opportunity. – Shelby Steele
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-right-and-the-moral-high-ground-11554057729

FORBES
— Don’t Discount Cluelessness In The Remaining Gender Pay Gap – Rodd Wagner (DIERSEN: If I had been a woman, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. 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.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roddwagner/2019/03/31/dont-discount-cluelessness-in-the-remaining-gender-pay-gap/#3d244c1f38a2

FINANCIAL NEWS
— Age discrimination is the last acceptable form of prejudice – Becky Pritchard (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/the-careerologist-age-discrimination-is-the-last-acceptable-form-of-prejudice-20190401

DALLAS NEWS
— A progressive crusade blacklisted Chick-Fil-A from the San Antonio airport – Mark Pulliam (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries do Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs blacklist in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?) 
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/03/30/progressive-crusade-blacklisted-chick-fil-san-antonio-airport
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The city’s blacklisting of Chick-fil-A seeks to punish the company for espousing mainstream beliefs shared by millions of Americans and an overwhelming majority of San Antonio’s residents, many of them Catholic.)

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— SF police search for MAGA hat-wearing man accused in sword slashing – Kimberly Veklerov and Gwendolyn Wu 
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/SF-police-search-for-MAGA-hat-wearing-man-accused-13730196.php

BULLETIN
— AARP: Most workers experience age discrimination in Oregon Nearly half of all workers in Deschutes County are 45-64 years of age – Suzanne Roig (DIERSEN: From what I see, 100% of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran experience age discrimination if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.bendbulletin.com/business/7048964-151/three-out-of-five-workers-experience-age-discrimination

NEWSWEEK
— BACK ON FOX NEWS, JEANINE PIRRO CALLS FOR ‘TRAITOROUS, TREASONOUS’ TRUMP CRITICS TO BE PUT BEHIND BARS – JASON LEMON 
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-jeanine-pirro-trump-critics-behind-bars-1380970

March 31 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— MARCH 31, 2019 DUPAGE COUNTY HARDCOPY EDITION: DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Nine DuPage County Township Governments take out a full-page ad (Page 8). They stress their general assistance, emergency assistance, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and food pantry services. 
https://local.dailyherald.com/wheaton-il/public-services/government-office/dupage-county/2019-03-31-9982910-dupage-county-townships-your-neighoorhood-government-serving-you-township-government-is-the-oldest-existing-unit-of-government-continuing-to-serve-on-the-north-american-continent-township-govemment-was-in-existence-for-140-years-prior-to
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN DUPAGE EDITION: DuPage ballots to include questions about taxes, consolidation – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190330/dupage-ballots-to-include-questions-about-taxes-consolidation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville Township Voters in Naperville Township will decide whether a previously approved plan to consolidate a road district should be scrapped in favor of another proposal to dissolve the small unit of government. Residents in Naperville and Lisle townships in 2017 approved a measure to combine their road districts to form one agency. The consolidation is scheduled to take effect May 2021. But Naperville Township officials put a new question on the ballot that asks voters if they want to follow a state law that allows the township government to absorb the road district. Naperville Township officials say they believe the outcome of Tuesday’s vote would supersede the decision from two years ago. But they don’t know for certain that the idea of absorbing the road district into the township legally can replace the previously approved — and now required — merger.)
— FRONT PAGE: Daily Herald wins 46 awards from Illinois Press Association (DIERSEN: I wonder what the Illinois Press Association thinks of me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and my www.gopillinois.com website?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190329/daily-herald-wins-46-awards-from-illinois-press-association

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Saturday Night Live’ follows Up on Jussie Smollett scandal – Danielle Turchiano
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-snl-jussie-smollett-scandal-20190331-story.html
— Love your job? Tell us about it. Nominate your company as a top workplace. (DIERSEN: What if back in 1997 one of my Democrat GAO Chicago Office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates had nominated GAO for this while still worked there? What if GAO had agreed to participate? What if the Chicago Tribune had distributed a confidential survey to me? Back then, my Democrat GAO superiors used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and Republican-led budget cuts a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees like me who were Republican, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-top-workplaces-2019-nominations-20190326-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A top workplace can be described this way: It’s an organization that is successful because its employees enjoy their work, embrace their mission and feel like valued teammates. Compensation and perks are factors, but the more important components include opportunities for professional growth and being treated with respect. To qualify, a workplace must have at least 100 employees in the Chicago area. Nominations are open to all employers, including nonprofits. Nominated companies that agree to participate will distribute to employees between April and July an easy-to-complete, confidential survey developed by the Tribune’s research partner, Energage, which will calculate the list of top workplaces.)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— No end in sight: Algonquin Township officials predict lawsuits will brew for years Algonquin Township officials predict lawsuits will brew for years – ED KOMENDA (DIERSEN: To get me to turn against township government, those who want to abolish township government could stress the adverse actions that Milton Township officials and Milton Township employees have taken against me since the 1980s.) 
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/03/29/no-end-in-sight-algonquin-township-officials-predict-lawsuits-will-brew-for-years/ajnv1si/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It’s been a long winter in Algonquin Township,” Chirikos said at the board’s March 20 meeting. “Longer still is the discontent felt by township taxpayers who have funded a two-year campaign to discredit township government through protracted and expensive legal challenges.”)

HERALD & REVIEW
— MARCH 1, 2019 FLASHBACK: Smaller governmental units cost less – Bryan Smith, Decatur
https://herald-review.com/opinion/letters/letter-smaller-governmental-units-cost-less/article_0056cd63-4272-5108-9df8-226415c421a3.html
(FROM THE LETTER: I am responding to the Herald & Review’s piece (“Time to address reducing some governing layers,” Feb. 24) in which it’s stated that Illinois’ taxes are high because there are too many forms of government. As the executive director of the Township Officials of Illinois, I’d like to share some important data from the Illinois Comptroller’s office that clearly dispels those claims. Indeed, state reporting shows that smaller units of local government in Illinois cost taxpayers less than larger units of government. This can be seen among municipalities where taxes per resident tend to be higher where governments are larger. There has been an aggressive push to eliminate township government in Illinois, often based on information that is simply not true. Townships, which are generally smaller, have had the lowest tax increase rates in recent decades among the various types of government in the state. Further, township labor costs per employee are also the lowest of any government type. Local democracy is stronger where local governments are smaller. If townships were to be eliminated and forced into consolidating with units of government with higher cost structures, taxes, spending and debt are likely to increase. Just as bad, it would make local governments less responsive to constituents. This is no way to reduce taxes.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Anti-smoking advocates think raising age limit to 21 is answer – Tracy Crane
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-03-31/anti-smoking-advocates-think-raising-age-limit-21-answer.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Chicago attorney Sato has no defense for proposed city tax on higher-end law, accounting firms – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512352685-chicago-attorney-sato-has-no-defense-for-proposed-city-tax-on-higher-end-law-accounting-firms

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— AUDIO CLIP: Link to WLS Interview regarding HJR 55
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Laurie-H_Trussel-interview.mp3

BREITBART
— Trump Halts Aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras as Flood of Migrants Overwhelms Border Patrol – John Hayward
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/03/31/trump-halts-aid-to-el-salvador-guatemala-honduras-as-flood-of-migrants-overwhelms-border-patrol/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Smollett and the Deep State: We Deserve Justice – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/03/smollett_and_the_deep_state_we_deserve_justice.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Hate Crimes of Jussie Smollett – Carl M. Cannon 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/31/the_hate_crimes_of_jussie_smollett_139915.html
— Can the Federal Government Rescue Campus Free Speech? – Peter Berkowitz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/31/can_the_federal_government_rescue_campus_free_speech_139916.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— SOROS BANKROLLED ‘HATE CRIME’ DATABASE USED BY MEDIA SPLC, CAIR among suppliers of ‘unverified’ claims – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/soros-bankrolled-hate-crime-database-used-by-media/

LIFEZETTE
— Trump Repeats Warnings About the Border: ‘We Will Take No More Illegals’ President’s Saturday tweets demonstrated that he’s doubling down on stopping the flow of unlawful individuals into U.S. – Elizabeth Zwirz 
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/03/trump-repeats-warnings-about-the-border-we-will-take-no-more-illegals/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chick-fil-A pulled from another airport a week after backlash in Texas. Fascist abuse of power starting to scare people. – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/03/31/chick-fil-a-pulled-from-another-airport-a-week-after-backlash-in-texas-fascist-abuse-of-power-starting-to-scare-people-739101

ABC NEWS
— Trump seeks to cut foreign aid to 3 Central American nations Trump takes first steps to cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in response to border issues – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-threatens-shut-mexico-border-62053098

REUTERS
— Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens – Julia Harte, Tim Reid
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-trump/trump-cuts-aid-to-central-american-countries-as-migrant-crisis-deepens-idUSKCN1RC013

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Turns U.S. Policy in Central America on Its Head – Elisabeth Malkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/world/americas/trump-turns-us-policy-in-central-america-on-its-head.html
— The $70,000-a-Year Minimum Wage A small Seattle company shows that capitalism can have a heart. – Nicholas Kristof (DIERSEN: When did you start earning more than $70,000-a-year in today’s dollars? I did in 1974 when I was 25 years old. I had worked for IRS for 3 years. I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/dan-price-minimum-wage.html
— It’s Dangerous to Be a Boy They smoke more, fight more and are far more likely to die young than girls. But their tendency to violence isn’t innate. – Michael C. Reichert
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/opinion/sunday/boys-men-violence.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “How Trump used financial documents to exaggerate his wealth and hide debts.” (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, I saw many cases in which individuals, organizations, and companies understated their income and assets and overstated their expenses and debts to get tax delinquencies declared uncollectible or to get more favorable payment agreements.) 
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-trump-financial-documents-20190329-story.html

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Come To LA To Court The LGBTQ Vote (DIERSEN: What about the heterosexual vote?)
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/03/30/democratic-presidential-hopefuls-come-to-la-to-court-the-lgbtq-vote/

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump is blamed for everything – Howie Carr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me a) for all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois since 2000, b) for all the problems that the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party has had, is having, and will have, and c) for all the problems that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. has had, is having, and will have.) 
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/03/30/fault-line-trump-is-blamed-for-everything/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW
— Democrats plan to bring down the American system by overwhelming it – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/commentary-democrats-plan-to-bring-down-the-american-system-by-overwhelming-it-1630244/

RIVERDALE PRESS
— There really is no one more anti-Semitic than Democrats – ALVIN GORDON (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors at GAO 1980-1997, at IRS 1971-1980, and at the Post Office 1966-1969 stressed that I was 100% German American and Missouri Synod Lutheran. They routinely had their Jewish supervisors take adverse actions against me.) 
https://riverdalepress.com/stories/there-really-is-no-one-more-anti-semitic-than-democrats,68501

PATHEOS
— JUNE 21, 2018 FLASHBACK: What Is a Christian Hypocrite? – MARK DRISCOLL (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me as being a Christian hypocrite because a) I am not a member of any church, b) I do not attend church services, c) I do not give money to a church, and d) I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out on Sunday mornings? They hint/imply/argue/shout that they manipulate/dominate/control all the churches in Wheaton.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdriscoll/2018/06/what-is-a-christian-hypocrite/

March 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett update: City of Chicago asks Jussie Smollett to pay for $130,000 cost of investigation
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-asks-jussie-smollett-to-pay-$130k-for-cost-of-investigation/5221901/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bill to abolish some township clerks creates political storm in Will County – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-township-clerks-legislation-st-0329-story.html
— Chicago sends letter trying to recoup $130K from Jussie Smollett, Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls on President Trump to ‘sit this one out’ – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-emanuel-smollett-costs-recovery-20190328-story.html
— Two prosecutors’ groups rip handling of Jussie Smollett’s case by state’s attorney’s office – Megan Crepeau
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-jussie-smollett-prosecutors-20190328-story.html
— Kim Foxx will and should lose her job over the Jussie Smollett case – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-justice-20190328-story.html
— Pro-legalization group says recent studies underestimate marijuana demand in Illinois – Javonte Anderson (DIERSEN: If/when pot pushers succeed in legalizing pot for recreational use in Illinois, how successful will they be in making stoners out of the following: you, people who you have to rely on, your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, your brothers and sisters, your parents, your grandparents, the rest of your relatives, your neighbors, politicians who represent you in your municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois, etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-study-legal-marijuana-20190328-story.html
— DuPage County early voting numbers up in Naperville compared to 2017 election – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-early-voting-numbers-naperville-dupage-will-st-0329-story.html
— York Township Supervisor John W. Valle Participates in National March for Meals – Amy Kofink
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-york-township-supervisor-john-w-valle-partic-2019-03-28-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cardinal Cupich calls abortion-rights bills ‘attack on human dignity’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cardinal-blase-cupich-abortion-rights-bills-springfield-illinois-legislature-catholic-church/
— Rahm tells Trump to ‘stay out of this’ after president calls for Smollett probe – Lynn Sweet, Fran Spielman and Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/donald-trump-calls-investigation-jussie-smollett-case/
— I’ll punch the bully in the mouth: Puerto Rico Gov. warns Trump over relief – USA Today
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/punch-bully-mouth-rossello-ricardo-puetro-rico-trump-maria/

DAILY HERALD
— Cook County men charged with gunrunning in DuPage – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190328/cook-county-men-charged-with-gunrunning-in-dupage

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State chamber backs 25-cent-a-gallon gas tax hike The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is floating a plan that would inject an additional $2 billion a year into the state budget for transportation, largely by raising the state’s motor-fuel tax from 19 cents a gallon now to 44 cents. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/state-chamber-backs-25-cent-gallon-gas-tax-hike
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/dont-bogart-pot-legalization-bill-my-friends

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Illinois College Republican Federation owes $10,975 in fines
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512289895-illinois-college-republican-federation-owes-10-975-in-fines

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— How did Jim Oberweis spend campaign funds in the fourth quarter?
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512315815-how-did-jim-oberweis-spend-campaign-funds-in-the-fourth-quarter

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Candidate Dunne claims of being Adjunct Professor not accurate – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/03/college-of-dupage-candidate-dunne-claims-of-being-adjunct-professor-not-accurate/

GOPUSA
— Tucker Carlson: CNN is really a super PAC, colluding with the Democratic Party on the news you hear
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67175
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ocasio-Cortez, Sanders, Pelosi hang transgender pride flags in Congress
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67155

FOX NEWS
— Eric Holder goes on MAGA attack: ‘Exactly when did you think America was great?’ – Greg Norman (DIERSEN: Ever since Democrats lost the Civil War, Democrats have not thought that America is great.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/eric-holder-when-did-you-think-america-was-great
— Trump threatens to close southern border amid ‘breaking point’ warning – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-threatens-to-close-southern-border-amid-immigration-surge
— US asylum policies need to be changed to combat illegal immigration: Border & Commerce Security Council president – Lucas Manfredi
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/us-asylum-policies-need-to-be-changed-to-combat-illegal-immigration-border-commerce-security-council-president

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Hope? Survey suggests young Republicans are turning away from LGBT agenda – CALVIN FREIBURGER
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/hope-survey-suggests-young-republicans-are-turning-away-from-lgbt-agenda

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: Mexican, Central American Leaders ‘Do Nothing’ to Stop Migrants – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/28/donald-trump-mexican-central-american-leaders-nothing-stop-migrants/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Whistleblower Leaks Google’s ‘White Privilege’ Diversity Training – Alexander Hall (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male. older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/03/28/whistleblowers-leaks-googles-white-privilege-diversity

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois state legislator Michael McAuliffe proposes JUSSIE Act to revoke tax credits for film companies hiring actor – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/28/illinois-republican-jussie-act-tax-credit-film/
— Mexico braces for ‘mother of all caravans’ – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/28/mexico-braces-mother-all-caravans/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 86% of ICE arrests have prior criminal charges, immigrants second-biggest prison group – Paul Bedard |
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/86-of-ice-arrests-have-prior-criminal-charges-immigrants-2nd-biggest-prison-group
— Our Border Patrol agents are now full-time babysitters and caretakers
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/our-border-patrol-agents-are-now-full-time-babysitters-and-caretakers

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Google, Amazon try to stop Texas from passing religious freedom protections – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-amazon-business-chambers-pressure-texas-to-drop-religious-freedom-protections

THE HILL
— Will Democrats be held accountable for diverting attention from border crisis when there was time to fix it? – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/435994-will-democrats-be-held-accountable-for-diverting-attention-from-border
— Trump says Schiff should be forced to resign – KYLE BALLUCK AND MICHAEL BURKE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/436198-trump-says-schiff-should-be-forced-to-resign

REUTERS
— Mexican president says illegal immigration to U.S. ‘is not up to us’
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-mexico/mexican-president-says-illegal-immigration-to-us-is-not-up-to-us-idUSKCN1R9228

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “How Donald Trump inflated his net worth to lenders and investors.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/trump-statements-of-financial-condition/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Democrats Offer Relief From Deduction Cap, But Not Repeal Lawmakers who won GOP-held seats want to increase $10,000 cap on state and local tax deduction – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-democrats-offer-relief-from-deduction-cap-but-not-repeal-11553805167
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans imposed the $10,000 cap as part of the 2017 tax law, which also cut tax rates, doubled the child tax credit and sharply narrowed the alternative minimum tax. Most taxpayers, even in high-tax states, received tax cuts, but the cap still proved unpopular with suburban voters. That provision contributed to GOP election losses in high-tax states such as New York, New Jersey, California and Illinois, where Mr. Casten defeated Rep. Peter Roskam, a chief author of the tax law.)

BLOOMBERG
— Moderate Democrats Look for Middle Ground on SALT Deduction Cap – Laura Davison (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-28/moderate-democrats-look-for-middle-ground-on-salt-deduction-cap

FORBES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana Banking Bill Approved By Congressional Committee – Tom Angell
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2019/03/28/marijuana-banking-bill-approved-by-congressional-committee/

TERRY SAVAGE
— Socially Responsible Investing (DIERSEN: From what I see, disgustingly, tragically, and ever-increasingly, more and more and more companies are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.terrysavage.com/socially-responsible-investing/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Trump signs executive order implementing federal pay raise – Jessie Bur 
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2019/03/28/trump-signs-executive-order-implementing-federal-pay-raise/

March 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Jussie Smollett update: What’s inside the CPD investigative file? – Ross Weidner, Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
https://abc7chicago.com/whats-inside-the-cpd-jussie-smollett-investigative-file/5220482/
— Trump poorly served by ‘reckless,’ ‘naive’ WH aides says former legal team spokesman – KYRA PHILLIPS
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-poorly-served-by-reckless-naive-wh-aides-says-former-legal-team-spokesman/5220592/

NBC5
— Facebook Extends Ban on Hate Speech to ‘White Nationalists’ After conversations with civil rights groups and academics, the company decided to stop linking expressions of white nationalism with broader concepts of nationalism and separatism – Barbara Ortutay (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Facebook ban everything that defends or promotes individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/tech/Facebook-Extends-Ban-on-Hate-Speech-to-White-Nationalists-507729771.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois attorney general asked to review ‘integrity’ of Smollett case – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/illinois-attorney-general-asked-review-integrity-jussie-smollett-case/
— Group plans 80-mile walk to protest proposed immigration detention center – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/group-plans-80-mile-walk-protest-proposed-immigration-detention-center-little-village-dwight/
— Chicago’s image is muddied by crime and inequity. The Smollett case doesn’t help – USA Today
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-jussie-smollett-crime-kim-foxx-eddie-johnson-rahm-emanuel-kamala-harris/
— All presidents (and candidates) deserve Trump-level scrutiny from the press – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mueller-report-trump-media-press-s-e-cupp/
— Did Barbara Bush still consider herself Republican? ‘Horror that Trump had won’ – Susan Page
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/did-barbara-bush-still-consider-herself-republican-horror-that-trump-had-won/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police release files on Jussie Smollett investigation, showing behind-the-scenes maneuvers – Megan Crepeau, Jeremy Gorner and Jason Meisner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-jussie-smollett-chicago-police-investigation-20190327-story.html
— Mayor says Kane clerk’s office handling elections saving Aurora almost $1 million – Steve Lord
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-voting-st-0328-story.html
— Waukegan aldermanic candidate accused of violating campaign finance law – Emily K. Coleman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-campaign-contribution-complaint-st-0328-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage inviting ‘adult’ businesses to defend what they do – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190327/dupage-inviting-adult-businesses-to-defend-what-they-do

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pro-gun advocates march to Capitol for annual lobby day – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190327/pro-gun-advocates-march-to-capitol-for-annual-lobby-day

HERALD NEWS

— Will County officials concerned about Manley bill to eliminate 6 township clerks – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/03/27/will-county-officials-concerned-about-manley-bill-to-eliminate-6-township-clerks/applhbh/

MDJ ONLINE
— House passes bill requiring more disclosure in municipal pensions – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/house-passes-bill-requiring-more-disclosure-in-municipal-pensions/article_be8a385e-1f2a-5b6f-92d6-466439555809.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Facebook Bans White Nationalism And Separatism Content From Its Platforms – SASHA INGBER (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Facebook ban everything that defends or promotes individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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?) 
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/facebook-bans-white-nationalism-and-separatism-content-its-platforms#stream/0

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider Responds To Dropped Charges Against Jussie Smollett
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
— Republican County Chairs Elect Laura Pollastrini to Fill 14th District Vacancy on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee
https://illinois.gop/republican-county-chairs-elect-laura-pollastrini-fill-14th-district-vacancy-illinois-republican-state-central-committee/

CITIZEN KELLY
— FOX: CITIZEN KELLY SAYS SMOLLETT DISMISSAL POLITICALLY MOTIVATED
http://www.citizenkelly.com/fox-citizen-kelly-says-smollett-dismissal-politically-motivated/

CHAMBANA SUN
— Rep. Halbrook sees nothing but winners in legally separating Cook County from rest of Illinois – Glenn Minnis 
https://chambanasun.com/stories/512328579-rep-halbrook-sees-nothing-but-winners-in-legally-separating-cook-county-from-rest-of-illinois

NORTH COOK NEWS
— State Rep. Morrison praises pro-life protestors for speaking out against ‘extreme’ abortion bills – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/512324164-state-rep-morrison-praises-pro-life-protestors-for-speaking-out-against-extreme-abortion-bills

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker urges caution on driverless vehicles, ABATE wants action against them
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/27/pritzker-urges-caution-on-driverless-vehicles-abate-wants-action-against-them/
— Ads slam “blank check” income tax proposal
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/27/ads-slam-blank-check-income-tax-proposal/

FOX NEWS
— VIDEO: Citizen Kelly says Smollett dismissal politically motivated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ttdrfXrZlA
— Smollett isn’t innocent. He’s something ‘better’ – privileged, famous and above the law – Tucker Carlson 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-smollett-isnt-innocent-hes-something-better-privileged-famous-and-above-the-law

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Southern Poverty Law Center declares war on Trump, with Michelle Obama aide’s help – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/southern-poverty-declares-war-on-trump-with-michelle-obama-aides-help
— Jussie Smollett proves the criminal justice system bends for the privileged and powerful – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/jussie-smollett-proves-the-criminal-justice-system-bends-for-the-privileged-and-powerful

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Pelosi: Most Women Work for Free Compared to Men Until April Each Year – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/pelosi-most-women-work-for-free-compared-to-men-until-april-2-each-year/

GOPUSA
— Joe Biden blames ‘white man’s culture’ for sexual assaults (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites and to men who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites and men to curry favor with minorities and women?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67100

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Biden: “White Man’s Culture” Has Got To Change – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites and to men who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites and men to curry favor with minorities and women?)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/03/26/biden_white_mans_culture_english_jurisprudential_culture_has_to_change.html

DAILY CALLER
— NUMBER OF ILLEGALS TRYING TO CROSS U.S. BORDER EVERY DAY HITS 13-YEAR HIGH – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/26/daily-border-crossings-record-high/

CBN NEWS
— ‘A Whitewash of Justice’: Jussie Smollet Outrage Grows After Charges Dropped, Michelle Obama Aide Involved? – Charlene Aaron
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/march/a-whitewash-of-justice-jussie-smollet-outrage-grows-after-charges-dropped-michelle-obama-aide-involved

LIFE NEWS
— Illinois Bill Would Legalize Abortions Up to Birth, Make Killing Babies a “Fundamental Right” – MICAIAH BILGER 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/03/27/illinois-bill-would-legalize-abortions-up-to-birth-make-killing-babies-a-fundamental-right/

COLLEGE FIX
— Support for traditional marriage will get you into trouble on campus – DANIEL PAYNE 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/support-for-traditional-marriage-will-get-you-into-trouble-on-campus/

PROPUBLICA
— IBM Accused of Violating Federal Anti-Age Discrimination Law A group of ex-employees filed a lawsuit that accuses the tech giant of failing to comply with a law requiring companies to disclose the ages of people over 40 who have been laid off. The suit also alleges that the company has improperly prevented workers from combining to challenge their ousters. – Peter Gosselin
https://www.propublica.org/article/ibm-accused-of-not-disclosing-ages-people-40-and-older-laid-off

THE HILL
— The hoax is on us: Smollett exemplifies celebrity justice – JONATHAN TURLEY
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/436012-the-hoax-is-on-us-smollett-exemplifies-celebrity-justice
— Lawmakers press tech companies on efforts to combat extremism online – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will tech companies ban everything that defends or promotes individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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?) 
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/436145-lawmakers-press-tech-companies-on-efforts-to-combat-extremism-online

NBC NEWS
— Daily border crossings by undocumented migrants hit 13-year highs Homeland Security is now in talks with the Defense Department to care for the overflow on U.S. military bases, according to a DHS official and two other U.S. officials.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/daily-border-crossings-undocumented-migrants-hit-13-year-highs-n987396
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Christian. More than 100 Democrats who claim to be faith leaders unite to denounce Tennessee GOP’s ‘slate of hate.’
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/more-100-faith-leaders-unite-denounce-tennessee-gop-s-slate-n987611

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook says it will now block white-nationalist, white-separatist posts – Tony Romm and Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Facebook ban everything that defends or promotes individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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?) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/27/facebook-says-it-will-now-block-white-nationalist-white-separatist-posts/
— U.S. has hit ‘breaking point’ at border amid immigration surge, Customs and Border Protection commissioner says – Nick Miroff and Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-has-hit-breaking-point-at-border-amid-immigration-surge-customs-and-border-protection-commissioner-says/2019/03/27/d2014068-5093-11e9-af35-1fb9615010d7_story.html
— US shuts interior checkpoints to focus on Mexico border – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-shuts-interior-checkpoints-to-focus-on-mexico-border/2019/03/27/99b68028-5049-11e9-bdb7-44f948cc0605_story.html

USA TODAY
— Ex-IBM employees allege age discrimination; seek to take collective legal action – Nina Schutzman
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/03/27/ex-ibm-employees-allege-age-discrimination/3292839002/

DALLAS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, big business promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2019/03/27/amazon-google-facebook-pen-letter-opposing-texas-bills-allow-exclusion-lgbtq-people

DETROIT NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana supper clubs in Chicago the new high – Ally Marotti
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/home-garden/2019/03/27/marijuana-supper-clubs-chicago-new-high/3287361002/

FORTUNE 
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
http://fortune.com/2019/03/27/hate-public-health-mexico-new-zealand/

FORBES
— Citibank, IBM, IKEA: Age Discrimination Lawsuits On The Rise – Sheila Callaham
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2019/03/27/citibank-ibm-ikea-age-discrimination-lawsuits-on-the-rise/#514f21fa4654

NEWSWEEK
— MICHELLE OBAMA GOT JUSSIE SMOLLETT CHARGES DROPPED TO DISTRACT FROM MUELLER REPORT, FOX BUSINESS GUEST CLAIMS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW 
https://www.newsweek.com/jussie-smollett-michelle-obama-favor-chicago-charges-distraction-kim-foxx-1377597

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— How Did Pet Cats and Dogs Become Fur Babies? – Vinita Mehta Ph.D., Ed.M.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/head-games/201903/how-did-pet-cats-and-dogs-become-fur-babies

March 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mueller report summary: Trump campaign did not coordinate with Russia in 2016, no obstruction conclusion
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mueller-report-trump-campaign-did-not-coordinate-with-russia-in-2016/5214610/
— Trump reacts to Mueller report findings: It’s ‘a shame’ nation had to endure probe
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-its-a-shame-nation-had-to-endure-mueller-probe/5214950/

 

NBC5
— Mueller Finds No Collusion, Stops Short of Exonerating Trump All told, Mueller charged 34 people, including the president’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort – Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Chad Day and Julie Pace
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Mueller-Report-Trump-Russia-Barr–507579341.html
— Trump Calls Mueller Probe ‘an Illegal Takedown That Failed’ Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Jonathan Lemire and Deb Reichmann
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Reacts-Mueller-Report-Completion-507530751.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Special counsel report ‘does not conclude that President committed crime, it does not exonerate him’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/special-counsel-report-does-not-conclude-that-president-committed-crime-it-does-not-exonerate-him-

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Underwood delivers Dem weekly address on Obamacare 9th anniversary – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/underwood-weekly-address-obamacare-trump-health-care-congress/
— Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal is dividing Congress – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-green-new-deal-divides-congress/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Fox News, like the Republican Party, having moral qualms — or at least nagging concerns — about its image?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-fox-news-morals-20190324-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say: “White economic anxiety evaporated after the 2016 election. Now black economic anxiety is on the rise.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190324/white-economic-anxiety-evaporated-after-the-2016-election-now-black-economic-anxiety-is-on-the-rise

 

WGN RADIO
— GOP House Republicans are more focused on negotiating a balanced budget rather than a graduated income tax – CASERA (CASH) HEINING
https://wgnradio.com/2019/03/24/gop-house-republicans-are-more-focused-on-negotiating-a-balanced-budget-rather-than-a-graduated-income-tax/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Marijuana slowdown? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-03-24/editorial-marijuana-slowdown.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Political observers: AG’s letter helps Trump, but more details to come – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-observers-ag-s-letter-helps-trump-but-more-details/article_a0421c17-8b25-59d5-8ce6-bf70db4c2214.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois farms get bigger, fewer as farmers age
https://www.bnd.com/news/business/article228349539.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois lawmakers react to Mueller’s summary release – Rebecca Brumfield
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-lawmakers-react-to-mueller-s-summary-release/1874140141

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— GOP Reps. (Skillicorn, Bryant, Grant, Bailey) show support for pro-life demonstrators rallying against Democratic abortion bills – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512316529-gop-reps-show-support-for-pro-life-demonstrators-rallying-against-democratic-abortion-bills
— House Republicans hold press conference to speak out against Democratic abortion legislation – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512316528-house-republicans-hold-press-conference-to-speak-out-against-democratic-abortion-legislation
— GOP House Reps. speak out on WalletHub study that found Illinois to have highest tax burden – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512316523-gop-house-reps-speak-out-on-wallethub-study-that-found-illinois-to-have-highest-tax-burden

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Rep. Bailey perplexed, frustrated by ‘reckless budgeting’ and ‘partisan politics’ in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/512322376-rep-bailey-perplexed-frustrated-by-reckless-budgeting-and-partisan-politics-in-springfield

 

BREITBART
— Democrats Embrace Socialism Because Trump Has Seized the Middle Ground – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/24/pollak-democrats-embrace-socialism-have-moved-left-because-trump-has-seized-the-middle-ground/
— Democrats Honor Anti-Trump Rapper T.I. for ‘Outstanding Public Service’ – Ben Kew
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/03/24/georgia-democrats-honor-anti-trump-rapper-t-i-for-outstanding-public-service/

 

BLAZE
— Latest Fox News 2020 poll has bad news for Trump, good news for Democrats – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-2020-biden-sanders-fox-news-poll
— Rep. Ilhan Omar encourages Muslims to ‘raise hell, make people uncomfortable’ — then she targets Trump – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ilhan-omar-cair-raise-hell
— Ocasio-Cortez reveals how she plans to implement gun, immigration change without Congress – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ocasio-cortez-change-pressure-banks-guns-immigration

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— DID BERNIE SANDERS VIOLATE CAMPAIGN LAWS BY HIRING ANTI-SEMITIC ILLEGAL ALIEN? – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273254/did-bernie-sanders-violate-campaign-laws-hiring-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY CALLER
— FLOOD OF ASYLUM REQUESTS FORCES BORDER CHECKPOINT TO SHUT DOWN – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/24/border-checkpoint-shut-down-migrants/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Ocasio-Cortez Makes False Comparisons, Deliberately Misleads About Southern Border, Wall. – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/45036/ocasio-cortez-lies-about-southern-border-wall-ryan-saavedra

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHARLIE DANIELS: DEMOCRATS HAVE ‘UNHOLY QUEST FOR POWER’ ‘The same passion that cost Satan his place in heaven’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/u-s-music-legend-democrats-have-unholy-quest-for-power/

 

THE HILL
— Why do so many Democrats embrace hate speech? – COREY LEWANDOWSKI
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/435477-why-do-so-many-democrats-embrace-hate-speech
— Wealthy and white, or poor and black, entitlement is not help – ROBERT L. WOODSON SR.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/435239-wealthy-and-white-or-poor-and-black-entitlement-is-not-help
— Omar: White supremacist attacks are rising because Trump publicly says ‘Islam hates us’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/435500-omar-white-supremacist-attacks-are-rising-because-trump-publicly-says-islam

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ocasio-Cortez: Impeaching Trump won’t solve ‘deeper problems’ in US – Bruce Golding Marc (DIERSEN: Democrats see the following as being “deeper problems:” individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2019/03/24/ocasio-cortez-impeaching-trump-wont-solve-deeper-problems-in-us/