Written by Tim Graham
The people who call themselves the “mainstream media” have a remarkable tendency to take the minority position on an 80-20 issue, most recently on requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls. U.S. House Republicans have passed the SAVE Act, while Democrats have almost unanimously opposed it.
But the American people do not. Gallup pollsters report 84% of Americans support requiring photo ID to vote — 98% of Republicans, 84% of independents, and 67% of Democrats.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Sherman, Bryan Steil, Chuck Schumer, CNN, Derek Clinger, Jim Crow 2.0, Joe Biden, John Fetterman, John Kelly, Kamala Harris, PolitiFact, SAVE America Act, Voter ID, Zach Wolf
Federal Issues, Media Watch, Voter Integrity | David E. Smith |
February 23, 2026 5:00 AM |
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Written by Thomas Hampson
Governor JB Pritzker delivered his eighth consecutive budget address on February 18th. If you closed your eyes and listened, you might have thought you were hearing a man of the people, a defender of the powerless standing up to a tyrannical federal government. He invoked Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Reverend Jesse Jackson. He quoted the great reform governor, John Peter Altgeld.
He spoke of empathy, love, and the courage to resist authoritarianism.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Alushta, American Railway Union, Bahamian shell companies, Brandon Johnson, Chicago Crime Commission, Chicago Outfit, Chicago Police, Chicago Tribune, Cook County Board, Customs and Border Patrol Emergency Response Officers, Donald Trump, Eugene Debs, fascism, FBI, Frederick Douglass, Gestapo, Grover Cleveland, Gus Russo, Hyatt, illegal immigrants, Illinois budget address, Illinois TRUST Act, Immigration Customs and Enforcement, IRS, IRS Organized Crime Division, Izyum, JB Pritzker, Jesse Jackson, John Altgeld, John Peter Altgeld, LAPD, Michael Brennan, Nikopol, Operation Midway Blitz, Paradise Papers, Pullman Strike, Sangdu, State of the State, Stephen Miller, Supermob, Teamster, The Chicago Record, Toni Preckwinkle, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Investigations, Welcoming City Ordinance
Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Immigration | David E. Smith |
February 19, 2026 1:00 PM |
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Written by Robert Knight
Faced with Democratic opposition over a national election integrity bill, House Republicans are upping the ante instead of reflexively making concessions.
They passed the SAVE Act in April by a vote of 220-208, with all Republicans voting yes and all but four Democrats voting no. That bill would require proof of citizenship for all new voter registrations.
Two of the Democrats who voted yes, U.S. Representatives Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar, represent South Texas border districts.… Continue Reading
Tags: "SAVE" Act., Charles E. Schumer, Chip Roy, Chuck Schumer, filibuster, H.R. 7296, Henry Cuellar, Jim Crow 2.0, Mike Johnson, Mike Lee, SAVE America Act, Vicente Gonzalez, voter ID laws
Federal Issues, Voter Integrity | David E. Smith |
February 10, 2026 4:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Riley Gaines Barker is a 12-time all-American collegiate swimmer who gained national notoriety for her common sense stand that men and women are different.
In her collegiate swimming career, Riley faced firsthand the harm that “gender-affirming care” brings to women when she and her teammates were forced to share a locker room with a biological male during NCAA competitions.
In her speech from the 2025 Faith, Family & Freedom Banquet, Riley affirms the biblical realities of gender, sexuality, and life in the womb.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
When leftist protesters stormed into Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, during a Sunday service on Jan. 19, they chanted and screamed. Some of them told the frightened children that their parents were Nazis. Others blocked parents from reaching their children to remove them from the chaos.
Former CNN newsman Don Lemon, who claimed to have been an observer, insisted that the mob — and he — had a First Amendment right to disrupt the service.… Continue Reading
Tags: American Redistricting Project, Anne Frank, anti-ICE, Antisemitism, Bernard Sanders, Cities Church, Don Lemon, FACE Act, Holocaust Memorial Museum, Jonathan Parnell, Justice Department, Keith Ellison, Molly Ringwald, Pramila Jayapal, Progressive Caucus, Tim Walz, white supremacy, Yehuda Kaploun, Zohran Mamdani
Federal Issues, Immigration, Media Watch | David E. Smith |
February 2, 2026 5:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
The University of Chicago Institute of Politics, WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and International House recently covered the three frontrunner Democratic candidates running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Illinois for the upcoming Primary on March 17th.
The debate featured candidates Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL, District 2), Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL, District 8), and Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton.
I watched the debate so that you wouldn’t have to and these are the big takeaways.… Continue Reading
Tags: Barak Obama, deportation, ICE, Immigration Customs and Enforcement, Joe Biden, Juliana Stratton, March Primary, Millionaire's Tax, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Robin Kelly, taxation
Economics, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Immigration, Political | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
January 29, 2026 5:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Illinois has been known as a “sanctuary state” since August of 2017 when Governor Pritzker signed the TRUST Act (SB 31) into law.
This legislation restricts both local and state law enforcement from cooperating in any way with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
As we have seen in recent months, the reality of Illinois being a “sanctuary state” for illegal immigrants has continued to build to a boiling point.
If you thought the TRUST Act was radical legislation, this past week revealed the dangerous reality for citizens living in a “sanctuary state” with a governor who has little concern for his constituents – those he is obligated to protect.… Continue Reading
Tags: Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Governor Pritzker, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Nero, Tren de Aragua, TRUST Act, U.S. Border Patrol
Federal Issues, Immigration | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
January 28, 2026 5:00 AM |
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Written by David E. Smith
Christian conservatives across the nation clearly see what the biased media refuses to report: leftists are intentionally escalating tensions in Minnesota, with some openly advocating violence, and even armed confrontation, against federal agents. Antifa thugs have gone so far as to call for a “guerrilla war.”
Irresponsible politicians like Governor JB Pritzker, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are in lockstep agreement with their counterparts in Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Andy Ngo, Antifa, Arabella Advisors, Benny Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Danesh Noshirvan, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jacob Frey, James O’Keefe, JB Pritzker, Minneapolis, Minnesota, monkeydbeans0, New Venture Fund, Open Society Foundations, O’Keefe Media Group, political violence, Proud Boys, rebellion, Renee Good, Sixteen Thirty Fund, Tammy Duckworth, TikTok, Tim Walz, Windward Fund
Executive Branch, Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Immigration, Political | David E. Smith |
January 26, 2026 10:00 AM |
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the cases of
Little v. Hecox and
West Virginia v. B.P.J. The plaintiffs are suing Idaho and West Virginia, respectively, for enacting laws that expressly prohibit men from competing in women’s athletics.
During oral arguments, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed her concerns. More specifically, she asked attorneys to defend why their clients are telling boys who pretend to be girls that they may not participate in girls’ sports.
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Tags: Alan Hurst, C.S. Lewis, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Lia Thomas, Little v. Hecox, Men in women's sports, The Abolition of Man, transgender athletes, U.S. Supreme Court, West Virginia v. B.P.J.
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch, LGBTQ Agenda | David E. Smith |
January 21, 2026 5:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
You just knew when anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protester Renee Good tragically died in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 that the media would turn her into the next George Floyd.
Floyd, whose asphyxiation death under the knee of a police officer triggered the 2020 anti-police riots that took at least 25 lives and caused $2 billion in damage, has since been virtually deified. Minneapolis has named a square after him and erected a “living memorial” featuring art installations, including a raised-fist sculpture, in his honor.… Continue Reading
Tags: Antonio Romanucci, Becca Good, Democratic National Committee, Department of Homeland Security, domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, FBI, George Floyd, Gov. JB Pritzker, Gov. Tim Walz, ICE, illegal immigrant, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jonathan Ross, Ken Martin, Michael Brown, Minnesota, Nicolas Maduro, Pam Bondi, Renee Good, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Venezuelan immigrant
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith |
January 20, 2026 4:00 AM |
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