January 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Joe Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people serving in military – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-reverses-trump-ban-on-trans-people-in-military/10001483/
— Parents rally for Illinois high school sports as COVID-19 puts season on hold for student athletes – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-sports-high-school-ihsa/9978778/

WGN TV
— House to send Trump impeachment to Senate tonight – Sydney Kalich
https://wgntv.com/news/house-to-send-trump-impeachment-to-senate-tonight/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine | President Biden asked about battle over Chicago teachers returning to classrooms | Line grows for Kelly Cassidy’s state rep seat – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lighfoot-gets-vaccine-ra-joy-budzinski-washington-spin-20210126-bccviuyqzzfshixbeanb7s3fde-story.html
— Trump’s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to the Senate – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-impeachment-senate-trial-20210125-uowfdmbv4bchfc42bi5tcwh2g4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Leave the sign on Chicago’s Trump Tower.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-trump-tower-sign-riverfront-20210125-a3vc6k2dhnddxmac45zfodqdcu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Catholics who promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-joe-biden-catholic-20210125-3hgicpwtbnfntprn3zy764d5ru-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate. House Democrats were to carry the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” across the Capitol late Monday, the prosecutors making the ceremonial walk to the Senate. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/25/22248716/house-sending-trump-impeachment-senate-gop-opposes-trial

DAILY HERALD
— Woman files lawsuit to reverse removal of Algonquin Township abolition question from ballot – Sam Lounsberry
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210125/woman-files-lawsuit-to-reverse-removal-of-township-abolition-question-from-ballot
— Illinois reports 40 more COVID-19 deaths, another 3,292 cases – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210124/illinois-reports-40-more-covid-19-deaths-another-3292-cases

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Sally Turner Picked For Bill Brady’s Former Senate Seat – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/sally-turner-picked-bill-bradys-former-senate-seat#stream/0

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LASALLE CO GOP TO HOLD RALLY CALLING FOR KINZINGER TO REPRESENT HIS HOME 16TH CD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/lasalle-co-gop-to-hold-rally-calling-for-kinzinger-to-represent-his-home-16th-cd.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin’s new leadership team
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/25/durkins-new-leadership-team/
— 2,944 new confirmed and probable cases; 49 additional deaths; 2,962 hospitalized; 601 in ICU; 4.7 percent average case positivity rate; 5.8 percent average test positivity rate; 28,171 average daily doses; Two regions move to Phase 4
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/25/2944-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-49-additional-deaths-2962-hospitalized-601-in-icu-47-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-58-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-28171-average-daily-doses-two-re/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— CNN’s Jim Acosta: Trump supporters, Fox News ‘a threat to our democracy’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/jim-acosta-trump-supporters-fox-news-remain-a-thre/
— Biden’s empty words belie his actions. Biden promises unity but tears down everything Trump did. – Newt Gingrich
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/bidens-empty-words-belie-his-actions/
— Chief Justice John Roberts won’t preside over Trump impeachment trial – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/chief-justice-john-roberts-wont-preside-over-trump/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gaetz-Cheney feud reflects House GOP MAGA-establishment factional fight – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gaetz-cheney-feud-reflects-house-gop-maga-establishment-factional-fight

FOX NEWS
— House Democrats present Trump impeachment charge to the Senate, allowing trial to begin. Trump will be tried for ‘incitement of insurrection’ – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-proceeds-senate-trial-house-democrats-present-charge
— Meghan McCain: Katie Couric, others calling for ‘deprogramming’ Republicans can ‘go to hell’ ‘I don’t need to be deprogrammed,’ said ‘The View’ co-host – David Rutz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/meghan-mccain-katie-couric-deprogamming-republicans-hell

GOPUSA
— Unbelievable! Mitt Romney Says Trump Impeachment Trial Needed For ‘Unity’ – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105687

BREITBART
— GOP Rep. Kinzinger: ‘Majority’ of GOP Would Have Voted to Impeach Trump in a ‘Secret’ Vote – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/25/gop-rep-kinzinger-majority-of-gop-would-have-voted-to-impeach-trump-in-a-secret-vote/
— Democrats Push Three Amnesty Plans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/25/democrats-push-three-amnesty-strategies/
— Kevin McCarthy: Liz Cheney Has to ‘Answer’ to GOP Conference for Impeachment Vote – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/25/kevin-mccarthy-liz-cheney-answer-gop-conference-impeachment-vote/

BLAZE
— Gun store says it won’t sell firearms, ammunition to Biden supporters: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience’ The announcement from Trigger Firearms and Reloading came on Inauguration Day – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/gun-store-will-not-sell-to-biden-supporters

DAILY CALLER
— House Officially Presents Article Of Impeachment To The Senate – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/25/house-presents-article-of-impeachment-donald-trump-to-senate/
— ‘A Demographic Cul-De-Sac’: Jeff Flake Says There Is ‘Certainly No Future With Trumpism’ – BRANDON GILLESPIE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/25/jeff-flake-donald-trump-trumpism-republican-party/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden’s Trans Agenda Threatens the Military, Science, and Women’s Rights – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/01/25/bidens-trans-agenda-threatens-the-military-science-and-womens-rights-n1409461

THE HILL
— House formally sends impeachment to Senate, putting Trump on trial for Capitol riot – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/535749-house-formally-sends-impeachment-to-senate-putting-trump-on-trial-for-capitol

CNN
— Arizona Republicans wrestle with their party’s future – Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman
By Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman,
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/arizona-republican-party-trump/index.html
— Trump begins speaking with impeachment lawyer, even as he scrambles to build defense team – Jeff Zeleny and Manu Raju
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/impeachment-trump-lawyer-legal-team/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— For the second time in just over a year, the House delivered the Senate an impeachment charge against Trump. – Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/house-impeachment-article-senate.html
— With Impeachment Trial Looming, Republicans Waver on Punishing Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/trump-republicans-impeachment-trial.html

WASHINGTON POST
— As Trump departs, his extremes live on in state GOPs – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/25/trump-departs-his-extremes-live-state-gops/
— After Capitol riot, police chiefs work to root out officers with ties to extremist groups – Kimberly Kindy, Mark Berman and Kim Bellware
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs frame Republicans as being domestic violent extremists. They especially frame Republicans who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/police-capitol-riot-extremists/2021/01/24/16fdb2bc-5a7b-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html
— Tech experts overwhelmingly approve of Trump suspensions from social media – Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/25/technology-202-tech-experts-overwhelmingly-approve-trump-suspensions-social-media/

NEW YORK POST
— House GOP want to add Facebook, Twitter to Parler probe of Capitol siege – Ebony Bowden
https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/house-gop-want-to-add-facebook-twitter-to-parler-probe-of-dc-siege/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trying Mr. Trump, Private Citizen. Democrats want to punish the ex-President but may revive him. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trying-mr-trump-private-citizen-11611618128

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Thinks Republican Party Is ‘in a Battle’ Over Post-Trump Future – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-thinks-republican-party-battle-over-post-trump-future-1564190

AXIOS
— Trump political team disavows “Patriot Party” groups – Lachlan Markay
https://www.axios.com/trump-political-team-disavows-patriot-party-groups-f97c1a07-2541-4ba9-baee-6e31ced88bfa.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.