What are the repercussions for Medicaid expansion enacted by Rauner? How much will premiums rise for those in Illinois who aren’t eligible for Medicaid? Who is going to end up paying out the most? Will people sign up for health insurance plans if there’s no longer a mandate? Founder & Principal Broker for HealthInsuranceMentors.com, C. Steven Tucker joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

What are the prospects the Russian collusion investigation winds up turning on the Clintons and the Obama Regime? Where is the outrage directed at Comey’s prepared exculpatory statement for Hillary Clinton that was written months before the investigation was completed? What are the confirmed facts surrounding the bribery plot with uranium one backed by Clinton Foundation donors? Is this really “old news” or is there a chance for prosecution? Associate Editor for Commentary Magazine, Noah Rothman joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

Is Charlie Sykes correct that conservatives have lost their mind by supporting Trump? Are conservatives enabling Trump’s bad behavior to push his agenda? Trump isn't the next Reagan, but did Republicans vote for him because they rejected the politicians that claimed they were? Former Milwaukee conservative radio talk show host and author of "How The Right Lost Its Mind," Charlie Sykes joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

Is Trump correct about the remaining possibility of Obamacare replacement? Are states, such as Illinois, gaming the system and artificially increasing premiums so in return they receive more help from the federal government? How is Governor Rauner promoting and protecting Obamacare? Can Trump use an Executive Order to get rid of the individual mandate? Columnist for Bloomberg View and senior editor for National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

Lawmakers head back to Springfield this week, but for many Republican lawmakers, their relationship with Gov. Bruce Rauner is too far damaged to work together on legislation. On this edition of Illinois Rising, Dan Proft and Pat Hughes ask state Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, what conservative lawmakers and activists should work on moving forward, given that Rauner has betrayed his base. They also discuss the numerous companies deciding not to locate to Illinois due to its lack of a Right-to-Work law. National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix gives his analysis.

Does Trump have a future in poetry? Do Trump’s tweets have a little rhythm and rhyme to them? Is this something Trump could pursue after his political career? Perhaps he could even try out a rap battle? Former writer and producer on Cheers and author of “Bigly: Donald Trump in Verse,” Rob Long joins Dan and Amy to discuss how he is trying to save comedy in America. Enjoy one of the excerpts: “The Pope I hope is scared only by God.”

100% of the problems happening in Puerto Rico are a result of the incompetence of the local government officials. There is a lot of demagoguery from the media, the mayor of San Juan, and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, who don’t want to admit that Puerto Rican leaders were not prepared for the hurricane, but instead, choose to blame President Trump. A former Chicago-area police officer who has just returned from Puerto Rico, Brian Evans, joins Dan and Amy to discuss to his perspective from being on the ground.

The media elites don’t know anyone who owns a gun, sits in a pew every Sunday, or lives in a community that has been ravaged by the opioid epidemic. Local news outlets are supposed to serve as watchdogs for their local government leaders and be a voice for the people. Is the DC press corps’ biggest problem their inability to relate to those in local communities? Washington Examiner Reporter, New York Post Columnist and CNN Contributor, Salena Zito joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

Second Chance? Who Wants To Be A Star? Potted Plants? Woody Polanski Films? Hands On Productions? The Human Stain's brother speaks and is working on a new company name saying, "it won't be familial, I promise you that." Dan and Amy take callers’ suggestions all morning to help come up with a new name for the Weinstein Company.

How much credit do we give to Trump’s victory since the Democrats ran the worst candidate of all time? Is Trump having success in his continuing prosecution of the culture war? Journalists and publishers such as the New York Times whine about Trump’s “fake news” comments, but has their coverage of Trump’s Executive Order been fair and balanced? National Review columnist and former Chief Assistant US Attorney, Andrew McCarthy joins Dan and Amy to discuss.