Chicago's Morning Answer is the only morning radio program in Chicago that covers all of the stories that matter, from Washington to Springfield, from politics to culture. Hosted by Dan Proft, one the sharpest political minds in Illinois, Chicago's Morning Answer brings you what you need to know every morning from 5-9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer. http://560TheAnswer.com http://morninganswerchicago.com
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Elisha Krauss is the co-host of The Morning Answer in Los Angeles (KRLA & KTIE), and the Director of Development for PragerU. She has over a decade of experience in political talk radio and brings her unique take on pop culture, parenting, politics and being a conservative hippy (running show joke) to the airwaves. Every day she picks a segment of The Morning Answer (#TMA) that fired up the hosts and/or the listeners the most so you don't miss out on the most interesting, informative and ent ...
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0:00 - DC 11:59 - DC - Legalized Weed 33:11 - LA Mayor Karen Bass upset about ICE raid outside of their redistricting presser 45:32 - Comey 2017 testimony 54:15 - Sen. John Kennedy on the Socialists' ascendancy 01:06:35 - Hunter vs. Melania 01:10:27 - Mitch Daniels, former Purdue president and Indiana governor, breaks down the crises facing modern …
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0:00 - Russiagate Reckoning 11:20 - DC 31:18 - Why Dan Proft is Single 49:09 - IL mental health screening 01:11:52 - George Beebe, former director of Russia analysis at the Central Intelligence Agency and a former staff advisor to Vice President Cheney on Russia, offers what he believes Putin will try to achieve at tomorrow's summit in Alaska. Geor…
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0:00 - Fleebagging Texas House Dems set to return 11:38 - Cincinnati beatings 29:35 - BLM Brandon responds to Trump openly mulling sending in National Guard to Chicago 54:36 - Joe & Eileen Bailey, Chuck Schumer's imaginary friends 01:07:11 - National political reporter Salena Zito dives into her new book Butler, DC crime, and the imaginary antics o…
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0:00 - Trump announces "Liberation Day" in DC 9:06 - Trump on DC: It's embarrassing DC is such a disgusting pit 28:05 - Trump threatens to do the same in Chicago 53:41 - Senior writer for the Dispatch, David Drucker, on Trump's DC takeover announcement - "he takes an issue in which he might achieve broad support and he talks about it in a way that …
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0:00 - Pritzker on gerrymandering 17:46 - Juliana Stratton: Dems dominate in IL not because of maps but because of good governance 37:43 - Bobby O'Rourke at Powered By People rally 01:00:45 - License plate cameras in Oak Park 01:13:27 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, cautions th…
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Chris Krok is in for Dan Proft this morning 0:00 - How Texas’ redistricting effort is having major implications across the US 15:54 -Texas redistricting: What's at stake as Republicans aim to pick up 5 House seats 34:06 - Crypto group says it orchestrated sex toy tosses in WNBA games 57:33 - The WNBA and Caitlin Clark’s Civil Rights 01:13:04 - Cinc…
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0:00 - Hunter Biden says he has a new job as director of development at BASTA Inc., an eviction defense org in Los Angeles 8:42 - Ohio senator introduces 'Holly's Act' for woman brutally beaten in viral Cincinnati attack 27:32 - Abbott Files Lawsuit to Start Removal 'Derelict Democrat Texas House Members' Who Fled State to Block Redistricting Bill …
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0:00 - DOGE staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ attacked in DC 6:28 - Ex-CNN correspondent Jim Acosta interviews AI avatar of deceased Parkland shooting victim 27:03 - Texas governor asks court to remove House Democratic leader from office over walkout 52:19 - FAFO parenting: is 'F*** Around and Find Out' the antidote to gentle parenting? 01:06:17 - Thoma…
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0:00 - These socialists are giddy that Zohran Mamdani's NYC could provide "free" sex-change surgeries 9:24 - Maddow: while the world was turning and you were falling in love a dictatorship befell America 26:59 - Texas House Democrats flee state to block Monday GOP redistricting 58-vote 46:30 - Why the Right Is Obsessed With Thinness - The New York …
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0:00 - VP Vance On Sydney Sweeney Jeans Ad: Did Democrats Learn Nothing From 2024? 8:52 - Cincinnati mayor says he has not talked to victims of brutal beating, welcomes black preacher who demands they be arrested too 29:09 - Dozens of Texas Democratic lawmakers head to Illinois in protest against redistricting plan 54:09 - MLS Fan Kicked Out of Sta…
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0:00 - "107 Days"...Kamala's memoir 7:27 - BLM Brandon's 26 ideas 27:25 - Durham Report annex release 51:30 - Former Cincinnati Mayor Ken Blackwell condemns city officials for their ridiculous response to the recent mob assault in downtown Cincinnati. 01:05:24 - RNC Senior Advisor Danielle Alvarez highlights President Trump’s impressive achievement…
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0:00 - Cincy beatings 7:40 - Mamdani on defunding police 27:12 - Pelosi insider trading 47:44 - Host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, Jim Iuorio, responds to Brandon Johnson's floated corporate head tax - "they're putting people against the wall who have options" For podcast updates & more @jimiuorio 01:06:34 - C…
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0:00 - BLM Brandon has ideas 9:28 - On homelessness 30:37 - Cincinnati beatings...Les Nessman reporting 47:43 - Manhattan shooter 01:08:41 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review, questions whether the Republican Party is ready to confront where—and when—government intervention makes sense. Follow Noah on X @NoahCRothman 01:33:36 - Noted e…
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0:00 - The Sandberg game, 4/23/84...two HRs off Bruce Sutter...Harry Caray with the call 11:30 - Bayless on Scheffler's comments on family vs. golf 32:41 - PM Starmer with Trump defensively declares free speech is alive and well in the UK 50:24 - Markets Specialist for Market Day Report!, Scott "the cow guy” Shellady, doesn’t expect much movement f…
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0:00 - CIA Dir John Ratcliffe on Bartiromo: Russiagate was a conspiracy which is ongoing 13:25 - what is yet to come...Durham report classified annex...part Hillary plan, part FBI plan to advance Hillary plan 34:14 - CAMPUS BEAT 56:06 - Cleta Mitchell, election attorney and founder of the Election Integrity Network, on the intertwinings of Russiaga…
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0:00 - RIP Hulk Hogan 18:32 - Treason 34:58 - Surging Illinois Energy Prices 58:12 - Brandon Johnson on housing: a fundamental human right 01:14:24 - Matt Kittle from The Federalist breaks down the newly unsealed docs tying Team Obama to the Russia hoax — and who's still in the hot seat. 01:31:15 - Columbus statue to be replaced by rotating art 01:…
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0:00 - Epstein files 9:57 - Gabbard/Russiagate docs 30:53 - Obama immunity 51:29 - The media conspiracy 01:12:51 - Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy breaks down the case against Comey, Brennan, and Obama — and whether new intel from DNI Tulsi Gabbard could support conspiracy charges. Now’s a good time grab a copy of Andy’s book Ball of Coll…
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0:00 - Police break Will McNeil's window after traffic stop...but… 9:56 - Russia collusion/Obama treason 31:29 - Obama has tried this before 47:36 - $100M in fire aid raised at concert and nothing to the LA fire victims 53:04 - The government grocer 01:09:15 - Jennifer Bos, mother of Megan Bos, speaks out on the urgent need for changes to Illinois’…
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0:00 - Hunter on "Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan" 15:39 - Hunter on Clooney 33:09 - Russian collusion hoax 01:01:33 - WNBA: Pay us what you owe us 01:12:42 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:15:53 - Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent, James A. Gagliano, breaks down the new revelations from DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard 01:40:2…
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0:00 - Bartiromo-Gabbard-The Set-Up 16:59 - Bartiromo-Gabbard-Fake Intel 34:47 - Waukegan-Conceal Corpse-Safe-T Act 56:52 - Little Village Vandalized: Hoax or Not? 01:16:11 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, says Putin is all in, has lost perspective, and won’t be easy to negotiat…
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0:00 - Colbert canceled 14:27 - Epstein birthday letter 33:21 - Piers Morgan goes after Joy Reid 52:04 - Woman shot in Lakeview 01:06:44 - Shane Gills "Tush Push" sketch for ESPYs 01:10:02 - President of Center of the American Experiment and contributor to Powerline, John Hinderaker, on the most recent scandal to come out of Minnesota - the arrest …
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0:00 - CPS sued 10:18 - Epstein “hoax” 32:47 - Epstein accuser Maria Farmer...they recorded everything 57:11 - John Tamny, editor of RealClearMarkets & Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at FreedomWorks, on the FED chair and interest rates - “replacing Powell won’t alter reality” Check out John’s most recent book The Money Confusion: How I…
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0:00 - "Good Trouble" Trump protests 10:33 - Trump: don't understand the interest in Epstein, "sordid" and "boring" 30:40 - Biden autopen 49:33 - President and CEO of Young America’s Foundation, former Governor of Wisconsin and former presidential candidate, Scott Walker: Stop Paying for Failure: It’s Time for Real Government Accountability. For mo…
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0:00 - Dershowitz: no client list 12:19 - Matt Walsh on Epstein 33:07 - Relenting on the purge 56:59 - SPORTS & POLITICS 01:11:57 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights 01:15:39 - Theodore Dalrymple, contributing editor at City Journal and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, wades into the world of rage screaming, performative pol…
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0:00 - Epstein 13:16 - Epstein continued 36:05 - Indianapolis Police Chief Christopher Bailey 57:31 - OPRF teacher Aaron Podolner fired 01:16:46 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy, breaks down Tucker Carlson’s interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian 01:40:01 - CNN contributor an…
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0:00 - Jayden Perkins' mom chides Pritzker in open letter 11:44 - Replacing Walter Burnett with Walter Burnett 31:42 - Epstein 54:13 - John Solomon, award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Just the News, breaks down the DOJ’s investigation into John Brennan and the decade-long effort to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency. Follow John…
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0:00 - Feds Crash National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture 34:53 - The End of the Public Library 55:47 - John Brennan 01:13:40 - Patrick Wohl, author and lawyer originally from Illinois, shares details from his new book Something Big: The True Story of the Brown’s Chicken Massacre, A Decade-Long Manhunt, and the Trials That Followed 01:34:0…
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0:00 - Texas Flood: Who's at fault? 34:20 - Mob Rule at Pool in Glen Ellyn 01:12:37 - Leamsy from Alligator Alcatraz, on the line like caller number 6, describes the conditions inside 01:34:43 - Noted economist Stephen Moore celebrates The Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years. Steve is also the author of The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan…
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0:00 - Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan credited with saving 165 lives in TX 11:16 - Texas Floods: Politics 28:44 - Elon's new party...AMEP 53:54 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police in Riverside, discusses the underlying issues that lead to mass shootings—like the one in River North last week—and why many of them extend beyond the reac…
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0:00 - BBB Passes 13:58 - Reaction to the BBB 23:47 - More reaction 35:13 - What's in the Big Beautiful Bill? 51:47 - Crossing state lines with a trunk full of questionable patriotism 54:06 - Noted economist Stephen Moore: "It's a good time to invest in the stock market, it's a good time to invest in America and we're back baby!" 01:11 - Check out …
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0:00 - Farewell to Amy J 28:20 - Mello Buckzz, "Feel Me" 34:28 - Lake Bluff youth baseball 58:09 - Founder & Principal Broker for HealthInsuranceMentors.com, C. Steven Tucker, breaks down what the BBB means for medicaid and what it actually does, and doesn’t do - "none of this fear mongering is covered in the bill" 01:16:26 - Steven Bucci, visiting…
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0:00 - UPenn to uphold Trump-era protections for women's sports after Lia Thomas case review 32:11 - Alligator Alcatraz 51:37 - Rob Chadwick, retired Supervisory Special Agent and former head of the FBI’s Tactical Training Program at Quantico, now serving as Head of Personal and Public Safety at the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), shares …
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0:00 - dispelling the lies about "medicaid cuts" 11:46 - The Ice Cream Man 33:50 - Learning more about Zohran Mamdani 54:46 - Bob Fioretti, former alderman and recent Republican candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney, shares his work as Vice Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Anti-Human Trafficking Committee. 01:10:08 - In-depth History wit…
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0:00 - 2 Firefighters Killed in Idaho Sniper Ambush 10:47 - President Trump is on a roll! 25:13 - June is not just LGBTQ plus, plus, plus but it’s also Black Music Month 30:03 - Douglass Park shooting 50:16 - Spokesperson for the Clean Energy Choice Coalition and the CEO of Strategia Consulting - a Government affairs and crisis communications firm …
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0:00 - The KING has made it official 31:49 - Reaction to Zohran Mamdani's victory continues 50:26 - Charles V Payne, host of Making Money - weekdays 1pm CT on FOX Business - and author of Unbreakable Investor: it's not about getting rich - it's about building the foundation for the next generation. Follow Charles on X @cvpayne 01:11:22 - Alderman f…
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0:00 - Wealthy white liberals strike again! 13:35 - Democrats wishing to lose the ‘26 midterms should promote a 33 year-old socialist devoid of executive experience for mayor of America’s largest city and impeach a president who ended a tyrannical regime’s nuclear threat while achieving a ceasefire days later 33:23 - Who’s YOUR DADDY? 52:44 - Anita…
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0:00 - You Don't Mess with the Zohran 11:56 - Who is telling the truth about the damage assessment at the 3 Nuclear Sites in Iran? 33:47 - President of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, believes Zohran Mamdani will show the nation that the left is no longer an option. Follow Kevin on X @KevinRobertsTX 50:35 - Chief of Police in Willow Springs…
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0:00 - Iran fights back but was it just for show? 11:19 - Someone has EGG on their face and her name is Marjorie Taylor Green!! 30:33 - Jay Trombley, member of Cross Pointe Community Church in Wayne MI and its safety team: God's hand covered and protected all of us in each step 48:14 - President of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, John Catanz…
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0:00 - OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER 12:!1 - TRUMP MET THE MOMENT ON IRAN 32:57 - Did Trump have the AUTHORITY to attack? 55:17 - Ron Onesti, president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, gives an update on the whereabouts of Chicago’s Columbus statues. For more on the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans jccia.com 01:13:57 - Steve…
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0:00 - John Anthony and Michael Koolidge are filling in for Dan and Amy this morning 13:46 - Jasmine Crockett: MAGA Followers ‘Sick,’ Military Being Exploited 31:18 - Michael Letts is the founder of InVest USA. He joined John Anthony and Michael Koolidge to talk about the Trump administration investigations. 49:17 - Priscilla Rahn is the former Vic…
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0:00 - Trump: Iran has a few days, Tucker called to apologize 9:21 - Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: Iran Won't Surrender Or Accept Impositions 31:53 - Sen. Ted Cruz: It Says In The Bible To Bless Israel Or Be Cursed 52:57 - John Tamny is the editor of RealClearMarkets, Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at FreedomWorks and author of The Mone…
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0:00 - BLM Brandon on forthcoming ICE enforcement actions in Chicago 23:47 - JK Rowling vs. Boy George 28:15 - Ali G on reports Texas police illegally accessed IL license plate reader data 40:12 - Ah-nold on The View 48:53 - Tucker and Ted Cruz 01:10:31 - Dems 01:24:24 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the senate version of the Big Beautiful Bill.…
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0:00 - Joe Thompson, Acting USA in MN, with details on the assassination of MN state rep and husband 10:32 - IL pols "on the list" of MN assassin 24:02 - Trump calls out Chicago/Pritzker at G7 30:49 - Trump responds to Tucker 54:44 - SPORTS & POLITICS 01:11:56 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights 01:14:34 - Markets Specialist for Mark…
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0:00 - Madigan gets 7.5, 2.5 13:56 - MN shooter's roommate reads text from shooter 32:54 - No Kings/No ICE 47:37 - "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" sung at Comiskey attendant to Pope Leo address 49:45 - Joe Abraham, father of Katie Abraham who was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident involving an illegal immigrant: We have created a multi-bill…
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0:00 - Jon Voight's message to Newsom: you're a fool 12:44 - CA Sen. Alex Padilla gets taken out of DHS Sec press briefing and cuffed 31:36 - Stefanik pushes Hochul on illegals who've committed violent crimes, names names 54:01 - Jonathan Schanzer, executive director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins from Jerusalem, where he says …
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0:00 - Anti-ICE riots 12:54 - BLM Brandon: ICE raids are what US would look like if South won the Civil War 35:04 - Madigan 53:01 - No WH picnic for Rand Paul 01:11:49 - U.S. Congressman Brandon Gill, who represents Texas’ 26th District and serves on the House Oversight Committee, shares some of the questions he plans to ask Governor J.B. Pritzker …
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0:00 - Chicago ICE protestor: we're not going back 10:59 - Tom Homan on ICE raids in LA...public safety threats 33:53 - CAMPUS BEAT 51:45 - SPORTS & POLITICS 01:06:46 - Scott Wilder, spokesman for PreBorn, offers an opportunity to provide ultrasounds for mothers with crisis pregnancies.Research shows when pregnant girls, or young women, see their c…
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0:00 - Newsom: Trump wants civil war 9:41 - No Justice, No Peace Maxine taunting National Guardsmen 30:31 - Dems protest sing-alongs 52:18 - WHY DP IS SINGLE 01:04:39 - In-depth history with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:07:29 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review: Democrats Just Can’t Quit the Looters and Rioters. Follow Noah on X @No…
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0:00 - Terry Moran suspended 14:08 - LA Mayor Karen Bass at press briefing: worried about everyone but… 36:31 - "Mostly peaceful" redux 56:13 - Sports & Politics 01:16:11 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies: Trump's negotiating tactics are working, the left just can't get themselves…
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