Obama’s Cover-Up? It’s Time for the DOJ to Release His FBI Interview in the Blagojevich Case
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorFor nearly eighteen years, one of the most significant documents from one of Illinois'...
Tulsi Gabbard Exposed What Illinois Families Deserved to Know All Along About COVID’s Origins
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorOn her final day as Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard delivered on one...
Thomas R. Donovan, Architect of the Original Chicago Machine and Former Chicago Board of Trade President, Remembered
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief Thomas R. Donovan, the longtime aide to legendary Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, former president and...
The Case for Bill Pulte as Acting Intel Director: Restoring Trust Where Expertise Has Failed
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorCritics are already complaining that Bill Pulte lacks traditional intelligence credentials. They're missing the...
Trump’s Praise of Tulsi Gabbard During Cabinet Meeting Confirms What the Establishment Feared
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorWhen President Donald Trump publicly praised outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard during...
Tulsi Gabbard Restored Trust in America’s Intelligence Community
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorWhen Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as Director of National Intelligence in February 2025, she...
Vargas: Curran Must Remove ‘Part-Time Plummer’ Over 35% Absentee Record and Gun Vote No-Show
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorIllinois Republicans don’t have the luxury of ignoring failure – not in a state...
Activists Target Christian University Event Featuring Milorad Dodik
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion Contributor Published originally in The Washington TimesJudson University’s 2026 World Leaders Forum, scheduled for...
Dodik Defies Foreign Pressure, Celebrates Christian Heritage as Global Bureaucrat Moves to Block St. Stephen’s Day
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorIn a powerful display of faith and national identity, Milorad Dodik once again led...
Connecticut Democrats Block Local Tribe While Backing Recognition Elsewhere
By Mark Vargas, Editor-in-Chief & Opinion ContributorDemocrats often talk about fairness, inclusion, and respect for tribal sovereignty. But when it...
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