FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Disgraced former Illinois official broke sexual harassment law
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/investigations/disgraced-former-illinois-official-broke-sexual-harassment-law-report/3968975/
— Chicago-area residents urged to limit laundry, showers amid heavy rain threat. In addition to skipping showers and laundry, officials advised people across the Chicago area to flush less frequently and wait to use the dishwasher.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-residents-urged-to-limit-laundry-showers-amid-heavy-rain-threat/3968838/
FOX32
— Study accuses Amazon, Walmart of deceiving shoppers with false ‘Made in USA’ claims.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/study-accuses-amazon-walmart-deceiving-shoppers-false-made-usa-claims
— Pritzker signs bill recognizing gambling addiction as disorder under legal framework. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote gambling, pot, and other vices. I 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. I 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-dtdyosta4rngj55h
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Public disservice announcement — beginning Saturday, Chicagoans will pay $10.50 on every $100 in retail purchases.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/31/northern-illinois-transit-authority-sales-tax-transit-transit-bailout-illinois-chicago-sales-tax-cook-county-sales-tax-illinois-sales-tax/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders want the Senate to defy Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/07/31/senate-republicans-trump-save-act-todd-blanche-bill-pulte-s-e-cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/07/31/trump-no-humor-funny-white-house-correspondents-association-mona-charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/07/31/president-donald-trump-cold-blooded-leader-death-iran-ice-shootings-covid-measles-david-mcgra
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Cook County Health projects $100M spike in charity care as Medicaid rolls shrink.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-cook-county-health-2027-budget-20260731/
— Alcohol distributor Republic National cutting nearly 300 jobs in Illinois.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/ccb-republic-national-layoffs-illinois-20260731/
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth, Hirono Introduce WARRIOR Act to Codify Women’s Right to Serve in Combat.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-hirono-introduce-warrior-act-to-codify-womens-right-to-serve-in-combat-95550.cfm
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump administration pushes tougher English rules for Mexican train crews crossing into the US.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-administration-pushes-tougher-english-rules-for-mexican-train-crews-crossing-into-the-us/article_b195da9e-9ee9-51be-9a65-6527cc201914.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-568/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP sounds alarm: Spain’s border collapse is a wake-up call for America
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/31/republicans-say-spains-migrant-surge-foreshadows-america-democrats/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats’ swing state ‘blue wall’ becomes a haven for socialists.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4671106/democrats-swing-state-blue-wall-haven-for-socialists/
— I toured Smithsonian’s Native American Museum. What I saw was pure anti-American propaganda.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4670261/smithsonian-political-bias-drag-queens-founding-fathers-american-indian/
— Millionaires got 3%, and working families got 27%. The Left’s tax narrative is dead.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4670321/working-families-tax-cuts-middle-class/
— Mamdani promised to tax the 1%. Then 960,000 people ended up on the list.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4670273/mamdani-hochul-nyc-pied-a-terre-tax-list-expansion/
— They packaged potent THC to look like children’s candy — and fought to keep it that way.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4669697/gas-station-marijuana-thc-packaged-like-kids-candy-legal-loophole-nonintoxicating/
— A 4-year-old died from ‘gas station weed.’ Don’t let Congress save the industry.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4670001/congress-delta-8-hemp-gummies-ban-farm-bill/
— Does citizenship matter anymore? If not, neither does voting.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4670137/noncitizen-voting-devalues-american-citizenship-debate-exceptions-become-norms/
NEW YORK POST
— Young Dems’ radicalism threatens to doom their party in midterms — and beyond.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/opinion/young-democrats-radicalism-threatens-to-doom-party-in-midterms-and-beyond/
— Dems’ hatred of Trump created this socialist monster — and now it’s turning on them.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/opinion/democrats-hatred-of-donald-trump-created-this-socialist-monster-and-now-its-turning-on-them/
— Trump warns migrant ‘catastrophe’ in Spain would look ‘small time’ if Dems regain power.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/world-news/trump-warns-spain-migrant-catastrophe-would-look-small-time-if-dems-regain-power/
— Over 50K federal employees and their $2B in salaries eliminated under Trump in 2025. DD: My critics/opponents continue to be overjoyed that my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents continue to ignore/dismiss/belittle that while I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I used my personal time and my salary to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/us-news/more-than-50000-federal-employees-2b-in-salaries-eliminated-under-trump-in-2025/
— Newsom announced Friday that California’s statewide minimum wage will increase to $17.40 per hour beginning January 1, 2027. I worked for the minimum wage 1964-1966. In today’s dollars, it was $13.06/hour. I worked 28 hours a week for 16 months and 40 hours a week for 3 months. With the money I earned, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ) in May of 1966.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/us-news/californias-minimum-wage-to-increase-in-2027-gavin-newsom-announces/
BREITBART
— Courts Say ICE Must Give Bond Hearings to Illegal Aliens if They’re Caught Anywhere Inside U.S. Borders.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/30/appeals-courts-reject-trump-mandatory-detention-illegal-aliens/
FEDERALIST
— Spain’s Illegal Alien Invasion Shows It Would Take Democrats Only A Few Hours To Destroy Trump’s Border Progress.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/31/spains-illegal-alien-invasion-shows-it-would-take-democrats-only-a-few-hours-to-destroy-trumps-border-progress/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— U. Minnesota Receives $600K Grant for Study Aiming to Reduce ‘Racial Bias’ in White Kids.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/u-minnesota-receives-600k-grant-for-study-aiming-to-reduce-racial-bias-in-white-kids/
NEWSMAX
— Rep. Mary Miller to Newsmax: Trump Securing Highways From Illegal Truckers.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/mary-miller-donald-trump-migrants/2026/07/31/id/1264652/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— ICE’s vetting, training, vehicular stops ‘all being reviewed’ after fatal shootings. DD: IRS would not have hired me to be a Revenue Officer when I was 22 in 1971 if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business and had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. The first 6 months I worked for IRS was in classroom training.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/26/politics/video/tom-homan-maine-ice-shooting-sotu
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-poll-analysis-cost-of-living-democrats-republicans/
— Democrats in Congress demand training, vetting information on ICE agent who killed immigrant in Maine. DD: IRS would not have hired me to be a Revenue Officer when I was 22 in 1971 if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business and had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. The first 6 months I worked for IRS was in classroom training.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-congress-ice-maine-shooting-letter-training-vetting/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote race based politics. They ever-increasingly shout at Hispanics that Republicans cause all the problems that Hispanics have.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/latino-organizations-voters-2026-midterm-elections/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Mitch McConnell Isn’t Giving Up His Senate Seat.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/why-mitch-mcconnell-isnt-giving-up-his-senate-seat.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration reviewing ICE vetting process after Maine shooting. DD: IRS would not have hired me to be a Revenue Officer when I was 22 in 1971 if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business and had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. The first 6 months I worked for IRS was in classroom training.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/26/trump-administration-reviewing-ice-vetting-process-after-maine-shooting/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders say Illinois guards against noncitizen voting.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/elections/2026/07/31/illinois-guards-against-noncitizen-voting/91126207007/
