FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump signs executive order targeting Chicago, other sanctuary cities. The White House says the order creates a national list of sanctuary cities.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-news-today-president-signs-executive-order-targeting-chicago-other-sanctuary-cities/16272476/
— Pritzker defends searing NH speech, as some say words meant violence against Trump administration. ‘Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption, but I am now’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/governor-jb-pritzker-news-illinois-gov-defends-searing-nh-speech-say-words-meant-violence-trump-administration/16271908/
NBC5
— Chicago among ‘sanctuary cities’ targeted by Trump executive order
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-among-sanctuary-cities-targeted-by-trump-executive-order/3732428/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/jb-pritzker-new-hampshire-speech-presidential-campaign/3732162/
WGN9
— Illinois GOP calls Pritzker remarks ‘inflammatory and dangerous’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhIdJ9RbBc4
WTTW & WIFR
— Illinois Veterans, VA Employees Rally Ahead of Expected Trump Administration Cuts
https://news.wttw.com/2025/04/28/illinois-veterans-va-employees-rally-ahead-expected-trump-administration-cuts
https://www.wifr.com/2025/04/29/illinois-veterans-va-employees-rally-protest-expected-trump-administration-cuts/
WBEZ
— Chicago City Council members are negotiating on a plan to respond to ‘teen takeovers’
https://www.wbez.org/public-safety/2025/04/28/chicago-city-council-members-are-negotiating-on-a-plan-to-respond-to-teen-takeovers
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker dismisses as ‘ridiculous’ GOP accusations he urged violence in New Hampshire speech
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/28/gov-jb-pritzker-dismisses-as-ridiculous-gop-accusations-he-urged-violence-in-new-hampshire-speech/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Head Start, other child care programs sue Trump administration over proposed cuts. The lawsuit cites improved health and economic outcomes for children who participate in the programs, as well as the executive branch’s disregard for congressional directives, which have already allocated the funds.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/04/28/illinois-head-start-childcare-lawsuit-trump-administration-cuts-funding
— Cyberattack affects DuPage courts, sheriff offices. County officials say the attack affected the sheriff’s office, the 18th Judicial Circuit Court and the DuPage County Circuit Court clerk’s office.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/04/28/cyberattack-affects-dupage-courts-sheriff-offices
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U of I faculty votes to joins Big Ten alliance to defend against Trump attacks
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/university-illinois-joins-big-ten-alliance-against-trump
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House displays signs highlighting crime by illegal immigrants
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/white-house-displays-signs-highlighting-crime-by-illegal-immigrants/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/04/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-294/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS GOP
— Pritzker Calls For Violence Toward Republicans
https://illinois.gop/pritzker-calls-for-violence-toward-republicans/
SAVE ILLINOIS COALITION
— Save Illinois Coalition Moves to Terminate Sanctuary Status in 2026 – April 30th Event Kicks Off Petition Drive
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/807249315/save-illinois-coalition-moves-to-terminate-sanctuary-status-in-2026-april-30th-event-kicks-off-petition-drive
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden was only president to ‘unsecure’ border on purpose
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/apr/28/tom-homan-trump-border-czar-says-biden-president-unsecure-border/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker calls for ‘mass protests’ saying Republicans cannot have ‘moment of peace’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3393328/jb-pritzker-calls-for-mass-protests/
— House GOP unveils asylum application fees and new border buoys in budget agenda
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3393925/house-gop-asylum-application-fees-border-buoys-budget-reconciliation-agenda/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— White House Doubles Down, Posts Mugshots of Arrested Illegals Along with Their Crimes
https://amgreatness.com/2025/04/28/white-house-doubles-down-posts-mugshots-of-arrested-illegals-along-with-their-crimes/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Pritzker’s not-very-subtle encouragement of political violence
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/04/illinois_governor_pritzker_s_not_very_subtle_encouragement_of_political_violence.html
BREITBART
— Pritzker Calls for Democrats to Deny ‘Peace’ to Trump, Republicans
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/28/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-calls-for-democrats-to-deny-peace-to-trump-republicans/
— Homan Fires Warning Shot to Judges, Officials Knowingly Harboring Illegals: ‘You Will Be Prosecuted’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/28/tom-homan-fires-warning-shot-to-judges-officials-knowingly-harboring-illegals-you-will-be-prosecuted/
— Homan: Biden Administration Released Millions of Illegals into the U.S. Interior ‘on Purpose’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/28/tom-homan-biden-administration-released-millions-of-illegals-into-the-u-s-interior-on-purpose/
— Trump’s First 100 Days: Over 150K Illegals Arrested, More than 135K Deported
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/28/trumps-first-100-days-over-150k-illegals-arrested-more-than-135k-deported/
DAILY WIRE
— Pritzker Calls For ‘Mass Protests,’ ‘Disruption,’ Says GOP ‘Cannot Know A Moment Of Peace’ “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption, but I have now”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/pritzker-calls-for-mass-protests-destruction-says-gop-cannot-know-a-moment-of-peace
FOX NEWS
— Pritzker calls for mass protests against Trump admin: GOP ‘cannot know a moment of peace’ Pritzker described Trump and those he has tapped as ‘an affront to every value this country was founded upon’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-gov-calls-mass-protests-against-trump-admin-gop-cannot-know-moment-peace
NEW AMERICAN
— U.S. Soldiers Provided Security at Illegal Nightclub Patronized by Terror Gang Members; Raid Nets More Than 100 Illegals
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/u-s-soldiers-provided-security-at-illegal-nightclub-patronized-by-terror-gang-members-raid-nets-more-than-100-illegals/
NEWSMAX
— Every Sanctuary City ‘Operating as a Threat’ to American People
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/sanctuary-city-harrision-fields-trump/2025/04/28/id/1208634/
— Trump to Sign Order Requiring List of Sanctuary Cities, States
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-executive-order-sanctuary-cities/2025/04/28/id/1208568/
— Homan to Illegals: ‘You Cannot Hide From ICE’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-homan-illegal-immigration-deportations/2025/04/28/id/1208677/
TOWNHALL
— Pritzker: ‘Republicans Cannot Know a Moment of Peace’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2025/04/28/prtizker-on-republicans-not-knowing-peace-n2656199
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker: GOP cannot know a moment of peace
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5270744-pritzker-calls-for-protests/
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/04/28/trump-anti-trans-lgbtq-executive-orders/83248377007/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Musk slams ‘crazy’ JB Pritzker over call for mass protests against Trump
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/28/elon-musk-jb-pritzker-speech-anti-trump-protests/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump to Sign Order Requiring Nationwide List of Sanctuary Cities and States. Action comes after legal setbacks in president’s bid to target Democratic jurisdictions that don’t cooperate with immigration enforcement.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-sign-order-requiring-nationwide-list-of-sanctuary-cities-and-states-dbcc5ada
FED SMITH
— Benefits Cuts on the Table in House Budget Legislation
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/04/28/benefits-cuts-on-table-in-house-budget-legislation/
Tag: trump
April 23,2025 Evening Edition
WHITE HOUSE
— RESTORING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND MERITOCRACY
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/restoring-equality-of-opportunity-and-meritocracy/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US Sen. Dick Durbin says he won’t run for sixth term. I remember, as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, distributing campaign literature and getting sign locations in my precinct for Durbin’s Republican opponents Curran in 2020, Oberweis in 2014, Sauerberg in 2008, and Durkin in 2002. Further, I remember, as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, doing that for Duckworth’s opponent Salvi in 2022, for Kirk in 2016 and 2010, and Keyes in 2004. Because they all were statewide races, my critics/opponents had a harder time blaming me and blaming my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Republican defeats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/23/us-sen-dick-durbin-says-he-wont-run-for-sixth-term/
— Democrat leaders say that orders to leave the country — some for US citizen — sow confusion among immigrants
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/23/orders-to-leave-the-country-some-for-us-citizen-sow-confusion-among-immigrants/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate race to replace Durbin boasts ‘at least a dozen’ serious contenders
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/04/23/dick-durbin-senate-reelection-decision-krishnamoorthi-underwood-stratton
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin’s retirement sets off a stampede — and a massive generational shift in Illinois politics
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/dick-durbin-retirement-sets-race-open-seats-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP appears less poised to field a competitive Senate candidate in what is now a heavily Democratic state, but there has been some discussion about Richard Porter, an attorney who serves as the state’s Republican national committeeman. Also being touted by some Republicans is Rep. Ray LaHood, who represents Peoria and other downstate areas.)
— Durbin makes it official: He won’t seek re-election
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/dick-durbin-will-not-seek-re-election-senate
ABC7
— Illinois among 12 states suing Trump administration to stop tariff policy
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-among-12-states-suing-president-donald-trumps-administration-stop-tariff-policy/16232793/
— Trump administration looking at $5K ‘baby bonus’ to incentivize public to have more children
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-administration-looking-baby-bonus-incentivize-public-have-more-children/16231863/
FOX32
— Trump says he’ll reduce tariffs against China ‘substantially’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1629873
WTTW
— Long-Stalled Push for Reparations in Chicago Moving Forward
https://news.wttw.com/2025/04/23/slow-moving-push-reparations-chicago-moving-forward-johnson-says
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Under the Democrats, sooner or later, everyone will be on Medicaid.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/04/23/illinois-families-brace-for-possible-medicaid-cuts/82673254007/
STATELINE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Kilmar Abrego Garcia to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-deportation-el-salvador/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-trump-administration-is-still-resisting-the-judges-orders-in-abrego-garcia-deportation-case/
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The 10 Pols Who Could Replace Dick Durbin
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/february-2024/the-10-pols-who-could-replace-dick-durbin/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When U.S. senator Peter Fitzgerald announced his retirement in 2004, 16 candidates ran to succeed him. “Don’t you think it would be cool to be a senator?” one remarked. (Barack Obama, a state senator at the time, won — you might have heard of him.) . . . 5. Darin LaHood
The GOP will run a candidate, too, and LaHood is likely to be it. The last two times an Illinois Republican won a Senate race were 1998 and 2010 — nonpresidential years when a Democrat was in the White House, which seems to indicate that a Joe Biden reelection would help LaHood. (The Democrats also ran weak candidates those years.) Of the three Illinois Republicans in Congress, LaHood, elected to the House in 2015, is the most moderate. He’s from Peoria, which is Middle America personified. “He’s a guy who is politically disciplined and has not alienated the base,” says a conservative activist. “He can appeal to independents, too. He’s not a crazy MAGA.” Democrats would attack LaHood on abortion (he opposes) and voting with Trump on issues such as repealing Obamacare. He needs “to keep the race on economics and the lack of federal leadership, particularly with the border crisis,” the activist says.)
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/trump-immigration-actions-are-only-latest-in-white-supremacy-tradition-20072014
PRITIZKER
— Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred.
https://gov.illinois.gov/news/press-release.31180.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Question of the day: If LaHood does run for US Senate, what do you believe are his chances in both the primary and the general?
https://capitolfax.com/2025/04/23/question-of-the-day-3727/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-291/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGOLAND JOURNAL
— Aaron Del Mar Returns as Cook County GOP Chairman After Overwhelming Vote
https://thechicagolandjournal.com/aaron-del-mar-returns-as-cook-county-gop-chairman-after-overwhelming-vote/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— LaHood Campaign Says Durbin Retirement “Long Overdue”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/lahood-campaign-says-durbin-retirement-long-overdue/
— Durbin Retiring, Second Tier Dems Ready for Fight
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/durbin-retiring-second-tier-dems-ready-for-fight/
— Second Old Illinois Member of Congress–Jan Schakowsky–Says Bye-Bye, People Lining Up
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/second-old-illinois-member-of-congress-jan-schakowsky-says-bye-bye/
— Month after Characterizing Trump to Nazis Pritzker Calls for End to Hate Crimes, Reports Big Hike Since Biden Took Office
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/month-after-characterizing-trump-to-nazis-pritzker-calls-for-end-hate-crimes-big-hike-since-biden-took-office/
— Passenger Pot Citation in Cary after Car Stopped for Missing Headlight, Bill To End Smell Test Passes Illinois Senate (with Roll Call)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/passenger-pot-citation-in-cary/
— McHenry Awarded $771,000 to Revitalize Riverside Drive, Woodstock Gets $1 Million for Opera House Block
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/mchenry-awarded-771000-to-revitalize-riverside-drive-woodstock-gets-1-million-for-opera-house-block/
— State Claims 6 to 1 Benefit from Subsidizing Filming
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/22/state-claims-6-to-1-benefit-from-subsidizing-filming/
— Randi Freese Reports McHenry County Share of Most Recent Opioid Settlement Unknown at This Point
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/22/randi-freese-reports-mchenry-county-share-of-most-recent-opioid-settlement-unknown-at-this-point/
— Illinois Pot Taxes Drive Pot Shop Growth in SW Michigan
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/22/illinois-pot-taxes-drive-growth-in-sw-michigan/
— Trump-Endorsed Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Bryon Donalds Speaking to State GOP Fundraiser Friday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/21/trump-endorsed-florida-gubernatorial-candidate-bryon-donalds-speaking-to-state-gop-fundraiser-friday/
— Details on Walgreen’s Whistleblower Opioid Settlement
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/details-on-walgrens-whistleblower-opioid-settlement/
— Congressional Dems Vote to Keep Taxing Tips
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/congressional-dems-vote-to-keep-taxing-tips/
— Court Shuts Down Rockford Abortion Clinic
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/court-shuts-down-rockford-abortion-clinic/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— An abortion clinic operating in a residential neighborhood in Illinois lost its legal fight with neighbors after a state court reversed the facility’s zoning approval.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/apr/23/neighbors-win-court-battle-home-based-abortion-clinic/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Britain bans French philosopher who conceptualized the ‘great replacement’ theory, from entering country
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/04/britain_bans_french_philosopher_who_conceptualized_the_great_replacement_theory_from_entering_country.html
BREITBART
— Americans Overwhelmingly Side with Trump on Deportations
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/04/23/poll-americans-overwhelmingly-side-with-trump-on-deportations/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Durbin Announces Retirement, Leaving a Power Vacuum
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/23/prospect-durbins-retirement-shakes-up-illinois-democrats/
FOX NEWS
— If we can’t deport illegals, here’s how we can make it impossible to stay
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-we-cant-deport-illegals-heres-how-we-can-make-impossible-stay
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Durbin retirement tees up competitive Senate primary in Illinois
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5263818-dick-durbin-retirement-senate/
NEWSWEEK
— Who Might Run for Dick Durbin’s Soon-to-Be Vacant Senate Seat?
https://www.newsweek.com/dick-durbin-retirement-potential-candidates-illinois-senate-2063156
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the Republican side, Representative Darin LaHood also told NOTUS he would not “close the door” on a Senate run. “I’ve had a lot of people encourage me to think about doing it,” he told the publication.)
CNN
— Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in Senate, announces he won’t seek reelection.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/23/politics/dick-durbin-senate-retirement
CBS NEWS
— Trump signs executive order to influence college accreditation process
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-signs-executive-order-to-eliminate-woke-ideology-in-college-accreditation-process/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Durbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, to Retire After 44 Years in Congress
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/us/dick-durbin-retires-senate.html
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in driving Trump’s approval rating down
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/us/politics/trump-approval-rating.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in manipulating/dominating young people
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/23/trump-presidency-news/
POLITICO
— Durbin was first elected to the Senate in 1996, succeeding Democratic Sen. Paul Simon. In the primary that year, Durbin defeated Pat Quinn, who would later become governor of Illinois. In the general election that year, Durbin defeated Al Salvi, the husband of Kathy Salvi, who now chairs the Illinois Republican Party.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/23/dick-durbin-retiring-from-senate-illinois-00305833
WIKIPEDIA
— 2026 United States Senate election in Illinois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois
(FROM THE POSTING: Republican primary: Declared: John Goodman, former police officer ( https://goodmanforillinois.com/meet-john/ ). Publicly expressed interest: Darin LaHood, U.S. Representative from Illinois’s 16th congressional district (2015–present) Potential: Jim Durkin, former minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives (2013–2023) from the 82nd district (2006–2023) and 44th district (1995–2003), Mary Miller, U.S. Representative from Illinois’s 15th congressional district (2021–present). Declined: Mike Bost, U.S. Representative from Illinois’s 12th congressional district (2015–present))
April 21, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Abrego Garcia to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/el-salvador-government-rejects-lawmakers-request-visit-abrego-garcia/16218278/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint the Pope as having been a liberal Democrat.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-pope-francis-said-controversial-issues-gay-rights-immigration/16217684/
CBC2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint the Pope as having been a liberal Democrat.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/pope-francis-remembered-for-his-commitment-to-social-justice/
WGN9
— How low will Democrat leaders drag the stock market down to destroy America to destroy Trump?
https://wgntv.com/news/stocks-and-the-dollar-tumble-as-investors-retreat-from-the-us/
WBEZ
— The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more homelessness.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/04/21/the-trump-administration-could-change-housing-policies-what-does-this-mean-for-illinois
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/theater-stages/2025/04/21/wake-of-a-dead-drag-queen-play-raven-theatre-hiv-art-nea
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more welfare for those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/04/21/most-in-illinois-want-more-funding-for-higher-education
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DePaul president called to testify to Congress on antisemitism
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/04/21/depaul-president-called-to-testify-to-congress-on-antisemitism
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-affairs/2025/04/18/federal-program-liheap-utility-bills-cut-trump-budget-plan
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Congress calls on DePaul president to testify in antisemitism probe
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/depaul-president-called-testify-antisemitism-probe
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/responsible-gambling-legislation-needed-illinois-op-ed
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— People Paying More In State Income Taxes, But Getting Less
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/study-shows-people-paying-more-in-state-income-taxes-but-getting-less/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2025/04/21/no-kings-550-protest-trump-in-downtown-freeport-rockford/83196052007/
CITIES 92.9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.cities929.com/2025/04/21/illinois-officials-share-concerns-tariffs-will-impact-states-agricultural-sector/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters are doing everything that they can to destroy America to destroy Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-21/sell-usa-why-trumps-tariffs-may-be-sparking-a-historic-storm-on-wall-street
— Trump Administration to resume collections on student loan borrowers in default
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-21/trump-administration-to-resume-collections-on-student-loan-borrowers-in-default
WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly spend more tax dollars to defeat Trump.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/illinois-attorney-general-requesting-15-million-budget-increase-to-address-trump-actions/article_1f5d57a9-98a5-49b9-8206-1ebe0572caed.html
WGLT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.wglt.org/2025-04-21/u-s-farmers-trump-tariffs-trade-war
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, farmers are ever-increasingly dependent on government spending.
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2025-04-21/illinois-scrambles-to-boost-locally-produced-farm-products-after-trumps-funding-freeze
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-04-21/protesters-in-normal-urge-congressman-darin-lahood-to-protect-medicaid-funding
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Homeschool Act proposer accused of ghost-voting.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/homeschool-act-proposer-accused-of-ghost-voting/article_3cd5b537-a1b7-4f88-9c28-d59427b694a6.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, farmers are ever-increasingly dependent on government spending.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-scrambles-to-boost-locally-produced-farm-products-after-trumps-funding-freeze/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/04/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-289/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— New State Senator Casts Controversial Vote
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/21/new-state-senator-casts-controversial-vote/
— Trump-Endorsed Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Bryon Donalds Speaking to State GOP Fundraiser Friday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/21/trump-endorsed-florida-gubernatorial-candidate-bryon-donalds-speaking-to-state-gop-fundraiser-friday/
— REBUTTAL FROM JOHN COLLINS ON TIM BECK’S “Logic Behind NOW’s ‘We Resist Rally’ Analyzed”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/21/logic-behind-nows-we-resist-rally-analyzed/
— RTA Seems To Be Using Tax Dollars to Raise Tax Dollar
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/21/rta-seems-to-be-using-tax-dollars-to-raise-tax-dollars/
— Idea That Failed on State Street Advanced for Michigan Avenue
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/20/6537/
— Trump v. Pritzker Feud from the Start
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/20/trump-v-pritzker-feud-from-the-start/
— Report on Abortion Tourism
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/20/report-on-abortion-tourism/
— McHenry County Doesn’t Make Top of the List of Highest Taxes Illinois Counties, But Kendall, Lake, Macon, Rock Island, Will and Winnebago Do
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/20/mchenry-county-doesnt-make-top-of-the-list-of-highest-taxes-illinois-counties-but-kendall-lake-macon-rock-island-will-and-winnebago-do/
— Remembering the Start of the American Revolution
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/19/remembering-the-start-of-the-american-revolution/
— More Anti-Trump Protests in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/19/more-anti-trump-protests-in-mchenry-county/
— Advice to Newly-Elected Officials
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/19/advice-to-newly-elected-officials/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— China says it will punish countries that use U.S. trade talks to ostracize Beijing
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/apr/21/china-says-punish-countries-use-us-trade-talks-ostracize-beijing/
EPOCH TIMES
— China Issues Retaliatory Sanctions on U.S. Congress Members Over Hong Kong
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/china-issues-retaliatory-sanctions-on-u-s-congress-members-over-hong-kong-5844967
FEDERALIST
— The More Christian That America Is, The Better Off American Jews Will Be
https://thefederalist.com/2025/04/21/the-more-christian-that-america-is-the-better-off-american-jews-will-be/
FOX NEWS
— David Hogg and Reince Priebus clash over Trump deportation policies
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6371733004112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Student loan borrowers in default face garnished wages
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-loan-debt-default-garnished-wages-payments-education-department/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-21/pope-francis-vance-gaza-refugees-migrants
CNN
— Harvard sues the Trump administration, taking the fight over federal funding and academic freedom to court
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/us/harvard-white-house-funding
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-congress-housing-voucher-assistance-funding-cuts-26f9a716af6731e3c6445015488bab3a
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/opinion/trump-fertility-birthrate-sexism.html
— Democrat leaders say Hegseth shared sensitive military data
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/21/us/trump-administration-news
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Mexico’s president wants to ban U.S. ads warning against migration. How soon will Mexico officially declare war on America?
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-04-21/mexicos-president-says-u-s-ads-warning-against-migration-are-not-welcome
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Catholic Church Enters New Era, Conservative U.S. Members Push It Right. The conservative wing is reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/conservative-catholic-maga-pope-vance-b2a4497b
— Harvard Is Suing the Trump Administration
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/harvard-sues-trump-administration-lawsuit-0f00e894
BLOOMBERG
— Behind Trump’s imperial presidency (and Elon), there’s Russell Vought
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-russell-vought-doge-musk-trump/
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/features/2024-07-29/white-men-the-most-likely-to-get-hired-even-with-dei-finds-research
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 66% Agree: Deport Illegals to ‘Liberate’ America
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/66_agree_deport_illegals_to_liberate_america
April 17, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Durbin’s slow fundraising fuels speculation about his political future
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/16/us-sen-dick-durbins-slow-fundraising-fuels-speculation-about-his-political-future/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democrats await decisions from Durbin, Pritzker that will spark high-stakes political shuffle. For now, candidates are anxiously awaiting word from both Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Dick Durbin, but the behind-the-scenes jockeying is in full force.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/04/16/illinois-democrats-dick-durbin-jb-pritzker-cook-county-pre-slating
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/04/16/homeland-security-trump-el-salvador-prison-due-process-migrants-venezuelan-deported-jacob-sullum
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Kilmar Abrego Garcia to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kilmar-abrego-garcia-doj-appeal-ruling-ordering-return-mistakenly-deported-man-el-salvador/16186959/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders use Home Alone 2 director to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/home-alone-2-director-speaks-on-president-trumps-cameo-in-film-i-cant-cut-it/3723090/
FOX32
— Chicago OKs ban on Jan. 6 rioters from city jobs. Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors banned me not only from federal jobs, but from all jobs that were appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-ban-jan-6-rioters-city-jobs
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1626128
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/04/16/chicago-appearance-fed-chair-jerome-powell-warns-tariff-sparked-uncertainty-and-asserts
WBEZ
— Chair of Illinois Republican Party on tariffs, deportations, and what’s ahead
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/04/16/chair-of-illinois-republican-party-on-tariffs-deportations-and-whats-ahead
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Durbin to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/16/us-sen-dick-durbin-calls-trumps-tariffs-reckless/83090317007/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/video_3b626a2a-2426-521f-9885-bb05c5c03dda.html
SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders use Home Alone 2 director to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/04/15/home-alone-2-director-calls-donald-trump-cameo-a-curse-wish-it-was-gone/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump administration issues order to stop construction on New York offshore wind project
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-trump-administration-issues-order-to-stop-construction-on-new-york-offshore-wind-project/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Under the Democrats, soon, if not already, everyone in healthcare will be citizens of foreign countries, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2025-04-16/new-medical-license-pathway-for-international-doctors-could-alleviate-illinois-shortage
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s budget cuts against him. The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more homelessness.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-16/trump-administration-has-gutted-an-agency-that-coordinates-homelessness-policy
DAILY LINE
— Raoul defends requested $15 million budget increase amidst legal challenges to Trump
https://www.thedailyline.com/raoul-defends-requested-15-million-budget-increase-legal-challenges-trump-administration
ADVOCATE
— Democrat teachers ever-increasingly promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, they ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. Anticipate/expect that more and more and more of the students in your school district will be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.advocate.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-lgbtq-inclusion
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/04/16/saturday-anti-trump-administration-protests-chicago-50501
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois is a net taker of federal money…Indianans and Floridians are paying for our failures
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-a-net-taker-of-federal-money-indianans-and-floridians-are-paying-for-our-failures-wirepoints-on-the-shaun-thompson-show/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct, how wany voted for Harris in the November 5, 2024 election and how many voted for Democrats in the April 1, 2025 election? If you are a registered Republican voter, what do those Democrat voters think of you? What do they blame you for? According to them, you put Trump in office. Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and everything that Trump says and does and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that local Democrats should punish local Republicans to punish Trump. If you are a Republican registered voter, anticipate/expect that local Democrats will ever-increasingly ostracize you if not take adverse actions against you. What are the following doing to defend/advance Trump: a) the leaders of your Republican township and county party organizations, b) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, c) Republican elected officials in your area, and d) conservative and religious leaders and activists in your area? – Dave Diersen
http://www-gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Three Ahead by Virtue of Write-In Votes
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/16/three-ahead-by-virtue-of-write-in-votes/
— Pritzker Skips McHenry County in Pre-Apprenticeship Grants
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/15/pritzker-skips-mchenry-county-in-pre-apprenticeship-grants/
— McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett Spends $67,689.82 in Romp to Victory
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/15/mchenry-mayor-wayne-jett-spends-67689-82-in-romp-to-victory/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— America’s educational free fall continues. Our children are paying the price as they enter adulthood.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/apr/16/americas-educational-free-fall-continues/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Schools are evading Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3382676/schools-evading-trump-anti-dei-executive-order-parents-defending-education-report/
NEW YORK POST
— Proposed bill taking aim at IRS would strip agency of guns, ammo
https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/proposed-bill-taking-aim-at-irs-would-strip-agency-of-guns-ammo/
BREITBART
— Democrats Seek to Conduct ‘Welfare Checks’ on Illegal Aliens Deported to El Salvador
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/16/democrats-seek-to-conduct-welfare-checks-deported-illegals-in-el-salvador/
— ‘He’s Already Home’: White House Slams Efforts to Return Deported Salvadoran Illegal Migrant
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/04/16/hes-already-home-white-house-slams-efforts-return-deported-salvadoran-illegal-migrant/
CENTER SQUARE
— Trump’s goal to end taxes on Social Security benefits gets bipartisan support
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_eaf6d013-96af-4e1c-a267-377e37a059a0.html
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Blocks Illegals From Receiving Social Security After Biden Let 2 Million Enroll. The move aims to remove monetary incentives for illegal aliens to come to the United States.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blocks-illegals-from-receiving-social-security-after-biden-let-2-million-enroll
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Anti-Israel Activists Still Pushing Poisonous Ethnic Studies Curriculum in California
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/04/anti-israel-activists-still-pushing-poisonous-ethnic-studies-curriculum-in-california/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— New Yorkers Cheer as ICE Rounds up Same Criminal Illegals Democrats Defend to the Death
https://www.westernjournal.com/new-yorkers-cheer-ice-rounds-criminal-illegals-democrats-defend-death/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-17/u-s-stocks-drop-as-nvidia-slides-and-the-fog-of-trumps-trade-war-thickens
CNN
— Democrat colleges ever-increasingly fight Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/us/federal-funding-harvard-demands-trump/index.html
— Trump blasts Fed Chair Powell, saying his ‘termination cannot come fast enough’
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/economy/trump-fed-chair-powell-termination/index.html
CBS NEWS
— Army delivered armored combat vehicles to southern border ahead of Trump’s order authorizing military to occupy federal land
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/army-delivered-armored-combat-stryker-vehicles-southern-border-fort-bliss-el-paso-texas/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guantanamo-trump-migrants-without-criminal-records/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Sanders and AOC ever-increasingly speak for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/bernie-sanders-aoc-trump-democrats.html
— I.R.S. Is Said to Be Considering Whether to Revoke Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status. Harvard exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-irs-harvard.html
— Trump and DOGE Are Planning Deregulation at a Massive Scale
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/trump-doge-regulations.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/americas/trump-migrants-deportations.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/tattoos-gangs-tren-de-aragua-immigration.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/opinion/china-us-trump-xi-tariffs.html
— Democrat educators ever-increasingly fight Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/briefing/trump-targets-k-12.html
— Trump Lashes Out at Fed Chair for Not Cutting Rates Faster.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/business/economy/trump-jerome-powell-fed.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump wants to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status. Harvard exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/04/16/harvard-tax-trump-irs-law/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/16/trump-harvard-tax-exempt-irs/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/16/trump-china-tariffs-emanuel-weaker/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/16/powell-inflation-trump-tariffs-economy/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/16/california-sues-trump-tariffs-newsom/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/16/nvidia-amd-china-trump-chips/
— Trump’s war on wind goes further than expected as it stops New York project
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/04/16/offshore-wind-new-york-trump/
— Education in America ever-increasingly exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/16/trump-harvard-columbia-universities-higher-ed/
USA TODAY
— Tesla is under attack, why Americans are abandoning the brand and Elon Musk. What do Molotov cocktails, protests, and mass share selloffs all have in common? They’re all being used against Tesla because of its CEO’s affiliation to the administration.
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/cars/2025/04/15/elon-musk-and-tesla-american-car-brand-attack/83045305007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers. The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over money and privacy.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-children-mothers-ashley-st-clair-grimes-dc7ba05c
— Democrat and RINO leaders side with Harvard against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/video/white-house-trump-wants-to-see-harvard-apologize/083F8004-5188-44CE-8248-2AADE5281EB9
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-gets-trump-fatigue-trade-economy-policy-politics-41109d6d
BLOOMBERG
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-17/xi-urges-asian-family-unity-as-trump-pressures-trade-partners
DAILY SHOW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Duckworth to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcCsm3wKStk
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Ever-increasingly, education exists in America to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/diversity-equity/2025/04/17/can-universities-still-diversify-faculty-hiring
CAR SCOOPS & CAR AND DRIVER & HOT CARS & TORQUE NEWS & THE DRIVE
— Why is so much hatred being promoted against the 2025 Dodge Charger R/T? What are the demographics of those who buy the car? I bought a new 1969 Charger SE in 1968 and owned it until it was stolen in 1971. I bought a 1968 Charger R/T collector car in 1994 and sold it to buy a new 2005 Corvette in 2005. I bought a new 2013 Charger R/T Max in 2012 and I continue to own it. I recently bought a new 2025 Dodge Charger R/T Plus.
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/04/dodge-desperate-to-move-charger-daytona-evs-prays-6500-discount-might-lure-buyers/
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a64412261/2024-dodge-charger-daytona-ev-test/
https://www.hotcars.com/charger-ev-prices-tank-dodge-hits-panic-button/
https://www.torquenews.com/3768/2025-dodge-charger-daytona-adds-new-blue-color-fans-want-know-when-they-can-get-hemi
https://www.thedrive.com/news/dodges-new-charger-daytona-website-looks-like-a-promo-cd-rom-from-1999
April 8, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Downers Grove police investigating over 20 commercial burglaries in area
https://abc7chicago.com/post/downers-grove-police-investigating-20-commercial-burglaries-butterfield-road-ogden-avenue-retail-corridors/16140454/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use foreign students to promote more hatred against Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/post/student-visas-being-revoked-several-college-students-us-including-south-sudanese-passport-holders/16139991/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt13qInmVbI
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-administration-tariffs-stock-market-netanyahu-april-07-2025-live-updates/3715350/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump-defends-tariffs-and-market-volatility/3716437/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/as-tariffs-roil-stock-market-is-there-a-safe-way-to-invest-experts-weigh-in/3716120/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyOGWtHaNpk
FOX32
— Democrat leaders use a Chicago boutique owner to promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1621218
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly stage more protests against Trump
https://news.wttw.com/2025/04/07/tens-thousands-illinoisans-take-streets-protest-trump-musk-agenda
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use libraries to promote more hatred against Trump
https://news.wttw.com/2025/04/07/how-federal-funding-cuts-libraries-could-impact-illinois-communities
— I should write about my Democrat GAO superiors. They all had children. They all strongly decried the significant time and cost needed to raise their children. Their spouses had limited or no earning potential. According to them, because my wife and I did not have children, we had tremendous unfair advantages over them. According to them, if my wife and I had children, a) I never would have been able to pass the CPA or Certified Internal Auditor examinations, become a licensed CPA, earn master’s degrees in accounting or finance, or earn four more job-related professional certifications and b) my wife never would have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree in finance or earn as much money as she did. Further, according to them, we never would have been able to have a home built, buy collector cars, etc.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/04/07/column-new-mothers-rushing-back-congress-part-job-should-it-be
WLS AM
— Illinois House Passes Bill to Allow Abortion Pills
https://www.wlsam.com/2025/04/07/illinois-house-passes-bill-to-allow-abortion-pills/
WGN RADIO
— Growing opposition from House conservatives threatens to derail Trump’s agenda
https://wgnradio.com/hill-politics/growing-opposition-from-house-conservatives-threatens-to-derail-trumps-agenda/amp/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Supreme Court lifts order blocking deportations under 18th century wartime law
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/07/supreme-court-deportations-18th-century-law/
— An uproar in Hyde Park and Kenwood over an old hotel turned into a homeless shelter
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/06/editorial-homeless-shelter-hyde-park/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/07/trump-global-markets-tariffs/
— Bob Kustra: A shiny floor gives away corruption in Illinois
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/08/opinion-illinois-corruption-rule-of-law/
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/08/recovery-home-funding/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Federal judge rules part of Illinois ‘right of conscience’ abortion law is unconstitutional. The plaintiffs had argued that the law imposed unconstitutional conditions — forcing anti-abortion advocates to talk about “benefits” of abortion that they do not believe in. They also argued that abortion counseling would “encourage the procedure.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/04/07/illinois-right-of-conscience-abortion-law-federal-judge-ruling-unconstitutional
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/04/07/illinois-medicaid-cuts-children-health-musk-trump-senator-richard-dick-durbin
— Democrat leaders use a Chicago gynecologist to promote more hatred against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health-medicine/2025/04/07/fulbright-funding-cut-uganda-africa-trump-nicole-williams
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him
https://chicago.suntimes.com/economy/2025/04/07/panic-stock-market-wall-street-monday-tariff
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/04/08/ending-sexual-violence-prevention-rape-consent-gender-equality-trump-cuts-rachel-jackson-gordon
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/04/08/cook-county-board-president-toni-preckwinkle-guaranteed-income-pilot-program
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Judge rules Illinois ‘conscience act’ can’t require abortion speech
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/judge-rules-illinois-conscience-act-cant-require-abortion-speech
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Canadians to promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.wbez.org/business/2025/04/07/canadians-tourism-chicago-trump-summer-tourist-season
STATELINE
— Federal court overturns Illinois law requiring pro-life centers to promote abortion
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-abortion-law-struck/
SHAW LOCAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly stage more protests against Trump
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/04/06/northern-illinois-hands-off-protests-rally-thousands-against-government-overreach/
WAND TV
— Illinois House Passes Bill to Allow Abortion Pills
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/illinois-house-passes-bill-ensuring-access-to-medication-abortion-amid-uncertainty-with-trumps-fda/article_fb8ce1f6-a4ed-43f5-afca-69a1ace988df.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use federal employees to promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-07/they-had-left-their-dei-roles-trump-still-fired-them
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use humanities funding to promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2025-04-07/abrupt-1-million-loss-for-illinois-humanities-after-trump-cuts-funding
WQAD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly stage more protests against Trump
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/tens-of-thousands-illinoisans-protest-trump-musk-agenda-capitol-news/526-cb2a4b10-e0c5-4d55-932d-14076f83086d
HINSDALE & ELHURST PATCH
— Will Hinsdale D86 Answer Trump DEI Mandate? The administration requires school systems to sign letters certifying they do not “advantage one’s race” over another. What about your school district? My critics/opponents have always given tremendous preference to those who are moderate/liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/will-hinsdale-d86-answer-trump-dei-mandate
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/will-elmhurst-d205-answer-trump-dei-mandate
WHEATON RECORD
— According to Democrat leaders, GOD wants Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, GOD wants race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/04/07/religiously-exempt-from-dei-changes/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly stage more protests against Trump
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/tens-of-thousands-of-illinoisans-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-trump-and-musk-agenda/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/04/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-284/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN BIVER
— The Lame Excuses for Failure from the Illinois Republican Conservative Complex
https://johnbiver.com/the-lame-excuses-for-failure-from-the-illinois-republican-conservative-complex/
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois increasingly surrounded by school choice states
https://wirepoints.org/school-choice-is-spreading-like-crazy-for-a-reason-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/
— Manteno voters delivered new blow to Gotion’s battery plant project linked to CCP
https://wirepoints.org/manteno-voters-delivered-new-blow-to-gotions-battery-plant-project-linked-to-ccp-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s war on woke marches on
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3372565/trump-war-on-woke-continues/
NEW YORK POST
— Start talking trade deals, Mr. President — and end the tariff meltdown.
https://nypost.com/2025/04/07/opinion/start-talking-trade-deals-mr-president-and-end-the-tariff-meltdown/
CHRISTIAN POST
— To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/most-immigrants-vulnerable-to-deportation-are-christian-report.html
NEWSMAX
— Illinois House Passes Bill to Allow Abortion Pills.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mifepristone-safety-abortion/2025/04/07/id/1206032/
— Trump will win on ‘merits and the substantive power’ to deport illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNQHch243UY
TOWNHALL
— ‘Liberation Day’ Evens the Playing Field, But Targeted Approach is Needed to Win Trade War with China
https://townhall.com/columnists/gavinwax/2025/04/08/liberation-day-evens-the-playing-field-but-targeted-approach-is-needed-to-win-trade-war-with-china-n2655139
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump threatens to impose an additional 50% tariff on China. Democrat and RINO leaders, that is, globalists, ever-increasingly side with foreign counties against America.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tariffs-china-50-percent-tariff-retaliatory/
— Luna reaches deal with Johnson after standoff over remote votes for new parents. I should write about my Democrat GAO superiors. They all had children. They all strongly decried the significant time and cost needed to raise their children. Their spouses had limited or no earning potential. According to them, because my wife and I did not have children, we had tremendous unfair advantages over them. According to them, if my wife and I had children, a) I never would have been able to pass the CPA or Certified Internal Auditor examinations, become a licensed CPA, earn master’s degrees in accounting or finance, or earn four more job-related professional certifications and b) my wife never would have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree in finance or earn as much money as she did. Further, according to them, we never would have been able to have a home built, buy collector cars, etc.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anna-paulina-luna-mike-johnson-proxy-voting-new-parents/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Globalism is a) making America more and more and more dependent on foreign countries and b) exploiting cheap foreign labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/opinion/globalization-collapse.html
— Can Musk Pull Trump Back From the Tariff Ledge? Musk has been criticizing Trump’s tariff policy — and publicly. Could there be a strategy? Democrat and RINO leaders, that is, globalists, ever-increasingly side with foreign counties against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/elon-musk-tariffs-trump.html
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/opinion/trump-k-12-education.html
— FRONT PAGE: Democrat and RINO leaders fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/trump-administration-immigrant-detention-facilities-services.html?searchResultPosition=1
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/opinion/tren-de-aragua-venezuela-maduro.html
WASHINGTON POST
— China says it will not be intimidated by Trump’s tariff ‘blackmail. Democrat and RINO leaders, that is, globalists, ever-increasingly side with foreign counties against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/07/trump-tariffs-china-asia-europe-markets/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly side with foreign counties against America.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/08/tariff-man-vs-the-world/
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly stage more protests against Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/07/what-to-know-about-hands-off-protests-in-illinois-cities-springfield-rockford-chicago/82972209007/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly side with foreign counties against America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/04/06/trump-tarriff-impact/82964313007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat and RINO leaders fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/06/trump-biden-migrants-legal-status-border-crisis/82740159007/
SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2025/04/07/springfield-mo-rally-refugees-uplifted-welcomed-faith-leaders/82966195007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, everything in America is made by foreign countries.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-iphone-production-china-tariffs-6cc37f40
— Globalists oppose tariffs
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/auto-industry-tariffs-china-cars-ford-stellantis-tesla-donald-trump-ef7e235a
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trade-is-a-two-way-street-tariffs-policy-economics-global-2f2b5f2a
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-trump-wants-tariffs-trade-policy-personal-power-e61a1368
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-is-trashing-americas-global-good-name-foreign-policy-tariffs-trade-economy-b2d63350
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/calling-trumps-bluff-on-reciprocal-tariffs-trade-economy-vietnam-70bdc47b
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-win-win-exit-strategy-for-trump-on-tariffs-offer-reciprocal-free-trade-fbfbedb1
— Trump Gives Democrats a Voting Gift. They can’t wait to use his recent executive order for a federal election takeover.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-gives-democrats-a-voting-gift-executive-order-federal-election-takeover-6f335394
— Democrat and RINO leaders fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kilmar-armando-abrego-garcia-trump-administration-supreme-court-paula-xinis-pam-bondi-d2d394e7
FORBES
— The Workplace Gap: Supporting Parents Of School-Aged Children. I should write about my Democrat GAO superiors. They all had children. They all strongly decried the significant time and cost needed to raise their children. Their spouses had limited or no earning potential. According to them, because my wife and I did not have children, we had tremendous unfair advantages over them. According to them, if my wife and I had children, a) I never would have been able to pass the CPA or Certified Internal Auditor examinations, become a licensed CPA, earn master’s degrees in accounting or finance, or earn four more job-related professional certifications and b) my wife never would have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree in finance or earn as much money as she did. Further, according to them, we never would have been able to have a home built, buy collector cars, etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinecarter/2025/02/05/the-workplace-gap-supporting-parents-of-school-aged-kids-and-teens/
NPR
— All my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government promoted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they all promoted race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Further, all my critics/opponents have always promoted the aforesaid.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5348922
POLITICO
— Andy Beshear has some advice for Dems on hammering Trump over tariffs
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/08/andy-beshear-trump-tariffs-interview-031819
LGBTQ NATION
— LGBTQers ever-increasingly take the lead in promoting more hatred against Trump
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/04/the-fallout-tariffs-is-overwhelming-all-the-other-damage-donald-is-causing/
April 6, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/05/thousands-rally-march-through-loop-for-national-hands-off-protest/
— Sean Morrison stepping down as Cook County GOP chair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/05/sean-morrison-resigns-cook-county-republican-chair/
— Senate Republicans approve framework for Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts after late-night session
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/05/senate-republicans-trump-tax-breaks-spending-cuts/
— Trump goes all in with bet that the heavy price of tariffs will pay off for Americans
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/05/trump-tariffs-bet/
— It’s time to slash the number of Illinois local governments
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/06/opinion-cut-number-illinois-local-governments/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County GOP chair Sean Morrison is stepping down. Sean Morrison has served as a Cook County Board member since 2015 and county Republican Party chair since 2016. He will step down April 16 from the party chair role. An election will be held April 22 to select his successor.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/04/05/cook-county-gop-chairperson-sean-morrison-politics-suburban-chicago
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/04/05/hands-off-protest-chicago-today-daley-plaza-loop
— Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump budget cuts.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/04/04/trump-targets-chicago-daycares-children-budget-cuts-head-start
— Illinois still tops nationally in nuclear energy, No. 3 in carbon-free electricity. In 2024, utility-scale solar and wind were up nationwide, while coal was down, and other major energy sources saw little change.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2025/04/06/illinois-nuclear-energy-carbon-free-electricity
DAILEY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250405/nation-and-world-politics/demonstrators-protest-trump-musk-in-arlington-heights-and-other-suburbs/
ABC7
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://abc7chicago.com/post/hands-off-protest-chicago-today-groups-rally-donald-trump-elon-musk-daley-plaza-berwyn-gurnee-joliet-more/16131523/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-groups-protestors-rally-against-president-donald-trump-and-elon-musk/3714834/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/protesters-trump-musk-hands-off-rallies/3714775/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/trump-tariff-target-snl-cold-open/3714903/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hands-off-2025-april-5-protests-chicago-suburbs/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-musk-hands-off-demonstrators-protest/
— Trump shutting down IRS civil rights office as part of widespread cuts. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, they gave tremendous preference to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, they discriminated big time against their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, and/or had not passed the CPA examination like I had done and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/trump-admin-shutting-down-irs-civil-rights-office-as-part-of-widespread-cuts/
WGN9
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://wgntv.com/news/ap-hands-off-protests-against-trump-and-musk-are-planned-across-the-us/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/anti-trump-musk-rally-chicago-today
WLS AM
— According to my critic/opponents, all the jobs that I got were bad jobs that should have been given to Blacks and to veterans.
https://www.wlsam.com/2025/04/05/black-veterans-warn-of-recruitment-woes-after-dei-purge/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/04/05/hands-off-protest-chicago-trump-musk-daley-plaza-loop
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— It’s time for Illinois lawmakers to get past nuclear hangups
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-its-time-for-illinois-lawmakers-to-get-past-nuclear-hangups/article_1a55ba15-658e-44a5-a5c2-2cbb07e3938b.html
HERALD NEWS
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/04/05/hundreds-gather-in-joliet-to-protest-trump-musk-policies-as-part-of-nationwide-event-saturday/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2025/04/05/thousands-protest-trump-musk-actions-at-hands-off-rally-in-geneva/
STATELINE
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.mystateline.com/news/trump-administration-tariffs-protest/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqvrNJBMA2U
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.nprillinois.org/springfield-il/2025-04-05/anti-trump-protestors-show-anger-and-concern-in-springfield
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-05/protesters-rally-against-trump-policies-across-the-u-s
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-05/nationwide-hands-off-protests-erupt-against-trump-and-musk
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— With sweeping tariffs, Trump tries to rewind globalization. Globalization has made America unacceptably dependent of foreign countries.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-04-05/with-sweeping-tariffs-trump-tries-to-rewind-globalization
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/video/protesters-mobilize-in-peoria-for-hands-off-rallies-against-president-trump/10603820/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-nationwide-rally-against-trump-and-musks-policies
WREX
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.wrex.com/news/hundreds-rally-against-trump-and-musk-in-hands-off-protests-across-the-stateline/article_8cc2d70a-6e5c-575f-a515-befaa3be2774.html
WGLT
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-04-05/bloomington-participates-nationwide-in-hands-off-rally-against-donald-trump-and-elon-musk
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/trump-tariff-target-snl-cold-open/3714903/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. They ever-increasingly demand that everyone vote for all the Democrat candidates in all elections to get rid of Trump. They succeeded in getting from 166 to 179 in my precinct to vote for Democrat Milton Township candidates while only 126-143 voted for Republican Township candidates.
— Trump is shutting down IRS civil rights office as part of widespread cuts. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, they gave tremendous preference to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, they discriminated big time against their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, and/or had not passed the CPA examination like I had done and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents promote? My critics/opponents do not promote meritocracy. Instead, they promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote a) race and gender based preference giving, b) patronage, c) political affiliation discrimination, d) reverse discrimination, e) age discrimination, f) religious discrimination, and g) notional origin discrimination. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who still have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Back in the good old days, where did the money come from for your first down payment? Mine came from working for IRS for 15 months 1971-1972, from working part-time for Firestone Stores for 21 months 1971-1972, and from working full-time for Firestone Stores for 7 months before that 1970-1971. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents do not promote meritocracy. Instead, they promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote a) race and gender based preference giving, b) patronage, c) political affiliation discrimination, d) reverse discrimination, e) age discrimination, f) religious discrimination, and g) national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopilinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 300 Participate in Algonquin Anti-Trump Demonstration
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/05/300-participate-in-anti-trump-demonstration/
LONG 9 STUDIO
— Republican Strongholds Have Turned Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZO-eyQsKzI
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that police are racists
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8426d37c-c378-4cd4-a001-6b8cdaf53592.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump tells Americans ‘hang tough’ as universal tariffs take effect
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/apr/5/trump-tells-americans-hang-tough-universal-tariffs-take-effect/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Thousands protest across the US against Trump and Musk at ‘Hands Off’ rallies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3371422/thousands-protest-against-trump-musk-hands-off-rallies/
AMERICAN THINKER
— We Didn’t Start the Trade War—We’ve Just Finally Joined It
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/04/we_didn_t_start_the_trade_war_we_ve_just_finally_joined_it.html
EPOCH TIMES
— How to Find Down-Payment Assistance for a Mortgage. Where did the money come from for your first down payment? Mine came from working for IRS for 15 months, from working part-time for Firestone Stores for 21 months, and from working full-time for Firestone Stores for 7 months before that.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/how-to-find-down-payment-assistance-for-a-mortgage-5810510
FOX NEWS
— Protesters rally against Trump, Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ gatherings nationwide. Congressman Jamie Raskin calls Trump an ‘economy-crashing dictator’ at DC rally.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/protesters-rally-against-trump-musk-hands-off-gatherings-nationwide
— New York prepares to battle Trump’s DEI funding threats in fight over schools. The Trump administration has pushed to restrict DEI funding at schools across the country.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york-prepares-battle-trumps-dei-funding-threats-fight-over-schools
NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Spiteful and Baseless Crackdown on Homeschooling in Illinois
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/04/a-spiteful-and-baseless-crackdown-on-homeschooling-in-illinois/
PJ MEDIA
— New York State Will Defy Trump’s DEI Order for K-12 Schools
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2025/04/05/new-york-state-will-defy-trumps-dei-order-for-k-12-schools-n4938624
TOWNHALL
— AOC Surges Ahead of Schumer in New York Primary Poll, Signaling Shift in Democratic Power
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/04/05/aoc-surges-ahead-of-schumer-in-new-york-primary-poll-signaling-shift-in-democratic-power-n2655040
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5233363-trump-tariffs-vulnerable-republicans/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
.https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/protesters-tee-off-against-trump-and-musk-in-hands-off-rallies-across-the-us/article_9aff43cd-d020-584f-b0b8-e6a13bad4101.html
MSN
— First fallout from Donald Trump’s stiff tariffs: Stellantis to shut down Canada’s Windsor plant for two weeks. The factory which makes minivans and the Dodge Charger, employing 3,600 hourly workers will cease production from April 7 and has cited the tariffs as the main reason for the closure.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/first-fallout-from-donald-trump-s-stiff-tariffs-stellantis-to-shut-down-canada-s-windsor-plant-for-two-weeks/ar-AA1Ce1tM
— 900 U.S. Jobs on Hold as Stellantis Responds to Trump’s Auto Tariffs. The Windsor plant builds the Chrysler Pacifica, Voyager, and Dodge Charger Daytona, and the pause there affects about 4,500 workers.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/900-u-s-jobs-on-hold-as-stellantis-responds-to-trump-s-auto-tariffs/ar-AA1ClA38
CBS NEWS
— Trump tells Americans to “hang tough” as 10% universal tariffs take effect
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-universal-tariff-take-effect/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: A Swastika, a Tesla and a Debate Over the Limits of Hate Crime Law. Is it a hate crime for people to draw a swastika on a Tesla if they believe Elon Musk is a Nazi? The more demographics that you share with Trump, anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly take more adverse actions against you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/nyregion/tesla-vandalism-hate-crimes.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. They ever-increasingly demand that everyone vote for all the Democrat candidates in all elections to get rid of Trump. They succeeded in getting from 166 to 179 in my precinct to vote for Democrat Milton Township candidates while only 126-143 voted for Republican Township candidates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/opinion/trump-law-firms-universities.html
— Republicans Want to Make the Trump Tax Cuts Last Forever
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/us/politics/republicans-tax-cuts.html
— Globalization Is Collapsing. Brace Yourselves.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/opinion/globalization-collapse.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Globalists promote Globalism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/06/trump-tariffs-political-risk/
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/across-the-us-protesters-rally-against-trump-musk/2025/04/05/1fc4dad9-66e1-4ebe-87d4-4b0284587656_video.html
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrat leaders stage protests against Trump and Musk
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/05/protesters-decry-trump-musk-rallies-across-us/
USA TODAY
— Let DEI die: Trump’s playing hardball, and colleges are smart to fall in line. The Trump administration has shown it’s not messing around if college administrators don’t take its demands seriously.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/04/04/trump-dei-columbia-ohio-state-michigan/82778497007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Globalists promote Globalism
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/opinion-review-and-outlook/wsj-opinion-trump-new-protectionist-age/573F9135-4C73-404F-BE17-5FC5798B62D6
TIMES OF INDIA
— Amazon CEO promotes meritocracy. My critics/opponents do not promote meritocracy. Instead, they promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote a) race and gender based preference giving, b) patronage, c) political affiliation discrimination, d) reverse discrimination, e) age discrimination, f) religious discrimination, and g) national origin discrimination.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-at-town-hall-the-way-to-get-ahead-at-amazon-is-not-to-/articleshow/119894927.cms
March 29, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump administration names Andrew Boutros as interim US Attorney for Northern District of Illinois. The U.S. Attorney in Diersen v. GAO sided with GAO, that is, he sided with what my Democrat GAO superiors used to force me to retire, that is, he sided with Affirmative Action, DEI, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination (up-or-out), religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-administration-names-andrew-boutros-interim-us-attorney-northern-district-illinois-team/16098899/
— Winnetka signs agreement to augment police force with private security. Winnetka today, your municipality tomorrow as crime ever-increasingly increases under the Democrats and under the RINOs.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/village-winnetka-signs-agreement-augment-police-force-4-security-solutions/16099301/
NBC5
— Videos show large teen gatherings in downtown Chicago. How soon, if not already, will there be large teen gatherings in your municipality?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/videos-show-large-teen-gatherings-in-downtown-chicago/3709040/
WGN 9
— Illinois Democrat leaders to defy Trump voter order for April election
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-trump-voter-order-april-election/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8zI0oEsCKc
FOX32
— Illinois elections heat up: High-stakes races in Orland Park, Aurora
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-election-orland-park-aurora-arlington-heights
— Chicago lawyer appointed interim U.S. Attorney for Northern District of Illinois
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-lawyer-appointed-interim-us-attorney-northern-district-illinois
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Andrew Boutros officially announced as interim U.S. Attorney in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/28/andrew-boutros-officially-announced-as-interim-u-s-attorney-in-chicago/
— Vance accuses Denmark of uninvesting in Greenland as Trump presses for US takeover of the island
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/28/jd-vance-greenland/
— Hegseth tells Philippines the Trump administration will ramp up deterrence against China threat
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/28/hegseth-philippines-trump-china/
— Democrat leaders crow that a federal judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/28/trump-dei-orders/
CHICAGO SUIN-TIMES
— Illinois Elections Board, that is, the Democrats who run Illinois, reject Trump’s executive order.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/03/28/illinois-elections-board-trump-executive-order-april-1-elections
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side the Tren de Aragua gang
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/03/28/tren-de-aragua-venezuela-gang-trump-tom-homan-terrorism-violence-crime-chicago-colombia-honduras-ecuador-nicolas-maduro-salvador
— From repairs to insurance, President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs could make owning a car more expensive
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/28/trump-auto-tariffs/
— Former prosecutor Andrew Boutros named Chicago’s interim U.S. Attorney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/03/28/former-prosecutor-andrew-boutros-named-chicagos-interim-u-s-attorney
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/03/28/trump-administration-lies-truth-alternative-facts-robert-kennedy-vaccines-mona-charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/03/21/trump-american-exceptionalism-dangerous-wars-america-james-huffman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/03/29/usaid-agency-international-development-humanitarian-death-disease-trump-musk-amy-yee
— Chicago-area Vietnam War veterans commemorate 50 years since war’s end. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used against me my avoiding the Vietnam War draft the most. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/03/28/chicago-area-vietnam-war-veterans-commemorate-50-years-since-wars-end-that-was-a-brotherhood
DAILY HERALD
— Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes because of Gingrich budget cuts. Of course, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious about that. To punish Gingrich, my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250327/nation-and-world-politics/internal-white-house-document-details-layoff-plans-across-u-s-agencies/
— Democrats argue Republicans waited too long to file latest redistricting lawsuit
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250329/news/democrats-argue-republicans-waited-too-long-to-file-latest-redistricting-lawsuit/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP leaders target Northwestern law school in growing antisemitism probe
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/gop-leaders-target-northwesterns-pritzker-school-law
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Pritzker under fire from House Committee on Education for providing free legal representation to pro-Palestinian protestors
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2025/03/28/campus/pritzker-under-fire-from-house-committee-on-education-for-providing-free-legal-representation-to-pro-palestinian-protestors/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/illinois-public-health-funding-cuts-20244050.php
WAND TV
— US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions. The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service academy.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/us-naval-academy-ends-affirmative-action-in-admissions/article_3cbd91b0-229c-52db-988c-149ff322c28e.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.wandtv.com/news/trump-admin-cuts-idph-funding-puts-communities-at-risk/article_95271225-6394-4dc8-b135-68390d5f7a20.html
CITIES 92.9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more homelessness and blame it on Republicans. While Jews in Israel are overwhelming conservative, that is, pro-Republican, Jews in America are overwhelmingly liberal, that is pro-Democrat.
https://www.cities929.com/2025/03/28/illinois-bill-to-protect-homeless-from-fines-faces-law-enforcement-backlash/
IPM NEWSROOM
— Congressional committee asks University of Illinois for information on Chinese international students
https://ipmnewsroom.org/congressional-committee-asks-university-of-illinois-for-information-on-chinese-international-students/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/03/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-278/
— Trump targeted Chicago’s Jenner & Block, now they’re suing him. My Democrat superiors in the federal government targeted me big time. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They especially targeted me because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination (up-or-out), religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. They even more especially targeted me after 1988 when I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/03/28/trump-targeted-chicago%e2%80%99s-jenner-block-now-they%e2%80%99re-suing-him/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois GOP chair calls Governor’s trade mission ‘irresponsible’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_cece7299-39d0-4dc8-b197-d86ed4215e47.html
WHEATON RECORD
— Wheaton Professor Prays with Pro-Israel Demonstrators
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/03/28/pro-israel-demonstrators/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats and media allies play politics with organized agitation in GOP town halls. Planned disruptions reveal the left’s inability to cope with 2024 defeat.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/mar/27/democrats-media-allies-play-politics-organized-agitation-gop-town/
— How major American law firms became a tool of the left
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/mar/26/major-american-law-firms-became-tool-left/
NEW YORK POST
— Musk on why being in the government is ‘disadvantageous’ — as he blasts ‘jerk’ Tim Walz for mocking Tesla’s falling stock. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have been a federal retiree for more than 27 years. I should write about my critics/opponents who despise/hate federal employees and federal retirees the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://nypost.com/2025/03/28/us-news/elon-musk-blasts-jerk-tim-walz-for-mocking-teslas-falling-stock/
— Democrats’ response to losing? Profanity chic and terrorist porn.
https://nypost.com/2025/03/28/opinion/democrats-response-to-losing-profanity-chic-and-terrorist-porn/
— How the Trump Smithsonian order is fighting another bulwark of woke insanity
https://nypost.com/2025/03/28/opinion/how-the-trump-smithsonian-order-is-fighting-another-bulwark-of-woke-insanity/
DAILY WIRE
— Democrats Reveal How They Will Change The Rules To Take Back Power
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1565-democrats-reveal-how-they-will-change-the-rules-to-take-back-power
EPOCH TIMES
— University of Michigan Guts DEI Programs. The university was estimated to have spent $250 million on DEI programs since 2016. UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. But because of terrible demographics, I doubt that they would today.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/university-of-michigan-guts-dei-programs-5833032
FOX NEWS
— Chicago dubbed America’s murder capital as Democrat leaders ‘demonize’ police, splurge on migrants: alderman. Alderman Anthony Napolitano criticized sanctuary city leaders’ priorities as Chicago hit 573 homicides last year.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-dubbed-americas-murder-capital-democrat-leaders-demonize-police-splurge-migrants-alderman
NEWSMAX
— DHS Puts Funds for Sanctuary Cities on Chopping Block
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/dhs-kristi-noem-fema/2025/03/28/id/1204841/
TOWNHALL
— Trump Signs Executive Order to Eliminate ‘Divisive, Race-Centered Ideology’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/03/28/trump-signs-executive-order-to-eliminate-divisive-race-centered-ideology-from-smithsonian-museums-n2654652
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Musk tries to rehab DOGE after backlash, mistakes. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it in the 1980s and 1990s, DOGE would not be needed today and I might still be a GAO employee. If Gingrich had formed a team to reform GAO, I would have volunteered to be a member of that team. I would have stressed a) that I had worked for GAO since 1980 and the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, b) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in1981, d) that I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and e) that I earned an MBA in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and a master’s degree in finance in 1997.
https://thehill.com/business/5220638-elon-musk-improving-government-efficiency-image/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— IRS Criminal Investigation Division (CID) announces modernization program as financial crimes use more tech. GAO audits IRS. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS’s CID 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $117,807-$125,661/year. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted what I had learned about CID doing that. They also wasted what I had learned about IRS’s Collection Division. I worked for that Division 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/irs-crime-fighting-arm-announces-modernization-20245906.php
MSN
— Black Americans describe how being a federal worker was their path to the middle class — and the heartbreak of losing it. According to my critics/opponents, the jobs that I got in 1964 (washing dishes), 1966 (cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline), 1970 (working on an automobile assembly line and selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances), 1971 (pumping gasoline and collecting delinquent taxes), and 1980 (auditing federal agencies) and the promotions that I got in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986 should have been given to Blacks. They were overjoyed when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/markets/black-americans-describe-how-being-a-federal-worker-was-their-path-to-the-middle-class-and-the-heartbreak-of-losing-it/ar-AA1BTjBR
AOL
— The ‘Meritocracy’ Lie. The judges in Diersen v. GAO rejected meritocracy and promoted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promoted race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination (up-or-out), religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about Diersen v. GAO.
https://www.aol.com/news/meritocracy-lie-144541218.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inside the New Texas College Offering ‘Anti-Woke’ Education. To promote DEI is to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/in-depth-features/inside-the-new-texas-college-offering-anti-woke-education/8CC358EA-E4E6-47FB-AF98-9F60CD84F686
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters side with Canada against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/video/carney-says-canada-will-respond-to-trumps-tariffs-we-wont-back-down/2C8A6B67-6BC9-4D2F-9DC8-4950309F51B6
— ‘Lincoln’s Peace’ Review: The War That Wouldn’t Die. The Civil War was Democrats against Republicans. Democrats started the war and they have never surrendered
WIREPOINTS
— Why is Chicago the nation’s homicide capital? Bad guys know the chance of getting punished here is near-zero.
https://wirepoints.org/why-is-chicago-the-nations-homicide-capital-bad-guys-know-the-chance-of-getting-punished-here-is-near-zero-wirepoints-on-fox-news/. Democrats ever-increasingly destroy Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/lincolns-peace-review-the-war-that-wouldnt-die-90e7cb9c
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy municipalities, especially big municipalities.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-yorks-top-cop-has-what-democrats-need-policing-public-safety-crime-edf10604
FOIRBES
— ‘We Want Our Service Academies To Focus On War Fighting, Lethality, Patriotism’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uoxWziscJ8
FAST COMPANY
— Trump wants to destroy unions. A general strike is the only way to fight back. I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91308349/trump-wants-to-destroy-unions-a-general-strike-is-the-only-way-to-fight-back
FIERSE HEALTHCARE
— Federal union draws up lawsuit over Trump EO as RFK Jr. readies 10,000 HHS cuts. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized while I worked for it 1980-1997, the union would have sued Gingrich over his GAO budget cuts. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE and I might still be a GAO employee.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/rfk-jr-prepares-10000-job-cuts-across-hhs-new-wave-worker-reductions
March 16, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump invokes wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to speed up deportations (COMMENT: Constructively, many countries have declared war on America. Democrat leaders not only side with those countries, they glorify and praise those countries.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-invokes-wartime-alien-enemies-act-1798-declare-invasion-gangs-speed-deportations/16028956/
NBC5
— US plans to deport about 300 alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/us-plans-to-deport-about-300-alleged-venezuelan-gang-members-to-el-salvador/3698808/
— Republican legislation seeks to ban Chinese nationals from studying in the US
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/republican-legislation-seeks-to-ban-chinese-nationals-from-studying-in-the-us/3698682/
CBS2
— Trump’s use of wartime act to deport immigrants will end up before Supreme Court soon
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/donald-trump-alien-enemies-act-supreme-court-legal-analyst/
WGN9
— Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/ap-politics/ap-trump-signs-order-to-cut-staff-at-voice-of-america-and-other-us-funded-media-organizations/
FOX32
— Judge blocks Trump’s use of 1798 law to deport Venezuelan migrants
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-alien-enemies-act-1798
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Donald Trump has invoked for deportations
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/15/alien-enemies-act/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/03/15/trump-invokes-18th-century-law-to-declare-invasion-by-gangs-and-speed-deportations
RIVER BENDER
— Democratic Party of Illinois Announces Electoral Program for Municipal Races Across the State
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/democratic-party-of-illinois-announces-electoral-program-for-municipal-races-across-the-state-80617.cfm
SOUTHERN
— USPS agrees to work with DOGE on reform, planning to cut 10,000 workers (COMMENT: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, DOGE would not be needed today and I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/usps-agrees-to-work-with-doge-on-reform-planning-to-cut-10-000-workers/article_26448728-4af0-56fa-b536-772848cd8fc3.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-signs-order-to-cut-staff-at-voice-of-america-and-other-us-funded-media-organizations/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to target ‘alien enemies’ for deportation
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-03-15/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-plan-to-target-alien-enemies-for-deportation
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— As Chicago Targeted By ICE, City Council’s Immigration Committee Hasn’t Met In 8 Months
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/03/14/as-chicago-targeted-by-ice-city-councils-immigration-committee-hasnt-met-in-8-months/
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY PUBLIC TELEVISION
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.nctv17.org/spotlight/peoples-resource-center-helps-neighbor-to-neighbor/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, DOGE would not be needed today and I might still be a GAO employee. If Gingrich had formed a team to reform GAO, I would have volunteered to be a member of the team. I would have stressed a) that I had worked for GAO since 1980 and the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, b) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in1981, d) that I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and e) that I earned an MBA in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and a master’s degree in finance in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is/was your employers’ top priority? I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969. Their top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. To achieve the aforesaid, they ever-increasingly a) lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion standards and b) used the extreme subjectivity in their personnel policies a) to give preference to their employees who were the aforesaid and b) to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were not the aforesaid. The aforesaid ever-increasing rendered worthless a) my three job-related master’s degrees, b) my six job-related professional certifications, and c) my jo-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents want illegals because illegals take bad jobs. According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I took were bad jobs that they would never have stooped to take. What do you say to my critics/opponents? Will illegals take the bad jobs that I took doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automotive assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping more gasoline, collecting delinquent federal taxes, and auditing federal agencies? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What motivated you to pursue college? My father frequently decried his not having a college degree. He was discouraged from pursuing college because he had type 1 diabetes from childhood. He was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. Neither of my parents attended college. My mother never attended high school. If I was in high school today, because of my terrible demographics, I question if I could find enough motivation to pursue college. Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly give more preference to those who are minority, female, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— LaHood Comments on Extension of Covid Fraud Penalties
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/15/lahood-comments-on-extension-of-covid-fraud-penalties/
— Inappropriate Behavior Charges Traded by Nunda Township Road Commissioner Mike Lesperance and His Challenger Rob Parrish
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/15/nunda-township-road-commissioner-mike-leverance-reports-on-lawsuit-against-challenger-rob-parrish/
— Schakowsky Attends Another Demonstration
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/15/schakowsky-attends-another-demonstration/
— Vocal Opponent of McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/15/vocal-opponent-of-mchenry-mayor-wayne-jett/
— Dick Durbin Votes to Allow Vote on Continuing Resolution
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/14/dick-durbin-votes-to-allow-vote-on-continuing-resolution/
— Chicago Tribune Cartoonist Again Demonstrates His Animus toward Donald Trump
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/14/chicago-tribune-cartoonist-again-demonstrates-his-animus-toward-donald-trump/
— Early Voting Starts Monday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/14/early-voting-starts-monday/
— Kane County GOP Attacks Sales Tax Hike Referendum
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/14/kane-county-gop-attacks-sales-tax-hike-referendum/
— Cary Mayor Mark Kownick Holds Fundraiser
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/14/cary-mayor-mark-kownick-holds-fundraiser/
— Schakowsky’s Criticism of Republican Budget Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/14/schakowskys-criticism-of-republican-budget-bill/
— What’s a Shell Bill?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/14/whats-a-shell-bill/
— Feds Arrest Teacher for Child Porn
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/13/feds-arrest-teacher-for-child-porn/
— Algonquin Township Supervisor Funk Finks Out, Shows Vindictiveness
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/13/funk-finks-out-shows-vindictiveness/
— McHenry County Assistant Transportation Director Scott Hennings Testifies Against Giving Chicago Total Control of RTA
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/13/mchenry-county-assistant-transportation-director-scott-henning-testifies-against-giving-chicago-total-control-of-rta/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— USPS strikes deal with Elon Musk’s DOGE team for reform help as agency agrees to cut 10K workers (COMMENT: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, DOGE would not be needed today and I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/usps-strikes-deal-with-elon-musk-s-doge-team-for-reform-help/ar-AA1ASThy
AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Racist Jasmine Crockett argues we need illegals to pick our food and clean our hotels (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want illegals because illegals take bad jobs. According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I took were bad jobs that they would never have stooped to take. What do you say to my critics/opponents? Will illegals take the jobs that I took doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automotive assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping more gasoline, collecting delinquent federal taxes, and auditing federal agencies?)
https://americanwirenews.com/racist-jasmine-crockett-argues-we-need-illegals-to-pick-our-food-and-clean-our-hotels/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Signs Order to Dismantle 8 Federal Agencies, Including VOA Parent Entity
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-signs-order-to-dismantle-8-federal-agencies-including-voa-parent-entity-5826100
— Trump Revokes 19 Biden-Era Executive Actions in 2nd Round of Roll Backs. The president on his first day of office rescinded nearly 80 executive orders and memoranda issued by President Joe Biden.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-revokes-19-biden-era-executive-actions-in-2nd-round-of-roll-backs-5826148
PJ MEDIA
— Federal Judge Tells Trump He Can’t Use the Law to Deport Illegals
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/03/15/federal-judge-tells-trump-he-cant-use-the-law-to-deport-illegal-n4937960
— Antisemitism in Universities Is Uncivil and Incompatible with Sound Education
https://pjmedia.com/philip-carl-salzman/2025/03/14/anti-semitism-in-universities-is-uncivil-and-incompatible-with-sound-education-n4937926
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency ‘not salvageable’ (COMMENT: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, DOGE would not be needed today and I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-signs-order-gut-voice-america-other-agencies-2025-03-15/
MSN
— America’s postmaster general knew that sooner or later, DOGE would come calling at the US Postal Service. So Louis DeJoy decided to have DOGE work with him. (COMMENT: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, DOGE would not be needed today and I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/can-elon-musk-save-the-post-office-the-us-postmaster-general-thinks-so/ar-AA1AVw9V
CBS NEWS
— Venezuelan immigrants sue Trump over order to invoke wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuelan-immigrants-sue-trump-over-order-invoking-wartime-alien-enemies-act-of-1798/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Judge Orders Halt on Deportations of Venezuelans Under Wartime Law
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03/15/us/trump-news
— Pew surveys show boys tend to feel discouraged in the classroom, and are less likely than girls to pursue college. (COMMENT: What motivated you to pursue college? My father frequently decried his not having a college degree. He was discouraged from pursuing college because he had type 1 diabetes from childhood. He was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. Neither of my parents attended college. My mother never attended high school. If I was in high school today, because of my terrible demographics, I question if I could find enough motivation to pursue college. Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly give more preference to those who are minority, female, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/upshot/teenagers-school-girls-boys.html
— Can Trump and Musk Convince More Conservatives to Buy Teslas?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/business/elon-musk-trump-tesla-conservatives.html
— How Trump’s Hard-Line Tactics Are Driving Down (ILLEGAL) Migration
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/world/americas/mexico-trump-migration.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, governments exist a) to take money from those who have more money and b) to give that money to those who have less money.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-03-16/doge-elon-musk-donald-trump-government-layoffs
USA TODAY
— Torching Teslas? Climate-loving liberals driven crazy by Trump harm their cause. Liberals across the country are attacking a bunch of electric vehicles and infrastructure – once a symbol of Democrats’ climate-saving agenda. Essentially, they are sabotaging their own cause.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/03/14/trump-musk-tesla-protests-ev-violence/82330639007/
BOSTON HERALD
— Transgender Americans weigh leaving US over Trump’s policies. Some already have.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/03/15/transgender-americans-leaving/amp/
NEW YORK SUN
— First-in-the-Nation Reparations Program Runs Into Financial Problems, Halts Payouts. In Evanston, Illinois, lagging recreational pot sales – which are used to fund the city’s disbursements to African Americans – have been lagging below projections.
https://www.nysun.com/article/first-in-the-nation-reparations-program-runs-into-financial-problems-halts-payouts
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Attacks Political Enemies in Speech at Justice Department. President Trump vowed to restore “fair, equal, and impartial justice” to the U.S. in his speech at the Department of Justice.
https://www.wsj.com/video/trump-attacks-political-enemies-in-speech-at-justice-department/56264406-A6C3-4787-B6BB-B510A0E311FA
WEEK
— J.D. Vance: Trump’s attack dog (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents and the attack dogs who they currently use against me and have used against me in the past. They include present and past members of the Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce members.)
https://theweek.com/politics/j-d-vance-trumps-attack-dog
NPR
— A tale of two states: Florida and Illinois’s responses to the Trump administration
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/nx-s1-5324551/a-tale-of-two-states-florida-and-illinoiss-responses-to-the-trump-administration
MEDIAITE
— Homan: I’m Deporting Illegals Biden Tried to Turn Into Voters
https://www.mediaite.com/podcasts/future-democratic-voters-trump-border-czar-tells-stephen-a-smith-theyre-deporting-the-illegals-biden-was-changing-census-to-count/
CBC
— Fans at BMO Field boo U.S. anthem prior to Toronto FC’s home opener against Chicago. Steady booing was followed by enthusiastic rendition of O Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls/bmo-field-fans-boo-us-anthem-tfc-home-opener-1.7484851
March 6, 2025 Evening Edition
WHITE HOUSE
— Women’s History Month
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/03/womens-history-month-2025/
— Irish-American Heritage Month
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/03/irish-american-heritage-month-2025/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Voters ‘overwhelmingly’ choose this design in Illinois flag contest
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/voters-overwhelmingly-choose-this-design-in-illinois-flag-contest/3690327/
CBS2
— How could Trump’s plans to dismantle U.S. Department of Education affect Chicago area schools?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/president-trump-executive-order-education-deparment-impact-chicago-schools/
FOX32
— Social Security employees banned from reading news websites at work
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/social-security-workforce-layoffs-employees-banned-news-websites
— Could President Trump dismantle the Dept. of Education?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1604319
WGN RADIO
— Does being a sanctuary city make it a safer city? (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/does-being-a-sanctuary-city-make-it-a-safer-city/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Head of Small Business Administration closing Chicago office, citing ‘sanctuary city’ status
https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2025/03/06/small-business-administration-loeffler-offices-chicago-sanctuary-city
— What percent of those in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct are on Medicaid?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/03/06/trump-musk-federal-budget-cuts-health-care-medicare-medicaid-social-security-prescriptions-paxlovid
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/03/06/trump-vance-zelenskyy-lindsey-graham-rubio-spineless-mona-charen
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Chair makes pitch for $51 million sales tax referendum
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250306/business/kane-county-chair-makes-pitch-for-51-million-sales-tax-referendum/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What companies are saying — and not saying — about DEI and ESG now
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/dei-and-esg-downplayed-chicago-area-corporate-10ks
— Small Business Administration closing Chicago office over sanctuary city law
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/sba-closing-chicago-office-over-sanctuary-city-law
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— How Trump justifies his tariffs — from budget balancing to protecting ‘the soul’ of America
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-how-trump-justifies-his-tariffs-from-budget-balancing-to-protecting-the-soul-of-america/
NPR ILLINOIS
— How does the U.S. federal workforce compare with those in other countries? (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-03-06/how-does-the-u-s-federal-workforce-compare-with-those-in-other-countries
KSDK
— Illinois recruits laid-off federal workers for state jobs amid cuts
https://www.ksdk.com/article/money/economy/illinois-hiring-fired-federal-workers-trump-administrations/63-47271700-b021-4186-94a4-bbc06b976b03
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/03/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-262/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have the mainstream news media spin against Trump everything that he says or does. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN BIVER
— The Reality of the 2026 Illinois Elections
https://johnbiver.com/the-reality-of-the-2026-illinois-elections/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Des Plaines Man–John Goodman–Announces Candidacy for GOP Nomination for U.S. Senate
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/06/des-plaines-man-john-goodman-announces-candidacy-for-gop-nomination-for-u-s-senate/
— Buehler and Other Local Officials Attend Meeting with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/06/buehler-attends-meeting-with-u-s-senators-dick-durbin-and-tammy-duckworth/
— Woodstock Manufacturer of Strong Paper Straws Costing Two Cents Apiece Fears Bankruptcy Because of Trump Executive Order
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/06/woodstock-manufacturer-of-strong-paper-straws-costing-two-cents-apiece-fears-bankruptcy/
— Comparing Counterfeiting Now and in the Late 1960’s
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/06/comparing-counterfeiting-now-and-in-the-late-1960s/
— Retaining Current State Flag Wins Contest
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/03/06/retaining-current-state-flag-wins-contest/
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— IL Dems Overreach Again – Want to Require Private Schools to Register with the State
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/03/05/il-dems-overreach-again-want-to-require-private-schools-to-register-with-the-state
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump must stand strong against the left’s rage
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/mar/6/trump-must-stand-strong-lefts-rage/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s Russia prostration is a great global gift to China
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3339920/trump-russia-prostration-great-global-gift-china/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump says he’s ‘looking at’ revoking visas for thousands of Ukrainians: ‘Not looking to hurt them’
https://nypost.com/2025/03/06/us-news/trump-to-revoke-legal-status-for-240000-ukrainians-as-us-steps-up-deportations/
FOX NEWS
— GOP rep says she’ll refer sanctuary city mayors for criminal prosecution
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-says-shell-refer-sanctuary-city-mayors-criminal-prosecution
— The Small Business Administration announced a series of reforms on Thursday aimed at ensuring illegal immigrants don’t receive taxpayer benefits and removing offices from sanctuary cities.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-trump-agency-flips-script-biden-admin-awarding-illegals-taxpayer-benefits
— ‘Squad’ Democrat ‘wanted to be thrown out’ of sanctuary city hearing
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6369681649112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Elon Musk’s DOGE Cancels Lease at Obama Library Site
https://www.newsweek.com/doge-barack-obama-library-lease-canceled-2040816
CNN
— 10 Democrats join with Republicans to censure Rep. Al Green for Trump speech protest
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/politics/al-green-censure-trump-protest-house
— Trump says he will convene biweekly Cabinet sessions with Musk to make cuts more precise
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-presidency-news-03-06-25#cm7xrjj9k00003b6m2wwe9e8l
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats’ Sanctuary City Choice. Mayors say they won’t change despite worries about migrant crime.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/sanctuary-cities-democrats-migrants-crime-michelle-wu-boston-denver-chicago-d9a877e8
— How Sanctuary Cities Are Fighting Trump’s Mass Deportations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6DsBVgBero
LAW
— Trump Order Calls For DEI Policy Review of ‘Leading Law Firms’
https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2025/03/06/trump-order-calls-for-dei-policy-review-of-leading-law-firms/
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/well-read/202503/how-systemic-racism-impacts-student-mental-health
March 5, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago Mayor Johnson defends spending on migrant crisis during Capitol Hill hearings
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-defends-spending-migrant-crisis-during-sanctuary-city-hearings-washington-dc/15981771/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson testifies in DC at sanctuary city hearing
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-set-testify-washington-dc-sanctuary-city-hearing/15979555/
— Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-issues-last-warning-hamas-release-remaining-hostages-held-gaza/15981541/
— Trump administration plans to fire over 70K employees at Department of Veterans Affairs
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trumps-administration-planning-fire-70k-employees-us-department-veterans-affairs-memo-shows/15981426/
— ‘Partisan and divisive’: House leadership on Trump’s joint address
https://abc7chicago.com/post/democrats-republicans-react-president-trumps-joint-address-congress/15980125/
— Illinois legislative revenue estimate more than $700M lower than Gov. Pritzker’s proposed budget
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-legislative-revenue-estimate-737-million-lower-governor-jb-pritzkers-proposed-state-budget/15982106/
NBC5
— House Republicans seek to censure Rep. Al Green after interrupting Trump’s speech
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/house-republicans-seek-to-censure-rep-al-green-after-interrupting-trumps-speech/3689903/
— LaHood questions Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson during testimony before Congress
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/il-rep-darin-lahood-questions-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-during-testimony-before-congress/3689776/
CBS2
— Mayor Brandon Johnson defends Chicago’s immigration policies on Capitol Hill; “Chicago is and always has been a proud city of immigrants.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/after-prep-mayor-johnson-testify-capitol-hill-immigration/
FOX32
— Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers opening statement in sanctuary cities hearing
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DliSvuXQIHh8
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson defends Chicago’s sanctuary laws in GOP-led congressional hearing
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/05/mayor-brandon-johnson-congress-committee-sanctuary-laws/
— Democrat leaders say “Trump uses Democrats as stooges at address to Congress” and ask “When will the party learn some common sense?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/05/editorial-donald-trump-uses-democrats-as-stooges-at-state-of-the-union-when-will-the-party-learn-some-common-sense/
— City begins rehousing efforts for Gompers Park homeless encampment residents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/05/chicago-rehousing-efforts-gompers-park-homeless/
— Aurora mayoral candidates Richard Irvin, John Laesch to answer questions at upcoming forum (COMMENT: While I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005 -2012, far too many Republican candidates objected to my asking them after their speeches that if elected, would they defend and advance all the planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/05/aurora-mayoral-candidates-richard-irvin-john-laesch-to-answer-questions-at-upcoming-forum/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Heavily-scripted Mayor Brandon Johnson survives congressional hot seat on Chicago’s sanctuary city policy
https://chicago.suntimes.com/brandonjohnson/2025/03/05/chicago-sanctuary-city-brandon-johnson-testimony-updates-file
DAILY HERALD
— ‘Insulting and disrespectful’: Suburban Democratic lawmakers slam Trump’s address to Congress
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250305/us-congress-politics/insulting-and-disrespectful-suburban-democratic-lawmakers-slam-trumps-address-to-congress/
— Illinois lawmakers boycott, bring pointed guests to Trump speech
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250304/nation-and-world-politics/illinois-lawmakers-boycott-bring-pointed-guests-to-trump-speech/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Brandon Johnson argues sanctuary city law keeps Chicago safer in high-profile House testimony
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/brandon-johnson-defends-chicagos-sanctuary-city-law-dc
SOUTHERN
— Trump, Musk raise questions about whether nation’s gold at Fort Knox has been stolen
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/03/05/trump-musk-raise-questions-about-whether-nations-gold-at-fort-knox-has-been-stolen/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Volunteers help fired federal workers re-enter the job market (COMMENT: No one helped me or my Republican GAO coworkers who were fired because of Republican-led budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-03-05/volunteers-help-fired-federal-workers-re-enter-the-job-market
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Republicans push for special master in Illinois redistricting lawsuit
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/republicans-push-for-special-master-in-illinois-redistricting-lawsuit#
KDHL RADIO
— Cannabis Edible Sends Illinois Teen To Emergency Room
https://kdhlradio.com/ixp/722/p/cannabis-edible-illinois/
WHEATON
— Women of Wheaton (COMMENT: What About Men of Wheaton?)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/1069/Women-of-Wheaton
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/03/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-261/
— Underutilized CPS schools driving up costs
https://capitolfax.com/2025/03/05/report-underutilized-cps-schools-driving-up-costs/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— It all comes out in the wash. As time goes on, it becomes all the more clear that all my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican reject many, most, if not virtually all of the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who still have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Antics at speech highlight Democrats’ Trump problem
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/mar/5/antics-speech-highlight-democrats-trump-problem/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Chicago Mayor: Sanctuary Policies Make Cities Safer Because ‘Undocumented Immigrants Come Forward To Report Crimes’
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/chicago-mayor-sanctuary-policies-make-cities-safer-because-undocumented-immigrants-come-forward-to-report-crimes/
BREITBART
— Biden Quadrupled Unvetted Immigration Through Parole Program Abuse
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/03/05/report-biden-quadrupled-unvetted-immigration-through-parole-program-abuse/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— USDA employees fired en masse by Trump administration reinstated (COMMENT: I was among the more than 3,000 GAO employees who Republicans fired during the 1980s and 1990s. What if we had been reinstated?)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/politics/usda-employees-fired-reinstatement/index.html
NBC NEWS
— Trump grants automakers a 1-month exemption on tariffs; Vance visits southern border
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/live-blog/live-updates-trump-vance-musk-doge-immigration-russia-ukraine-rcna194067
CBS NEWS
— JD Vance touts Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration in Texas
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/jd-vance-touts-trump-administrations-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration-in-texas/
— House Speaker Mike Johnson’s chief of staff arrested for DUI after Trump speech
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-johnson-chief-of-staff-hayden-haynes-arrested-dui-trump-speech/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago’s Mayor Pushes Back as Republicans Attack Immigration Policies
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/us/brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-sanctuary-city-hearing.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/05/americans-dont-love-trumps-methods-ukraine/
— Trump administration plans 15 percent cut to VA workforce (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO during the 1980s and 1998s, Republicans cut half its workforce.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/05/veterans-affairs-cut-employees-trump-doge/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Tariff Concerns Paralyze Businesses, Raising Uncertainty
https://www.wsj.com/video/trump-tariff-concerns-paralyze-businesses-raising-uncertainty/9883E3CA-F5B0-4DB2-A2FB-0845198B7542
INDEPENDENT
— Speaker Mike Johnson’s chief of staff arrested on DUI charge after Trump’s speech
https://www.yahoo.com/news/speaker-mike-johnson-chief-staff-213942800.html