In the 8 AM Hour: Larry O’Connor and Cassie Smedile discussed:

• WMAL GUEST: 8:05 AM - INTERVIEW - DR. MATTHEW SPALDING - Hillsdale

TOPIC: Dr. Spalding discusses the ideas behind the Declaration of Independence and the events that led to 1776, drawing from his new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence.

• WMAL GUEST: 8:35 AM - INTERVIEW - SEN. MARSHA BLACKBURN - 

TOPICS: Preview her Arctic Frost hearing Also, can discuss the DHS funding deadline

SOCIAL MEDIA: https://x.com/MarshaBlackburn

• WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: ‘We’re Not Criminalizing the Unhoused’: How a Homeless Encampment and Drug Dealers Are Destroying a Local Condominium Complex and Turning Its Residents’ Lives Upside Down

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Episode: Friday, February 10, 2025 / 8 AM Hour