Written by David E. Smith
In a case that could have national implications for election integrity, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Judicial Watch, Inc. et al. v. The Illinois State Board of Elections, a lawsuit brought on behalf of U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) and two presidential electors. At the heart of the case is whether Illinois acted unlawfully by allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to 14 days after the federally established Election Day.… Continue Reading
Tags: Election Day, Judicial Watch, Mike Bost, National Voter Registration Act, Tom Fitton, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Judicial Branch, Political, Voter Integrity, Voter Integrity, Voter Integrity | David E. Smith |
July 25, 2025 6:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
Before 1954, pastors, priests and rabbis could openly endorse political parties or candidates.
Then came the Johnson Amendment, named for Lyndon Baines Johnson, then an U.S. Senator from Texas who tweaked the IRS code. Suddenly, tax-exempt nonprofits were barred from “participating or intervening in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.” The “opposition to” phrase was added in 1986.
A ruthless political strategist before and during his presidency, Johnson engineered this coup after two Texas nonprofit groups had supported his Senate primary opponent.… Continue Reading
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Trump, Drag Queen Story Hour, George Barna, James Dobson, Johnson Amendment, Kamala Harris, Lyndon Baines Johnson, McCulloch v. Maryland, Planned Parenthood, Rev. Franklin Graham, Rev. Jerry Falwell, Ronald Reagan, tax-exempt Churches, William Wilberforce
Political, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
July 15, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by Jenna Smith
When we abandon the most basic of truths–man & woman–what do we have to stand on?
Today we’re featuring a Spotlight interview conducted in 2023 with conservative icon and activist, Riley Gaines Barker. Riley is a 12x all-American collegiate swimmer, praised by President Trump for leading the fight for fairness, safetey & the protection of women in women’s sports.
Riley will be our keyenote speaker at our annual Faith, Family & Freedom banquet on November 7th of this year. … Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities were not the only things going up in smoke last week, courtesy of American bombers sent by President Trump.
The Democratic Party’s recent attempts to appear worthy of national leadership also were blown to smithereens. Many prominent party figures have foolishly assailed the successful raid.
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez actually tried to launch an impeachment inquiry after Mr. Trump did the world a favor and declawed one of the world’s most dangerous regimes.… Continue Reading
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
If you watched the recent “No Kings” riots with a lingering sense of deja vu, together with a haunting feeling that the “fox is in the henhouse,” you had good reason. This chaos is not without precedent, and it is far from the grassroots movement it is portrayed to be. First, let’s deal with the deja vu.
Because most of our public schools have long since abandoned teaching anything remotely akin to an accurate version of world history, most people today are unaware that the anarchy we are witnessing in the streets of Philadelphia and Portland is not without precedent.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alexandra Romanov, Berger Action Fund, Bolshevik Revolution, Chinese Xinhai Revolution, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, French Revolution, George Soros, Great Leap Forward, Hansjorg Wyss, Josef Stalin, Louis XVI, Mao Zedong, Nicholas Romanov, No Kings, Open Society, Vladimir Lenin
Exclude From Homepage, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political | David E. Smith |
June 25, 2025 6:00 AM |
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Written by Mark Rice, Republican Candidate for U.S. Congress, Illinois 8th District
As an observant Jew and a strong supporter of the State of Israel with family members in bomb shelters, three serving in the IDF, and others who perished in the Holocaust, I find it deeply offensive and historically ignorant when Democrats suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome compare Donald J. Trump to Adolf Hitler or call him a Nazi.
Let me be clear: Donald Trump is not a Nazi.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abraham Accords, Adolf Hitler, Auschwitz, Biden Administration, Democrats, Donald J. Trump, Golan Heights, Holocaust, Iran nuclear deal, JB Pritzker, Jerusalem, Nazi, Obama Administration, Palestinian Authority, State of Israel
Marriage, Family & Culture, Political | David E. Smith |
June 21, 2025 6:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
It is unfortunately unsurprising that yet another school district in Illinois has defied the clear privacy and safety protections that Title IX puts in place.
Illinois School District 203, located in Naperville, is currently in the spotlight for allowing a biological male to participate in the female’s track meet.
Not only was the biological male allowed to participate in this athletic event, but he (surprise, surprise) won the track meet.
This should, of course, come as no surprise to those of us who acknowledge a basic biological fact which states that biological males have distinct physical advantages over biological females.… Continue Reading
Tags: Executive Order 14201, Illinois School District 203, Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports, Mary Miller, Title IX, U. S. Representative Mary Miller
Education, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
May 23, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Back in 2021, Governor Pritzker signed HB121, SB667, SB1596, and SB2665 into law. All four of these pieces of legislation enshrined into law Illinois’ stance on immigration as being one of the most welcoming in the entire nation.
The new laws strengthen the TRUST Act and make Illinois the second state in the nation to require local officials to end partnerships with ICE, address hate crimes against immigrant communities, expand workplace protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, and create the Illinois Immigration Impact Task Force to ensure state programs and policies best serve immigrant residents.
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Tags: Governor Pritzker, Illinois Democrats, Illinois Freedom Caucus, JB Prtizker, Kristi Noem, Mary Miller
Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Immigration, Political, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
May 10, 2025 4:00 AM |
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Written by Nancy Hayes
On April 3rd, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order President Trump signed in March, which they claim is an unconstitutional attempt to impose sweeping voting restrictions across the country.
The lawsuit refers to Executive Order No. 14248, which is a lawful and necessary measure to protect election integrity, especially in federal elections.… Continue Reading
Tags: Barack Obama, Biden Administration, Bill Clinton, Catherine Engelbrecht, Executive Order No. 14248, Illegal Immigration Reform Act, Immigration Response Act of 1996, Kwame Raoul, Obama, President Trump
Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Political, Voter Integrity, Voter Integrity, Voter Integrity | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
May 9, 2025 5:00 AM |
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of St. Isidore v. Drummond, whereby Oklahoma’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond, is suing to deny Oklahoma parents the right to choose to send their children to a board-approved charter school with a 100% graduation rate and 98% of its students matriculating to college.
In a state where traditional public schools are ranked among some of the worst in the nation, why would Mr. … Continue Reading
Tags: Bernard Sanders, David Brewer, David Hogg, Donald Trump, First Amendment, Gavin Newsom, Gentner Drummond, James Madison, Joe Biden, MAGA Republican, St. Isidore v. Drummond, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Supreme Court, wall of separation
Political | David E. Smith |
May 8, 2025 5:00 AM |
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