FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/shane-gillis-trump-epstein-files-2025-espys-monologue/3791309/
WGN9
— Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfs0XMqGg3E
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that if businesses owned by minorities, women, people with disabilities, and veterans do not get contracts, it is because of discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/17/opinion-illinois-contract-procurement-job-creation-minorities/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois leaders blast State Farm as it hikes home insurance rates
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/07/16/illinois-leaders-attack-state-farm-as-it-hikes-home-insurance-rates
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250716/nation-and-world-politics/noaa-was-developing-tool-to-help-communities-prepare-for-extreme-rainfall-trump-officials-stopped-i/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250716/nation-and-world-politics/trump-slams-his-own-supporters-who-are-angered-over-how-his-team-has-handled-the-epstein-case/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/07/16/rush-medical-center-halts-gender-affirming-care-for-new-patients-under-18
WGLT
— Democrat leaders had no problem when inflation raged under Biden.
https://www.wglt.org/2025-07-16/inflation-picks-up-in-june-as-trumps-tariffs-start-to-impact-prices
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-tries-to-blame-others-as-tensions-rise-around-handling-of-epstein-case/
FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP lawmaker pushes for policy fix to border crisis
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-pushes-for-policy-fix-to-border-crisis-non-governmental-organizations-faith-illegal-immigration-biden-administration-grants-work-facilitate-republicans
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a fiery House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday, Republicans accused non-governmental organizations– many of which were faith-based groups– of incentivizing illegal immigration during the Biden administration by providing services or support to migrants, even though many of the same Republicans voted to fund grants that helped facilitate their work. During the hearing titled “An Inside Job: How NGOs Facilitated the Biden Border Crisis,” Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., accused many of the NGOs of acting as a “launching pad for mass illegal immigration.” “FEMA provided grants to numerous NGOs, many of whom were operating at the southwest border,” Guest said. “These groups spent billions of taxpayers’ dollars.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-553/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Richard Porter Visits McHenry County Executive Committee Meeting
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/07/17/richard-porter-visits-mchenry-county-executive-committee-meeting/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREITBART
— Trump Signs Law Classifying Fentanyl-Related Substances as Schedule I Drugs
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/16/trump-signs-law-classifying-fentanyl-related-substances-schedule-one-drugs/
DAILY WIRE
— Congresswoman Mary Miller Says Pornography Is ‘A Rot In Our Culture’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/congresswoman-mary-miller-says-pornography-is-a-rot-in-our-culture
FEDERALIST
— Leftist Bureaucrats In Charge Of Government-Run Media Refuse Peaceful Transition Of Power
https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/16/leftist-bureaucrats-in-charge-of-government-run-media-refuse-peaceful-transition-of-power/
FOX NEWS
— Illinois’ population is aging ‘faster’ than the rest of the country. Under Pritzker, if you are young, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is in Illinois: conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/news/illinois-population-aging-faster-rest-000045392.html
NEWSMAX
— Majority of Deportees Pose a Threat
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tom-homan-immigration-ice/2025/07/16/id/1219012/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/lgbtq-crisis-lifeline-hotline/2025/07/16/id/1218983/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Trump Administration Deports ‘Uniquely Barbaric’ Migrants to Little-Known Nation
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-administration-deports-uniquely-barbaric-migrants-little-known-nation/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump administration is considering possible changes to its immigration enforcement policy as it relates to farm and hospitality workers. Ever-increasingly, Americans fail/refuse to take the bad jobs that I took. My critics/opponents cannot say that. Their parents had lots of money. They bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, and got them good jobs.
https://thehill.com/immigration/5405518-homan-hints-trump-farm-worker-policy-is-coming/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5402940-lgbtq-lifeline-988-hotline-closure-the-trevor-project-suicide-mental-health-trump-cuts/
CNN
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/politics/trump-powell-epstein-poll-numbers-analysis
MSNBC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSAwo11A3Z4
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2025-07-17/nationwide-protests-planned-against-trumps-immigration-crackdown-and-health-care-cuts
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUmdFmAmHoM
— Trump holds signing ceremony for the HALT Fentanyl Act
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-live-trump-holds-signing-ceremony-for-the-halt-fentanyl-act-243343941517
NEW YORK TIMES
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/republicans-congress-trump-epstein.html
— My critics/opponents have had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me. I should write about my critics/opponents. They falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/university-virginia-president-trump-dei-jefferson-council.html
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/business/trump-dei-race-gender-mental-health.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/politics/trump-political-enemies-evil.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opinion/immigration-trump-ice-raids.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/16/trump-epstein-obama-biden-comey-democrats-conspiracies/5a3b8b6a-6293-11f0-bf70-56d8888ebb94_story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/17/hud-section-8-vouchers-congress-budget-cuts/e153b408-62c3-11f0-bf70-56d8888ebb94_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/17/hud-section-8-vouchers-trump-budget-cuts/bcd06c34-62c3-11f0-bf70-56d8888ebb94_story.html
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/16/trump-dei-george-mason-university/
USA TODAY
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, there is no such thing as “illegal.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/07/16/why-trump-immigration-policies-are-unconstitutional-illegal-immigrants-opinion/84640831007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/17/mike-pence-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files/85251255007/
— The Trump administration is telling organizations working to prevent teen pregnancy that they must stop teaching content that doesn’t align with the administration’s views on transgender people and parental rights or they’ll risk losing their federal funding.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/15/lgbtq-teen-pregnancy-program-trump/85190050007/
WCBM
— Here’s the House Republican Who Wants Amnesty for Illegals. My critics/opponents reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/heres-the-house-republican-who-wants-amnesty-for-illegals/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Can Anything Save the Democrats? As 2026 approaches, they’re disliked, divided and devoid of effective leaders.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/can-anything-save-the-democrats-election-voters-midterms-2026-3bfb36fe
— Mamdani and the Left’s Alliance With Radical Islam. He won’t impose Shariah on New York, but his views give plenty of reason for legitimate concern.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mamdani-and-the-lefts-alliance-with-radical-islam-new-york-mayor-658b68ad
— Dividing Doctors by Race. A new report shows racial preferences continue at medical schools. Ever-increasingly, everyone in healthcare is a citizen of a foreign country, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or has ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/medical-schools-racial-preferences-do-no-harm-report-62470941
FORTUNE
— High income taxpayers in California and New York set for a SALT windfall in 2026. My critics opponents were furious a) that I paid less federal income tax 1972-1977 because I itemized and b) that my wife and I paid less federal income tax 1978-2017 because we itemized. I should write about that.
https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/salt-cap-california-new-york-trump-tax-bill/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— IRS is building a vast system to share millions of taxpayers’ data with ICE. Illegals use phony Social Security numbers.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/07/irs-building-vast-system-share-millions-taxpayers-data-ice/406739/
PHYS
— According to my critics/opponents, a) they owe all their successes to meritocracy and b) I owe all my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who share their demographics. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-scholar-meritocracy-schools-redefine-purpose.html
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July 16, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Trump lashes out at Republicans over Jeffrey Epstein file demands
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-lashes-out-at-republicans-over-jeffrey-epstein-file-demands/3790673/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A second chance for school choice in Illinois. My patents had far less money because they paid to send me and my brother to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. Ironically, the public grade school was across the street from our home. My father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/16/school-choice-illinois-pritzker-ecca/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight Trump budget cuts
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/07/16/china-illinois-soybean-production-research-trumps-usaid-cuts-dick-durbin
SOUTHERN
— Churches, now allowed to endorse candidates, could transform campaign finances. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/07/16/churches-now-allowed-to-endorse-candidates-could-transform-campaign-finances/
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth Stresses Urgent Need to Modernize Our Air Traffic Control Systems. I worked for GAO on an audit of FAA Air Traffic Control Systems in the early 1980s.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-stresses-urgent-need-to-modernize-our-air-traffic-control-systems-at-summit-84378.cfm?
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/teaching-antiracism-is-a-practice-of-freedom-20449933
RUSS STEWART
— TRUMP’S SUCCESS INFURTIATES DEMOCRATS, LEFTISTS WITH TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME
http://www.russstewart.com/russ-analysis.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-346/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— School choice is one of those 80/20 issues Illinois leaders are out-of-step on. My patents had far less money because they sent me and my brother to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. Ironically, the public grade school was across the street from our home. My father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. I had to work my way through college.
https://wirepoints.org/school-choice-is-one-of-those-80-20-issues-illinois-leaders-are-out-of-step-on-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats repeat their despicable history of encouraging defiance of federal laws
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/16/democrats-repeat-despicable-history-encouraging-defiance-federal-laws/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Effort to end freebies for illegal immigrants gets a big thumbs up
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3473245/effort-to-end-freebies-for-illegal-immigrants-gets-a-big-thumbs-up/
— Secret Service compliant with nearly half of congressional reform requests. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3470826/secret-service-reforms-congressional-requests-butler-anniversary/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3471194/women-dont-need-men-to-have-children-birth-rate-marriage/
NEW YORK POST
— New GAO Butler shooting report exposes the Secret Service’s shocking culture of incompetence. All my coworkers who my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, who had less education than I had, who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, and/or younger.
https://nypost.com/2025/07/16/opinion/butler-shooting-details-expose-the-secret-services-shocking-culture-of-incompetence/
BREITBART
— Trump Cuts Biden’s Parole Scheme by 100%
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/16/trump-cuts-bidens-parole-scheme-by-100-percent-as-zero-migrants-freed-into-us-last-month/
— Trump: ‘Jeffrey Epstein Hoax’ Is Left’s Latest Media Scam to Distract from My Success
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/16/trump-jeffrey-epstein-hoax-is-lefts-latest-media-scam-to-distract-from-my-success/
— General Motors Announces Plan to Expand Production of Gas-Powered Vehicles
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/15/general-motors-announces-plan-to-expand-production-of-gas-powered-vehicles-in-michigan/
— Promises Made, Promises Kept: Egg Prices Fell 19.8% in June, Down 61% Since February
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/16/promises-made-promises-kept-egg-prices-fell-19-8-in-june-down-61-since-february/
DAILY CALLER
— Here’s All The Nauseatingly Sexual Books The Left Wants Military Kids Reading
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/16/books-banned-dod-schools-sexual-topics-leftist-platitudes-military-kids/
FOX NEWS
— Trump’s controversial plan to fire federal workers finds favor with Supreme Court. Trump’s executive order for federal workforce reduction advances as Supreme Court permits mass layoffs at Education Department despite legal challenges.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-controversial-plan-fire-federal-workers-finds-favor-supreme-court
TOWNHALL
— Bills Introduced Requiring Sanctuary Cities to Repay Feds for Sending in Troops
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeremyfrankel/2025/07/16/bills-introduced-requiring-sanctuary-cities-to-repay-feds-for-sending-in-troops-n2660470
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump calls Epstein controversy a “Hoax” and “bulls***,” denouncing “weaklings” in GOP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-jeffrey-epstein-hoax-republicans/
WASHINGTON POST
— The White House’s plan to downsize the federal government, in charts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/white-house-budget-federal-government/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Some Republicans Push to Protect Unauthorized Immigrants. Lawmakers say agricultural industry will be devastated if workers are deported. My critics/opponents reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform. If there had been as many illegals 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.wsj.com/politics/policy/immigration-law-agriculture-deportations-6d090129
FORBES
— Returning To A Past Where Only The Privileged Are Protected. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been privileged. But I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNSE83dgpcI
WTOP
— Montgomery Co. steps up to help laid-off federal workers. No help was given to GAO employees like me who lost their jobs because of Gingrich budget cuts.
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2025/07/montgomery-county-steps-up-to-help-laid-off-federal-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In response, the county council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a bill that will give displaced federal workers preferential treatment for county job openings. Only qualified veterans and people with disabilities will receive higher priority.)
PENN STATE
— Internships open up a multitude of options for hard-working student. I had to work my way through college. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. They stress a) that I did not get any scholarships, b) that my ACT score was only 24, c) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, and d) that I did not get any internships. In my defense, I stress that instead of studying, I worked far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail.
https://www.psu.edu/news/bellisario-college-communications/story/internships-open-multitude-options-hard-working-student
SI LIVE
— These 19 companies will help pay for your college degree. I had to work my way through college. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. They stress a) that I did not get any scholarships, b) that my ACT score was only 24, c) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, and d) that I did not get any internships. In my defense, I stress that instead of studying, I worked far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail.
https://www.silive.com/business/2025/07/these-19-companies-will-help-pay-for-your-college-degree-report-says.html
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— State Dept layoffs necessary for ‘higher quality’ workforce, deputy secretary tells lawmakers. My Black subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with was a Democrat who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had one professional certification while I had six, and d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/07/state-dept-layoffs-necessary-for-higher-quality-workforce-deputy-secretary-tells-lawmakers/
ECONOMIST
— Having rich parents trumps hard work. Because my parents had enough money to send me to Missouri Lutheran Synod grade schools, my critics/opponents have always demonized them and me as being filthy rich. But my father never made more than $50,000 a year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/05/01/why-having-rich-parents-may-trump-hard-work
CONVERSATION
— Why it’s important to get a good job. According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I got were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://theconversation.com/why-its-important-young-unemployed-australians-get-a-good-job-instead-of-just-any-job-260817
July 10, 2025 Evening Edition
WHITE HOUSE
— Taxpayer-Funded Benefits Are for American Citizens — Not Illegals
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/taxpayer-funded-benefits-are-for-american-citizens-not-illegals/
— Democrats Inspire Vicious, Escalating Attacks on ICE
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/democrats-inspire-vicious-escalating-attacks-on-ice/
— ICE Remains Undeterred in Getting Dangerous Criminal Illegals Off Our Streets
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/ice-remains-undeterred-in-getting-dangerous-criminal-illegals-off-our-streets/
— President Donald J. Trump Ensures Accountability and Prioritizes Public Safety in Federal Hiring. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966 if my high school friend had not invited me to take the postal employment examination with him earlier that year. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ensures-accountability-and-prioritizes-public-safety-in-federal-hiring/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-food-assistance-snap-changes-threaten-benefits-thousands-illinois-thanks-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-act/17056084/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/suburban-food-banks-bracing-for-impact-of-federal-snap-funding-cuts/3786886/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/10/wisconsin-illinois-abortions/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Office demand freefall resumes as downtown vacancy reaches a new record high
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/chicago-downtown-office-vacancy-reaches-new-record-high
RIVER BENDER
— If Duckworth wanted to, what would she use against you? Against me, she would use a) my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, b) my and my wife giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, c) my opposing race and gender based preference giving, d) my only making GS-13 (Major in the military), e) my being forced to retire early, f) my supporting Roskam, g) her success in throwing me out of her press conference in 2006, h) the many big adverse actions that Republican leaders have had their operatives and their dupes take against me, i) the lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-grills-trumps-singapore-ambassador-nominee-this-is-not-a-glamour-postingyou-need-to-shape-up-and-do-your-homework-84217.cfm
CITIES 92.9
— Illinois public media could lose millions in federal tax funds
https://www.cities929.com/2025/07/10/watch-illinois-public-media-could-lose-millions-in-federal-tax-funds/
CHICAGO READER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-feature/shea-coulee-drag-queen-ironheart-marvel/
CAPITOL HILL ILLINOIS
— How dependent on Medicaid is your hospital?
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-hospitals-fear-massive-cuts-under-trump-domestic-policy-law/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-342/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago pension debt climbs to $36B, up 13% in five years
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_21e2f65b-f2ee-4669-ba36-87d0582394ee.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order, certifies class action
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/10/judge-blocks-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order-certifies-class/
BREITBART
— DNC Chair on Mamdani Not Condemning Intifada Slogan: We’re a Big Tent
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/07/09/dnc-chair-on-mamdani-not-condemning-intifada-slogan-were-a-big-tent/
DAILY CALLER
— Dems Unveil Anti-ICE Face Mask Bill Immediately After Coordinated Attack Against Agents
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/09/dems-push-mask-bills-amid-ice-attacks/
— Trump Admin’s Latest Move Expected To Save Americans Millions Doled Out To Illegals
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/10/hhs-boots-illegals-from-taxpayer-programs/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump’s Dept Of Education Shuts Door On Free Tuition For Illegals
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-dept-of-education-shuts-door-on-free-tuition-for-illegals
EPOCH TIMES
— Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order After Supreme Court Ruling
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-judge-issues-new-nationwide-block-targeting-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order-5885598
NEWSMAX
— Illegals Barred From Head Start, Other Programs
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigrants-federal-programs-hhs/2025/07/10/id/1218337/
TOWNHALL
— HHS Bans Illegals From Getting Benefits
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeremyfrankel/2025/07/10/hhs-bans-illegals-from-getting-benefits-n2660194
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— According to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the following only because I benefitted tremendously from tremendous discrimination against minorities and against females: a) earn three master’s degrees, b) earn six professional certifications, and c) earn a professional license. I should write about my Democrat IRS and GAO minority and female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-is-dei-practice-trump-is-trying-dismantle-2025-01-30/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— B-Schools for High-Paying Finance, Accounting Jobs. Alumni of these schools working in the finance and accounting industry often earn six-figure salaries. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul until 1976. I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until 1979. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until 1980. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt until 1981. I did not become a licensed CAP until 1981. But by then, the accounting profession saw me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting. On top of that, the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young women.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/slideshows/mba-programs-that-lead-to-high-paying-finance-and-accounting-jobs
BOSTON COLLEGE
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/10/opinion/trump-harvard-accreditation-risk/
WCBM
— HHS Bans Illegals From Getting Benefits
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/hhs-bans-illegals-from-getting-benefits/
WIBQ
— Duckworth helps introduce bill on ICE identification. Many, most, if not virtually everyone looks down on/despises/hates federal employees. I know that because I was one for almost 30 years and because I have been a retired federal employee for almost 28 years. I should write about that. I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966 if my high school friend had not invited me to take the postal employment examination with him earlier that year. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://wibqam.com/2025/07/10/illinois-senator-helps-introduce-bill-on-ice-identification/
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders oppose meritocracy because it hinders their giving preference to minorities and to females. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I earned an MBA in 1976 and when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 because my Democrat minority and female coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had not done anything like what I did.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/katymcfee/2024/03/21/the-dangerous-myth-of-meritocracy-and-how-it-hurts-women/
MEDIAITE
— If Duckworth wanted to, what would she use against you? Against me, she would use a) my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, b) my and my wife giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, c) my opposing race and gender based preference giving, d) my only making GS-13 (Major in the military), e) my being forced to retire early, f) my supporting Roskam, g) her success in throwing me out of her press conference in 2006, h) the many big adverse actions that Republican leaders have had their operatives and their dupes take against me, i) the lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/tammy-duckworth-torches-unqualified-singapore-ambassador-nominee-do-some-homework/
ECONOMIST
— Anti-Americans ever-increasingly fight harder to destroy America
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/07/10/the-global-asylum-system-is-falling-apart
June 15, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote illegal immigration and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2025/06/14/pope-leo-xiv-rate-field-mass-religion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It is wrong to scapegoat those who are here without documents” . . . “For indeed, they are here due to a broken immigration system. And it is a broken immigration system which both parties have failed to fix” . . . “look to the undocumented and find qualities they share in common” . . . “So many of the undocumented have for decades been connected to us” . . . “They are here not by invasion, but by invitation — an invitation to harvest the fruits of the earth that feed our families; an invitation to clean our tables, homes and hotel rooms; an invitation to landscape our lawns; and yes, even an invitation to care for our children and elders.” . . . “Looking for connections instead of differences, people can respond to this moment and thus reclaim our calling to live as authentic persons in the image of divine persons.”)
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the mainstream news media to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/06/15/wbez-longtime-chicago-voice-help-npr-trump-funding-cuts
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that during the Civil War, a) Democrats fought against slavery and b) Republicans fought for slavery.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/abc7-chicago-celebrate-juneteenth-2025-god-trust/16742185/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/15/chicago-no-kings-protest-signs-donald-trump/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for student loan defaults.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/senate-republican-education-plan-may-trigger-avalanche-of-student-loan-defaults-expert-says/3768593/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-kings-day-attendance
WTTW
— Chicago to Stop Accepting Online Applications for Municipal IDs After ICE Subpoena.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/06/14/chicago-stop-accepting-online-applications-municipal-ids-after-ice-subpoena-city-clerk
JOURNAL STANDARD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.journalstandard.com/story/news/local/2025/06/15/more-than-500-attend-no-kings-protest-in-freeport/84202058007/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2025/06/15/city/indivisible-evanston-rallies-north-shore-residents-for-no-kings-protest/
WQAD
— ‘Trump Train’ rolls through Quad Cities to celebrate Flag Day and Trump’s birthday.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/local/trump-train-rolls-through-quad-cities-to-celebrate-flag-day-and-trumps-birthday/526-64137a87-783b-4d8b-ae94-deb1e02d4e61
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-15/people-across-the-50-states-gather-in-no-kings-protests-against-trumps-policies
IPM NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://ipmnewsroom.org/thousands-join-in-urbanas-no-kings-protest-amid-nationwide-rallies/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Believe your lying eyes about the L.A. riots. To Democrats and the media, the mayhem is all in your mind.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/15/believe-lying-eyes-la-riots/
BLAZE
— Six years to removal? Inside America’s broken immigration courts.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/analysis/six-years-to-removal-inside-americas-broken-immigration-courts
CENTER SQUARE
— Weed legalization more dangerous for road safety than previously believed.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a150bd7c-6209-4970-9052-4d7c0ce47462.html
DAILY CALLER
— Liberals Force Young Children To Participate In Violent, Vulgar Anti-Trump Protests.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/15/liberals-force-young-children-participate-violent-anti-trump-protests/
DAILY SIGNAL
— My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT and ICRC. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/06/13/big-tech-employee-says-absolutely-ridiculous-has-blacklist-conservative-group-splc-label/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— SPLC Hatefully Labels Focus on the Family a Hate Group. My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT and ICRC. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/splc-hatefully-labels-focus-on-the-family-a-hate-group/
NEWSMAX
— Assassinated Dem Had Just Voted Against Migrant Handout
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/minnesota-democrat-assassination/2025/06/15/id/1215048/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/dallas-pride-parade-celebrated-in-fair-park/
ABC SAN FRANSICO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7news.com/post/drag-downtown-pop-performances-every-friday-san-francisco-during-pride-month-support-lgbtq-community-businesses/16746612/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Patriotic Celebration Lays Bare the Fragile Nature of American Unity. Trump’s military parade drew subdued crowd to Washington while hundreds of thousands protested nationwide. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/a-patriotic-celebration-lays-bare-the-fragile-nature-of-american-unity-bf666020
— SPLC Smears Another Christian Nonprofit. My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT and ICRC. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/splc-smears-another-christian-nonprofit-focus-on-the-family-hate-map-5ce9d51e
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 57% Approve Trump Deploying National Guard in LA
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/57_approve_trump_deploying_national_guard_in_la
DAILY KOS
— Democrat leaders not only hate Republican states, counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, precincts, organizations, and individuals, they destroy them.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/14/2327623/-Why-do-Republicans-hate-American-cities
June 13, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DuPage GOP to launch vote-by-mail pilot program to combat Democratic strides
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/dupage-naperville-republican-democrat-vote-mail/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To date, significantly more Democratic primary voters are on the county’s permanent vote-by-mail list, DuPage County Chief Deputy Clerk Adam Johnson. As of Wednesday, there was a total of 98,413 voters on the county’s permanent vote-by-mail list, according to Johnson. That number divides into voters who have opted to receive mail-ballots for general elections only and those who have requested to also receive primary ballots, he said. The latter is how the county can glean the partisan divide in its vote-by-mail program as voters must request either a Democratic or Republican primary ballot. Current numbers show that 47,110 Democratic primary voters have signed up for the program compared to 19,525 Republican voters, Johnson said. Those totals have also grown since the 2022 primary election, which was the first in which the permanent vote-by-mail program was offered. In 2022, there were 20,482 Democratic primary voters compared to 8,009 Republican voters.)
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/chicago-protest-trump-ice-immigration-arrests/
— Chicago’s Springfield delegation socks it to the city’s taxpayers with reckless pension bill. Who do you know who is in line to get a pension or is getting a pension? Ever-increasingly, they are demonized, denigrated, and condemned. I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. I have been getting a CSRS pension since I was 49 in 1997. In my defense, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. In my defense, if my Democrat GAO superiors had not forced me to retire, I might still be working for GAO and paying into the CSRS. Constructively, so far, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced CSRS to pay me $1.85 million to stop me from working for GAO.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/13/editorial-springfield-lawmakers-police-fire-pensions/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/06/12/hundreds-rally-again-in-chicago-against-trump-ice
— While you were in high school and college, what did you do during your summer “vacations” I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/06/12/chicago-public-schools-last-day-summer-vacation
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250612/news/secretary-of-state-mount-prospect-improperly-shared-license-plate-reader-data-in-texas-abortion-cas/
ABC7
— Democrats use DEI to get rid of Republicans
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rainbow-push-coalition-civil-rights-leaders-rally-state-street-loop-chicago-protest-target-scaling-back-dei/16734382/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o85Q1cvuvl0
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-kings-protest-chicago-ice
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/06/12/tps-losing-legal-status-chicago-immigrants-limbo
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-533/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DUPAGE GOP
— DuPage GOP Kickoff Event
https://www.facebook.com/DuPageGOP
JOHN KASS
— Democrats Unmask Themselves at Riots Open Summer of Love 2.0
https://johnkassnews.com/democrats-unmask-themselves-at-summer-of-love-2-0-riots/
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois millionaires are taking their money, philanthropy and talent elsewhere
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-millionaires-are-taking-their-money-philanthropy-and-talent-elsewhere-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— If ICE raids persist, there will be ‘nobody’ left to nanny the children and mow the lawns. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, etc. My critics/opponents cannot say that. Their parents bought them cars, paid their college expenses, got them jobs, etc. I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/06/karen_bass_says_if_ice_raids_persist_there_will_be_nobody_left_to_nanny_the_children_and_mow_the_lawns.html
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Strips Legal Status From Over Half A Million Migrants, Tells Them To Self-Deport
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-strips-legal-status-from-over-half-a-million-migrants-tells-them-to-self-deport
— Trump Signals ‘Changes Are Coming’ To Immigration Enforcement As Farmers, Businesses Complain. Trump added that the United States must deport criminals while also protecting farmers.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-signals-changes-are-coming-to-immigration-enforcement-as-farmers-businesses-complain
FEDERALIST
— By Promoting Amnesty For Illegal Workers, Trump Is Selling Out ‘America First’ For Cheap Labor
https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/12/by-promoting-amnesty-for-illegal-workers-trump-is-selling-out-america-first-for-cheap-labor/
FEDERALIST SOCIETY
— Disparate Impact and the Future of Equal Opportunity. According to my critics/opponents, because I got better scores on tests than minorities and females, those tests were racist and sexist. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/podcasts/explainer-episode-90-disparate-impact-and-the-future-of-equal-opportunity
FOX NEWS
— Dem senators propose bill to punish El Salvador for ‘collusion’ with Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senators-propose-bill-punish-el-salvador-collusion-trump
— We should stand unequivocally with Israel, says Sen. Ted Cruz
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6374213310112
NEWSMAX
— N.Y., Ill. Govs Dare ICE to Arrest Them Over Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/jb-pritzker-kathy-hochul-tom-homan/2025/06/12/id/1214741/
— Dems Choose Illegals Over Citizens
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/brandon-gill-democrats-illegals/2025/06/12/id/1214742/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/politics/trump-padilla-ice-protests-analysis
MSN
— ‘I am reversing invasion’: Trump blames Biden, Newsom for ‘flooding America with 21 million illegal aliens’
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/i-am-reversing-invasion-trump-blames-biden-newsom-for-flooding-america-with-21-million-illegal-aliens/ar-AA1GC6WI
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-attacks-the-trans-community-pa-advocates-urge-gov-josh-shapiro-to-get-louder/ar-AA1GlAXs
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/judge-blocks-trump-order-cutting-federal-funds-to-lgbtq-nonprofits/ar-AA1GoIdI
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Mexican Flags Have Become Republican Fodder, but Protesters Keep Waving Them. Images of Los Angeles protesters waving Mexican flags have gone viral in conservative circles this week. Many protesters say they are aware of the political reaction but won’t put their flags away. Constructively, Mexico and Democrats have declared war on America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/la-protests-mexican-flags-republican-reaction.html
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/opinion/trump-immigration-conservative.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/business/pride-corporate-sponsors-small-businessees.html
— The Real Fertility Crisis: Financial Security My Democrat GAO superiors painted themselves as being grossly underpaid, had children, and decried the time and money needed to raise children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, a) I would not have been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, earn a master’s degree in accounting, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or become a licensed CPA and b) my wife would not have been able to keep her good job or earn a bachelor’s degree in finance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/world/fertility-crisis-un-report.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/12/trump-miller-national-guard-ice/
MIAMI HERALD
— ‘Leave Immediately’: Trump administration orders self-deportation for Biden-era parolees
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article308510270.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: One dad talked about the ‘father’s mental load.’ Then the backlash hit. My Democrat GAO superiors painted themselves as being grossly underpaid, had children, and decried the time and money needed to raise children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, a) I would not have been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, earn a master’s degree in accounting, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or become a licensed CPA and b) my wife would not have been able to keep her good job or earn a bachelor’s degree in finance.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/06/12/fathers-day-men-mental-health-load/84115238007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Diminishing Protest Returns. Another weekend of demonstrations against Trump won’t get the left anything.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/diminishing-protest-returns-los-angeles-no-kings-day-newsom-trump-immigration-deport-98c9888c
— Senate Confirms Auctioneer Billy Long as IRS Chief. Former Republican House lawmaker who promoted controversial tax breaks will run the agency. Democrats run IRS. I was one of that last Republicans IRS hired in 1971 when I was 22. If I had been a Democrat, IRS would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service before I was 40 notwithstanding my late start. I earned an MBA when I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-irs-senate-confirmation-billy-long-310adcd7
— Aspiring CPAs Consider Ditching Grad-School Plans as States Revamp Laws. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970. I erroneously thought that I could not pass the CPA examination. Because I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until 1976, because I did not take and pass the CPA examination until 1979, because I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until 1980, because I did not pass the Certified Internal Auditor Examination until 1981, and because I did not become a licensed CPA until 1981, the accounting profession wrote me off as being too old to have a successful career in accounting. Nevertheless, in today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $55,850 in 1971 and $112,280 in 1980 and my GAO salary was $153,151 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/aspiring-cpas-consider-ditching-grad-school-plans-as-states-revamp-laws-203c4016
FORBES
— Children Should Not Be Fed Woke Propaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W78zSSP8iO8
KIPLINGER
— 25 Best College Majors for a Lucrative Career. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970. I erroneously thought that I could not pass the CPA examination. Because I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until 1976, because I did not take and pass the CPA examination until 1979, because I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until 1980, because I did not pass the Certified Internal Auditor Examination until 1981, and because I did not become a licensed CPA until 1981, the accounting profession wrote me off as being too old to have a successful career in accounting. Nevertheless, in today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $55,850 in 1971 and $112,280 in 1980 and my GAO salary was $153,151 in 1997.
https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/business/t012-s001-best-college-majors-for-a-lucrative-career/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public Accounting Starting salary: $69,700 Mid Career Salary: $151,200 Job Has Meaning: 47% . . . Corporate Accounting & Finance
Starting salary: $76,800 Mid Career Salary: $149,600 Job Has Meaning: 50%)
MEDIATE
— Pritzker Throws ‘Hitler’ Comment Back at GOP Congresswoman: ‘I Am Not Going To Be Lectured to by Somebody Who Extols the Virtue of Adolf Hitler’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/pritzker-throws-hitler-comment-back-at-gop-congresswoman-i-am-not-going-to-be-lectured-to-by-somebody-who-extols-the-virtue-of-adolf-hitler/
TIMES OF INDIA
— ‘America was invaded’: Donald Trump pushes for ‘remigration’; slams Biden, Newsom
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/america-was-invaded-donald-trump-pushes-for-remigration-slams-biden-newsom/articleshow/121818383.cms
June 12, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protest-updates-least-1-injured-loop-downtown-anti-ice-last-night-car-sped-protesters/16723680/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mayor-brandon-johnson-administration-says-ice-tactical-units-expected-soon-chicago-asks-peaceful-anti-trump-protests/16725998/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protests-thursday-more-anti-ice-demonstrations-expected-immigration-advocates-say-saturday-no-kings-day/16730892/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-6/12/2025
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ice-to-activate-special-response-teams-in-5-cities-including-chicago-sources/3765982/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/im-a-product-of-immigrants-hundreds-of-ice-protesters-march-through-chicago/3765403/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-prepare-for-more-chicago-protests-as-weekend-events-planned-in-u-s/3765821/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcl4a_sIoNo
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-ice-tactical-teams-chicago/
WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/woman-injured-in-hit-and-run-crash-as-ice-protestors-moved-through-downtown/
— Two-thirds support policies prioritizing birth sex over gender identity
https://wgntv.com/news/national/two-thirds-support-policies-prioritizing-birth-sex-over-gender-identity-gallup/
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/06/11/rainbow-push-coalition-s-new-leader-urges-resistance-against-trump-administration-s
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.wbez.org/crime/2025/06/11/anti-ice-protests-chicago-hit-and-run-woman-injured-immigration-rally
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/chicago-los-angeles-trump-protests/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/chicago-protest-trump-arrests/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/opinion-donald-trump-bill-medicaid-cuts-illinois/
— Pension change boon to Chicago police officers, firefighters, but additional hit to taxpayers
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/cpd-pension-springfield/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/06/11/mayor-brandon-johnson-donald-trump-immigration-raids
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/06/11/17-arrested-4-charged-with-felonies-as-thousands-gathered-for-anti-ice-protests-in-downtown-chicago
— Democrat leaders continue to use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Republicans
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/06/10/juneteenth-black-achievment-trump-elizabeth-stephens-tubman-quinn-chapel-ame-ben-jealous
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/brandon-johnson-calls-nonviolent-push-against-trump
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/10/no-kings-protests-in-illinois-find-where-when-your-closest-protest-is-springfield-rockford-trump/84129765007/
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Young Republicans Aim To Energize Local Party. Mount Prospect Resident Forms New Chapter, First In Illinois Outside Chicago.
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/young-republicans-aim-to-energize-local-party/
— Palatine Township Appoints Mental Health Board Despite Criticism
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/palatine-township-appoints-mental-health-board-despite-criticism/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2025/06/11/no-kings-protest-happening-in-springfield-what-you-need-to-know/84149175007/
CHAMPAIGN URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.news-gazette.com/local-events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/3102992-revolutionary-online-dispensary-area-52-expands-to-illinois
STATELINE
— Legal immigrant voters shift towards Republicans on immigration
https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/new-data-reveals-legal-immigrant-voters-shift-towards-republicans-on-immigration/
SHAW LOCAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/06/12/dozens-of-la-area-mayors-demand-the-trump-administration-stop-intensified-immigration-raids/
WAND TV
— Mexican flags at LA protests spark debate over symbolism
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/ap-photos-mexican-flags-at-la-protests-spark-debate-over-symbolism/article_4a536778-437e-5314-afd0-2b4e2e06a738.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 330 immigrants arrested in L.A. since Friday
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/white-house-says-330-immigrants-arrested-in-l-a-since-friday/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-11/drag-performers-plan-to-protest-trumps-attendance-of-les-mis-at-the-kennedy-center
WCIA
— Illinois lawmakers allocate $35M to after-school programs. What did you do after school? I washed dishes for the minimum wage during my junior and senior years in high school and full-time during the summer in between.
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/illinois-lawmakers-allocate-35m-to-after-school-programs/
OAK PARK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/06/10/no-kings-protest-saturday-in-scoville-park/
CWB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/06/17-arrested-during-immigration-protest-in-the-loop.html
WHEATON PATCH
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage Wheaton children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/pride-picnic-mark-second-year-wheaton
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-532/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-324/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ AG calls for unity against Trump administration in courts
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5367c9a3-9862-412e-873a-fb938de04038.html
— Lawsuit abuse bleeds Illinois jobs, lawmaker intervention is only remedy. My critics/opponents sided with the defendants in all the lawsuits that I filed. I should write about that.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_80b6aadc-30f9-4dd1-82c9-b2de0cd69283.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sentencing Day Coming for Mike Madigan
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/11/sentencing-day-coming-for-mike-madigan/
— Crystal Lake Bureaucracy Responsive
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/11/sentencing-day-coming-for-mike-madigan/
— Crystal Lake City Council Approves an Additional Potential $23 Million Subsidy to Water’s Edge Developer
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/10/crystal-lake-city-council-approves-an-additional-potential-23-million-subsidy-to/
— Municipal Endorsements by Democrats Compared with Victory Claims
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/10/endorsements-by-democrats-compared-with-victory-claims/
— Milk Day Parade Politics
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/09/milk-day-parade-politics/
— It’s the End of the World as NPR Knows It
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/09/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-npr-knows-it/
— State Rep. Jeff Keicher Running for Re-Election
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/09/state-rep-jeff-keicher-running-for-re-election/
— McHenry County Diversity Page Encounters Disagreement about Bill Foster Republican Opponent Jeff Walter
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/09/mchenry-county-diversity-page-encounters-disagreement-about-bill-foster-republican-opponent-jeff-walter/
— Dems Crow about Local Victories
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/09/dems-crow-about-local-victories/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump sends in the troops and Democrats shield illegal alien rioters in Los Angeles. Newsom races to federal court, but legal immigrants support enforcement.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/11/editorial-trump-sends-troops-democrats-shield-illegal-alien-rioters/
— Demonstrations, riots spread beyond L.A. with help of left-wing organizers
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/11/demonstrations-riots-spread-beyond-la-help-left-wing-organizers/
— Newsom dives into fight with Trump, rebuilds cred with Democrats’ liberal base
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/11/gavin-newsom-dives-fight-trump-rebuilds-cred-democrats-liberal-base/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson urges people to ‘push back’ against ICE raids: ‘Dissent matters’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3439029/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-push-back-ice-raids-dissent-matters/
NEW YORK POST
— There’s nothing ‘spontaneous’ about radical ICE protests — here are the groups behind them
https://nypost.com/2025/06/11/opinion/theres-nothing-spontaneous-about-radical-ice-protests-here-are-the-groups-behind-them/
— ICE immigration raids empty Home Depot parking lots of day laborers
https://nypost.com/2025/06/11/business/ice-immigration-raids-empty-home-depot-parking-lots-of-day-laborers/
AFPI
— The West Is Finally Realizing the Ancient Truth That Open Borders Kill Nations
https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/the-west-is-finally-realizing-the-ancient-truth-that-open-borders-kill-nations
AMERICAN THINKER
— Never Trumpers Are Back with a New Name
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/06/never_trumpers_are_back_with_a_new_name.html
BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor: Trump What U.S. Would Look Like if the Confederacy Won. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Party.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/11/chicago-mayor-trump-is-what-u-s-would-have-looked-like-if-the-confederacy-won/amp/
— Drag Queens Protest, Boo Trump in Kennedy Center Appearance
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/06/11/watch-drag-queens-protest-boo-trump-in-kennedy-center-appearance/
DAILY CALLER
— Newest List Of Illegals ICE Nabbed In Riot-Plagued Los Angeles
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/11/ice-arrests-more-la-migrants/
— David Hogg Not Diverse Enough For DNC
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/11/david-hogg-democrat-national-committee-vice-chair-booted/
DAILY WIRE
— School Districts Spent More Than $9 Million To Make Grading Practices More ‘Equitable’ Equitable grading is supposed to address “bias” in education.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-school-districts-spent-more-than-9-million-to-make-grading-practices-more-equitable
FOX NEWS
— Senator launches investigation into Democratic org over potential support for LA rioters. Trump already cut federal funding to CHIRLA, which received $750,000 from Biden administration.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senator-launches-investigation-democratic-org-over-potential-support-la-rioters
— ICE ramps up arrests of convicted criminals as riots rage in blue city: ‘You will not stop us’ DHS reveals several illegal immigrants arrested in LA convicted of serious crimes.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-ramps-up-arrests-convicted-criminals-riots-rage-blue-city-will-not-stop-us
— Ramirez accuses Trump of unleashing ‘campaign of terror’ on illegals as L.A. riots rage. Marking the 13th anniversary of DACA, Ramirez accused Trump of unleashing a “campaign of terror” on illegal immigrants as anti-ICE riots rage in Los Angeles.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6374144819112
— AOC blames Trump for LA riots, says his administration ‘owns this’ ‘It’s his decisions, his aggression. His ability to intentionally stoke this, that is the problem,’ NY rep says.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-aoc-blames-trump-la-riots-says-his-administration-owns-this
— California looters now face ‘hard-charging’ consequences after blue state abandoned soft-on-crime approach. Attorney General Bondi: ‘We’ve made over 190 arrests and more are coming’ as city cracks down on anti-ICE protest chaos.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-looters-now-face-hard-charging-consequences-after-blue-state-abandoned-its-soft-on-crime-approach
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrats Won’t Condemn Rioters Because Criminal Illegals, Marxists Are Their Constituents
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/06/11/laura_ingraham_democrats_wont_condemn_rioters_because_criminal_illegals_marxists_are_their_constituents.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://thehill.com/newsletters/evening-report/5345189-ice-raids-accelerate-protests-spread/
CNN
— For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and b) to take money away from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/politics/trump-federal-government-contradictions-what-matters
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/la-protests-ice-raids-trump-06-12-25
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/la-protests-ice-raids-trump-06-11-25
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-protests-ice-national-guard-f39ba39287f628ce8c8be47c92ea6147
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/us/trump-protests-la-immigrants-civil-rights-leaders.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/ice-la-protest-arrests.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/opinion/trump-immigration-conservative.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/06/11/protests-immigration-cities-ice-raids/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/11/trump-military-immigration-parade/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/06/11/trump-immigration-ice-crackdown-employers/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/06/11/la-protests-ice-live-updates-trump/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/11/deportation-ice-criminals-campaign-polling/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/12/trump-2020-revenge-tour/
USA TODAY
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/06/12/trump-la-republican-voters-immigration-states-rights/84117247007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— SPLC Smears Another Christian Nonprofit. A change in ideological fashion on the left puts ‘moderate’ Focus on the Family on the ‘hate’ map.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/splc-smears-another-christian-nonprofit-focus-on-the-family-hate-map-5ce9d51e
NEW YORKER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/immigration-protests-threaten-to-boil-over-in-los-angeles
AXIOS
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/11/trump-illegal-immigration-deportations-los-angeles
INDEPENDENT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-booed-cheered-les-miserables-kennedy-center-b2768497.html
April 23,2025 Evening Edition
WHITE HOUSE
— RESTORING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND MERITOCRACY
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/restoring-equality-of-opportunity-and-meritocracy/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US Sen. Dick Durbin says he won’t run for sixth term. I remember, as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, distributing campaign literature and getting sign locations in my precinct for Durbin’s Republican opponents Curran in 2020, Oberweis in 2014, Sauerberg in 2008, and Durkin in 2002. Further, I remember, as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, doing that for Duckworth’s opponent Salvi in 2022, for Kirk in 2016 and 2010, and Keyes in 2004. Because they all were statewide races, my critics/opponents had a harder time blaming me and blaming my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Republican defeats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/23/us-sen-dick-durbin-says-he-wont-run-for-sixth-term/
— Democrat leaders say that orders to leave the country — some for US citizen — sow confusion among immigrants
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/23/orders-to-leave-the-country-some-for-us-citizen-sow-confusion-among-immigrants/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate race to replace Durbin boasts ‘at least a dozen’ serious contenders
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/04/23/dick-durbin-senate-reelection-decision-krishnamoorthi-underwood-stratton
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin’s retirement sets off a stampede — and a massive generational shift in Illinois politics
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/dick-durbin-retirement-sets-race-open-seats-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP appears less poised to field a competitive Senate candidate in what is now a heavily Democratic state, but there has been some discussion about Richard Porter, an attorney who serves as the state’s Republican national committeeman. Also being touted by some Republicans is Rep. Ray LaHood, who represents Peoria and other downstate areas.)
— Durbin makes it official: He won’t seek re-election
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/dick-durbin-will-not-seek-re-election-senate
ABC7
— Illinois among 12 states suing Trump administration to stop tariff policy
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-among-12-states-suing-president-donald-trumps-administration-stop-tariff-policy/16232793/
— Trump administration looking at $5K ‘baby bonus’ to incentivize public to have more children
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-administration-looking-baby-bonus-incentivize-public-have-more-children/16231863/
FOX32
— Trump says he’ll reduce tariffs against China ‘substantially’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1629873
WTTW
— Long-Stalled Push for Reparations in Chicago Moving Forward
https://news.wttw.com/2025/04/23/slow-moving-push-reparations-chicago-moving-forward-johnson-says
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Under the Democrats, sooner or later, everyone will be on Medicaid.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/04/23/illinois-families-brace-for-possible-medicaid-cuts/82673254007/
STATELINE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Kilmar Abrego Garcia to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-deportation-el-salvador/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-trump-administration-is-still-resisting-the-judges-orders-in-abrego-garcia-deportation-case/
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The 10 Pols Who Could Replace Dick Durbin
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/february-2024/the-10-pols-who-could-replace-dick-durbin/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When U.S. senator Peter Fitzgerald announced his retirement in 2004, 16 candidates ran to succeed him. “Don’t you think it would be cool to be a senator?” one remarked. (Barack Obama, a state senator at the time, won — you might have heard of him.) . . . 5. Darin LaHood
The GOP will run a candidate, too, and LaHood is likely to be it. The last two times an Illinois Republican won a Senate race were 1998 and 2010 — nonpresidential years when a Democrat was in the White House, which seems to indicate that a Joe Biden reelection would help LaHood. (The Democrats also ran weak candidates those years.) Of the three Illinois Republicans in Congress, LaHood, elected to the House in 2015, is the most moderate. He’s from Peoria, which is Middle America personified. “He’s a guy who is politically disciplined and has not alienated the base,” says a conservative activist. “He can appeal to independents, too. He’s not a crazy MAGA.” Democrats would attack LaHood on abortion (he opposes) and voting with Trump on issues such as repealing Obamacare. He needs “to keep the race on economics and the lack of federal leadership, particularly with the border crisis,” the activist says.)
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/trump-immigration-actions-are-only-latest-in-white-supremacy-tradition-20072014
PRITIZKER
— Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred.
https://gov.illinois.gov/news/press-release.31180.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Question of the day: If LaHood does run for US Senate, what do you believe are his chances in both the primary and the general?
https://capitolfax.com/2025/04/23/question-of-the-day-3727/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-291/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGOLAND JOURNAL
— Aaron Del Mar Returns as Cook County GOP Chairman After Overwhelming Vote
https://thechicagolandjournal.com/aaron-del-mar-returns-as-cook-county-gop-chairman-after-overwhelming-vote/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— LaHood Campaign Says Durbin Retirement “Long Overdue”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/lahood-campaign-says-durbin-retirement-long-overdue/
— Durbin Retiring, Second Tier Dems Ready for Fight
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/durbin-retiring-second-tier-dems-ready-for-fight/
— Second Old Illinois Member of Congress–Jan Schakowsky–Says Bye-Bye, People Lining Up
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/second-old-illinois-member-of-congress-jan-schakowsky-says-bye-bye/
— Month after Characterizing Trump to Nazis Pritzker Calls for End to Hate Crimes, Reports Big Hike Since Biden Took Office
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/month-after-characterizing-trump-to-nazis-pritzker-calls-for-end-hate-crimes-big-hike-since-biden-took-office/
— Passenger Pot Citation in Cary after Car Stopped for Missing Headlight, Bill To End Smell Test Passes Illinois Senate (with Roll Call)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/passenger-pot-citation-in-cary/
— McHenry Awarded $771,000 to Revitalize Riverside Drive, Woodstock Gets $1 Million for Opera House Block
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/mchenry-awarded-771000-to-revitalize-riverside-drive-woodstock-gets-1-million-for-opera-house-block/
— State Claims 6 to 1 Benefit from Subsidizing Filming
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/22/state-claims-6-to-1-benefit-from-subsidizing-filming/
— Randi Freese Reports McHenry County Share of Most Recent Opioid Settlement Unknown at This Point
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/22/randi-freese-reports-mchenry-county-share-of-most-recent-opioid-settlement-unknown-at-this-point/
— Illinois Pot Taxes Drive Pot Shop Growth in SW Michigan
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/22/illinois-pot-taxes-drive-growth-in-sw-michigan/
— Trump-Endorsed Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Bryon Donalds Speaking to State GOP Fundraiser Friday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/21/trump-endorsed-florida-gubernatorial-candidate-bryon-donalds-speaking-to-state-gop-fundraiser-friday/
— Details on Walgreen’s Whistleblower Opioid Settlement
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/details-on-walgrens-whistleblower-opioid-settlement/
— Congressional Dems Vote to Keep Taxing Tips
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/congressional-dems-vote-to-keep-taxing-tips/
— Court Shuts Down Rockford Abortion Clinic
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/23/court-shuts-down-rockford-abortion-clinic/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— An abortion clinic operating in a residential neighborhood in Illinois lost its legal fight with neighbors after a state court reversed the facility’s zoning approval.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/apr/23/neighbors-win-court-battle-home-based-abortion-clinic/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Britain bans French philosopher who conceptualized the ‘great replacement’ theory, from entering country
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/04/britain_bans_french_philosopher_who_conceptualized_the_great_replacement_theory_from_entering_country.html
BREITBART
— Americans Overwhelmingly Side with Trump on Deportations
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/04/23/poll-americans-overwhelmingly-side-with-trump-on-deportations/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Durbin Announces Retirement, Leaving a Power Vacuum
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/23/prospect-durbins-retirement-shakes-up-illinois-democrats/
FOX NEWS
— If we can’t deport illegals, here’s how we can make it impossible to stay
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-we-cant-deport-illegals-heres-how-we-can-make-impossible-stay
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Durbin retirement tees up competitive Senate primary in Illinois
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5263818-dick-durbin-retirement-senate/
NEWSWEEK
— Who Might Run for Dick Durbin’s Soon-to-Be Vacant Senate Seat?
https://www.newsweek.com/dick-durbin-retirement-potential-candidates-illinois-senate-2063156
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the Republican side, Representative Darin LaHood also told NOTUS he would not “close the door” on a Senate run. “I’ve had a lot of people encourage me to think about doing it,” he told the publication.)
CNN
— Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in Senate, announces he won’t seek reelection.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/23/politics/dick-durbin-senate-retirement
CBS NEWS
— Trump signs executive order to influence college accreditation process
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-signs-executive-order-to-eliminate-woke-ideology-in-college-accreditation-process/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Durbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, to Retire After 44 Years in Congress
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/us/dick-durbin-retires-senate.html
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in driving Trump’s approval rating down
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/us/politics/trump-approval-rating.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in manipulating/dominating young people
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/23/trump-presidency-news/
POLITICO
— Durbin was first elected to the Senate in 1996, succeeding Democratic Sen. Paul Simon. In the primary that year, Durbin defeated Pat Quinn, who would later become governor of Illinois. In the general election that year, Durbin defeated Al Salvi, the husband of Kathy Salvi, who now chairs the Illinois Republican Party.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/23/dick-durbin-retiring-from-senate-illinois-00305833
WIKIPEDIA
— 2026 United States Senate election in Illinois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois
(FROM THE POSTING: Republican primary: Declared: John Goodman, former police officer ( https://goodmanforillinois.com/meet-john/ ). Publicly expressed interest: Darin LaHood, U.S. Representative from Illinois’s 16th congressional district (2015–present) Potential: Jim Durkin, former minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives (2013–2023) from the 82nd district (2006–2023) and 44th district (1995–2003), Mary Miller, U.S. Representative from Illinois’s 15th congressional district (2021–present). Declined: Mike Bost, U.S. Representative from Illinois’s 12th congressional district (2015–present))
February 24, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The few Republicans who still oppose Trump, including former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, gather in search of a path to oppose him. (COMMENT: To what extent do Republican leaders in your area oppose Trump? What are they doing to oppose Trump? Why do they oppose Trump?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/24/republicans-oppose-trump/
ABC7
— Pfleger church flying American flag upside-down: ‘America is under distress’ (COMMENT: Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/father-michael-pfleger-flies-american-flag-upside-down-outside-saint-sabina-church-gresham-chicago/15952293/
FOX32
— Pfleger protests Trump administration with upside-down American flag (COMMENT: Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-pastor-protests-trump-administration-upside-down-american-flag
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders push for reparations. Anticipate/expect that to get more votes from voters who are the following, Democrat leaders will push for reparations for them: other minorities, females, young people, LGBTQers, those who have less money than others, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1598130
WBEZ
— Trump’s cozying up to Russia comes as ‘slap in the face’ to Ukrainian Americans in Chicago
https://www.wbez.org/nation-world/2025/02/24/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-war-third-anniversary-chicago-ukrainians
WGN RADIO
— DeSantis talks up his wife as next Florida governor and takes a shot at Trump’s pick
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/ap-desantis-promotes-his-wife-as-next-florida-governor-and-takes-a-shot-at-trumps-pick/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Pritzker’s proposal to fund resources for the homeless in Illinois (COMMENT: Under Illinois Democrats and under Illinois RINOs, homelessness will ever-increasingly increase in Illinois.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/gov-pritzkers-proposal-to-fund-resources-for-the-homeless-in-illinois/
WSIU
— Democrat leaders have protesters call on LaHood to oppose Trump’s cuts to health care, food assistance
https://www.wsiu.org/state-of-illinois/2025-02-24/protesters-call-on-lahood-to-oppose-trump-cuts-to-healthcare-food-assistance
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump administration backs off requiring response to “What did you do last week?” email
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-02-24/trump-administration-backs-off-requiring-response-to-what-did-you-do-last-week-email
— Federal agencies still can’t agree on ‘What did you do last week?’ email
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-02-24/federal-agencies-still-cant-agree-on-what-did-you-do-last-week-email
WAND TV
— Judge rejects immediately restoring AP’s access to White House but urges government to reconsider. A federal judge on had refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press’ access to presidential events, saying the news organization had not shown it had suffered irreparable harm in the matter. (COMMENT: AP treats Trump unfairly. But I have never treated Republican candidates, elected officials, or party leaders unfairly.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/judge-rejects-immediately-restoring-aps-access-to-white-house-but-urges-government-to-reconsider/article_a64e49e8-c5db-55f0-8948-b150240eb30b.html
ILLINOIS PATCH
— Pritzker Refuses To ‘Bend The Knee’ As Trump Says ‘Long Live The King’ The Illinois governor also drew parallels between Nazi Germany and the modern political climate. (COMMENT: To be America’s next president, Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump, that is, to be America’s next president, Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against those who voted for Trump including the 2.4 million in Illinois.)
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/pritzker-compares-trump-king-says-he-wont-bend-knee
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-254/
— Poll: Mayor Johnson’s re-elect in crowded field is 8 percent; Just 7 percent view him favorably, 80 percent unfavorably
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/24/poll-mayor-johnsons-re-elect-in-crowded-field-is-8-percent-just-7-percent-view-him-favorably-80-percent-unfavorably/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Immigration group received over $63 million in Illinois taxpayer funds in 7 months
https://www.aol.com/news/immigration-group-received-over-63-150000603.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Echoing My Continuing Concern that Data Centers Will Endanger Electric Supply to Homeowners and Businesses
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/24/echoing-my-continuing-concern-that-data-centers-will-endanger-electric-supply-to-homeowners-and-businesses/
— Time to Build Another Nuclear Power Plant in Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/24/time-to-build-another-nuclear-power-plant-in-illinois/
— The Censures of Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy Funk – Part 8
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/24/the-censures-of-algonquin-township-supervisor-randy-funk-part-8/
— Marengo Set To Impose Grocery Sales Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/24/marengo-set-to-impose-grocery-sales-tax/
— Fox River Grove Moving Ahead with Downtown Development
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/24/fox-river-grove-moving-ahead-with-downtown-development/
— Third Mailer from Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Danijela Sandberg
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/24/third-mailer-from-algonquin-township-highway-commissioner-danijela-sandberg/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel to Clear Out Illegal Aliens
https://amgreatness.com/2025/02/24/new-york-citys-roosevelt-hotel-to-clear-out-illegal-aliens/
BREITBART
— Poll: Support for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Totally Collapses
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/24/poll-support-for-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-totally-collapses/
— Houston 15-Year-Old Shoots Mom, Sister After Eating ‘Bunch’ of Marijuana Edibles
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/02/23/police-houston-15-year-old-shoots-mom-sister-marijuana-edibles/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Federal agencies can ignore “What did you do last week?” email, Trump administration says
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-doge-email-federal-employees-opm-directive-accomplishments/
CNN
— Musk’s new message: Elon Musk said tonight that federal workers who do not respond to a weekend email asking them to justify their jobs will be given another opportunity “subject to the discretion of the President” and warned that they would still be fired if they didn’t reply a second time. Hours earlier, the Office of Personnel Management notified government agencies that responding to Musk’s email, which President Donald Trump praised as “pretty ingenious,” was voluntary.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-news-02-24-25/index.html
— Setback for AP: A federal judge declined today to temporarily restore the Associated Press’ access to some of Trump’s events, the Oval Office and Air Force One.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-news-02-24-25/index.html
WASHJINGTON POST
— What has Trump done today?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/trump-administration-actions/
— Trump administration tells agencies they can ignore Musk order on email reply. The Office of Personnel Management told HR officials that employees wouldn’t be let go for not replying to an email asking what they did last week.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/02/24/musk-email-government-confusion/
DENVER POST
— SBA administrator orders regional offices to exit “sanctuary cities” like Denver
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/02/24/sba-administrator-regional-headquarters-exit-denver/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Backs Musk’s Email Asking Federal Workers to List Accomplishments. Agencies issue conflicting guidance on whether to comply with the request.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-says-workers-who-dont-respond-to-musks-email-risk-being-fired-27c2e9e4
BARRON’S
— Illegals who were invited in by Democrat and RINO leaders return home.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/their-dreams-dashed-by-trump-migrants-make-return-journey-home-8c6ff17b
PBS
— Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments (COMMENT: I sued my Democrat GAO superiors over their threats if I did not take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf They made it clear to me that if I did not take their “offer,” they would make my next 6 years until I would be eligible for regular retirement a living hell for me. The least of which they would do would be to demote me and to give me adverse transfers. Previously, they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and forced to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS. GAO was not unionized; it did not unionize until 2007.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-workers-sue-over-elon-musks-threat-to-fire-them-if-they-dont-explain-their-accomplishments
July 21, 2024 Evening Edition
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Illinois Republicans Respond to Biden Dropping Out
https://illinois.gop/illinois-republicans-respond-to-biden-dropping-out/
(PRESS RELEASE: CHICAGO — Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi released the following statement regarding the announcement that President Biden is no longer seeking reelection: “Today’s announcement is the culmination of years of lies from the Biden White House and Democrats shaming anyone who questioned the fitness of President Biden. Democrats are divided, torn apart by their own duplicity trying to pass off President Biden’s inability to fulfill his role, while Republicans stand united behind President Trump and an agenda of freedom, prosperity, and safety. Democrats have become the party of self-service while Republicans have become the voice of this nation. We as Illinois Republicans must continue to call attention to JB Pritzker’s tax-and-spend, pro-criminal agenda that drives families away from this state to protect the rest of the nation.”)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “Campaign renamed to Harris for President.”‘
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/biden-steps-down-president-joe-announces-he-is-dropping-out-of-the-2024-presidential-race/15078184/
— Democrats ask “Who will replace Joe Biden as presidential nominee?” and say “Kamala Harris does best against Trump in polls. Kamala Harris is the most likely option, but other names are possible.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/could-replace-biden-he-drops-harris-does-better/15028101/
NBC5
— Democrats ask “Party like it’s 1968?” and say “History repeats itself, Biden decision throws Chicago DNC into uncertain future. VP Harris is gaining momentum as a candidate for president, but her ascension to the nomination is not a guarantee.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/party-like-its-1968-history-repeats-itself-biden-decision-throws-chicago-dnc-into-uncertain-future/3496610/
— Democrats ask “Who will replace Biden after he stepped down from presidential race?” and say “President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the minutes after exiting the presidential race on Sunday” but ask “will she be the one on the ballot come November?”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/who-is-replacing-joe-biden-kamala-harris-and-other-possibilities-biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race/3496453/
CBS2
— Democrats say “decision to drop out and endorse Kamala Harris upends 2024 presidential race.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/biden-drops-out-2024-presidential-race/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Biden bows out” and ask “Could Gov. JB Pritzker be a possible Presidential candidate?”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-bows-out-could-gov-jb-pritzker-be-possible-presidential-candidate
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Biden’s decision to drop out creates big questions for Chicago convention, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s political future.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/21/bidens-decision-to-drop-out-creates-big-questions-for-chicago-convention-gov-j-b-pritzkers-political-future/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— For Illinois Dems — and perhaps Pritzker — Biden’s exit changes the 2024 game. – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/bidens-exit-changes-2024-game-illinois-dems-pritzker
WBEZ
— Democrats say “Joe Biden has ended his reelection campaign” and ask “What could that mean for JB Pritzker’s political future? and say “While Pritzker has emphatically expressed his support off Biden, he’s also not quashed the narrative that he has White House ambitions.”
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/dnc-2024/2024/07/21/joe-biden-has-ended-his-reelection-campaign-what-could-that-mean-for-jb-pritzkers-political-future
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Democrats say “Trump supporters feel ‘safe’ for first rally post-assassination attempt.”
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/trump-rally-goers-feel-safe-amid-first-rally-post-assassination-attempt-secret-service-grand-rapids-police-law-enforcement-drones-state-police
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Biden announces withdrawal from reelection.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/21/biden-announces-withdrawal-from-reelection/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— House speaker Mike Johnson says Democrats might face legal trouble if they replace Biden on ticket. – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/21/mike-johnson-house-speaker-says-democrats-might-fa/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Harris presumed favorite to replace Biden, but other names wait in the wings. – Emily Hallas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3090156/biden-endorses-harris-replace-him-others-in-wings/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Never Mentally Fit’: Republicans Call For Biden To Resign Now That He’s Dropped Out Of The Race. – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/21/republicans-biden-resign-dropped-out-race/?pnespid=7rk2WS9MJfMf1enYtjKvT83RuE_1SoJ1d.itxftnvxxmEEXRnBHof4_VyARpJ0NgesEk.pnx
EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race: What’s Next? President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party nominee, but the Democratic ticket is still uncertain. – Jacob Burg and Emel Akan
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race-whats-next-5691139
NEWSMAX
— NBC Conflates Usha Vance With Illegal Immigration. – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-illegals-migrants/2024/07/21/id/1173415/
— Blagojevich: Obama Used ‘Chicago’ Way to Take Down Biden. – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rod-blagojevich-barack-obama-reelection/2024/07/21/id/1173446/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Congressional Republicans call for Biden to resign. “If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a statement.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/21/congressional-republicans-biden-resign-mike-johnson/
— Democrats say “How Biden will be replaced and what’s next now that he’s dropped out.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/21/whats-next-biden-drop-out/
— Democrats say “Trump forced to regroup after gains, as advisers prepare to face Harris.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/21/trump-response-biden-dropping-out/
— Democrats say “Biden made a heroic choice” and ask “Where do Democrats go from here?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/21/biden-drops-out-democrats-2024/
— Democrats say “Careful, Democrats. Cast Harris aside at your peril.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-biden-primary-trump/
— Democrats say “Biden wasn’t the nominee, so replacing him isn’t illegal. There is no existing Democratic nominee, so there’s neither a procedural nor a legal problem if it isn’t Joe Biden.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/21/replacing-biden-democratic-party-nominee/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Speaker Johnson Criticizes Biden’s Decision. – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/biden-drops-out-election-2024/card/speaker-johnson-criticizes-biden-s-decision-AVbQi0cMynmnCdH7ddV5
— Tracing the Trump Gunman’s Final Months and Days. Thomas Matthew Crooks appeared to be a bright engineering student even as he hatched a plot for a violent end. – Joel Schectman, Kristina Peterson, Sadie Gurman
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/thomas-matthew-crooks-portrait-trump-shooter-bdf36f1d
— Russia Crushes Dissent as Putin’s System Ramps Up Repression. Wrongful conviction of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is latest blow against freedom of expression in Russia. – Georgi Kantchev
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-crushes-dissent-as-putins-system-ramps-up-repression-785c90f8
— Why Americans Aren’t Having Babies. The costs and rising expectations of parenthood are making young people think hard about having any children at all. – Rachel Wolfe (COMMENT: If you have to send your children to public schools, perspective parents should anticipate/expect that their Democrat teachers will turn their children into good little Democrats who are sexually active, LGBTQ, anti-parent, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/americans-babies-childless-birthrate-daf438f9
July 12, 2024 SPECIAL EDITION – SALVI ELECTED
SPECIAL EDITION – SALVI ELECTED
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Kathy Salvi Elected Chair of the Illinois Republican Party
https://illinois.gop/kathy-salvi-elected-chair-of-the-illinois-republican-party/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Today, The State Central Committee of the Illinois Republican Party elected Kathy Salvi as the next Chair by acclimation, with a start date of July 19th in accordance with outgoing Chairman Don Tracy’s resignation. Chairman Tracy released the following statement following the election of the new Chair: “Congratulations to Kathy Salvi for taking on this challenging yet important position to build a brighter future for Illinois. Republicans in this state are united behind President Trump and understand that the Biden/Pritzker agenda is wrong for our families. We will show in Milwaukee this week that we are unified in purpose – to make this state and this country great once again with a message of hope and prosperity for the future.”)
— Illinois Republican Chairwoman-Elect Kathy Salvi Statement
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Following today’s vote by acclamation to elect Kathy Salvi as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party, the Chairwoman-Elect released the following statement: “It is an honor to be recognized by my fellow Illinois Republicans as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party. As we prepare to nominate the next President of the United States, Illinois stands as a testament to what Democrat governance can do: out of control cost of living, rampant crime, and rife with corruption. Illinois Republicans will stand and fight for our conservative ideals and set this state, and nation, back on the right track. Thank you Chairman Tracy for your commitment to this State and our Party.”)
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP convention as party names new state chair. – PETER HANCOCK
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/national-committeeman-richard-porter-looks-ahead-to-gop-convention-as-party-names-new-state-chair
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans will gather in Milwaukee next week for what promises to be a historic national convention. Former President Donald Trump will be nominated for the third consecutive time as the party’s presidential nominee, the first major party candidate to win nomination that many times since Franklin Roosevelt. And if he’s successful in the fall campaign, he’ll be the first American president since Grover Cleveland to serve two nonconsecutive terms. But amid the speeches, the cheerleading, the flag-waving and balloons, the Illinois Republican Party hopes for an opportunity to send its own message to the nation. “We want people to see a party that’s on the swing up,” Richard Porter, the state party’s national committeeman, told Capitol News Illinois during a podcast interview this week. “We’ve been in a long dry spell.” This year will mark Porter’s third convention as national committeeman, a senior post within the state party and a post he has held since 2014 (2010?). He and National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte serve as the state party’s representatives to the Republican National Committee, as well as the RNC’s liaisons with state and local GOP organizations. It can be a difficult job in a reliably Democratic state like Illinois, where no Republican presidential candidate has won since George H.W. Bush in 1988. Democrats currently hold all statewide elected offices, both U.S. Senate seats, 13 of the state’s 17 seats in the U.S. House, and supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly. This year in particular, though, Porter said Illinois Republicans need to make a positive impression because just a few weeks after the GOP convention in Milwaukee, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker will play host to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “And so we’d like to show what the future of Illinois can be,” Porter said. “A future of freedom and renewal, where Illinois becomes a place where you want to raise a family again, build a business. Because right now people are leaving. And there’s no reason why that should be. Illinois is the heart of the country and has all sorts of natural advantages. It’s just not been governed well.” This year’s convention, however, comes at a challenging time for the state party. On June 21, less than a month before the start of the convention, state party chairman Don Tracy announced his plans to resign from that job by the end of the convention due to “intra party power struggles, and local intra party animosities.” “In better days, Illinois Republicans came together after tough intra party elections,” Tracy said in his announcement. “Now however, we have Republicans who would rather fight other Republicans than engage in the harder work of defeating incumbent Democrats by convincing swing voters to vote Republican.” During a closed-door meeting Friday, party officials met and elected Kathy Salvi, of Mundelein, as the new chair beginning July 19, the day after the RNC concludes. Salvi, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate against Democrat Tammy Duckworth in 2022, was chosen over two other candidates for the job: state Rep. John Cabello, of Machesney Park; and Aaron Del Mar, of Palatine, a party activist who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor in 2022. Tracy struck a different tone in a Friday statement, congratulating Salvi and saying the party is “united behind President Trump.” “We will show in Milwaukee this week that we are unified in purpose – to make this state and this country great once again with a message of hope and prosperity for the future,” he said in the statement. At the national level, meanwhile, Republicans also face a unique challenge with their nominee, who will be the first convicted felon to win a major party’s presidential nomination. Trump was found guilty in May on 34 felony charges for paying hush money to cover up a prior affair with the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump has also been indicted on other felony charges stemming from his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the mishandling of classified documents. Much like Trump himself has done, however, Porter brushed aside those issues as politically motivated. “I think they’re all seen as being part of a broader plan, which is to try to use the legal system to squelch political competition,” he said. “They recognize that Donald Trump has an enormous appeal, particularly with constituencies the Democrats used to (attract) such as labor, such as the Hispanic community, such as the Black community.” Listen to the full interview with Richard Porter on Capitol Cast wherever you get your podcasts. ( https://soundcloud.com/user-592090129-621623053/richard-porter-on-the-rnc-capitol-cast-july-12-2024 ).)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Time for a reset? Illinois Republicans enter GOP convention with a new leader — and old divisions. The convention will mark a coming-out party for Kathy Salvi, who faces the challenge of rebuilding a party incrementally decimated by failed statewide campaigns, division within its ranks — and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s vast fortune bolstering Democratic supermajorities. – Tina Sfondeles and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/12/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-illinois-gop-reset-kathy-salvi
DAILY HERALD
— Republican Party names Kathy Salvi state chair; National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP convention.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240712/news/republican-party-names-kathy-salvi-state-chair-national-committeeman-richard-porter-looks-ahead-to/
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— After Contentious State Party Convention, Illinois GOP Names Kathy Salvi As New Chair. Palatine Republican Committeeman Aaron Des Mar, 1 Of 3 Chair Finalists, Says Salvi Will ‘Help Heal Party’ – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/after-contentious-state-party-convention-illinois-gop-names-kathy-salvi-as-new-chair/
ABC7
— Kathy Salvi elected new Illinois Republican chair after Don Tracy’s resignation
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-republican-party-elects-kathy-salvi-new-chair/15054462/
WGN9
— Illinois Republican Party elects Kathy Salvi as new chair. – Lourdes Duarte, Alonzo Small
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-republican-party-elects-kathy-salvi-as-new-chair/
FOX32
— Illinois GOP selects Kathy Salvi as new state chairwoman. – Paris Schutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-gop-kathy-salvi-chairwoman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8W2jA_TQ-I
WTTW
— Illinois Republicans Select Kathy Salvi as New State Party Chair – Erica Demarest
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/12/illinois-republicans-select-kathy-salvi-new-state-party-chair
LAKE FOREST PATCH
— Former Candidate For Senate, Congress Picked As New Chair Of Illinois Republican Party. Following Don Tracy’s resignation, Illinois GOP officials selected a new leader ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/lakeforest/new-illinois-republican-party-chair-be-picked-three-finalists
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-118/
(FROM THE DEMOCRAT PARTY OF ILLINOIS: “We are not surprised to see the ILGOP pick a far-right extremist to sit at the head of their party. However, we are surprised that they chose someone whose draconian views on abortion will almost certainly drag down their entire Republican ticket. The ILGOP is littered with anti-abortion extremists, but it is now chaired by someone who once opposed abortions for victims of rape, saying, ‘abortion only adds insult to injury.’ The election of Kathy Salvi is not just a threat to the ILGOP’s ill-fated ticket, but to women all across our state. Kathy Salvi’s extreme stances on healthcare, immigration, and women’s rights are fundamentally at odds with the values of Illinois working families. Salvi will fit right in with the modern-day ILGOP as she is no stranger to losing elections. We defeated Kathy Salvi and MAGA extremism across Illinois in 2022, and we are more determined than ever to combat the ILGOP’s far-right agenda at the ballot box this November. While the ILGOP is in turmoil, we are focused on electing leaders who will enhance access to affordable healthcare, defend reproductive rights, and promote inclusive policies that benefit all Illinoisans.” MILLER: Kathy Salvi, who was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for U.S. Senate against Sen. Tammy Duckworth in 2022, has consistently aligned herself with far-right ideologies that Illinois voters have repeatedly rejected. Her failed Senate run underscores the state’s rejection of her regressive policies. Now, as the new ILGOP Chair, Salvi’s leadership threatens to drag the party even further into the depths of extremism, away from the values that define our diverse and inclusive state.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Here’s how Milwaukee — a heavily Democratic city — is feeling about welcoming thousands of Republicans for the party’s convention. – ROBERT CHIARITO and MITCH SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/milwaukee-democrats-republican-national-convention/
— Pro-Palestine DNC protesters win route within ‘sight and sound’ of convention, but still want tweaks. – JASON MEISNER and JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/pro-palestine-dnc-protesters-win-route-within-sight-and-sound-of-convention-but-still-want-tweaks/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/illinois-touts-diversity-in-pot-industry-but-new-owners-say-they-need-financial-help/
ABC7
— Trump taps celebrities to speak at RNC, including Savannah Chrisley and Dana White
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-taps-celebrities-speak-rnc-including-savannah-chrisley/15054149/
NBC5
— Republicans use Democratic squabbles to their advantage ahead of RNC in Milwaukee. The RNC is in Wisconsin, a battleground state that political insiders see as key to winning the White House. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/republicans-use-democratic-squabbles-to-their-advantage-ahead-of-rnc-in-milwaukee/3487987/
WBEZ
— Democrats crow about their success in manipulating/dominating young people.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2024/07/12/young-biden-delegates-in-illinois-make-the-case-for-him-to-stay-in-the-race
SOUTHERN
— Biden’s post-debate struggles could drag down Democrats in tough races. – ABC
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/12/bidens-post-debate-struggles-could-drag-down-democrats-in-tough-races-heres-how-theyre-responding/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Polling since debate shows Trump gaining an edge over Biden. – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/polling-since-debate-shows-former-president-donald-trump-gaining-an-edge-over-president-joe-biden-2024-election-politics
ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.30208.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Balich on drug bust of foreign nationals: ‘Illegals are not better than citizens and do not belong here’
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/661778187-balich-on-drug-bust-of-foreign-nationals-illegals-are-not-better-than-citizens-and-do-not-belong-here
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO SCHOOL SPENDING NEARLY DOUBLES AS SCORES DROP – Kurtis Karg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicagos-education-formula-is-to-spend-more-see-students-do-worse/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Doctor at center of president’s health troubles so close to Biden clan that his objectivity doubted. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/12/doctor-at-center-of-presidents-health-troubles-so-/
— How the IRS let Trump’s tax returns be stolen. – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: In 1977, when I had been an IRS employee for 6 years, Money Magazine selected me to be the subject of one of its “One Person’s Finances” articles because it intended to and did paint my education deductions as being improper.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/12/how-irs-let-donald-trumps-tax-returns-be-stolen/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Palestinian protests set to embroil Chicago Democratic National Convention. – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3080175/pro-palestinian-protests-set-embroil-chicago-dnc/
NEW YORK POST
— With terrorists streaming in via Biden’s open borders, it’s time to repeal NY’s sanctuary-city laws. – Robert Holden
https://nypost.com/2024/07/12/opinion/with-terrorists-streaming-in-via-bidens-open-borders-its-time-to-repeal-nys-sanctuary-city-laws/
BREITBART
— The Dismantle DEI Act would eliminate such practices in the government and terminate DEI offices “throughout every single agency” in the federal government, Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) said during a Wednesday appearance on Breitbart News Daily. – HANNAH KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/12/exclusive-rep-michael-cloud-dismantle-dei-act-would-target-federal-government/
DAILY CALLER
— Biden’s Official Photos Are Full Of ‘Broad Scale Doctoring,’ Yet White House Complains About ‘Cheapfakes’ – LEENA NASIR
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/12/joe-biden-white-house-photos-broad-scale-doctoring-cheapfakes/
FOX NEWS RADIO
— NYC Shelters House 65k Illegals
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/07/12/nyc-shelters-house-65k-illegals/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lenwoodvlongsr/2024/07/12/60-years-of-progress-the-civil-rights-act-and-the-unfinished-journey/
POLITICO
— House Dem tells Biden directly: Time for someone else to lead. It happened during a virtual meeting between the president and the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the host ended it shortly after, according to a person familiar with the matter. – NICHOLAS WU and SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/12/congress/hispanic-caucus-to-meet-with-biden-00167820