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

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

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft is heard each weekday morning from 5 to 9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago.

Chicago's Morning Answer with Dan Proft is heard each weekday morning from 5 to 9am (CT) on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago.

George Mason’s Missy Cummings: Time to Take a Step Back on AI

0:30 - Maoist Christopher Winston, DSA Red Rabbits Security Commission: “We’re going to execute you after the revolution.”

14:56 - The Caitlin Clark experience isn’t fun anymore — and that’s the WNBA’s biggest problem

31:26 - SCOTUS rules mail-in ballots don't have to be received before Election Day; Barrett sides with libs

50:25 - William Jacobson is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School. Founder of LegalInsurrection.com and president of the Legal Insurrection Foundation. He joined Dan with reaction to this week’s SCOTUS decisions

01:07:09 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights

01:10:35 - Scott Greer is an award-winning journalist & host of the “Highly Respected” podcast. and author of the new book: Whitepill: The Online Right and the Making of Trump’s America. He joined Dan Proft to talk about the rise of the Democratic Socialists

01:28:33 - Mark Glennon is the Founder of Wirepoints. He joined Dan Proft to talk Illinois politics.

01:43:08 - Peter Berkowitz  is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department and Author of Explaining Israel: The Jewish State, the Middle East, and America. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the ongoing negotiations with Iran.

01:57:37 - Dan Proft Is Single: Marriage as a tool to stop the "genocide" in Gaza

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/thestustustudio/status/2026722732428111878">Maoist Christopher Winston, DSA Red Rabbits Security Commission: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to execute you after the revolution.&rdquo;</a>
14:56 - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7399104/2026/06/27/caitlin-clark-wnba-fouls-technicals-phoenix-mercury/">The Caitlin Clark experience isn&rsquo;t fun anymore &mdash; and that&rsquo;s the WNBA&rsquo;s biggest problem</a>
31:26 - <a href="https://notthebee.com/article/scotus-rules-mail-in-ballots-dont-have-to-be-received-before-election-day-barrett-sides-with-libs">SCOTUS rules mail-in ballots don't have to be received before Election Day; Barrett sides with libs</a>
50:25 - William Jacobson is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School. Founder of <a href="http://leagalinsurection.com/">LegalInsurrection.com</a> and president of the <a href="https://legalinsurrection.com/">Legal Insurrection Foundation</a>. He joined Dan with reaction to this week&rsquo;s SCOTUS decisions
01:07:09 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights
01:10:35 - Scott Greer is an award-winning journalist &amp; host of the &ldquo;Highly Respected&rdquo; podcast. and author of the new book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whitepill-Online-Making-Trumps-America/dp/194564981X">Whitepill: The Online Right and the Making of Trump&rsquo;s America</a>. He joined Dan Proft to talk about the rise of the Democratic Socialists
01:28:33 - Mark Glennon is the Founder of Wirepoints. He joined Dan Proft to talk Illinois politics.
01:43:08 - Peter Berkowitz&nbsp; is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department and Author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Explaining-Israel-Jewish-Middle-America/dp/B0FD4NTDY6/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.THcQYk64KSpeoSJ_pYkTPKp8D68OrGrm2Jp82X78isFlFQ-23zl8lAPaygk6D6Xvh0xbrRsxM7qM7K_eEkjLCbwX0gEg3edG5KWT_438S7WyRoA1mAUGAJc4fz2-u-ur21mLva8orksyrY4NoVRKDkmeZ4odOjrofLKCEOAN7_9AHaFcrVIkIEowgVEvDMOP6aEBeonfnvdUbAzVH3AazdWZfvWFUscTKm-EhHGI-_s.h2IZ2xdbM3JV677iZB2TrbfR-nPcewS8sznN7oYfCE8&amp;qid=1760296774&amp;sr=8-1">Explaining Israel: The Jewish State, the Middle East, and America</a>. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the ongoing negotiations with Iran.
01:57:37 - Dan Proft Is Single: <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/27/us-news/far-left-teacher-married-gaza-man-to-give-him-us-citizenship/">Marriage as a tool to stop the "genocide" in Gaza</a>

ACB sides with KBJ

0:30 - Springfield, OH, resident on her mother-in-law's death at city council meeting

14:02 - DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin on Tapper on Haiti...not safe

34:34 - MA Sen. Ed Markey: Trump is racist, need pathway to citizenship for TPS holders 

48:45 - Pro-Trans Candidate Chased From Trans Rights Event Over Gaza 

01:07:39 - Steven Bucci served America for three decades as an Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the latest developments in Iran.

01:30:42 - Taki Theodoracopulos is a longtime Spectator columnist and co-founder of The American Conservative and author of the new book  The Last Alpha Male: The Amorous Pursuits and High Life of a Poor Little Greek Boy. He joined Dan Proft to explain why the Founding Fathers were nearly perfect

01:43:09 - Ilan Wurman is Julius E. Davis Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota and co-host of the “Rationally Based” podcast. He joined Dan Proft to talk about Trump’s case on birthright citizenship

01:59:47 - Real American Heroes

0:30 - <a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1833901906860613745?t=l4jGNtf4DcFsOhtQ9LITlQ&amp;s=03">Springfield, OH, resident on her mother-in-law's death at city council meeting</a>
14:02 - <a href="https://x.com/BulwarkOnline/status/2071221455392563531">DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin on Tapper on Haiti...not safe</a>
34:34 - <a href="https://x.com/StephenM/status/2070954183348338733">MA Sen. Ed Markey: Trump is racist, need pathway to citizenship for TPS holders</a>&nbsp;
48:45 - <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/we-fcking-hate-you-liberal-ca-lawmaker-heckled-at-san-fran-trans-march/">Pro-Trans Candidate Chased From Trans Rights Event Over Gaza</a>&nbsp;
01:07:39 - Steven Bucci served America for three decades as an Army Special Forces officer and top Pentagon official, is a visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the latest developments in Iran.
01:30:42 - Taki Theodoracopulos is a longtime Spectator columnist and co-founder of The American Conservative and author of the new book&nbsp; <a href="https://gmail.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ae491a604a87cba295aa49a54&amp;id=be363a53fa&amp;e=18c44102fe">The Last Alpha Male: The Amorous Pursuits and High Life of a Poor Little Greek Boy</a>. He joined Dan Proft to explain why the Founding Fathers were nearly perfect
01:43:09 - Ilan Wurman is Julius E. Davis Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota and co-host of the &ldquo;Rationally Based&rdquo; podcast. He joined Dan Proft to talk about Trump&rsquo;s case on birthright citizenship
01:59:47 - Real American Heroes

Nothing is so permanent as Temporary Protected Status

0:30 -Lakeview ladies want habital violent criminals out of their neighborhoods...but still don't completely get it

11:14 -SCOTUS hands Trump two MAJOR wins on immigration as birthright citizenship case looms 

29:59 - In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court rules that courts cannot review the government’s decisions to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria and Haiti 

49:19 - Carolyn D. Gorman is a Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. She joined Dan Proft to talk higher education and Ivy league college kids claiming they’re disabled due to “emotional disorders”

01:02:23 - Trump’s fraud crackdown is an easy win

01:20:17 - S.A. McCarthy is a George Neumayr fellow and contributing editor at The American Spectator. He is also a writer at The Washington Stand. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the SCOTUS decision on immigration.

01:35:26 -Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune and Newsweek. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the ongoing negotiations with Iran

01:50:49 - Open Mic Friday!

0:30 - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZ99MreDUN5/">Lakeview ladies want habital violent criminals out of their neighborhoods...but still don't completely get it</a>
11:14 - <a href="https://notthebee.com/article/scotus-hands-trump-two-major-wins-on-immigration-as-birthright-citizenship-case-looms-">SCOTUS hands Trump two MAJOR wins on immigration as birthright citizenship case looms</a>&nbsp;
29:59 - <a href="https://x.com/scotus_wire/status/2070151671338995925">In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court rules that courts cannot review the government&rsquo;s decisions to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria and Haiti</a>&nbsp;
49:19 - Carolyn D. Gorman is a Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. She joined Dan Proft to talk higher education and <a href="https://freebeacon.com/campus/harvard-students-are-twice-as-mentally-ill-as-the-general-population-amid-ivy-psychological-meltdown/">Ivy league college kids claiming they&rsquo;re disabled due to &ldquo;emotional disorders&rdquo;</a>
01:02:23 - <a href="https://unherd.com/newsroom/trumps-fraud-crackdown-is-an-easy-win/?edition=us">Trump&rsquo;s fraud crackdown is an easy win</a>
01:20:17 - S.A. McCarthy is a George Neumayr fellow and contributing editor at The American Spectator. He is also a writer at The Washington Stand. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the SCOTUS decision on immigration.
01:35:26 - Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities and a syndicated foreign affairs columnist at the Chicago Tribune and Newsweek. He joined Dan Proft with reaction to the ongoing negotiations with Iran
01:50:49 - Open Mic Friday!

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