Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:30 - Trump from the Oval Office: we'll be leaving Iran very soon, 2-3 weeks

13:47 - Marco Rubio: restating four objectives

36:45 - Sports & Politics

57:56 - Gordon Chang: China’s Economy Could Be the Biggest Casualty of the Iran War. Follow Gordon on X @GordonGChang

01:16:26 - Georgetown Law professor Randy Barnett: Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship. Grab your copy of Randy’s most recent book  Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago

01:36:53 - Noted economist Stephen Moore takes on fraud and the left’s big flabby government. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:51:47 - A penis pump and a one-way ticket to Kansas

02:14:05 - Director of Election Integrity for the RNC, Ally Triolo: Voters deserve elections they can trust. Follow Ally on X @allytriolo

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0:30 - Providence mayor calls for removal of Iryna Zarutska mural, says intent is 'divisive,' 'misguided'

14:16 - What Billy Donovan Said About the Bulls' Decision to Cut Jaden Ivey

34:13 - The View’s Sunny Hostin says conservatives are being “reckless” when they say women should have children

56:57 - Jonathan Tobin is the Editor in Chief of Jewish News Syndicate. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the latest in Iran

01:12:37 -  In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights

01:29:21 - Nick Shirley finds Newsom POTUS voter

01:31:07 - Mark Glennon is the Founder of Wirepoints. He joined Dan Proft to talk Illinois politics

01:49:26 - Chris Mondics is a legal affairs writer based in Philadelphia. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the legal arguments over the war in Iran

02:06:29 - Paul Kengor is the editor of The American Spectator and author of the just released American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church. He joined Dan Proft to talk about Pope Leo's approach to the Trump administration.

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0:30 - 'No Kings' protests draw large crowds in cities, towns across US

17:38 - I'm a Democrat. 'No Kings Day' is an embarrassment

37:20 - The murder of Sheridan Gorman and the stifling of Chicago

01:00:10 - Meet the ‘Puffer Fish’: The Worst Kind of Person to Date

01:15:14 - Steven Bucci served America for three decades as an Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. He joined Dan with reaction to the latest in Iran.

01:42:01 - Brian Lonergan Director of Strategic Communications & Content at the Federation for American Imigration Reform (FAIR) and Co-host of  the “No Border, No Country” podcast: In Sanctuary Cities, American Lives Don’t Matter

01:56:58 - Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, former Virginia Attorney General, and former deputy secretary of DHS. Column: The Senate is walking a tightrope on the SAVE Act

02:15:16 - Father of Illinois ‘super mayor’ shot in Chicago as she calls for Trump to bring troops into Windy City

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0-:16The I-Team on sports gambling in IL

00:33 Trump on Iran deal

53:40 Editor for National Review, Rich Lowry, on the DHS shutdown, ending the filibuster, and Trump's plans for Iran

01:15 Oklahoma trans attorney Rob Hopkins

01:28 Judge Glock, director of research at the Manhattan Institute, argues Ending Property Taxes Would Be a Mistake 

01:52 Veteran investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author Phelim McAleer discusses the death of Kermit Gosnell and his investigation into the case.

Check out Phelim’s article and podcast on Gosnell at  stories.io substack 

Open Mic Friday!

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0:30 - Joe Abraham testifying in Senate committee

12:39 - Gorman

34:41 - Trump at NRCC function: ICE at the airports

55:05 - Comer on House Oversight investigation into hospice fraud in CA

01:16:53 - Former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Eddie Johnson warns: Law isn’t optional — crossing the border illegally is a crime, no exceptions.

01:36:14 - Former National Security Adviser John Bolton says Iran must undergo regime change — arguing there’s no other effective solution to the threat it poses.

01:51:55 - Jacob Siegel, editor for Tablet Magazine and co-host of “Manifesto! A Podcast”, discusses details from his new book  The Information State

02:10:47 - Founder and president of the Woodson Center, Bob Woodson, offers this lesson: Political power is no substitute for moral authority. Mr Woodson is also the author of  A Pathway to American Renewal: Red, White, and Black Volume II

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0:30 - Trump at Mullin swearing-in recognizes Sheridan Gorman in discussion of sanctuary states/cities, Dems

16:13 - Pritzker dissembles on immigration law enforcement in response to Gorman murder

37:28 - ICE at the Airports

59:27 - FDD Executive Director Jonathan Schanzer says Trump is maintaining maximum flexibility as he negotiates with Iran. Keep updated with Jon on X @JSchanzer

01:16:09 - NY Times Best Selling author of Tucker, the biography of Tucker Carlson & Senior Reporter for News Features at the New York Post, Chadwick Moore: Illegal immigrants from Africa, India and China are voting in US elections — here’s how they’re doing it

01:38:17 - Noted economist Stephen Moore acknowledges recession worries but says a quick rebound is likely. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:52:30 - Breitbart News’ Director of Social Media and a Distinguished Fellow at Peter Schweizer’s Government Accountability Institute, Wynton Hall, dives into his new book  CODE RED: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI

02:13:49 - Beginning from where they start

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0:30 - Sheridan Gorman

38:59 - Woodson on Jesse Sr

58:52 - Olivia Reingold, staff writer at The Free Press:  What Happens When You Pay Ex–Gang Members to Stop Crime? Ask Chicago. Follow Olivia on X @Olivia_Reingold

01:16:09 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:19:52 - Taki Theodoracopulos, longtime Spectator columnist and co-founder of The American Conservative, gives the Trump & Netanyahu relationship a look through a Shakespearean lens. Check out Taki’s new book  The Last Alpha Male: The Amorous Pursuits and High Life of a Poor Little Greek Boy 

01:36:43 - Founder of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon, looks ahead to potential candidates for Chicago’s next mayor 

01:53:53 - Steven Wills, navalist at the Navy League Center for Maritime Strategy and he was the chief engineer and executive officer of USS Patriot: How the U.S. Navy Can Clear the Strait of Hormuz

02:12:45 - Campus Beat

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0:30 - Sheridan Gorman

18:15 - Elgin police officer Jason Lentz

39:00 - ICE to the airports

54:44 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Riverside Chief of Police and law enforcement fellow with Awake Illinois, calls for decisive leadership as migrant crime in Illinois continues to put innocent lives at risk. Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel

01:13:16 - Steven Bucci of The Heritage Foundation argues that Iran’s possession of long‑range missiles is no surprise — a regime that lies constantly wouldn’t tell the truth about its arsenal. 

01:36:14 - Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, Andrew R. Arthur, on Sanctuary Cities’ Criminal Alien Conundrum

01:52:28 - Comrade Bernie interviews Claude

02:10:47 - Thomas Baker, retired FBI special agent and author of The Fall of the FBI, says Trump’s tweet on Robert Mueller’s death shows just how angry he still is.

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0:30 - Hochul in '22 to dissidents: get out of NY and go to FL...now come back

16:00 - Eric Vinson's hammertime message on the El

48:57 - Why Dan Proft is Single

55:23 - Heather Higgins, CEO of Independent Women’s Voice asks Will Republicans Fight for the SAVE Act—or Fold Again? Follow Heather on X @TheHRH

01:14:17 - Practicing psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert explains There’s a reason the Left seems more psychologically distressed than the Right. Pre-order Jonathan’s soon to be released Therapy Nation

01:31:32 - Chris Jones, editorial page editor & chief theater critic for the Chicago Tribune, answers to a recent editorial laying blame on Republicans poor primary performance. Check out Chris’ book  Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton

01:49:37 - Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joshua Treviño flatly dismisses the narrative that Israel drew the United States into war.

02:04:36 - Open Mic Friday

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0:30 - Tom Homan: Dems sold this country out for future political power

19:46 - Markmayne Mullin vs. Rand Paul at confirmation hearing

40:13 - DHS/ICE/TSA

59:47 - Eliot Wilson, contributing editor at Defence On The Brink and senior fellow for national security at the Coalition for Global Prosperity: Should NATO help America defend the Strait of Hormuz?

01:12:02 - Scott McKay, publisher of TheHayride.com & Senior Editor at The American Spectator: The Abysmal Quality of the GOP Senate Caucus Is the Real Issue, and the SAVE Act Mess Has Made That Clear. Scott is author of the new novel Blockbusters, which is available at Amazon

01:33:08 - Jack Salmon of the Mercatus Center on the exploding cost of health care fraud — and how much it’s hitting American taxpayers. Check out Jack’s substack The Unseen & Unsaid 

01:49:22 - Brian Carter, fellow with the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute: U.S. Military Trajectory in Iran Is Relatively Positive. Follow Brian on X @brian_cartr

02:07:11 - Afroman

02:18:21 - Why Dan Proft is Single

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