Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:30 - Comey Indictment

35:58 - Madigan Appeal rejected

56:43 - Eliot Wilson, contributing editor at Defence On The Brink and senior fellow for national security at the Coalition for Global Prosperity: Royalty still has a special quality

01:13:52 - Illinois State Senator for the 37th District, Li Arellano Jr, reviews the proposed stadium deal, noting that Gov Pritzker does not want to be the governor who lost the Bears 

01:32:49 - Noted economist Stephen Moore weighs in on Donald Trump’s plans for Spirit Airlines, saying he opposes “corporate socialism.” Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:50:51 - Markets specialist Scott “the Cow Guy” Shellady of Market Day Report! says President Trump needs to make the case that today’s higher gas prices come with greater strategic benefits than in 2022, including the removal of a state sponsor of terrorism. Check out Scott’s Market Day Report! – 10:30am CT to 1pm CT- and The Cow Guy Close – 1pm CT to 1:30pm CT – both at RFD-TV

02:06:44 - Paul Kengor, editor of The American Spectator: A note to Trump supporters — the pope is being the pope. Check out Paul’s newest book  American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church

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0:30 - Karoline Leavitt: shooter's manifesto indistinguishable from Left's daily rap 

14:44 - Hakeem Jeffries responds to Leavitt

37:55 - Cop killer, judge

59:54 - Strauss Center Senior Fellow and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Simone Ledeen pushes back on Washington foreign policy voices, arguing the Iran campaign is not over.

01:15:14 - In Depth History w/ Frank from Arlington Heights

01:18:56 - Why Dan Proft is Single

01:35:17 - Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon questions the proposed Chicago Bears deal, saying, “It’s a massive amount of bureaucracy they’re creating.”

01:52:32 - Dominic Green, columnist for The Washington Examiner, contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, reacts to King Charles III’s U.S. visit and what it signals for U.S.–U.K. relations

02:13:09 - Retired FBI Special Agent and Unabomber case profiler James Fitzgerald weighs in on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, saying, “It’s almost like there’s an ideologically violent subculture out there.” James is also co-host of the “Cold Red” podcast

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0:30 - Cops shot: John Bartholomew, Nelsone Crespo

20:28 - Judge Lyke

40:11 - Trump post-shooting press briefing

01:05:33 - Left's belief in violence as means to political ends

01:23:10 - Heritage Foundation fellow Steven Bucci backs President Trump’s deliberate approach to Iran, arguing that rushing negotiations produced the last bad deal.

01:42:06 - Retired Chicago Police Chief of Detectives, Eugene Roy, on the shooting of two police officers on Saturday: It shows the tragic consequences of the politically motivated, ill advised and just horrendous Safe T Act 

01:59:11 - Ani Chkhikvadze, Washington-based journalist covering US foreign policy: What I heard inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Follow Ani on X @achkhikvadze

02:15:16 - Retired Secret Service agent Mike Olson questions the security designation at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Mike is also co-founder/owner of 360 Security Services 360security.services

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0:30 - Bears stadium deal

13:27 - Anna Paulina Luna on Special Forces guy who bet on capturing Maduro

36:15 - Fired USAID Workers on the Job Hunt

01:00:35 - Gabriel Elefteriu, co-founder of AstroAnalytica and senior fellow for Space Power at the Council on Geostrategy in London, shares Three military lessons from the Iran war

01:19:57 - Mayor of Hammond, IN, Thomas McDermott, says his city is still very much in play to land the Chicago Bears

01:35:53 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the proposed federal bailout of Spirit Airlines - “are you saying you don’t want an Amtrak for the skies?” Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:53:24 - Editor-in-Chief of The Federalist, Mollie Hemingway, discusses her new book  Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution

02:09:28 - Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - The Gormans speak

14:11 - CA Gov race

35:39 - Hasan Piker on NYT's "The Opinions" podcast: pro-piracy, need to get back to committing cool crimes

59:13 - National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative & former Virginia Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, points to four constitutional challenges to Virginia’s redistricting referendum and predicts that it will get tossed out as early as next month 

01:16:07 - Clinical Professor of Law at Cornell & founder of LegalInsurrection.com, William Jacobson: I've been covering and calling out the SPLC scam since 2010. Follow Professor Jacobson on X @wajacobson

01:35:29 - MAHA on the Hill

01:52:12 - Former First Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump KT McFarland on the path to victory in Iran: We have all the options we need. KT is also the author of Revolution:Trump,Washington and We the People

02:09:36 - Jason Smith, professor of national security strategy at the National War College and Fleet Seminar Program instructor with the Naval War College on America's Unsettled Grand Strategy

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0:30 - SPLC

34:59 - IRAN

58:11 - Markets specialist Scott “the Cow Guy” Shellady of Market Day Report! says the U.S. economy remains strong and expects gas prices to return to normal. Check out Scott’s Market Day Report! – 10:30am CT to 1pm CT- and The Cow Guy Close – 1pm CT to 1:30pm CT – both at RFD-TV

01:15:23 - Center of the American Experiment President and Powerline contributor John Hinderaker says he was surprised by how close the Virginia redistricting vote turned out. Get John’s latest at powerlineblog.com

01:31:12 - Older Americans are hoarding America's Potential

01:50:39 - Kelley Beaucar Vlahos of Responsible Statecraft joins for a spirited debate on the path to ending the U.S. war with Iran. Follow Kelley on X @KelleyBVlahos

02:11:08 - CEO and founder of American Energy Institute, Jason Isaac, celebrates Earth Day ‘26: The planet is still doing great. It’s the climate cult that’s broken. For more on the American Energy Institute americanenergyinstitute.com

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0:30 - Hinsdale/Plainfield teacher predator

16:50 - Not dead yet in Illinois

32:06 - CAMPUS BEAT

57:51 - Former advisor to the office of Netanyahu and co-host of Israel Undiplomatic, Ruthie Blum: The last thing Trump should want is to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

01:12:42 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights

01:16:17 - Richard A. Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law & Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, shares details from his new book The Myth of Birthright Citizenship – available 5/1

01:38:01 - Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon expresses frustration with what he calls Soviet-style governance in big blue cities, and previews his upcoming trip to Ukraine.

01:54:43 - Why Dan Proft is Single

02:16:02 - Ben Cohen of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies discusses the Iran peace talks, ceasefire dynamics, and international debate over Iran’s political future. Keep updated with Ben on X @BenCohenOpinion

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0:30 - Rallying the CPS apparatchiks on May Day

14:49 - Iran: The Trump Deal 

32:56 - TPS for Haitians

01:00:16 - Duncan Wood, fellow at the Wilson Center and CEO of Hurst International Consulting:  The world is rediscovering chokepoints — and they are not just geographic. Follow Duncan on X @AztecDuncan

01:16:26 - Steven Bucci of The Heritage Foundation says Iran is in disarray and may not even know who’s in charge as negotiations unfold.

01:33:21 - SAVE Act

01:49:00 - Josh Weiner, chief strategy officer at North American Values Institute and a Chicago resident, on CPS’ May Day protests: “The citizens of Chicago are getting fed up with this” For more on the North American Values Institute navivalues.org.

02:09:15 - Nick Shirley chases down CA House Speaker

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0:30 - BLM Brandon knows who he is: $25/min wage...anything less is an injustice

14:17 - Trump: if no deal, fighting resumes

36:22 - Clarence Thomas on Progressivism

59:29 - Hasan Piker means it when he says Hamas is 1000x better than Israel

01:16:11 - Sierra Knoch,  foreign policy analyst, professor, and Trump campaign alumna: Europeans aren’t prepared for what it means to align with Iran, Russia. Follow Sierra on X @cerisesdumatin

01:39:36 - Deputy Opinion Editor at the Wall Street Journal Jack Butler does not share Zohran Mamdani's enthusiasm for the pied-à-terre tax. Follow Jack on X @jackbutler4815

01:55:11 - Executive Director of the Vaccine Safety Research Foundation and founder of the COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund, Steve Kirsch, discusses vaccines, fraud and RFK Jr on the hill. For more from Steve kirschsubstack.com

02:19:12 - Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - Sheridan Gorman killer arraigned

12:58 - Manhattan Institute interview with illegal immigrant trans covered by Medi-Cal

34:37 - Anti-Fraud Task Force

51:32 - Alex Traiman, CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief for JNS.org, urges the U.S. and Israel to finish the job and take down the Iranian regime. Keep updated on X with Alex @traiman

01:11:50 - Libertyville

01:36:53 - Justin Logan of the Cato Institute on Trump’s threats to NATO and why he says even seemingly unwise moves can serve a strategic purpose. Follow Justin on X @JustinTLogan

01:50:16 -  Editor of Commonplace magazine, Haisten Willis, on Pride and Polarization and why Dan Proft is Single

02:08:29 - Leaving Idaho

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