Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

0:30 - Durbin on SAVE Act 14:51 - Todd Lyons responding to Sen. Ron Johnson on violence ICE officers face 36:14 - Hawley - Ellison exchange on Feeding Our Future scam in MN 54:11 - Boghossian tries to get to Leftist explanation of "systemic racism" 01:14:07 - Daniel Patino of Food For The Poor gives an update on our campaign to deliver food, safe water, and hope to children across Latin America and the Caribbean, with only a few donations needed to hit our goal. Donate to Food for the Poor at 560theAnswer.com 01:32:03 - Jonathan Turley, columnist, television analyst, and Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School, shares details from his new book Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution 01:48:11 - Steve Cortes, founder of the League of American Workers, explores China’s growing influence on U.S. college campuses in his new documentary China’s College Takeover. Check out Steve’s new doc at cortesinvestigates.com 02:05:02 - Open Mic Friday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Bondi's Testimony before House Judiciary Committee 15:51 - Swalwell calls on Lyons to resign 37:35 - Canadian authorities on trans mass shooter: gunperson 01:20:52 - Senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Ammon Blair, explains yesterday's sudden closure—and quick reopening—of airspace over El Paso and southern New Mexico. Follow Ammon on X @AmmonSBlair 01:43:34 - Rev. Robert A. Sirico, co-founder of the Acton Institute, on Jimmy Lai’s sentencing and the quiet strength he continues to demonstrate. For more on Rev Sirico and the Acton Institute acton.org 02:00:02 - Adam B Coleman, founder of Wrong Speak Publishing and author of The Children We Left Behind, describes the greed, human trafficking and the trucking industry -  a hot spot for illegal labor — with lethal results. For more on Wrong Speak Publishing wrongspeak.net 02:17:36 - Host of “The Hollywood in Toto Podcast”, Christian Toto: Conservative War on Bad Bunny Won’t End Well. For podcast updates & more hollywoodintoto.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Person of Interest in Guthrie case released  15:19 - Who answered the question best? 32:01 - JB’s new substack  52:25 - Republican state representative from Illinois’ 87th District and a physician, Bill Hauter, raises concerns over new health misinformation bill. For more on Bill’s work for the 87th district rephauter.com 01:09:56 - Former White House aide Garret Ziegler weighs in on Catherine Herridge’s claims she was stonewalled at CBS over the Hunter Biden laptop story. Garret is also the founder of Marco Polo, a nonprofit research group with a mission of exposing corruption & blackmail 01:29:18 - Licensed Private Detective & former Chicago policeman, Paul Huebl, breaks down the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping  01:47:51 - Founder of JunkScience.com and former Trump EPA transition team member Steve Milloy on the administration’s move to scrap the scientific basis for federal climate regulations. 02:05:23 - US Congressman from Texas’ 26th Congressional District, Brandon Gill, discussing his recently proposed bill to pause Somali immigration for 25 years. Follow Rep Gill on X @realBrandonGillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Super Bowl Halftime Review 13:38 - Blue State Taxes Dynamics  54:20 - Contributing Editor to City Journal and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Steve Malanga, welcomes you to Blue States’ Demographic Nightmare 01:10:23 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights  01:13:39 - The Good, the Bad and the Economy  01:31:55 - Founder of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon, analyzes the questionable spending tucked into last year’s state budget. 01:50:56 - Stephen Armet, social studies teacher for the School City of Hammond, explains why he was put on administrative leave for asking a student about an anti-ICE walkout 02:07:04 - Former United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense & contributor to the Washington Times and The American Spectator, Jed Babbin: We have more than enough proof that that Iran is a threat to our national securitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Sports & Politics 18:13 - Bad Bunny 40:22 - The meme in question 01:01:25 - Election attorney and founder of the Election Integrity Network, Cleta Mitchell, sets the facts straight in Fulton Co (and state of Georgia) in the 2020 general election 01:21:00 - The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci breaks down immigration, the clash between state and federal authority, and why the U.S. is aligning with Japan against China. 01:39:33 - National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative, Ken Cuccinelli: what if we make it hard for anyone to steal an election? Make it easy to vote, hard to cheat, and make people prove who they are. For more on the Election Transparency Initiative electiontransparency.org 01:57:45 - Why Dan Proft is Single 02:16:25 - Sports & Politics - Olympics edition  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Fired WaPo workers protest 12:40 - Ald. Rossana Rodriguez=Sanchez (33rd Ward) on CPS student ICE protestors: raising the society we're going to have in a decade 33:16 - Notoriously Lizzie arrested 56:36 - Bob Kraft Super Bowl ad 01:15:16 - C. Steven Tucker of HealthInsuranceMentors.com on Trump Rx and the major healthcare reforms coming soon that could make a big difference.  01:34:30 - Senior Counsel at the Article III Project, Will Chamberlain, says The Fix is in as anti-ICE judges stall immigration enforcement. Follow Will on X @willchamberlain 01:50:38 - Founder/CIO of Perry International Capital Partners, James Perry: You wouldn’t know it from the news but the stock market is only 2% from all time high numbers. For more on Perry International Capital Partners 02:11:44 - Open Mic Friday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Bessent House testimony 16:34 - Tom Homan on withdraw of 700 officers from Minnesota 37:54 - Bill Gates responds to the recent allegations 01:02:20 - Eugene Kontorovich, professor at George Mason University Scalia Law School and senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation: A Who’s WHO of Groups to Quit. Follow Eugene on X @EVKontorovich 01:18:27 - Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior adviser Richard Goldberg breaks down the U.S.–Iran nuclear talks, negotiating with the mullahs, and why expectations are being reset. Keep updated with Rich on X @rich_goldberg 01:34:06 - Short Attention Spans  01:57:17 - Karen Bass' after-action report on Palisades fires 02:11:16 - John Tamny, editor of RealClearMarkets, on Bitcoin’s slide and why Kevin Warsh should raise concerns. Check out John’s most recent book The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy about Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto RevolutionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Billie Eilish at Grammys 13:45 - Mamdani on guy who charged cop with knife: no family should have to endure this kind of pain 32:12 - Male AWFL Acronym Needed 53:14 - Is voter ID racist? 01:09:23 - Investigative reporter at the Manhattan Institute, Christina Buttons, gives a look Inside Minneapolis’s ICE Watch Network. Follow Christina on X @buttonslives 01:27:50 - Noted economist Stephen Moore lays out the data showing red states booming while blue states bust. Get more Steve @StephenMoore 01:41:21 - Helen Andrews at Edmund Burke Foundation event on "overcoming feminization" 01:47:23 - Senior writer for the Dispatch, David Drucker, with some advice to democrats: stop ducking and dissembling on the politically charged issue of transgender Rights. Keep updated with David on X @DavidMDrucker 02:07:43 - Tim Stearns, president and founder of TJ Stearns Financial Planning & Benefits in Arlington Heights, explains Trump Accounts and the critical importance of planning for your financial future. For more help realizing your full financial vision tjstearns.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Student walkout – Mather, Northside Prep, Amundson, Streamwood… 20:16 - Trump on body cameras in MN 37:01 - Illinois Primary Check-in 01:02:15 - Midnight Meat Trains 01:16:36 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights  01:20:15 - Market Specialist for Market Day Report! Scott "the cow guy" Shellady: I'm for free trade... but I'm not for free trade if they're tariffing us and we're not tariffing them. 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 01:38:23 - Wirepoints founder Mark Glennon breaks down how benefits fraud is quietly draining billions from taxpayers. 01:54:02 - Morning Joe tries to have his Don Lemon moment 02:15:19 - Journalist Jasper Craven on America’s new gambling epidemic. Jasper is also the author of God Forgives, Brothers Don’t: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood, which will be published in May.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Don Lemon after being RORed 20:18 - BLM Brandon issues "ICE on Notice" EO 40:24 - Epstein files 59:26 - Erick Chomskis, civilian employee of the War Department: Local sanctuary policies are creating chaos for communities 01:15:21 - The Heritage Foundation’s Steven Bucci defends Trump’s Venezuela policy, saying critics should “ask the people of Venezuela if they’re upset.” 01:36:17 - Julius E. Davis Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota and co-host of the Rationally Based podcast, Ilan Wurman, argues that sanctuary policies in states like Minnesota are what drive the surge of federal officers.For podcast updates and more @ilan_wurman 01:55:52 - Sports & Politics 02:13:54 - Jeanne Ives & Amy Jacobson preview their new show which premiers today The Real Story 11-noon on 560 the AnswerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Subham Patil, Indian student, attacked on Red Line 15:47 - Homan presser 37:58 - Pro troller Josh Seiter, representing the FARTs, bamboozles AWFL 57:06 - Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors, Chris Whalen, on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh: He was the only choice and he understands how this "temple" works. Chris is also editor for The Institutional Risk Analyst theinstitutionalriskanalyst.com 01:12:24 - Paul Vallas, former CEO of CPS and former candidate for mayor, on the new federal scholarship program and CTU's War on Chicago’s Children. Follow Paul on X @PaulVallas 01:31:22 - Kevin Coyne, chairman of the DuPage GOP: JB Pritzker is every IL republicans opponent. Join the DuPage GOP for their Lincoln Day Dinner - Friday February 27 - for more details  dupagegop.com/2026-lincoln-day-dinner 01:51:01 - Senior writer for the Washington Examiner & cohost of the “You’re Wrong” podcast, David Harsanyi: Protest Culture Is Annoying and Un-American. Check out David’s most recent book The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists 02:06:36 - Open Mic Friday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Pretti on Jan. 13 confronting ICE, yelling profanities, kicking vehicle 18:11 - like bananas and rice 39:34 - Springsteen ICE protest song "Streets of Minneapolis" 01:00:51 - Rand Paul and Rubio: if it happened to US would it be an act of war 01:21:10 - Stu Smith, investigative analyst at City Journal: Terror Supporters Are Influencing Students at the University of Washington. Follow Stu on X @thestustustudio 01:40:21 - From factory floors to the White House: Auto Workers for Trump founder Brian Pannebecker on tariffs — and meeting Nicki Minaj 01:53:37 - Brian Lonergan, Director of Strategic Communications & Content at the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR): The rhetoric form Minnesota leadership has created an “unsafe and deadly environment” Brian is also co-host of the “No Border, No Country” podcast 02:13:42 - Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics’ national political correspondent & regular contributor for the California Post, walks us through an epically bad week for Gavin Newsom. Check out Susan’s most recent book   Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us AllSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Trump in IA, on Pretti shooting: don't like that he had a gun 16:39 - Guy attacks Omar spraying something on her after she calls for Noem to resign or be impeached 38:21 - Mayor West Chicago Daniel Bovey rips teacher who made pro-ICE post on social media 01:03:29 - West Chicago teacher - The First Amendment  01:22:25 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Riverside police chief and Awake Illinois law-enforcement fellow, separates fact from fiction on ICE operations and the Bridgeview facility. Follow Chief Weitzel on X @ChiefWeitzel 01:38:33 - Noted economist Stephen Moore marks the 20th anniversary of Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth. Get more Steve @StephenMoore 01:53:02 - Neo-Marxist Party Senate debate 02:12:50 - Chief Political Analyst at The Liberal Patriot, Michael Baharaeen: Liberals Should Try Harder to Understand Their Adversaries. For more from Michael michaelbaharaeen.substack.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Leavitt on Pretti shooting 9:36 - Organized Agitators 34:14 - Hollywood can no longer stay silent… 57:00 - Sports & Politics 01:10:35 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:14:15 - Founder of Wirepoints Mark Glennon warns that when left-wing politicians like Brandon Johnson say “investment,” taxpayers should brace for what comes next. 01:29:43 - Retired Cook County Judge James R. Brown says Illinois no longer values skills and talent — it values wokeness, DEI, and open borders. Check out the op-ed Judge Brown wrote for JohnKass.com - His Judgement Cometh and That Right Soon 01:49:14 - Powerlines’s John Hinderaker argues Democrats’ real priority is burying fraud scandals and moving the headlines along. Get John’s latest at powerlineblog.com 02:04:32 - Director of Legal Affairs for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Katie Glenn Daniel, responds to Trump's call to be "a little bit flexible on Hyde" For more on Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America sbaprolife.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Noem's initial statement on Pretti shooting 15:28 - Pretti shooting 39:18 - 2A issue 01:02:35 - MN Police Chief Brian O'Hara 01:21:03 - The Heritage Foundation's Steven Bucci weighs the pros and cons of a proposed pause on ICE operations in Minnesota 01:37:20 - Peter Schweizer, investigative journalist and author, connects the Minneapolis protests to his new book The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon. For more on The Invisible Coup - theinvisiblecoup.com 01:54:57 - Retired Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Eugene Roy says the media’s rush to judgment is making a bad situation in Minneapolis worse. Follow Gene on X @GeneRoyChicago 02:07:10 - Dr. Oz at the Griggs Midway building in MN calling out Medicaid fraudSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Vance in MN: turn down the chaos 16:02 - DaWokeFarmer William Scott Kelly 38:17 - Jack Smith: I stand by my decisions 01:02:59 - National political reporter, Salena Zito, on the democrats penchant for violent rhetoric. Check out Salena’s most recent book  Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland and columns at  SalenaZito.com 01:20:20 - James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law & Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago, Richard Epstein on vampire laws, revenge prosecutions and other recent law related absurdities 01:43:37 - Small business outlook, survey Chicago  01:56:00 - Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert diagnoses prominent left-leaning figures who made headlines this past week. Jonathan’s new book  Therapy Nation is set to release 5/19! 02:15:28 - Open Mic Friday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - We want a piece of ice for world protection 13:40 - Trump on Europe: want them to succeed but they need to change course, destroying themselves 37:43 - Trump on Somali fraud, piracy 01:02:08 - Rich Lowry, editor of National Review and author of The Case for Nationalism, reviews Trump at Davos and pushes back hard on critics of ICE. Follow Rich on X @RichLowry 01:18:40 - Host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, Jim Iuorio, on why deregulation matters—and why business owners need to know government has their backs. For podcast updates & more @JimIuorio 01:36:07 - Call to Maine's Bureau of Motor Vehicles...I have a Somali friend who needs a DL 01:55:35 - Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Roger Klein: After Decade of Drift, Trump Returns Health Agency to Core Mission 02:10:58 - Heather Mac Donald, Manhattan Institute fellow and author of When Race Trumps Merit, applauds Trump’s response to lawlessness as Rude but Right on CrimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - TRUMP PRESS BRIEFING 14:56 - MAGA 2.0 38:10 - Governor of Indiana, Mike Braun, explains how he plans to bring the Bears to NW Indiana - we'll make things easy and save them money 01:00:10 - Why Dan Proft is Single  01:15:19 - Former Attorney General of the United States, Michael Mukasey, on climate warfare and Suing the Past  01:24:28 - Pam Grier on The View 01:29:47 - Economist Stephen Moore says affordability is better than most Americans think — and that perception is about to change. Get more Steve @StephenMoore 01:46:00 - Flashback: Democrats on Immigration 02:09:27 - Former United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense & contributor to the Washington Times and The American Spectator, Jed Babbin: We are not going to own Greenland and we don’t need to. Follow Jed on X @jedbabbinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Indiana Hoosiers National Champs 16:13 - Enoch Burke arrested in Ireland again 39:46 - Don Lemon on Jennifer Welch podcast: Cities Church parishioners are entitled white supremacists 59:18 - David Whitehouse, former BBC science correspondent and editor, says Trump’s interest in Greenland isn’t just strategic  — it’s about controlling the world’s most valuable data. David is also the author of several books including Apollo 11: The Inside Story. 01:13:07 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights  01:16:39 - Sports & Politics 01:46:05 - Founder of Wirepoints, Mark Glennon, reacts to Brandon Johnson’s plan to buy back Chicago’s parking meters. 02:00:52 - Founder of the Woodson Center, Bob Woodson, explains how American values in action can help rebuild inner cities and restore opportunity in minority communities. For more on the Woodson Center woodsoncenter.org 02:18:12 - Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino explains how protesters’ premeditated tactics of boxing in federal officers create dangerous situations on the ground.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:30 - Bear Down 11:05 - MLK Day 36:38 - Protesters disrupt service at Minnesota church 54:44 - Noem vs. Brennan 01:14:51 - Justin Logan of the Cato Institute argues the smartest U.S. strategy on Greenland is the path of least resistance. Follow Justin on X @JustinTLogan 01:34:02 - The trees planted by the water are back...at Target 01:51:43 - Amity Shlaes, board chair of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation & winner of the Hayek Prize: Oil: Venezuela’s Problem. Amity is also the best selling author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression  and Great Society: A New History 02:10:34 - Resident Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies Andrew R. Arthur asks  Is a ‘Civil War’ Brewing in Minnesota over Immigration? For more on the Center for Immigration Studies visit cis.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.