FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago treasurer boycotting US Treasury Bonds; some aldermen concerned. She’s protesting what she calls the ‘authoritarian regime’ of President Donald Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-treasurer-melissa-conyears-ervin-boycotting-us-treasury-bonds-saying-she-back-trump-aldermen-concerned/18152624/
— Federal services, agencies slowly returning after government shutdown ends
https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-services-agencies-slowly-returning-government-shutdown-ends/18151925/
— Mamdani calls Pritzker for advice on issues, dealing with Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/post/new-york-city-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-calls-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-advice-issues-president-donald-trump-sources/18152542/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/epstein-offered-reporter-photos-donald-girls-bikinis-kitchen/18151509/
CBS2
— Judge tours Broadview ICE processing facility amid claims of inhumane conditions
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-broadview-ice-facility-tour/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect Clinton from Epstein.
https://wgntv.com/news/epstein-in-new-email-said-bill-clinton-was-never-on-the-island/
FOX32
— Federal budget deal bans hemp-derived THC products in Illinois and nationwide
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/federal-budget-deal-bans-hemp-derived-thc-products-illinois-nationwide
WTTW
— DD: Johnson and Pritzker take credit for crime reduction in Chicago.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/13/trump-deserves-no-credit-continued-drop-crime-chicago-johnson-pritzker
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly champion an illegal day care teacher
https://wgnradio.com/news/chicago-teacher-released-from-ice-detention-a-week-after-arrest-at-day-care-center/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora City Council approves measure banning federal immigration enforcement on city property. DD: One more reason to avoid/leave Aurora.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/aurora-city-council-approves-measure-banning-federal-immigration-enforcement-on-city-property/
— Chris Getty: Democracy matters, until it becomes inconvenient — as US Rep. Garcia’s exit shows
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/opinion-jesus-chuy-garcia-retirement-congress-primary-election/
— DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will need/want/demand SNAP.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/snap-beneficiaries-community-assistance-federal-shutdown/
— Multiple immigration agents detained a man on Wednesday outside Cook County’s main criminal courthouse on the Southwest Side in a chaotic struggle that broke a fence and left blood on the pavement, according to video footage provided to the Tribune by the Cook County public defender’s office.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/immigration-arrest-courthouse/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Protest hours at Broadview ICE facility too restrictive, lawyer suing village says. “The First Amendment isn’t something that has a time clock,” Robert Held argues in push to broaden 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. protest hours in western suburb.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/11/13/lawyer-seeking-preliminary-injunction-in-lawsuit-against-broadview-over-protest-hours-appears-outside-ice-facility
— Judge plans March trial over feds’ use of force in Chicago deportation push. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is aiming to begin the trial ahead of a possible surge of immigration agents in the spring.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/13/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-immigration-trump-sara-ellis-judge-planning-march-trial-over-feds-use-of-force-in-chicago
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— MAGA offers fresh pushback on Trump’s immigration policies
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/maga-offers-fresh-pushback-on-trumps-immigration-policies/
FOX ILLINOIS & NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/are-trump-and-voters-on-the-same-page-over-affordability-concerns
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-11-13/white-house-scrambles-to-address-voters-affordability-concerns-as-trump-dismisses-it
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: My employers were frustrated recruiting women and minorities for the jobs that I had because all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. Because of Affirmative Action and because of DEI, women and minorities could get better jobs working for other employers.
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/nx-s1-5599090/some-labor-unions-remain-committed-to-recruiting-women-despite-policy-rollbacks
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Protesters Keep Getting Arrested At Broadview By State Police Despite Promise To Protect Free Speech. About 80 protesters have been arrested at the ICE facility since barricades went up. Protesters and legal observers say the arrests run counter to the state’s stated goals of ensuring public safety and protesters’ rights. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight ICE.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/12/protesters-keep-getting-arrested-at-broadview-by-state-police-despite-promise-to-protect-free-speech/
CHICAGO REPORTER
— Separate and Unequal: Chicago’s Schools 70 Years Later. DD: Democrats run Chicago Schools.
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/separate-and-unequal-chicagos-schools-70-years-later/
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight ICE.
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/chicago-and-its-suburbs-unite-against-ice/
ILLINOIS HOUSE DEMOCRATS
— Manley Appointed to Legislative Audit Commission, Tapping CPA Experience DD: Illinois/DuPage County/Milton Township Republican leaders ignored/dismissed/belittled the government audit experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Level Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year and b) becoming a licensed CPA and a Certified Internal Auditor, Fraud Examiner, Government Financial Manager, Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.
https://ilhousedems.com/2025/11/12/manley-appointed-to-legislative-audit-commission-tapping-cpa-experience/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-423/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Scores down, absences up for Chicago low-income, minority students
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/scores-down-absences-up-for-chicago-low-income-minority-students/
— Over 2-in-5 Chicago teachers chronically absent
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/over-2-in-5-chicago-teachers-chronically-absent/
— American Federation of Teachers place politics, leader priorities over members
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/american-federation-of-teachers-place-politics-leader-priorities-over-members/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Release of Hundreds of ICE Detainees in Chicago as Public Safety Concerns Mount
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/biden-appointed-judge-orders-release-of-hundreds-of-ice-detainees-in-chicago-as-public-safety-concerns-mount.html
— Gov. Pritzker Is More Vulnerable Than Ever: Here’s How Republicans Can Defeat Him in 2026
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/opinion-gov-pritzker-is-more-vulnerable-than-ever-heres-how-republicans-can-defeat-him-in-2026.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Appeals court blocks Trump’s rules to stop illegal immigrants from getting truck driver permits
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/13/appeals-court-blocks-trumps-rules-stop-illegal-immigrants-getting/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for skyrocketing health care costs.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/13/congress-pressure-lower-skyrocketing-health-care-costs/
— DOJ joins lawsuit to stop California’s new anti-GOP congressional map
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/13/doj-joins-lawsuit-stop-californias-new-anti-gop-congressional-map/
— Dismantle the teachers union cartel. Government school system indoctrinates millions of young minds into socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/13/dismantle-teachers-union-cartel/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mamdani is a warning for Western civilization
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3884219/zohran-mamdani-warning-western-civilization/
BREITBART
— Chicago Judge Orders Release of Hundreds of Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICE
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/11/13/chicago-judge-orders-release-of-hundreds-of-criminal-illegal-aliens-arrested-by-ice/amp/
CENTER SQUARE
— Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America says it will reach 10.5 million voters by its newly announced investment of $80 million into the 2026 midterm election, the investment being to help ensure a pro-life majority is maintained in the U.S. House and Senate.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c2b9692b-e9f1-4c63-96eb-daaae9bbd823.html
FOX NEWS
— House Democrat accuses fellow Dem of violating a ‘free and fair election’ in stunning public move. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is moving to force a vote condemning her fellow Democrat
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-democrat-accuses-fellow-dem-violating-free-fair-election-stunning-public-move
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., unexpectedly rose during House votes on an unrelated issue Wednesday night to demand a vote on condemning Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, D-Ill., for unexpectedly dropping his re-election bid, which effectively made way for his chief of staff to run in his place. As is the custom for forcing a House vote via a “privileged resolution,” Gluesenkamp Perez read her legislation out loud.)
NEWSMAX
— Federal Judge in Chicago Rebukes DHS, Orders Release of Dozens of Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/judge-dhs-rebukes/2025/11/13/id/1234483/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Transgender service members sue Trump administration over denial of retirement benefits
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transgender-service-members-lawsuit-trump-administration-retirement-benefits/
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://fortune.com/2025/11/13/trump-epstein-devastating-war-with-venezuela-distraction-pritzker/
Tag: trump
November 12, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Hundreds detained as part of immigration ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ ordered released on bond
https://abc7chicago.com/post/hundreds-detained-part-federal-immigration-operation-midway-blitz-ordered-released-bond-judge-says/18148124/
— DD: Democrat employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/city-chicago-sues-us-department-justice-dei-restrictions-community-policing-hiring-grant-mayor-brandon-johnson-says/18148498/
WLS
— Judge orders release of hundreds arrested in Illinois immigration crackdown
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/wls-judge-orders-release-of-hundreds-arrested-in-illinois-immigration-crackdown/article_6e83bab3-06f8-5136-93e5-50b4ea730813.html
WTTW
— Chicago Will Stop Investing in US Treasury Securities to Protest ‘Authoritarian’ Trump, Treasurer Announces
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/12/chicago-will-stop-investing-us-treasury-securities-protest-authoritarian-trump-treasurer
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote Pat Brady.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-rahm-emanuel-epstein-files/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal judge says he’ll order release of hundreds of ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees on bond
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-rahm-emanuel-epstein-files/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois steps up where feds fall down in making college affordable. DD: What made college affordable for you? Way back when I was young, way back in the 1960s, many of my high school classmates did not try to earn a college degree because their parents could not afford it. My parents could not afford it. My father often decried his not having a college degree. So I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964 with money I had earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers. I used that car to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and my minimum wage dishwashing job in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights. I took college preparatory courses. I got an ACT score of 24. I graduated in the upper 20% of my Crete-Monee High School class. UIC accepted me. I used the money I had earned washing dishes to but a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. I used that car to get to/from summer jobs during 1966 and then classes at UIC. The Park Forest Post Office hired me in November of 1966. I used the money I earned delivering mail to pay not only for my college expenses but a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. I transferred from UIC to NIU in January of 1969. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business in August of 1970.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/11/12/illinois-college-costs-trump-administration-students-color-low-income-denise-forte-juliana-stratton
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump faces criticism from MAGA base over comments on American workers. DD: Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens work for less money and are easier to exploit.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-faces-criticism-from-maga-base-over-comments-american-workers-laura-ingraham-h1b-scott-bessent
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump’s recent defense of the H-1B visa program has stirred controversy, even among his staunchest supporters. During an interview with Laura Ingraham, Trump had a back-and-forth with the Fox News host over the H-1B visa program. “You also do have to bring in talent,” Trump said. “We have plenty of talented people here,” replied Ingraham. “No, you don’t, no you don’t,” Trump replied, causing Ingraham to press him on whether or not we have talented American workers domestically. “You don’t have certain talents and people have to learn. You can’t take people off an unemployment line and say I’m going to put you into a factory and you’re going to make missiles,” Trump said. These remarks contrast sharply with an executive order he signed in September, which increased H-1B visa application fees to $100,000, up from the previous $2,000 to $5,000 range. The comments have been perceived as a slight against American workers, drawing criticism from figures like Steve Bannon. “All the visa programs…I think we’ve got enough folks, until everyone has a high-paying, high-value job,” he said on his “Bannon’s War Room” show Wednesday. Pro MAGA voices on social media expressed outrage, with some labeling the comments as “insanity” and predicting electoral losses. However, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the president’s stance Wednesday morning, citing the lack of domestic production in industries like shipbuilding and semiconductors. “An American can’t have that job because we haven’t built ships in the US for years, we haven’t built semiconductors, so this idea of overseas partners coming in, teaching American workers, then returning home, it’s a home run,” he told Fox News. The H-1B visa issue has been a contentious topic within the MAGA movement since late 2024, when figures like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramswamy faced criticism for supporting the program to attract tech workers.)
NPR ILLINOIS
— Who is Laura Loomer, President Trump’s self-described chief ‘loyalty enforcer’?
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-11-12/who-is-laura-loomer-president-trumps-self-described-chief-loyalty-enforcer
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— DuPage County Trade Apprenticeship Expo sees record attendance
https://www.nctv17.org/news/dupage-county-trade-apprenticeship-expo-sees-record-attendance/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-422/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FREEDOM CAUCUS
— It’s The Holiday Season…and the Democrats Dumped More Coal In Your Stocking. Veto Session 2025 Looked Like Something The GRINCH Would Have Planned For Christmas… tax increases, legal suicide, restricting law enforcement and more.
https://illinoisfreedomcaucus.substack.com/p/its-the-holiday-seasonand-the-democrats
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Epstein emails: The Dems and their lapdogs with laptops cry Wolff again
https://nypost.com/2025/11/12/opinion/epstein-emails-the-dems-and-their-lapdogs-with-laptops-cry-wolff-again/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— MAGA’s ‘Multiracial Coalition’ Was a Mirage. DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat candidates ever-increasingly promise to use government to give them more preference: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have less money than others, are noncitizens, etc.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/magas-multiracial-coalition-was-a-mirage/
BLAZE
— Trump celebrates historic crime drop in hostile sanctuary city after federal ‘blitz’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-celebrates-historic-crime-drop-in-hostile-sanctuary-city-after-federal-blitz-dhs
DAILY SIGNAL
— Noem Pledges ‘Surge’ of Resources to Chicago After Pritzker Calls Bovino a ‘Snowflake’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/12/noem-pledges-surge-resource-chicago-after-gov-jb-pritzker-calls-top-immigration-official-snowflake/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern helps illegal alien students access employment, health care, scholarships, and more. As ICE increases enforcement operations near Chicago, Northwestern continues programs that shield illegal alien students from the law. The university provides illegal aliens with wellness workshops, scholarships, hotlines, travel guides, free health care, career series, graduate school opportunities and more. DD: All the universities that admitted me would admitted noncitizens instead of me if they could have. All the employers that hired me would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents have no problem with that.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/northwestern-helps-illegal-alien-students-access-employment-health-care-scholarships-/28936
DAILY WIRE
— Border Agents Head To Charlotte After Illegal Immigration Sweep In Chicago. Border Patrol chief for California’s El Centro sector, Gregory Bovino, will also head to Charlotte, sources said.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-agents-head-to-charlotte-after-illegal-immigration-sweep-in-chicago
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Defends Plan To Offer 600,000 Chinese Student Visas. DD: All the universities that admitted me would admitted noncitizens instead of me if they could have. All the employers that hired me would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents have no problem with that.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-defends-plan-to-offer-600000-chinese-student-visas-5943597
FOX NEWS
— A member of Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s office allegedly signs forms while misrepresenting himself as the attorney of an illegal immigrant. ICE said person’s purported client had already been deported four times and convicted of a DUI.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385005028112
HOMELAND SECRITY
— Operation Midway Blitz Brings Historic Drop in Crime to J.B. Pritzker and Brandon Johnson’s Chicago
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11/12/operation-midway-blitz-brings-historic-drop-crime-jb-pritzker-and-brandon-johnsons
NEWSMAX
— Trump’s ‘Midway Blitz’ Slashes Chicago Crime: Carjackings Plunge 48%
https://www.newsmax.com/us/trump-dhs-chicago/2025/11/12/id/1234241/
PJ MEDIA
— California Issued 17,000 CDLs to ‘Dangerous Foreign Drivers’
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/11/12/california-issued-17k-cdls-to-dangerous-foreign-drivers-n4945903
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WMAL
— Trump Endorses Abbott for Fourth Term in Texas. DD: Which candidates on the March 17, 2025 Republican primary ballot in your precinct a) have sought Trump’s endorsement and/or b) have received Trump’s endorsement?
https://www.wmal.com/2025/11/12/trump-endorses-abbott-for-fourth-term-in-texas/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Carlson and Fuentes to paint Republicans as being antisemites. My Democrat superiors in the federal government used their Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many big adverse actions against me. They stressed to them that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, and 100% German American. They stressed that I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/12/carlson-fuentes-interview-maga-rift/87210363007/
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Carlson and Fuentes to paint Republicans as being antisemites. My Democrat superiors in the federal government used their Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many big adverse actions against me. They stressed to them that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, and 100% German American. They stressed that I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-12/tucker-carlson-nick-fuentes-will-force-gop-to-confront-antisemitism
SPLC
— DD: Democrat leaders use Kirk’s assignation against Republicans.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/charlie-kirk-trans-shooter-myth/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— ICE recruits are showing up for training with disqualifying criminal backgrounds. DD: In my defense, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors fully vetted me. But they hired me only because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, and/or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for my Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for my IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for my GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.aol.com/news/ice-recruits-showing-training-disqualifying-160752475.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is flush with cash for an aggressive recruiting campaign to fulfill Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. But new recruits are reportedly failing physical fitness requirements and entering training programs before the agency performed background checks or finished a screening process. ICE officials have discovered that some recruits failed drug testing or had disqualifying criminal backgrounds while they were already enrolled in training, according to NBC News. Since the beginning of a summer hiring surge after the president approved $178 billion to expand the agency into one of the most expensive police agencies in the world, ICE has dismissed more than 200 new recruits while they were in training for falling short of requirements, according to agency data reviewed by NBC. Most did not meet physical and academic standards — including failing open-book tests — while several were dismissed for their criminal backgrounds or over safety concerns that were flagged in background checks, the outlet reported. At least one recruit at the agency’s training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, had been previously charged with strong-arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident, according to a Homeland Security official speaking to NBC. Several recruits also had not submitted fingerprints or gone through any background checks at all before entering the six-week training course, officials said. Homeland Security deputy secretary Tricia McLaughlin claimed that a majority of new recruits are former law enforcement officers who go through a different hiring process; per ICE policy, applicants are required to pass drug tests and undergo a security check before they enter training. McLaughlin said the figures in NBC’s report are “not accurate” and “reflect a subset of candidates in initial basic academy classes.” “The vast majority of new officers brought on during the hiring surge are experienced law enforcement officers who have already successfully completed a law enforcement academy,” she said. “This population is expected to account for greater than 85 percent of new hires. Prior-service hires follow streamlined validation but remain subject to medical, fitness, and background requirements.” The Trump administration has aimed for hiring 10,000 ICE agents by next year, or roughly doubling its footprint, with a major boost to the agency’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division. Critics have warned that hitting that 10,000 target — without adequate guardrails to screen future agents and know exactly who is filling those roles — the government could open the door to repeat past mistakes, as ICE faces intense legal scrutiny over allegations of abuse and illegal use of force as Trump surges federal officers into cities across the country. “The loosening of hiring standards and training requirements is unacceptable and will likely result in increased officer misconduct — similar to or worse than what occurred during a small surge in hiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the early 2000s,” Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week. “Exacerbating our concerns, DHS has gutted offices responsible for overseeing ICE officers and ensuring accountability for use-of-force incidents,” he added. “Given these developments, greater congressional oversight of ICE’s hiring is essential.” To boost recruitment, Homeland Security offered a “maximum $50,000 signing bonus” and student loan forgiveness. DHS also dropped age limit requirements, allowing people as young as 18 years old to apply and opening ICE to recruits older than 40 years old. The training period at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia shrunk from 13 weeks to eight — and then six. Recruits must also pass a physical fitness test, including running 1.5 miles under 14 minutes and 25 seconds. But dozens of new recruits were sent packing because they couldn’t pass a legal exam, in which officers are allowed to use their books and notes for a test on the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Fourth Amendment. Another group of recruits was dismissed after medical issues or failing the physical fitness requirements. “It’s pathetic,” one career ICE official told The Atlantic. The federal government has been struggling to enroll physically fit personnel to join the ranks since even before Trump, with military branches also regularly failing to meet recruiting goals. One Pentagon study found that more than three-quarters of Americans between the ages of 17 and 24 were ineligible for service because they were overweight, unable to pass an aptitude test, afflicted by physical or mental health issues, or ruled out by a criminal record.)
November 11, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Veterans rally, march through downtown Chicago protesting Trump, immigration enforcement. DD: My Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protest-veterans-day-2025-served-rally-march-downtown-protesting-ice-border-patrol/18144662/
— Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-is-expected-say-full-snap-food-payments-can-resume/18142463/
— Fights break out, multiple people arrested as Turning Point USA event sparks protest at UC Berkeley. DD: If I had been involved in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me, and the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/turning-point-usa-fights-break-multiple-people-arrested-event-sparks-protest-uc-berkeley-california/18143024/
CBS2
— Trump calls for more troops in Chicago, cites vacant stores on “Miracle Mile” DD: I walked the Miracle Mile to/from my IRS job in the Loop, graduate evening business classes at Loyola, and my Outer Drive East studio condo 1974-1976.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/president-trump-troops-chicago-miracle-mile/
— Vigil held in Chicago’s Little Village amid word of looming departure of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/vigil-held-chicago-little-village-gregory-bovino/
— Visual investigation shows use-of-force violations against protesters
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/former-federal-agent-ice-use-of-force-against-protesters/
— Flight cancellations continue to pile up under FAA order in government shutdown
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/canceled-flights-us-airlines-faa-order/
FOX32
— Chicago alder confronts Gov. JB Pritzker in Little Village over corporate tax
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gov-pritzker-little-village-vets-day
— Trump’s 50-year mortgage proposal: What would it mean for homebuyers? DD: My priority 1972-1978, and then my and my wife’s priority after 1978 was to pay off mortgage debt ASAP.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-50-year-mortgage-proposal-what-would-mean-homebuyers
WBEZ
— At Veterans Day rally, vets are critical of Trump administration immigration enforcement. Veterans gather at the Vietnam War Memorial, where speakers decry ICE arrests, cuts to veterans benefits and extrajudicial attacks on Venezuelan boats. “The attacks are to divide and conquer working people.” DD: My Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/11/11/veterans-day-rally-chicago-ice
— U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents to soon leave Chicago but could be back four-fold in March. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds’ immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. But one DHS source said 1,000 agents could return in the spring, up from 250 now.
https://www.wbez.org/public-safety/2025/11/11/u-s-border-patrol-boss-greg-bovino-agents-expected-leave-chicago-soon
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Supreme Court weighing Mississippi mail-in ballot case that could have major impact on Illinois voting laws. DD: Far too many Republican candidates have lost elections because of ballots counted after election day.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/supreme-court-mail-in-voting-illinois/
— ‘This is a Veterans Day like no other’: Hundreds gather to honor veterans, march against Trump administration
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/veterans-day-march-against-trump/
— Alderman yells at Gov. JB Pritzker over opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax plan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/alderman-gov-jb-pritzker-opposition-mayor-brandon-johnsons-head-tax/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— At Veterans Day rally, vets are critical of Trump administration immigration enforcement. Veterans gather at the Vietnam War Memorial, where speakers decry ICE arrests, cuts to veterans benefits and extrajudicial attacks on Venezuelan boats. “The attacks are to divide and conquer working people.” DD: My Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/11/11/veterans-day-rally-chicago-ice
— U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents to soon leave Chicago but could be back four-fold in March. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds’ immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. But one DHS source said 1,000 agents could return in the spring, up from 250 now.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2025/11/11/u-s-border-patrol-boss-greg-bovino-fellow-agents-expected-to-soon-leave-chicago
— Durbin faces backlash for joining GOP in measure to end government shutdown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/us-senate/2025/11/10/sen-dick-durbin-compromise-measure-federal-government-shutdown-end-democrats-backlash
— ‘Days of Rage’ evokes protests of 1960s and resonates today in a big way. Steven Levenson’s play satirizes the grandiosity of Vietnam era rebellion, but the need to “do something” reverberates in the Trump 2.0 era. DD: My Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/11/11/days-of-rage-steven-levenson-play-1960s-donald-trump-no-kings
DAILY HERALD
— Taxes, sanctuary status and electability key issues in GOP gubernatorial joust. DD: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and if I was still on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251111/illinois-state-politics/taxes-sanctuary-status-and-electability-key-issues-in-gop-gubernatorial-joust/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buoyed by a raucous Kane County crowd, Republican candidates in the Illinois gubernatorial primary race debated taxes, crime and electability Monday. The governor hopefuls at the Kane County Republican Organization forum in West Dundee comprised Ted Dabrowski and James Mendrick. Also speaking was lieutenant governor candidate Aaron Del Mar, representing his running mate Darren Bailey. Asked what the single most important change they’d make if elected, Mendrick honed in on a campaign theme. “The sanctuary state — that is my No. 1 change,” said Mendrick, who is DuPage County sheriff. “For years, (President) Biden’s open borders policy let people in relentlessly. We have a secondary population being laid on a primary population; there is no way we can afford this.” Del Mar, the Cook County Republican Party Chair, advocated for lowering property taxes and ending cronyism in state government. “We need to get all the patronage jobs out of here,” the Palatine resident said. Dabrowski, a Wilmette resident and former president of media/research company Wirepoints, said the GOP needs more “principled leadership” and criticized Republican lawmakers who voted for tax and gas hikes. “We will never be able to have a proper Republican brand if we’re not consistent,” he said. Talking points. Dabrowski told the suburban audience the biggest thing they have to think about is who can beat Pritzker in 2026. “I supported Darren Bailey last time strongly. But we know in the end, they fell short, largely up here,” he said. Bailey unsuccessfully ran against Pritzker in 2022. Del Mar ran as lieutenant governor on a ticket with Gary Rabine. “Experience matters,” Del Mar said, referring to Bailey’s time as a state lawmaker and local elected official. “Darren has prayed and he’s thought about all the things he did wonderfully (in 2022). But then he went and studied all the things he did wrong.” Meanwhile, Mendrick emphasized “we need to go back to the definition of a minor, which means under 18 years of age and make it illegal to discuss sex with kids. And that means (no) porn in libraries and schools.” “We need to come back to American principles. We need to bring back God and the nuclear family.” Reducing crime. Asked about crime and safety, Del Mar criticized the Illinois TRUST Act, which prohibits law enforcement agencies from assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, with some exceptions. “Every time we have a felon that we find out is illegal, after they get arrested and they do their time and they get released, we can’t notify federal law enforcement to take them away,” Del Mar said. Mendrick suggested “let’s start with respecting and treating our law enforcement like the heroes they are.” He also noted his longtime opposition to the state’s SAFE-T Act, which ended cash bail. “How about all felonies stay in jail?” Mendrick said. “How about multiple repeat offenders for misdemeanors stay in jail — you don’t need to worry about money now, that solves it really easily.” Dabrowski called Illinois’ sanctuary state stance “extreme.” “In Florida, if they find a bad guy, an illegal immigrant bad guy, do you know what they do? The local authorities take the guy, put him in handcuffs, and hand him right over to the federal authorities. Problem solved. No chaos. Just done,” he said. Economic concerns Candidates also dug into Illinois’ economy and pension debt. “Property taxes are the biggest complaint everywhere I go,” Dabrowski said. He touted his abilities to make DOGE-like cuts, and singled out the high salaries for school superintendents. “We need to move to 401(k)s for all new government workers,” he added. Mendrick supported giving municipalities a greater share of the state’s Local Government Distributive Fund and advocated for a mobile 401(k) pension system. “If you quit or go somewhere else, you can take your pension with you,” he said. “That may be attractive enough to replace the existing pension system.” Del Mar countered that many firefighters, police officers and downstate teachers are Republicans. “Telling them you’re going to take their pensions away is not a good way of getting them to vote for you,” he said. “We need to look at ways to grow Illinois. We want to expand and grow the economy and lessen the burden of debt and taxes,” Del Mar added. The other Republicans in the race are Broadview resident Gregg Moore; video gambling business owner Rick Heidner of Barrington Hills; Joseph Severino of Lake Forest; and Max Solomon of Hazel Crest.)
— ‘It reminds us why we fight’: Bailey presses on after loss of son, grandkids in crash
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251111/illinois-state-politics/it-reminds-us-why-we-fight-bailey-presses-on-after-loss-of-son-grandkids-in-crash/
— Lawsuit: Downers Grove Park District’s free-speech zone illegal
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251111/news/lawsuit-downers-grove-park-districts-free-speech-zone-illegal/
— New Trump directive could deny more visas based on applicants’ health and finances
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251111/nation-and-world-politics/new-trump-directive-could-deny-more-visas-based-on-applicants-health-and-finances/
RIVER BENDER
— Don Tracy: Democrats’ Attack on Durbin’s Vote to End Shutdown Proves They Answer to Extremists, Not Illinoisans
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/don-tracy-democrats-attack-on-durbins-vote-to-end-shutdown-proves-they-answer-to-extremists-not-illinoisans-88123.cfm
— Duckworth Renews Push to Help Protect Servicemembers and Veterans from Deportation
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-renews-push-to-help-protect-servicemembers-and-veterans-from-deportation-88120.cfm
WQAD
— Durbin defends shutdown deal; Illinois Democrats push back over lost leverage and higher health costs
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/durbin-defends-shutdown-deal-illinois-democrats-push-back-over-lost-leverage-and-higher-health-costs/63-920a829f-4b07-4a0b-bcf3-d3a976d1b259
ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Official Confronts Conservative At ICE Protest
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-official-confronts-conservative-ice-protest
BLOCK CLIUB CHICAGO
— Officials Gather In Little Village For Show Of ‘Strength’ After Border Chief’s Threat To Return To Area
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/11/officials-gather-in-little-village-for-show-of-strength-after-border-chiefs-threat-to-return-to-neighborhood/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Biss Releases Poll Showing Him Firmly in First Place
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/biss-releases-poll-showing-him-firmly-in-first-place/
— Tracy Checks GOP Primary Opponents’ Petitions, Finds Some Deficient, Declines To Challenge Them
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/tracy-checks-gop-primary-opponents-petitions-finds-some-deficient-declines-to-challenge-them/
— Two Attacks on Petitions of Only Male Running to Replace DeWitte
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/two-attacks-on-petitions-of-only-male-running-to-replace-dewitte/
— Petitions for Two Republicans Challenging Foster for Congress Challenged
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/petitions-for-two-republicans-challenging-foster-for-congress-challenged/
— Bailey Posts Video Saying He Is Staying in the Race for Governor
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/bailey-posts-video-saying-he-is-staying-in-the-race-for-governor/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fix immigration policy to rid the U.S. of enemies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/11/fix-immigration-policy-rid-us-enemies/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— From ‘leverage’ to lies, Democrats were always responsible for shutdown suffering
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3882362/democrats-leverage-government-shutdown-political-agenda/
— Days after his election, Mamdani is already asking ‘the people’ for money. DD: My critics/opponents are furious that I have the money, time, ability, experience, and motivation needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and send them out free of charge, with no advertising, and with no donation requests.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3882258/zohran-mamdani-already-asking-people-for-money/
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois to rename DEI office but says mission will be the same
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-illinois-to-rename-dei-office-but-says-mission-will-be-the-same/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Justice Department says it’s investigating “violent riots” at UC Berkeley Turning Point USA event. DD: If I had been involved in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me, and the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-investigating-violent-riots-uc-berkeley-turning-point-usa-event/
— The voters Mamdani added to the Democratic coalition in New York
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-analysis-the-voters-mamdani-added-to-the-democratic-coalition-in-new-york/
November 10, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Illinois’ US senators split over tentative deal to end government shutdown. Duckworth voted against the funding bill, saying, “This is the time to keep fighting to bring costs down and protect the American people.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-us-senators-split-over-tentative-deal-to-end-government-shutdown/3849489/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSIBESS
— Federal shutdown nears end as Durbin joins Senate deal
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/shutdown-nears-end-durbin-joins-senate-deal
SOUTHERN
— Trump says he’ll issue $2,000 tariff dividend to all except ‘high-income people’
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/11/09/trump-says-hell-issue-2000-tariff-dividend-to-all-except-high-income-people/
— Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, other key figures allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/11/10/trump-pardons-rudy-giuliani-other-key-figures-allegedly-involved-in-efforts-to-overturn-the-2020-election/
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, dependency on government and on dependency on charity ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/state/2025/11/09/northern-illinois-food-pantries-see-spike-in-visits-in-recent-weeks-as-leaders-decry-snap-cuts-devastating/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ICE tactics worry Republicans, too
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/11/10/ice-tactics-worry-republicans-too-00644207
ILLINOIZE
— Why Are Congressional Dems Still Pushing Redistricting?
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/why-congressional-dems-still-redistricting
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-629/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If Mamdani would be on the March 17, 2026 Democrat primary ballot in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and/or in your precinct, how many votes would he get? One could argue that because of Mamdani’s election, all candidates on March 17, 2026 ballots in Illinois should compare and contrast themselves with Mamdani. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Fifty Years Later, Same Unaccomplished Mass Transit Promise Resurfaces
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/10/fifty-years-later-same-unaccomplished-mass-transit-promise-resurfaces/
— Snow More Powerful Than Senate Democrats
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/10/snow-more-powerful-than-senate-democrats/
— Legislators Makes Sure They and State Employees Can Fly Between Chicago and Springfield
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/10/legislators-makes-sure-they-and-state-employees-can-fly-between-chicago-and-springfield/
— Tax Levy Info To Be Discussed by Lakewood Village Board on Veterans Day Up 3.57% to About $2 Million
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/10/tax-levy-info-to-be-discussed-by-lakewood-village-board-on-veterans-day-up-3-57-to-aboit-2-million/
— LaHood Speaking in Park Ridge, Maybe He’d Be McHenry County’s Lincoln Day Dinner, If Invited
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/09/lahood-speaking-in-park-ridge-maybe-hed-be-mchenry-countys-lincoln-day-dinner-if-invited/
— Bison Now Roam on Conservation District Land, District Could Allow Public Viewing
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/09/bison-now-roam-on-conservation-district-land-district-could-allow-public-viewing/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Red states rush to open doors to New Yorkers fleeing Mamdani’s socialist takeover
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/9/red-states-rush-open-doors-new-yorkers-fleeing-mamdanis-socialist/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Taxpayer Money Flows to Vicious Anti-Israel Nonprofit. Plus, Ohio’s largest county funds black-only medical program that experts say is illegal.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/taxpayer-money-flows-to-vicious-anti?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=4715391
NEW YORK POST
— Boca Raton makes serious pitch to NYC businesses to head south after Mamdani win
https://nypost.com/2025/11/09/us-news/boca-raton-makes-serious-pitch-to-nyc-businesses-to-head-south-after-zohran-mamdani-win/
— Top NYC rabbi issues dire warning on Mamdani: ‘Does not believe in coexistence’
https://nypost.com/2025/11/09/us-news/nycs-chief-rabbi-issues-dire-warning-on-mamdani-does-not-believe-in-coexistence/
— Boca Raton aiming to lure more Wall Street companies after Mamdani win
https://nypost.com/2025/11/09/business/boca-raton-aiming-to-lure-more-wall-street-companies/
— Democrats’ premature victory lap, old Leninism in a new suit
https://nypost.com/2025/11/09/opinion/democrats-premature-victory-lap-old-leninism-in-a-new-suit-and-other-commentary/
— Middle school teacher allegedly had sex with underage student, allowed him to sleep at her Wheaton home
https://nypost.com/2025/11/10/us-news/middle-school-teacher-allegedly-had-sex-with-underage-student-allowed-to-sleep-over-at-her-home/
FOX NEWS
— Even some legal immigrants don’t ‘assimilate’ into America. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly discourage assimilation.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6384070789112
PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Gang Orders Hits on Border Patrol
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/11/09/shoot-on-sight-chicago-gang-orders-hits-on-border-patrol-n4945792
PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
— Who Buried the Investigation of Charlie Kirk’s Murder?
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/10/20/who-buried-the-investigation-of-charlie-kirks-murder/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Mamdani not concerned by police exodus, vows to fix it by replacing cops with social workers
https://thepostmillennial.com/mamdani-not-concerned-by-police-exodus-vows-to-fix-it-by-replacing-cops-with-social-workers
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting. DD: In my defense, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors fully vetted me. But they hired me only because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, and/or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for my Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for my IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for my GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-recruits-showed-training-without-200053967.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ICE officials only later discovered that some of the recruits failed drug testing, have disqualifying criminal backgrounds or don’t meet the physical or academic requirements to serve, the sources said. Staff members at ICE’s training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, recently discovered one recruit had previously been charged with strong-arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident, the current DHS official said. They’ve also found as recently as this month that some recruits going through the six-week training course hadn’t submitted fingerprints for background checks, as ICE’s hiring process requires, the current and former DHS officials said. Per ICE policy, applicants are required to pass drug tests and undergo security vetting through ICE’s human resources office before they show up for the training course. The former officials said the process was more strictly adhered to before a hiring surge that began this summer. The process was meant to weed out disqualified candidates before they would be sent to training. Since the surge began, ICE has dismissed more than 200 new recruits while they were in training for falling short of its hiring requirements, according to recently collected internal ICE data reviewed by NBC News. The majority of them failed to meet ICE’s physical or academic standards, according to the data. Just under 10 recruits were dismissed for criminal charges, failing to pass drug tests or safety concerns that should have been flagged in background checks before they arrived at training, the data indicated and the current and former DHS officials confirmed. The officials said there is growing concern that in the Trump administration’s race to expand the number of ICE agents to 10,000 by the end of the year, the agency could miss red flags in the backgrounds of some new recruits and inadvertently hire them. “There is absolutely concern that some people are slipping through the cracks,” the current DHS official said. The official said many of the issues that have been flagged during training surface only because the recruits admitted they didn’t submit to fingerprinting or drug testing before they arrived. “What about the ones who don’t admit it?” the official said. The Department of Homeland Security told NBC News in a statement that most of its new recruits are former law enforcement officers and former ICE officers who go through a different process. . .The Atlantic reported this week on the struggle some ICE recruits have had with meeting the agency’s physical fitness requirements. The broader scope of issues and specific data haven’t been previously reported. ICE has been under pressure from the White House to increase hiring with the funding Congress designated in the sweeping tax and spending bill that Trump signed into law on July 4. It has frequently lagged behind the White House’s arrest goal of 3,000 per day, which it has attributed to a lack of staffing. As part of the effort, ICE shortened the training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia from 13 weeks to eight. The training was later shortened to six weeks, the DHS official said. Recruits also are supposed to attest that they can pass ICE’s physical fitness test, which includes setups, pullups and running 1½ miles in under 14 minutes, 25 seconds. Darius Reeves, who recently left his position as ICE field office director in Baltimore, said he believes the agency’s Aug. 6 decision to waive age limits so older people can join has led to more recruits’ failing the physical test. “These new recruits are dropping like flies,” Reeves said in an interview after having spoken with colleagues seeking to bring new hires into the agency. “And rightly so; it makes sense. We’re going to drop the age requirements, of course this was going to happen.” Nearly half of new recruits who’ve arrived for training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center over the past three months were later sent home because they couldn’t pass the written exam, according to the data. The academic requirement includes an exam in which officers are allowed to consult their textbooks and notes at the end of a legal course on the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Fourth Amendment, which outlines when officers can and can’t conduct searches and seizures. A slightly smaller group were dismissed because they failed the physical fitness test or had medical challenges; some of those sent home had made it clear on their applications that they couldn’t meet ICE’s physical requirements but were sent to training anyway, the current and former DHS officials said. Fewer than 10 of the new recruits were dismissed because ICE training leaders learned from them during the training program that they had pending criminal charges or failed their drug tests or were otherwise considered safety concerns, the officials said. The three sources said ICE’s human resources office is overwhelmed with more than 150,000 new applicants who have applied since ICE began offering $50,000 signing bonuses in August. The HR office is rushing to clear new recruits, which they believe is leading to mistakes. “They are trying to push everyone through, and the vetting process is not what it should be,” said one of the former DHS officials with knowledge of the agency’s hiring. The current DHS official likened the pressure on ICE’s human resources employees to clear recruits to “asking them to pull a rabbit out of a hat.”)
— Democrats seek GAO investigation into agency messages blaming Democrats for the shutdown
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-push-investigation-trump-messages-blaming-democrats-shutdown-rcna242591
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders have their operatives and their dupes boo Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/trump-booed-during-commanders-game-at-northwest-stadium/
MSNBC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/explaining-america-s-housing-affordability-crisis-251643461534
NEW YORK TIMES
— Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown. For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified. But an end approached without Democrats achieving an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/takeaways-senate-democrats-shutdown.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy. DD: Since 1972, my critics/opponents have been furious that I paid less federal income tax because I itemized. They have been especially furious that I deducted education expenses, mortgage interest, and real estate taxes. I deducted tuition and books for graduate evening a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and c) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. According to my critics/opponents, I was always grossly overpaid, my employee benefits were much too generous, my federal pension is much too generous, and my federal retirement benefits are much too generous.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/business/trump-administration-tax-breaks-wealthy.html
WASHINGTON POST
— What’s the best place to raise kids? See how your county ranks. Find where to move based on your priorities. DD: What scores did your county get?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/best-places-raise-children-america/
USA TODAY
— The next mayor of New York City is also the son of an acclaimed filmmaker, who has worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. DD: My mother never attended high school.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2025/11/09/mira-nair-director-zohran-mamdani-mom/87182803007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/08/universal-basic-income-affordability-crisis-ai/87129001007/
— DD: To promote affordability is to promote socialism
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2025/11/09/virginia-voters-urge-democrats-to-prioritize-affordability-and-youth/87155399007/
BOSTON GLOBE
— DD: To promote affordability is to promote socialism
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/09/opinion/letters-mamdani-jews-support/
THE CITY
— Voter Turnout Highest in Half Century as Mamdani Phenomenon Galvanizes Electorate. More than 2 million New York voters cast ballots, the most in a mayoral race since 1969.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/record-voters-ballots-cast-mamdani-cuomo-sliwa/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Grade Inflation Produced Mamdani’s Proletariat. Unemployable college grads blame capitalism, but the real culprit is higher-ed subsidies.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/grade-inflation-produced-mamdanis-proletariat-d2807aea
FORBES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardfowler/2025/11/09/affordability-not-ideology-drove-the-2025-elections–and-democrats-listened/
BARRON’S
— More Adult Kids Are Moving Back Home. DD: My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. After I graduated from NIU in 1970, I lived with and helped support my mother and brother until September of 1972.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/adult-children-parents-home-retirement-3cb0f041
BLOCKCHAINN NEWS
— US First-Time Homebuyer Share Plunges to Record-Low 21% as Housing Affordability Hits All-Time Worst. DD: I was a first-time home buyer when I was 24 years old in 1978. According to my critics/opponents, I was able to do that only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft and because I was grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary had increased from $55,850/year to $68,315/year.
https://blockchain.news/flashnews/us-first-time-homebuyer-share-plunges-to-record-low-21-as-housing-affordability-hits-all-time-worst-trading-takeaways
CHALKBEAT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/immigration-enforcement-could-hurt-student-test-scores-study-finds/
POLITICO
— Jeffries Confident Democrats Will Retake House In Midterms As Democrats Continue Focus On Affordability Concerns. DD: To promote affordability is to promote socialism.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/09/jeffries-democrats-win-back-house-2026-00643967
— Bill funding Congress would bolster member security, spare GAO from steep cuts. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. I never would have survived during that period if I had not a) earned three job-related master’s degrees, b) earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/09/congress/bill-text-summary-released-for-legislative-branch-spending-compromise-00644040
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GAO is the nation’s chief investigator of wrongdoing at federal agencies, but GOP House members and the Trump White House have attempted to undercut its independence and legal conclusions. A court recently determined that the head of the GAO, the U.S. Comptroller General, is the only official who can sue the administration over alleged impoundment, or the illegal withholding of funds appropriated by Congress. The agency is set to enter a new era in the coming months as Comptroller General Gene Dodaro hits the end of his 15-year term in late December and will be forced to vacate the post.)
PBS
— Vance calls for legal immigration reduction during Turning Point event at University of Mississippi. DD: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. My critics/opponents cannot say that because their parents had lots of money.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-vance-calls-for-legal-immigration-reduction-during-turning-point-event-at-university-of-mississippi
— Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president’s threats fail to thwart voters
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/mamdani-tells-trump-that-new-york-is-ready-to-fight-after-presidents-threats-fail-to-thwart-voters
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NDTV
— Mamdani’s Last Name Reflects Centuries Of Trade, Cultural Exchange. Mamdanis in Uganda belong to the Khoja community, a South Asian Muslim merchant caste, that shaped economic development across western Indian Ocean. DD: Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/new-york-mayor-polls-zohran-mamdanis-last-name-reflects-centuries-of-trade-cultural-exchange-9579690
TELEGRAPH
— Americans can’t afford their cars anymore and Wall Street is worried. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, during the 1960s and 1970s, a) I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964 with money I earned delivering newspapers and doing yard work, b) I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Sprint in 1966 with money I earned washing dishes, c) I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 with money I earned delivering mail, d) I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money I earned delivering mail, and e) I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 with money I earned working for IRS and pumping gasoline.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/20/americans-cant-afford-cars-any-more-wall-street-worried/
DAILY MAIL
— America’s top banker Jamie Dimon pledges to help newly-elected socialist Mamdani
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/america-s-top-banker-jamie-dimon-pledges-to-help-newly-elected-socialist-zohran-mamdani/ar-AA1PTQ87
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote identity politics.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/10/new-york-zohran-mamdani-identity-politics-win-elections
NEW LINES MAGAZINE
— What Mamdani’s Campaign Says About the Quiet Erasure of Caste in US Politics. As temples become key sites for candidates’ visits, New York’s mayoral race has revealed broader tensions between Dalit advocates and the rising Hindu right.
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/what-zohran-mamdanis-campaign-says-about-the-quiet-erasure-of-caste-in-us-politics/
KOREA TIMES
— DD: To promote affordability is to promote socialism
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/editorial/20251110/mamdanis-election
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Is Mamdani Muslim, American or Gujarati?
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/is-zohran-mamdani-muslim-american-or-gujarati/articleshow/125170685.cms
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With the victory of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City, a man with a Muslim name, an African past and an Indian lineage, the American-Christian establishment suddenly feels threatened. Not because of what Mamdani will do, but because of what his name suggests he should be. His name is Persian for ‘bloom’, his surname is how the medieval Gujarati trade would articulate ‘Muhammadan’. In today’s America, “Christian” has quietly become a code word for “white”. And white Christianity fears color, migration and complexity-the very things that built America. For them “Muslim” is the great enemy who took Jerusalem away from Christians and Jews. Mamdani’s victory is thus not a municipal event; it is a mythic disruption. What bothers people even more is that Mamdani refuses to fit into neat boxes. He campaigns with gay, lesbian and trans groups. His partner doesn’t wear a hijab. He is comfortable in queer spaces and openly progressive. So, what kind of Muslim is he? A devout one? A cultural one? Or an unbeliever with Muslim heritage? Even his co-religionists are confused. Many left-wing Muslim sympathizers claim to be progressive but remain proudly homophobic “because Allah demanded so”. Yet Mamdani’s life mocks that contradiction. He acts as if faith and freedom can coexist-a thought too heretical for both Islamists and Christian fundamentalists. When asked what he would do after his victory, his rivals said they would visit Israel to thank God. Mamdani said he would stay in New York and do his job. That one sentence separated performative faith from professional integrity. To better understand Mamdani, we must go beyond theology and look at caste and commerce. His surname reveals his roots: Gujarat. Specifically, the Khoja world-mercantile Muslim communities that trace descent from the Prophet through the Shia line but function socially like Hindu caste trade guilds. These groups originated when sea trade was booming around 1000 AD with Fatimid Egypt, and around 1600 AD with Safavid Persia, both Shia empires. These unique trade groups, with a religious head binding them together, make sense if we appreciate how caste groups of Bharat responded to Islam after its rise and spread, 1,400 years ago. This is when Mecca became a major hub of trade connecting the sea from Arabia to Java. India stood in the middle. The monsoon winds favored this trade. Hindus and Jains avoided travelling by sea, for fear of loss of caste. But a few Gujarati trading guilds realized that they could remain community loyal even if they converted provided they were guided by a guru-like figure with connections to the prophet. Thus rose the Khojas and the Bohras. Theoretically, Islam believes all humans are equal. But like all religions there are divisions and boundaries, controlled by who marries whom. Simplistically put, the first split happened shortly after the death of the founder-prophet who did not leave behind a will or sons. So Islam split into the Arab (Sunni) and Persian (Shia) schools-the former claiming consensus should determine leadership of the Islamic world, the latter preferring bloodline, through the prophet’s grandsons born to his daughter. The Shia group is split further. The Twelvers who believe the twelfth Imam remains hidden and will reveal himself at the end of time. The Bohras and Khojas however insist their respective leaders are Imams with a continuous bloodline. But the American media doesn’t care for these details. To them, every Muslim is an “Islamist”. The subtleties of sect, history, or geography vanish. Mamdani thus becomes a cartoon villain: a bearded Muslim who somehow survived liberal America’s tolerance tests. The Khojas and Bohras evolved from old gana-sangha traditions-republican merchant orders from Buddha’s time. They had their own systems of law, credit and charity, independent of kings and clerics. Mobility was their weapon. When trade dried up, they simply migrated: from Gujarat to Zanzibar, from Africa to London, and now to New York. They owed allegiance not to a nation but to a network. Mamdani inherits that legacy of cosmopolitan capitalism-pragmatic, mobile and skeptical of rigid authority. Incidentally, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, came from the same Khoja lineage (both publicly claimed to be Twelver though). Jinnah’s ancestors were Gujarati Hindus, probably from the Lohana caste, who turned to Islam when they were expelled from their guilds for trading in forbid den goods like fish. Even at his death, nobody knew whether Jinnah was Sunni or Shia. Both sects claimed him, each performing its own funeral rites. That ambiguity, born of Gujarati mercantile pragmatism, defines the global Muslim elite-from Karachi to Kampala to Queens.)
TIMES OF INDIA
— Shutdown breakers: Eight Democrats join Republicans to end deadlock and they all have something in common
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/shutdown-breakers-eight-democrats-join-republicans-to-end-deadlock-and-they-all-have-one-thing-in-common/articleshow/125215520.cms
— Republicans seek to revoke Mamdani’s citizenship
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/put-him-on-first-flight-back-to-uganda-republicans-seek-to-revoke-mamdanis-citizenship-is-it-legally-possible/articleshow/125215629.cms
— DD: What do you say to those who equate non-White immigrants with native Americans?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/the-haunting-legacy-of-native-american-boarding-schools-carlisle-and-the-struggle-for-truth/articleshow/125137312.cms
SKY NEWS
— Mamdani’s election win could have ‘large implications’ on US midterms
https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/united-states/zohran-mamdanis-election-win-could-have-large-implications-on-us-midterms/video/79eedef0190b7be1f4b942331f6917a6
— Mamdani’s affordability message ‘driving Republicans crazy’ DD: To promote affordability is to promote socialism
https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/united-states/zohran-mamdanis-affordability-message-driving-republicans-crazy/video/1f05764aed1cba3e397bacb68f2cc320
November 9, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— The Department of Homeland Security released the following full statement Sunday afternoon
https://abc7chicago.com/post/immigration-agents-pepper-spray-1-year-old-girl-cicero-dhs-says-shots-fired-cbp-little-village-father/18135013/
CBS2
— Shots fired at Border Patrol agents on Chicago’s West Side
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/shots-fired-at-border-patrol-agents-on-chicagos-west-side-dhs-says/
WTTW
— Federal Agents Say They Were Shot at in Little Village; Chemical Agents Used to Disperse Crowd
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/08/federal-agents-say-they-were-shot-little-village-chemical-agents-used-disperse-crowd
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/cicero-pepper-spray-family-immigration-raids/
FOX ILLINOIS
— President Trump announces $2,000 checks for Americans from tariff revenue
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-announces-a-2000-tariff-dividend-check-for-americans-donald-trump-congress-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-truth-social-republican-senator-josh-hawley-legislation-national-debt
RAY HANANIA
— Lipinski, Serafin and Hanania discuss Mandami win and Dems vs GOP
https://hanania.substack.com/p/lipinski-serafin-and-hanania-discuss
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Moody Bible Institute Sues Bigoted CPS
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/11/07/moody-bible-institute-sues-bigoted-cps
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Senators reach deal to reopen the government through January. Compromise would guarantee Democrats a vote on enhanced Obamacare subsidies in December.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/9/senators-reach-deal-reopen-government-january/
— Pro-lifers urge Republicans to add Hyde amendment abortion guardrails to Obamacare
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/9/pro-lifers-urge-republicans-add-hyde-amendment-abortion-guardrails/
NEW YORK POST
— How progressives engineered voting rules to help Mamdani win
https://nypost.com/2025/11/09/opinion/how-progressives-engineered-voting-rules-to-help-zohran-mamdani-win/
— Mamdani’s people make demands — hate Israel and America, or we will end you
https://nypost.com/2025/11/09/opinion/mamdanis-people-make-demands-hate-israel-and-america-or-we-will-end-you/
— The government shutdown showcases food-stamp fraud and follies
https://nypost.com/2025/11/09/opinion/the-government-shutdown-showcases-food-stamp-fraud-and-follies/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Socialist Hypothesis Has Been Falsified — Did New York Get the Memo?
https://amgreatness.com/2025/11/09/the-socialist-hypothesis-has-been-falsified-did-new-york-get-the-memo/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Mamdani promises excellence, signals collapse
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/mamdani_promises_excellence_signals_collapse.html
— Why Are Things Unaffordable? DD: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/why_are_things_unaffordable.html
BREITBART
— Minneapolis’s Reelected Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey Delivers Victory Speech in Somali
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/09/watch-minneapoliss-reelected-democrat-mayor-jacob-frey-delivers-victory-speech-in-somali/
COLLEGE FIX
— Moody Bible college says Chicago schools discriminate against its student teachers
https://www.thecollegefix.com/moody-bible-college-says-chicago-schools-discriminate-against-its-student-teachers/
— Math teacher says he was called ‘ideologically violent’ for supporting standardized testing
https://www.thecollegefix.com/math-teacher-says-he-was-called-ideologically-violent-for-supporting-standardized-testing/
EPOCH TIMES
— SNAP and the Growth of the American Welfare State. Current spending on all welfare programs, as a percentage of GDP, is 12 times higher than it was in 1962.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/snap-and-the-growth-of-the-american-welfare-state-5941576
FOX BUSINESS
— Socialism’s rise threatens America’s prosperity after Mamdani win. Mamdani’s victory brings the democratic socialist movement into mainstream politics
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/experts-warn-socialisms-rise-threatens-americas-prosperity-future-nation-stands-crossroads
— Experts, immigrants sound alarm on socialism’s rise as faith in capitalism erodes
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6384871800112
— Mamdani’s victory prompts response from Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CblVnYdcdI
FOX NEWS
— Why Mamdani will serve two terms no matter how bad NYC gets
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-why-mamdani-serve-two-terms-no-matter-how-bad-nyc-gets.amp
— Mamdani victory speech draws concern as NYC mayor-elect vows ‘no problem too large for government to solve’
https://www.aol.com/articles/mamdani-victory-speech-draws-concern-173140071.html
— Democrats started the fire of socialism. Now, they are afraid it will burn them.
https://www.aol.com/articles/democrats-did-start-fire-socialism-100045574.html
— Mamdani is the new face of the Democrat Party
https://www.aol.com/articles/republicans-push-mamdani-face-democratic-173838479.html
— Far-left mayor gives victory speech in foreign language
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/social-media-erupts-after-far-left-mayor-gives-victory-speech-foreign-language
— Escalating attacks on agents after Chicago ambush
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6384876352112
TOWNHALL
— Chicago Declares War on Faith
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2025/11/09/chicago-declares-war-on-faith-n2666171
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Mamdani is a Democratic Party leader
https://www.aol.com/articles/sanders-course-mamdani-democratic-party-201602887.html
CNN
— Democrats are emulating Mamdani’s style online
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/politics/zohran-mamdani-democrats-online-videos
— ICE is recruiting NYPD officers after Mamdani’s victory
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-recruiting-nypd-officers-zohran-191156775.html
REUTERS
— Mamdani’s New York victory exposes fault lines in Jewish Democratic politics. Two-thirds of New York City’s Jewish vote went to Cuomo. Mamdani’s Jewish supporters back his stance on Gaza.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mamdanis-new-york-victory-exposes-fault-lines-jewish-democratic-politics-2025-11-09/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Mamdani understands that New York is obsessed with itself. Much of his campaign’s aesthetic lay in showcasing the city.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/opinion/zohran-mamdani-aesthetic-new-york.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— This week’s election results should terrify Republicans
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-11-09/midterm-elections-republicans-worried
USA TODAY
— Trump threatens to punish NYC over Mamdani. Will he arrest new mayor and block funds? Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist, hasn’t taken office yet. But he’s already looking to “Trump-proof” New York City.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/08/trump-threat-nyc-mayor-mamdani/87133111007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mamdani’s Win and the Democratic Divide
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/journal-editorial-report/wsj-opinion-mamdani-win-and-the-democratic-divide/681B6CA0-4DD5-48FA-9D39-956656C76A68
FORBES
— 3 Marketing Lessons From Mamdani’s Campaign
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kianbakhtiari/2025/11/09/3-marketing-lessons-from-zohran-mamdanis-campaign/
RACISM
— DD: To get more votes for Democrat candidates, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at everyone that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://racism.org/articles/defining-racism/143-colorblind-racism/12826-inequity-hurdles
HUFFINGTOM POST
— Mamdani Has Advice For Woman
https://www.aol.com/articles/zohran-mamdani-1-simple-piece-223545065.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Mamdani has paved the way for AOC to run for president
https://www.the-independent.com/voices/zohran-mamdani-aoc-president-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-b2859837.html
NATIONAL HERALD
— Mamdani Takes NY, Dems Show Signs of Life Across U.S.
https://www.thenationalherald.com/mamdani-takes-ny-dems-show-signs-of-life-across-u-s/
TIMES OF INDIA
— NYC public schools lose 22,000 students as Mamdani prepares to phase out gifted programs
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/nyc-public-schools-lose-22000-students-as-mamdani-prepares-to-phase-out-gifted-programs/articleshow/125196852.cms
INDIA TODAY
— Indian-Origin Mayor’s NYC Win: Zoran Mamdani Takes On Trump, Modi
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/video/indian-origin-mayors-nyc-win-zoran-mamdani-takes-on-trump-modi-ytvd-2816224-2025-11-09
TELEGRAPH
— Escape from New York: Bankers flee Mamdani for Texas
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/11/09/wall-street-turns-to-texas-to-escape-mamdanis-new-york/
GUARDIAN
— How Mamdani is defying immigrant expectations by embracing his identity: ‘His boldness resonates.’ Mamdani refused to ‘be in the shadows’ in the face of Islamophobic attacks during his campaign. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight assimilation.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/09/zohran-mamdani-politics-immigrant-identity
DAILY MAIL
— ‘NYC will become Mumbai’, billionaire property magnate Barry Sternlicht rages as his firm plans to leave the city after Mamdani mayoral win
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/real-estate/article-15266245/new-york-mumbai-barry-sternlicht-zohran-mamdani.html
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
— Trump Threatens to Punish NYC and ‘Arrest’ Mamdani Over Immigration Policies. Trump warns of funding cuts and possible arrest of Mamdani amid immigration policy clashes.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-threatens-punish-nyc-arrest-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-over-immigration-policies-1753480
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Republicans push to revoke Mamdani’s US citizenship – can they really do it?
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/republicans-push-to-revoke-zohran-mamdanis-us-citizenship-can-they-really-do-it/articleshow/125204307.cms
AL JAZEERA
— Mamdani cites Malcolm X during first Friday prayers after NYC mayoral win
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/11/9/mamdani-cites-malcolm-x-during-first-friday-prayers-after-nyc-mayoral-win
MUSLIM MATTERS
— Mamdani Made Khilafa Great Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlIj3wGqFok
— Welcome to the Islamic Republic of New Yorkistan!
https://muslimmatters.org/2025/11/09/podcast-welcome-to-the-islamic-republic-of-new-yorkistan/
November 5, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Day care worker arrested by ICE in front of children on North Side
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-daycare-worker-rayito-de-sol-arrested-ice-front-children-witnesses-say/18116866/
— ICE plans to establish a “National Call Center” in Nashville, Tennessee, to help law enforcement track unaccompanied migrant children for potential removal, according to an agency contracting document.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-open-call-center-help-track-migrant-children-removal/18118204/
— FAA says it will cut thousands of flights a day starting Friday due to shutdown
https://abc7chicago.com/post/flight-capacity-will-reduced-10-40-major-airports-faa/18117745/
NBC5
— Teacher pulled out of Chicago daycare by armed ICE agents, alderman says. City officials and parents told NBC Chicago the federal agents took a teacher from Rayito de Sol daycare out of the building soon after it opened at 7 a.m.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/teacher-pulled-out-of-chicago-daycare-by-armed-ice-agents/3847934/
— Border Patrol Chief: All agents’ uses of force in Chicago ‘more than exemplary’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/border-patrol-chief-all-agents-uses-of-force-in-chicago-more-than-exemplary/3848113/
CBS2
— ICE agents detain teacher at Chicago daycare Rayito del Sol in North Center
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-agents-chicago-daycare-preschool-teacher-detained/
FOX32
— Judge orders feds to improve conditions at Broadview ICE facility
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/judge-orders-feds-to-improve-conditions-at-broadview-ice-facility
WTTW
— Federal Judge Orders Broadview ICE Detention Center to Improve Conditions, Access to Food and Water
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/05/federal-judge-orders-broadview-ice-detention-center-improve-conditions-access-food-and
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pope Leo XIV calls on Trump administration to allow detainees in Broadview to receive communion
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/pope-leo-migrants/
— Immigration agents take day care worker from inside North Center facility
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/daycare-worker-taken-federal-agents/
— Federal judge issues temporary restraining order, finding substandard conditions at Broadview immigration facility
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/broadview-restraining-order-ruling/
— ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/ice-agent-chicago-drunk-driving-charge/
— Pritzker says an Indiana remap might force Illinois to act as he celebrates Democratic wins Tuesday. DD: If you are a Republican, you should ever-increasingly take steps to protect yourself from Pritzker. Anticipate/expect that Republicans will ever-increasingly leave Illinois.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/gov-jb-pritzker-says-an-indiana-remap-might-force-illinois-to-act-as-he-celebrates-democratic-wins-tuesday/
— Pritzker says an Indiana remap might force Illinois to act as he celebrates Democratic wins Tuesday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/gov-jb-pritzker-says-an-indiana-remap-might-force-illinois-to-act-as-he-celebrates-democratic-wins-tuesday/
— ‘The use of force was against me’: Border Patrol chief’s deposition highlights marathon hearing over use of force by immigration agents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/immigration-blitz-evidence-expected-in-hearing/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Federal judge issues temporary restraining order governing conditions at Broadview ICE facility. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman is requiring officials at the de facto detention center run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide detainees with sufficient hygiene and access to lawyers and a phone, among other requirements. DD: How many have stood before Gettleman? I did in 2000 in Diersen v. GAO.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/05/federal-judge-issues-temporary-restraining-order-governing-conditions-at-broadview-ice-facility
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County pays up on two overdue election-related bills
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251105/news/dupage-county-pays-up-on-two-overdue-election-related-bills/
— California Republicans sue over new US House map approved by voters
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251105/nation-and-world-politics/california-republicans-sue-over-new-us-house-map-approved-by-voters/
WMBD
— Central Illinois Congressmen receive primary challenges, state legislators do not. DD: Since 2002, my critics/opponents have unsuccessfully tried to get registered Republican voters in my precinct to challenge me.
https://wmbdradio.com/2025/11/04/central-illinois-congressmen-receive-primary-challenges-state-legislators-do-not/
OVERDRIVE
— Non-domiciled CDLs: Illinois paused all issuance/renewal in September
https://www.overdriveonline.com/regulations/article/15771040/illinois-paused-all-nondomiciled-cdl-issuancerenewal-in-september
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-418/
— Pritzker says if Indiana redraws its congressional districts, Illinois may follow suit
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/05/pritzker-says-if-indiana-redraws-its-congressional-districts-illinois-may-follow-suit/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The mainstream news media exists to elect and to reelect Democrat candidates and to defeat Republican candidates. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— As Democrats have more victories, anticipate/expect that RINOs will ever-increasingly dump Republicans. I should write about the RINOs who have dumped me. I would focus on those who I did the most to help elect and to help reelect. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Chicago Reporters Do Not Cover Themselves with Glory in False Reporting on Day Care Center Arrests
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/05/chicago-reporters-do-not-cover-themselves-with-glory-in-false-reporting-on-day-care-center-arrests/
— ICE at McHenry County Courthouse
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/05/ice-at-mchenry-county-courthouse/
— Moving to Florida. DD: What percent of those who flee New York for Florida to escape Democrat socialism will vote for Democrats in Florida? Overwhelmingly, those who fled Chicago for DuPage County to escape Democrat poverty and crime vote for Democrats in DuPage County.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/05/moving-to-florida/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Déjà Vu for Illinois Republicans: Ted Dabrowski’s Campaign Mirrors Richard Irvin’s Doomed Bid for Governor
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/deja-vu-for-illinois-republicans-ted-dabrowskis-campaign-mirrors-richard-irvins-doomed-bid-for-governor.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Schumer’s nightmare scenario: Mamdani’s win rekindles rumblings of AOC primary showdown
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/5/schumers-nightmare-scenario-mamdanis-win-rekindles-rumblings-aoc/
— Those who “like” socialism don’t know what it is. DD: Democrat leaders shout at those who have less money that they have less money because of capitalism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/5/letter-editor-like-socialism-dont-know/
— Trump admin notches fewest border encounters with unauthorized migrants in record October. DD: The stronger that Democrat and RINO leaders had invited illegals, the more that have come. But then, America elected Trump.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/5/six-straight-months-no-catch-release-border/
— With Mamdani’s win in NYC, socialists scored a win. What do Democrats do now: Go hard left or hunt the middle?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/5/mamdanis-win-nyc-socialists-scored-win/
— Put SNAP recipients under a microscope
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/5/put-snap-recipients-microscope/
— People are voting with their feet. New Yorkers who hate bad governance have already flocked to Texas, Florida. DD: What percent of those who flee New York for Florida and Texas to escape Democrat socialism will vote for Democrats in Florida and Texas? Overwhelmingly, those who fled Chicago for DuPage County to escape Democrat poverty and crime vote for Democrats in DuPage County.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/5/people-voting-feet/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats are the unquestioned party of political violence
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3876429/democrats-unquestioned-party-political-violence/
— Bad news for Republicans, warnings for both parties
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3876245/bad-news-for-republicans-warnings-for-both-parties/
— Maryland schools force gender ideology on seventh graders
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3876543/maryland-schools-force-gender-ideology-on-seventh-graders/
NEW YORK POST
— New Jersey Hispanic, Latino voters swung sharply to Mikie Sherrill –wiping out 2024 GOP gains
https://nypost.com/2025/11/05/us-news/nj-hispanic-latino-voters-swung-sharply-to-mikie-sherrill-wiping-out-2024-gop-gains-data-shows/
— Mamdani’s DSA allies are flexing power in Albany — and no corner of the state is safe
https://nypost.com/2025/11/05/opinion/mamdanis-dsa-allies-are-flexing-power-in-albany-and-no-corner-of-ny-is-safe/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The University of Chicago: Epicenter of Trump hatred
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/the_university_of_chicago_epicenter_of_trump_hatred.html
— Requiem For Gotham. DD: The more of the following that New Yorkers are, the faster that Mamdani will drive them out of New York: American, non-Muslim, White, male, older, non-poor, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/requiem_for_gotham.html
BREITBART
— What Mamdani’s Victory Reveals About America’s New Class Politics
https://link.breitbart.com/view/5d13d86afc942d626ccc80b7p80mr.1518/eb7aa52e
DAILY SIGNAL
— With Mamdani’s Win in NYC, Class Warfare Politics Have Arrived. DD: Democrat leaders shout at those who have less money that they have less money because of capitalism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/05/with-mamdanis-victory-nyc-class-warfare-politics-has-arrived/
— Mamdani Win Could Make Dems the Next Whig Party
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/05/mayor-mamdani-and-wedge-socialism/
FOX BUSINESS
— Socialism’s deadly history is being ignored by America’s young voters. DD: Democrat leaders shout at those who have less money that they have less money because of capitalism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6384558407112
FOX NEWS
— David Hogg calls on Dems to reignite ‘American Dream’ after Mamdani win. DD: When I was young, I had the American Dream. That motivated me to take college preparatory courses in high school, get an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, work my way through college, earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, earn three job-related master’s degrees, earn six job-related professional certifications, and earn a job-related professional license. But if I was young today, because of my demographics, I doubt that I would have the American Dream. I doubt that I could find the motivation to do what I did. Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share my demographics.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-politics-newsletter-david-hogg-calls-dems-reignite-american-dream-after-mamdani-win
HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
— America’s welfare state has “waged a war on marriage,” trapped low-income individuals in poverty, and fostered long-term dependence on government assistance. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-americas-welfare-state-needs-immediate-reform/
NEWSMAX
— Newsom Wins Prop 50, Boosting Profile for 2028 Run. DD: Democrats cannot win without gerrymandering.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/gavin-newsom-california-president/2025/11/05/id/1233277/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Mamdani’s election as New York City mayor draws global reactions ranging from celebrations and pride to anger
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zohran-mamdani-election-mayor-new-york-global-reaction/
NEWSWEEK
— Mamdani Issues Warning to Trump Admin’s ICE Agents After NYC Mayoral Win. DD: The more of the following that New Yorkers are, the faster that Mamdani will drive them out of New York: American, non-Muslim, White, male, older, non-poor, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamdani-ice-warning-donald-trump-new-york-10998303
NEW YORK TIMES
— Mamdani’s Top 5 Priorities as Mayor. DD: The more of the following that New Yorkers are, the faster that Mamdani will drive them out of New York: American, non-Muslim, White, male, older, non-poor, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/nyregion/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-priorities-agenda.html
WSJ
— U.S. to Reduce Flight Traffic by 10% at 40 Airports Due to Shutdown. Transportation secretary says move is to relieve unpaid air-traffic controllers.
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/u-s-to-reduce-flight-traffic-by-10-in-40-markets-due-to-shutdown-2ce4fc4f
BEAST
— MAGA Blame Game Erupts After Republicans Suffer Nationwide Losses
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maga-blame-game-erupts-after-republicans-suffer-nationwide-losses/ar-AA1PPoOQ
FROM OTHER SOURCES
REALTOR
— Hannity joined forces with DeSantis to urge a mass exodus from New York City to the “free state of Florida” in the wake of Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral election win. DD: What percent of those who flee New York for Florida to escape Democrat socialism will vote for Democrats in Florida? Overwhelmingly, those who fled Chicago for DuPage County to escape Democrat poverty and crime vote for Democrats in DuPage County.
https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/sean-hannity-ron-desantis-zohran-mamdani-florida-move-new-york/
November 4, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Witnesses testify to alleged unsanitary, squalid conditions inside Broadview ICE facility. Judge Robert Gettleman compared conditions at Broadview to those of a concentration camp, saying, ‘One is reminded of Auschwitz.’ DD: When my lawsuit against GAO was transferred from Washington DC to Chicago in 2000, it was initially assigned to Gettleman. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-lawsuit-filed-aclu-illinois-conditions-inside-broadview-facility-court-tuesday/18111176/
— Food banks see surge in demand; Trump says SNAP benefits won’t be given until after shutdown
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-says-no-snap-benefits-will-go-shutdown-ends-food-banks-pantries-see-surge-demand/18113085/
— Dolton food pantry sees surge in visitors, could run out of groceries Wednesday
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dolton-illinois-feed-deed-market-food-pantry-could-run-groceries-wednesday-government-shutdown-impacts-snap-benefits/18113727/
CBS2
— Border Patrol commander Bovino defends tactics in Chicago immigration crackdown as Trump cheers
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/border-patrol-commander-gregory-bovino-defends-migration-crackdown-tactics/
WGN9
— 2026 election to reshape Illinois congressional delegation
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-political-landscape-2026/
FOX32
— Aurora joins growing list of cities barring feds from using public property
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1735338
— Live election results in key 2025 races
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/live-election-results-key-2025-races
WTTW
— Broadview ICE Facility Lacks Beds, Showers, Adequate Food as Federal Judge Indicates Temporary Restraining Order Likely
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/03/federal-judge-hear-evidence-after-claims-inhumane-and-unlawful-conditions-broadview-ice
— Border Patrol Official Behind Chicago Immigration Crackdown Defends Tactics as Trump Cheers
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/04/border-patrol-official-behind-chicago-immigration-crackdown-defends-tactics-trump-cheers
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘It has really become a prison’: Broadview detainees detail dirty, overcrowded facility in court
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/broadview-lawsuit-hearing/
— Testimony from Bovino, body-cam footage among evidence expected in hearing over use of force by immigration agents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/immigration-blitz-evidence-expected-in-hearing/
— Pritzker should veto ‘right to die’ bill passed in the veto session
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/euthanasia-medically-assisted-suicide-right-to-die-illinois-death/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Plaintiffs’ lawyers: Bovino views protesters as ‘violent rioters,’ tells officers to ‘go hard’ against them. The allegation came in a late-night court filing Monday as attorneys representing media organizations seek to restrict the feds’ use of force during Chicago-area deportation campaign.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2025/11/04/plaintiffs-lawyers-bovino-views-protesters-as-violent-rioters-tells-officers-to-go-hard-against-them
— Pritzker says what the Sun-Times can’t
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/11/04/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-obscenity-cursing
DAILY HERALD
— 22 — yes, 22 — candidates running for Durbin’s Senate seat; 7 seek GOP governor nomination
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/illinois-state-politics/22-yes-22-candidates-running-for-durbins-senate-seat-7-seek-gop-governor-nomination/
— Bolingbrook blocks release of body camera video of ICE agents claiming they were battered
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/crime/bolingbrook-blocks-release-of-body-camera-video-of-ice-agents-claiming-they-were-battered/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against ICE, that is, against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/local-politics/how-are-you-protecting-us-palatine-residents-share-concerns-about-ice-with-council/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/local/wheeling-prohibits-agents-from-using-village-property-to-prepare-for-immigration-enforcement-activit/
— Illinois treasurer faces no GOP challenger as 2026 primary ballots take shape
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/news/illinois-treasurer-faces-no-gop-challenger-as-2026-primary-ballots-take-shape/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois treasurer faces no GOP challenger as 2026 primary ballots take shape
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-11-04/illinois-treasurer-faces-no-gop-challenger-as-2026-primary-ballots-take-shape
ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— Republican Senate Candidate Don Tracy on Israel, ICE, and the future of MAGA and the GOP
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/u.s-senate-hopeful-don-tracy-on-israel-immigration-and-getting-support-from-gop-independent-voters
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-417/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Vallas: The Great Displacement
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicagos-great-displacement
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Democratic Party Precinct Committee Candidates Vastly Outnumber Republican’s, 90-67
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/04/mchenry-county-democratic-party-precinct-committee-candidates-vastly-outnumber-republicans-90-67/
— Does the McHenry County Republican Party Have a Death Wish?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/24/does-the-mchenry-county-republican-party-have-a-death-wish/
— Two Illinois Illegal Aliens Make Homeland Security’s Worse of the Worst” List
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/04/two-illinois-illegal-aliens-make-homeland-securitys-worse-of-the-worst-list/
— The Role of Pot in Automobile Deaths at Over 40%
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/04/the-role-of-pot-in-automobile-deaths-at-over-40/
— Algonquin GOP Chairman Calls for Taxpayers to Urge County Board Members Not to Increase Their Real Estate Tax Levy
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/04/algonquin-gop-chairman-calls-for-taxpayers-to-urge-county-board-members-not-to-increase-their-real-estate-tax-levy/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Dabrowski Campaign Sends Southern Illinois Media Advisory During Bailey Family Burial
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/tone-deaf-dabrowski-campaign-sends-media-advisory-during-bailey-family-burial.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Israel to give Charlie Kirk the Pillars of Jerusalem award
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3873619/israel-give-charlie-kirk-pillars-of-jerusalem-award/
NEW YORK POST
— Conspiracy kook Tucker Carlson is no conservative and no friend to Charlie Kirk and JD Vance
https://nypost.com/2025/11/03/opinion/conspiracy-kook-tucker-carlson-is-no-patriot-no-conservative-and-no-friend-to-charlie-kirk-and-jd-vance/
— The reasons behind Gen Z’s love of Luigi Mangione should scare everyone who cares about the future of America
https://nypost.com/2025/11/04/opinion/whats-really-fueling-gen-zs-love-of-luigi-mangione/
AMERICAN THINKER
— A Deep Philosophical Analysis of Fuentes and Mamdani
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/a_deep_philosophical_analysis_of_fuentes_and_mamdani.html
BREITBART
— Half of Migrant Households Get Welfare Via US-Born Children
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/11/04/report-half-migrant-households-get-welfare-via-us-born-children/amp/
— Democrat-Run California to Spend Billions on Illegals’ Healthcare While Undercutting Police
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2025/11/04/report-democrat-run-california-to-spend-billions-on-illegals-healthcare-while-undercutting-police/
DAILY CALLER
— California Will Spend 28x More On Healthcare For Illegals Than State Law Enforcement
https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/04/california-will-spend-28x-more-health-benefits-for-illegals-than-state-law-enforcement/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
== Without Borders, There Is No Nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d__p6SDBQZk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Dick Cheney became a vocal critic of Donald Trump after Jan. 6. He joined daughter Liz Cheney in criticizing Trump as “threat” to the country.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dick-cheney-vocal-critic-donald-trump-after-jan/story?id=127168273
CBS NEWS
— Election Day 2025 live updates
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/election-day-2025-voting-results/
NEWSWEEK
— What Dick Cheney Said About Donald Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/what-dick-cheney-said-about-donald-trump-10988139
— Who Did Biden Blame for Election Defeat? DD: What do you say to Republican candidates who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats?
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-blame-election-defeat-pelosi-obama-trump-2037976
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS
— 75 years of Excellence in Serving the Public and Building the Government Accountability Profession DD: I have been an AGA member since 1979. I served on the AGA Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996. AGA never came to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took adverse actions against me.
https://www.flipsnack.com/FCAA7CF569B/aga-journal-of-government-financial-management-fall-2025/full-view.html
— The CGFM is Over 30 and There Is Much to Celebrate! DD: I became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994.
https://www.flipsnack.com/FCAA7CF569B/aga-journal-of-government-financial-management-fall-2025/full-view.html
— David Walker: Transforming the Federal Government DD: Walker headed GAO 1998-2008.
https://www.flipsnack.com/FCAA7CF569B/aga-journal-of-government-financial-management-fall-2025/full-view.html
— How AGA Membership Has Helped My Career DD: I have been an AGA member since 1979. I served on the AGA Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996. AGA never came to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took adverse actions against me.
https://www.flipsnack.com/FCAA7CF569B/aga-journal-of-government-financial-management-fall-2025/full-view.html
WIRED
— The GOP Civil War Over Nick Fuentes Has Just Begun. Tucker Carlson’s friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes has led to a major reckoning.
https://www.wired.com/story/gop-civil-war-over-nick-fuentes-antisemitism/
November 3, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Manny’s Deli among those offering free meals to SNAP recipients affected by government shutdown
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mannys-deli-offering-free-family-meals-chicagos-south-loop-snap-recipients-affected-government-shutdown/18108105/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly decry Trump’s deportation of their illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-donald-trump-60-minutes-says-immigration-raids-havent-gone-far-enough-communities-brace-whats/18106031/
— Celebration of life held for Darren Bailey’s son, family killed in helicopter crash
https://abc7chicago.com/post/funeral-illinois-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-darren-baileys-son-family-killed-helicopter-crash-montana/18108766/
CBS2
— Chicago restaurants and organizations step in with SNAP benefits in limbo
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/as-deadline-snap-benefits-chicago-restaurants-organizations/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino nearly ground to halt last week
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-deposition/
— Naperville’s nonprofit community television station NCTV17 is poised to receive an additional $200,000 from the city next year, bringing its total city funding to $915,000 as the station fights to stay afloat. DD: Should I spend more of my money to boost readership of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? I am spending very little now. My target audience is Illinois Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/nctv17-funding-naperville-revenue-cable/
— Hundreds gather in rural Illinois to remember lives of Darren Bailey’s son, family killed in helicopter crash
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/hundreds-gather-in-rural-illinois-to-remember-lives-of-darren-baileys-son-family-killed-in-helicopter-crash/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bickering over Bovino: Lawyers swap complaints of obstruction, ‘sandbagging’ during deposition. A court transcript reveals that questions were posed to U.S. Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino about his communications with Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/03/bickering-over-bovino-lawyers-complain-to-judge-of-obstruction-sandbagging-during-deposition
DAILY HERALD
— NIU welcomes Illinois Senate minority leader John Curran for ‘Rebuilding Democracy’ lecture
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251103/submitted-content/niu-welcomes-illinois-senate-minority-leader-for-rebuilding-democracy-lecture/
WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame their shutdown on Trump.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/the-latest-trump-administration-must-tell-judges-whether-it-will-feed-the-poor/article_1f256515-14cf-5e23-b9da-3aa13a8104f9.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame their shutdown on Trump.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/government-shutdown-on-brink-of-historic-record-as-trump-blames-democrats-for-standoff-republicans-affordable-care-act-snap-benefits-day-34-washington-dc-capitol-hill-congress-senate
GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Glen Ellyn Shares Statement Regarding ICE Activity
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/glen-ellyn-shares-statement-regarding-ice-activity
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— Candidate Listing
https://cms5.revize.com/revize/dupage/Election/Documents/Candidate%20Information/WebsiteListingsByElection/2026GPE/2026GPE%20Candidate%20Listing.pdf
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-416/
— Trump on Chicago, Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/03/trump-on-chicago-pritzker/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Election integrity advocates urge reform after Illinois scores low in global survey. DD: Democrats run elections in Illinois.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_80cdacf2-45e9-4a9b-a547-adc5930c8e74.html
— Amid criticism, Pritzker defends using expletive to tell Trump where to go
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5a51f77c-a91d-43f6-8d67-c365992b24e9.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Know What “Tailing” Is?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/02/know-what-tailing-is/
— Tribune Echoes 1974 Argument That Driving People Out of Cars Is a Good Idea
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/02/tribune-echoes-1974-argument-that-driving-people-out-of-cars-is-a-good-idea/
— UPDATE WITH MORE PHOTOS: Robb Tadelman Holds Petition Party at McHenry Golf Club
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/02/robb-tadelman-holds-petition-party-at-mchenry-golf-club/
— Spending MUCH More, Getting MUCH Less for Minority, Female State Purchases
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/03/13447/
— Opportunity for Public To Comment on Natural Disaster Plan
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/03/opportunity-for-public-to-comment-on-natural-disaster-plan/
— Possible Reasons the State’s Attorney Dropped the Lakemoor Hemp Case
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/202
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mamdani releases Arabic-language campaign ad
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/3/zohran-mamdani-releases-arabic-language-campaign-ad/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nick Fuentes can’t be canceled, he must be conquered by debate
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3872877/nick-fuentes-must-be-conquered-by-debate/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Attempt to Hijack Conservative Institutions. DD: Democrats and RINOs did not attempt to hijack Illinois Center Right Coalition and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, they succeeded in destroying those organizations.
https://freebeacon.com/media/its-time-we-once-again-took-out-the-trash-scott-jennings-on-the-attempt-to-hijack-conservative-institutions/
NEW YORK POST
— How a foreign political machine tips the scales for Mamdani
https://nypost.com/2025/11/03/us-news/how-a-foreign-political-machine-tips-the-scales-for-mamdani/
AMERICA FIRST LEGAL
— America First Legal Calls for Federal Investigation into Illinois’ State-Mandated Mental Health Screenings of Students. DD: According to Democrats, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://aflegal.org/press-release/america-first-legal-calls-for-federal-investigation-into-illinois-state-mandated-mental-health-screenings-of-students/
BREITBART
— White House to Launch Website Exposing Criminal Illegal Aliens Who Have Received Medicaid
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/03/exclusive-white-house-to-launch-website-exposing-criminal-illegal-aliens-who-have-received-medicaid/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Fired ISU teaching assistant who flipped TPUSA table arrested again for alleged threats against Trump
https://www.campusreform.org/article/fired-isu-teaching-assistant-flipped-tpusa-table-arrested-alleged-threats-trump/28887
DAILY WIRE
— Tucker Carlson Sabotages America
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/bss-ep-2309
— Mamdani makes his final voter pitch in Arabic, CNN admits the Democrat brand is garbage, and a federal judge wants illegals to vote.
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1848-is-this-america-mamdani-releases-an-entire-campaign-ad-in-arabic
— How The Southern Poverty Law Center Poisoned Corporate America
https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-southern-poverty-law-center-poisoned-corporate-america
— Mamdani Effect: Abbott Says He’ll Impose 100% Tariff On New Yorkers Moving To Texas After Election
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mamdani-effect-abbott-says-hell-impose-100-tariff-on-new-yorkers-moving-to-texas-after-election
NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Law Would Shield Illegals From Arrest, Allow Them to Sue Agents Who Arrest Them
https://thenewamerican.com/us/illinois-law-would-shield-illegals-from-arrest-allow-them-to-sue-agents-who-arrest-them/
NEWSMAX
— Pritzker ‘Dehumanizes, Vilifies’ ICE Agents
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tricia-mclaughlin-dhs-ice/2025/11/03/id/1232991/
— Outrage as Heritage’s Roberts Backs Tucker, Fuentes in Anti-Israel Attacks
https://www.newsmax.com/us/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts-tucker-carlson/2025/11/02/id/1232913/
— GOP Must Reject Fringe Wing. DD: My critics/opponents always painted Illinois Center Right Coalition and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois as being fringe wing.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rosenbaum-kestenbaum-newsmax/2025/11/03/id/1232992/
— Key to Restoring American Greatness: Evil’s Wholesale Defeat
https://www.newsmax.com/scottpowell/cartels-gangs-pornography/2025/11/03/id/1232999/
TOWNHALL
— Illinois Is Requiring Mental Health Screenings for Students Without Parental Consent. DD: According to Democrats, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/11/03/this-state-is-requiring-mental-health-screenings-for-students-without-parental-consent-n2665865
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— SNAP contingency fund ‘isn’t enough,’ says Pritzker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWglrsDtit8
— As millions of Americans prepare to lose SNAP benefits, some states are moving to bridge the gap
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/millions-americans-prepare-lose-snap-benefits-states-are-moving-bridge-rcna239159
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: A Democrat take on America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/11/03/america-250-birthday-democracy-history/86629143007/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Illinois Launches Effort to Re-Enroll Some College, No Degree Cohort. DD: What helped you get a bachelor’s degree? For me, it included my parent’s providing me with room and board while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. It included my working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, part-rime during the school years and full-time during the summers. That enabled me graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/10/30/illinois-launches-effort-re-enroll-adult-learners
SPLC
— DD: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly use their assignation of Kirk to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/charlie-kirk-attack-public-education-free-speech-educators/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NEWS INDIA
— States and Cities across the U.S. Declare October 2025 as Hindu Heritage Month
https://newsindiatimes.com/states-and-cities-across-the-u-s-declare-october-2025-as-hindu-heritage-month/
FROM OTHER SOURSES
AUTO EVOLUTION
— 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 Z11 Factory Lightweight Sells for $220,000. DD: I owned a 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 1989-2005.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/1962-chevrolet-impala-ss-409-z11-factory-lightweight-sells-for-record-price-260329.html
November 2, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Local restaurants offering free meals to SNAP recipients who’ve lost their benefits
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-snap-benefits-november-wooden-paddle-lemont-la-grange-locations-offering-free-pizza-lost/18101012/
— Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike as sign-ups begin: ‘This will devastate us’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/affordable-care-act-obamacare-enrollee-sees-health-premium-spike-sign-ups-begin-during-government-shutdown-2025/18100578/
CBS2
— With SNAP benefits up in the air, Chicago charities and businesses step in to help
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/snap-benefits-up-in-the-air-chicago-charities-businesses-help/
WGN9
— What salary is considered ‘upper class’ in 2025? It depends on who you ask. DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. Federal employees have always been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid and that their benefits are far too generous. In today’s dollars, when I was 49 years old in 1997, my GAO GS-13 Step 10 salary was $153,151/year. But to get that salary, I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that. I had earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I had earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I had earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://wgntv.com/news/what-salary-is-considered-upper-class-in-2025-it-depends-on-who-you-ask/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Boomers, or those born after World War II and through 1964, were most likely to say a salary between $100,001 and $250,000 is considered “upper class.” Thirty-five percent of the boomers surveyed, who are all at or near retirement age, said surpassing six figures was enough. Twenty percent thought you needed far more than that, deeming only a salary above $500,000 an “upper class” wage. Millennials’ answers weren’t too different from boomers’ opinions. About 37 percent of millennials surveyed (or people born between 1981 and 1996) said earning between $100,001 and $250,000 would make for an upper-class household. Meanwhile, the youngest generation surveyed had more modest opinions on what constitutes wealth. More than a third of Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, many of whom are just entering the workforce, said earning between $75,001 and $200,000 qualified as “upper class.”)
WBEZ
— In Chicago, a Halloween weekend of immigration arrests and violence
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/02/nx-s1-5594866/chicago-evanston-ice-border-patrol-protest-immigration-illinois
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Border Patrol’s strong-arm tactics are the new norm in Chicago as Trump moves to sideline ICE leadership
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/border-patrol-chicago-trump-ice/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget pitch blames ‘Trump Deficit,’ but Chicago’s money woes found elsewhere
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/mayor-brandon-johnson-budget-trump-chicago-money-woes/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mayor-brandon-johnson-budget-pitch-110000518.html
— Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/02/government-shutdown-home-heating-aid/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker dropped an F-bomb in his criticism of Trump administration education policies last month before Illinois’ largest teachers union. DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/11/02/pritzker-trump-f-off-video
DAILY HERALD
— Wheeling board could ban ICE operations on village property
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251102/local-politics/wheeling-board-could-ban-ice-operations-on-village-property/
HERALD
— Will County schools receive 1500 Spanish-language books to promote literacy and inclusion. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage assimilation.
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/10/31/will-county-schools-receive-1500-spanish-language-books-to-promote-literacy-and-inclusion/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump suggests Rep. Ilhan Omar return to Somalia after her video praising her homeland. DD: What percent come America to turn America into their motherland? What percent come to America to destroy America?
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-suggests-rep-ilhan-omar-return-to-somalia-after-her-video-praising-her-homeland
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Illinois Dems’ Halloween Trick: Ghoulish Suicide Bill
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/10/31/illinois-dems-halloween-trick-ghoulish-suicide-bill
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘No Kings’ protests mock democracy, not defend it. Having lost at the ballot box, Democrats now try to win through noise, lawsuits and street theater.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/2/no-kings-protests-mock-democracy-defend/
— Gerrymandering, migration and political violence set the stage for America’s great unraveling. Political tribes redraw maps, rewrite morals and remove opponents until ballots no longer matter.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/2/gerrymandering-migration-political-violence-set-stage-americas-great/
— Christian colleges betray the faith they once defended. Liberal theology and woke politics have replaced prayer, repentance and fidelity to God.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/2/christian-colleges-betray-faith-defended/
— SNAP benefits in jeopardy as government shutdown drags into fifth week
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/2/snap-benefits-jeopardy-government-shutdown-drags-fifth-week/
NEW YORK POST
— Pervasive social-emotional learning brings Big Brother to the classroom
https://nypost.com/2025/11/02/opinion/pervasive-social-emotional-learning-brings-big-brother-to-the-classroom/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Kirk’s Vision Is Needed In Our Public Schools
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/kirk_s_vision_is_needed_in_our_public_schools.html
— How ‘Racist’ Was Pre-Civil-Rights-Era America?
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/beyond_the_cotton_field_how_racist_was_pre_civil_rights_era_america_really.html
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Michelle Obama: From Princeton to the White House — and Still No Gratitude. DD: Things that I am grateful for include my being able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/11/michelle-obama-victim/
PJ MEDIA
— The Twin Problems of Illegal Aliens and Unqualified Truck Drivers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2025/11/02/the-twin-problems-of-illegal-aliens-and-unqualified-truck-drivers-part-two-n4945513
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— DD: Chicago Democrat leaders ever increasingly protect their illegals and their criminals.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/were-not-violent-city-chicago-locals-take-ice-block-by-block-2025-11-02/
CBS NEWS
— Trump says ICE raids “haven’t gone far enough”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-ice-raids-havent-gone-far-enough-60-minutes/
— Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says airport delays are “going to get worse” as shutdown drags on.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sean-duffy-transportation-secretary-delays-shutdown-air-traffic-controllers/
— Rising concern over government shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-shutdown-impact-economy-personal/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Companies Are No Longer Hanging On to Employees. The practice of ‘labor hoarding’—holding on to employees for fear of not being able to get them back later—has reached its end. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted to get rid of me because I failed/refused to become a Democrat. They wanted to get rid of me more when I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They really wanted to get rid of me when I became an active member in class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/layoffs-labor-market-92a069c6
— Palantir Thinks College Might Be a Waste. So It’s Hiring High-School Grads. Tech company offers 22 teens a chance to skip college for its fellowship, which includes a four-week seminar on Western civilization. DD: If I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS in 1971. If I had not had an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.wsj.com/business/palantir-thinks-college-might-be-a-waste-so-its-hiring-high-school-grads-aed267d5
— The Growing Divide in the Rainbow Coalition. More gay people are speaking out against the gender ideology of trans and queer activists. DD: My critics/opponents promote LGBTQ.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-growing-divide-in-the-rainbow-coalition-1128015b
FORBES
— Trump Immigration Rule Could Make H-1B Visa Holders Too Costly To Hire. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2025/11/02/trump-immigration-rule-could-make-h-1b-visa-holders-too-costly-to-hire/
October 31, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Democrats Pass Bill Targeting ICE, but the Supremacy Clause Makes It Unconstitutional
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/opinion-illinois-democrats-pass-bill-targeting-ice-but-the-supremacy-clause-makes-it-unconstitutional.html
— Illinois Democrats Declare War on ICE — New Law Shields Illegal Aliens, Not Citizens
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/illinois-democrats-declare-war-on-ice-new-law-shields-illegal-aliens-not-citizens.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the early hours of Friday morning, Illinois Democrats pushed through one of the most extreme immigration bills in the country – a sweeping measure designed to block federal immigration enforcement and further cement Illinois’ status as a sanctuary state. The bill, House Bill 1312, passed after hours of emotional speeches according to Politico, from Democratic lawmakers, many of whom compared federal immigration agents to kidnappers and slave catchers. The legislation, which Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign, designates “safe zones” around schools, hospitals, and courthouses, and allows individuals to sue immigration officers for alleged violations of their “constitutional rights,” including false imprisonment or unlawful detention. “This bill is a statement on behalf of the legislature to say that what ICE is doing is unacceptable,” declared State Sen. Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago), one of the bill’s lead sponsors. Under the new law, federal immigration officers will face punitive damages if they conceal their identities, fail to wear body cameras, or use unmarked or out-of-state vehicles while conducting enforcement operations. It also prohibits civil immigration arrests inside courthouses or within 1,000 feet of them – effectively creating sanctuary zones where federal law cannot be enforced. Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) delivered a dramatic speech before the final vote, claiming to be “distraught and frightened” by federal enforcement actions. “I never thought I’d live in a world where masked federal employees, brandishing military-style weapons, would jump out of unmarked vans to kidnap and disappear people — U.S. citizens,” Harmon said. He alleged that federal agents are “targeting residents who look like” several Hispanic senators. House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Hillside) went even further, comparing the legislation to the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. “History will judge our actions in this moment, just as it did our predecessors,” he said. While Democrats framed the bill as a moral stand, critics say it is an outrageous attack on federal law enforcement and a dangerous invitation for lawlessness. By turning schools, hospitals, and courthouses into “safe zones” for illegal immigrants, Illinois Democrats have essentially declared that federal immigration law doesn’t apply here. For the last few years, Illinois families have watched as Democrats diverted billions of taxpayer dollars toward programs for illegal aliens – including free health care for noncitizens – while law-abiding residents struggle to pay their bills and access quality care. Under Gov. Pritzker, Illinois became the first state in the nation to offer free health insurance to undocumented immigrants aged 42 and older – a program that has ballooned in cost to more than a billion dollars. Now, with HB 1312, Democrats are doubling down on policies that reward those who break the law and punish those who enforce it. At a time when violent crime and drug trafficking are surging across the state, Illinois lawmakers are focused not on protecting citizens, but on shielding illegal immigrants from federal agents. With this legislation, Illinois Democrats have made their priorities clear: illegal aliens first, law-abiding citizens last. The message to working families could not be clearer – if you play by the rules, you’re on your own. But if you break the law, the state will protect you, fund you, and even help you sue the federal agents trying to uphold justice. As Gov. Pritzker prepares to sign HB 1312, Illinois continues to lead the nation not in economic growth, education, or public safety – but in radical policies that undermine the rule of law and reward illegal behavior. For a party that claims to defend democracy, Democrats in Illinois seem determined to dismantle it, one sanctuary bill at a time.)
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Senate Passes Suicide Bill at 3 AM
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/illinois-senate-passes-suicide-bill-at-2-am/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Motorists Get the Shaft in Democrats’ Mass Transit Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/motorists-get-the-shaft-in-democrats/
— GOP State Reps. Draw Opposition
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/gop-state-reps-draw-opposition/
— What Is the Tribune Missing in This Headline about the Middle of the Night Passage of a Mass Transit Bailout?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/what-is-the-tribune-missing-in-this-headline-about-the-middle-of-the-night-passage-of-a-mass-transit-bailout/
— Soy Bean Farmers Probably Pleased with Trump’s Deal with China
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/soy-bean-farmers-probably-pleased-with-trumps-deal-with-china/
— Sue Ness Reveals Number of Petition Signatures
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/sue-ness-reveals-number-of-petition-signatures/
— Cheaper Phone Calls for Prisoners
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/31/cheaper-phone-calls-for-prisoners/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Evanston mayor Biss’ message to ICE: ‘Get the hell out’
https://wgntv.com/evanston/evanston-leaders-to-address-recent-federal-agent-activity/
FOX32
— Biss tells ICE to ‘get the hell out of our city’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-border-patrol-activity-evanston-sparks-crash-arrests-outrage-from-city-leaders
— Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/federal-judge-rules-trump-cant-require-citizenship-proof-federal-voting-form
— Lawsuit alleges disturbing conditions at Broadview ICE facility
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lawsuit-details-disturbing-conditions-at-broadview-ice-facility
— Durbin meets with Little Village students
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/durbin-meets-little-village-students-after-peaceful-protest
ABC7
— Federal agents detain 2 after allegedly causing crash near Evanston elementary school
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-evanston-today-news-cook-county-officials-speak-federal-immigration-agents-reportedly-area-halloween/18095995/
— Federal agents detain multiple people on Northwest Side
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-federal-agents-detain-people-irving-park-albany-push-ald-rossana-rodriguez-sanchez-halloween-2025/18096451/
— USPS worker pushed to ground trying to intervene in suburban immigration arrest
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-postal-service-worker-pushed-ground-trying-intervene-arlington-heights-immigration-arrest-landscaper-video/18096836/
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-snap-benefits-november-halt-paying-forward-founder-determined-provide-free-food-despite-own-struggles/18096717/
— Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on federal voting form
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-cant-require-citizenship-proof-federal-voting-form-judge-rules/18096450/
NBC5
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/where-to-find-food-assistance-amid-pause-in-federal-food-aid-snap-benefits/3846079/
CBS2
— Little Village hosts safe space for trick-or-treaters amid immigration raids in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/little-village-halloween-safe-space-trick-or-treating-immigration-raids/
WTTW
— Chicago Must Regulate Intoxicating Hemp to Protect Kids
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/31/chicago-must-regulate-intoxicating-hemp-protect-kids-city-s-top-doctor
WBEZ
— Immigrants power kitchens, chefs say. So a Chicago group is raising money for their protection. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male who held that job.
https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2025/10/31/tiger-moon-market-fundraiser-immigrants-chicago-restaurants-kitchens
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lakeview resident calls on CPD to investigate federal agents for immigration raid on his property
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/lakeview-resident-cpd-arrest-federal-agents-immigration-raid/
— Legislature sets stage for Illinois to become a ‘right-to-die’ state as bill narrowly passes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/illinois-doctor-assisted-death-legislation/
— DD: Democrat leaders always promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/new-pentagon-policy-trans-troops-military/
— Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/air-traffic-controller-shortages-shutdown/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker makes a Halloween stop in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The governor passed out candy to children to allay fears trick-or-treating children might have about ICE agents in their neighborhoods.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/10/31/gov-jb-pritzker-halloween-stop-little-village-ice-operation-midway-blitz
— Bovino’s daily meetings with judge would infringe on separation of powers, appeals court says. The appellate court only undid an order requiring Greg Bovino to appear in court every weeknight. It left intact other orders, including that he obtain a body-worn camera.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/31/bovinos-daily-meetings-with-judge-would-infringe-on-separation-of-powers-appeals-court-says
— Broadview ICE facility a ‘black box’ where immigrants denied access to lawyers, medicine, lawsuit claims. The ACLU of Illinois and others ask a federal judge to intervene against “inhumane” conditions. Federal immigration officials say claims that there are “subprime conditions at the Broadview ICE facility are false.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/31/advocates-allege-inhumane-conditions-at-chicago-area-ice-facility-in-new-lawsuit
— ICE’s powerful facial recognition tech
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2025/10/31/border-patrol-ice-illinois-chicago-trump-johnson-pritzker-bovino
— ICE has powerful facial recognition app Illinois cops are barred from using — with little apparent oversight
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/10/31/ice-trump-facial-recognition-clearview-police-oversight
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10/30/south-suburban-food-pantry-draws-hundreds-as-snap-cutoff-looms
DAILY HERALD
— Lawmakers approve $1.5 billion transit funding package with 45 cent toll increase
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251031/transportation/lawmakers-approve-1-5-billion-transit-funding-package-with-45-cent-toll-increase/
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251031/news/overwhelmed-already-food-banks-pantries-carry-on-with-snap-emergency-plans/
STATELINE
— Cannabis use boosts tobacco addiction risk in young Americans
https://www.mystateline.com/news/cannabis-use-may-boost-tobacco-addiction-risk-in-young-americans-study-finds/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Heritage Foundation head defends Tucker Carlson for hosting white nationalist with antisemitic views. DD: While I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, I invited speakers at 78 of its events during that time. I should list all those who spoke at those events. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who spoke at those events.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-heritage-foundation-head-defends-tucker-carlson-for-hosting-white-nationalist-with-antisemitic-views/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— ICE comes to southern Illinois
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/they-are-literally-targeting-people-ice-comes-to-southern-illinois/amp/
ILLINOIS
— Candidate List
https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/CandidateList.aspx?ElectionID=Z2J%2fvYpKX8w%3d&Status=P2wRQXkiFoo%3d&BallotGroup=4HJalchPb4g%3d&QueryType=xF443FTCAJbIL3atac%2fUjEg7Y4yklgT1
DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Prepares SNAP Response. Beginning on Nov. 1, more than 67,000 DuPage County residents who rely on SNAP to buy groceries could be affected.
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_board/dupage_county_snap_response_1560.php
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— As ICE Targets Home Depot Stores, Advocates Say Company Is Failing To Protect Day Laborers. Federal agents have frequently detained people around Home Depot stores in the Chicago area. Organizers and neighbors are calling on the company to “keep ICE out” with planned vigils and calls for a boycott.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/why-is-ice-targeting-so-many-home-depots-advocates-say-store-is-failing-to-protect-day-laborers/
— ‘Terrified’ Chicagoans Join Illinois Dems In Calling For Probe Into Homeland Security’s Tactics. During a Friday news conference at City Hall, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said federal immigration agents have “blatantly violated the rights of Chicagoans since they arrived in our city.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/terrified-chicagoans-join-illinois-dems-in-calling-for-investigation-into-homeland-securitys-tactics-here/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-415/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— No Substitute for Defeating Evil
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/10/no_substitute_for_defeating_evil.html
— Today’s Democrats are as dangerous as 1861’s Copperhead Democrats
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/10/today_s_democrats_are_as_dangerous_as_1861_s_copperhead_democrats.html
BREITBART
— FBI Begins Arresting and Charging Violent Anti-ICE Harassers
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2025/10/30/fbi-begins-arresting-and-charging-violent-anti-ice-harassers/
— Democrats Have Become the Party of the Rich, Elites
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/31/exclusive-realignment-in-depth-analysis-reveals-how-democrats-have-become-the-party-of-the-rich-elites/
— Shutdown Has Already Cost Nearly $10 Billion in Pay for Non-Essential Workers to Stay Home. DD: So far, my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to retire has cost the Civil Service Retirement System $1.9 million in today’s dollars.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/10/30/exclusive-ernst-shutdown-has-already-cost-nearly-10-billion-in-pay-for-non-essential-workers-to-stay-home/
FEDERALIST
— California, D.C., Illinois, Washington, Colorado, and Oregon Handed Out $1.4B In Federal Medicaid Funding To Illegals
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/31/5-states-handed-out-1-4b-in-federal-medicaid-funding-to-illegals/
FOX NEWS
— Former acting ICE director blasts Pritzker’s ‘irresponsible’ move, says Dems’ ‘safe zones’ are a federal felony
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6384374993112
NEWSMAX
— Noem Denies Pritzker: ICE Will Be Out on Halloween
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kristi-noem-jb-pritzker-ice/2025/10/30/id/1232620/
— Democrats Put Illegals Before Citizens
https://www.newsmax.com/us/joe-gruters-gop-shutdown/2025/10/31/id/1232748/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker, US lawmakers condemn ‘Broadview 6’ indictment over ICE protest
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5582331-pritzker-johnson-defend-broadview-six/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Advocates allege ‘inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility in new lawsuit
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-ice-immigration-broadview-lawsuit-4d9b14a2ed8e28d7a4b75e42bdd7ca8a
NEW YORK TIMES
— Immigration Agents Clash With Chicago-Area Residents on Halloween. The state’s governor had called for a pause in the federal immigration crackdown over the Halloween weekend, citing concerns for children’s safety.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/politics/chicago-ice-immigration-agents.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Advocates Sue Feds Over ‘Dire’ Conditions at Chicago-Area Immigration Facility. Broadview facility is a ‘black hole’ where federal officials act with impunity, advocates allege.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-administration-sued-over-dire-conditions-at-chicago-area-immigration-facility-bfa708d5