September 8, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/one-year-later-operation-midway-blitz-lawsuits/

FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/immigration-enforcement-fears-impact-chicago-mexican-independence-day-celebrations

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker launches congressional PAC and heads to Texas to rally Democrats as GOP holds Dallas convention.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/08/pritzker-federal-pac-texas/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker-backed PAC plans to bankroll anti-Trump candidates nationwide.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-pritzker-pac-anti-trump-candidates-20260908/
— ABA repeals diversity standards for law schools amid pressure from Trump administration.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/ccb-aba-law-school-dei-standards-20260908/
— Trump threat puts Bombardier’s Chicago-area operation in spotlight.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing-logistics/ccb-bombardier-trump-20260908/

SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://thesouthern.com/news/siu-hosting-7th-annual-hemp-cannabis-symposium/article_d44251c9-6c75-5a4c-8efb-7fc74ed15eea.html

WSIU
— Aaron Del Mar, Republican Lt. Gov. candidate campaigns across Illinois.
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2026-09-08/aaron-del-mar-republican-lt-gov-candidate-campaigns-across-illinois

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. How dependent on Democrat illegals are your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/08/chicago-area-businesses-lost-1-2-billion-because-of-immigration-enforcement-report-says/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-590/
— Pritzker launches $20 million PAC for national midterm push.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/08/pritzker-launches-20-million-pac-for-national-midterm-push/
— ILGOP circular firing squad makes a feeble return.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/08/the-ilgop-circular-firing-squad-makes-a-feeble-return/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— U.S. Illinois Democratic Party Members of Congress Who Voted For Socialism.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/06/u-s-illinois-democratic-party-members-of-congress-who-voted-for-socialism/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A Muslim NATO? Concerns over U.S. reliability, Israel’s rise fuel new Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi alliance.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/4/muslim-nato-concerns-us-reliability-israels-rise-fuel-new-turkey/
— America’s millionaire boom proves capitalism works. Millions of households have built wealth through work, investment and opportunity.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/8/americas-millionaire-boom-proves-capitalism-works/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Here’s what socialists are actually saying.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4714856/how-to-speak-socialist/

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— AFP at Chicago Socialism Convention to Contrast More Government with More Freedom.
https://americansforprosperity.org/press-release/icymi-afp-at-chicago-socialism-convention-to-contrast-more-government-with-more-freedom/

DESERT REVIEW
— The Promise of Socialism Is Misery for All.
https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/the-promise-of-socialism-is-misery-for-all/article_f864052d-0b56-4b18-a870-388baa2842ac.html

FOX BUSINESS
— Dallas mayor warns of ‘grave threat’ to cities from socialism movement.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6404769012112
— Why socialism turns on Gen Z.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6404765437112

NEWSMAX
— Newsom, Harris cozy up to socialists ahead of 2028.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pDp0coY2iw

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump is using the IRS and nonprofit status to chill affirmative action.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/6073732-new-regulations-target-diversity-admissions/

CBS NEWS
— Why some battleground GOP candidates are skipping this week’s Trump-backed midterm convention.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-gop-convention-republican-house-senate-candidates/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pritzker, Eyeing 2028, to Help Midterm Democrats With a $20 Million Group. JB Pritzker, the billionaire governor of Illinois, is continuing to expand his national footprint, this time by using a new group to target Republicans in battleground races.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/us/politics/jb-pritzker-2028-brandon-herrera-max-miller.html

WFMD
— Newsom: Democratic socialist ideas are mainstream in Democrat party and pretty aligned.
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/09/08/newsom-admits-democratic-socialist-ideas-mainstream-in-democrat-party-pretty-aligned/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Children learn a great deal about race and gender in schools these days, but not nearly enough about reading and math. A big reason is the colleges that teach the teachers, and a new report forthcoming Wednesday brings more insight into how they promote politics instead of the basics of instruction.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/graduate-schools-of-education-critical-theory-aei-report-daniel-buck-d3fc6285

BLOOMBERG LAW
— America’s Disgruntled Youth Sell Democratic Socialism to Masses
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/americas-disgruntled-youth-sell-democratic-socialism-to-masses

GAO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107498

NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. How dependent on Democrat illegals are your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/08/nx-s1-5955787/new-report-shows-the-economic-toll-of-ice-raids

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

NEWS24
— US schools blasted for teaching victimhood instead of the dangers of socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=robqIurAZYc

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.