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March 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— GOP warns voting reform bill could be ‘absolutely devastating for Republicans’ – Kendall Karson
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-warns-hr-1-could-be-absolutely-devastating-for-republicans/10435495/
— Border crisis: More than 5,000 unaccompanied children are in CBP custody – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/more-than-5000-unaccompanied-children-are-in-cbp-custody/10436209/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 1,962 new coronavirus cases, 25 deaths. 65% of Illinoisans 65 or older received at least 1 COVID vaccine dos.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1962-new-covid-19-cases-25-deaths/10435876/
— Miami sets earlier curfew after massive spring break crowds, fights. Tourists and hotel guests are being told to stay indoors during curfew hours. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/society/miami-sets-8-pm-curfew-after-spring-break-crowds-fights/10436517/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hundreds-gather-for-stop-asian-hate-march-in-logan-square/2467378/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/biden-administration/speak-out-biden-harris-decry-racism-during-atlanta-visit/2467146/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/20/logan-square-stop-asian-hate-rally/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker signals reelection bid with $35M campaign contribution. The billionaire governor has not publicly confirmed he’s running again in 2022, saying his top priority is managing the state through the COVID-19 pandemic. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/20/22341909/pritzker-reelection-campaign-contribution
— Smokers prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine shots by CDC and Gov. J.B. Pritzker — not by Chicago
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/3/20/22341723/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-stop-asian-hate-georgia-shootings-20210320-sovxys4co5awffchisoya4y3vq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans hope census delay will give them a role in drawing new political maps in Illinois Census delay could affect mapping power – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210320/republicans-hope-census-delay-will-give-them-a-role-in-drawing-new-political-maps-in-illinois
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210320/news/303209991/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20210319/lombard-welcomes-its-first-recreational-marijuana-dispensary

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://news.wttw.com/2021/03/20/biden-condemns-skyrocketing-hate-crimes-against-asian-americans-wake-deadly-shooting

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The irony of the “For the People Act” – Jane Ryan Carrell
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/2021/03/20/jane-carrell-irony-for-people-act/4725435001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois state government to receive more than $7.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds. Here’s how it could be spent. – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-state-government-to-receive-more-than-7-5-billion-in-covid-19-relief-funds/article_5b1cd26e-e69f-5bfe-9cb9-c01386e469f9.html
— Census delays ‘complicate’ Illinois redistricting, but most certain data will show ‘no surprises’ in other areas – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/census-delays-complicate-illinois-redistricting-but-most-certain-data-will-show-no-surprises-in-other/article_2bd3ec3b-e3f2-582a-8104-2891e32acb5c.html

FOX NEWS
— As Trump teases a 2024 presidential run, potential GOP rivals start making early visits. Mike Pompeo, Rick Scott and Tim Scott plan upcoming stops in Iowa. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-teases-2024-presidential-run-potential-gop-rivals

GOPUSA
— The Border Crisis May Be Coming To Your Kids’ School
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107674
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The media show photos of young migrant children. Don’t fall for that. Three-quarters of these unaccompanied minors are young men ages 15 to 17. Think tattoos, not teddy bears. These teens are carrying the name and phone number of a relative in the U.S. who will sponsor them. A few weeks after surrendering to border officials, they’ll board buses to Los Angeles, Houston or New York City — the three most frequent destinations — or elsewhere in the U.S. where their sponsor lives. It’s the beginning of a hard road. The law requires them to go to school. But they’ve endured trauma on their trek and missed months or years of schooling. Few speak English, and many don’t know Spanish, only Mayan. Their education will cost thousands of dollars a year more than for the average student because they’ll need linguistic experts, tutors, psychological counseling, vaccinations and other support. They also consume most of a classroom teacher’s attention, leaving the rest of the class to make do with less. Even so, only 66% of students without English skills ever graduate. They will struggle, but so will our own kids. This migration wave is hitting schools just as they’re reopening after the pandemic. Students have missed an entire year of school activities. For school districts with tight budgets, the added costs of educating these young newcomers will mean an end to art classes, band and orchestra, and other enrichment activities.)
— California’s Redistributionist Approach To Everything
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107737

TOWNHALL
— Why the Corrupt Press Might Be Our Nation’s Biggest Threat – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2021/03/20/why-the-corrupt-press-might-be-our-nations-biggest-threat-n2586585

LIFE SITE NEWS
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: New White House ‘Gender Policy Council’ will promote abortion and LGBT ideology throughout gov’t agencies. The Biden gender council will cover an ambitious—and expansive—set of issues, many of which provide an opening for abortion in its policy recommendations. – Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/biden-establishes-white-house-gender-policy-council

EPOCH TIMES
— American Media and Old Soviet Media Are Now Peas in a Pod – Michael Walsh
https://www.theepochtimes.com/american-media-and-old-soviet-media-are-now-peas-in-a-pod_3735441.html
— For US, Gradual Ruin Is About to Become Sudden – Roger Kimball (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I am extremely unhappy about this. As Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/for-us-gradual-ruin-is-about-to-become-sudden_3733858.html
— Who Are the Real Racists? – Jean Chen
https://www.theepochtimes.com/a-moms-research-part-3-who-are-the-real-racists_3731981.html
— As an American, I Was Censored in China: Now I’m Being Censored in My Own Country – Adam Molon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/as-an-american-i-was-censored-in-china-now-im-being-censored-in-my-own-country_3709484.html

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://news.yahoo.com/racism-real-america-harris-atlanta-111212851.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Republicans Shun Vaccines, Congress Toils to Return to Normal. A quarter of lawmakers have yet to receive a coronavirus vaccine, even though they have been available since December. – Catie Edmondson (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups should be vaccinated first: minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, poor people, moderates, liberals, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who blame others for their problems, those who demand massive government assistance, those who are in America illegally, those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/19/us/politics/congress-coronavirus-vaccine.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Covid-19 Supercharged the Advertising ‘Triopoly’ of Google, Facebook and Amazon. The three tech giants now collect more than half of all ad dollars spent in the U.S. The pandemic economy got them there. – Keach Hagey and Suzanne Vranica
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-covid-19-supercharged-the-advertising-triopoly-of-google-facebook-and-amazon-11616163738

March 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— White House says President Biden is ‘100% fine’ after he tripped boarding Air Force One – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-biden-trips-on-stairs-boarding-air-force-one/10433454/
— White House staffers asked to resign, work remotely after revealing past marijuana use – CNN (DIERSEN: To use pot illegally is to shout your disrespect for the rule of law. To use pot illegally or legally is to shout that you have serious mental and/or physical health problems.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-staffers-resign-work-remotely-after-past-marijuana-use-exposed-/10433409/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,380 new coronavirus cases, 12 deaths. 65% of Illinoisans 65 or older received at least 1 COVID vaccine dose.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2380-new-covid-19-cases-12-deaths/10432806/

NBC5
— Twitter Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Suspended ‘in Error’; Dems Push to Expel Her From Congress – Kevin Breuninger
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/twitter-suspends-gop-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-as-democrats-push-to-expel-her-from-congress/2466442/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-and-harris-to-meet-with-asian-american-leaders-in-atlanta-after-deadly-georgia-shooting-spree/2466443/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Leading Illinois Democrats criticize GOP U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis for reportedly downplaying role of rhetoric in crimes against Asian Americans – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rodney-davis-asian-americans-democrats-20210319-e5qia3geizhynn55t4nhesm55u-story.html
— Brain-damaging lead found in tap water from most Illinois communities during the past 6 years, Tribune analysis finds – MICHAEL HAWTHORNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-illinois-lead-service-pipes-20210319-rifuuexkezb5bf6ncltqlb4m6a-story.html
— Was brain-damaging lead found in tap water in your town? Search our analysis of Illinois EPA data to find out. – MICHAEL HAWTHORNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-viz-lead-copper-rule-database-20210319-tnauglj6b5ep3ggzuw4pqj3ydy-htmlstory.html
— Lightfoot to speak on pandemic hitting one-year mark in Chicago | Kwame Raoul gets vaccine in hopes of combating hesitancy | Legislature rebukes state Rep. Miller | Another hopeful says she’ll challenge Kinzinger – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-address-kinzinger-challenge-kwame-raoul-vaccine-miller-censure-spin-20210319-4hfe5dksrfg6ppbvpj4stgjs44-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-joe-biden-kamala-harris-atlanta-visit-20210319-eyg3mrzniba4zgakpyp6szadxe-story.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump’s Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trumps-mar-a-lago-partially-closed-due-to-covid-outbreak

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/19/cnn-rodney-davis-claims-that-saying-kung-flu-no-different-than-saying-uk-variant/
— 2,380 new confirmed and probable cases; 12 additional deaths; 1,132 hospitalized; 242 in ICU; 2.5 percent average case positivity rate; 2.8 percent average test positivity rate; 102,775 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/19/2380-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-12-additional-deaths-1132-hospitalized-242-in-icu-25-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-28-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-102775-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden stumbles and falls climbing stairs to Air Force One – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/19/joe-biden-stumbles-and-falls-climbing-stairs-air-f/
— Biden’s ‘killer’ remark riles Kremlin, deepens U.S.-Russia rift: ‘It’s not going to blow over’ – Ben Wolfgang (DIERSEN: Should foreign countries give Biden a pass because of his health problems?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/18/joe-biden-killer-remark-riles-vladimir-putin-russi/

FOX NEWS
— 5 Biden White House staffers have lost jobs over past marijuana use, says Psaki. But Psaki said past marijuana use does not automatically disqualify someone from serving. – Brooke Singman (DIERSEN: To use pot illegally is to shout your disrespect for the rule of law. To use pot illegally or legally is to shout that you have serious mental and/or physical health problems.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/staffers-lose-white-house-jobs-biden-marijuana-use

GOPUSA
— VA Teachers Make List Of Parents Who Disagree With Critical Race Theory Curriculum, Plot To Expose Them (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump hating leaders of your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world officially condemn and get rid of those who disagree with critical race theory?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107725
— The War On Normal And Why It Matters
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107653

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— MSNBC blames Trump for anti-Asian violence; silent on Biden dropping anti-Asian discrimination lawsuit – Ella Carroll-Smith
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/msnbc-blames-trump-for-anti-asian-violence-silent-on-biden-dropping-anti-asian-discrimination-lawsuit/

BREITBART
— 4.4M Illegal Aliens Could Get Amnesty Under House Democrat Plan – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/18/analysis-4-4m-illegal-aliens-could-get-amnesty-under-house-democrat-plan/
— Pelosi: DACA Illegals Are ‘True and Legitimate Heirs’ of the Founding Fathers – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations crow that they have gotten rid of their employees and members who are citizens of America and replaced them with citizens of foreign countries?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/18/pelosi-daca-illegals-are-true-and-legitimate-heirs-of-the-founding-fathers/

BLAZE
— Biden’s DHS Secretary: If ‘loving parents’ send children to border, ‘we will not expel’ them, ‘we will care for them’ – PAUL SACCA (DIERSEN: Parents who send/bring children to America illegally should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. SEE: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/statutes/define/ and https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/child-neglect.html )
https://www.theblaze.com/news/dhs-secretary-border-crisis-children
— 3-year-old boy dead, mother in critical condition after being mauled by neighbor’s dogs in New Jersey. The mother had expressed concern over the pit bulls previously. – BRECK DUMAS
https://www.theblaze.com/news/3-year-old-boy-dead-mother-in-critical-condition-after-being-mauled-by-neighbors-dogs-in-new-jersey
— Biden White House reportedly weeds out dozens of staffers for past pot use despite Kamala Harris bragging about using cannabis The administration allegedly told staffers that past marijuana use would not be disqualifying – PAUL SACCA (DIERSEN: To use pot illegally is to shout your disrespect for the rule of law. To use pot illegally or legally is to shout that you have serious mental and/or physical health problems.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/white-house-staffers-fired-marijuana-kamala
— Texas border sheriff says US has an open door for illegals to enter thanks to Biden, warns things will only get worse. ‘Now, basically, the border’s open’ – CHRIS FIELD
https://www.theblaze.com/news/texas-border-sheriff-illegal-immigrants-open-door

PATRIOT POST
— Dems Roll Out the Immigration Welcome Mat. The House votes to legalize millions while Team Biden says, “We’re open.” – NATE JACKSON
https://patriotpost.us/articles/78544-dems-roll-out-the-immigration-welcome-mat-2021-03-19

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/19/us/atlanta-shootings-massage-spa

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/19/joe-biden-live-updates/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Taxes: Most Americans Say They Pay More Than Their Fair Share (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that I should always have paid more taxes. They stress that I am White, male, healthy, product of a traditional family, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), attended MSL grade schools, avoided the draft, married since 1978, my wife has always had income, we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, we did not become foster parents, conservative, Republican, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal employee for almost 30 years including IRS for almost 9 years, federal retiree for more than 23 years, etc.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/taxes/taxes_most_americans_say_they_pay_more_than_their_fair_share

GUARDIAN
— Joe Biden stumbles on steps of Air Force One – video
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2021/mar/19/joe-biden-stumbles-on-steps-of-air-force-one-video

March 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Bloomingdale hotel closing after shooting leaves 1 dead, 6 hurt
https://abc7chicago.com/business/bloomingdale-hotel-closing-after-deadly-shooting/10422284/

NBC5
— One in Four House Members Have Opted Not to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine So Far. Lawmakers have had access to the vaccine since December, when shots were first approved in the U.S.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/one-in-four-house-members-have-opted-not-to-receive-covid-19-vaccine-so-far/2462803/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker talks about pandemic, veers from election questions on media tour | Activists say Biden shouldn’t consider Emanuel for ambassadorship | Ravinia concerts on the calendar – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-one-year-covid-emanuel-biden-activists-spin-20210316-aonzxkvk4vcs7p4zdpucqg3cpu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Uncovered faces at Naperville’s open-the-schools rally send wrong message.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-school-rally-masks-naperville-zorn-20210316-4jnuobaahngvdayjg6b6sseeua-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that is done to help Dreamers, the more children that will be illegally brought to America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-dreamers-daca-immigration-biden-20210316-ahcor32ynjcspkrtq5x7tmpxze-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House committee advances bill expanding ballot drop boxes, curbside voting – Raymon Troncoso
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2021/03/16/illinois-measure-would-expand-ballot-drop-boxes-curbside-voting/4719699001/

NBC Green Bay
— Wisconsin Senate approves Limbaugh resolution, Dems object – AP
https://www.nbc26.com/news/state/wisconsin-senate-approves-limbaugh-resolution-dems-object

WAND TV
— State Sen. Darren Bailey calls on Gov. Pritzker to fully reopen Illinois
https://www.wandtv.com/news/state-sen-darren-bailey-calls-on-gov-pritzker-to-fully-reopen-illinois/article_366ae106-8677-11eb-9b6a-ff1d0a4c92e1.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/GOP GOV Candidate & former State Senator Paul Schimpf
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/03/berkowitz-w-gop-gov-candidate-in-aurora-tmw-night-and-the-web-always/

CAPITOL FAX
— 1,997 new confirmed and probable cases; 19 additional deaths; 1,152 hospitalized; 250 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.6 percent average test positivity rate; 102,564 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/16/1997-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-19-additional-deaths-1152-hospitalized-250-in-icu-23-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-26-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-102564-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says Biden ‘destroying our country’ with border policies: ‘It’s going to get much, much worse’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/16/donald-trump-joe-biden-destroying-our-country-bord/

BLAZE
— Elton John calls Vatican hypocritical for refusing to bless same-sex unions when it got ‘millions’ from investing in ‘Rocketman’ biopic The iconic singer-songwriter said the movie about his life ‘celebrates my finding happiness from my marriage’ to David Furnish – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/elton-john-vatican-hypocritical-same-sex-unions-rocketman

DAILY CALLER
— Congressman Proposes Sending Troops Stationed At The Capitol To The Southern Border – KAYLEE GREENLEE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/16/national-guard-capitol-police-capitol-building/

PATRIOT POST
— Liberal Journalists Blinded by Hatred of Trump – KEN BLACKWELL
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/78452-liberal-journalists-blinded-by-hatred-of-trump-2021-03-16

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Equality Act Would Cancel Religious Freedom – Thomas Jipping
https://www.heritage.org/religious-liberty/commentary/equality-act-would-cancel-religious-freedom

THE HILL
— A number of Republican lawmakers are saying no to COVID-19 vaccines – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/543511-a-number-of-republican-lawmakers-are-saying-no-to-covid-19-vaccines
— Jesuits to raise $100 million for descendants of slaves – JORDAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/543519-jesuits-to-raise-100-million-for-descendants-of-slaves

NEW YORK TIMES
— Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Leaves Liberty University Think Tank – Ruth Graham
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/charlie-kirk-liberty-falwell-falkirk.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Equality Act is creating a historic face-off between religious exemptions and LGBTQ rights – Michelle Boorstein and Samantha Schmidt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/03/16/equality-act-fairness-for-all-religious-liberty-lgbtq-lgbt-biden/

FORBES
— Conservatives Criticize Columbia University For Hosting Graduation Celebrations For Minority Groups – Gina Heeb
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ginaheeb/2021/03/16/conservatives-criticize-columbia-university-for-hosting-graduation-celebrations-for-minority-groups/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservatives took aim at Columbia University Tuesday over its plans to hold virtual graduation celebrations for minority students — in addition to a traditional ceremony for all students—for the class of 2021, with one, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), portraying it as leading to “segregation.”)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 24 governors have not yet been vaccinated
https://www.businessinsider.com/governors-covid19-states-vaccination-pandemic-restrictions-2021-3

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Is Joe Biden Really Doing the Job of President? Nearly Half of Voters Doubt It
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/is_joe_biden_really_doing_the_job_of_president_nearly_half_of_voters_doubt_it

February 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Former President Trump tells CPAC crowd ‘the incredible journey’ is ‘far from being over’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-tells-cpac-crowd-the-incredible-journey-is-far-from-being-over/10357399/

NBC5
— Trump Slams Biden, Teases 2024 Presidential Run in First Post White House Speech – CNBC
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-to-slam-biden-attack-republican-critics-in-first-post-white-house-speech/2449532/
— Illinois Reports 1,249 New COVID Cases, 22 Deaths Sunday. More than 79,000 doses of COVID vaccine were administered Saturday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1249-new-covid-cases-22-deaths-sunday/2449557/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘We’re not starting new parties’: Trump says Republicans will unite, be stronger than ever in CPAC 2021 speech – Jordan Smith
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-first-post-presidential-speech-will-close-out-cpac-2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPAC Orlando: Trump hints at running again in 2024 as a Republican – STEVEN LEMONGELLO and RYAN GILLESPIE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-3-trump-20210228-6jbsrxdnibfb3ibepm6ks7qvdq-story.html
— Kinzinger warns of a Trump-led GOP using fear instead of truth to motivate voters – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-cpac-speech-20210228-epenmcegprhyllwp3zcyn3ihnq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kinzinger’s vote and subsequent actions to take on Trump supporters have earned him a sanction of disapproval from the Illinois GOP and censure motions by county GOP organizations within his 16th Congressional District. He also now has an announced 2022 primary opponent, Catalina Lauf of Woodstock, who finished third in an unsuccessful bid last year for the GOP nomination in the 14th Congressional District.)
— Illinois Democratic chairman contest down to two as Castro drops out, backs US Rep. Robin Kelly to replace Michael Madigan – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-party-chairman-madigan-successor-20210226-2fs7vj36srbjbhijdo7jmfcram-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic Party of Illinois chair race down to Michelle Harris, Robin Kelly. The tallies from both camps show Harris ahead. However, there are enough state central committee members who have not gone public to swing the outcome either way. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/28/22306293/democratic-party-illinois-chair-race-michelle-harris-robin-kelly-pritzker-durbin-duckworth

DAILY HERALD
— As Trump returns to spotlight, Kinzinger attacks ‘politics of fear’ – Charles Keeshan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210228/as-trump-returns-to-spotlight-kinzinger-attacks-politics-of-fear

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State budget a product of creative writing – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-state-budget-a-product-of-creative-writing/article_9a09ed7a-dd99-5a31-980a-eee639274da7.html

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Railing against white people not bullying, founder of an anti-bullying nonprofit in Frankfort insists – W.J. Kennedy
https://southcooknews.com/stories/574783116-railing-against-white-people-not-bullying-founder-of-an-anti-bullying-nonprofit-in-frankfort-insists

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump revamps MAGA movement to fight Biden agenda. Former president says it taken Biden a month to transform the nation from ‘America First to America Last.’ – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-cpac-revamps-maga-movement-fight-biden-agend/
— Trump beats out 17 others in Washington Times-CPAC straw poll
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-wins-washington-times-cpac-straw-poll/
— ‘Just getting started:’ Trump at CPAC vows to continue the fight – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-tells-cpac-movement-just-getting-started/

FOX NEWS
— Trump wins CPAC straw poll by wide margin. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in second place. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-by-wide-margin
— Trump uses CPAC speech to tear into Biden on border crisis, says he won’t create new party. Trump also hit Biden on the failure to re-open schools. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-speech-cpac-2024-straw-poll

NEWSMAX
— Trump to CPAC: Rush Limbaugh Is ‘Watching Closely’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/rush-conservative-radio-host/2021/02/28/id/1011854/

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger allies launch new PAC to support Trump-haters.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/02/kinzinger-allies-launch-new-pac-support-republicans-bucked-trump/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Says Biden Creating ‘Sanctuary Nation,’ Teases Possible 2024 Bid in CPAC Speech – Zachary Evans
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-calls-third-party-speculation-222441067.html

THE HILL
— Trump teases another White House bid in CPAC speech. – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540921-trump-teases-another-possible-white-house-bid-in-cpac-speech
— News outlets diverge over airing Trump’s CPAC speech – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/540920-news-outlets-diverge-over-airing-trumps-cpac-speech

CBS NEWS
— McDaniel says GOP voters “overwhelmingly” agree with Trump’s record in office
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-face-the-nation/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump CPAC speech repeats ‘rigged’ election lies, declares his political journey ‘far from over’ In prepared remarks, the former president stopped short of announcing his 2024 intentions.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-cpac-speech-declare-his-political-journey-far-over-n1259093

CBS MIAMI
— Former President Trump Calls For GOP Unity During CPAC Closing Speech
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/02/28/former-president-trump-gop-unity-cpac-speech/

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s CPAC speech cements how far the conference — and the GOP — have fallen. This Sunday, Trump will rally conservatives to himself, lacing every sentence with political arsenic.”
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/trump-s-cpac-speech-cements-how-far-conference-gop-have-n1259023

WASHINGTON POST
— Former president Trump rules out third party as he moves to firm up control of the Republican Party – David Weigel and Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cpac/2021/02/28/6a04140e-79e0-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html
— Anti-vaccine extremism is akin to domestic terrorism – Richard Pan (DIERSEN: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will ever-increasingly punish those who are not vaccinated and who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/anti-vaccine-extremism-is-akin-to-domestic-terrorism/2021/02/26/736aee22-787e-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— CPAC straw poll: Trump is top pick for 2024, DeSantis runner up – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/02/28/straw-poll-trump-is-top-pick-for-2024-desantis-runner-up/

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump at CPAC: Ex-president tears into Biden and his Republican critics – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/28/cpac-donald-trump-expected-claim-leadership-republican-party/6843815002/

BOSTON GLOBE
— ‘I do look at them in a different light:’ Tensions are high in Congress as Democrats want consequences for election-denying Republicans – Liz Goodwin Glo
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/25/nation/i-do-look-them-different-light-tensions-are-high-congress-democrats-want-consequences-election-denying-republicans/

NEWSWEEK
— ‘We Can Have Division’: GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel Downplays Republican Tensions Over Trump – JASON LEMON (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the party’s platform than any president since Reagan. From what I see, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party want the party a) to dump Trump, b) to dump those who voted for Trump, c) to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, and d) dissolve the party.)
https://www.newsweek.com/we-can-have-division-gop-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-downplays-republican-tensions-over-trump-1572668
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “GOP ‘Certainly Not United’ on Vision for Future.”
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-gop-certainly-not-united-vision-future-1572674

BUSINESS INSIDER
— RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says despite GOP divisions over Trump impeachment, the party ‘overwhelmingly’ agrees on most issues – John L. Dorman
https://www.businessinsider.com/rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-influence-republicans-impeachment-2021-2

MEDIAITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “GOP Has Been ‘Using Fear as a Compelling Way to Get Votes’ and We Need to ‘Quit Peddling That.”
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/kinzinger-gop-has-been-using-fear-as-a-compelling-way-to-get-votes-and-we-need-to-quit-peddling-that/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against conservatives.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/cpac-proves-gop-isnt-just-cult-trump/

February 27 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPAC Orlando: Trump fans can’t wait to hear what the ex-president has to say on Sunday – RYAN GILLESPIE (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-2-convention-20210227-apnybvqotvbthphoiu7drrbpvm-story.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— CPAC 2021: Mike Pompeo, Gov. Kristi Noem highlight Saturday’s list of speakers – Jordan Smith
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cpac-2021-pompeo-rep-mccarthy-gov-noem-highlight-saturdays-list-of-speakers
— Hyatt claps back at CPAC haters: We take pride in operating a highly inclusive environment.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hyatt-claps-back-at-cpac-haters-we-take-pride-in-operating-a-highly-inclusive-environment

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump the Dominant Force at CPAC. Speakers continued to fan disinformation and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, with panels dedicated to amplifying false claims of mass voter fraud that have been dismissed by the courts, state election officials and Trump’s own administration.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-the-dominant-force-at-conservative-conference/2449101/

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 1,780 new coronavirus cases, 34 deaths – Jessica D’Onofrio, Craig Wall and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1780-new-coronavirus-cases-34-deaths/10375703/

WTTW
— 41 Problematic Monuments Flagged by City Commission Identified – Heather Cherone (DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should offer to take Lincoln statutes that Illinois Democrats do not want.)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/02/17/41-problematic-monuments-flagged-city-commission-identified
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The commission’s website does not identify why each of the monuments were flagged, although for some the reason is clear, including all of the city’s three Columbus statues. Among the statues flagged by the commission are statues of four presidents: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and William McKinley. Five statues of Lincoln were flagged by the commission, although the commission’s website does not identify areas of concern for any of them — or any of the other presidential statues. Two statues of Washington were flagged.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump the dominant force at CPAC – AP (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-the-dominant-force-at-conservative-conference

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Tazewell County Republicans host meet and greet with newly-appointed state Sen. Sally Turner – Annie Kate
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/tazewell-county-republicans-host-meet-and-greet-with-newly-appointed-sen-sally-turner/

FOX NEWS
— Dan Bongino calls conservatives to action at CPAC: Get ‘off the mat and back in the fight’ “The time for feeling sorry for ourself is done” – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dan-bongino-calls-conservatives-to-action-at-cpac-get-off-the-mat-and-back-in-the-fight
— Bill Maher’s warning to the left: Cancel culture is ‘real’ and ‘coming to a neighborhood near you’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in your employer if you are still employed, in the organizations that you are a member of, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world officially take actions to officially cancel Trump supporters? Who will come to the defense of Trump supporters?)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bill-maher-cancel-culture-gina-carano-chris-harrison
— Gun owners fight ‘unconstitutional’ bans to protect their Second Amendment right
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6235934813001#sp=show-clips
— Left smears Sen. Rand Paul after fiery exchange with Biden HHS pick
https://video.foxnews.com/v/video-embed.html?video_id=6235876743001&loc=breitbart.com
— Blackburn says conservatives need to ‘get busy’ ahead of 2022 midterms, calls for tough stance on China. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blackburn-conservatives-2022-midterms-china
— Justice Department announces more than 300 people have been charged in Capitol riot. Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin: ‘Those responsible must be held to account, and they will be’ – Caitlin McFall, Jake Gibson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-announces-more-than-300-people-have-been-charged-in-capitol-riot

BREITBART
— CPAC Speakers: GOP ‘Civil War’ Won by Trump – WENDELL HUSEBO (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/27/cpac-speakers-gop-civil-war-won-by-trump/
— Lawmaker Attempts to Fight Surging Chicago Carjackings by Banning Video Games – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/26/lawmaker-fight-surging-chicago-carjackings-banning-grand-theft-auto/
— Rick Scott: Biden Won’t Open Schools, Brags about Open Schools in Migrant Centers – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/26/rick-scott-biden-wont-open-schools-brags-about-open-schools-in-migrant-centers/

BLAZE
— Jim Acosta confronted at CPAC over CNN’s coverage of Gov. Cuomo’s scandals – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/jim-acosta-cpac-cuomo-cnn

FEDERALIST
— How Leftists Captured Big Business Stephen R. Soukup’s ‘The Dictatorship of Woke Capital’ helps explain Wall Street and corporate CEOs becoming woke and dissing the system that made them rich. – Rupert Darwall
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/26/how-leftists-captured-big-business/

HOT AIR
— Trump Loyalists Spurn “Failed Republican Establishment Of Yesteryear” (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Establishment Republicans dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. Establishment Republicans are anti-conservative. Establishment Republicans reject some, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Establish Republicans look down on, if not despise, if not hate those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Establishment Republicans blame those like me who support the aforesaid planks for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/02/trump-loyalists-spurn-failed-republican-establishment-yesteryear/

GINGRICH 360
— Keeping Partisan Ideology Out of Our Armed Forces (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat Party officially allow ONLY those who are the following to join or stay in the military: anti-military, anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.gingrich360.com/2021/02/keeping-partisan-ideology-out-of-our-armed-forces/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Here’s Why the Liberal Media’s LIES About CPAC Will Fail – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2021/02/27/heres-why-liberal-medias-lies-about-cpac-will-fail

EPOCH TIMES
— Censorship ‘the Biggest Problem’ Republicans Face Right Now: Rep. Nunes – ZACHARY STIEBER AND JOSHUA PHILIPP
https://www.theepochtimes.com/censorship-the-biggest-problem-republicans-face-right-now-rep-nunes_3713546.html
— ‘The Swamp Is Back,’ McCarthy Says of $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill’s Passage – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-swamp-is-back-mccarthy-says-of-1-9-trillion-relief-bills-passage_3713599.html

THE HILL
— McCarthy: ‘I would bet my house’ GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022 – BY LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540848-mccarthy-i-would-bet-my-house-gop-takes-back-the-lower-chamber-in-2022
— Why the ‘Never-Trumpers’ flopped – KEITH NAUGHTON (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/540655-why-the-never-trumpers-flopped
— Democrats don’t trust GOP on 1/6 commission: ‘These people are dangerous’ – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540779-democrats-dont-trust-gop-on-1-6-commission-these-people-are-dangerous

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump the dominant force at CPAC – JILL COLVIN (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.aol.com/news/conservative-conference-trump-still-golden-005650392-220434541.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “CPAC speakers tout Trump, spread debunked election claims.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cpac-speakers-tout-trump-spread-debunked-election-claims/story?id=76154762

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In Statehouses, Stolen-Election Myth Fuels a G.O.P. Drive to Rewrite Rules.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/us/republican-voter-suppression.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘It’s Donald Trump’s party’: How the former president is building a political operation to cement his hold on the GOP – Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-gop/2021/02/27/890376f0-783d-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Conservatives slam California, challenge Gavin Newsom at CPAC – LARA KORTE AND KATE IR
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-27/cpac-california-newsom-challenge

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump will protest the 2020 election for years; CPAC is here to help him spread his conspiracies.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/27/donald-trump-still-protests-2020-election-cpac-here-help/6843689002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump set to launch controversial comeback at CPAC. Here’s some shocking news for Trump haters — millions of conservatives and other Republicans still like the former president and would vote for him again. – JOE BATTENFELD (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/02/26/trump-set-to-launch-controversial-comeback-at-conservative-conference/

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger’s GOP Challenger Catalina Lauf Accuses Him of Using Taxpayer Money to Go on ‘Liberal Media Shows’ – NATALIE COLAROSSI (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzingers-gop-challenger-accuses-him-using-taxpayer-money-go-liberal-media-shows-1572584

MEDIAITE
— Maskless Right Wing Influencer Ejected by Cops From CPAC Tells Newsmax He Was ‘Specifically Targeted’ by Hyatt – Caleb Howe
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/maskless-right-wing-influencer-ejected-by-cops-from-cpac-tells-newsmax-he-was-specifically-targeted-by-hyatt/

February 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois state budget battle brewing ahead of Gov. Pritzker’s address – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-budget-battle-brewing-ahead-of-pritzkers-address/10342543/

NBC5
— Republican Former State Sen. Paul Schimpf Announces Run for Illinois Governor Schimpf appears to be the first to officially announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Illinois governor, looking to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has not yet announced a run for reelection – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/republican-former-state-sen-paul-schimpf-announces-run-for-illinois-governor/2438404/
— Illinois Reports 1,420 New Cases of Coronavirus, 41 Additional Deaths Monday. Illinois has surpassed 20,000 coronavirus fatalities since the pandemic began.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1420-new-cases-of-coronavirus-41-additional-deaths-monday/2438334/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Downstate GOP state Sen. Paul Schimpf announces bid for Illinois governor – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-former-republican-state-senator-announces-run-illinois-governor-20210215-fhvr3zennjhmtmeiuaqpbzvkvi-story.html
— Crete-Monee schools ask voter support for $62.25 million bond issue, change in state law – JERRY SHNAY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-shnay-column-st-0216-20210215-cbkl5iuqp5ayvctuf4r7pep5re-story.html
— Get tough, Gov. Pritzker, on AFSCME – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-fixing-illinois-chicago-budget-afscme-furlough-20210215-b6odtzttd5cjfkwu6vrde3e3be-story.html
— Illinois’ latest disaster? The vaccine rollout – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-covid-recovery-economy-vaccine-rollout-20210215-sqy2ij63rrd6fbcemoft6tmsw4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Republican state senator joins race to oust Pritzker, arguing he better understands voters’ struggles. Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf cloaked himself in the mantle or former President Ronald Reagan, but Democrats dismissed him as more in the mold of Donald Trump and former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. – Jerry Nowicki
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/15/22284471/former-republican-state-senator-paul-schimpf-pritzker-governor-election-gary-rabine
— House Republicans to Pritzker: Base budget on reality — ‘not wishful thinking’ Pritzker is scheduled to deliver his annual budget address to the General Assembly via a live video feed at noon Wednesday. So far, he has revealed little about the budget he plans to propose for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. – Peter Hancock
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/15/22284621/republicans-durkin-demmer-pritzker-balanced-budget-address-wednesday-coronavirus-covi-19-deficit
— COVID a killer for the obese: ‘Like pouring gasoline on top of a fire’ Chicago churches, particularly in the Black community, have targeted obesity — which contributes to heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure — and poses a higher risk of lethal complications from COVID-19. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/15/22280292/covid-19-obesity-coronavirus-diabetes-lent-heart-disease-trinity-united-church-christ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican senators stand with seditionists, not the Republic. What we saw Saturday was a profile in cowardice. Had there been a secret ballot, the Senate vote to convict Donald Trump likely would have been overwhelming.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/15/22284380/gop-republican-sedition-jesse-jackson

DAILY HERALD
— Algonquin Township Republican primary set for Feb. 23 will decide new supervisor – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210215/algonquin-township-republican-primary-set-for-feb-23-will-decide-new-supervisor
— February primary features two Republican candidates for Algonquin Township highway commissioner – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210215/february-primary-features-two-republican-candidates-for-algonquin-township-highway-commissioner

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The Iroquois County GOP in central Illinois has joined nearby LaSalle County’s Republican Central Committee in voting to censure U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger over his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump. – Corina Curry
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/02/15/second-illinois-county-votes-against-kinzinger-over-impeachment-vote/6758346002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While dozens of counties across Illinois voted to support LaSalle County Republicans in their censure of the Republican congressman on Feb. 3, none took a vote of their own until late last week when Iroquois County Republicans met and approved its own censure. A censure is a public, formal statement expressing disapproval of a public official. Censure often serves as a powerful message from voting bases to elected officials and is often a sign of conflict. Like LaSalle County, Iroquois is one of 14 counties in Kinzinger’s 16th Congressional District, which also includes Boone County and much of Winnebago County.)

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Republicans call for balanced budget ahead of governor’s address – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/republicans-call-for-balanced-budget-ahead-of-governor-s-address/article_8ab91f5b-08b8-509d-b1e5-72c5015cddfa.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump’s acquittal appears to end speculation about whether he will be face of the GOP – CHRISTOPHER WHITE
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trumps-acquittal-appears-to-end-speculation-about-whether-he-will-be-face-of-the-gop
— Will we see Trump run for office again? ‘Of course,’ says political insider – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/will-we-see-trump-run-for-office-again-of-course-says-political-insider
— Biden faces pressure as US sets new course on immigration – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-faces-pressure-as-us-sets-new-course-on-immigration
— Pelosi says independent commission will examine Capitol riot – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/pelosi-says-independent-commission-will-examine-capitol-riot

NPR ILLINOIS
— Corporate America Brings The Hammer Down After Capitol Insurrection
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/corporate-america-brings-hammer-down-after-capitol-insurrection#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— IL GOP Chairman talks future of Republican Party condemns impeachment trial and Jan. 6 riots – Matt Sheehan
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/on-the-record/on-the-record-il-gop-chairman-talks-future-of-republican-party-condemns-impeachment-trial-and-jan-6-riots/

KPVI
— Illinois House GOP leaders want more transparency from Pritzker – DEAN OLSEN
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/illinois-house-gop-leaders-want-more-transparency-from-pritzker/article_4b13189b-641d-5375-a6a3-cce6d8acf70b.html

WCSJ NEWS
— Kinzinger: Politicians Should Be Willing to Risk Political Careers To Tell the Truth – Justin Ritz
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/kinzinger-politicians-should-be-willing-to-risk-political-careers-to-tell-the-truth/article_eacd3e90-6fa3-11eb-a911-7b427d6cace2.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois committee could take up ‘Culturally Responsive’ teaching standards Wednesday – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-committee-could-take-up-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards-wednesday/article_9428436c-6fc8-11eb-b9f7-b3629984be13.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO GOP’S STEVE BOULTON FEATURED ON CBS MORNING SHOW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/chicago-gops-steve-boulton-featured-on-cbs-morning-show.html
— LOMBARDI: WHY I AM CHALLENGING ADAM KINZINGER IN THE 2022 GOP PRIMARY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/lombardi-why-i-am-running-for-congress.html
— BECKMAN: ILLINOIS TEACHERS FACE EMBRACING LEFTIST POLICIES AS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/beckman–1.html
— ROSSI: THANKFULLY THE “SALEM WITCH TRIAL” IMPEACHMENT CHARADE IS OVER!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/rossi-thankfully-the-salem-witch-trial-impeachment-charade-is-over.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden ‘in a real bind with the radical left’ over push to tear down border wall – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Those who want to tear down the border wall are anti-American, anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/14/sierra-club-aclu-calls-biden-tear-down-border-wall/

FOX NEWS
— Hume: GOP trying to ‘move away from Trump without alienating his supporters’
https://news.yahoo.com/hume-gop-trying-move-away-235359828.html

GOPUSA
— Impeachment Failure Makes Trump Derangement Syndrome Stronger Than Ever Among Washington Establishment
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106505
— Full Text Of Trump’s Statement On Impeachment Acquittal
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106510

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden’s DHS to Release Over 25,000 Illegals into Texas and California – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/15/bidens-dhs-to-release-over-25000-illegals-into-texas-and-california/

BREITBART
— Allen West: Joe Biden’s Release of Thousands Migrants Is ‘an Imminent Danger’ to Texas – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/02/15/allen-west-joe-bidens-release-of-thousands-migrants-is-an-imminent-danger-to-texas/

HOT AIR
— Chicago’s “Bail Reform” Led To More Crime
https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2021/02/15/chicagos-bail-reform-led-crime/

LIFE NEWS
— Planned Parenthood Exploits Kids, Sells Them Sex-Change Hormones to Make Big Bucks – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2021/02/12/planned-parenthood-exploits-kids-sells-them-sex-change-hormones-to-make-big-bucks/

THE HILL
— Trump surprises supporters holding rally-like President’s Day gathering in Florida – BROOKE SEIPEL
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/538922-trump-surprises-supporters-holding-rally-like-presidents-day-gathering-in

CNBC
— Pelosi announces independent 9/11-style commission on deadly Capitol riot – AP
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/15/bipartisan-support-grows-for-9/11-style-inquiry-into-deadly-capitol-riot.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Kinzinger.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/us/politics/adam-kinzinger-republicans-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump may be done, but Trumpism is the GOP’s future.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/15/trump-may-be-done-trumpism-is-gops-future/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump greeted by hundreds of cheering fans on Presidents Day – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/02/15/trump-greeted-by-hundreds-of-cheering-fans-on-presidents-day/

FORBES
— House Republicans Claim Pelosi May Be Responsible For Delaying National Guard Deployment On Jan. 6 – Jemima McEvoy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/02/15/house-republicans-suggest-pelosi-may-be-responsible-for-delaying-national-guard-deployment-on-jan-6/

February 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— After impeachment acquittal, Trump remains dominant in Republican Party – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/after-impeachment-acquittal-trump-remains-dominant-in-gop/10338947/
— Biden White House seeks to turn page on Trump, focus on COVID stimulus – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-reaction-impeachment-trial-stimulus-donald-trump-acquitted/10338710/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville police’s discovery of luxury vehicle stolen in Chicago carjacking leads to arrest of three suspects and recovery of guns, drugs – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-police-carjack-st-0214-20210212-fmok6qdz7baarl73ql63kcieam-story.html
— Two years after Henry Pratt shooting in Aurora, supporters preparing to bring back Illinois gun licensing bill – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-pratt-foid-card-legislation-st-20210213-aezb3db52bcxxffyaw22hgewqe-story.html

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Trump’s acquittal exposes the hypocrisy of the Far Left. The lack of evidence, not cowardly Republicans, brought down the Democrat insurrection of impeachment conviction against Donald Trump. There was less evidence to prove President Trump pushed his followers to violence than evidence that exists that Democrats screaming for Trump impeachment goaded BLM protestors to violence last summer. – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/02/14/trumps-acquittal-exposes-the-hypocrisy-of-the-far-left/

WREX
— Trump remains dominant force in GOP following acquittal – AP (DIERSEN: How strongly will Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 and 2022 ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct seek Trump’s endorsement?)
https://wrex.com/2021/02/14/trump-remains-dominant-force-in-gop-following-acquittal-2/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Impeachment isn’t the final word on Capitol riot for Trump.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/impeachment-isnt-the-final-word-on-capitol-riot-for-trump/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump ‘ready to move on,’ rebuild GOP to retake Congress in 2022: Sen. Graham – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: How strongly will Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 and 2022 ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct seek Trump’s endorsement?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/14/sen-lindsey-graham-trump-ready-to-move-on-rebuild-/

— ‘Dismantling this immoral wall’: Biden pulled by left wing on immigration. Sierra Club says ‘wall itself is an immoral monument to settler colonial destruction – Stephen Dinan ‘

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/14/sierra-club-aclu-calls-biden-tear-down-border-wall/

FOX NEWS
— Graham: McConnell ‘put a load on Republicans’ back’ with anti-Trump speech. South Carolina senator warns McConnell’s words will be used against Republican candidates in 2022 – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/graham-mcconnell-anti-trump-speech

TOWNHALL
— Biden Uses the Parkland Anniversary to Call for Three Major Gun Control Moves – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/14/biden-uses-the-parkland-anniversary-to-push-for-gun-control-in-the-first-100-days-n2584714
— It’s Time To Hate Them Right Back. – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, hate-filled Trump-haters are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2021/02/14/its-time-to-hate-them-right-back-n2584697

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Nikki Haley “Disgusted” By Trump, Says He’s “Fallen Too Far” To Have Future With GOP
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/nikki-haley-disgusted-by-trump-says-hes-fallen-too-far-to-have-future-with-gop/

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Calls on Congress to Strengthen Gun Ownership Rules – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-calls-on-congress-to-restrict-gun-ownership_3696206.html

— Trump Impeachment Lawyer: ‘Bloodthirsty’ Media Is ‘Trying to Divide This Country’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-impeachment-lawyer-bloodthirsty-media-is-trying-to-divide-this-country_3696266.html

NBC NEWS
— What’s next for the GOP after Trump acquittal? (DIERSEN: Will hate-filled Trump-hating leaders of Republican organizations a) proclaim that they will only back candidates who are hate-filled Trump-haters, b) demand that their members disavow Trump or resign, and/or c) recruit hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to run against their members who refuse to disavow Trump? What are the Illinois Republican Party and your Republican county/township/ward party organizations going to do? Overwhelmingly, hate-filled Trump-haters are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.yahoo.com/next-gop-trump-acquittal-002257639.html
— Trump’s impeachment acquittal widens rift within the GOP
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-impeachment-acquittal-widens-rift-004125444.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Acquitted of Inciting Insurrection, Even as Bipartisan Majority Votes ‘Guilty’ The verdict was unlikely to be the final word for former President Donald J. Trump, his badly divided party or the festering wounds the Jan. 6 riot that prompted the impeachment left behind.” Will hate-filled Trump-hating leaders of Republican organizations a) proclaim that they will only back candidates who are hate-filled Trump-haters, b) demand that their members disavow Trump or resign, and/or c) recruit hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to run against their members who refuse to disavow Trump? What are the Illinois Republican Party and your Republican county/township/ward party organizations going to do? Overwhelmingly, hate-filled Trump-haters are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/trump-impeachment.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But their overriding political calculation was clear. After party leaders briefly entertained using the process to purge Mr. Trump from their ranks, Republicans doubled down on a bet made five years ago: that it was better not to stoke another open confrontation with a man millions of their voters still singularly embrace. . .After the attack and Republicans’ loss of the Senate, there had been a brief window in which it seemed as if the outcome might be different. Mr. McConnell privately told advisers that an impeachment conviction might be the only way to purge Mr. Trump from the party after four tumultuous years, and his openness to finding him guilty held out the possibility that a coalition of Republicans might follow his lead.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Now begins McConnell’s project to shrink Trump’s GOP influence – George F. Will (DIERSEN: Will hate-filled Trump-hating leaders of Republican organizations a) proclaim that they will only back candidates who are hate-filled Trump-haters, b) demand that their members disavow Trump or resign, and/or c) recruit hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to run against their members who refuse to disavow Trump? What are the Illinois Republican Party and your Republican county/township/ward party organizations going to do? Overwhelmingly, hate-filled Trump-haters are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/now-begins-mcconnells-project-to-shrink-trumps-gop-influence/2021/02/14/ff7201de-6eed-11eb-93be-c10813e358a2_story.html
— McConnell would have happily considered finding Trump guilty, were it not for Mitch McConnell – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/13/mcconnell-would-have-happily-considered-finding-trump-guilty-were-it-not-mitch-mcconnell/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because of the Capitol Rioters, “The agency founded because of 9/11 shifts to face the threat of domestic terrorism.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/dhs-domestic-extremism-threat/2021/02/14/41693dd0-672f-11eb-bf81-c618c88ed605_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— GOP will do fine — with or without Donald Trump – Michael Barone
https://nypost.com/2021/02/14/gop-will-do-fine-with-or-without-donald-trump/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger Says “Trump Put Congress, Americans in a ‘Lose-Lose Situation’ After Acquittal.”
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-trump-put-congress-americans-lose-lose-situation-after-acquittal-1569195

THE REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see minorities as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
http://www.therepublic.com/2021/02/13/us-race-war-analysis/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/senate-republicans-confirmed-allegiance-trump-else-acquitting/

PATHEOS
— Orange Beast Gone. Who Will Dems Hate Now? – DAVE ARMSTRONG
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/davearmstrong/2021/02/orange-beast-gone-who-will-dems-hate-now.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Who will the Trump-obsessed Democrats hate now? I agree with Rush Limbaugh: I think they will switch to hating all conservatives (Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables”). In fact they have already begun. We’re their desperately needed object of hatred: one big ugly mass of despised wicked “Trump voters” now twisted into the ridiculous caricature that they have made of President Trump for four years: a bunch of racists, sexists, anti-Mexican bigots and homophobes; anti-science troglodytes, etc. *
Keep it up, liberals. Keep lying about us, to replace your 24/7, five-year obsession with the Orange Beast and Demon from Hell (if you only still believed in the latter: maybe only for Trump, huh?). We still have the power to vote, and vote we will in November 2022, and it’s gonna be a massacre for the ages against your idiotic, immoral, clueless and radically secularist party.)

DAILY MAIL
— Democratic senator claims Republican lawmakers are ‘deathly afraid’ of Donald Trump and former president’s acquittal secures his spot as ‘leader of the GOP for the next four years’ – KATELYN CARALLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9259483/Dem-senator-Republicans-deathly-afraid-Trump-acquittal-secures-spot-GOP-leader.html

February 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump acquitted in 2nd impeachment trial; 7 Republicans vote to convict – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-acquitted-senate-votes-57-43-at-impeachment-trial/10336167/
— IL leaders weigh in on Senate vote after former President Trump acquitted in 2nd impeachment trial – Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-lawmakers-weigh-in-on-2nd-impeachment-trial-verdict-/10337328/
— Illinois’ Black, Latinx residents getting fewer COVID-19 vaccines, early data shows – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Ross Weidner and Jonathan Fagg (DIERSEN: One could argue that the right thing to do is that all those in Illinois who are members of Group A should give their place in line to those who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, healthy, non-poor, non-veteran, citizens of America, Republican, conservative, Trump-supporters, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Members of Group B are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-healthy, poor, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, liberal, moderate, Trump-haters, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/black-latinx-getting-fewer-covid-19-vaccines-early-il-data-/10334705/

NBC5
— McConnell Votes for Acquittal, But Then Says There’s ‘No Question’ Trump Is Responsible for Riot – Kevin Breuninger
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/mcconnell-votes-for-acquittal-but-then-says-theres-no-question-trump-is-responsible-for-riot/2437659/
— Coronavirus in Illinois: 2,092 New Cases, 53 Deaths, Nearly 80K Vaccinations Reported Saturday. Illinois’ seven-day positivity rate dropped under 3% Saturday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-illinois-2092-new-cases-5-deaths-nearly-80k-vaccinations-reported-saturday/2437542/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump claims his movement ‘has only just begun’ after acquittal in 2nd impeachment trial
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-claims-his-movement-has-only-just-begun-after-acquittal-in-2nd-impeachment-trial
— Pelosi blasts McConnell and ‘cowardly group of Republicans’ in Senate after Trump impeachment acquittal – Marisa Schultz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pelosi-blasts-mcconnell-and-cowardly-group-of-republicans-in-senate-after-trump-impeachment-acquittal

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Senate did not convict former President Donald Trump on a House charge he incited insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The vote was 57-43, short of two-thirds needed. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-impeachment-trial-20210213-o7pq5z4hvrazxiyhwdnhqk22oy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The impeachment acquittal does profound damage to our democracy.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-senate-impeachment-acquittal-chapman-20210214-ksaxesviarblvmowy5v4vijujm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Acquitting Trump was a sad and terrible day for democracy.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/13/22282067/donald-trump-impeachment-acquittal-senate-republicans-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Does a new day dawn beckon beyond Madigan? – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210213/editorial-does-a-new-day-dawn-beckon-beyond-madigan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210213/a-lot-of-opportunity-to-get-things-done-kinzinger-pledges-bipartisanship-going-forward
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Illinois lawmakers react harshly to Trump’s acquittal.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210213/illinois-lawmakers-react-harshly-to-trumps-acquittal

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who’s getting vaccinated? The state finally reveals its data, and it shows Illinoisans most affected by COVID are far less likely to have gotten the shot. – STEPHANIE GOLDBERG, A.D. QUIG, ALLY MAROTTI (DIERSEN: One could argue that the right thing to do is that all those in Illinois who are members of Group A should give their place in line to those who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, citizens of America, Republican, conservative, Trump-supporters, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Members of Group B are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, poor, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, liberal, moderate, Trump-haters, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/whos-getting-vaccinated

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— McLean County GOP chair: Country needs to move forward after Trump acquittal – KEVIN BARLOW
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mclean-county-gop-chair-country-needs-to-move-forward-after-trump-acquittal/article_0aa70466-c0e0-5505-84cf-604d26e65c22.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford area Republicans: Rep. Adam Kinzinger is out of touch with local GOP – Corina Curry (DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward support Kinzinger?)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/02/13/rockford-area-republicans-kinzinger-out-of-touch-with-local-gop/4468976001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger may be gaining nationwide attention because of his impeachment vote and newly announced Country First movement, but some Republicans back home say this latest round of rhetoric may be causing local GOPs more harm than good. State Rep. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, took to Facebook Thursday to call Kinzinger “a political embarrassment,” adding that the Republican congressman’s newly formed political action committee Country First should be called “Adam First.” “I don’t think he’s in touch with what mainstream Republicans are really saying,” Chesney said. “The area that I take greatest exception to is that while he’s been on his media blitz trying to talk about conservatism, the congressman is always the last one to attend the Lincoln Day dinner and the first one to leave. “He’s listening to a D.C. crowd rather than listening to what Republicans are saying.” On a Tuesday media call, Kinzinger said he created his Country First video and website about a week ago as a way to express what he felt was happening — “kind of my mourning for the Republican Party” — and give people a place to take action if they agreed with him. “The outpouring of support has been incredible,” Kinzinger said. Kinzinger wouldn’t say how much money has been raised thus far. He said raising money wasn’t the goal. “It’s about building a movement, and my goodness it’s shown that there is a real desire out there for something different.” Rockford Republicans state Sen. Dave Syverson and state Rep. Joe Sosnowski also said that the congressman’s Country First message, which says that the “Republican party has lost its way,” doesn’t ring true with them or the Republicans they work with in Boone and Winnebago counties. “I don’t think splitting up the party is the answer,” Syverson said. “Who doesn’t want country first? That sounds almost like ‘Make America Great Again.’” Kinzinger’s actions and statements of late are actually the cause of some of the dissension in the today’s Republican party, Syverson said. Syverson said he heard from many Rock River Valley Republicans in recent weeks who are concerned over Kinzinger’s stance on the impeachment. He said he tells those voters to call Kinzinger’s office. “If you feel you disagree with him on something, let him know,” he said. Sosnowski said Kizinger’s message of focusing on what’s best for the country and de-escalating the rhetoric and political in-fighting are admirable and valuable goals. “I disagree with his approach,” Sosnowski said. “It’s a conflicting message. He’s talking about de-escalating the rhetoric yet he’s attacking fellow Republicans. … It seems contradictory.” Sosnowski also said the local Republican platform — pro-business, pro-family, less government — remains strong and stable. “I think our principles are still very much there,” he said. “They haven’t disappeared.” Back in his state house district, Chesney said he believes Kinzinger is in “a super minority” of Republicans, and that Kinzinger’s message of lack of leadership and forgotten values isn’t what Stephenson County Republicans are talking about in carpool lanes and coffee shops. “I don’t believe that’s anywhere close to reflective of where we’re at as a party,” said Chesney, who also serves as Stephenson County’s GOP chair. “I think there’s certainly an autopsy to discuss what worked and what didn’t work in Trump’s presidency, but that’s not what he’s doing. “He’s trying to implode the entire party.” Also during Tuesday’s press call, Kinzinger readily denied rumors that he might be using the impeachment as a catapult to statewide office. “People that speculate that don’t know me,” he said. “I don’t have any plans for anything higher in Illinois. … As always, I’ll put the caveat that I’m not going to rule anything out because Jan. 5 and Jan. 7 are two very different days in this world.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that everyone has.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/2021/02/13/cultural-responsiveness-support-academic-success-all-students/6741040002/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Biden Is a Trojan Horse, but who’s at the helm? – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/webber-biden-is-a-trojan-horse-but-whos-at-the-helm/article_ef4924b0-6bbc-11eb-bd0e-67108c1d8051.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— House GOP members criticize Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker over tax incentives freeze – TIM KIRSININKAS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article249218830.html

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Missouri Sens. Blunt and Hawley vote to acquit Trump; final vote 57-43, clearing the former president
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/missouri-sens-blunt-and-hawley-vote-to-acquit-former-president-donald-trump/article_88ba769e-d13f-5e61-b86d-06b769f592c6.html

DETROIT NEWS
— Calhoun County GOP censures Rep. Meijer over impeachment vote – Melissa Nann Burke (DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward support Kinzinger?)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/13/rep-meijer-censure-calhoun-county-gop-republican-impeachment-vote/4472858001/

HERALD PALLADIUM
— Berrien County Republican Party leaders vote to censure Upton. Congressman stands by impeachment vote after third censure. – TONY WITTKOWSKI (DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward support Kinzinger?)
https://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/berrien-county-republican-party-leaders-vote-to-censure-upton/article_3ead8556-e09f-5276-943a-6f3dd94ba19d.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— After Voting To Acquit, McConnell Torches Trump As Responsible For Riot – BARBARA SPRUNT
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/after-voting-acquit-mcconnell-torches-trump-responsible-riot#stream/0

WAND
— Illinois lawmakers react to Acquittal – Katelyn Eddington
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-react-to-acquittal/article_ac103846-6e46-11eb-a21b-0b106b8599d9.html

WSPY NEWS
— Kinzinger Explains Vote to Strip Congresswoman Who Supported Conspiracy Theories of Her Committee Assignments – Brandon Grossi (DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward support Kinzinger?)
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/kinzinger-explains-vote-to-strip-congresswoman-who-supported-conspiracy-theories-of-her-committee-assignments/article_c564fd40-6d65-11eb-bcec-4f6c37dfaefc.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Biden gives Illinois corruption a break – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/02/biden-gives-illinois-corruption-a-break/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Paul Schimpf Announcing for GOP Nomination for Governor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/paul-schimpf-announcing-for-gop-nomination-for-governor/
— GOP Fundraising Pitches Have Disappeared
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/gop-fundraising-pitches-have-disappeared/
— New Biden Immigration Rules & the Fence Around Capitol Hill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/new-biden-immigration-rules/
— IL-16: The Challengers to Adam Kinzinger thus far
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/il16challengers021321/
— Indiana May Offer Bribes to Relocate Across State Line
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/indiana-offer-bribes-to-relocate-across-state-line/
— Commentary on Another Conservative Rapper from Commenter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/commentary-on-rap-from-commenter/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Crain’s Chicago Business: Illinois’ public corruption most hurts its low-income residents
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/daily-links/daily-news-headlines-for-feb-13/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 57-43: Senate acquits Trump on impeachment charge of inciting Capitol riot – Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/13/senate-acquits-trump-second-impeachment-trial-char/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans put Facebook on notice for Trump ban – Nihal Krishan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-facebook-reinstate-trump-ban-antifa

GOPUSA
— Biblical Worldview — The Best Way To Ward Off Pro-Socialism Craving
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106396

AMERICAN THINKER
— Book Burning, Name Calling, And The Democrats Praetorian Guard – Vince Coyner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/02/book_burning_name_calling_and_the_democrats_praetorian_guard.html

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority of Republicans Want Donald Trump to Stay Active in Politics – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/13/majority-republicans-want-donald-trump-stay-active-politics/

TOWNHALL
— Cruz Reveals the Savage (and Hilarious) Questions Senators Had for Impeachment Witnesses – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/13/cruz-these-are-the-ridiculous-questions-senators-wanted-to-ask-during-the-impeac-n2584692

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Conservative Student Groups Must Let Go of the Past Such groups can absolutely face the challenges of today with tactics of the past, but not by clinging to leaders of the past. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/12/conservative-student-groups-must-let-go-of-the-past/

THE HILL
— Senate votes 57-43 for Trump acquittal – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538750-senate-gop-acquits-trump-for-second-time?rnd=1613244454
— Kinzinger calls for people with info on Trump to come forward – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/538745-kinzinger-calls-for-people-with-info-on-trump-to-come-forward
— Trump conviction vote exposes GOP divide – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who hate Trump are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538785-trump-conviction-vote-exposes-gop-divide

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican Acquittal of Trump Is a Pivotal Moment for the Party. The vote, signaling how thoroughly the party has come to be defined by the personality of one man, is likely to leave a blemish on the historical record.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/trump-impeachment-republicans.html?
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump’s Impeachment Legacy: Violent Extremism. Whether or not Mr. Trump is convicted, the extremism that flourished under his administration is embedded in our politics.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/donald-trump-impeachment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s Republicans, Brought to Their Knees. They stand for nothing. The Senate trial proved that.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/opinion/sunday/trump-republican-impeachment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Is Acquitted by the Senate” and “7 Senate Republicans (Cassidy, Burr, Romney, Collins, Murkowski, Sasse, and Toomey) vote ‘guilty,’ the most bipartisan margin in favor of conviction in history.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/13/us/impeachment-trial#7-senate-republicans-vote-guilty-the-most-bipartisan-margin-in-favor-of-conviction-in-history

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— ‘Tribalism is a hell of a drug.’ Trump impeachment trial reopens GOP battle lines even as he is acquitted. – David Jackson
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/13/trump-impeachment-trial-reignites-gop-battle-even-he-acquitted/6738664002/

NEWSWEEK
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Says Republicans Get Elected on ‘Steady Diet of Fear’ – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters harm Republicans and say that Kinzinger wanted them to do that?)
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-says-republicans-get-elected-steady-diet-fear-1569101

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Votes to Acquit Trump in Impeachment Trial
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-second-impeachment-trial-2021-02-13

FORBES
— Is The Stock Market About To Crash? – Jonathan Ponciano
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/02/12/is-the-stock-market-about-to-crash/

INQUISITER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger “Yearns For Republican Party That Isn’t Crazy.”’
https://www.inquisitr.com/6479859/adam-kinzinger-republican-party-crazy/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ and especially against those that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/trump-avoids-impeachment-conviction-people-outraged/

ADAM KINZINGER
— Rep. Kinzinger Statement on Senate’s Acquittal (DIERSEN: From what I see, Kinzinger will ever-increasingly seek to lead a coalition of the following to destroy the Republican Party once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://kinzinger.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=402607

February 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Congressional Budget Office expects $2.3T deficit before Biden COVID-19 relief plan – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/budget-office-expects-$23t-deficit-before-biden-relief-plan/10330923/

NBC5
— Biden Gets 62% Approval in CNBC Economic Survey, Topping First Ratings of the Last Four Presidents – Steve Liesman (DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Biden to see this as a mandate to immediately get rid of Trump-supporters once and for all.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-gets-62-approval-in-cnbc-economic-survey-topping-first-ratings-of-the-last-four-presidents/2435520/

CBS2
— Republicans Mock Illinois House Democrats: Meet The New Rules, Same As Old Ones
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/02/11/republicans-mock-illinois-house-democrats-meet-the-new-rules-same-as-old-ones/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Darin LaHood of Peoria put in charge of national Republican congressional fundraising – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-darin-lahood-republican-fundraising-20210211-ndmbzg4m6vhbjb24xrwnbvc2py-story.html
— Countersuit filed in Orland Park robocalls battle; mayor alleges fraudulent email – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-park-robocalls-lawsuit-st-0212-20210211-2tv6eg6einaujdxunfigwj3wqi-story.html
— Prosecutors rest their case in impeachment trial, urge Senators to convict Trump or face dire democracy damage – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-trump-impeachment-trial-20210211-7m24gu5flzeqlmqb6lxapp4sv4-story.html
— Trump impeachment trial Day 3 highlights: ‘We were invited’ and a quick defense – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-impeachment-trial-highlights-20210212-klem4gwjivgm3i52slfzg4htpm-story.html
— Biden wants to raise refugee admissions to 62,500, quadrupling Trump’s record-low limit – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-biden-refugee-admissions-20210211-zcdbtutuprapvk4l5qtg6rv2jm-story.html
— A look at how impeachment is playing (or isn’t) beyond cable news | Lightfoot, Preckwinkle reject Pritzker’s COVID-19 vaccination plan | Obama center foe takes his complaint to Biden – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-impeachment-interest-ignored-obama-center-biden-spin-20210211-32ngbki4nnewzhsm6wlf7wqiru-story.html
— Egging of student apartment displaying Israeli flag prompts University of Illinois police probe; school condemns anti-Semitism – ELYSSA CHERNEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-university-of-illinois-israeli-flag-apartment-egging-20210211-5ett6oohjreprozcvd74mdiosq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Five reasons why the impeachment trial is absolutely crucial. The craving for a Trump conviction likely won’t be satisfied this week. But it’s important to see the forest for the trees: The nation needs this reckoning for many reasons.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/11/22276592/reasons-why-impeachment-trial-crucial-trump-s-e-cupp
— Rioters acted on Trump’s ‘order,’ Democrats say in impeachment trial – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied that they took adverse actions against me on orders from the following: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, d) leaders of Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and/or e) those who I have sued.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/11/22278325/rioters-acted-trumps-order-democrats-say-impeachment-trial
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Capitol attack not a finale, but an opening act. After impeachment, Democrats must quickly look to the future. Because the Capitol mob is coming back.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2021/2/11/22278141/capitol-mob-riot-jan-6-electoral-vote-certification-trump-impeachment-house-senate-trial-elections
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump can’t hang on to lawyers after false election claims. Since losing the November election to President Joe Biden, Donald Trump has been hemorrhaging attorneys.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/2/11/22278426/trump-cant-hang-lawyers-false-election-claims

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois House speaker term limits and other changes OK’d in party line split – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210210/illinois-house-speaker-term-limits-and-other-changes-okd-in-party-line-split

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Republicans sour on Trumpism plan to chart a new course High-ranking members of the GOP have started discussions about forcing a new direction for the GOP—or even a new party. Illinois’ own Adam Kinzinger addressed the group in a Feb. 5 Zoom call. – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: I am a member of the platform faction inside the GOP. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/republicans-sour-trumpism-plan-chart-new-course
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A poll of the participants in what McMullin called the “new conservative summit” found that 43% want to establish a new faction inside the GOP that would support candidates and back officials such as Representative Liz Cheney who want the party to move on from Trump, he said, noting that 40% of participants wanted a new party, even knowing the challenges.)

SOUTHERN
— What Kinzinger vs. Trump tells us about the Illinois GOP – Jim Nowlan
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-jim-nowlan-what-kinzinger-vs-trump-tells-us-about-the-illinois-gop/article_8a936003-baca-5d0c-b2ca-9eb090c925a5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, Adam has become the darling of suburban Dems and maybe 15-20% of GOP voters who, like me, agree with his criticism of Trump. Not a recipe for success in a statewide primary for U.S. Senate or governor, unless he stirs up several opponents, and can then win with 30% or so of the vote. Trump loyalists in my rural area appear to be sticking with the ex-president. They believe he speaks their blunt language to the powers that be and represents them more effectively than anyone ever has or ever will. . .Not to be cast aside entirely, the Illinois GOP this past week narrowly defeated a Trump conservative, and elected as state chair a calm, mainstream Republican lawyer from the remarkably successful Tracy family of western Illinois. Tracy siblings operate and wholly own the 6,000-employee DOT Foods enterprise of tiny Mount Sterling in equally minuscule Brown County. Don Tracy may not himself be in the Griffin billionaire class (I don’t know), but he sure has the stature to get his phone calls returned from traditional, major GOP donors. At present, the Illinois GOP holds no state offices and but one-third of legislative and congressional seats. It has no money, and an uncomfortable, at best, relationship with the Trump base; after all, the Tracy forces worked hard to eke out a narrow win over a Trump candidate for party chair. Illinois needs a competitive two-party political system. I commend Don Tracy for taking on a thankless role, but I worry that the GOP, both nationally and in Illinois, is in for a rough ride until we get past the Trump era.)

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rep. Darin LaHood of Peoria put in charge of national Republican congressional fundraising – RICK PEARSON
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rep-darin-lahood-of-peoria-put-in-charge-of-national-republican-congressional-fundraising/article_31e204e6-b87a-54d5-8727-04744b5e1048.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Criminal element well represented in Illinois Senate – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-criminal-element-well-represented-in-illinois-senate/article_aaaa5a1c-1ec1-59a5-87d1-4e326dc7ee18.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Lawmaker Proposes Unfunded Mandate Ban – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?id=318814#.YCXHcS4XCM8

ELGIN PATCH
— About half of all police officers in Kane County municipalities opted not to take the coronavirus vaccine, a board member said last week. – Jason Addy
https://patch.com/illinois/elgin/s/hf9sm/50-of-officers-rejected-coronavirus-vaccine-kane-co-official

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tribune Adds Support for Keeping John Lausch as U.S. Attorney
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/tribune-adds-support-for-keeping-john-lausch-as-u-s-attorney/
— IL-16: Adam Kinzinger to be Challenged Again by James Marter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/marter021121/
— ASKING AGAIN: Now That Underwood Is On Appropriations Committee, Will She Be Able to Get Covid Money for McHenry County?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/il-14-now-that-underwood-is-on-appropriations-committee-will-she-be-able-to-get-covid-money-for-mchenry-county-copy/
— Even Wall Street Journal Notices Illinois U.S. Attorney’s Corruption Fighting Record
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/even-wall-street-journal-notices-illinois-u-s-attorneys-corruption-fighting-record/
— FOID Card Roundup in Lake in the Hills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/foid-card-roundup-in-lake-in-the-hills/
— Corruption Bipartisan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/corruption-bilpartisan/
— Interested in Getting Involved in County Government?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/11/interested-in-getting-involved-in-county-government/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township Clerk Resigned – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/02/dupage-township-clerk-resigned/

CAPITOL FAX
— DuPage sheriff says end of cash bail would hurt his inmate addiction program, but he’s being sued over that program
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/11/dupage-sheriff-says-end-of-cash-bail-would-hurt-his-inmate-addiction-program-but-hes-being-sued-over-that-program/
— 2,838 new confirmed and probable cases; 102 additional deaths; 1,954 hospitalized; 448 in ICU; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 3.9 percent average test positivity rate; 56,094 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/11/2838-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-102-additional-deaths-1954-hospitalized-448-in-icu-33-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-39-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-56094-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How Biden is allowing Chinese govt. to quietly creep onto U.S. college campuses – Bill Gertz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/how-biden-allowing-chinese-govt-quietly-creep-us-c/
— GOP demands Pelosi pay fine for bypassing metal detectors – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/gop-demands-nancy-pelosi-pay-fine-bypassing-metal-/
— Project Veritas suspended by Twitter after story on hate speech algorithms – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/11/project-veritas-suspended-by-twitter-after-story-o/

FOX NEWS
— Gaetz tells Kinzinger to ‘bring it’ as GOP feud heats up. Twitter spat illustrates the divide in Republican Party between Trump supporters and critics. Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-tells-kinzinger-to-bring-it-as-gop-feud-heats-up

GOPUSA
— Pope Attempts To Blend Christian Church With Marx’s Socialism In Policy Address
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106417
— CDC Study Finds Two Masks Are Better Than One Vs. COVID-19; Why Not Three?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106384
— BofA Accused Of Helping The Feds ‘Ferret Out Conservatives’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106398

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media falsely ties Capitol Hill insurrection to increase in firearm sales
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/insurrection-gun-sales/

TOWNHALL
— Stop Calling It an ‘Insurrection’ – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/02/11/stop-calling-it-an-insurrection-n2584502

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— If Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Is the Standard, What About Democrat ‘Kingmaker’ Rev. Al Sharpton? – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/02/11/if-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-the-standard-what-about-democrat-kingmaker-rev-al-sharpton

EPOCH TIMES
— 70 Percent of Republicans Would Consider Joining Trump-Led Party, Poll Finds
https://www.theepochtimes.com/70-percent-of-republicans-would-consider-joining-trump-led-third-party-poll-finds_3693713.html

POLITICO
— NRCC will ‘absolutely’ support Republicans who backed impeachment, finance chair says. The campaign arm for House Republicans has a longstanding policy of staying out of primaries — something that helps Rep. Darin LaHood stay above fray. – SHIA KAPOS (DIERSEN: 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/11/nrcc-republicans-impeachment-darin-lahood-468767
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Darin LaHood, a vocal ally of Donald Trump, said Thursday that the campaign arm of House Republicans won’t seek to punish members of the conference who supported impeaching the former president. The Illinois Republican was named finance chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee on Wednesday, just as the organization unveiled its strategy for retaking the House after the party made a surprisingly strong showing in the 2020 election.)
— National Republicans dive into Newsom recall push. The Republican National Committee is sending $250,000 to help the state GOP force a vote over whether the first-term Democrat should remain in office. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/11/california-newsom-recall-republicans-468747

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “House managers argue impeachment is about preventing future Trump abuses.”
https://news.yahoo.com/house-managers-argue-impeachment-preventing-003146630.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Rioters acted on Trump’s ‘order,’ Democrats say in trial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied that they took adverse actions against me on orders from the following: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, d) leaders of Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and/or e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.kltv.com/2021/02/11/chilling-video-footage-becomes-key-exhibit-trump-impeachment-trial/

CBS BALTIMORE
— ‘Trump Demanded It’ | Attorney For Maryland Man Facing Riot Charges Says He Went To U.S. Capitol ‘At The Request Of The President’ – Mike Hellgren (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied that they took adverse actions against me on orders from the following: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, d) leaders of Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and/or e) those who I have sued.)
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/02/11/trump-demanded-it-attorney-for-maryland-man-facing-riot-charges-says-he-went-to-u-s-capitol-at-the-request-of-the-president/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Was Sicker Than Acknowledged With Covid-19. When hospitalized with the coronavirus in October, his blood oxygen levels had plunged and officials feared he was on the verge of being placed on a ventilator.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. federal debt to exceed size of economy even before Biden stimulus is approved, CBO says. CBO’s deficit projections come the day after the Federal Reserve chairman warned of the dangers of high unemployment. – Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/11/cbo-deficit-debt-stimulus/

February 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Dems call Trump ‘inciter in chief’ of Capitol attack – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dems-call-trump-inciter-in-chief-of-capitol-attack-live/10325471/
— Bruce Springsteen faces drunken driving charge in New Jersey
https://abc7chicago.com/bruce-springsteen-faces-drunken-driving-charge-in-nj/10326279/
— Twitter CFO says Trump’s ban is permanent, even if he runs for office again – Brian Fung (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will other hate-filled Trump-hating utilities cut off Trump’s cable TV, internet service, phone service, water, electricity, natural gas, sanitary sewer, trash pickup, etc.?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-twitter-ban-is-permanent-even-if-he-runs-for-office-again/10327473/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House sets rules for the post-Madigan era, but Republicans say changes are merely tweaks – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinios-house-rules-20210210-wc2njj5hgzb7vgvpgt7peegxei-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Capitol rioters had to know that they were harming Trump, harming all those who voted for Trump, harming all conservatives, harming all Republicans, harming the Republican Party, harming America, harming respect for the rule of law, harming etc.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-republicans-leaving-party-20210210-jdjsyvvajzc4pkzskemzpgq5uy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump can’t take refuge in the First Amendment.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-impeachment-first-amendment-chapman-20210210-bvgdjaafn5duvhimwspku32cby-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Why Gary Rabine thinks he can reach across the aisle if elected governor – Cassie Buchman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210210/why-gary-rabine-thinks-he-can-reach-across-the-aisle-if-elected-governor
— Vexed by ‘too little’ supply, DuPage opening vaccine clinic at the county fairgrounds Wednesday – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210209/vexed-by-too-little-supply-dupage-opening-vaccine-clinic-at-the-county-fairgrounds-wednesday

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— The worst budget in American history – Stephen Moore
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/stephen-moore-the-worst-budget-in-american-history/article_8a5d7746-6a5d-11eb-a59b-a391e0bd8a3a.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/kinzinger-pushes-trump-conviction-amid-gop-backlash#stream/0

WJBC
— Rep. Davis says impeachment trials of former Pres. Trump “sets a terrible precedent”
https://www.wjbc.com/2021/02/10/rep-davis-says-impeachment-trials-of-former-pres-trump-sets-a-terrible-precedent/

WHEATON PATCH
— Early Voting Starts Feb. 25 In DuPage County – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I anxiously await campaign literature from the Republican candidates on the April 6, 2021 ballot for my precinct so that I can deliver that literature to the homes that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. I also anxiously await yard signs from the candidates that I can offer to the voters, envelopes from the Milton Township Republican Organization to deliver the literature in, and voter lists that target voters who are likely to vote and to vote Republican. For Milton Township, the Republican candidates are John Monino, Nick Nathwani, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehfelt, Dan Milinko, Jeff Castle, Drew Ellis, and Joe Soto. For Wheaton Park District, the Republican candidates include Ron Almiron. For DuPage County Educational Service Region, the Republican candidates include Paula McGowen. For Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, the Republican candidates are ? For College of DuPage, the Republican candidates include Heidi Holan.)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/early-voting-starts-feb-25-dupage-county

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OP-ED: ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS VOTE TO PASS YET ANOTHER ANTI-BUSINESS BILL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/op-ed-illinois-lawmakers-vote-to-pass-yet-another-anti-business-bill.html
— THORNER: TRUMP’S LEGAL CHALLENGES MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN LEFTIST MEDIA REPORTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/thorner-trump-won-twice-as-many-lawsuits-as-he-lost.html

CAPITOL FAX
— What is a mainstream Republican these days? (DIERSEN: I am a platform Republican. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Far too many Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, major donors, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers reject planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Far too many of the aforesaid focus on driving out of the Republican Party those like me who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/10/what-is-a-mainstream-republican-these-days/
— 2,825 new confirmed and probable cases; 53 additional deaths; 2,082 hospitalized; 464 in ICU; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 4.0 percent average test positivity rate; 55,135 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/10/2825-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-53-additional-deaths-2082-hospitalized-464-in-icu-33-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-40-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-55135-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “Trump-less Twitter is an amazing blessing.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/10/rep-kinzinger-trump-less-twitter-amazing-blessing/

GOPUSA
— Maxine Waters, Racial Insurrectionist – Michelle Malkin
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106364

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Married Americans Keep Voting Red In 2020, marriage rates were the single sharpest dividing line between areas that voted for Trump and those that went to Biden. – PEYTON ROTH AND W. BRADFORD WILCOX (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs do everything that they can to discourage traditional marriage and the traditional family.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/married-americans-keep-voting-red/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Coming Military Purge An increasingly hostile ruling class, who conceive of themselves as occupying a disloyal, irredentist America, is a formula for weakness abroad and conflict at home. – Christopher Roach
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/09/the-coming-military-purge/

BLAZE
— CNN’s Anderson Cooper invokes genocide comparison to describe Trump supporters who stormed Capitol ‘We’ve seen it in Bosnia, we’ve seen it in Rwanda – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/anderson-cooper-genocide-trump-supporters-capitol-riot

DAILY WIRE
— CNN’s Anderson Cooper Compares Capitol Hill Riot To 800,000 Murdered In Rwandan Genocide – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/anderson-cooper-compares-capitol-hill-riot-to-800000-murdered-in-rwanda

TOWNHALL
— When the Hateful Think They Are the Virtuous – Ben Shapiro
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2021/02/10/when-the-hateful-think-they-are-the-virtuous-n2584466

FEDERALIST
— Google-Owned YouTube Deplatforms Pro-Life Group LifeSiteNews – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/10/google-owned-youtube-deplatforms-pro-life-group-lifesitenews/
— Why The Left Still Can’t Understand Trump’s Appeal Republicans aren’t motivated by resentment, they’re motivated by self-preservation in the face of a highly aggressive left. – John Daniel Davidson (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party should be taking steps to defend the 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. The DuPage County Republican Central Committee should be taking steps to defend the 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. The Milton Township Republican Organization should be taking steps to defend the 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. I should be taking steps to defend the 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/10/why-the-left-still-cant-understand-trumps-appeal/
— CNN’s Anderson Cooper Compares Capitol Riots To Rwandan Genocide – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/10/cnns-anderson-cooper-compares-capitol-riots-to-rwandan-genocide/

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— US Communist revolution: Armchair Americans can’t stop it – Jeanne McKinney (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party should be taking steps to defend the 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. The DuPage County Republican Central Committee should be taking steps to defend the 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. The Milton Township Republican Organization should be taking steps to defend the 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. I should be taking steps to defend the 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.commdiginews.com/patriot-profiles-jeanne-mckinney/us-communist-revolution-armchair-americans-cant-stop-it-136073/

EPOCH TIMES
— MyPillow’s Lindell Says Sales Remain Strong Amid ‘Cancel Culture’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mypillows-lindell-says-sales-remain-strong-amid-cancel-culture_3691923.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/538241-kinzinger-pac-to-go-on-attack-against-trumpism

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans will exonerate Trump, but they can’t ignore the horrors.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/09/republicans-will-exonerate-trump-they-cant-ignore-horrors/

FORTUNE
— AUGUST 25, 2020 FLASHBACK: The Republican Party turns its platform into a person: Donald Trump – Geoff Colvin (DIERSEN: Trump got elected in 2016 because he promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://fortune.com/2020/08/25/gop-convention-rnc-platform-republican-party-2020-donald-trump/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who voted for Trump are unhappy with those Republican Party leaders who have dumped Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/favorable-views-gop-declines-double-digits-among-republicans-since-nov-poll-1568298
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-total-peace-if-he-loses-reelection-after-speaking-out-against-gop-1568338

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 71% of GOP Voters Say Troops Unnecessary for D.C. Security, But Democrats Disagree (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party should be taking steps to defend the 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. The DuPage County Republican Central Committee should be taking steps to defend the 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. The Milton Township Republican Organization should be taking steps to defend the 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. I should be taking steps to defend the 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/71_of_gop_voters_say_troops_unnecessary_for_d_c_security_but_democrats_disagree

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against Trump
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/one-cheer-republicans-willing-stand-trump-three-cheers-many/