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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk: "Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments belittling autistic people: "Kids and adults with autism, loving contributors to our society, don't deserve to be stigmatized by a weird nepo baby who once stashed a dead bear in the back seat of his car."

U.S. Rep. @angiecraigmn.bsky.social (D), candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, endorses a public option for Medicare: "I think we need a public option. If people want to be able to compete against, all of the rest of health care, let's let people buy into something like Medicare."

Radio Free America: What Marc Andreessen can learn from Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift heartlandsignal.com/2026/07/10/r...

GOP-led Michigan House approved utility giveaways ahead of massive power grid failure https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/07/09/gop-led-michigan-house-approved-utility-giveaways-ahead-of-massive-power-grid-failure/

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) said at a meet and greet that Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton would "be a good senator." Paxton has a history of scandals and controversies. Most recently, the Texas Tribune and ProPublica reported that Paxton may have committed voter fraud.

OP-ED: Billionaires got a break. The rest of us got the bill. https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/07/09/op-ed-billionaires-got-a-break-the-rest-of-us-got-the-bill/

JD VANCE IN MILWAUKEE: "I love Wisconsin, or as you guys say, "Wis-CAHN-sin."

Questions remain about Mitch McConnell’s health https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/07/08/questions-remain-about-mitch-mcconnells-health/

Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel admits the party lost many young voters in 2024 and it's their priority to win them back. "...That's our fault that [Trump] won. And I think we have to acknowledge that as Democrats, by the way, we didn't run a good enough campaign."

Kevin M. Schultz, history professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, joins Chew's Views to discuss the early history of freedom of press in America. "It's not a clear history. There are lots of bumps in the road."

Kevin M. Schultz, history professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, joins Chew's Views to discuss how the freedom of press in America is currently being attacked via media consolidation. "[The right is] taking the sort of foundational instruments of our press."