Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:00 - Musk on DOGE mission

11:46 - Musk press avail in the Oval Office: looking into govt workers who leave as high net worth individuals

30:15 - HYDE OUT. The board voted 10-5 to remove his name form the DuPage County Courthouse

46:02 - US Senator from WI, Ron Johnson, explains why he is "overjoyed" with DOGE and Elon Musk. Keep updated on Sen Johnson’s work in DC & WI @RonJohnsonWI

01:01:08 - Peter Berkowitz,  senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, agrees with Saturday's deadline for Hamas to release the remaining hostages and says it's a disgrace release wasn't demanded the moment they were taken. For more from Peter  PeterBerkowitz.com

01:15:38 - Noted economist Stephen Moore: We all want smaller, more efficient, government. Check out Steve’s most recent book  The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again – co authored with Art Laffer

01:31:58 - DuPage County Chairman Kevin Coyne explains what happened at yesterday’s board vote on the Hyde Courthouse

01:45:36 - Amber Duke, senior editor at The Daily Caller: Feds Ignored DC Death Trap For Years Despite Dozens Of Near Misses With Planes, Choppers. Amber is also author of The Snowflakes’ Revolt: How Woke Millennials Hijacked American Media

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0:00 - Blago on pardon

14:14 - Dismissal of case against Eric Adams

27:35 - Margaret "We have so much to get through" Brennan interviews USAID worker whose identity is concealed...targeted by a billionaire

50:13 - National political reporter, Salena Zito, reflects on her decade of covering President Trump. To get Salena’s latest SalenaZito.com

01:03:42 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 

01:07:26 - Former Chief Asst. U.S. Attorney & Contributing Editor at National Review, Andrew McCarthy: The Courts Are Slowing Trump Down, Not Necessarily Stopping Him. Follow Andy on X @AndrewCMcCarthy

01:27:43 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, is still waiting for the punchline from Pritzker's "Lake Illinois" gag. Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

01:40:29 - Wheaton College

01:59:13 - Chief Transformation Officer at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Joshua Treviño: Yes, there is a Mexican state-cartel alliance. For more on the Texas Public Policy Foundation texaspolicy.com

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0:00 - Super Bowl LIX

14:08 - Super Bowl ads

31:25 - DC press corp's "Big Balls" mash-up

48:44 - Nicholas Kass, served with the U.S. Government for 31 years, most recently as  Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, reacts to DOGE and the cancellation of USAID. You can follow Nick on X @NicholasSKass

01:08:20 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, looks at what is feasible in Gaza and what can be done with displaced Gazans

01:26:26 - Ian Rowe, founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, on the messages for black youth from the Super Bowl ads and halftime show. For more on Vertex Partnership Academies vertexacademies.org

01:44:22 - Suburban Values

02:03:59 - Dennis Kneale, former senior editor at the Wall Street Journal and managing editor of Forbes, shares details from his new book  The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk. Dennis is also host of the “What’s Bugging Me” podcast on the Ricochet network

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0:00 - Trump's DOJ Sues Illinois and Chicago Over Sanctuary City Policies

14:23 - Justice Department sues Illinois, Chicago and Cook County over sanctuary status

34:35 - Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say

53:09 - Rusty Reno is the Editor at First Things. He joined Dan Proft and Charles Thomas to explain why he believes JD Vance is Right About the ‘Ordo Amoris’

01:07:48 - Bret Baier is the Host of FOX News’ Special Report and Best Selling author of To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment and The History Club: Duel Across Time. He joined Dan Proft and Charles Thomas with reaction to President Trump’s first weeks in office, the confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill and previewed his interview with President Trump airing during the game this weekend

01:22:13 - Rick Hess is the Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute & author of  Letters to a Young Education Reformer. His recent columns include: How Blind Partisanship Harms Schooling. and Teachers Might Embrace Private School Choice. He joined Dan Proft and Charles Thomas to talk about what President Trump can do to improve education in the United States.

01:36:22 - James L. Perry is the Founder and CIO Perry International Capital Partners, LLC. He joined Dan Proft and Charles Thomas with reaction to the January unemployment numbers\

01:53:05 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!

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0:00 - Schumer and Waters rallying to the Marxist rabble: we will win…

13:43 - Shellenberger on USAID, CIA, Trump impeachment

29:30 - Trump signs EO banning men in women's sports

50:03 - American economist, author, professor, and co-director of the Program on the American Economy and Globalization at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Don Boudreaux, on Trump's tariffs and The Problem With Retaliatory Protectionism. Be sure to check Don’s blog cafehayek.com

01:04:22 - DOGE

01:25:30 - Eugene Kontorovich, professor at George Mason University Scalia Law School and senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, believes Trump is “the first world leader who is trying to do something meaningful for the people of Gaza” Follow Eugene on X @EVKontorovich

01:41:14 -  Acclaimed actor from “Bob’s Burgers,” “Better Call Saul,” and “Anchorman”, Jay Johnston, speaks on his actions Jan 6 that lead to a 1-year prison sentence and a spot on the Hollywood blacklist.

01:58:25 - Trump signs EO banning men in women's sports

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0:00 - New Marxist Party rallies for USAID

14:16 - BLM Brandon polling

29:03 - FBI

48:20 - George Beebe, a former director of Russia analysis at the Central Intelligence Agency and currently Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute, on Trump's new way of looking at the middle east and Tulsi's confirmation chances

01:00:43 - Joe & Sandy Abraham, Father and Aunt of Katie Abraham, share their grief and call for justice after Katie was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident involving an illegal immigrant in Urbana, IL

01:18:48 - Reaction to Interview with Joe & Sandy Abraham

01:37:09 - Jasmine Crockett AKA "Bleach Blond Bad Built Butch Beach Body" Spice: mediocre white boys and their tears

01:53:46 - Sally Pipes,  president/CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy at the Pacific Research Institute, shares details from new book  The World’s Medicine Chest: How America Achieved Pharmaceutical Supremacy—and How to Keep It

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0:00 - Trump: if Canada, Mexico don't stop the fentanyl, tariffs will get worse

10:59 - Tom Homan: I'll prosecute Murphy and Trump will end sanctuary cities

26:45 - USAID

53:58 - Rapist/murder trans-es in prison, now living his best life

01:06:18 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights

01:10:28 - Markets Specialist for Market Day Report!, Scott "the cow guy" Shellady, believes that trade is good but agrees with Trump that things just haven’t been fair. 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

01:27:24 - President at Wirepoints, Ted Dabrowski, says mayor Johonson has “totally lost it and now we are just waiting around to see who will run” Get Ted’s latest at wirepoints.org

01:42:39 - Ben Weingarten, editor at large for RealClearInvestigations and senior contributor to The Federalist:  Trump’s Fight Against Online Censorship Quickly Goes Global. You can also check out Ben’s substack  weingarten.substack.com

02:00:56 - Mark P. Mills, founder and executive director of the National Center for Energy Analytics, asks “would you buy a car that was very cheap when it was running, but you never knew when it would start?”

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0:00 - DNC meeting starts with stolen land acknowledgment

11:18 - Angel Moms Nungaray, Riley, Morin respond to Selena Gomez selfing wailing for illegals

28:36 - J. Belly on MSNBC on fighting Trump in consultation with other Marxist governors

48:53 - Jim Iuorio,  host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, raises questions regarding Trump's tariffs. For podcast updates, and more, check out Jim on X  @jimiuorio

01:04:11 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, on the culture change at DOD: They care about competence, not what you look like

01:22:08 - Trump's Tariffs

01:40:44 - Rich Lowry, editor of National Review: Will the Real Bobby Kennedy and Tulsi Gabbard Please Stand Up? Rich is also the author of  The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free

01:56:38 - Robert Mark, business jet pilot and publisher of Jetwhine.com, calls the collision at Reagan National a "cry for help" and  hopes congress will take a look at Air Traffic Control and make sure we are "taking care of the system" Follow Rob on X @jetwhine

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0:00 - Trump goes after FAA's DIE hiring policy during briefing

14:07 - Kash Patel confirmation hearing: Grassley calls on Patel to teach FBI a lesson for Trump investigation/prosecution

27:37 - Norwood Park murder

51:18 - Retired military and commercial pilot, Mike Tetrick, offers his perspective on the tragic collision at Reagan National Airport

01:06:08 - Gabbard confirmation hearing

01:24:09 - Martin Kulldorff, former professor of medicine at Harvard University & founding fellow of the Academy for Science and Freedom, believes killing RFK Jr’s DHHS nomination will generate even more distrust in vaccines. Follow Martin on X @MartinKulldorff

01:37:26 - THE GREAT DISINTEGRATION: LJC suit

01:50:24 - OPEN MIC FRIDAY!

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0:00 - John Anthony  & Charles Thomas filling in for Dan & Amy

12:52 - American Airlines plane collides with Blackhawk Helicopter at Reagan National Airport 

29:40 - Elizabeth Warren loses it at RFK Jr Hearing

43:07 - More reaction to RFK Jr Senate Confirmation Hearing

58:56 - J.D. candidate at Villanova University and a fellow with Villanova’s McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy,  Ryan Silverstein: Trump’s Executive Orders Are Key to DOGE’s Success

01:15:38 - Ramsey Touchberry, Congressional Reporter for the Washington Examiner, shares the highlights and lowlights from RFK Jr's first senate confirmation hearing. Keep updated on all the senate hearings with Ramsey on X @ramsberry1

01:32:42 - 15th Ward Alderman, Ray Lopez, says Brandon Johnson will have to answer for why he refuses to address illegal immigrant crime in Chicago. For more on Ray’s work for the15th ward the15thward.org

01:46:13 - Thornton Township

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